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On 2 July 1996 the National Council of Slovakia adopted a new law on advertising which came into force on 1 September 1996. The general requirements of the law are: advertising must comply with the regulations governing competition; it must not overstep the bounds of public decency; it must not abuse the trust of the consumer. Misleading or hidden advertising is prohibited, as is advertising which wounds human dignity, or which insults national or religious feelings. There is a blanket ban on advertising by fax or by telephone. Minors are given special protection: any form of advertising which...

On 3 July 1996 the Supreme Council of the Ukrainian Parliament promulgated a new law on advertising. The law defines advertising as specific information about people or objects, which is circulated in a particular format or manner for the purpose of making a profit, either directly or indirectly. In addition to direct prohibitions relating to the content of advertisements, the law restricts targeted methods of advertising. There is a blanket ban on advertising for prescription medicines and addictive substances. The advertising of medicines is regulated in detail by guidelines issued by the Ukrainian...

The European Commission published its thirteenth report on monitoring the application of Community law in October 1996. It covers the year 1995. Nearly two hundred pages long, it lists all treaty violation proceedings, and also contains a trend analysis which shows that, although the number of actions has remained stable, the number of those brought ex officio has increased. In a growing number of cases, disputes are settled without involving the Court. The Commission notes the following points, among others: Audio-visual media: The "Television without Frontiers" Directive (89/552/EEC) is implemented...

In IRIS 1996-10: 9 we reported on the Decision by the European Parliament on the EU Council's common position concerning the amendment of the 'Television without Frontiers' Directive. We announced that, following the amendments adopted by the European Parliament, there would be a conciliation procedure. Such a procedure is an attempt to bring Parliament and the Council on one line, which is essential since the revision of tis directive is subjet to a co-decision procedure of the Council and the European Parliament. In the Second Reading phase which took place in November 1996, Parliament could...

In a Resolution adopted on 28 November 1996, the Council of the European Union invites the Member States to introduce a number of measures in regard to illegal and harmful content on the internet. The measures called for concern encouragement and facilitating of systems of self-regulation between representative organisations of service providers and internet users, the drafting of efficient codes of conduct, and possibly, on-line mechanisms which can directly be accessed by the public, signalling illegal and harmful content. In addition, the Council invites the Member States to encourage that...