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IRIS 2015-10:1/22 [MK] The Law on prohibition of public revelation of illegally recorded audiovisual materials may restrict media freedom

In October 2015, the Law on the Prohibition of Owning, Editing, Publishing and the Usage of Materials, which come from Illegal Communications’ Surveillance (Zakon za zabrana za poseduvanje, obrabotka, objavuvanje i raspolaganje so materijali koi proizleguvaat od nezakonsko sledenje na komunikaciite) was proposed by two Members of Parliament from the ruling majority. The law aims to prevent the media from publishing wiretapped conversations of the most senior politicians, which may reveal their heavy criminal activities. The country is in the middle of the deepest political crisis since its independence...

IRIS 2015-3:1/23 [MK] Media Prohibition on Publishing Information on Possible Criminal Activities

“The Public Prosecutor’s Office holds it necessary to emphasise that the publishing of materials which may become the subject of possible future criminal proceedings is prohibited and punishable by law” reads the press release, published on the Public Prosecutor’s website. This reaction of the Public Prosecutor came after undercover footage was shown in the media of the leader of the opposition informing the Prime Minister that he possesses materials on corrupted activities of high-ranking state officials. In a police action which has been named “Coup”, the leader of the opposition was charged...

IRIS 2015-3:1/22 [MK] Increased Personal Data Protection for the TV Subscribers

The latest Rulebook on Security and Integrity of the Public Electronic Communication Networks, Services and Activities which the Operators must Undertake when the Personal Data Protection is Endangered (Правилник за обезбедување на безбедност и интегритет на јавните електронски комуникациски мрежи и услуги и активности кои што операторите треба да ги преземат при нарушување на безбедноста на личните податоци), developed by the Macedonian Agency for Electronic Communications, aims at increasing data protection for TV subscribers who sign contracts for the provision of TV services. The Rulebook provides...

IRIS 2015-3:1/21 [MK] New Regulation on Promotion of European Works

On 4 December 2014, the media regulation authority, the Agency for Audio and Audiovisual Media Services, adopted a by-law regulation, based on the provisions in Article 18 of the broadcasting law, which regulates the broadcasting of European works and works of independent producers. The by-law act, the Rulebook on Broadcasting European Audiovisual Works and Works of Independent Producers (Правилник за емитување европски аудиовизуелни дела и дела од независни продуценти), defines more precisely the types of broadcast programming that could be considered as a “European audiovisual work” or as a “work...

IRIS 2015-1:1/42 [MK] New regulation on broadcasting of European audiovisual Works and Works of independent producers

On 4 December 2014 the Media Regulation Authority - the Agency for Audio and Audiovisual Media Services - adopted a by-law regulation which is based on the provisions in Article 18 of the Broadcasting Law which regulates the broadcasts of European works and the works of independent producers. The by-law act “Rulebook on Broadcasting European Audiovisual Works and Works of Independent Producers” („Правилник за емитување европски аудиовизуелни дела и дела од независни продуценти“) defines more precisely the types of broadcast programming that could be considered as “European audiovisual work” or...