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In a communiqué released on 15 May 2003, the Romanian Consiliul Na ional al Audiovizualului (National Audio-visual Council ­ CNA), the regulatory authority for electronic media in Romania, published its conclusions on the recent monitoring of the " Big Brother" reality show currently being shown on the private-sector TV channel Prima TV. The CNA members concluded that this kind of programme promoted behaviour that could have a negative influence on viewers because it violated standards of morality. The communiqué explained that Big Brother type reality shows should also fulfil the requirements...

Decision No. 57 of the Consiliul National al Audiovizualului (National Audio-visual Council ­ CNA) , the regulatory authority for electronic media in Romania, published on 13 March 2003, tightens the regulations on the labelling of audio-visual productions in order to protect children and young people from violent content. In order to help parents and guardians decide what minors should watch, broadcasters are now obliged to provide the public with acoustic and visual warnings concerning programme content. The aim is to improve measures to prevent scenes of violence harming the moral, mental and...

In future, whenever the Consiliul Na tionalal al Audiovizualului (Romanian National Audiovisual Council - CNA) reprimands or sanctions a TV or radio broadcaster, the broadcaster concerned will be obliged, according to CNA Decision No. 52/2003, to provide its viewers or listeners with accurate, prompt information about the reason for and form of the punishment. In the case of TV broadcasters, a statement must be broadcast within 24 hours of the decision being announced by the CNA, at least three times between 6 pm and 10 pm and at least once in a main news bulletin. Sanctioned radio broadcasters...

On 18 February 2003, the regulatory authority for electronic media, the Consiliul Na tional al Audiovizualului (National Audiovisual Council - CNA), imposed a fine of ROL 250 million (EUR 6956) on private TV broadcaster B1 TV for breaches of Articles 2, 3, 4 and 10 of Decision No. 78/2002 on the protection of minors (see IRIS 2002-10: 11). The programme "Ma sina adevarului"("Lie detector"), shown on 13 February 2003, contained video footage of a minor being asked by his mother to recount in great detail how he had supposedly been sexually abused by his father. "Recording this material caused extremely...

Decision No. 38/2003 of 18 February 2003 of the regulatory authority for electronic media, the Consiliul National al Audiovizualului (National Audiovisual Council - CNA), sets out new advertising restrictions for the broadcasting sector. For example, political advertising on radio or television is banned, except during election campaigns. The decision also prohibits advertising for lawyers and solicitors' firms in the audio-visual media. Active lawyers (so-called "pleading lawyers") may no longer present or take part in programmes dealing with pending cases and proceedings until a definitive court...