European Convention on Transfrontier Television, COE, 1989
Entry into force: Saturday, May 1, 1993
Adoption date: May 5, 1989
Adoption place: Strasbourg
Depositary: Secrétaire Général du Conseil de l'Europe
Signed by 40 countries, ratified by 34 countries
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Jul 2, 1999 |
Apr 27, 2005 |
Reservation
Declaration contained in a Note verbale from the Ministry of Foreign Affaires of Albania, dated 18 April 2005, deposited with the instrument of ratification, on 27 April 2005 – Or. Engl.
In accordance with Article 19, paragraph 2.a, of the Convention, the Republic of Albania declares that the designated authority for the implementation of the Convention is the: National Council of Radio and Television Këshilli Kombëtar i Radios dhe Televizionit Rruga "A. Toptani", Tiranë SHQUIPËRI Period covered: 1/8/2005 - The preceding statement concerns Article(s) : 19 |
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May 5, 1989 |
Aug 7, 1998 |
Reservation
Declaration contained in a Note Verbale from the Permanent Representation of Austria, dated 7 August 1998, handed to the Secretary General at the time of deposit of the instrument of ratification, on 7 August 1998 - Or. Engl. The Central Authority in Austria, designated in accordance with Article 19, paragraph 2, of the European Convention on Transfrontier Television, is the Bundeskanzleramt - Verfassungsdienst Ballhausplatz 2 A 1014 Wien Austria Tel: 0043 1 53115-0. Period covered: 1/12/1998 - The preceding statement concerns Article(s) : 19 |
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Dec 9, 2003 |
Jan 5, 2005 |
Reservation
Declaration contained in a letter from the Permanent Representation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, dated 27 August 2008, registered at the Secretariat General on 27 August 2008 - Or. Engl. - and supplemented by a letter from the Permanent Representative of Bosnia and Herzegovina, dated 4 December 2008, registered at the Secretariat General on 5 December 2008 - Or. Engl.
With reference to Article 19, paragraph 2, of the Convention, the Government of Bosnia and Herzegovina declares that the following institutions have been appointed to be responsible for the implementation of the Convention : - Ministry of Communications and Transport of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Trg BiH br.1, 71000 Sarajevo – contact person : Mr Željko Kneževic, Minister Assistant for Communication and Informatization). The competence of this Ministry is the creation of the policies. - Communications Regulatory Agency of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Mehmeda Spahe br.1., 71000 Sarajevo – contact person : Ms Dunja Mijatovic, Director of Broadcasting Division). The competences of the Agency are : the regulation of communications, meaning the regulation of the broadcasting and public telecommunication networks and services, including the establishment of permissions, regulating the prices, interconnecting and defining basic conditions for securing common and international communication assets, planning, coordination and allocation of the radio frequency spectrum, etc. In their common work and intentions, the Ministry and the Agency will take all necessary measures for the implementation of goals such as: promoting fair competition, support for efficient managing of the resources of radio frequencies and numbers, disabling potential danger or limiting competition in the field of communication in line with sector's policies and other issues. Period covered: 5/12/2008 - The preceding statement concerns Article(s) : 19 |
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May 20, 1997 |
Mar 3, 1999 |
Reservation
Declaration contained in a Note Verbale from the Permanent Representation of Bulgaria, handed to the Secretary General at the time of deposit of the instrument of ratification, on 3 March 1999 - Or. fr.
The authorities designated in accordance with Article 19 of the European Convention on Transfrontier Television, following the decision No. 81 of the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Bulgaria, dated 12 February 1999, are: 1. The National Council for Radio and Television, address: 1, "Alexander Batenberg" Square, Sofia 1000. 2. The State Commission for Telecommunications, address: 6, "Gourko" Street, Sofia 1000. The competence of these two authorities, concerning the co-operation between member States, foreseen in paragraph 3 of Article 19 of the Convention, are distributed as following: - The National Council for Radio and Television - authority for co-operation in accordance with letters "a", "b", "c" et "d" of paragraph 3 of Article 19 of the Convention; - The State Commission for Telecommunications - authority for co-operation in accordance with letters "c" et "d" of paragraph 3 of Article 19 of the Convention - only concerning technical questions. Period covered: 1/7/1999 - The preceding statement concerns Article(s) : 19 |
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May 7, 1999 |
Dec 12, 2001 |
Reservation
Declaration contained in a letter from the Permanent Representative of Croatia, dated 7 December 2001, handed to the Secretary General of the Council of Europe at the time of deposit of the instrument of acceptance, on 12 December 2001 - Or. Engl. - and updated by a letter from the Permanent Representative of Croatia, dated 13 December 2002, registered at the Secretariat General on 16 December 2002 - Or. Engl.
