Structure :

a. General Assembly :

The General Assembly is the main meeting event to which all AEPO-ARTIS members can send representatives. It convenes at least once and has the power to carry out, among other things,  the following tasks:

approve the accounts and previous year's activities;
approve the annual action plan budget;
elect the members of the Administrative Council;
modify the statutes;
dissolve the Association;
determine the level of members' contributions.

b. Administrative Council :

The Administrative Council is AEPO-ARTIS's governing body. It has the power to manage and administer the Association without prejudicing the duties and powers of the General Assembly.

The Administrative Council has 9 members.

The Council is elected for a three year period by the General Assembly whereby, on a rotating basis, three members are elected for each year.

The Administrative Council meets several times a year.

The current members of the Administrative Council are:

Mr Tilo Gerlach (GVL), President
Mr Grigoris Lambrianidis (APOLLON), Vice-President
Mr José María Montes (AISGE), Vice-President
Ms Yvonne Burckhardt (SWISSPERFORM)
Ms Isabelle Feldman (ADAMI)
Mr Martin Maran (INTERGRAM)
Ms Vladimir Kubovcak (SLOVGRAM)
Mr Stefan Lagrell (SAMI)
Mr Anders Laursen (GRAMEX DK)

The Administrative Council has appointed Mr Xavier Blanc as the General Secretary of AEPO-ARTIS with the responsibility for the day-to-day management of the Association.

c. Standing Committees :

The organisation has two Standing Committees dealing with issues related to the audio and audiovisual field respectively. The Standing Committees of the association monitor  European and international developments in the area of intellectual rights, particularly with regard to performers' rights.

The Standing Committees meet several times a year.

d. Expert Group :

The Expert Group holds ad hoc meetings during which its members study questions raised relating to intellectual property in both the European and International contexts, and prepares position papers for the Association on the subject of performers' rights.

The members of the Expert Group are the legal specialists of AEPO-ARTIS member organisations.

The Expert Group gets together as often as necessary.