| Media Legislation |
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| Albania |
| Main Broadcasting Acts |
| Law No 8410 of 30 September 1998 on Public and Private Radio
and Television http://www.kkrt.gov.al/images/stories/nr.%208410,%20me%20te%20gjitha%20ndryshimet.doc [in Albanian] |
| Further legal information / Further information on media law and regulation |
| Ligji nr.9742, datë 28.5.2007 "Për transmetimet numerike në Republikën e Shqipërisë" [in Albanian] |
|
Rregullore
për parandalimin e konfliktit të interesave |
| Andorra |
|
Main Broadcasting Acts |
| Further legal information
/ Further information on media law and regulation Consell Andorra de l'Audiovisual http://www.caa.ad/eng/index.html |
| Armenia |
| Main Broadcasting Acts |
| Law on Television and Radio |
| http://www.parliament.am/legislation.php?sel=show&ID=3853&lang=arm (in Armenian) |
| Further legal information / Further information on media law and regulation |
| http://www.tvradio.am/ |
| Austria |
|
Main Broadcasting Acts |
| Audiovisual Media Services Act |
| http://www.ris.bka.gv.at/Dokumente/Erv/ERV_2001_1_84/ERV_2001_1_84.pdf [both in German and in English] |
|
Further legal information
/ Further information on media law and regulation |
| Azerbaijan |
| Main
Broadcasting Acts Law of the Azerbaijan Republic on Radio and TV Broadcasting (N 345-IIQ, promulgated on 25th june 2002) [HTML; in Azeri] http://www.ntrc.gov.az//?/az/content/212/ Law of Azerbaijan Republic on Public TV Radio Broadcasting Law (N 767-IIQ of 28 September 2004) [HTML; in Azeri] http://www.ntrc.gov.az//?/az/content/211/ |
| Further legal information / Further information on media law and regulation |
| http://www.ntrc.gov.az/?/az/content/187/ |
|
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| Belgium: Flemish Community |
| Main Broadcasting Acts |
|
"Media
Decree":decreet
betreffende radio-omroep en televisie, publicatie Belgisch Staatsblad
30/04/2009) [PDF; in Flemish] |
| Further legal information / Further information on media law and regulation |
| Website of the Vlaamse Regulator
voor de Media http://www.vlaamseregulatormedia.be/regelgeving.html Ministerie van de Vlaamse Gemeenschap / Ministry of the Flemish Community http://www2.vlaanderen.be/ned/sites/media/ [in Flemish] |
| Belgium: French Community |
| Main Broadcasting Acts |
| Décret sur les services
de médias audiovisuels, publié le 18 Mars 2009 et entré
en vigueur le 28 mars 2009 (version inofficielle consolidée par le
CSA http://www.csa.be/system/document/nom/502/PARL_20090203_DECRET_RADIODIFFUSION_CONSOLIDE.pdf [PDF; in French] Décret portant statut de la RTBF (PSB broadcaster) [PDF; in French] http://www.csa.be/system/document/nom/589/PARL_19970714_decret_rtbf_consolide.pdf |
| Further legal information / Further information on media law and regulation |
| Conseil supérieur de l'audiovisuel http://www.csa.be/documents/categorie/21 [in French] |
| Belgium: German Community |
| Main Broadcasting Acts |
|
Dekret über (die audiovisuellen
mediendienste) und die Kinovorstellungen vom 27. Juni 2005 [BS 06.09.05;
abgeändert D. 20.02.06 (BS 02.06.06), D. 25.06.07 (BS 26.10.07);
D. 16.06.08 |
| Decree of 3 December 2009 amending the Decree of 27 June 2005 on Radio Broadcasting and Cinema Presentations |
| http://wwwen.uni.lu/content/download/31249/371346/file/Belgium_German_Community_translation.pdf [unofficial english translation;university of Luxembourg] |
|
Further legal Information |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Main Broadcasting Acts Law on Communications of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Decision of the High Representative no 52/02) http://www.cra.ba/en/legal/?cid=2427 [HTML; in English] |
| Further legal information / Further information on media law and regulation |
| Communications Regulatory
Agency http://www.cra.ba/index.aspx [HTML; in English] |
