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On 27 March 2002 the Prime Minister sent a broad draft of amendments to the Broadcasting Act of 29 December 1992 (with later amendments) to the Speaker of the Parliament, thus initiating the legislative procedure (see IRIS 2002-5: 6). The draft comprises several sets of provisions. Probably, the most problematic and most widely commented on are the new provisions concerning media concentration. Article 36 para. 3 of the aforementioned draft provides that a broadcasting licence shall not be granted if: 1. the applicant, requesting the license for the transmission of the radio or television programme...

In mid-March, the Polish Government adopted a Bill proposing another series of amendments to the Broadcasting Act. The Parliamentary Committee for Culture is currently discussing the Bill. As a precaution against media concentration, a new rule is to be introduced, banning simultaneous ownership of national television and radio stations. In addition, press companies will not be allowed to own shares in television operators, while restrictions relating to local and regional radio broadcasting licences are also planned. It is also proposed that current rules governing the term of office of members...

On 14 January 2002 National Broadcasting Council (NBC) adopted a new broad draft of amendments to the Broadcasting Act of 29 December 1992 (with later amendments). The draft was subsequently forwarded to the Prime Minister on 23 January 2002 who decided to initiate a further legislative process. Nowadays, the draft is a subject of consultations between different governmental bodies. It comprises a number of sets of provisions. The first set of proposed amending provisions concerns the issues aimed at achieving a better harmonisation with the EC Directive "Television Without Frontiers" and international...

On 11 September 2001 the Council of Ministers adopted a document "ePolska - Action Plan for the development of the Information Society in Poland for the period 2001 - 2006", which was based on partial strategies prepared by the respective institutions and that followed the action plan included in "eEurope 2002 - An Information Society for All", a document issued by the European Commission (see IRIS 2000-6: 5 and IRIS 2001-7: 4). The programme ePolska deals with a number of issues connected with the implementation of the Information Society, taking into consideration developments and realities...

On 11 October 2001 the President of the Republic of Poland signed the Act on Electronic Signatures adopted by Parliament on 18 September 2001. The Act on Electronic Signatures regulates the conditions for the use of electronic signatures and so-called secure electronic signature. The latter is made by a secure signature-creation-unit, used to implement the signature-creation data, which establishes whether the document has been amended after signing and protects the document against alteration by a third party. The Act on Electronic Signatures envisages treating an electronic signature as a written...