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On 20 September, the French Minister of Foreign Affairs notified the Secretary General of the Council of Europe of the objection of the French Government to the automatic entry into force of the Protocol amending the European Convention on Transfrontier Television. The Protocol in Article 35, paragraph 2, foresees its entry into force following the expiry of a period of two years after the date on which it has been opened for acceptance (i.e., 1 October 2000; for more information on the Protocol see IRIS 1998-9: 4). However, those States or the European Community which expressed their consent...

On 1 August 1998 the Statute on Telecommunications entered into force in Lithuania. The Statute provides the basis for regulation of telecommunications in the republic according to the standards of the European Community. It regulates relations between telecommunication operators and users; as well as management, use, and control of radio communications. The Statute oversees issues of import, manufacturing, use and maintenance of electromagnetic equipment; it provides for an effective use of radio frequencies; as well as favourable conditions for the development of competition in the telecommunications...

On 8 September 1998 Lithuania signed the European Convention on Cinematographic Co-production, which addresses the need for harmonisation and provides a legal framework for relations between states in multilateral co-productions of cinematographic films. The Convention applies to co-productions involving at least three different states and meeting the definition of a European cinematographic work under the assessment criteria laid down by the Convention. The Convention defines the status of multilateral co-productions, which are entitled to the benefits granted to national films, the conditions...

On 8 October 1996 the Lithuanian Parliament adopted legislation on the national broadcasting body, which was amended again on 12 December 1996. The legislation regulates the procedure for the setting up, administration, operation, reorganisation and liquidation of Lithuanian National Radio and Television, and its rights, duties and responsibilities. The legislation as now adopted is the seventh version of the National Broadcasting Act, which has taken two years to prepare. The Act is in three sections; Section 1 contains general provisions, Section 2 conditions for the administration of the...

On 02.07.1996 the Lithuanian Parliament adopted a new Act on the provision of information to the public, which was amended on 22.08.1996. We reported on the bill in IRIS 1995-6: 12. The Act regulates the creation and broadcasting of information to the public, the rights and duties of those who produce and broadcast such information, the owners of mass media, and journalists. Section I of the Act contains general provisions on the aims of the Act and a list of definitions. The basic principles of the provision of information to the public are set out in Section II. Freedom of information and opinion...