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On 5 August 1999 the Italian Football League approved three regulations concerning interviews and reportages on radio and television broadcasting. According to these regulations, during the 1999/2000 Italian football season interviews and reportages inside football stadiums are only permitted following a specific authorisation of the Italian Football League. The right of the public to be informed about the events is guaranteed pursuant to, among others, the following rules: - for each day of the football season authorised broadcasters are allowed three minutes of reportage; - audiovisual recordings...

On 21 July 1999 the Consiglio (Council) of the Autorità per le Garanzie nelle Comunicazioni (Italian regulatory authority in the communications sector, hereinafter AGC) approved a draft regulation concerning the definition of common standards for decoders aimed at the transmission of conditional access digital programmes (pay-TV) to the Italian market. As the standard constitutes a «technical rule» under Directive 98/34/CE of 22 June 1998, the draft has been promptly notified to the European Commission. Pursuant to Law no. 78/99 (see IRIS 1999-4: 8) a common decoder will be compulsory in Italy...

Pursuant to Law no. 78/99 (see IRIS 1999-4: 8), on 14 July 1999 the Autorità per le Garanzie nelle Comunicazioni (Italian regulatory authority in the communications sector, hereinafter AGC) completed the national television frequency plan by passing Regulation no. 105/99 ( Integrazione del Piano nazionale di assegnazione delle frequenze per la radiodiffusione televisiva) The main structure of the plan (so-called 1 Level Plan) was defined by the AGC on 30 October 1998 by Regulation no. 68/98 (see IRIS 1998-10: 12). The so-called 2 Level Plan («Plan»), adopted in July 1999, defines the relevant areas...

On 23 March 1999 The Autorità per le Garanzie nelle Comunicazioni (Italian regulatory authority in the communications sector - AGC) approved Regulation no. 26/99 ( Regolamento in materia di costituzione e mantenimento di posizioni dominanti nel settore delle comunicazioni), which entered into force on 25 May 1999. The regulation introduces the procedural rules concerning the constituting and the maintenance of dominant positions in the communications sector. Mergers and cartels in the radio and television broadcasting, multimedia, (electronic) publishing and advertising sector have to be notified...

On 25 May 1999 two important regulations of the Autorità per le Garanzie nelle Comunicazioni (Italian regulatory authority in the communications sector - AGC) entered into force. They were adopted by the AGC according to the Communications Act of 31 July 1997, no. 249 ( Istituzione dell'Autorità per le garanzie nelle comunicazioni e norme sui sistemi delle telecomunicazioni e radiotelevisivi, Gazzetta Ufficiale 1997, 197, see IRIS 1997-8: 10) and the Television Advertising Act of 30 April 1998, no. 122 ( Differimento di termini previsti dalla legge 31 luglio 1997, n. 249, relativi all'Autorità...