ActuaLitté had reported the appearance before the Cultural Affairs Commission of the National Assembly, this May 6, of the Minister of Culture. “ At a time of the omnipresence of screens, I am convinced that the EAC is not only a condition for the dynamism of our model, but that it is also a question of what France and the French will be tomorrow Â,” she continued, calling the culture “ combat sport ».
But it is appropriate to return to the apostrophe of MP Soumya Bourouaha, as the response from the tenant of Valois was so significant.
Because the dispute over the social security of artist-authors has indeed won the National Assembly. Questioning the Minister of Culture, Catherine Pégard, Soumya Bourouaha denounced the first regulatory work around article 8 of the social security financing law.  If the elements communicated are included in this decree, then it is a real scandal », said the deputy, before recalling that « it is the parliamentarians who make the law ».
Des OGC par la fenêtre du décret
The charge first targets the presence of collective management organizations in the future architecture. According to Soumya Bourouaha, the intention of the legislator did not leave any margin: the OGCs had no place in the bodies responsible for the social rights of artist-authors, “ whether without deliberative voice ».
However, she affirms that the project provides “ 5 representatives of OGCs within the Professional Commission, 4 in the Social Action Commission and 4 in the Board of Directors ”. His accusation can be summed up in one formula: “ This choice is the result of a clear desire, that of trampling on the legislator ».
This grievance continues the criticism already formulated against the draft decree presented on April 16 to the Ministry of Culture. ActuaLitté then reported that the text maintained the SSAA, opened the way to a reintegration of the OGCs and presented no concrete progress on professional elections. The same article summarized the issue in a dry question: “…Is it legal ? The Council of State will have to decide. »
Promised elections, still nowhere to be found
The deputy also attacked the absence of material organization of professional elections. She affirmed that no budget or digital platform made it possible, at this stage, to organize them. The legislator had however registered their holding before 2027, she recalled. In the letter published by ActuaLitté on April 18, MP René Pilato already made the same criticism: “ The OGCs are reinstated, the professional elections postponed. » He called on the government   respect the letter and spirit of the law »
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Last point of tension: the SSAA itself. Soumya Bourouaha recalled that the association, called according to her to hand over control on January 1, 2027, receives new prerogatives, including that of giving an opinion on any legislative project relating to the social security rules for artist-authors. She placed this evolution in the heritage of Agessa, “ at the heart of a huge scandal ”, for lack of having called old age contributions from a large majority of its affiliates for decades.
Here again, the MP takes up a front already opened by professional organizations. In a column published by ActuaLitté, the inter-union of artists-authors accused the ministry of “ denature le sens » of the vote of the National Assembly. She denounced the maintenance of the SSAA, the postponement of elections and the reinstatement of the OGC, demanding “ the sole presence of elected representatives of affiliated artist-authors, representatives of broadcasters as well as representatives of the State »
The Council of State, convenient arbiter
The debate also concerns the numbering of the text. The previous alerts targeted article 5 of the PLFSS, at the time of the parliamentary examination. The promulgated law now sets these provisions in article 8 of the LFSS, which has become the basis for the contested decrees.
Catherine Pégard responded by opposing this accusation with a procedural argument and a legal distinction.  We respected the will of Parliament ”, affirmed the minister, indicating that the decree is “ submitted today to the Council of State ”, responsible for verifying its compliance with the law. On the OGC, she tightened her defense: “ The position of OGC is consultative, not deliberative. »
The minister also announced that another text would be presented for the professional elections. This project, she indicated, will be submitted “ to the consultation of artist-author organizations » and pris  by the end of the year as provided for by law ».
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The response does not resolve the central disagreement: for the MP, the problem is not only due to the voting rights of OGCs, but to their very presence in social bodies. The control of the Council of State now concentrates the regulatory outcome of the file.
Crédits photo : ActuaLitté, CC BY SA 4.0
By Nicolas Gary
Contact : ng@actualitte.com
