epra: regulatory authorities / regulation world-wide

Media Legislation

Last update: 24.06.11

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
http://www.kkrt.gov.al/sq/legjislacioni/19-rregullore-per-parandalimin-e-konfliktit-te-interesave

Andorra

Main Broadcasting Acts
Law on public broadcasting and television and the incorporation of the public company Ràdio i Televisió d'Andorra SA
http://www.caa.ad/cat/continguts/presentacio/lleis.html [Catalan version] http://www.caa.ad/continguts/presentacio/lleis.html
http://www.caa.ad/eng/continguts/presentacio/lleis.html [in English]

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
Privatradiogesetz (PrR-G)
http://www.rtr.at/web.nsf/deutsch/Rundfunk_Rundfunkrecht_Gesetze_RFGesetze_PrR-G [HTML; in German]
http://www.rtr.at/web.nsf/englisch/Rundfunk_Rundfunkrecht_Gesetze_RFGesetze_PrR-G [PDF; in English]
ORF-Gesetz / Federal Act on the Austrian Broadcasting Corporation (ORF Act)
http://www.rtr.at/web.nsf/deutsch/Rundfunk_Rundfunkrecht_Gesetze_RFGesetze_ORF-G [HTML; in German]
http://www.rtr.at/web.nsf/englisch/Rundfunk_Rundfunkrecht_Gesetze_RFGesetze_ORF-G [PDF; in English unofficial consolidated version]
KommAustria-Gesetz (KOG) Bundesgesetz über die Einrichtung einer Kommunikationsbehörde Austria ("KommAustria") und eines Bundeskommunikationssenates / Federal Act on the establishment of an "Austrian Communications Authority" (KommAustria) - KOG
http://www.rtr.at/web.nsf/deutsch/Rundfunk_Rundfunkrecht_Gesetze_RFGesetze_KOG [HTML; in German]
http://www.rtr.at/web.nsf/englisch/Rundfunk_Rundfunkrecht_Gesetze_RFGesetze_KOG [PDF; in English]

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
Information on the complete legal framework:
http://www.rtr.at/en/m/Gesetze

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/

Belgium: Flemish Community

Main Broadcasting Acts

"Media Decree":decreet betreffende radio-omroep en televisie, publicatie Belgisch Staatsblad 30/04/2009) [PDF; in Flemish]
Unofficial translation in EN: ACT on radio and television broadcasting: http://www.vlaamseregulatormedia.be/media/9726/newdecrees.pdf
"VRM Decree" on Regulatory Authority of 16 December 2005 [for a consolidated version, see titel X of Media Decree above]
http://www.vlaamseregulatormedia.be/regelgeving/VRM-decreet.pdf [PDF;in Flemish and French]
"Decision on entry into force of VRM Decree": besluit van de Vlaamse Regering van 10 februari 2006
http://www.vlaamseregulatormedia.be/regelgeving/BVR-inwerkingtreding.pdf [PDF; in Flemish and French]
"Procedurebesluit: besluit van de Vlaamse Regering van 30 juni 2006 betreffende de procedure voor de Vlaamse Regulator voor de Media [HTML; in Flemish and French]
Decree by the Government of Flanders concerning the procedure for the "Flemish Media Regulator of 30 June 2006 [PDF; in English] english translation)

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
(BS 09.09.08); D. 25.05.09 (BS 14.07.09); D. 03.12.09 (BS 15.12.09)]
http://www.medienrat.be/weimages/Dekret-neu.pdf (in German)

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
http://www.medienrat.be/downloads.html

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
Communications Regulations Commission (CRC)[in English]
http://www.crc.bg/section.php?id=9&lang=en
Law of the Telecommunications, Prom. SG. 88/7 Oct 2003, amend. SG. 19/1 Mar 2005
http://www.crc.bg/files/_en/LAW_OF_THE_TELECOMMUNICATIONS.htm

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]

Promulgation of the Radio and Television Broadcasting Act, Consolidated Act no.827 of 26/08/2009 (In force)[HTML; in English]
http://kum.dk/Documents/English%20website/Media/Promulgation%20of%20the%20Radio%20and%20Television%20Broadcasting%20Act%202010.pdf

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]
http://wwwen.uni.lu/content/download/31270/371430/file/Finland_translation.pdf [PDF;unofficial translation in English, University of Luxembourg]

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
http://www.die-medienanstalten.de/fileadmin/Download/Rechtsgrundlagen/Gesetze_aktuell/13._RStV_01.04.2010_01.pdf [PDF; in German]
http://www.die-medienanstalten.de/fileadmin/Download/Rechtsgrundlagen/Gesetze_aktuell/13._RStV-englisch.pdf [PDF; in English]

Staatsvertrag über den Schutz der Menschenwürde und den Jugendschutz in Rundfunk und Telemedien
Jugendmedienschutz-Staatsvertrag JMStV - zuletzt geändert durch den neunten Rundfunkänderungsstaatsvertrag / Interstate Treaty on the protection of minors
http://www.die-medienanstalten.de/fileadmin/Download/Rechtsgrundlagen/Gesetze/JMStV_aktuell_deutsch.pdf [PDF; in German]
http://www.die-medienanstalten.de/fileadmin/Download/Rechtsgrundlagen/Gesetze_aktuell/_JMStV_Stand_13_RStV_mit_Titel_english.pdf [PDF; in English]