In accordance with Article 19, paragraph 2, of the Convention, the central authority in the Republic of Croatia is : Vijece za radio I televiziju (Council for Radio and Television) Prisavlje 14 10 000 Zagreb Croatia Tel.: 00.385.1.61.69.110/045 Fax : 00.385.1.61.96.662 The persons to contact are : Mrs Tatjana HOLJEVAC Deputy Minister at the Ministry for Shipping Affairs, Transport and Communication. Mr Krešo ANTONOVIC Secretary of the Council for Radio and Television. Tel. : 00.385.1.61.69.045 E-mail : krešo.antonovic@telekom.hr Period covered: 1/4/2002 - The preceding statement concerns Article(s) : 19 |
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Jun 3, 1991 |
Oct 10, 1991 |
Reservation
Déclaration consignée dans une lettre de la Représentante Permanent de Chypre en date du 27 mars 1992, enregistrée au Secrétariat Général le 30 mars 1992 - Or. angl. Autorité : Ministère de l'Intérieur NICOSIE Chypre. Période d'effet : 1/5/1993 - Déclaration ci-dessus relative aux articles : 19 |
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May 7, 1999 |
Nov 17, 2003 |
Reservation
Declaration contained in the instrument of ratification deposited on 17 November 2003 - Or. Engl. - and completed by a letter from the Permanent Representative of the Czech Republic, dated 19 January 2004, registered at the Secretariat General on 19 January 2004 - Or. Engl.
In accordance with Article 19 of the Convention, the designated authority in the Czech Republic is: Ministerstvo kultury Ceské republiky (Ministry of Culture of the Czech Republic) Milady Horákové 139 P. B. 214 Ceská republika (Czech Republic) Tel. : (+420).257.085.11 Fax : (+420).224.318.155 Period covered: 1/3/2004 - The preceding statement concerns Article(s) : 19 |
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Feb 9, 1999 |
Jan 24, 2000 |
Reservation
Declaration contained in the instrument of ratification deposited on 24 January 2000.
The Estonian Riigikogu designates the Ministry of Culture as the competent authority for the purposes of Article 19, paragraph 1 of the Convention. Period covered: 1/5/2000 - The preceding statement concerns Article(s) : 19 |
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Nov 26, 1992 |
Aug 18, 1994 |
Reservation
Reservation contained in the instrument of acceptance, deposited on 18 August 1994 - Or. Engl.
Finland declares, according to Article 32, paragraph 1.a, of the Convention, that it reserves the right to restrict the retransmission on its territory, solely to the extent that it does not comply with its domestic legislation, of programme services containing advertisements for alcoholic beverages according to the rules provided for in Article 15, paragraph 2, of this Convention. Period covered: 1/12/1994 - The preceding statement concerns Article(s) : 15, 32 Declaration contained in a letter from the Permanent Representation of Finland, dated 15 August 1994, handed to the Secretary General at the time of deposit of the instrument of acceptance, on 18 August 1994 - Or. Engl. Authority : Ministry of Transport and Communications P.O. Box 235 FIN-00131 Helsinki Finland Tel: 358-0-17361 Fax: 358-0-1736340. Period covered: 1/12/1994 - The preceding statement concerns Article(s) : 19 |
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Feb 12, 1991 |
Oct 21, 1994 |
Reservation
Declaration made at the time of the signature on 12 February 1991 and confirmed in the instrument of approval, deposited on 21 October 1994 - Or. Fr.
