Mihaela Tudorache¹

Abstract
The material aims to analyze the new legal obligations of collective management bodies in relation to users, introduced by Law no. 69/2022 for the amendment and changes of Law no. 8/1996 regarding copyright and related rights, published in the Official Gazette no. 321 of April 1, 2022. The objectives pursued by the author are:
– to identify the new legal obligations of collective management bodies in relation users;
– to analyze their impact on the process of collecting the remuneration owed to the rights holders;
– to identify the problems that may arise in the application of these legislative changes and to formulate the lege ferenda proposals.
According to the changes made by Law no. 69/20022, users (hotels, restaurants, commercial spaces, televisions, radios, etc.) have the obligation to pay the remuneration to the collective management bodies, only if, in advance, they have been notified by the collective management body about the amount the debt, the manner and term of payment and they were notified of the tax invoice.

¹ Mihaela Tudorache este Doctor în Drept și avocat în Baroul București; This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..