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Directives, decisions, recommendations, resolutions, conclusions

Commission Decision of 21 December 2011 on the compatibility with EU law of measures to be taken by Italy pursuant to Article 14 Directive 2010/13/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council on the coordination of certain provisions laid down by law, regulation or administrative action in Member States concerning the provision of audiovisual media services (Audiovisual Media Services Directive)
(2012/394/EU)OJ L 187 of 17.07 2012, pages 57-61

Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on certain permitted uses of orphan works
COM(2011) 289 final - 2011/0136 (COD), 24 May 2011

Participation of the Swiss Confederation in the Community programme MEDIA 2007
Decision No 1/2011 of the EU-Switzerland Joint Committee established in the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation in the audiovisual field, establishing the terms and conditions for the
participation of the Swiss Confederation in the Community programme MEDIA 2007 of 21 January 2011 on the updating of Article 1 of Annex I to the Agreement
published in OJ L 81 of 29 March 2011, p.16-17

Corrigendum to Directive 2010/13/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 10 March 2010 on the coordination of certain provisions laid down by law, regulation or administrative action in Member States concerning the provision of audiovisual media services (Audiovisual Media Services Directive) ( OJ L 95, 15.4.2010 )
Published in OJ L 263 of 6.10.2010, p. 15–15

Council Decision of 26 July 2010 concerning the conclusion of an
Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation in the audiovisual field,
establishing the terms and conditions for the participation of the Swiss Confederation in the Community programme MEDIA 2007, and a Final Act - 2010/478/EU
Published in OJ L 234 of 4.9.2010, p. 1–2

Directive 2010/13/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 10 March 2010 on the coordination of certain provisions laid down by law, regulation or administrative action in Member States concerning the provision of audiovisual media services
(Audiovisual Media Services Directive) - (codified version)
published in OJ L51 of 15.4.2010

Commission Recommendation of 20 August 2009 on
Media literacy in the digital environment for a more competitive audiovisual and content industry and an inclusive knowledge society (2009/625/EC).
Published in OJ L 227 of 29.8.2009, p. 9–12

Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the coordination of certain provisions laid down by law, regulation or administrative action in Member States concerning the provision of audiovisual media services
(Audiovisual Media Services Directive) (Codified version)
COM/2009/0185 final - COD 2009/0056

Council conclusions of 20 November 2008 on the
Development of legal offers of online cultural and creative content and the prevention and combating of piracy in the digital environment
published in OJ C 319 of 13.12.2008, p. 15–17

Directive 2007/65/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2007 amending Council Directive 89/552/EEC on the coordination of certain provisions laid down by law, regulation or administrative action in Member States concerning the pursuit of television broadcasting activities - published in OJ L 332 of 18 December 2007.

Council Decision of 28 September 2007 concerning the signature and provisional application of an
Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation in the audio-visual field, establishing the terms and conditions for the participation of the Swiss Confederation in the Community programme MEDIA 2007, and a Final Act 2007/745/EC

Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation in the audiovisual field, establishing the terms and conditions for the participation of the Swiss Confederation in the Community programme MEDIA
2007/745/EC Final Act Official Journal L 303 , 21/11/2007 P. 0009 - 0023

Commission Decision of 16 October 2007 on the compatibility with Community law of measures taken by the United Kingdom pursuant to Article 3a(1) of Council Directive 89/552/EEC on the coordination of certain provisions laid down by law, regulation or administrative action in Member States concerning the pursuit of television broadcasting activities (Text with EEA relevance) (2007/730/EC)
OJ L 295 of 14.11.2007, pages 12-27

Commission Decision of 25 June 2007 on the compatibility with Community law of measures taken by Austria pursuant to Article 3a(1) of Council Directive 89/552/EEC on the coordination of certain provisions laid down by law, regulation or administrative action in Member States concerning the pursuit of television broadcasting activities (2007/477/EC)

