COPYRIGHT AND RELATED RIGHTS ACT* - Uaipit.com

Article 26
(1) Collecting societies shall harmonize their activity with the provisions of this Act within one
year following the entry into force of this Act.
(2) Proceedings for the grant of authorisation for collective management of copyright and
related rights that have not been finished on the date of entry into force of this Act shall
continue according to the provisions of this Act.
(3) Proceeding for the approval of tariffs that have not been finished on the date of entry into
force of this Act shall be terminated.
(4) The tariffs of collecting societies applicable on the date of entry into force of this Act shall
be treated as valid inclusive agreements under this Act.
Article 27
(1) In proceedings concerning misdemeanors, the fines defined by this Act shall be imposed,
until the application date of the new Misdemeanors Act (Official Gazette RS No 7/03), as
monetary fines within the limits set out by Articles 21 and 22 of this Act.
(2) For the responsible person of the individual sole trader, the provisions of Articles 21 and
22 of this Act shall be applicable as from 1 January 2005.
Article 28
The executive regulation referred to in Article 163 shall be issued within six months following
the entry into force of this Act.
Article 29
(1) This Act shall enter into force on the fifteenth day following its publication in the Official
Gazette of the Republic of Slovenia.
(2) The provisions of Articles 4, 16, 20, 24 and 25 of this Act shall be applicable as from the
date of the accession of the Republic of Slovenia to the European Union.