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Over 170 organisations of interested groups, parties and cantons have until the end of April 2001 to give their views on a draft of a new Radio- und Fernsehgesetz (Radio and Television Act - RTVG). The draft incorporates the principles of media policy set out in the discussion paper, which the Bundesrat (Swiss Federal Council) published in January 2000 (see IRIS 2000-2: 4). By channelling responsibilities and available funds (licence fees), to the Schweizerische Radio- und Fernsehgesellschaft (Swiss Radio and Television CorporationSRG), it should be possible to provide a public service offering...

On 1 November the Legea privind publicitatea (Advertising Act no.148), adopted by the Romanian Parliament on 29 June 2000, came into force. Previously, advertising in the Romanian audiovisual sector had been regulated by the Consiliul National al Audiovizualului (National Audiovisual Council) or merely self-regulated by advertising agencies and media institutions. The main purpose of the new Act is to protect consumers from misleading advertisements. Advertising is considered "misleading" if there is a deliberate intention to mislead the consumer by concealing essential information concerning the...

New restrictions designed to implement the basic principles of the "Television Without Frontiers" Directive were introduced into the 1996 Tabako Kontroljis Estatymo (Statute on Tobacco Control). The amendments entered into force on 16 March 2000. Article 11 imposes a total ban on the advertising of tobacco products. The Statute defines advertisement as "information disseminated in any form and through any means of transmission that directly promotes acquisition and use of tobacco products". Hence it includes various ways of depicting the product logo or presenting positive information about tobacco....

On 16 March 2000 amendments to the Alkoholio Kontroljis Estatymo (Statute on Alcohol Control) of 18 April 1995 entered into force. The amendments impose a total ban on the advertising of alcohol during television and radio programmes intended for children and teenagers. The changes are in response to the requirements of the "Television Without Frontiers" Directive. Other (generally permissible) advertising may not link the use of alcohol to driving, improvement of physical well-being, mental activity, personal problem solving, social well-being and increased sexual activity. It may not emphasise...

The judgment delivered on 28 September 2000 by the Court of Appeal in Versailles will add further fuel to the debate which has been going on for a number of years on the scope of the legal licence for using commercial phonograms. In the initial proceedings (see IRIS 1998-2: 6), the Regional Court in Nanterre delivered a judgment in this case between the musician Johnny Clegg and his producers, and the company TF1 on 5 November 1997. At the same time, the Court of Appeal in Paris had already delivered a judgment in another case involving the same occurrences and had found the television company...