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In the run-up to the German parliamentary elections in October 2005 several rulings were issued in the German courts on the requirement for television broadcasters to transmit party political broadcasts. The subject was the party political broadcast of a small party that had anarchy as part of its political programme. The public service broadcasters ARD and ZDF had refused to broadcast it on the grounds of protecting young people. The verbal content of the broadcast comprised the party's candidate for Chancellor shouting out his “address”. The final fade-in ran: “Your vote for the garbage“. Otherwise...

The Supreme Court (judicial review jurisdiction) decided in September 2005 that the ban on (paid) political advertising is in breach of the law because the relevant provision in the regulations on Radio and Television Broadcasting 10/2000 was adopted beyond the scope of the law (ultra vires). The Supreme Court upheld thereby a first instance Court decision, challenged by the Cyprus Radio and Television Authority. The Supreme Court has first instance, appellate and revisional jurisdiction. It exercises revisional jurisdiction on decisions of Assize and District Courts as well as on first instance...

In its ruling of 6 September 2005 the Federal Communications Court (BKS) issued two decisions on unauthorised advertising on the Austrian Broadcasting channel (ORF), the public service broadcaster. In one instance the ORF had broadcast two CD adverts without distinguishing them from the preceding or subsequent programme content being shown. In the opinion of the BKS, this constituted an infringement of § 13 paragraph 3 of the Austrian Broadcasting Act, whereby advertising must be clearly recognisable as such, and by using visual and acoustic effects must be clearly distinguishable from other parts...

The Finnish Consumer Agency, the Consumer Ombudsman and the National Public Health Institute have drafted recommendations as a guide for advertisers when marketing foodstuffs to children. Such recommendations are deemed necessary to counter the spread of obesity in children and are based on several reviews which found that the contents and volume of advertising contribute to influencing consumption habits especially where children and adolescents are concerned. Advertising of foodstuffs aimed at children was found to consist mainly of messages associating sugary cereals, soft drinks, sweets, potato...

At its meeting in June 2005, the Rada pre vysielanie a retransmisiu (Council for broadcasting and retransmission) decided to impose two fines on “ Slovensko hľadá Superstar ”, a TV programme broadcast by the public broadcaster Slovenská televízia, for having breached an advertising ban. The Council justified its decision with reference to § 35 para. 6 of the Law on Broadcasting and Retransmission, according to which public broadcasters are prohibited from broadcasting any advertisements during a programme. Advertising and teleshopping spots during programmes are permitted only in the case of programmes...