Rightholders have the right to assign to the Organization/Collecting Society of their choice to administer their property right or the powers (rights) deriving by this right or the categories of powers or types of works or objects of protection of their choice, for the territories of their choice, regardless the member-state of their nationality, residence or establishment of either the collecting society, or the rightholder (assignment with authorization granting). The assignment may be realized with transfer of rights, or the relevant powers for the scope of the administration, either by providing relevant proxy, or with any other conventional agreement. The assignment is given each time in written and for a certain period of time that cannot exceed the three (3) years. In case of doubt it is presumed that the assignment regards the total of the works, including future works, for a certain period of time that cannot exceed the three (3) years.
Rightholders have the right to denounce in whole or in parts the assignment in regards to the property right or categories of powers or types of works or objects of protection of their choice, for the territories of their choice, or to revoke any of the property rights or categories of powers or types of works or objects of protection granted to the collecting society, after written notice of three (3) months. The denunciation provides results after the three months since the written notice, while the licenses granted or the agreements signed prior to the denunciation continue to apply until the end of their duration.
If there are any pending payments owed to the rightholder for exploitation that took place prior to the expiration of the assignment, or the denunciation, or the revocation, or by power of licence granted prior to the expiration of the assignment, or the denunciation, or the revocation, the rightholder reserves his rights by power of Art. 18, 19, 25, 27 and 42 of Law 4481/2017.
With the reservation of the cases of obligatory collecting administration, the organization may not restrict the exercise of the powers provided in paragraphs 2 and 3 by imposing as clause of their exercise the assignment to other collecting society the administration of the rights or categories of powers or types of works or objects of protection that are subject to termination, or have been denounced or revoked.
When the rightholder assigns to the organization the administration of the property right or powers or categories of powers or types of works or objects of protection provides consent specifically for every power or category of powers or types of works or objects of protection. The consent must be proven in written and documented.
The rights of the rightholders deriving from paragraphs 1 to 5 are included in the assignment with authorization granting.
The organization is obliged, prior the according to par.1 assignment, to inform the rightholders regarding their rights provided in paragraphs 1 to 5, as well as regarding the terms of exercising the right provided in Art.14 of the statute. The information is realized at least through the website of the organization and communication with the rightholder via electronic correspondence (e-mail).
The in any way transfer of the conventional relation deriving from the assignment with authorization granting is prohibited. Similarly, the transfer of monetary claims of member or beneficiary versus the organization as a result of the assignment, is prohibited.
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