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The Rules on the Switchover of Radio and TV Programmes from Analogue to Digital Broadcasting and on Granting Access to Positions in a DTT Multiplex have been adopted pursuant to Article 96, paragraph 4 and Article 125, paragraph 3 of the Law on Electronic Communications. The Rules stipulate that during the transition period (which expires on 31 December 2010, see IRIS 2008-9: 14) the broadcasters may simulcast TV programmes in analogue technology and radio and TV programmes in digital technology, provided that the technical conditions allow. The current TV broadcasters’ analogue TV signal coverage...

The Council for Electronic Media adopted a Rulebook on TV broadcasters for the purpose of the protection of minors in April 2008 (see IRIS 2008-7: 14). Implementaion of the Rulebook by TV broadcasters was to commence subsequent to the receipt of standard graphic marks by the Council. After receiving the graphic marks, broadcasters on the national level (commercial) notified the Council that they could not start with the implementation of the Rulebook because of technical deficiencies and aesthetically unacceptable suggested graphic marks. To overcome the implementation problems, the Council for...

By signing the Memorandum of Understanding between the European Union and the Republic of Croatia on the participation of Croatia in the European Union MEDIA 2007 program (2007- 2013) on 13 March 2008 and its ratification by the Croatian Parliament on 25 April 2008 Croatia became a full member of this program. The mentioned Memorandum and its ratification now provide a legal basis for Croatian directors, producers, writers and other physical or legal entities to participate in the audiovisual activities of the MEDIA 2007 program and the tenders for financial means which are granted by the European...

The strategy for the transition of TV-programmes from analogue to digital broadcasting in the Republic of Croatia was adopted by the government in July 2008. A main objective of the strategy refers to universal, common and publicly acceptable guidelines which are set as follows: 1. to start the digital broadcasting of TV-programmes in Croatia from 1 January 2011 ; 2. to create conditions to protect the free, common and public service of TV-programmes broadcasting on public television, the same as services of other broadcasters at national, regional and local level; 3. to ensure the technological...

On 21 April 2008, the Council of Electronic Media passed a rulebook on television broadcasting regarding the legal protection of minors. This was carried out on the basis of Article 15, paragraph 5, of the Law on Electronic Media. This rulebook contains regulations that television broadcasters have to obey when broadcasting programmes, the contents of which could pose a threat to the physical, mental and moral upbringing of minors and which are broadcast in un-encoded form. This implies inter alia all types of programmes containing extreme violence, sex scenes, vulgar expressions, and those showing...