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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Draft Law, Article 17 of the Government Decree no. 39/2005 on Cinematography, modified by Law no. 328/2006, would be repealed.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...

On 18 December 2013, the Romanian Government issued the Ordonanţa de Urgenţă nr. 110/2013 pentru completarea Legii nr. 41/1994 privind organizarea şi funcţionarea Societăţii Române de Radiodifuziune şi Societăţii Române de Televiziune, cu modificările şi completările ulterioare (Emergency Decree no. 110/2013 on the completion of Law no. 41/1994 on the organisation and operation of the Romanian Radio Broadcasting Corporation (RRBC) and the Romanian Television Corporation (RTC), with further modifications and completions). According to the Emergency Decree, the permanent offices of the Senate and...

On 29 October 2013, the Consiliul Naţional al Audiovizualului (National Council for Electronic Media - CNA) issued a Recommendation regarding media coverage of seismic activity in Romania. The Recommendation was issued based on the analysis of news and current affairs programmes and of talk-shows aired by audiovisual media in Romania dealing with the intensifying seismic activity in Romania. Romania is the country most exposed to earthquakes in the European Union. In modern times Romania has had earthquakes damage with severe consequences in 1802, 1838, 1940, and 1977. Taking into account the history...

On 7 November 2013, the Consiliul Naţional al Audiovizualului (National Audiovisual Council - CNA) adopted the Decision No. 614 on the modification and completion of CNA’s Decision No. 277 of 6 June 2013 on the procedure for the granting, the modification, or the extension of the validity and the transfer of a licence and of the audiovisual authorisation decision, except for terrestrial digital system broadcasting, along with the conditions with regard to broadcasting of local programmes, the rebroadcasting or the release of other broadcasters’ programmes (see IRIS 2002-7/28, IRIS 2005-5/24, IRIS...