Austria

Federal Law on Collection Societies (Collecting Societies Act 2006) (as last amended by Federal Law Gazette (BGBl) I No. 50/2010)

Year of current version:	2011
Date of entry into force of original text:	July 1, 2006
Date of Text (Enacted):	2006
Type of Text:	Main IP Laws: enacted by the Legislature
Subject Matter:	Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights), IP Regulatory Body
Notes:	Date of entry into force and date of the expiration of other related laws: See section 40 - 42 for further details. Für Details zum Inkrafttreten sowie zum Ausserkrafttreten anderer Vorschriften: Siehe §§ 40 - 42.
Available Texts:
German	Bundesgesetz über Verwertungsgesellschaften (Verwertungsgesellschaftengesetz 2006 – VerwGesG 2006) (zuletzt geändert durch das Bundesgesetz BGB1. I. Nr. 50/2010) (Version with Automatic Translation Tool)
Related Legislation:	Relates to Federal Law on Copyrights on Literary and Artistic Works and Related Rights (Copyright Act) (as last amended by Federal Law Gazette (BGBl) I No. 58/2010) (AT094)
Historical Versions:	Repeals Federal Law Regulating Collecting Societies for the Exploitation of the Recitation, Performance or Broadcasting Rights in the Works in which the Language is the Mode of Expression and in the Musical Works (Collecting Societies Act 1936) (AT021)
WIPO Lex No.:	AT095