The artist’s resale right regulations 2006 (Droit de Suite)

15 March 2006

The Regulations Implementing Directive 2001/84/EC on The Resale Right for the Benefit of the Author of an Original Work of Art came into force in the UK on 14 February 2006. Statutory Instrument 2006 No 346 made on 13 February sets out the terms by which the resale right will operate. The administrative processes by which auction houses implement their obligations under this legislation is a matter for individual firms to agree.

At present the only named collecting society is the Design and Artists Copyright Society (DACS) and further information regarding the collecting mechanisms are available directly from DACS, the website is on the right hand side of the page. Information that can be obtained from this website includes:

• How DACS will manage the resale right?
• How to conduct an artist search to check entitlement?
• How to calculate royalties?
• How to provide a resale submission as an art professional?

in addition further information is available from the following: arr@dacs.org.uk;  Tel:  +44 (0)845 410 3410