| Bulgaria |
| Main Broadcasting Acts |
| Law on Radio and Television |
| http://www.cem.bg/cat.php?id=126 [in Bulgarian, with the amendements till 2011] |
| Act on Amendement of the Radio and Television Act |
| http://wwwen.uni.lu/content/download/31250/371350/file/Bulgaria_translation.pdf [unofficial english translation;university of Luxembourg] |
|
Further legal information
/ Further information on media law and regulation |
| Council for Electronic Media
(CEM) http://www.cem.bg [in Bulgarian] |
| Croatia |
| Main Broadcasting Acts |
| New Electronic Media Act
http://www.e-mediji.hr/files/zakonski/novo_179.pdf [PDF; in Croat] |
| http://www.e-mediji.hr/files/legal/ELECTRONIC_MEDIA_ACT,__12_December_2009_332.pdf [PDF;in English] |
| Further legal information / Further information on media law and regulation |
| Council for Electronic Media
[Statute, regulations etc] http://www.e-mediji.hr/radagencije.php?id=4&l=0 [Croat] |
| Cyprus |
| Main Broadcasting Acts |
| Radio and TV Broadcasting
Stations' Act 7(I)/98 [PDF; in Greek, with links to amendments] http://www.crta.org.cy/arxeio_nomotheia_nomoi.shtml |
| Further legal information / Further information on media law and regulation |
| Radio and Television Authority
(Greek only) http://www.crta.org.cy |
| Czech Republic |
| Main Broadcasting Acts |
| New Law On Audiovisual Media Services |
| http://www.sbirka.cz/POSL4TYD/NOVE/10-132.htm (in Czech) |
| The On-demand Audiovisual Services Act |
| http://wwwen.uni.lu/content/download/31258/371382/file/Czech_Republic_translation.pdf [unofficial English translation;university of Luxembourg] |
| Further legal information / Further information on media law and regulation |
| Council for Radio and TV
Broadcasting of the Czech Republic http://www.rrtv.cz/cz/ [HTML; in Czech] |
| Denmark |
| Main Broadcasting Acts |
| Law amending the Law on Radio and Television Broadcasting (30/05/2009) |
| https://www.retsinformation.dk/Forms/R0710.aspx?id=125206 [in Danish] |
|
|
| Further legal information / Further information on media law and regulation |
| Danish Ministry of Cultural
Affairs http://www.kum.dk/sw42703.asp[HTML; in Danish] |
| http://www.kum.dk/sw832.asp [HTML; in English] |
| Estonia |
| Main Broadcasting Acts |
| Meediateenuste seadus 16/12/2010 (Media Services Act) |
| https://www.riigiteataja.ee/akt/106012011001 (in Estonian) |
| http://wwwen.uni.lu/content/download/34613/419167/file/Estonia_translation.pdf [unofficial English translation;university of Luxembourg] |
| Further legal information / Further information on media law and regulation |
| Estonian Public Broadcasting
Council http://www.err.ee/default-en.aspx?s=31&a=77 |
| Finland |
| Main Broadcasting Acts |
| Laki televisio- ja radiotoiminnasta 9.10.1998/744 / Act 744/1998 on Television and Radio Operations Act |
| http://www.finlex.fi/sv/laki/alkup/1998/19980744 |
| http://www.finlex.fi/fi/laki/kaannokset/1998/en19980744.pdf [HTML; unofficial translation in English] |
| Act 305/2010 amending the Television and Radio Act (implementation of the AVMS Directive) |
|
http://www.finlex.fi/fi/laki/kokoelma/2010/20100050.pdf
[PDF; in Finnish] |
| Further legal information / Further information on media law and regulation |
| Finnish Communications Regulatory
Authority http://www.ficora.fi/en/index/saadokset.html [in English] Ministry of transports and communications http://www.lvm.fi/web/en |
| France |
| Main Broadcasting Acts |
| Loi n°86-1067 du 30 septembre
1986 relative à la liberté de communication, modifiée et complétée http://www.csa.fr/infos/textes/textes_detail.php?id=116517 [PDF; in French] |
| Act relative to audio-visual communication and to the new television public service, amending the Law of 30 seprtember 1986 |
| http://wwwen.uni.lu/content/download/31271/371434/file/France_translation_1.pdf [PDF;unofficial translation in English, University of Luxembourg] |
