Head of Russian protecting culture has signed orders about state accreditation of VOIS

Accrediting Committee Meeting in two spheres of collective management of related rights stipulated by Art. 1244. Item 1. Sub-items 5 – 6 of the Civil code of the Russian Federation has been passed on 07/31– 08/04/2009. According to the results of abovementioned meeting Russian Organization for Intellectual Property has been accredited in the following spheres:

– Realization of the rights of performers to receive remuneration for public exploitation, and also for broadcast and cable transmission of phonograms published in commercial purposes (art. 1326 of the Civil code of the Russian Federation);
– Realization of the rights of producers to receive remuneration for public exploitation, and also for broadcast and cable transmission of phonograms published in commercial purposes (art. 1326 of the Civil code of the Russian Federation).
For consideration applied the following organizations on management of the rights on a collective basis:
– Russian Organization for Intellectual Property (VOIS);
– Russian society on management of the rights of performers (ROUPI);
– Equal Phonographic Alliance (RPA).
On August 4th 2009 as a result of consideration, by the majority of voices of Accrediting Committee members, it was decided to recommend Russian protecting culture to accredit Russian Organization for Intellectual Property (VOIS) as the organization on collective management on realization of activity in spheres of realization of the rights of performers and producers to receive remuneration for public exploitation, and also for broadcast and cable transmission of phonograms published in commercial purposes (the report of session Nr.6 and 7).
By Order of Russian protecting culture dated August 6th, 2009 Nr. 136 Russian Organization for Intellectual Property (VOIS) has been granted with the state accreditation on realization of activity in sphere of realization of the rights of performers to receive remuneration for public exploitation, and also for broadcast and cable transmission of phonograms published in commercial purposes.
By Order of Russian protecting culture dated August 6th, 2009 Nr. 137 Russian Organization for Intellectual Property (VOIS) has been granted with the state accreditation on realization of activity in sphere of realization of the rights of producers to receive remuneration for public exploitation, and also for broadcast and cable transmission of phonograms published in commercial purposes.
According to item 20 of Regulations about the state accreditation of organizations which are carrying out collective management by the author’s and related rights, approved by the governmental order of the Russian Federation dated December 29th, 2007 Number 992, for the organizations, accredited for the first time, the state accreditation is given for 5 years.

By item 2 of clause 1326 of the Civil code of the Russian Federation it is established, that collection of remuneration from users and its distribution are carried out by the organizations on the collective management, having the state accreditation. Thus, the organizations on collective management of the rights, not received the state accreditation,
cannot carry out activity on collection and distribution of remuneration.

Source: Official site of Russian protecting culture.