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On 22 December 2017, a decree was adopted amending several elements of the terms of reference of France Télévisions. The first, main amendment concerns the entry into force of Act no. 2016-1771 of 20 December 2016 banning commercial advertising in children’s programmes on public television (see IRIS 2017-1/13). As of 1 January 2018, France Télévisions programmes aimed primarily at children under the age of 12 no longer contain advertising (other than generic messages promoting goods or services related to children’s health and development or general interest campaigns). This restriction applies...

The national audiovisual regulatory authority (Conseil supérieur de l’audiovisuel - CSA) has published its first report on the representation of women in television advertisements. Law No. 2017-86 of 27 January 2017 on equality and citizenship gave the CSA specific responsibility in the fight against sexism in advertising, as illustrated by the new provisions of Article 14 of the Audiovisual Act: “It [the CSA] shall monitor respect for the dignity of all persons and the image of women who appear in televised advertising.” It was in this context that the CSA, determined to make an active contribution...

In a decision of 12 October 2017, the Austrian Verfassungsgerichtshof (Constitutional Court) ruled that the legislator was entitled to exempt Internet advertisers from paying the advertising tax levied on print media and radio ads (case no. E 2025/2016-16). The decision was taken in response to a total of 23 complaints from newspaper and magazine publishers and radio stations, who had claimed that the advertising tax was discriminatory and that the 2000 Advertising Tax Act was unconstitutional. According to Article 1(1) and (2) of the Act, the advertising tax applies to advertising services provided...

The Audiovisual Media Authority (AMA) issued a statement on November 22, asking television stations to stop broadcasting an advertising spot by a private insurance company. The regulator acted after receiving complaints and took the decision after watching the advertising spot. The advertising spot concerned the company SIGAL-UNIQA Group, or more specifically, an offer it had on private pension funds. AMA decided that the spot openly violated consumer rights “by providing them with information on this specific company only and showing contempt for the public pension insurance system in the Republic...

On 28 June 2017, the Icelandic regulator for the media, Fjölmiðlanefnd (the Media Commission), published an opinion in respect of television programmes featuring three political parties, broadcast on the TV channel Hringbraut, and on the website Hringbraut.is. Parliamentary elections were held in Iceland on 29 October 2016. Twelve political parties ran in the elections and prior to the elections several election programmes were broadcast on Hringbraut featuring three of the 12 parties. The programmes were also accessible on the Hringbraut.is website. In October 2016, the Media Commission received...