In the same spirit as at the time of the adoption of the Community's "Television without Frontiers" Directive in October 1989, France has decided to sign the Council of Europe's Convention on Transfrontier Television with a view to promoting freedom of information as well as the exchange and production of audiovisual programmes in Europe. Now that the Audiovisual EUREKA project is beginning to bear fruit, France intends to make every endeavour to ensure that the Convention contributes in a wider geographical framework to the promotion of European programmes and the emergence of a structured and competitive continental market. This Convention was not designed, and should not be used, to justify projects whose sole purpose is to circumvent national and Community regulations intended to encourage European programming and production. In committing itself, therefore, France is sure that all the signatory countries to the Convention share the same concerns, as any interpretation or measure contrary to such principles would constitute a serious undermining of the very foundations of the policy of European audiovisual co-operation. Period covered: 1/2/1995 - The preceding statement concerns Article(s) : - Declaration contained in a Note verbale from the Permanent Representation of France, dated 18 December 2006, registered at the Secretariat General on 22 December 2006 – Or. Fr. In accordance with Article 19, paragraph 2, of the Convention, France designates the two following authorities: - the Conseil Supérieur de l'Audiovisuel (CSA) – Pursuant to the Law No. 86-1067 of 30 September 1986 on the freedom of communication, the Conseil Supérieur de l'Audiovisuel (CSA) "guarantees the exercise of freedom of audiovisual communication concerning radio and television (…), encourages free competition and the establishment of non-discriminatory relations between editors and providers of service, as well as quality and diversity of programmes". - the Direction du Développement des Médias, under the authority of the Prime Minister (DDM) – Pursuant to the Decree No. 2000-1074 of 3 November 2000, the Direction du Développement des Médias (DDM) defines and implements the government's policy for the development and pluralism of medias and information society services; as such, it elaborates, inter alia, the legislation concerning audiovisual communication; moreover, the DDM takes part in European and international negotiations in relation with the regulation of medias and information society services; in the framework of its functions, it participates to the meetings of the Standing Committee of the European Convention on Transfrontier Television which is responsible for following the application of the Convention. Period covered: 22/12/2006 - The preceding statement concerns Article(s) : 19 |
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Oct 29, 2003 |
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Oct 9, 1991 |
Jul 22, 1994 |
Reservation
Declaration made at the time of signature, on 9 October 1991 - Or. Engl./Ger.
Legal proceedings are pending at present before the Federal Constitutional Court in which the question of whether the European Communities were entitled to issue the directive on television may be of importance. The Federal Republic would like to make it clear that its signing of the Convention does not at the same time prejudice its consent to the European Communities' accession to the Convention. The preceding statement concerns Article(s) : - Declaration contained in a letter from the Permanent Representative of Germany, dated 30 August 1994, registered at the Secretariat General, on 1 September 1994 - Or. Fr./Ger. Legal proceedings are pending at present before the Federal Constitutional Court in which the question of whether the European Communities were entitled to issue the directive on television may be of importance. The Federal Republic would like to make it clear that the deposit of the instrument of ratification of the Convention does not at the same time prejudice its consent to the European Communities' accession to the Convention. Period covered: 1/11/1994 - The preceding statement concerns Article(s) : - Declaration contained in a letter from the Permanent Representative of Germany, dated 30 August 1994, registered at the Secretariat General, on 1 September 1994 - Or. Fr. Authorities : Bundesministerium des Innern (at Federal level) Referat S M 7 Graurheindorfer Str. 198 53117 Bonn Rundfunkkommission (at Länder level) der Ministerpräsidenten der Länder zugleich Staatskanzlei des Landes Rheinland-Pfalz Peter-Altmeier-Allee 1 55116 Mainz Note : A copy of each message to one authority shall be transmitted to the other one. Period covered: 1/11/1994 - The preceding statement concerns Article(s) : 19 |
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Mar 12, 1990 |
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Sep 17, 1992 |
Jan 7, 1993 |
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Declaration contained in a letter from the Special Envoy of the Holy See dated 4 February 1993, registered at the Secretariat General on the same day - Or. Fr.