OJ L 180 of 10.07.2007, pages 11-16

Commission Decision of 25 June 2007 on the compatibility with Community law of measures taken by Belgium pursuant to Article 3a(1) of Council Directive 89/552/EEC on the coordination of certain provisions laid down by law, regulation or administrative action in Member States concerning the pursuit of television broadcasting activities
(2007/479/EC)

OJ L 180 of 10.07.2007, pages 24-32

Commission Decision of 25 June 2007 on the compatibility with Community law of measures taken by Finland pursuant to Article 3a(1) of Council Directive 89/552/EEC on the coordination of certain provisions laid down by law, regulation or administrative action in Member States concerning the pursuit of television broadcasting activities
(2007/481/EC)

OJ L 180 of 10.07.2007, pages 38-41

Commission Decision of 25 June 2007 on the compatibility with Community law of measures taken by France pursuant to Article 3a(1) of Council Directive 89/552/EEC on the coordination of certain provisions laid down by law, regulation or administrative action in Member States concerning the pursuit of television broadcasting activities
(2007/480/EC)

OJ L 180 of 10.07.2007, pages 33-37

Commission Decision of 25 June 2007 on the compatibility with Community law of measures taken by Germany pursuant to Article 3a(1) of Council Directive 89/552/EEC on the coordination of certain provisions laid down by law,
regulation or administrative action in Member States concerning the pursuit of television broadcasting activities (2007/476/EC)

OJ L 180 of 10.07.2007, pages 8-10

Commission Decision of 25 June 2007 on the compatibility with Community law of measures taken by Ireland pursuant to Article 3a(1) of Council Directive 89/552/EEC on the coordination of certain provisions laid down by law, regulation or administrative action in Member States concerning the pursuit of television broadcasting activities (2007/478/EC)

OJ L 180 of 10.07.2007, pages 17-23

Commission Decision of 25 June 2007 on the compatibility with Community law of measures taken by Italy pursuant to Article 3a(1) of Council Directive 89/552/EEC on the coordination of certain provisions laid down by law, regulation or administrative action in Member States concerning the pursuit of television broadcasting activities (2007/475/EC)

OJ L 180 of 10.07.2007, pages 5-7

Recommendation of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 December 2006 on the
Protection of minors and human dignity and on the right of reply in relation to the competitiveness of the European audiovisual and on-line information services industry
OJ L 378, 27.12.2006, p. 72–77

Decision No 1718/2006/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 November 2006 concerning the
I mplementation of a programme of support for the European audiovisual sector (MEDIA 2007)
OJ L 327, 24.11.2006, p. 12–29

High level Group of Regulatory Authorities in the Field of Broadcasting - Annual meeting - Conclusions of the chair, Brussels, 24.03.2006

Recommendation of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 November 2005 on
Film heritage and the competitiveness of related industrial activities
OJ L 323, 9.12.2005, p. 57–61

Conclusions of the High-level Group of Regulatory Authorities in the Field of Broadcasting - Incitement to hatred in broadcasts coming from outside of the European Union : European Broadcasting Regulators coordinate procedures to combat hate broadcasts in Europe, Brussels, 17.03.2005

Decision No 2239/2004/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 November 2004 amending Council Decision 1999/784/EC concerning
Community participation in the European Audiovisual Observatory.
Official Journal L 390, 31.12.2004, p. 1–2

Proposal for a Recommendation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the
Protection of minors and human dignity and the right of reply in relation to the competitiveness of the European audiovisual and information services industry
COM/2004/0341 final - COD 2004/0117

Council Resolution of 19 December 2002 on interactive media content in Europe
Official Journal C 013 , 18/01/2003 P. 0008 – 0009

Council Conclusions of 19 December 2002 on the "Television without Frontiers" Directive
Official Journal C 013 , 18/01/2003 P. 0001 – 0001

Council Resolution on the protection of consumers, in particular young people, through the labelling of certain video games and computer games according to age group, 2 March 2002 (2002/C65/02)
Official Journal C65, 14.3.2002, P.2

Council Resolution of 21 January 2002 on the development of the audiovisual sector
Official Journal C 032 , 05/02/2002 P. 0004 - 0006

