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On 16 November 1995 the French Assemblée Nationale adopted a resolution on the European Commission's proposals to amend the `Television without Frontiers' Directive (89/552/EEC of 3 October 1989). The resolution is the result of the proposal of the French National Assembly Delegation for the EU to adopt such a resolution (see: IRIS 1995-8: 13). Like the proposal, the resolution of 16 November inter alia expresses the wish that the Directive also will apply to 'new services' in the audiovisual communication (for example, videoon-demand). The National Assembly also objects to the expiration of the...

On 21 December 1995, the French media authority Conseil supérieur de l'audiovisuel (CSA) advised the French legislature to modify its proposal for a Decree to amend the `cahiers des missions et des charges' of the national television broadcasters France 2 and France 3. The CSA had noticed that both broadcasters systematically fulfilled their obligation to broadcast a certain amount of European works, by broadcasting works that have received support under a French financial aid scheme ( compte de soutien à l'industrie des programmes - COSIP ). Although the CSA recognises that both broadcasters should...

Article 27(3) French law relating to the freedom of communication ( Loi à la liberté de communication ) obliges French broadcasters to contribute to the development of European cinematographic and audiovisual works and of works that were originally produced in the French language. They are also obliged to invest in the acquisition of broadcasting rights of such works. This provision was implemented by Decree No 90-67 of 17 January 1990, which stipulated that broadcasters should invest 15% of their annual turnover in the commissioning of such audiovisual works from producers that are independent...

In practice, most authors whose works are recorded on video cassettes receive lump-sum remuneration while article L 132-25 CPI provides for proportional remunaration. A decsion by the Paris Court of Appeal (Cour d'Appel) of 13 October 1995 upheld the quashing of this clause. The Court of Appeal went further than the first judges, stating that the royalties should be paid not according to the ex-tax selling price, but must be based on the tax inclusive price.

The organisation of the election of the President of the Republic and the campaign itself (the first round took place on 23 April of this year, the second round on 7 May) were taken up in a report by the CSA (Conseil supérieur de l'audiovisuel - Audiovisual Supervisory Board). In the report, the CSA indicated to the public authorities that certain provisions in the legal framework of the elections were ripe for change. The CSA sets the rules concerning the production, programming and broadcasting of programmes on the electoral campaigns that the national broadcasting companies are obliged to produce,...