Authority : Pontifical Council for Social Communications Palazzo San Carlo 00120 Città del Vaticano tel. : (39) 6-698-83.197 Fax : (39) 6-698-85.373. H.E. Mgr John P. FOLEY, President Mgr Pierfranco PASTORE, Secretary Mr Hans-Peter RÖTHLIN, Under Secretary. Period covered: 1/5/1993 - The preceding statement concerns Article(s) : 19 |
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Jan 29, 1990 |
Sep 2, 1996 |
Reservation
Declaration made at the time of deposit of the instrument of ratification, on 2 September 1996 - Or. Engl. The Republic of Hungary declares that, in accordance with Article 26, paragraph 2, of the Convention, it recognises as compulsory ipso facto and without special agreement in respect of any other Party accepting the same obligation the application of the arbitration procedure provided for in the appendix to the Convention. Period covered: 1/1/1997 - The preceding statement concerns Article(s) : 26 Reservation made at the time of deposit of the instrument of ratification, on 2 September 1996 - Or. Engl. The Republic of Hungary declares that, in accordance with Article 32, paragraph 1, of the Convention, it reserves the right to restrict the retransmission on its territory, solely to the extent that it does not comply with its domestic legislation, of programme services containing advertisements for alcoholic beverages according to the rules provided for in Article 15, paragraph 2, of the Convention. Period covered: 1/1/1997 - The preceding statement concerns Article(s) : 15, 32 |
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Nov 16, 1989 |
Feb 12, 1992 |
Reservation
Declaration contained in a letter from the Permanent Representation of Italy dated 12 May 1992, registered at the Secretariat General on 13 May 1992 - Or. Fr.
Authority : Postal and Telecommunications Ministry ("Ministero delle Poste e Telecommunicazioni") Cabinet du Ministre Viale America, 201 I - 00144 ROME. Period covered: 1/5/1993 - The preceding statement concerns Article(s) : 19 |
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Nov 28, 1997 |
Jun 26, 1998 |
Reservation
Reservation contained in a Note Verbale handed by the Permanent Representative of Latvia to the Secretary General at the time of deposit of the instrument of ratification, on 26 June 1998 - Or. Engl.
In accordance with Article 32 of the Convention, the Republic of Latvia reserves the right to restrict the retransmission on the territory of the Republic of Latvia of programme services containing advertisements for alcoholic beverages. Period covered: 1/10/1998 - The preceding statement concerns Article(s) : 15, 32 Declaration contained in a letter from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Latvia, dated 14 July 2006, registered at the Secretariat General on 27 July 2006 – Or. Engl. Latvia designates as central authority : The National Radio and Television Council Smilšu Str. 1/3 RIGA, L V - 1939 Latvia Tel : + 371 6 7221848 Fax: + 371 6 7220448 E-mail: tvcounc@mailbox.riga.lv Period covered: 27/7/2006 - The preceding statement concerns Article(s) : 19 |
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May 5, 1989 |
Jul 12, 1999 |
Reservation
Declaration contained in the instrument of ratification and in a letter from the Permanent Representation of Liechtenstein, dated 12 July 1999, handed to the Secretary General at the time of deposit of the instrument of ratification, on 12 July 1999 - Or. Fr.
The Central Authority in the Principality of Liechtenstein, designated in accordance with Article 19, paragraph 2, of the European Convention on Transfrontier Television, is the: Government of the Principality of Liechtenstein Im Städtle 49 FL - 9490 Vaduz Principality of Liechtenstein. Period covered: 1/11/1999 - The preceding statement concerns Article(s) : 19 Declaration contained in the instrument of ratification and in a letter from the Permanent Representation of Liechtenstein, dated 12 July 1999, handed to the Secretary General at the time of deposit of the instrument of ratification, on 12 July 1999 - Or. Fr. The Principality of Liechtenstein declares that, in accordance with Article 26, paragraph 2, of the Convention, it recognises as compulsory ipso facto and without special agreement in respect of any other Party accepting the same obligation the application of the arbitration procedure provided for in the appendix to the Convention. Period covered: 1/11/1999 - The preceding statement concerns Article(s) : 26 Reservation contained in the instrument of ratification and in a letter from the Permanent Representation of Liechtenstein, dated 12 July 1999, handed to the Secretary General at the time of deposit of the instrument of ratification, on 12 July 1999 - Or. Fr. The Principality of Liechtenstein reserves the right to restrict the retransmission on its territory, solely to the extent that it does not comply with its domestic legislation, of programme services containing advertisements for alcoholic beverages according to the rules provided for in Article 15, paragraph 2, of the Convention. Period covered: 1/11/1999 - The preceding statement concerns Article(s) : 15, 32 |
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Feb 20, 1996 |
Sep 27, 2000 |
Reservation
Declaration contained in a Note Verbale from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania, dated 28 February 2001, registered at the Secretariat General on 9 March 2001 - Or. Engl.
