The Union of Phonogram Producers in Romania is the first non-profit professional association established by the music producers in 1996 with the scope to protect and promote the professional, cultural and moral interests of its members based on the mandate awarded for managing their related rights and participating at the anti-piracy activity. The Union of Phonogram Producers in Romania was approved to operate as a collecting society based on the O.R.D.A – CEO decision nr.5/1997, that was published in Romanian’s Official Gazette, part I no. 121/23.03.1998. UPFR is a collecting society appointed by the Romanian Copyright Office as the collector for remunerations owed to recording companies for the use of phonograms. As of 2005, UPFR is the sole collector for the levy (compensating remuneration) afferent to the private copying of works reproduced after sound or audiovisual recordings. UPFR is an afiiliated member of IFPI (International Federation of Phonographic Industry). As of 2006, UPFR is exclusively accredited for Romania, as a National ISRC Agency, according to the ISO 3901:2001 system. UPFR guarantees and manages the data base of the music catalogues declared by the recording companies, by implementing the ISRC coding system. As of September 2012, UPFR is ISO 9001 accredited by SRAC – member IQNet.