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Last summer the Conseil d'État cancelled the exploitation licence issued to the film Baise-moi allowing the film to be shown to anyone over the age of 16 years. The case gave rise to considerable controversy regarding gaps in the classification of cinema films in France. According to the 1990 decree, there are four common-law classifications for cinema films - authorisation for showing the film to the general public, authorisation for showing the film to anyone over the age of 12 years, authorisation for showing the film to anyone over the age of 16 years, or a total ban on showing the film. In...

In July 2001, the Spanish Parliament passed a new Ley de fomento y promoción de la cinematografía y el sector audiovisual (Act on the promotion of the film industry and the audiovisual sector). The main aims of this Act are to promote the production, distribution and exhibition of European and Spanish audiovisual works and to protect the Spanish audiovisual heritage. At the national level, the authority in charge of achieving these aims will be the Instituto de Cinematografía y Artes Audiovisuales (Cinema and Audiovisual Arts Institute - ICAA). This autonomous body derives its authority from the...

On 21 December 2000 the President of Lithuania signed into law amendments to the law "On provision of information to the public (1996)". The amendments provide for further changes in broadcasting law pursuant to Lithuania's obligations under the European Convention on Transfrontier Television. First, the law clarifies the requirements to protect minors from programmes detrimental to their physical, intellectual and moral development, particularly that which is linked with pornography and (or) gratuitous portrayal of violence (Art.18). It eliminates the requirement to mark with a special visual...

The Irish Film Censor, Sheamus Smith, has made changes in two audience classification certificates for films released for cinema exhibition in Ireland. The new 12 PG certificate (replacing the Over 12's certificate) indicates that the film is suitable for persons of twelve years and older and for children under that age, provided they are accompanied by a parent or guardian. The new 15 PG certificate (replacing the Over 15's certificate) indicates that the film is suitable for persons of fifteen years and older and for those under that age, provided that they are accompanied by a parent or guardian....

On 22 June 2001, on the occasion of the Luxembourg RTL Group conference held in Venice, Viviane Reding, the member of the European Commission responsible for Education and Culture, spoke about the amendments to be made to the "Television without Frontiers" Directive (hereinafter "the Directive") in the light of technological changes. In particular, Ms Reding considered that there are some areas where technological and market changes are posing serious challenges to the regulatory framework. The provisions of the Directive concerning advertising, for example, should be rethought, given the new...