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In December 2005, new codes were launched on alcohol advertising on radio and television, in the cinema and in outdoor media. The codes, which are voluntary, were agreed between the Department of Health and Children, the drinks industry, the association of advertisers and representatives of the media. The purpose of the codes is to address Department of Health concerns in relation to alcohol advertising and young people. A monitoring body to oversee the implementation of the codes was also established. It will report annually to the Minister for Health and, if it becomes apparent that the system...

Pursuant to Section 19 para. 3 of the Croatian Radio-Television Act, the Council of the Croatian Radio-Television (HRT) shall submit to the Croatian Parliament, at least once a year, a report on its activities and on the implementation of the legally stipulated programming principles and obligations with respect to programmes of Croatian Radio (HR) and Croatian Television (HTV). Further, it shall also submit the Board of Directors' report on the business operations of HTV. One of the items on the agenda of the 17th session of the Parliament of the Republic of Croatia on 13 December 2005 was the...

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has recently upheld complaints concerning advertisements repeating dentists' endorsements of two toothpaste products. Complaints about broadcast advertising require the ASA to apply the broadcast advertising Code to the commercials in question. The relevant part of the Code is Section 8, “Medicines, Treatments, Health Claims and Nutrition.” It states that: "The following are not acceptable in advertisements for products or treatments within the remit of Section 8:….Impressions of professional advice and support". Such impressions can include "…references...

Ofcom, the UK communications regulator, has issued a brief note to clarify the responsibility of broadcasters in relation to interactive content and the application of Ofcom's Broadcasting Code (relating to programme standards) and the Advertising Standards Code. Section 362(2) of the Communications Act 2003 provides that responsibility is placed on “the person with general control over which programmes and other services and facilities are comprised in the service (whether or not he has control of the content of individual programmes or of the broadcasting or distribution of the service)”. The...

On 29 December 2005, the Catalan Parliament approved the Act on Audiovisual Communication in Catalonia (Act 22/2005). This legal text establishes Catalonia's own audiovisual system, organizedat two levels: a regional level (including public sector and commercial broadcasters), and a local level, organized in counties. The Act aims to reach a politically independent and financially sound public sector ensuring public service, and a competitive, diverse and plural private sector. The Act, which unifies and harmonizes the existing legal provisions relating to audio-visual law in Catalonia, has 140...