Section I. The following amendments shall be made to the 1912 Copyright Act*:
A. After Section 16b the following sections shall be inserted:
Section 16c.
(5) The levy shall be paid only once for each object.
Section 16d.
Section 16e.
Section 16f. Any person who is liable to pay the levy referred to in Section 16c shall be obliged to inform the legal person referred to in Section 16d, subsection (1), either immediately or within a period agreed with the said legal person, of the number and running or playing time of the objects imported or manufactured by him as referred to in Section 16c, subsection (1). He shall further be obliged, at the request of the said legal person, to allow that legal person immediately to inspect the documents necessary to enable it to determine whether the levy is payable and the amount to be paid.
* For the basic law, see Copyright, 1973, pp. 181 et seq.
** I.e., can be deemed adequately to represent the interests of those it represents.
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Section 16g. Any disputes which may arise concerning the levy referred to in Section 16c shall be settled at first instance solely by The Hague District Court.
B. After Section 35b a new Section 35c shall be inserted, which shall read as follows: Section 35c. Any person who intentionally fails to submit to the legal person referred to in Section 16d, subsection (1), written notification for the purpose of establishing the amount of the levy referred to in Section 16c or in such notification intentionally provides incorrect or insufficient
information shall be liable to a term of imprisonment not exceeding three months or to a third category fine. The offense shall be deemed to be a summary offense.
C. After Section 36b a new Section 36c shall be inserted, which shall read as follows: Section 36c. Any person who is involved in the implementation of this Act and thereby has at his disposal information which he knows or should reasonably suspect to be confidential and who is not obliged by reason of his office, profession or a statutory provision to maintain confidentiality in this respect, is obliged to maintain confidentiality regarding such information, unless he is obliged to
make it public under a statutory provision or if his duties in connection with the implementation of this Act make it necessary.
Section II. This Act shall come into force on a date to be determined by Royal Decree. Entry into force: See Section II. Source: Staatsblad, No. 305 of June 28, 1990. English text provided by the Ministry of Justice of the Netherlands.
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