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On 21 August 2002, Decision no.80 of the Consiliul Na tional al Audiovizualului (National Audiovisual Council - CNA) concerning the protection of human dignity and personal image rights entered into force. According to this Decision, freedom of opinion is a fundamental right in any democratic society; however, the exercise of the right of freedom of expression must not infringe personal dignity, honour or privacy, nor personal image rights. On the other hand, the exercise of these rights should not be used to justify the concealment of information that is in the public interest. Matters of public...

As a result of Decision no.78, adopted by the Consiliul Na tional al Audiovizualului (National Audiovisual Council - CNA) on 8 August 2002, new warning symbols will be introduced for films and TV programmes in Romania from this autumn onwards. The new CNA regulations state that, in order to protect minors, TV operators should separate these productions into the following five categories and label them with the appropriate warning symbol: 1) Productions whose content is generally acceptable and which therefore need no particular warning symbol; 2) Productions which may only be watched by children...

At its meeting on 12 September 2002, the supervisory body for electronic media in Romania, the Consiliul National al Audiovizualului (National Audiovisual Council - CNA), took its most severe action yet against a television broadcaster. Following complaints about the content of the chat show "Dan Diaconescu în direct" ("Dan Diaconescu live"), broadcast on 31 July and 10 September 2002, the CNA withdrew the broadcasting licence of the private broadcaster OTV. In the episode shown on 10 September, the presenter, who is also a director of OTV, interviewed the senator from the "România Mare" (PRM)...

On 15 August 2002, the Consiliul National al Audiovizualului (National Audiovisual Council - CNA) issued the following communiqué: "As the protector of the public interest and the sole regulatory authority for the electronic media, [the CNA has] noted that certain TV broadcasters are breaching the provisions of Act no. 504/2002 (Art. 20) by broadcasting cigarette advertisements. The Council has also noted that the transmission of some commercials for alcoholic beverages infringes Article 32 of the Audiovisual Act. Failure to comply with advertising regulations will be penalised with fines ranging...

At its meeting on 12 September 2002, the supervisory body for electronic media in Romania, the Consiliul National al Audiovizualului (National Audiovisual Council - CNA) adopted three recommendations applicable to both public service and private broadcasters designed to help them comply with the legal obligation to guarantee plurality of opinion. According to these recommendations: - in news bulletins, two-thirds of transmission time should be set aside for representatives of the government and parliamentary majority, and one-third for the opposition; - in all matters of public interest or connected...