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In accordance with Article 7.20 (1) of the Mediawet 2008 (Dutch Media Act), the Commissariaat voor de Media (Media Authority - CvdM) must report each year to the Minister of Education, Culture and Science on its intended enforcement policy. On 31 October 2012 the CvdM sent its enforcement letter 2013 to the Minister and made it public. In its letter to the Minister, the CvdM first emphasises the general principles in its enforcement strategy that are focused on stimulating the presence of a level playing field and effective and customised supervision measures for different media institutions. The...

The reaction of the audiovisual regulatory authority (Conseil Supérieur de l’Audiovisuel - CSA) was not slow in coming, following the announcement of the death of a participant during filming of the new season of the successful adventure reality TV broadcast Koh-Lanta (an adaptation of Survivor). Since the launch of the first reality TV programme (Loft Story, in 2001), the CSA has considered a number of the issues raised by these programmes (see IRIS 2001-5/9). Its concern has taken the form of a Deliberation in 2005 on young viewers, and the establishment in 2011 of a list of recommendations on...

On 1 February 2013, the Werberichtlinie (Advertising Directive - WerbeRL), designed to put the Staatsvertrag zum Glücksspielwesen in Deutschland (Inter-State Gambling Agreement - GlüStV) into concrete form, entered into force. It had been adopted on 7 December 2012 by the Glücksspielkollegium (Gambling Commission) which, in accordance with Article 9a(5) to (8) of the Inter-State Gambling Agreement, is composed of representatives of all 16 gambling supervisory authorities and acts on behalf of the regional authorities. Under Article 5(3)(1) GlüStV in conjunction with Articles 7 and 2(2)(7) of the...

On 29 March 2013, the Këshilli Kombëtar i Radios dhe Televizionit (National Council of Radio and Television - KKRT) proposed the draft of a Charter on Child Protection in Media Coverage (“Charter”). According to KKRT’s public statement, the objective of the charter is to draw attention to children’s rights and the respective responsibilities of media representatives. The proposal also states that the Charter will apply to media as a whole, i.e., reports, documentaries, TV programmes and any article in the print media that involves children or reports on them. This proposal emerged after controversial...

On 26 February 2013, the Consiliul Naţional al Audiovizualului (National Council for Electronic Media - CNA), issued a Draft Decision for the modification and the completion of the Decizia nr. 220/2011 privind Codul de reglementare a conţinutului audiovizual, cu modificările şi completările ulterioare (Decision no. 221/2011 with regard to the Audiovisual Content Regulatory Code, with further modifications and completions, see IRIS 2006-4/33, 2007-4/30, 2011-4/31, 2011-6/27, and 2011-7/37). The draft is intended to improve the protection of minors against pornographic content and the protection...