Council resolution of 12 February 2001 national aid to the film and audiovisual industries
Official Journal C 073 , 06/03/2001 P. 0003 – 0004

Council resolution of 12 February 2001 on the application of national fixed book-price systems
Official Journal C 073 , 06/03/2001 P. 0005 – 0005

Decision No 163/2001/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 January 2001 on the implementation of a training programme for professionals in the European audiovisual programme industry (MEDIA-Training) (2001-2005)
Official Journal L 026 , 27/01/2001 P. 0001 – 0009

Corrigendum to Council Decision 2000/821/EC of 20 December 2000 on the implementation of a programme to encourage the development, distribution and promotion of European audiovisual works (MEDIA Plus — Development, Distribution and Promotion) (2001-2005) (OJ L 336 of 30.12.2000)
Official Journal L 013 , 17/01/2001 P. 0034 – 0043

Council Decision of 22 November 1999 concerning Community participation in the European Audiovisual Observatory. 1999/784/EC
Official Journal L 307, 2.12.1999, p. 61–61

European Parliament resolution on the Commission communication "Study on Parental Control of Television Broadcasting"
Com(1999)371- C5-0324/1999

Council Decision of 26 April 1999 establishing a Community statistical information infrastructure relating to the industry and markets of the audiovisual and related sectors
Official Journal L 117 , 05/05/1999 P. 0039 – 0041

Resolution of the Council and of the Representatives of the Governments of the Member States, meeting within the Council of 25 January 1999 concerning public service broadcasting
Official Journal C 030 , 05/02/1999 P. 0001 – 0001

Directive 98/84/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 November 1998 on the legal protection of services based on, or consisting of, conditional access
Official Journal L 320 , 28/11/1998 P. 0054 - 0057

Council Recommendation of 24 September 1998 on the development of the competitiveness of the European audiovisual and information services industry by promoting national frameworks aimed at achieving a comparable and effective level of protection of minors and human dignity
Official Journal L 270 , 07/10/1998 P. 0048 – 0055

Council Conclusions of 17 February 1997 on the Green Paper on the protection of minors and human dignity in the audiovisual and information services
Official Journal C 070 , 06/03/1997 P. 0004 - 0004

Directive 97/36/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 June 1997 amending Council Directive 89/552/EEC on the coordination of certain provisions laid down by law, regulation or administrative action in Member States concerning the pursuit of television broadcasting activities
Official Journal L 202 , 30/07/1997 P. 0060 – 0070

Consolidated version:

Council Decision of 22 December 1995 on the implementation of a training programme for professionals in the European audiovisual programme industry (Media II - Training)
Official Journal L 321 , 30/12/1995 P. 0033 – 0038

Council Decision of 10 July 1995 on the implementation of a programme encouraging the development and distribution of European audiovisual works (Media II - Development and distribution) (1996- 2000)
Official Journal L 321 , 30/12/1995 P. 0025 – 0032

Directive 95/47/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 October 1995 on the use of standards for the transmission of television signals
Official Journal L 281 , 23/11/1995 P. 0051 - 0054

Resolution of the Council and the representatives of the Governments of the Member States, meeting within the Council of 5 October 1995 on the image of women and men portrayed in advertising and the media
Official Journal C 028 , 01/02/1996 P. 0117

Commission Directive 95/51/EC of 18 October 1995 amending Directive 90/388/EEC with regard to the abolition of the restrictions on the use of cable television networks for the provision of already liberalized telecommunications services
Official Journal L 256 , 26/10/1995 P. 0049 – 0054

Commission Directive 94/46/EC of 13 October 1994 amending Directive 88/301/EEC and Directive 90/388/EEC in particular with regard to satellite communications
Official Journal L 268 , 19/10/1994 P. 0015 - 0021 (ES, DA, DE, EL, EN, FR, IT, NL, PT)
Finnish special edition: Chapter 8 Volume 2 P. 0063
Swedish special edition: Chapter 8 Volume 2 P. 0063