| Further legal information / Further information on media law and regulation |
| Conseil supérieur de l'audiovisuel
(CSA) http://www.csa.fr/infos/textes/textes_intro.php [in French] |
| Direction du développement
des médias (DDM) http://www.ddm.gouv.fr/ |
| Georgia |
| Main Broadcasting Acts |
| The Law of Georgia on Electronic Communications N.1514/6 June 2005 |
| http://www.gncc.ge/files/7050_3555_376651_eleqtr.eng.pdf (PDF;in English) |
| The Law of Georgia on Broadcasting N.780/23 December 2004 |
| http://www.gncc.ge/files/7050_3380_492233_mauwyebloba-eng.pdf (PDF;in English) |
| http://www.medialaw.ru/exussrlaw/l/ge/broadcast.htm (in original language) |
| Further legal information / Further information on media law and regulation |
| Georgian National Communications Comission |
| http://www.gncc.ge/index.php?lang_id=ENG |
| Germany |
| Main Broadcasting Acts |
|
Staatsvertrag für Rundfunk
und Telemedien (Rundfunkstaatsvertrag - RStV-) vom 31.08.1991, last amended
on April 1st 2010 |
| Further legal information / Further information on media law and regulation |
| Further laws and decrees
available under: http://www.die-medienanstalten.de/ [in German] http://www.die-medienanstalten.de/legal-basis.html [in English] |
| Gibraltar |
| Main Broadcasting Acts |
| Communications Act 2006 http://www.gra.gi/sites/communications/downloads/46/communications%20ordinance.pdf Further legal information / Further information on media law
and regulation on Gibraltar |
| Greece |
| Main Broadcasting
Acts Legal Regime of Private TV and Radio Broadcasting Law (Law 2328/1995) http://www.minpress.gr/minpress/scriptpage.html?id=4692784 [PDF; in Greek] Law on Ownership and Concentration of Mass Media Corporations (Law 3592/2007) http://www.minpress.gr/minpress/scriptpage.html?id=87272277 [PDF; in Greek] |
| New Presidential Decree on Audiovisual Media Services |
| http://www.esr.gr/arxeion-xml/uploads/109-2010.pdf [in Greek] |
| http://wwwen.uni.lu/content/download/31285/371490/file/Greece_translation.pdf [unofficial translation in English;University of Luxembourg] |
| Further legal information / Further information on media law and regulation |
| National Council for Radio
and Television http://www.esr.gr/arxeion-xml/pages/esr/esrSite/get-index |
| Ministry of Transport and
Communications http://www.yme.gr/ |
| National Regulatory Authority for Telecoms and Post |
| http://www.eett.gr/opencms/opencms/EETT |
| Hungary |
| Main Broadcasting Acts |
| 2010. évi CLXXXV. Törvény a médiaszolgáltatásokról és a tömegkommunikációról (Act CLXXXV of 2010 On Media Services and Mass Media) |
| http://www.nmhh.hu/dokumentum.php?cid=26535 [in Hungarian] |
| http://www.ortt.hu/uploads/9/11/1296064942act_clxxxv_2010_hungarian_media.pdf [in English] |
| Further legal information / Further information on media law and regulation |
|
National Radio and Television Commission (ORTT) |
| Ireland |
| Main Broadcasting Acts |
| Broadcasing Act 2009 |
| http://www.bai.ie/pdfs/BroadcastingAct2009.pdf |
| European Communities (Audiovisual Media Services) Regulations 2010 |
| http://wwwen.uni.lu/content/download/31287/371498/file/Ireland_original_1.pdf |
| Further legal information / Further information on media law and regulation |
| Broadcasting authority of Ireland |
| http://www.bai.ie/ |
| Isle of Man |
| Main Broadcasting Acts |
|
Broadcasting (Amendment) Act 2007 (Appointed Day) Order 2007
(S.D. 957/07) |
| Israel |
| Further legal information / Further information on media law and regulation |
|
Israel Broadcasting
Authority |
| Italy |
| Main Broadcasting Acts |
| Decreto Legislativo 31 luglio 2005, n. 177 http://www.camera.it/parlam/leggi/deleghe/testi/05177dl.htm (in Italian) |
| Decreto Legislativo 15 marzo 2010, n. 44 (Decree on the Implementation of Directive 2007/65, amending the Decree of 31 july 2005) |
