23 on the type of the reproduction machine, including reprographic machines, and for phonograms and videograms it shall be based on the medium and the length of the recording it allows. Article 120 – The types of medium, the remuneration rates and the procedures for paying the remuneration shall be determined by a commission presided over by the Minister for Culture and Communication and composed in addition as follows: – half shall consist of persons appointed by organizations representing the beneficiaries of the remuneration right, – one-sixth shall consist of persons representing the body administering copyright and related rights, – one-sixth shall consist of persons appointed by the organizations representing the manufacturers or importers of the machines and media referred to in the first paragraph of the preceding article, – one-sixth shall consist of persons appointed by organizations representing consumers. Article 121 – The remuneration provided for in Article 116 shall be paid for and on behalf of the author’s successors in title by the body referred to in Title II of this book. It shall be shared out among the successors in title by the body referred to the preceding paragraph, on the basis of the private reproductions made of each work. Article 122 – Remuneration for the private copying of phonograms shall be shared out as follows: – half to the authors, – one quarter to the performers, and – one quarter to the producers as reimbursement under the conditions set out in Article 123 below. Remuneration for the private copying of videograms shall be distributed in equal shares to the authors, performers and producers as reimbursement under the conditions set out in Article 123. Remuneration for reprography shall be shared out as follows: – three-quarters to the authors, and – one quarter for the subsidy fund for the publication of literary works. The aforementioned remuneration and the administration of the reimbursement fund shall be allocated to the body referred to in Article 124 which shall establish the operating rules. Article 123 – Remuneration for private copying shall give rise to a reimbursement where the recording medium is acquired for their own use or production by: 1) legally constituted audiovisual communication companies; 2) legally constituted producers of phonograms or videograms and the persons who reproduce these phonograms or videograms for or on behalf of their producers; 3) legal entities or bodies, a list of which shall be drawn up by the Minister for Culture and Communication, that use the recording media for the purpose of assisting visually or aurally impaired persons.

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