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The Director-General may delegate authority for the day-to-day management of the
Office to members of staff.
Article 20 – The general management of the Togolese Copyright Office shall also
include:
- the directorate of collection, monitoring and computing;
- the directorate of documentation, distribution and statistics;
- the directorate of legal affairs and international relations;
- the directorate of the cultural promotion fund, social work and training;
- the directorate of public affairs.
The internal structures of the various directorates shall be determined by order of the
Minister responsible for culture.
Article 21 – Other central directorates and departments may be established subsequently
on the basis of the Office's needs.
Article 22 – The heads of the various directorates shall be appointed by order of the
Minister responsible for culture.
Their terms of office shall be terminated in the same way.
Article 23 – The salaries and other benefits of the Director-General and the directors and
heads of central departments shall be determined by the Governing Board and approved
by the supervising minister.
TITLE II – Operation
CHAPTER I – Staff
Article 24 – The staff of the Togolese Copyright Office may not under any circumstances
be authors of works of the mind or their successors in title or assignees.
Article 25 – The staff of the Togolese Copyright Office may be:
- recruited from among civil servants, in accordance with the applicable regulations;
- hired directly by the Office. In such cases they shall be subject to the general rules
under the Labor Code with regard to their rights and obligations.
Article 26 – The Togolese Copyright Office, in accordance with the Law on the
Protection of Copyright, Folklore and Neighboring Rights, shall appoint officers to be
sworn in with the approval of the Minister responsible for culture.
CHAPTER II – Financial management
Article 27 – The income of the Togolese Copyright Office shall consist of:
- copyright royalties collected on behalf of authors or their successors in title;