In accordance with Article 19, paragraph 2, of the Convention, the Government of the Republic of Lithuania has designated the Ministry of Culture as the competent authority of the Republic of Lithuania that will perform the provisions of the said Convention. Period covered: 9/3/2001 - The preceding statement concerns Article(s) : 19 |
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May 5, 1989 |
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Nov 26, 1991 |
Jan 21, 1993 |
Reservation
Declaration contained in a letter from the Deputy Permanent Representative of Malta, dated 27 April 1998, registered at the Secretariat General on 4 May 1998 - Or. Engl.
Authority : Dr Peter GRECH (Legal) Attorney General's Office The Palace Valletta MALTA (Tel.: 00.356.225.401) Public Broadcasting Services Ltd (Technical) 75 St Luke's Road G'Mangia MSD 09 MALTA (Tel.: 00.356.225.051). Period covered: 4/5/1998 - The preceding statement concerns Article(s) : 19 |
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Jan 30, 2008 |
Feb 26, 2008 |
Reservation
Declaration contained in a letter from the Permanent Representative of Montenegro, dated 22 February 2008, deposited with the instrument of ratification, on 26 February 2008 – Or. Fr.
In accordance with Article 19, paragraph 2.a, of the Convention, the Government of Montenegro declares that the designated national authority for the implementation of the Convention is the: Ministry of Culture, Sport and Media of Montenegro Vuka Karadzica 3 81000 Podgorica Montenegro Tel.: +382.81.231.540/231.617 Fax: +382.81.231.540/231.617 Email : kabinet@min-kulture.mn.yu Period covered: 1/6/2008 - The preceding statement concerns Article(s) : 19 |
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May 5, 1989 |
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May 5, 1989 |
Jul 30, 1993 |
Reservation
Reservation contained in a letter from the Minister for Foreign Affairs dated 3 May 1989 and handed to the Secretary General at the time of signature on 5 May 1989 and confirmed at the time of deposit of the instrument of ratification, on 30 July 1993 - Or. Engl.
The Government of Norway, upon signing the European Convention on Transfrontier Television, in accordance with Article 32, paragraph 1, littera a, reserves the right to restrict the retransmission of programme services containing advertisements for alcoholic beverages which do not comply with Norwegian domestic legislation. Period covered: 1/11/1993 - The preceding statement concerns Article(s) : 15, 32 Declaration contained in a letter from the Permanent Representation of Norway, handed to the Secretary General at the time of deposit of the instrument of ratification, on 30 July 1993 - Or. Engl. Authority : Ministry of Cultural Affairs P.O. Box 8030 Dep. N-0030 OSLO Norway. (Tel. 47 22 34 90 90) (Fax: 47 22 34 95 50). Period covered: 1/11/1993 - The preceding statement concerns Article(s) : 19 |
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Nov 16, 1989 |
Sep 7, 1990 |
Reservation
Declaration contained in a letter from the Permanent Representative of Poland dated 4 November 2002, registered at the Secretariat General on 6 November 2002 - Or. Engl.
With reference to Article 19, paragraph 2, of the Convention, the Government of the Republic of Poland declares that the Committee for Radio and Television designated as the competent authority for Poland in 1992 has been replaced by the following body : The National Broadcasting Council Skwer Kardynala Wyszynskiego 9 01-015 Warszawa Tel.: (48 22) 838 50 21 Fax: (48 22) 838 81 97. Period covered: 6/11/2002 - The preceding statement concerns Article(s) : 19 |
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Nov 16, 1989 |
May 30, 2002 |
Reservation
Declaration contained in a Note from the Permanent Representation of Portugal, dated 21 May 2002, handed to the Secretary General of the council of Europe at the time of deposit of the instrument of ratification on 30 May 2002 - Or. Fr.
