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A new Act on the modification and completion of the Law no. 8/1996 on copyright and related rights (Lege pentru modificarea şi completarea Legii nr.8/1996 privind dreptul de autor şi drepturile conexe) was promulgated by Romania’s President on 24 March 2015 (Act no. 53/2015) and published in the Official Journal of Romania no. 198/2015 part I. The Draft Law was adopted by the Senate (Upper Chamber of the Parliament) on 15 December 2014 and by the Chamber of Deputies (Lower Chamber) on 25 February 2015 (see IRIS 2006-8/27). The Act transposes Directive 2011/77/EU of the European Parliament and of...

On 8 December 2014, the Romanian Senate (upper Chamber of the Parliament) tacitly adopted a draft law on the establishment of a cultural stamp (Proiectul de Lege privind instituirea timbrului cultural). The final decision belongs to the Chamber of Deputies (lower Chamber). According to the adopted Draft Law, the establishment of a cultural stamp was requested by all creators’ unions and associations in Romania (representing writers, composers, musicologist, fine artists, filmmakers, architects). The new law will replace the Law No. 35/1994 (which establishes a cultural stamp on literature, film,...

On 29 October 2014, the Romanian Government adopted Decision No. 955/2014 (“Decision”) with regard to establishing the categories of expenditures, procedures and limits that may make possible advance payments of public funds by the Romanian Television for the production and broadcasting of television programmes abroad in the Romanian language, as well as for arranging the production and broadcasting facilities of foreign television stations controlled by the public broadcaster, Romanian Television (“TVR”). The Decision was published in the Official Journal of Romania No. 806 (Part I) of 5 November...

On 11 September 2014, the National Audiovisual Council - CNA (Consiliul Naţional al Audiovizualului) adopted Decision No. 528 (Decizia nr. 528/2014 privind regulile de desfăşurare în audiovizual a campaniei electorale pentru alegerea Preşedintelui României) with regard to the rules of the audiovisual electoral campaign for the election of the President of Romania (see IRIS 2009-10/24 and IRIS 2011-3/29). The presidential elections are convened on 2 November (first round) and 16 November 2014 (second round). The electoral campaign lasts 30 days, from 3 October 00.00, until 1 November 07.00 (24 hours...

Following the digital television auction, three out of five multiplexes allocated to Romania were awarded to the state-owned National Broadcasting Company S.A. - RADIOCOM (Societatea Naţională de Radiocomunicaţii S.A. - RADIOCOM) for a total licence fee of EUR 1,020,002. The company RADIOCOM won one multiplex under the obligation to air free broadcasting and two other multiplexes in the UHF band sector (see IRIS 2010-3/34, IRIS 2010-7/32, IRIS 2010-9/35, IRIS 2011-4/33, IRIS 2013-6/30, IRIS 2014-4/26 and IRIS 2014-5/29). The National Authority for the Management and the Regulation of Communication...