France

[MC][FR] Signature of a Treaty on Transmission Rights between France and Monaco

IRIS 1995-7:1/41

Ad van Loon

European Audiovisual Observatory

The Treaty, signed on 8 April by N.Sarkozy, the Minister of the Budget, with special responsibility for Communications, and A.Juppé, Minister of Foreign Affairs on the one hand and P.Dijoud, Minister of State for the Principality of Monaco, on the other, sets out the relationship between France and Monaco over transmission rights. The Treaty allows Télé Monte-Carlo (TMC) to continue broadcasting in French territory.

The broadcasting licence held by TMC for broadcasting from three transmitters covering the south of France had run out. The decision to renew did not come within the Audiovisual Supervisory Board's jurisdiction, as the provisions of the law of 29 July 1982 concerning the regulation of "peripheral" media , in other words those located outside of French territory, had been annulled by subsequent laws on the audio-visual sector. A law approving this Treaty is due to come before the next session of Parliament and will be signed by the President of France and Prince Rainier of Monaco.