In accordance with Article 19, paragraphs 1 and 2, of the Convention, Portugal designates the following authorities : Alta Autoridade para a Comunicação Social (High Authority for the Mass Media) Avenida D. Carlos I, n° 130, 6° 1200 Lisboa - Portugal Tel.: 00.351 21 3929130 Fax : 00.351 21 3951449 e-mail : info@aacs.pt Instituto da Comunicação Social (Institute for the Media) Palácio Foz – Praça dos Restauradores 1250-187 Lisboa - Portugal Tel.: 00.351 21 3221200 Fax: 00. 351 21 3221209 e-mail : icomsocial@mail.telepac.pt Period covered: 1/9/2002 - The preceding statement concerns Article(s) : 19 |
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Nov 3, 1999 |
Mar 26, 2003 |
Reservation
Declaration contained in a Note Verbale handed over at the time of deposit of the instrument of ratification, on 26 March 2003 - Or. Engl./Mol.
According to Article 19, paragraph 2, of the Convention, the Coordinating Council of Audiovisuals from the Republic of Moldova is designed as competent authority for its implementation. Period covered: 1/7/2003 - The preceding statement concerns Article(s) : 19 Reservation contained in the instrument of ratification deposited on 26 March 2003 - Or. Engl./Mol. According to Article 32 of the Convention, the Republic of Moldova reserves the right to restrict the retransmission on its territory of programme services containing advertisements for alcoholic beverages. Period covered: 1/7/2003 - The preceding statement concerns Article(s) : 32 Declaration contained in the instrument of ratification deposited on 26 March 2003 - Or. Engl./Mol. The Republic of Moldova declares that it will apply the provisions of the Convention only on the territory controlled by the Government of the Republic of Moldova until the full establishment of the territorial integrity of the Republic of Moldova. Period covered: 1/7/2003 - The preceding statement concerns Article(s) : - |
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Mar 18, 1997 |
Jul 13, 2004 |
Reservation
Reservation contained in the instrument of ratification deposited on 13 July 2004 - Or. Engl.
In accordance with Article 32 of the Convention, Romania reserves its right to oppose to retransmission on its territory of programmes services which contain advertisement for alcoholic beverages, in conformity with its domestic law. Period covered: 1/11/2004 - The preceding statement concerns Article(s) : 32 Declaration contained in the instrument of ratification deposited on 13 July 2004 - Or. Engl. Romania designates the following competent authorities: a) the Ministry of Culture and Religious Denominations, as the authority to co-operate with, in accordance with Article 19, paragraph 3, sub-paragraphs b-d, of the Convention; b) the National Audiovisual Council as the authority to co-operate with, in accordance with Article 19, paragraph 3, sub-paragraph a, of the Convention, and, for the provisions of the Article 19, paragraph 3, sub-paragraphs b-d, of the Convention, with the approval of the Ministry of Culture and Religious Denominations. Period covered: 1/11/2004 - The preceding statement concerns Article(s) : 19 |
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Oct 4, 2006 |
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May 5, 1989 |
Jan 31, 1990 |
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Sep 14, 2009 |
Sep 14, 2009 |
Reservation
Declaration contained in the instrument of ratification deposited on 14 September 2009 - Or. Engl.
In accordance with Article 19, paragraphs 1 and 2, of the Convention, the Republic of Serbia designates the following authorities: Ministry of Culture Media Sector Vlajkoviceva Street 3 11000 Belgrade Tel./fax: +381 11 303 21 12 Republic Broadcasting Agency (competent for implementation of the provisions on programming standards for broadcasters under the jurisdiction of the Republic of Serbia) Vase Carapica Street 2-4 11000 Belgrade Tel.: +381 11 202 87 00 Fax : +381 11 202 87 45 E-mail: office@rra.org.rs Period covered: 1/1/2010 - The preceding statement concerns Article(s) : 19 |
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Sep 11, 1996 |
Jan 20, 1997 |
Reservation
Reservation contained in the full powers deposited at the time of signature of the Convention, on 11 September 1996 - Or. Engl. - and confirmed in the instrument of ratification, deposited on 20 January 1997 - Or. Engl. In accordance with Article 32, paragraph 1, letter a, of the Convention, the Slovak Republic declares that it reserves the right to restrict the retransmission on its territory, solely to the extent that it does not comply with its domestic legislation, of programme services containing advertisements or alcoholic beverages according to the rules provided for in Article 15, paragraph 2, of the Convention. Period covered: 1/5/1997 - The preceding statement concerns Article(s) : 15, 32 Declaration contained in the instrument of ratification, deposited on 20 January 1997 - Or. Engl. Authorities: Council of the Slovak Republic for the Radio and TV Broadcasting Nám. SNP 12 811 06 Bratislava Mr. Peter Juráš Chairman of the Council of the Slovak Republic for the Radio and TV Broadcasting Mrs. Jarmila Grujbárová Representative of the Slovak Republic to the Permanent Committee of the Council of Europe for Transfrontier Television. Period covered: 1/5/1997 - The preceding statement concerns Article(s) : 19 |
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Jul 18, 1996 |
Jul 29, 1999 |
Reservation
Reservation contained in a Note Verbale from the Permanent Representation of Slovenia, dated 21 July 1999, handed to the Secretary General at the time of deposit of the instrument of ratification, on 29 July 1999 - Or. Engl.
