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Refine your search| IRIS 2002-3:1/30 [CY] European Journalists to Have same Rights as their Cypriot Colleagues | |
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The Cyprus Council of Ministers decided on 5 February 2002 to approve the draft Law entitled "Press (Amending) Law of 2002" and to authorize the Minister of Foreign Affairs to submit it to the House of Representatives to be voted into law (Decision No. 55.083). The purpose of the draft law is the harmonisation of the basic law with the acquis communautaire, and more especially with Articles 43 to 48 of the European Union Treaty safeguarding the right of free establishment, Articles 49 to 55 regarding the right of free provision of services, and Articles 56 to 60 regarding free of movement of capital.... |
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| IRIS 2002-3:1/25 [CY] Convention on the Legal Protection of Services Based on, or Consisting of, Conditional Access Signed | |
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Cyprus signed the Council of Europe Convention on the Legal Protection of Services based on, or consisting of, Conditional Access. According to the minutes of the process-verbal of signature, "On the twenty-fifth of January 2002, at the seat of the Council of Europe in Strasbourg, Mr Christophoros Yiangou, Ambassador, Permanent Representative of Cyprus to the Council of Europe, signed, subject to ratification, the European Convention on the Legal Protection of Services, based on, or consisting of, Conditional Access (ETS 178), which was opened for signature by the Member States of the Council of... |
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| IRIS 2001-8:1/11 [CY] Decisions on a List of Events of Major Importance | |
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On the 11 July 2001 the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Cyprus issued two Decisions regarding the list of "events of major importance to society" as envisaged by Art. 3a of the Directive 89/552/EEC as amended by Directive 97/36/EC. The Decision No. 53.992 therefore brings into force the obligation for private television stations to broadcast events of major importance on the basis of Art. 27A paragraph 3 "Laws concerning Private Radio and Television Stations 1998 to 2000" from 1 October 2001 while Decision no. 54.001 imposes similar obligations on the public service Cyprus Broadcasting... |
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| IRIS 2001-1:1/13 [CY] Harmonisation of the National Legislative Framework with the Television without Frontiers Directive | |
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During 2000, numerous efforts have been made in order to bring the legal order for the media of the Republic of Cyprus into line with European prerequisites. As far as private broadcasting is concerned, Directive 89/552/EEC on the coordination of certain provisions laid down by law, regulation or administrative action in Member States concerning the pursuit of television broadcasting activities had already been transposed by Law 7(I) of 29 January 1998 "consolidating and revising the Establishment, Installation and Operation of Radio and Television Stations". Furthermore, Law 7(I) had adopted certain... |
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| IRIS 1998-9:1/7 European Parliament: Approval of Cyprus' MEDIA II Participation | |
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On 15 September 1998 the European Parliament via the consultation procedure approved the European Commission's proposal for the decision of the Council of the European Union on the Participation of Cyprus in the MEDIA II Programme ( see IRIS 1998-7: 6). The Parliament gave its approval on condition that the European Commission amend the recital of the proposal among others regarding language confirming Cyprus' compliance with the "Television Without Frontiers" Directive (97/36/EEC, OJ L 202, 30 July1997, p.60). |