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After heated parliamentary discussion, an Act to protect health against the effects of using tobacco and tobacco products was passed on 9 November 1995. The Act, which came into force on 1 May 1996, marks the start of more vigorous action to curb smoking in Poland. In addition to preventing dependence on tobacco and tobacco products and protecting health against the effects of using them, the act is intended to protect the right of non-smokers to a tobacco smoke-free environment. It obliges government and local authorities to take all the action needed for this purpose. The Act imposes numerous...

The Dutch Government intends to amend the Media Decree (Mediabesluit) that implements provisions of the Media Act. The new Media Decree will allow municipalities to charge a maximal surplus of 2 guilders on the regular licence fee (omroepbijdrage), for the benefit of public local radio. In addition, the new Media Decree will establish criteria according to which it will be allowed to use (commercial) products and services in programmes broadcast by public service broadcasters. The Media Act see: IRIS 1995-7: 6). The Media Decree will limit the use to the extent that already generally allows such...

During a Hearing before a Parliamentary committee held on 25 June 1996, the Telecomunications Minister announced that a Bill was being drafted on an order of new television and telecommunication services. As reported in IRIS 1995-1: 19, the Italian Constitutional Court decided on 5 December 1995 that Article 15 of the Law governng public and private broadcasting in Italy (Law No 223 of 6 August 1990) is unconstitutional for the reason that it provides for a dominant position of a private commercial broadcaster (the Fininvest Group) in the audiovisual market (three nationwide channels). Despite...

On 11 June 1996, compromise suggestions by the Presidency enabled the Council to reach full political agreement, by qualified majority, on a common position regarding amendment of Directive 89/552/EEC (the "Television without Frontiers" Directive). The common position will be formally adopted when the text has been finalised; it will then be sent to the European Parliament for a second reading under the joint decision procedure. The Belgian, Greek and Irish delegations have indicated that they will abstain in the vote; Sweden will vote against. The common position will incorporate most of the...

On 14.12.1995 the People's Council of the Slovak Republic adopted legislation on the film industry. The new act covers the production and commercialization of cinema and video films, but not productions purely for television. As well as giving a range of definitions, the act contains certain obligations incumbent on producers of audiovisual works in the Slovak Republic and commercialization companies (registration duty, obligation to comply with provisions for the protection of children and young people), prohibits the commercialisation of violent and pornographic films, and contains provisions...