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On 18 July 2002 Sejm, the lower chamber of Polish Parliament, adopted the Act on the electronic providing of services. The Senate did not present any amendments to the Bill, so on 14 August 2002 it was passed to the President for signing. The Act defines `electronic providing of service': it embraces services rendered via data processing systems without the simultaneous physical presence of the parties and at the individual request of the client. Such services may be offered solely via public data processing networks, like Internet. Furthermore, the Act regulates the duties of service providers...

On 13 March 2002, the Chairman of the National Broadcasting Council imposed a fine of PLN 300,000 (over USD 73,000) on the private television station TVN for showing violent and erotic scenes during protected time (the blocks were transmitted between 11.30h - 13.15h and 20.00h - 20.45h) on its „Big Brother - Battle" program. Article 18 para. 5 of the Broadcasting Act of 29 December 1992 (as amended) states that programmes or other broadcasts which may threaten the physical, mental or moral development of minors, may not be transmitted between 6:00h and 23:00h. In order to implement this rule,...

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...