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On 14 December 2010, the European Commission approved under EU State aid rules a Romanian scheme to support the development of the film industry, culture and cinematographic education in the amount of EUR 80.68 million (RON 347 million; see IRIS 2006-3/35). The Romanian support scheme provides for interest-free loans and non-reimbursable grants for the production of Romanian films or films made with Romanian participation and was considered in line with the State aid assessment criteria laid down in the Commission's Cinema Communication and lastly extended until 31 December 2012 (see IRIS 2009-3/3)....

In November 2010 the Autoritatea Naţională pentru Administrare şi Reglementare în Comunicaţii (National Authority for Administration and Regulation in Communications - ANCOM) made public its proposed 2011 Action Plan for consultation (see inter alia IRIS 2010-10/37 and IRIS 2010-9/35). In the frequency spectrum field ANCOM will finalise a study with regard to the impact of the use of the 900 MHz frequency band for the supply of third generation electronic communications services using UMTS systems on the competition within the mobile communications markets. At the same time ANCOM will assess the...

The Consiliul Naţional al Audiovizualului (National Council for Electronic Media - CNA) fined on 4 and 9 November 2010 several Romanian commercial TV stations and issued public warnings for others due to the violation of audiovisual laws with regard to the media coverage of sensitive cases and to the observance of advertising rules (see inter alia IRIS 2010-10/38, IRIS 2010-8/42, IRIS 2010-7/33, IRIS 2010-1/38). Pro TV and Antena 1 were imposed a fine of RON 20,000 (EUR 4,650) each, Kanal D of RON 5,000 (EUR 1,165), Antena 2 and OTV received public warnings because of breaches of the Audiovisual...

The Consiliul Naţional al Audiovizualului (National Council for Electronic Media - CNA) on 16 and 21 September 2010 fined two commercial Romanian TV stations and issued a public warning to a third one due to breaches of the audiovisual law when covering the preventive arrest of the Romanian tycoon Sorin Ovidiu Vîntu, who was accused of several illegal financial operations and who was arrested in September 2010. A fine of RON 10,000 (EUR 2,350) was imposed on Realitatea TV, a fine of RON 5,000 (EUR 1,175) on Antena 3, and B1 TV received a public warning because the broadcasters did not ensure impartiality...

Due to the economic crisis and its effects on the Romanian markets, the Autoritatea Naţională pentru Administrare şi Reglementare în Comunicaţii (National Authority for Administration and Regulation in Communications - ANCOM) decided not to charge the monitoring tariff owed by the operators of electronic communications and postal services for 2010. According to ANCOM the Romanian electronic communications and postal services markets reached at the end of 2009 an estimated value of EUR 4,425 billion. ANCOM stated on 20 September 2010 that the aggregate value of the two markets was around 12.5 percent...