- To elect a Chairperson and a Vice-Chairperson from among the members of the Council.
- To establish the mandatory tasks of the Association.
- To consider and submit to the General Meeting the rules and methods for collecting and distributing royalties.
- To consider and submit to the General Meeting the amount of royalty deductions to cover the costs of collective administration.
- To decide, between General Meetings, on a quarterly basis, on the basis of its financial results and the proposals of the Director, on the reduction of the amount of royalty deductions to cover the costs of collective administration.
- To set the rates of royalties for the exploitation of works and related rights objects in accordance with the general conditions for the approval of the Association’s royalty rates (including discounts on royalty rates) approved by the General Meeting.
- To decide on the change of the registered office of the Association.
- To appoint and dismiss the Director, to set their remuneration, to conclude an employment contract with the Director and to determine their duties.
- To prepare and approve strategic action plans for the duration of the Council’s term of office and to consider and submit to the General Meeting, in accordance with the procedure laid down by the Law on Associations, annual reports on the Association’s activities.
- To deal with the matters entrusted to it by the General Meeting and other important matters concerning the Association’s activities, in accordance with the procedures laid down by the Law on Associations.
- To decide on the establishment of branches and representative offices and on the termination of their activities.
- To appoint and dismiss members of the non-management bodies of LATGA, to approve their remuneration (if any), other monetary and non-monetary benefits.
- To decide on the expulsion of a member from the Association.
- To approve the model form of the contract for membership of the Association and the model form of the contract for representation on grounds other than membership;
- To approve the procedure for the provision of information to the members of LATGA.
- To approve the procedure for the provision of legal services.
- To consider other matters which are outside the competence of the General Meeting.
- To approve the award of the Ad Astra Honorary Mark (the Honorary Mark) of the LATGA Association. If it turns out that the persons awarded with the Honorary Mark violate the LATGA Articles, the LATGA Association Membership Terms and Conditions, or refuse the award, the LATGA Association Council may declare the award null and void, and remove such a person from the list of awardees. In this case, the said person shall have the right not to return the Honorary Mark awarded to them.