Council Resolution of 27 June 1994 on a framework for Community policy on digital video broadcasting
Official Journal C 181 , 02/07/1994 P. 0003 – 0004

Council Resolution of 5 November 1993 on the first century of the cinema
Official Journal C 085 , 22/03/1994 P. 0003 - 0003

Council Directive 93/83/EEC of 27 September 1993 on the coordination of certain rules concerning copyright and rights related to copyright applicable to satellite broadcasting and cable retransmission
Official Journal L 248 , 06/10/1993 P. 0015 - 0021
Finnish special edition: Chapter 13 Volume 25 P. 0033
Swedish special edition: Chapter 13 Volume 25 P. 0033

Council Resolution of 22 July 1993 on the development of technology and standards in the field of advanced television services
Official Journal C 209 , 03/08/1993 P. 0001 – 0002

Council Resolution of 28 June 1990 on the strengthening of the Europe-wide cooperation on radio frequencies, in particular with regard to services with a pan-European dimension
Official Journal C 166 , 07/07/1990 P. 0004 – 0006

Council Directive 89/552/EEC of 3 October 1989 on the coordination of certain provisions laid down by Law, Regulation or Administrative Action in Member States concerning the pursuit of television broadcasting activities
Official Journal L 298 , 17/10/1989 P. 0023 - 0030
Finnish special edition: Chapter 6 Volume 3 P. 0003
Swedish special edition: Chapter 6 Volume 3 P. 0003

Council Decision of 27 April 1989 on high- definition television
Official Journal L 142 , 25/05/1989 P. 0001 - 0002
Finnish special edition: Chapter 13 Volume 19 P. 0003
Swedish special edition: Chapter 13 Volume 19 P. 0003

Council Decision of 7 December 1989 on the common action to be taken by the Member States with respect to the adoption of a single world-wide high- definition television production standard by the Plenary Assembly of the International Radio Consultative Committee (CCIR) in 1990
Official Journal L 363 , 13/12/1989 P. 0030 - 0030
Finnish special edition: Chapter 13 Volume 19 P. 0121
Swedish special edition: Chapter 13 Volume 19 P. 0121

Resolution of the Council and of the Ministers responsible for Cultural Affairs, meeting within the Council of 13 November 1986 on the European cinema and television year (1988)
Official Journal C 320 , 13/12/1986 P. 0004 – 0004

Commission Communications and other relevant texts

First report on the promotion of European works on EU television and on-demand services, for the period 2009-2010 - COM (2012)522 (24/09/2012)
Accompanying Staff working Document (SWD(2012) 269 final)

"Revised Guidelines for Monitoring the Application of Articles 16 and 17 of the Audiovisual Media Services (AVMS) Directive"
Doc CC AVMSD (2011) 2 of July 2011
The revised guidelines are intended to help Member States with the monitoring of the implementation of Articles 16 and 17. - Annex

Report from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions
on the application of the Council Recommendation of 24 September 1998 concerning the protection of minors and human dignity and of the Recommendation of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 December 2006 on the protection of minors and human dignity and on the right of reply in relation to the competitiveness of the European audiovisual and online information services industry
Protecting Children in the Digital World (COM/2011/0556 final)

Commission Staff Working Paper accompanying the report (SEC(2011) 1043 final)

Green Paper on the online distribution of audiovisual works in the European Union: opportunities and challenges towards a digital single market
COM(2011) 427
Press release (Reference: IP/11/868 Date: 13/07/2011)

Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on certain permitted uses of orphan works
COM(2011) 289 final - 2011/0136 (COD), 24 May 2011
Accompanying document: Commission Staff Working Document - SEC(2011) 616 final

Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Region
A Single Market for Intellectual Property Rights Boosting creativity and innovation to provide economic growth, high quality jobs and first class products and services in Europe
COM(2011)287 (provisional version)

Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on
Opportunities and Challenges for European Cinema in the Digital Era
COM(2010) 487 final, Brussels, 24.9.2010

