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IRIS 2005-7:1/30 [SK] Draft Amendment of Advertising Act

In March 2005, the Slovakian Ministry of Trade and Commerce prepared an amendment to Advertising Act No. 147/2001 (zákon o reklame). If the new instrument is adopted by the National Assembly of the Republic of Slovakia, it will result in an explicit ban on sponsorship and more stringent restrictions on advertising for tobacco products on all forms of data carrier and in all types of commercial communication, as required by Directive 2003/33/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 May 2003 on the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States...

IRIS 2004-10:1/90 [FR-SK] Films Co-Production Agreement between France and the Slovak Republic

On 6 March 1968, a Co-Production Agreement was signed between France and Czechoslovakia. It entered into force on 17 September 1968. After the dissolution of the ČSSR, the Agreement is upheld between France the Slovak Republic as the Successor State. The Agreement applies to cinematographic works made by one or more French producers in conjunction with one or more Slovak producers. Third country producers may join the co-production, if their country is linked to both France and the Slovak Republic by a films co-production agreement. Financial contribution shall be at least 30%. For further information...

IRIS 2004-10:1/86 [IT-SK] Films Co-Production Agreement between Italy the Slovak Republic

On 25 March 1968, a Co-Production Agreement was signed between Italy and Czechoslovakia. It entered into force on the same day. After the dissolution of the ČSSR, the Agreement is upheld between Italy the Slovak Republic as the Successor State. The Agreement applies to both full length and short films (there are special rules for the latter). Producers from third countries may join, if their country is linked to both Italy and the Slovak Republic by a co-production agreement. Financial contribution of a co-producer shall be at least 30% (in the case of multilateral co-productions or exceptionally...

IRIS 2004-7:1/28 [SK] Common Regulator for Electronic Communications?

The Telecommunications Authority of the Slovak Republic, the Posts Administration and the Council for Broadcasting and Retransmission (CBR) plan to become the unified National Regulatory Authority (NRA) as of June 2005. The idea of the Slovak Government to establish one common regulator for electronic communications came about in March 2003. The reason for the intended replacement of the existing three completely different bodies (the first- and second-mentioned are state bodies while the CBR is organised in a structure sui generis as it is subordinate to the Slovak Parliament only) by one single...

IRIS 2004-6:1/32 [SK] Insertion of Advertisements during a Hockey Game Does Not Constitute a Violation of Broadcasting Law

The Slovak state-owned television channel, STV, did not violate broadcasting law when it transmitted short advertisements during ice hockey games at times other than in the breaks stipulated by the rules (occurring at one-third and two-third intervals), according to the decision given by the Rada Pre Vysielanie A Retransmisiu (Broadcasting Council) in its meeting on 19 November 2003. During the transmission of the 2003 ice hockey world championship in Finland, the television channel had interrupted the games as they were being played, by inserting short advertisements. The Broadcasting Council...