DECISION
No. 232 of 19.04.2006
ON CREATION AND WORKING OF ALBANIAN AUTHOR’S RIGHT OFFICE
Pursuant to article 100 the Constitution and point 2 of article 117, law No. 9380 of 24.4.2005 “On Author’s Right and Other Related Rights”, at the proposal of the Minister Of Tourism, Culture, Youth And Sports and the Council of Ministers
DECIDED:
I. STATUS AND OBJECT OF ACTIVITY OF ALBANIAN AUTHOR’S RIGHT OFFICE
- Albanian Author’s Right Office (AARO) is a central institution, with the status of public legal pollution under the Minister of Tourism, Culture, Youth and Sports, with the seat in Tirana. It has its seal and logo, approved by the director, pursuant to decision 474 of 10.7.2003, “On Mode of Use of Emblem of the Republic of Albania”.
- AARO practices its activity pursuant to the Constitution, Albania legislation on author’s right and other related rights, other legal provisions and secondary legislation in force, other international conventions and agreements, in which Republic of Albania is a party.
- AARO object of activity is to supervise and monitor the observance of author’s right and other related rights, by natural/legal persons, subjects, private or public users of literary, artistic or scientific property.
- II. REGIONAL AUTHOR’S RIGHT OFFICE
- In order to fulfill the functions, AARO creates in every circle the regional author’s right offices (hereinafter RARO), which are structures of administrative dependence to AARO. RARO has its seal and logo, pursuant to definition of point 1 of this decision, adding the words “Regional Author’s Right Office and the circle…”.
- RARO inspectors control the respective authorizations and permissions, issued by authors, holders of author’s right or by collective management agencies to users of artistic, cultural and scientific property, and decide the penalties, pursuant to the article 130 of Law No. 9380 of 28.4.2005 “On Author’s Right and Other Related Rights”, inside the district administrative borders, where the author’s right regional office carries out its activity.