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Refine your searchIRIS 1996-2:1/19 [FR] Media authority fines M6 for a number of illegal advertising broadcasts | |
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In a decision of 21 December 1995, the French media authority CSA ( Conseil supérieur de l'audiovisuel) fined the private commercial television broadcaster M6 for an amount of FF 780,000 for a number of broadcasts of advertising deemed to be illegal. In a programme called `Capital', the cover of a magazine of the same name was shown clearly eight times. Article 8 of Decree No 92-280 of 27 March 1992 on the implementation of Article 27, 1" of the Law of 30 September 1986 relating to the freedom of communication, fixing the general principles concerning the rules that apply to advertising and sponsoring... |
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IRIS 1996-1:1/25 [FR] National Assembly adopts resolution on `Television without Frontiers' Directive | |
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... |
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IRIS 1996-1:1/24 [FR] CSA wants France 2 and France 3 to broadcast European works from other European countries | |
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... |
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IRIS 1996-1:1/20 [FR] New rules on obligatory investments for French broadcasters in audiovisual production | |
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... |
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IRIS 1996-1:1/13 [FR] Court of Appeal annuls proportional remuneration for video cassette authors | |
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. |