| http://www.urp.it/allegati/DECRETOLEGISLATIVO15marzo2010nr44.pdf (PDF;in Italian) |
| http://wwwen.uni.lu/content/download/31290/371510/file/Italy_translation.pdf [unofficial translation in English;University of Luxembourg] |
| Further legal information / Further information on media law and regulation |
| AGCOM: http://www.agcom.it/eng/eng_intro.htm |
| Kosovo (under UNSCR 1244) |
| Main Broadcasting Acts |
| Ligji Nr. 02/L-15 PËR KOMISIONIN E PAVARUR TË MEDIAVE DHE TRANSMETIMIN Zakon Br. 02/L-15 o Nezavisnoj Komisiji za Medije i radio Difuziju Law No. 02/L-15 on the Independent Media Commission and Broadcasting (approved by the Assembly on 21/04/05; promulgated by the SRSG with amendments on 8/07/05). http://www.imc-ko.org/IMG/pdf/IMC_Law_ENG_FINAL.pdf [PDF; in English] Consolidated text http://www.imc-ko.org/IMG/pdf/IMC_Law_Final_Alb.pdf [PDF; in Albanian] Consolidated text http://www.imc-ko.org/IMG/pdf/IMC_Law_FInal_Ser.pdf [PDF; in Serbian] Consolidated text |
| Further legal information / Further information on media law and regulation |
| Independent Media Commission (Kosovo) http://www.kpm-ks.org/?gjuha=3 [HTML; in English/Albanian/Serbian] OSCE Mission in Kosovo http://www.osce.org/kosovo/13419.html |
|
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| Latvia |
| Main Broadcasting Acts |
|
Elektronisko plasazinas lidzeklu likums (Law on Electronic Media implementing the AVMS Directive) |
| http://www.likumi.lv/doc.php?id=214039 (in Latvian) |
| http://wwwen.uni.lu/research/fdef/media_law/audiovisual_media_services_directive/national_execution_measures/latvia (unofficial English version;University of Luxembourg) |
| Further legal information / Further information on media law and regulation |
| Translation and Terminology Centre (links to english translations
of Freedom of information law, Constitution etc.) http://www.ttc.lv/?id=50 |
| National Broadcasting Council |
| http://www.nrtp.lv/lv/padome/aktualitates/ |
| Lithuania |
| Main Broadcasting Acts |
|
Law on provision of information to the public of 2 July 1996
no. I-1418 (last amended on 30 September 2010 – No XI-1049) Law on Electronic Communications of 15 April 2004 No. IX-2135 - ELEKTRONINIŲ RYŠIŲ Į S T A T Y M A
S 2004 m. balandžio 15 d. Nr. IX-2135 |
Further legal information / Further information on media law and regulation |
| Radio and Television Commission of Lithuania: http://www.rtk.lt/en/ |
| Luxembourg |
| Main Broadcasting Acts |
| Loi du 17 décembre 2010 portant modification de la loi modifiée du 27 juillet 1991 sut les médias électroniques |
| http://cnpl.lu/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Loi-médias-texte-modif-2010-Mém-A-241-du-24-déc-2010a241.pdf |
| Loi du 8 juin 2004 sur la liberté d'expression dans les médias http://www.cnpl.lu/upload/101.pdf Loi du 2 avril 2001 portant modification de la loi du 27 juillet 1991 sur les médias électroniques http://www.cnpl.lu/upload/103.pdf Loi du 27 juillet 1991 sur les médias électroniques [PDF; in French] http://www.cnpl.lu/upload/102.pdf Code administratif ; Vol. 2 ; Presse et médias électroniques (codification toutes lois)[PDF; in French] http://www.cnpl.lu/upload/100.pdf |
| Further legal information / Further information on media law and regulation |
| CNP - regulatory Authority http://www.cnpl.lu/ Portail Médias et Communication du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg http://www.mediacom.public.lu/legislation/textes_nat_vig/index.html [in French only] |
| Malta |
| Main Broadcasting Acts |
| Broadcasting Act, 1991 (ACT No. XII of 1991), consolidated
version 2010 http://www.ba-malta.org/file.aspx?f=1060 [in English] |
|
Further legal information
/ Further information on media law and regulation |
|
Moldova |
| Main Broadcasting Acts |
| Audiovisual Code LPC260/2006, consolidated version 2008 http://cca.md/sites/default/files/Codul_Audiovizualului_25.11.2008.pdf [PDF; Romanian] |