The Republic of Slovenia declares that it reserves the right to restrict the retransmission on its territory of programme services containing advertising for alcoholic beverages according to the rules provided for in paragraph 2 of the Article 15 of the Convention. Period covered: 1/11/1999 - The preceding statement concerns Article(s) : 15, 32 Declaration contained in a Note Verbale from the Permanent Representative of Slovenia, dated 29 July 1999, handed to the Secretary General at the time of deposit of the instrument of ratification, on 29 July 1999 - Or. Engl. The Central Authority in Slovenia, designated in accordance with Article 19, paragraph 2, of the European Convention on Transfrontier Television, is the: Ministry of Culture Cankarjeva 5 SI – 1000 LJUBLJANA. Period covered: 1/11/1999 - The preceding statement concerns Article(s) : 19 |
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May 5, 1989 |
Feb 19, 1998 |
Reservation
Declaration contained in a letter from the Permanent Representative of Spain dated 18 February 1998, handed to the Secretary General at the time of deposit of the instrument of ratification, on 19 February 1998 - Or. Fr.
Authority : Secretariat General of Communications ("Secretaría General de Comunicaciones") Ministry of Public Works. Period covered: 1/6/1998 - The preceding statement concerns Article(s) : 19 Declaration contained in a letter from the Permanent Representative of Spain, dated 5 March 2008, registered at the Secretariat General on 5 March 2008 Or. Fr. If the European Convention on Transfrontier Television were to be extended by the United Kingdom to Gibraltar, the Kingdom of Spain would like to make the following declaration : 1. Gibraltar is a non-autonomous territory for the international relations of which the United Kingdom is responsible and which is subject to a decolonisation process in accordance with the relevant decisions and resolutions of the General Assembly of the United Nations. 2. The authorities of Gibraltar have a local character and exercise exclusively internal competences which have their origin and their foundation in the distribution and attribution of competences performed by the United Kingdom, in compliance with its internal legislation, in its capacity as sovereign State on which the mentioned non-autonomous territory depends. 3. As a result, the eventual participation of the Gibraltarian authorities in the application of this Convention will be understood as carried out exclusively as part of the internal competences of Gibraltar, and it cannot be considered to produce a change in relation with what was established in the two previous paragraphs. Period covered: 5/3/2008 - The preceding statement concerns Article(s) : 31 |
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May 5, 1989 |
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May 5, 1989 |
Oct 9, 1991 |
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Reservation contained in a letter from the Head of the Federal Department for Foreign Affairs dated 5 May 1989, registered at the Secretariat General on 17 May 1989 - Or. Fr. - and confirmed in the instrument of ratification deposited on 9 October 1991 - Or. Fr.
