Belgium

1994

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Founding Legislation Copyright Act 1994; Royal Decree 2004; new Royal Decree 2012 after VEWA case.

Method of calculation Since 2012 payments based on loans and no of vols.

Citizenship and/or language requirement Not known.

Eligible material Printed and audio visual works.

Eligible Recipients Rightsholders of works lent out by libraries (incl authors, publishers, artists, producers).

Managed By Collecting society (Reprobel). (Payment distribution by separate rightsholders’ organisations).

Libraries Covered Public. Educational and scientific libraries exempted.