| Further legal information / Further information on media law and regulation |
|
Coordinating Council on Audiovisual of Moldova |
| Montenegro |
| Main Broadcasting Acts |
|
Law on amendement to the Broadcasting Law (2004) |
| http://www.ardcg.org/en/index2.php?option=com_docman&task=doc_view&gid=2&Itemid=4 (in English) |
| New Law on Electronic Media (2010) |
| http://www.skupstina.me/index.php?strana=zakoni&id=1165 |
| Further legal information / Further information on media law and regulation |
| Broadcasting Agency Council (in English) |
| http://www.ardcg.org/en/index.php |
| Agency for Electronic Communications and Postal Services |
| http://www.ekip.me/eng/agency/ |
| Netherlands |
|
Main Broadcasting Acts |
| Media Regeling 2008 |
| http://wetten.overheid.nl/BWBR0025040/geldigheidsdatum_22-06-2011 |
| Wet van 10 december 2009 tot wijziging van de Mediawet 2008 en de Tabakswet ter implementatie van de richtlijn Audiovisuele mediadiensten (New media and Tobacco Act) |
| https://zoek.officielebekendmakingen.nl/stb-2009-552.html (in Dutch) |
| http://wwwen.uni.lu/research/fdef/media_law/audiovisual_media_services_directive/national_execution_measures/netherlands (unofficial English version;University of Luxembourg) |
| Further legal information / Further information on media law and regulation |
| Commissariaat voor de Media http://www.cvdm.nl/content.jsp?objectid=6872 [in Dutch] http://www.cvdm.nl/content.jsp?objectid=7264 [in English] |
| Norway |
| Main Broadcasting Acts |
| Lov om kringkasting LOV-1992-12-04-127 / Act no. 127 of 4 December
1992 relating to Broadcasting (With subsequent amendments, most recently
by Act No. 98 of 17 June 2005) http://www.lovdata.no/all/nl-19921204-127.html [HTML; in Norwegian] http://www.smf.no/sw261.asp [HTML/ASP; in English : unofficial translation] Forskrift om kringkasting FOR-1997-02-28-153 / Regulations No. 153 of 28 February 1997 relating to broadcasting http://www.lovdata.no/for/sf/kk/kk-19970228-0153.html [HTML; in Norwegian] |
| Further legal information / Further information on media law and regulation |
| Medietilsynet/ The Norwegian Media Authority http://www.medietilsynet.no/en-gb/The-Norwegian-Media-Authority/English-Menu/The-Legislation/ [in English] http://www.medietilsynet.no/no/Oppslag/Lover-og-praksis/Lovsamling/ [in Norwegian] The ministry of Culture and Church Affairs http://www.regjeringen.no/en/dep/kkd.html?id=545 |
| Poland |
| Main Broadcasting Acts |
| Ustawa z dnia 29 grudnia 1992 o radiofonii i telewizji/ BROADCASTING
ACT adopted by the Polish Parliament on December 29, 1992 http://www.krrit.gov.pl/bip/Regulacjeprawne/Polska/tabid/73/Default.aspx [PDF; in Polish] (Last update April 21, 2007: amended by zm. Dz.U.07.61.411) Ustawa z dnia 25 marca 2011 r. o zmianie ustawy o radiofonii i telewizji oraz niektórych innych ustaw (Act on Audiovisual Media Services) |
| http://www.infor.pl/dziennik-ustaw,rok,2011,nr,85/poz,459,ustawa-o-zmianie-ustawy-o-radiofonii-i-telewizji-oraz-niektorych-innych-ustaw.html [in Polish] |
| Further legal information / Further information on media law and regulation |
| Regulation of the National Broadcasting Council of April 29,
2008 http://www.krrit.gov.pl/bip/Regulacjeprawne/Polska/tabid/73/Default.aspx [in Polish] http://www.krrit.gov.pl/bip/eng/Documents/Regulations/tabid/369/language/pl-PL/Default.aspx [in English] |
| Portugal |
| Main Broadcasting Acts |
| Lei da Rádio (Lei 4/2001, de 23 de Fevereiro) / Radio Broadcasting
