Performing artists’ rights management organization loses administrative challenge; appeal held unfounded

The High Court of Cassation and Justice (Administrative and Fiscal Litigation Section) dismissed the plaintiff's appeal as unfounded, thereby upholding the Court of Appeal Bucharest's judgment No. 1772 of 18 June 2015; the plaintiff (a collective rights management organization for performing artists) did not prevail, and the appealed decision remains in force. The dispute concerned an administrative litigation challenge to an administrative act, with the plaintiff contesting an earlier ruling against its claims. The decisive legal basis rests on the merits of the administrative and fiscal litigation framework, where the appellate court found no grounds for reversal under the applicable procedural and substantive administrative law norms, affirming the lower court's assessment as legally sound. The decision is final.