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On 26 February 2014 the Romanian President, Traian Băsescu, sent to the Constitutional Court of Romania a complaint of unconstitutionality of the Legea pentru modificarea și completarea Legii nr. 41/1994 privind organizarea şi funcţionarea Societăţii Române de Radiodifuziune şi Societăţii Române de Televiziune (Law on the modification and completion of the Law no. 41/1994 on the organization and operation of the Romanian Radio Broadcasting Corporation/SRR and of the Romanian Television Corporation/TVR). The above-mentioned Law was adopted by a large majority by the Romanian Senate (upper Chamber...

On 4 February 2014, the Consiliul Naţional al Audiovizualului (National Audiovisual Council - CNA) issued the list of TV stations included in the „must-carry” principle for 2014. The list was preceded by a dispute of the CNA members about the shortening of the „must-carry” list and by a recommendation of the Consiliul Concurenţei (Competition Council) to the CNA suggesting modifications of the „must-carry” legislation (see IRIS 2010-4/37, IRIS 2010-8/42, IRIS 2011-6/27, IRIS 2011-6/30, and IRIS 2012-4/36). The 2014 „must-carry” list includes the national and regional channels of the public service...

On 30 January 2014, the Consiliul Naţional al Audiovizualului (National Audiovisual Council - CNA) decided not to renew the audiovisual licence of the commercial TV station Taraf TV, a music channel specialising in broadcasting party music and manele, an originally Turkish-derived music genre. The licence of Taraf TV had to be renewed before 15 February 2014 and needed for its renewal the votes of six members of the CNA in favour. Only five members voted for the extension of the licence (see IRIS 2012-6/31). There is a controversial debate in Romania about the manele style, nowadays a mixture of...

On 6 November 2013, the Romanian Senate (Upper Chamber of Parliament) rejected the Draft Law on the modification of the Ordonanţa Guvernului nr. 39/2005 privind cinematografia (Government Decree no. 39/2005 on Cinematography) with a large majority (see IRIS 2003-2/23). The final decision will be taken by the Chamber of Deputies (Lower Chamber). According to the Draft Law, Article 17 of the Government Decree no. 39/2005 on Cinematography, modified by Law no. 328/2006, would be repealed. Art. 17 decrees that the public Romanian Television TVR contributes 15% of its advertisment income to the Fondul...

Several Romanian Members of Parliament issued two Draft Laws for the modification and completion of Legea Audiovizualului nr. 504/2002 cu modificările şi completările ulterioare (Audiovisual Law no. 504/2002 with further modifications and completions - see IRIS 2002-7/28, IRIS 2010-1/36, IRIS 2011-4/31, IRIS 2011-7/37, IRIS 2013-3/26, IRIS 2013-6/27). The first Draft Law, initiated by 107 deputies and senators, handed under ordinary procedure to the Chamber of Deputies (lower Chamber), is meant to complete the Audiovisual Law to offer protection to persons who are deaf and those who have a hearing...