Act (Law 4/2001 of 23 February 2001) http://www.rtp.pt/wportal/grupo/pdf/lei_n4_2001_23fevereiro.pdf [in Portuguese] http://www.icp.pt/template20.jsp?categoryId=5439&contentId=17172 [in English] Non consolidated version! Lei n.º 7/2006, de 3 de Março, Segunda alteração à Lei n.º 4/2001, Aprova a Lei da Rádio - Law no. 7/2006, of 3 of March, 2nd amendment to Law no. 4/2001, Approves the Radio Law http://www.icp.pt/template20.jsp?categoryId=2483&contentId=339825 [in Portuguese] http://www.icp.pt/template20.jsp?categoryId=5439&contentId=354227 [in English] Lei aprova a lei da televisao que regula o acesso a actividade da televisao e o seu exercicio (Lei n.º 27/2007, de 30 de Julho)/ Act regulating access to and exercise of broadcasting activities (Law 32/2003 of 30 July 2007) http://dre.pt/pdf1sdip/2007/07/14500/0484704865.PDF Lei da Televisão (Lei n.º 32/2003, de 22 de Agosto)/ Television Broadcasting Act (Law 32/2003 of 22 August 2003) Partially revoked!! http://www.icp.pt/template20.jsp?categoryId=2566&contentId=122135 [in Portuguese] http://www.icp.pt/template20.jsp?categoryId=5522&contentId=123304 [in English] Lei da Televisão (Decreto-Lein n.º 84/2005 de 28 de Abril) / Television Act (Decree Lawn n.º 84/2005 of 28 April) http://www.icp.pt/template20.jsp?categoryId=2566&contentId=277957 [in Portuguese] http://www.icp.pt/template20.jsp?categoryId=5522&contentId=278885 [in English] Reestruturação do sector empresarial do Estado na área do áudio-visual / Reorganisation of the State enterprise sector in the audiovisual domain http://www.icp.pt/template20.jsp?categoryId=75250&contentId=122462 [in Portuguese] http://www.icp.pt/template20.jsp?categoryId=75530&contentId=123339 [in English] Cria a ERC - Entidade Reguladora para a Comunicação Social, extinguindo a Alta Autoridade para a Comunicação Social (Lei n.º 53/2005 de 8 de Novembro) http://www.erc.pt/index.php?op=conteudo&lang=pt&id=67&mainLevel=folhaSolta [in Portuguese] Estatutos da ERC - Entidade Reguladora para a Comunicação Social http://www.erc.pt/index.php?op=conteudo&lang=pt&id=68&mainLevel=folhaSolta [in Portuguese] |
| Lei n.°8/2011 procede à 1.ª alteração à Lei da Televisão, aprovada pela Lei n.º 27/2007, de 30 de Julho, à 12.ª alteração ao Código da Publicidade, aprovado pelo Decreto -Lei n.º 330/90, de 23 de Outubro, e à 1.ª alteração à Lei n.º 8/2007, de 14 de Fevereiro, que procede à reestruturação da concessionária do serviço público de rádio e de televisão, transpondo a Directiva n.º 2007/65/CE, do Parlamento Europeu e do Conselho, de 11 de Dezembro.(Law n.°8/2011;First amendment to the Television Act approved by Law no. 27/2007 dated 30 July, 12th amendment to the Publicity Code approved by Law-decree no. 330/90 dated 23 October, as well as first amendment to the law that restructures the radio and television public service broadcasters approved by law no. 8/2007 dated 14 February, transposing Directive no. 2007/65/CE of the European Parliament and the European Council dated 11 December 2007) |
| http://dre.pt/pdf1sdip/2011/04/07100/0213902175.pdf (in Portugese) |
|
Further legal information / Further information on media law and regulation |
| ANACOM (Autoridade Nacional de Comunicações) http://www.anacom.pt/ (http://www.icp.pt/) ERC (Entidade Reguladora para a Comunicação Social) http://www.erc.pt |
| Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) |
| Main Broadcasting Acts |
| Broadcasting Law 2005 - Law on Broadcasting Activity (entered
into force on November 29, 2005) http://www.srd.org.mk/images/stories/legislativa/zakon_za_radiodifuzija_english.pdf [PDF; in English] |
| Law on Amending the Law on Broadcasting Activity from 2005 (12
February 2007, Official Gazette No.19/2007 from 19.02.2007) http://www.srd.org.mk/images/stories/legislativa/Zakon_za_izmenuvanje_na_ZRD_2007.pdf [PDF; in original language] Law for Changing and Amending the Broadcasting Law (Official Gazette of RM, No. 103 19.08.2008) |
| http://www.srd.org.mk/images/stories/legislativa/ZAKON_ZA_IZMENUVAWE_I_DOPOLNUVAWE_NA_ZAKONOT_ZA_RADIODIFUZNATA_DEJNOST.pdf |
| Further legal information / Further information on media law and regulation |
| Broadcasting Council
of the Republic of Macedonia (Legislation) http://www.srd.org.mk/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=36&Itemid=48&lang=en [in English] |
