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The Government, which wished to add two points to the preliminary bill on electronic communications (see IRIS 2003-5: 15) ­ extension of the powers of the Conseil supérieur de l'audiovisuel (audio-visual regulatory body ­ CSA) in terms of the economic regulation of the audio-visual sector and support for the development of local television stations ­ revealed on 14 May 2003 the additional provisions on these points. Firstly, the CSA would be given the power to settle disputes between editors and distributors of services. Previously, the CSA only had such power in matters concerning the distribution...

After the candidates applying for permission to broadcast digital terrestrial channels in France had been chosen in a bidding process in October 2002, and the Conseil supérieur de l'audiovisuel(the High Council for audiovisual, CSA) had started negotiating with these candidates concerning the licensing conditions, on 6 May 2003 the CSA announced that 23 corporations had finally been given licences. In addition, at the end of May 2003 consultations were held about the composition of the multiplexers that are available for digital terrestrial broadcasting. Lastly, the public service broadcasters...

After public consultation last autumn, during which all the parties concerned had an opportunity of airing their concerns (see IRIS 2002-10: 8), the Ministry of Culture and Communication and the ministry with responsibility for industry has now drawn up a preliminary bill on electronic communications. This is part of a very wide-ranging reform of the regulations that apply to telecommunications activities embarked on at European level in 1999 and which includes the adoption on 7 March 2002 of six directives and one decision, often referred to collectively as the "telecoms package" (see IRIS 2002-3:...

After stating and supplementing the existing arrangements for limiting the television broadcasting of "Category V" programmes, ie cinematographic works that may not be shown to people under the age of 18 years and pornographic or very violent programmes, (see IRIS 2003-4: 9), the Conseil supérieur de l'audiovisuel (audiovisual regulatory body - CSA) has now turned to those in Category III - works that are deemed not suitable for children under the age of 12 and works that may not be screened in cinemas to children under the age of 12. These programmes may not be broadcast in the 20:30h slot by...

After calling for a ban on broadcasting pornographic films on television (see IRIS 2002-8: 7 and IRIS 2002-10: 10) taking note of the recommendations contained in the Kriegel report on violence on television (see IRIS 2003-1: 9), the Conseil supérieur de l'audiovisuel (audio-visual regulatory body - CSA) has now adopted a deliberation that details and supplements the existing arrangements in order to restrict the broadcasting of programmes of this type on television (programmes that fall into the so-called "Category V", which covers "cinematographic works that may not be shown to young people under...