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In March 1998 the National Broadcasting Council submitted an annual report on its operation as well as basic problems faced by the broadcasting sector to the Lower House of Parliament, the Senate and the President. The first part of the document - the Report - includes information on the decisions taken by the Council, the second - Information - describes the processes that were brought about by those decisions and presents the development of the media market in Poland and its prospects for the future. The Report analyses the licensing policy pursued by the Council in 1997 and the completion of...

On 14 July 1997, the Federal Republic of Germany and the Republic of Poland concluded an agreement on cultural co-operation with the aim of developing their relations in all cultural areas, including science and education. It entered into force on 4 January 1999. The agreement is guided by the provisions of the German-Polish Treaty of 17 June 1991 on good neighbourly relations and friendly co-operation. For the purpose of exchanging views and experience and in order to develop co-operation, the contracting parties undertake to provide assistance on organising visits by representatives of the...

Following the entry into force on 1 March 1997 of the Additional Protocol to the Europe Agreement establishing an association betweenthe European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and Poland, of the other part ( see IRIS 1996-2: 5), Poland may now participate in Community programmes and projects of, inter alia, information services and the audio-visual sector (which includes the MEDIA II programmesee also IRIS 1996-7: 6 and IRIS 1996-10: 8).

After heated parliamentary discussion, an Act to protect health against the effects of using tobacco and tobacco products was passed on 9 November 1995. The Act, which came into force on 1 May 1996, marks the start of more vigorous action to curb smoking in Poland. In addition to preventing dependence on tobacco and tobacco products and protecting health against the effects of using them, the act is intended to protect the right of non-smokers to a tobacco smoke-free environment. It obliges government and local authorities to take all the action needed for this purpose. The Act imposes numerous...

On 23 June 1995, the National Broadcasting Council issued a regulation under Section 48 (2) of the Polish Broadcasting Act of 29 December 1992, introducing new licence fees for radio and television sets. This supersedes the Broadcasting Fees Regulation of 21 July 1993, as amended on 28 October 1994. When the new regulation comes into force on 1 January 1996, there will be a monthly licence fee of 2.40 Zlotys on radios, and a fee of 7 Zlotys on television sets or both. Modes and methods of payment are also regulated, and certain groups are exempted.