zshda.gov.al Examination of Complaints Against Fines of ACO Albania : Copyright Office

Organization : Albania Copyright Office
Type of Facility : Examination of Complaints Against Fines of ACO
Country: Albania

Website : http://www.zshda.gov.al/
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ZSHDA Examination of Complaints Against Fines of ACO

SJC examines the complaints that economic operators (users) have against the fines applied to them by ACO’ inspectors.

Related : Registration & Certification of Copyright Albania : www.statusin.org/8403.html

Required Accompanying Documents:
The complaint against the fines must contain the following elements to be valid:
** nomination of the complainant person and his full address ;
** the object for which exercises the right to complain, providing all the identifying elements of the punitive measure;
** the legal base pretended in his complaint;
** the organ to which the complaint is presented;
** a brief description of the reasons, of the facts and circumstances for which the complaint for punitive measure is lodged;
** the final request;

Also, attached to the complaints must be submitted:
** the cash order for the fine in 50 % of the measure;
** all evidences where the pretension is based;
** If the complainant is a legal person, in addition to the elements mentioned in the letters a – h, the court decision for the registration of the legal person, the first name and family name of representative, and the act of representation in case the complaint is not undersigned by the sender.

Procedure Steps:
Regarding to the complaints against the ACO’ fines, is applied the procedure upon the copyright law and the other acts:
** the submission of the complaints according to article 132 of copyright law;
** the fulfillment of complaint and asking to the complainer further clarifications;
** taking information on relevant fine from the inspectors of ACO;
** the preparing of Decision for the acceptance or rejection of the complaint against the fine. the decision is issued after is signed by the ACO’ Director;
** the notification of the decision to the subject that has the complaint against the fine.

** The applicant, author heirs, their representatives submit the required documents for the registration-certification process to Albanian Copyright Office.

** In case the applications is correct the Inspection, Registration-Certification Unit proceeds with certificate issuance, otherwise announces the applicant on the legal obligations towards the office in order to proceed with certificate issuance.

Deadline for Making the Decision:
The copyright law defines for ACO the legal obligation to issue the relevant administrative acts: decision in the case of the complaint against the ACO ‘fines.

Validity Period:
No predefined validity.

Tariffs and Taxes:
Free of charge. The cost of service is 1000 ALL (Lekë), defined by the Council of Ministers Decision No. 343, dated 06.06.2007 “On the tariffs of services provided by ACO”.

Contacts:
Zyra Shqiptare e të Drejtës së Autorit
Address: Rruga: “Muhamed Gjollesha”, Nr. 71, Tiranë
Phone No: Tel: 04 23 67 08/Fax : 04 23 20 08
E-mail: zshda AT zshda.gov.al