Presentation of the work

The work of the CSPLA is divided into three categories: :

• minutes of plenary sessions, first, give an exhaustive account of the exchanges held within the Council in its diversity, concerning the various work in progress of the Council and the topicality of the moment in terms of copyright and related rights, in particular through hearings. The plenary sessions are also an opportunity to take stock of the recent relevant case law of the Court of Justice of the European Union and the Court of Cassation;

• reports and opinions of committees are documents drawn up on a given theme in specialised committees (working groups bringing together all the members of the Council who so wish as well as external personalities), then discussed and adopted in plenary session, before being forwarded to the Minister;

• mission reports and opinions are the result of ad hoc studies entrusted to a member of the Council or to an external expert in order to enlighten in independence, while consulting and hearing the actors concerned, the public authorities on a specific subject.

The difference between a commission report and a mission report is the status of the document.

One commission report is adopted collegially in plenary of the Council, if necessary by a vote of its members. It therefore represents the position of the CSPLA.

On the other hand, a mission report, even though it must be presented and discussed before the High Council in plenary session, incurs the sole responsibility of its authors and not that of the Conseil Supérieur.