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Under Article 1 of the Act of 30 September 1986 (as amended), the Conseil supérieur de l'audiovisuel (audiovisual regulatory body - CSA) is authorised to make recommendations to the editors and distributors of audiovisual communications services regarding compliance with the principles set out in the Act. On the basis of this, having observed that a number of television channels were increasingly promoting the calling of surcharged telephone services or telematic services that could not be classified as advertising, particularly in order to take part in games, to vote or to contribute to a programme,...

In its decision of 11 January 2004, the Eidg. Departement für Umwelt, Verkehr, Energie und Kommunikation (Federal Department for Environment, Transport, Energy and Communication - UVEK) clarified certain issues concerning the boundary between the responsibility of the programme supervisory body and the licensing authority. The UVEK ruled that the Unabhängige Beschwerdeinstanz für Radio und Fernsehen (Independent Broadcasting Complaints Authority UBI) was responsible for examining the compatibility of advertising spots with the ban on political advertising, since this question affected key aspects...

In his Opinion dated 11 March 2004, Advocate General Tizzano concluded in favour of the compatibility with Community law of the French legislation on tobacco and alcohol addiction ("the Loi Evin ") and of the code of conduct drawn up by the Conseil Supérieur de l'Audiovisuel (the French audiovisual regulatory body ­ CSA). The latter lays down detailed rules for the implementation of the Law. The Loi Evin prohibits, in France, direct and indirect television advertising of alcoholic beverages. Infringement of that provision is an offence punishable by a fine. The Code distinguishes between international...

This summer, local elections will be held in Romania, with parliamentary and presidential elections scheduled for the end of the year. Several bills relating to these elections are currently being debated in the Romanian Parliament, including one stipulating how much advertising time political parties should be allocated in the electronic media during the campaign. In this regard the proposals of the parliamentary committee responsible for preparing the bills are very different from those of the Consiliului Na tional al Audiovizualului (National Audiovisual Council ­ CNA). The relevant bill (Proiectul...

Following the decision of the European Court of Human Rights in Murphy v Ireland (judgment of 10 July 2003, see IRIS 2003-9: 3) that Ireland was not in breach of Article 10 ECHR, the Minister for Communications has decided to retain the ban on religious advertising. The ban had been invoked on a number of occasions to refuse advertisements, including the 2002 "Power to change" advertisements sponsored by the main Christian religions in the State (see IRIS 2003-2: 11). As a result, in March 2003, prior to the Court's decision, the Minister had initiated a public consultation on the issue, which...