Act No. 79 / 2015 Coll.
Act amending Act No. 484 / 1991 Coll., on Czech Radio, as amended, and Act No. 231 / 2001 Coll., on the Operation of Radio and Television Broadcasting and on the Amendment of Other Acts, as amended
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THE LAW
of 18 March 2015
amending Act No. 484 / 1991 Coll., on the Czech Radio, as amended, and Act No. 231 / 2001 Coll., on the operation of radio and television broadcasting and amending other acts, as amended
Parliament has decided on this law of the Czech Republic:
Amendment of the Czech Radio Act
Act No. 484 / 1991 Coll., on Czech Radio, as amended by Act No. 36 / 1993 Coll., Act No. 253 / 1994 Coll., Act No. 301 / 1995 Coll., Act No. 135 / 1997 Coll., Act No. 192 / 2002 Coll., Act No. 127 / 2005 Coll. and Act No. 196 / 2009 Coll., is amended as follows:
1. in Article 3 (1), the following point (b) is inserted after point (a), including footnote 4:
"(b) operates a radio programme dedicated exclusively to news, publicity and educational programmes through terrestrial broadcasting radio equipment using part of the frequency spectrum in the band of very short waves to the extent that it allows suitable radio frequencies obtained by optimising its own broadcasting network, provided that there is no reduction in the coverage of the Czech Republic provided for by this Act, and radio frequencies newly sought by the Czech Radio at its cost, but not more than in the scope of regional broadcasting (4); this programme may also be disseminated by the Czech Radio through terrestrial radio broadcasting equipment using part of the frequency spectrum in the middle wave band and through other electronic communications networks within the scope of the universal radio broadcasting provided for by this Act,
4) Paragraph 2 (1) (e) of Act No 231 / 2001 Coll., on the operation of radio and television broadcasting and on the amendment of other laws, as amended. "
Points (b) to (h) shall be renumbered (c) to (i).
2. In Article 3 (1) (c), "satellites and cable networks' is replaced by" other electronic communications networks'.
3. In the second sentence of Article 3 (3), the words "to the extent and under the conditions laid down in paragraph 1 (b) or 'shall be inserted after the words" Frequency'.
4. In Article 12 (3), "and (e) 'is replaced by", (b) and (f)';
Amendment of the Broadcasting Act
Act No. 231 / 2001 Coll., on the operation of radio and television broadcasting and on the amendment of other laws, as amended by Act No. 309 / 2002 Coll., Act No. 274 / 2003 Coll., Act No. 341 / 2004 Coll., Act No. 501 / 2004 Coll., Act No. 626 / 2004 Coll., Act No. 196 / 2007 Coll., Act No. 227 / 2007 Coll., Act No. 124 / 2008 Coll., Act No. 302 / 2011 Coll., Act No. 420 / 2011 Coll., Act No. 160 / 2007 Coll., Act No. 196 / 2009 Coll.
1. In Article 3 (4) of the introductory part of the provision, the words "or in the State 'are deleted.
2. In Article 3 (4) (b), the words "the Republic, in another 'are replaced by the words" the Republic or in another' and the words "or in a State 'are deleted.
3. In Article 3 (5), the words "or in a State which is a Contracting Party to the European Convention on Transboundary Television and which does not meet in the Czech Republic, or in another Member State of the European Union or in a State which is a Contracting Party to the European Convention on Transboundary Television 'are replaced by the words" and which does not meet in the Czech Republic or in another Member State of the European Union' and the words "the establishment of the European Community4c) 'are replaced by the words" the functioning of the European Union4c).
Footnote 4c reads:
"(4c) Article 49 et seq. of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union."
4. In Article 6 (2), "end of February 'is replaced by" 30 April';
5. In Paragraph 51, the following sentence is added at the end of paragraph 1: "A legal radio operator shall not be included in a programme aimed solely at news, publicity and educational agendas (20), except for commercial communications included in the programme in direct connection with the broadcasting of a cultural or sporting event, provided that the transmission of such commercial communication is a necessary condition for obtaining rights to broadcast a cultural or sporting event. The second sentence shall not apply to the notification referred to in paragraph 4. ';
Footnote 20 reads:
"20) § 3 (1) (b) of Act No. 484 / 1991 Coll., as amended."
EFFECTIVE
This Act shall take effect on the 15th day following its publication.
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Regulation Information
| Citation | Act No. 79 / 2015 Coll., amending Act No. 484 / 1991 Coll., on Czech Radio, as amended, and Act No. 231 / 2001 Coll., on the Operation of Radio and Television Broadcasting and on the Amendment of Other Acts, as amended |
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| Regulation Type | Law |
| Author | - |
| Collection | Code of Laws |
| Date of Promulgation | 17.04.2015 |
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| Effective from | 02.05.2015 |
| Effective until | - |
| Status | Valid |
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