France

[FR] Publication of the European Convention on Transfrontier Television Comes into Force for France as of 1 February 1995.

IRIS 1995-6:1/11

Ad van Loon

European Audiovisual Observatory

The aim of the Convention is to facilitate transfrontier transmission and retransmission of television programme services. The Convention includes :

- general provisions relating to its field of application, freedom of reception and retransmission, undertakings made by the transmitting Parties, transparency ;

- provisions relating to programming, concerning the responsibilities of the broadcaster, the right of reply, public access to major events, cultural objectives ;

- advertising and sponsoring

- mutual assistance, the Permanent Committee, amendments and alleged breaches of this convention ; the other international agreements and national law ;

- final provisions relating to the signing, the commencement, the agreement of Non-Member States, the territorial application, reserves, termination and notifications ;

- an appendix relating to arbitration