France

[FR] National Assembly adopts resolution on `Television without Frontiers' Directive

IRIS 1996-1:1/25

Marcel Dellebeke

Institute for Information Law (IViR), University of Amsterdam

On 16 November 1995 the French Assemblée Nationale adopted a resolution on the European Commission's proposals to amend the `Television without Frontiers' Directive (89/552/EEC of 3 October 1989). The resolution is the result of the proposal of the French National Assembly Delegation for the EU to adopt such a resolution (see: IRIS 1995-8: 13). Like the proposal, the resolution of 16 November inter alia expresses the wish that the Directive also will apply to 'new services' in the audiovisual communication (for example, videoon-demand). The National Assembly also objects to the expiration of the quota rules after 10 years; instead it suggests an interim evaluation of these rules.