Activities of Evelyn REGNER related to 2012/0180(COD)
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Amendments (6)
Amendment 162 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) Members of collecting societies should be alloware entitled to participate and vote in the general meeting; the exercise of these rights may only be subject to fair and proportionate restrictions. The exercise of voting rightsto vote and to stand for election should be made easy for all members.
Amendment 277 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 2
2. Collecting societies shall accept rightholders as members if they fulfil the membership requirements. They may only refuse a request for membership on the basis of objective criteriaand transparent criteria. The rightholder must be given a clear explanation as to why the request for membership was refused. These criteria shall be included in the statute or the membership terms of the collecting society and shall be made publicly available. The criteria must be non-discriminatory and must not result in members being excluded on the grounds of the size of their repertoire, the expected volume of income in the form of fees or earlier licensing agreements.
Amendment 280 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 3
Article 6 – paragraph 3
3. The statute of the collecting society shall provide forlay down appropriate and effective democratic mechanisms of participation of its members in the collecting society's decision-making process. The representation of the different categories of membersmembers in all bodies involved in the decision-making process shall be fair and balanced and members shall have the right to vote and to stand for election at the general meeting.
Amendment 317 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 6
Article 7 – paragraph 6
6. The general meeting shall control the activities of the collecting society by, at least, deciding on the appointment and removal of the auditor and approving the annual transparency report and the auditor's report. If there are duly substantiated doubts concerning the financial conduct of the society, the members shall have the right to appoint an internal or external auditor to carry out checks. The results of that audit must be forwarded to the competent national authority, so that appropriate procedures can be initiated.
Amendment 350 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 3
Article 8 – paragraph 3
Amendment 489 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 20 – paragraph 5
Article 20 – paragraph 5