| Romania |
| Main Broadcasting Acts |
| Legea audiovizualului nr. 504/2002 (Text în vigoare începând
cu data de 28 februarie 2011) The Law no. 504 / July 11, 2002 - Law on Radio and Television Broadcasting http://www.cna.ro/Legea-audiovizualului.html [in Romanian] Consolidated text http://www.cna.ro/The-Audio-visual-Law,1655.html[HTML; in English] (Text non consolidated!) |
| Further legal information / Further information on media law and regulation |
|
National Audiovisual Council - CNA |
| Serbia |
| Main Broadcasting Acts |
|
The Broadcasting
Law of Republic of Serbia, no. 42/2002 |
| http://www.paragraf.rs/propisi/zakon_o_javnom_informisanju.html [consolidated version 2010;in original language] |
| Law on Electronic Communications 44/2010 |
| http://www.paragraf.rs/propisi/zakon_o_elektronskim_komunikacijama.html [in originial language] |
| Law on Advertising 79/2005 |
| http://www.paragraf.rs/propisi/zakon_o_oglasavanju.html [in originial language] |
| Further legal information / Further information on media law and regulation |
| Republic Broadcasting Agency |
| http://www.rra.org.rs/ |
|
OSCE Mission in Serbia |
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Slovak Republic |
| Main Broadcasting Acts |
| Zákon c. 498/2009 |
| http://www.zbierka.sk/zz/predpisy/default.aspx?PredpisID=209385&FileName=zz2009-00498-0209385&Rocnik=2009&#xml=http://www.zbierka.sk/zz/predpisy/default.aspx?HitFile=True&FileID=573&Flags=160&IndexFile=zz2009&Text=498/2009 [in Slovak] |
| http://wwwen.uni.lu/content/download/31318/371622/file/Slovakia_translation.pdf [unofficial English translation; University of Luxembourg] |
| Further legal information / Further information on media law and regulation |
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The National Broadcasting Council |
| Slovenia |
| Main Broadcasting Acts |
| Zakon
o Medijih (Ur. l. RS št. 110/06-UPB1 in 69/06-ZOIPub)/ Mass Media Act (Official
Gazette of the Republic of Slovenia no. 110/06-UPB1 and 69/06-ZOIPub) http://www.uradni-list.si/1/objava.jsp?urlid=2006110&stevilka=4666 [in Slovenian] http://www.apek.si/sl/datoteke/File/2007/osebna%20izkaznica/public_media_act_official_consolidated_version_zmed+zmed-a_unofficial_translation_english.pdf [unofficial translation in English] Zakon o elektronskih komunikacijah (Ur. l. RS št. 13/07-UPB1 in 102/07-ZDRad)/ Electronic Communications Act (Official Gazette of the Republic of Slovenia no. 13/07-UPB1 and 102/07-ZDRad) http://www.uradni-list.si/1/ulonline.jsp?urlid=200713&dhid=87527 [in Slovenian] http://www.apek.si/sl/datoteke/File/2007/osebna%20izkaznica/electronic_communications_act_official_consolidated_version_zekom-upb1_unofficial_translation_english.pdf [unofficial translation in English] Zakon o digitalni radiodifuziji (Ur. l. RS št. 102/07)/ Digital Broadcasting Act (Official Gazette of the Republic of Slovenia no. 102/07) http://www.uradni-list.si/1/objava.jsp?urlid=2007102&stevilka=5066 [in Slovenian] |
| Further legal information /Further information on broadcasting acts and secondary regulation |
| http://www.apek.si/sl/predmetna_zakonodaja [in Slovenian] |
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Spain |
| Main Broadcasting Acts |
| New General Law of Audiovisual Communications |
|
http://www.boe.es/boe/dias/2010/04/01/pdfs/BOE-A-2010-5292.pdf [PDF;in Spanish] http://wwwen.uni.lu/research/fdef/media_law/audiovisual_media_services_directive/national_execution_measures/spain [unofficial English translation;University of Luxembourg] |
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LEY 17/2006, de 5 de junio, de la radio y la televisión de titularidad
estatal - Act 17/2006 on National Public Radio and TV of 5 june 2006 Ley 10/2005, de 14 de junio, de medidas
urgentes de impulso de la televisión digital terrestre, de liberalización
