Royal decrees

In 1994, the Parliament passed a new law on copyright, namely the law of 30th June 1994 relating to copyright and related rights. See in this regard the Moniteur belge of 27th July 1994, 19297, and the errata published on 5th November 1994, 27467 and 22nd November 1994, 28832. This law was amended by the law of 3rd April 1995 amending the law of 30th June 1994 relating to copyright and related rights. See in this regard the Moniteur belge of 29th April 1995, 11461 and the erratum published on 8th August 1995, 22903, and the law of 31st August 1998 transposing into Belgian law the European directive of 11th March 1996 concerning the legal protection of databases, Moniteur belge of 14th November 1998, 36914.

The Royal Decree of 15th October 1997 entrusted Reprobel with collecting and distributing the remunerations for reprography. Reprobel is the only company that can and must manage these reprography rights.

In 1997, the Royal Decree of 30th October 1997 relating to the remuneration of authors and publishers for copying, for private or educational purposes, works set down on a graphic or similar support also specified how reprography rights must be managed.

In consultation with and with the approval of the Minister's representative, Reprobel has drawn up an explanatory brochure, including a general description of the law of 30th June 1994 relating to copyright and related rights and of the Royal Decree of 30th October 1997 relating to the remuneration of authors and publishers for copying, for private or educational purposes, works set down on a graphic or similar support.

Finally, Reprobel is obliged to carry out a large-scale survey every five years on behaviour with regard to reprography in Belgium. You are legally bound to provide information if asked to do so.

The Minister of Economy supervises the proper implementation of the law of 30th June 1994 relating to copyright and related rights and of the Royal Decree relating to reprography.

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