European Commission: Infringement Proceedings against Spain over “Television without Frontiers” Directive

IRIS 2001-4:1/3

Alberto Pérez Gómez

Entidad publica empresarial RED.ES

The European Commission indicates in its Third Report on the application of the Directive "Television without Frontiers" that it has initiated infringement proceedings against Spain for poor application of the provisions of Directive 89/552/EEC not amended by Directive 97/36/EC.

Moreover, the Commission is in the process of gathering the information it needs to assess the extent to which the practices of certain Spanish broadcasters could constitute further infringements by Spain. The Commission has received several complaints (often coming from consumers' associations) about alleged instances of failure to comply with the rules on advertising and sponsorship. According to these complaints, the quantitative ceilings established by the "Television without Frontiers" Directive are being exceeded.


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This article has been published in IRIS Legal Observations of the European Audiovisual Observatory.