Ninth Communication on the application of Articles 4 and 5 of Directive 89/552/EEC, as amended by Directive 97/36/EC and Directive 2007/65/EC for the period 2007-2008 (Promotion of European and independent audiovisual works)
(COM(2010)450 )
accompanying Staff working Document (SEC(2010)995)
adopted on 23.09.2010
Press release

Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions
A Digital Agenda for Europe
COM(2010) 245 - Brussels, 19.05.2010

Communication from the Commission on Copyright in the Knowledge Economy
COM(2009) 532 final
Press release (IP/09/1544)

Communication from the Commission on the
Application of State aid rules to public service broadcasting as adopted by the Commission on 2 July 2009
OJ C 257 of 27.10.2009, p. 1 to 14

Seventh Report from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on the
application of Directive 89/552/EEC "Television without Frontiers"
COM/2009/0309 final

Communication from the Commission concerning the
State aid assessment criteria of the Commission communication on certain legal aspects relating to cinematographic and other audiovisual works (Cinema Communication) of 26 September 2001 (Text with EEA relevance)
OJ C 31, 7.2.2009,

Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions - Eighth Communication on the application of Articles 4 and 5 of Directive 89/552/EEC ‘Television without Frontiers’, as amended by Directive 97/36/EC, for the period 2005 - 2006 [SEC(2008) 2310]
COM(2008) 0481 final

Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on the protection of consumers, in particular minors, in respect of the use of video games - 22 April 2008 -
COM(2008) 207 final

Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on Creative Content Online in the Single Market {SEC(2007) 1710}
COM(2007) 836 final, 03.01.2008

Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions
A European approach to media literacy in the digital environment
COM(2007) 833 final - Brussels, 20.12.2007

Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament pursuant to the second subparagraph of Article 251(2) of the EC Treaty concerning the Common Position of the Council on the adoption of a proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Directive 89/552/EEC on the coordination of certain provisions laid down by law, regulation or administrative Action in Member States concerning the pursuit of television broadcasting activities (Audiovisual Media Services Directive)
/* COM/2007/0639 final - COD 2005/0260 */

Commission communication concerning the prolongation of the application of the Communication on the follow-up to the Commission communication on certain legal aspects relating to cinematographic and other audiovisual works (cinema communication) of 26 September 2001
[OJ 2007/C 134/03]

Report from the Commission to the Council, the European Parliament and the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions On the implementation of Council Decision 1999/784/EC of 22 November 1999 as amended by Decision 2239/2004/EC of the EP and the Council concerning Community participation in the European Audiovisual Observatory

COM/2006/0835 final - SEC(2006) 1806

Seventh communication on the application of Articles 4 and 5 of Directive 89/552/EEC "Television without Frontiers", as amended by Directive 97/36/EC, for the period 2003-2004
COM(2006) 459 final, 14.8.2006
SEC(2006)1073 (annex)

Commission interpretative Communication on certain Aspects of the Provisions on televised Advertising in the "Television without Frontiers" Directive
Official Journal C102, pages 2-11, 28.04.2004

Communication from the Commission on the follow-up to the Commission communication on certain legal aspects relating to cinematographic and other audiovisual works (Cinema communication) of 26.09.2001 (published in OJ C 43 on 16.2.2002), COM(2004)171 final, 16.03.2004 -

Commission Staff Working Document: "The contribution of wide-screen and high definition to the global roll-out of digital television" ( English version only)

Report from the Commission to the Council, the European Parliament and the Economic and Social Committee On the implementation of Council Decision 1999/784/EC of 22 November 1999 concerning Community participation in the European Audiovisual Observatory
COM(2002)619 final, 11.11.2002

Fifth Communication from the Commission on the application of Articles 4 and 5 of Directive 89/552/EEC "Television without Frontiers" for the period 1999-2000
COM(2002)612 final, 08.11.2002

Commission Communication on the application of State aid rules to public service broadcasting
Official Journal C320, pages 5-11, 15.11.2001

Communication from the Commission to the Council, the European Parliament, the Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on certain legal aspects relating to cinematographic and other audiovisual works
COM(2001)534 final, 26.09.2001

