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On 28 May 1999 a collaboration protocol came into force between ISPA Belgium (Internet Service Providers Association) and the Ministers for Telecommunications and Justice. The aim of the protocol is to help stamp out illegal acts on The Internet, particularly certain criminal offences (child pornography, racism and infringements of gambling legislation). Although offences committed via The Internet may be sanctioned on the basis of the provisions of the Criminal Code and specific criminal legislation, there are nevertheless difficulties in obtaining evidence concerning such infringements (because...

On 4 May 1999, the Flemish Government agreed in principle on a list of events of major social significance with regard to the application of article 3bis of the "Television without Frontiers" Directive. The list contains an enumeration of international and/or national sport events (e.g., Olympics, football, cycling, tennis, athletics, motor racing, F1 car racing) and recognizes one cultural event as being protected in the sense of article 3bis of the Directive (the Queen Elisabeth Contest). The State Council, the Contact Committee in regard to application of article 23bis of the Directive and the...

At the end of February, Polish TV broadcasters, supported by the National Broadcasting Council, concluded an agreement entitled " Friendly Media " aimed at taking appropriate measures to protect minors from watching programmes which may threaten their physical, mental and moral development. Broadcasters voluntarily commit themselves to follow strictly the rules and principles of conduct laid down therein. Physical, mental and moral health of children and adolescents is a common wealth. Being aware of the great negative impact that certain television programmes (in particular those including scenes...

On 14 April 1999 the leaders of the State and Senate Chancelleries of the German Bundesländer agreed to amend the Agreement between Federal States on Broadcasting (Rundfunkstaatsvertrag - RStV), which regulates public and private broadcasting in the Federal Republic of Germany. In view of the need to transpose the provisions of the revised "Television without Frontiers" Directive into domestic law, the discussions initiated in January 1998 concerning a revised Agreement (see IRIS 1998-3:10) were concluded. The Land presidents will make a final decision on the amendments on 24 June 1999. Then, once...

In the context of the German EU Council Presidency, an expert seminar on «voluntary self-regulation in the media sector at the European level» was held in Saarbrücken 19-21 April 1999. Discussions took place in two working groups. The first one dealt with «self-regulation within the framework of national media systems from the point of view of the European Community», whereas the second one discussed the «requirements and chances of self-regulation in the European Community». The originally intended designation of the final document as «Saarbrücken Declaration» gave rise to objections from some...