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Ireland
European Union (Collective Rights Management) (Directive 2014/26/EU) Regulations 2016 (S.I. No. 156 of 2016)
These Regulations, made pursuant to the European Communities Act 1972, transpose Directive 2014/26/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014. The Regulations impose governance requirements on collective management organizations established in the state and, separately, allow them to undertake licensing on a multi-territorial basis throughout the European Union.
This instrument also makes amendments to existing pieces of legislation, namely: - Sections 175, 179, 280, 284 of the Copyright and Related Rights Act, 2000 (No. 28 of 2000) (IP/N/1/IRL/C/3) - Regulations 6(1), 6(2), 8(2) and amending certain text in the Schedule of the Copyright and Related Rights (Register of Copyright Licensing Bodies) Regulations, 2002 (S.I. No. 463 of 2002) (IP/N/1/IRL/C/13) - Insertion of a new paragraph to the Schedule of the Copyright and Related Rights (Register of Licensing Bodies for Performers’ Property Rights) Regulations, 2008 (S.I. No. 306 of 2008) (IP/N/1/IRL/C/19) See also: IP/N/1/EU/C/9 (Directive 2014/26/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on collective management of copyright and related rights and multi-territorial licensing of rights in musical works for online use in the internal market)
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