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The Independent Media Commission (IMC) which commenced its work on 1 August 1998 (see IRIS 1998-10: 13), has published the Broadcasting Code of Practice (BCP) for radio and television in Bosnia-Herzegovina. The BCP sets out the rules and standards for content of domestic broadcast programmes. It shall promote the right of freedom of expression as envisaged by the European Convention on Human Rights while respecting minimum standards of decency, non-discrimination, fairness, and accuracy. The IMC will use the «Code » when considering complaints, or acting on information gathered through its own...

As of 1 August 1998, the Independent Media Commission (IMC) officially commenced its work in Sarajevo. The High Representative had legally established the IMC when passing the decision on the Commission's work in June and thus enabling the setting-up of the organisational framework for the pursuit of media activities in Bosnia-Herzegovina. The IMC is projected to serve the following purposes: provide broadcasting licensing, establish professional codes of conduct, receive complaints and monitor the media, and cooperate with local authorities. Following the opinion expressed by the Commission's...

In IRIS 1996-5: 7-10 we published an overview of the state of Signatures and Ratifications of European Conventions and other international treaties that are relevant to the audiovisual sector. The listing of when States became Party to the Convention relating to the distribution of programme-carrying signals transmitted by satellite (printed on page 8) is, however, not correct. Accidentily it reproduces the dates on which States became Party to the Berne Convention for the protection of copyright of literary and artistic works (as printed on page 7). The correct date on which States became Party...

The Federal Republic of Germany and the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina agreed in an exchange of notes on 16 November 1992 that treaties concluded between Germany and the former Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia were to continue apply unless an agreement with deviating provisions was reached. This means that an agreement on co-operation in the film industry concluded on 23 February 1972 is still in force. Under the agreement, co-produced films are treated as domestic productions subject to the domestic law of the country concerned. A co-produced film requires financial, technical and...