General Meetings

Every year, on the fourth Tuesday in June, DVP members gather for their Annual General Meeting.
They vote to elect the members of the Board of Directors and the Supervisory Board (every three years).

During this meeting, DVP members decide on the following:

  • the activity report presented by the General Manager
  • DVP’s annual accounts
  • the annual transparency report
  • the report of the Supervisory Board
  • the report of the statutory auditor
  • the general policy for the distribution of rights
  • the general policy for so-called non-distributable funds
  • the general investment policy
  • the general policy for deductions relative to DVP operational costs
  • the risk management policy
  • the allocation of ‘non-redeemable’ sums
  • all items on the agenda.

General Meeting 2025

DVP, which now has 366 members (308 publishers and 58 news agencies) representing more than 847 press publications, held its 4th Annual General Meeting on 24 June 2025 and approved the documents below.
NB: these documents are in French, the english version will be available soon.

Report of the CCOGDA

Report of the Commission for the Control of Copyright and Related Rights Management Organisations (CCOGDA) – July 2024.

View the report on the CCOGDA website

Transparency reports

Find documents from previous years here.