Notifying Member

Norway

Details of the notified legal text

Title

Act no. 49 of 28 May 2021 amending the Copyright Act, etc. (Collective Mangagement of Copyright, etc.)

Subject matter

Copyright and related rights

Nature of notification

[X]     Main dedicated intellectual property law or regulation_

[  ]     Other law or regulation_

Link to legal text[*]

https://ip-documents.info/2025/IP/NOR/25_01899_00_e.pdf

https://ip-documents.info/2025/IP/NOR/25_01899_00_x.pdf

Notification status

[  ]     First notification

[X]     Amendment or revision to notified legal text

[  ]_     Replacement or consolidation of notified legal text(s)

Previous notification(s) referred to

IP/N/1/NOR/C/4

Brief description of the notified legal text

Amendments in Section 63 and 70 in regard to the new Act on Collective Management of Copyright (which implements the EU Collective Rights Management Directive (Directive 2014/26/EU)). In Section 63, the approval of organizations that can enter into extended collective licensing agreements is transferred from the Ministry to The Norwegian Industrial Property Office - NIPO. In Section 70, a clarification regarding the reporting obligation under Article 17 of the Directive has been included.

Minor technical amendments have also been made in Sections 4, 16, 20, 21, 85, 114 and 118.

Language(s) of notified legal text

English, Norwegian

Entry into force

1 July 2021

Other date

Adoption: 28 May 2021

Notification details

Submission date of notification

13 January 2025

Other information

Agency or authority responsible

Royal Norwegian Ministry of Culture and Equality

P.O. Box 8030 Dep.

N-0030 OSLO

Norway

E-mail:     postmottak@kud.dep.no

Phone:     +47 22 24 90 90