Evaluation report from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament on the application of Council Recommendation of 24 September 1998 concerning the protection of minors and human dignity
COM(2001)106 final, 27.02.2001

Fourth communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament on the application of Articles 4 and 5 of Directive 89/552/EEC "Television without frontiers" for the period 1997-1998
COM(2000)442 final, 17.07.2000

Communication from the Commission to the Council, the European Parliament, the Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions Principles and guidelines for the Community's audiovisual policy in the digital age
COM(1999)657 final, 14.12.1999

Communication from the Commission to the Council, the European Parliament, the Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions concerning a proposal for a programme in support of the audiovisual industry (MEDIA Plus - 2001-2005)
COM(2000)658 final, 14.12.1999

Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions - The development of the market for digital television in the European Union - Report in the context of Directive 95/47/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24th October 1995 on the use of standards for the transmission of television signals
COM(1999)540 final, 10.11.1999 ( Archived English version only)

Communication from the Commission to the Council, the European Parliament and the Economic and Social Committee - Study on Parental Control of Television Broadcasting
COM(1999)371 final, 19.07.1999

Suggested guidelines for the monitoring of the implementation of Articles 4 and 5, 11.06.1999

Communication from the Commission to the Council, the European Parliament, the Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions - The Convergence of the Telecommunications, Media and Information Technology Sectors, and the Implications for Regulation - Results of the Public Consultation on the Green Paper
COM(1999)108 final, 09.03.1999

Report from the High Level Group on Audiovisual Policy: "The Digital Age: European Audiovisual Policy."
Chaired by Commissioner Marcelino Oreja, 26.10.1998
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Commission Staff Working document: Summary of the results of the public consultation on the Green Paper on the convergence of the telecommunications, media and information technology sectors; areas for further reflection.
SEC (1998) 1284 final, 29.07.1998

Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council of Ministers - "Audiovisual policy: next steps"
COM(1998)446 final, 14.07.1998

Report from the Commission to the Council, the European Parliament and the Economic and Social Committee - Final annual report on progress in implementing the action plan for the introduction of advanced television services in Europe
COM(1998)441 final, 13.07.1998

Proposal for a Council Decision concerning the conclusion of a bilateral agreement between the Community and the Republic of Cyprus on the Republic of Cyprus' participation in a Community programme within the framework of Community audiovisual policy
COM(1998)242 final, 28.04.1998

Third communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament on the application of Articles 4 and 5 of Directive 89/552/EEC 'Television without frontiers' for the period 1995-96 including an overall assessment of application over the period 1991- 96
COM(1998)199 final, 03.04.1998

Proposal for a European Parliament and Council Directive on the harmonization of certain aspects of copyright and related rights in the Information Society
COM(1997)628 final

Green Paper on the convergence of the telecommunications, media and information technology sectors, and the implications for Regulation - Towards an information society approach
COM/97/0623 final

Communication from the Commission to the Council, the European Parliament, the Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on the follow-up to the Green Paper on the protection of minors and human dignity in audiovisual and information services - Proposal for a Council recommendation concerning the protection of minors and human dignity in audiovisual and information services
COM(1997)570 final, 18.11.1997

Proposal for a Council Decision concerning the Community position within the Association Council on the participation of Hungary in a Community programme within the framework of Community audiovisual policy
COM(1997)562 final, 07.11.1997

Second Report on the Application of Directive 89/552/EEC "Television without Frontiers"
COM(1997)523 final, 24.10.1997

Protocol on the system of public broadcasting (Treaty of Amsterdam), 02.10.1997

"Audiovisual Policy: progress and prospects" Memo from Commissioner Marcelino Oreja to the Commission. 30.07.1997

Proposal for a Council directive on the coordination of certain provisions laid down by law, regulation or administrative action in member states concerning the pursuit of broadcasting activities
COM/86/146FINAL

Decisions on Competition Matters

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Relevant texts of Community law in the audiovisual field

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