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Act 48/1992, which currently regulates the audiovisual market in Romania, is to be replaced in the second half of this year. The provisions of the new Bill, drawn up by the Ministerul Comunicatiilor si Tehnologiei Informatiei (Ministry for Communication and Information Technology - MCTI), created a fair amount of controversy among the parliamentary specialist committees in February. The proposed regulations are designed to cut bureaucracy (the number of different stages or levels of approval in the award of licences for the electronic media is to be cut from four to two) and conform with the relevant...

Under the Broadcasting Act, 2001, the Broadcasting Commission of Ireland has the role of drafting codes on matters of taste and decency, portrayal of violence and of sexual conduct in broadcast programmes (see IRIS 2001-4: 9). It is also required to implement rules governing advertising and sponsorship in accordance with the provisions of the "Television without Frontiers" Directive. The Broadcasting Complaints Commission hears complaints in relation to breaches of the relevant rules and codes. In February 2002, the Broadcasting Complaints Commission upheld a complaint against TV3, the national...

The final decree reforming the regulations of the audiovisual sector was published in the Official Journal on 6 February (for the previous decrees, see IRIS 2002-2: 8). The decree lays down the scheme applicable to cable and satellite channels and sets out all the corresponding provisions applicable to them, in particular the broadcasting of advertising, their contribution to the development of production and the scheme for broadcasting audiovisual works (original French-language works, works not shown previously, independent production, etc). It states in particular that "the maximum time devoted...

A resolution adopted on 1 March 2002 by the Bundesrat (upper house of parliament), which represents the Bundesländer at federal level, mentions various issues that should be taken into account during the forthcoming revision of the "Television Without Frontiers" Directive. First of all, the Bundesrat suggests that the Directive should stipulate that its provisions may be transposed in conformity with Community law by means of self-regulatory mechanisms. With regard to Article 3a, various adjustments are proposed in response to past experiences with the practical enforcement of Member States'...

By its decision of 15 February 2002, the Vlaams Commissariaat voor de Media (Flemish Media Authority) has decided to recognise the SBS-broadcasting station VT4 as a Flemish broadcasting organisation. From 1 March 2002, VT4 will operate under the Flemish Broadcasting Act 1995. VT4's licence from the Independent Television Commission (ITC) in the United Kingdom also ceased to be valid on 1 March 2002. Until recently, VT4, as a British broadcaster with its programmes targeting the Flemish Community, was operating with an ITC licence in accordance with the UK Broadcasting Act. Since February 1995,...