Switzerland reserves the right to restrict the retransmission on its territory, solely to the extent that it does not comply with its domestic legislation, of programme services containing advertisements for alcoholic beverages according to the rules provided for in Article 15, paragraph 2 of this Convention. Period covered: 17/5/1989 - The preceding statement concerns Article(s) : 15, 32 Declaration contained in a letter from the Federal Department for Foreign Affairs of Switzerland, dated 15 April 1992, registered at the Secretariat General on 27 April 1992 - Or. Fr. Authorities: 1. Federal Office of Communication Federal Department of Transport, Communication and Energy Mr Frédéric RIEHL, Vice-Director 44, rue de l'Avenir CH - 2503 BIENNE 2. The independent Authority for the Examination of Radio and Television Complaints (Autorité indépendante d'examen des plaintes en matière de radio et télévision) Case postale 8547, 3001 Berne, will, if necessary, work in conjunction with the authority mentioned above. The Independent Authority for the Examination of Complaints is competent in Switzerland to rule on the content of radio and television programmes (application of Article 7 of the Convention). Period covered: 29/4/1992 - The preceding statement concerns Article(s) : 19 |
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May 30, 2001 |
Nov 18, 2003 |
Reservation
Declaration made at the time of signature on 30 May 2001 - Or. Engl. - and confirmed at the time of deposit of the instrument of ratification, on 18 November 2003
The authority in Republic of Macedonia, designated in accordance with Article 19, paragraph 2, of the Convention is the: Broadcasting Council Ilindenska, 9 1000 Skopje the Republic of Macedonia Tel. 389 2 12 90 84 – 389 2 10 93 38 Fax. 389 2 10 93 38 Period covered: 1/3/2004 - The preceding statement concerns Article(s) : 19 Reservation made at the time of signature on 30 May 2001 - Or. Engl. - and confirmed at the time of deposit of the instrument of ratification, on 18 November 2003 The Government of Republic of Macedonia, in accordance with Article 32, paragraph 1, sub-paragraph a, of the Convention reserves the right to restrict the retransmission on the territory of the Republic of Macedonia of programme services containing advertisements for alcoholics beverages which do not comply with Republic of Macedonia domestic legislation. Period covered: 1/3/2004 - The preceding statement concerns Article(s) : 32 |
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Sep 7, 1992 |
Jan 21, 1994 |
Reservation
Declaration contained in a letter from the Deputy Permanent Representative of Turkey, dated 3 July 2006, registered at the Secretariat General on 5 July 2006 – Or. Engl.
In accordance with Article 19, paragraph 2, of the Convention, the Central Authority designated by Turkey is : Radio and Television Supreme Council Bilkent Plaza, B2 Blok 06530 Bilkent-Ankara Turkey Tel. : (+90).312.297.50.50 Period covered: 5/7/2006 - The preceding statement concerns Article(s) : 19 |
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Jun 14, 1996 |
Mar 26, 2009 |
Reservation
Reservation contained in the instrument of ratification deposited on 26 March 2009 – Or. Engl.
Concerning Article 32, paragraph 1, of the Convention, Ukraine reserves the right to restrict in its territory the retransmission of programme services containing advertisements for alcoholic beverages, to the extent that it does not comply with its domestic legislation. Period covered: 1/7/2009 - The preceding statement concerns Article(s) : 32 Declaration contained in the instrument of ratification deposited on 26 March 2009 – Or. Engl. Concerning Article 19, the authority designated in accordance with Article 19 of the Convention shall be the National Council on Television and Radio Broadcasting of Ukraine. Period covered: 1/7/2009 - The preceding statement concerns Article(s) : 19 |
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May 5, 1989 |
Oct 9, 1991 |
Reservation
Declaration contained in a letter from the Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom dated 23 March 1992, registered at the Secretariat General on 1 April 1992 - Or. Engl. Authorities: 1. Authority responsible for all television broadcasts on BBC1 and BBC2 : British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) The Secretary Broadcasting House Langham Place GB - London W1A 1AA 2. Authority responsible for any other television broadcasts from the United Kingdom: Independent Television Commission (ITC) Mr Johnson, Esq Chief Assistant (Policy) 70 Brompton Road GB - London SW3 1EY Note : Any communication with either of these two authorities should be copied to the Broadcasting Department at the Home Office, 50 Queen Ann's Gate, London SW1. Period covered: 1/5/1993 - The preceding statement concerns Article(s) : 19 Declaration contained in a letter from the Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom, dated 1 September 1994, registered at the Secretariat General on 2 September 1994 - Or. Engl. In accordance with Article 31 of the said Convention, the Convention shall apply to the Bailiwicks of Jersey and Guernsey, being territories for whose international relations the Government of the United Kingdom is responsible. Period covered: 2/9/1994 - The preceding statement concerns Article(s) : 31 |
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