Chapter IX Collective Management of Economic Copyrights and Neighboring Rights Article (35): The authors and neighboring rights owners and their successors in interest shall have the option of authorizing one or more professional associations or other authorities to manage all or some of their economic rights, according to exclusive or non-exclusive authorizations, for a fee to be deducted by the association or authority from their dues according to the terms agreed upon in writing. Article (36): The associations and authorities, cited in the previous article, shall, unless otherwise agreed in writing, assume the following powers: a- Authorize others to use all or some of the economic rights of the work, performance or sound recording, and agree on a fee due for such use. b- Collection of the due fee and distribution thereof to the right owners, after deduction of the payment due to these associations and authorities for managing such rights. c- Any other powers under the entered agreement for managing such rights. Article (37): The management of the economic rights for authors and neighboring rights owners shall be only engaged by authorization of the Ministry. Bylaws shall specify regulations to obtain such authorization and the due fees in accordance with prevailing financial regulations. Article (38): The management of economic rights for authors and neighboring rights owners shall be subject to control and supervision of the Ministry. The associations and authorities involved in this activity shall keep records of the names of their members, status, rights authorized to be used, due fee and the period agreed upon, and shall allow authors, rights owners and their representatives to access their data and information registered in these records. The Ministry shall withdraw the authorization in case of breaching, by such association or authority, the provisions of this law or the decisions issued in application of its provisions. Article (39): The organization of collective administration for the economic rights of the author and neighboring rights owners shall be in accordance with the bylaws. Chapter X Prohibitions Related to Effective Technological Measures, Rights Management Information, and Retransmission of Television Signals Article (40): The following acts are prohibited: