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Agreement has been reached by the UK Government, the British Board of Film Classification and Vevo and YouTube to make permanent a trial scheme for the rating of all music videos by artists signed to Sony Music UK, Universal Music UK and Warner Music UK. Independent music labels will also take part in a further six month phase of the project. The governing Conservative Party had included in its manifesto a commitment to introduce age rating for all music videos online. This development is part of the implementation of the commitment; the Government will also seek to extend it internationally by...

On 7 August 2015, the Swedish Chancellor of Justice (Justitiekanslern - the “CJ”) ordered the TV company C More Entertainment AB (C More) not to broadcast TV programs portraying certain kinds of violence, or any content containing detailed description of violence of a realistic nature, between 06.00 and 21.00. The order applies for one year from the decision and is subject to a conditional fine of SEK 200.000. In 2014, C More had broadcasted two episodes of the TV series The Leftovers at 17.00 on Swedish television. One episode had included scenes in which several people kidnapped and killed a...

In a decision delivered on 31 July 2015, the administrative court in Paris suspended the classification licence allowing the film ‘Love’ to be shown to anyone over 16 years of age which the Minister for Culture had issued in early July. Gaspar Noé’s film, presented at the Cannes Film Festival and released on 15 July 2015, describes ‘a burning passion full of promises, games, excesses and mistakes…’. At the time, it was screened (in 3D) at 33 cinemas throughout France, including seven in Paris. The Minister’s decision was in line with the opinion of the CNC’s classification board, which had tacked...

On 6 July 2015, the National Commission for Markets and Competition (Comisión Nacional de los Mercados y la Competencia - CNMC) adopted new guiding criteria for rating audiovisual content. These criteria apply both to providers of linear and non-linear audiovisual media and regardless of the transmission medium used (IPTV, online television, websites, mobile applications, etc.). The guiding criteria apply to the following age categories: "Especially recommended for children", "Suitable for all ages", "Not recommended for children under 7 years", "Not recommended for children under 12 years", "Not...

In a decision on 1 June 2015, the Conseil d’État upheld an application from an association contesting the screening visa (visa d'exploitation) issued by the Minister for Culture for the horror film “Saw 3D: The Final Chapter”, which carried a ban on showing to anyone under the age of 16, whereas the association felt it should not be shown to anyone under the age of 18. In the case at issue, the Minister for Culture had issued the disputed visa to the film in 2010, and required audiences to be warned in the following terms: “This film includes many particularly realistic, brutal and even savage...