SNEP

SNEP
Formation1922
HeadquartersNeuilly-sur-Seine
Location
  • France
Websitesnepmusique.com

SNEP (French: Syndicat national de l'édition phonographique, in English National Syndicate of Phonographic Publishing) is the inter-professional organisation that protects the interests of the French record industry. Originally known under the acronym SNICOP,[1] the organisation was established in 1922 and has 48 member companies.

SNEP's responsibilities include collecting and distributing royalty payments for broadcast and performance, preventing copyright infringement of its members' works (including music piracy), and sales certification of silver, gold, platinum and diamond records and videos. SNEP also compiles weekly official charts of France's top-selling music, including singles and albums.

  1. ^ "The French charts are celebrating their 33rd anniversary. Or is it their 56th?". muzhit.com. 4 August 2017. Retrieved 23 March 2019.