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In its session held on 15 July 2003 the Croatian Parliament passed the Law on Electronic Media, which defines the position of legal entities and physical persons that perform the activities of production and publishing of programs and program services through electronic media, and the terms for performing such activities. Before this Law was passed several other laws already regulated the field of electronic media ­ the special law defines the work and activities of Croatian Radio-television, while provisions of the Law on Telecommunications and Law on Public Announcements define the activities...

On 4 September 2003, the European Parliament adopted a Resolution on the "Television without Frontiers" Directive (Directive 89/552/EEC as amended by Directive 97/36/EC), following the Commission's Fourth Report on the application of the Directive (see IRIS 2003-2: 5), in which the current process of review of the Directive was launched. In the Resolution, the European Parliament restates its belief that a complete review of the Directive is needed in order to take account of technological developments and changes in the structure of the audio-visual market (although the current approach of the...

In a judgment of 10 July 2003 the European Court of Human Rights unanimously held that the applicant's exclusion from broadcasting an advertisement announcing a religious event, was considered to be prescribed by law, had a legitimate goal and was necessary in a democratic society. The decision by the Irish Radio and Television Commission (IRTC) to stop the broadcast of the advertisement was taken in application of Section 10(3) of the Irish Radio and Television Act, which stipulates that no advertisement shall be broadcast which is directed towards any religious or political end (see IRIS...

The Act on the classification of cinematographic films of 2002 provides for the rating of all cinematographic works prior to public screening in cinema halls or other public premises. It replaced the colonial law of 1935 (chapter 43) with the same title, providing for the constitution of a “board of censors”. The law establishes a rating body and classification system for (1) cinematographic works in analogue or digital format, and (2) for display/advertising material. Material publicly screened before classification is subject to seizure by the police. The board for the classification of cinematographic...

The Communications Act 2003 has now finished its passage through Parliament and became law on 17 July 2003 (see IRIS 2002-6: 9, IRIS 2002-7: 12 and IRIS 2002-8: 7). The Act is long and complex and makes major changes both to regulatory institutions and to the law relating to broadcasting; the main themes of the legislation are as follows. First, the Act gives regulatory powers to a new institution, the Office of Communications (Ofcom), to replace five earlier ones, including the Independent Television Commission and the Radio Authority (the Office had already been established in preliminary form...