de la televisión por cable y de fomento del pluralismo, Boletín Oficial
del Estado n. 142, de 15.06.2005 LEY 22/1999, de 7 de junio, de Modificación de la Ley 25/1994,
de 12 de julio, por la que se incorpora al Ordenamiento Jurídico Español
la Directiva 89/552/CEE, sobre la coordinación de disposiciones legales,
reglamentarias y administrativas de los Estados miembros, relativas al
ejercicio de actividades de radiodifusión televisiva LEY 10/1988, de 3 de mayo, de Televisión Privada - Law
10/1988 on private TV (Consolidated version) |
| Further legal information / Further information on media law and regulation |
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Comisión del Mercado
de las Telecomunicaciones - CMT Audiovisual Council of Navarra - COAN |
| Sweden |
| Main Broadcasting Acts |
| Radio- och TV-lag/ The Radio and TV Act (17/06/2010) |
| http://62.95.69.15/cgi-bin/thw?%24%7BHTML%7D=sfst_lst&%24%7BOOHTML%7D=sfst_dok&%24%7BSNHTML%7D=sfst_err&%24%7BMAXPAGE%7D=26&%24%7BTRIPSHOW%7D=format%3DTHW&%24%7BBASE%7D=SFST&%24%7BANDOR%7D=NOT&%24%7BFREETEXT%7D=Radio-och+TV+lag+&tidb=%3C2011-6-22&UPPH=%3C2011-6-22&%24%7BSORT%7D=%C5R%2CLPNR+ [in Swedish] |
| http://wwwen.uni.lu/content/download/31322/371638/file/Sweden_translation.pdf [unofficial English translation; University of Luxembourg] |
| Further legal information / Further information on media law and regulation |
| Myndigheten for radio och tv |
| http://www.radioochtv.se/ |
| Switzerland |
| Main Broadcasting Acts |
|
Bundesgesetz über Radio und Fernsehen (RTVG) vom 24. März 2006
[PDF; in German] |
| Further legal information / Further information on media law and regulation |
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OFCOM/BAKOM |
| Turkey |
| Main Broadcasting Act |
|
3984 Sayili Radyo ve Televizyonlarin Kurulus ve Yayinlari Hakkinda
Kanun |
| Law No.6112 on the establishment of Radio and Television Entreprises and their Media Services |
| http://www.rtuk.org.tr/sayfalar/IcerikGoster.aspx?icerik_id=5a3cac1e-b6d9-4b23-bc7a-8dcd671fceba [in Turkish] |
| Further legal information / Further information on media law and regulation |
| RTÜK - Department of International Affairs http://www.rtuk.org.tr/sayfalar/IcerikGoster.aspx?icerik_id=bfff1412-2827-4cd4-8b3b-26db94ab46b1 |
| Ukraine |
| Main Broadcasting Acts |
|
THE LAW OF UKRAINE On the National Television and Radio Broadcasting Council of Ukraine |
| http://nrada.gov.ua/en/medialegislation/1289837451.html [in English] |
| THE LAW OF UKRAINE on Television and Radio Broadcasting |
| http://nrada.gov.ua/en/medialegislation.html [in English] |
| Act governing Regulatory Authority |
| Law on the National
TV and Broadcasting Council of Ukraine: http://www.nrada.gov.ua/documents/zakon_nr.doc [in English] |
| United Kingdom |
| Main Broadcasting Acts |
| Communications Act 2003 http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2003/21/pdfs/ukpga_20030021_en.pdf [PDF; in English] Office of Communications Act 2002 http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2002/11/pdfs/ukpga_20020011_en.pdf [HTML; in English] |
| Further legal information / Further information on media regulation(Ofcom - UK) |
| Broadcast Codes http://www.ofcom.org.uk/tv/ifi/codes (TV) http://www.ofcom.org.uk/radio/ifi/codes/ (Radio) |
| Other Media Legislation |
| http://www.legislation.gov.uk/all?title=media |
| Other Sources |
| The Erich Pommer Institute in Berlin provides a free accessible Database for media legislation, which is available at: http://www.legalbasics.org |
| The University of Luxembourg provides a free accessible Database with the measures taken by each member state in order to implement the Audiovisual Media Services Directive, as well as their English translation, which is available at: http://wwwen.uni.lu/research/fdef/media_law/audiovisual_media_services_directive/national_execution_measures |