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
Relevant Legislation for Communications
http://www.gra.gi/index.php?site=home&section=legislation
Relevant Legislation for Broadcasting
http://www.gra.gi/index.php?site=broadcasting
Gibraltar Regulatory Authority (GRA)
http://www.gra.gi/

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)
http://www.ortt.hu/english.php [HTML; in English]

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)
http://www.gov.im/lib/docs/infocentre/acts/broadcastingact.pdf
Broadcasting Act 1993 - An Act of Tynwald (Isle of Man Parliament) [WORD; in English]

Israel

Further legal information / Further information on media law and regulation

Israel Broadcasting Authority
http://www.iba.org.il/ [in Hebrew]
The Second Authority for Television and Radio
http://www.rashut2.org.il/english_index.asp [in English]

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

Latvia

Main Broadcasting Acts

Elektronisko plašsazinas 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)
VISUOMENĖS INFORMAVIMO ĮSTATYMAS 1996 m. liepos 2 d. Nr. I-1418
http://www.rtk.lt/assets/files/VisuomInformavIstat2010(1).doc [WORD; in Lithunian]
http://www.rtk.lt/assets/files/VIEng;2011.DOC [WORD; in english]

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
http://www.rtk.lt/lt/teises_aktai/lr_elektroniniu_rysiu_istatymas [HTML; in Lithuanian]
http://www.rtk.lt/assets/files/ElektorniniuRysiuENG.doc [WORD; in english]

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
Primary and Subsidiary legislation:
http://www.ba-malta.org/primary-sub [in English]

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
http://www.cca.md/ [Romanian]

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
http://www.cna.ro/-Legislation-.html [HTML; in English]

Serbia

Main Broadcasting Acts

The Broadcasting Law of Republic of Serbia, no. 42/2002
http://www.paragraf.rs/propisi/zakon_o_radiodifuziji.html [consolidated version 2009;in original language]
The public information Law

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
http://194.8.63.155/serbia/

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

The National Broadcasting Council
http://www.rada-rtv.sk/sk/ [in Slovak]
http://www.rada-rtv.sk/en/ [in English]

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]

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]

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
http://www.boe.es/boe/dias/2006/06/06/pdfs/A21207-21218.pdf [PDF; in Spanish]

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
Act 10/2005, on urgent measures for the promotion of digital terrestrial TV, liberalization of cable TV and promotion of media pluralism
http://www.boe.es/boe/dias/2005/06/15/pdfs/A20562-20567.pdf [PDF; in Spanish]

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
Law 25/94 of 7 June modifying law 22/1999 on the implementation of the TVWF Directive
http://www.boe.es/boe/dias/1999/06/08/pdfs/A21765-21774.pdf[PDF; in Spanish]

LEY 10/1988, de 3 de mayo, de Televisión Privada - Law 10/1988 on private TV (Consolidated version)
http://noticias.juridicas.com/base_datos/Admin/l10-1988.html [PDF; in Spanish]

Further legal information / Further information on media law and regulation

Comisión del Mercado de las Telecomunicaciones - CMT
http://www.cmt.es/cmt_ptl_ext/SelectOption.do?nav=norma_espanyola

Catalonia Audiovisual Council - CAC
LLEI 22/2005, de 29 de desembre, de la comunicació audiovisual de Catalunya / Catalan Broadcasting Act 22/2005 of 29 December
http://www.cac.cat/pfw_files/cma/normativa_sa/Ley_22-2005.pdf [PDF; in Catalan]
The CAC Act- Text refós de la Llei 2/2000, de 4 de maig, del Consell de l'Audiovisual de Catalunya - LAW 2/2000 of 4 May on the Catalan Audio-visual Council
http://www.cac.cat/pfw_files/cma/normativa_sa/Texto_consolidado_Ley_CAC-cast.pdf [PDF; in Catalan]

Audiovisual Council of Navarra - COAN
http://www.consejoaudiovisualdenavarra.es/legisla/radiotv.htm (in Spanish; regional+national)
Ley Foral 18/2001, de 5 de julio, por la que se regula la actividad audiovisual en Navarra y se crea el Consejo Audiovisual de Navarra
http://www.consejoaudiovisualdenavarra.es/legisla/documents/Ley_Foral_18_2001_m.pdf

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]
Loi fédérale sur la radio et la television (LRTV) du 24 mars 2006 [PDF; in French]
Law on Radio and Television (LRTV) of 24 March 2006 [general information: in English]
Radio- und Fernsehverordnung vom 9. März 2007 [PDF; in German]
Ordonnance sur la radio et la télévision (ORTV) du 9 mars 2007 [PDF; in French]

Further legal information / Further information on media law and regulation

OFCOM/BAKOM
http://www.ofcom.admin.ch/dokumentation/gesetzgebung/00512/index.html?lang=en [in English, French, Italian and German]
Confederatio Helvetica
http://www.admin.ch/ch/d/sr/78.html#784.4 [in French, German and Italian]

Turkey

Main Broadcasting Act

3984 Sayili Radyo ve Televizyonlarin Kurulus ve Yayinlari Hakkinda Kanun
http://www.rtuk.org.tr/sayfalar/DosyaIndir.aspx?icerik_id=45bb098c-100d-409d-b948-cba6831399a4 [WORD; in Turkish]
Law No. 3984 of 20 April 1994 on the Establishment of Radio and Television Enterprises and Their Broadcasts
http://www.rtuk.org.tr/sayfalar/IcerikGoster.aspx?icerik_id=b41eac9a-bc39-4213-91f3-0d39931c1f1d [HTML; in English]

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