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Activity Details (ID# 14083)
Title: 40th meeting of the Standing Committee on Transfrontier Television 
Description: 1. Opening of the meeting

2. Elections of Chairperson and Vice-Chairpersons

3. Adoption of the agenda

4. Signatures and ratifications of the Convention

5. Information on the Action Plan of the Council of Europe’s Third Summit

6. Exchange of information on the implementation of the Convention

(i) Issues of general interest

(ii) Examination of the report on measures to implement the recommendation on the protection of minors from pornographic programmes

7. The future of the Convention

(i) Information on the CDMC debate concerning the future of the Convention

(ii) Information by the Observer Delegate of the European Commission on the proposal for an Audiovisual Media Services Directive

(iii) Continuation of the review of the provisions of the Convention

a. Questions concerning the right to information and cultural objectives: access to major events, short reports, cultural objectives, media pluralism, right of reply (Articles 8, 9, 9a, 10 and 10a)

b. Questions concerning the protection of minors and respect for human dignity

c. Examination of proposals for the revision of the Convention in such areas as the scope of the Convention, jurisdiction, freedom of reception and retransmission, the duties of the Parties to the Convention, advertising directed at a single Party and the abuse of rights granted by the Convention

d. Examination of the proposal of Latvia to amend Article 19 of the Convention

(iv) Planning of future work

8. Request for interpretation of the Convention by Bosnia and Herzegovina

9. Accession to the Convention by non member States of the Council of Europe

10. Proposal for amendment of the Rules of procedure

11. New rules on the classification of documents adopted by the CDMC

12. Other business

(i) Budgetary matters

(ii) Dates of forthcoming meetings
 
Status: Completed 
Date: 10/04/2006 - 11/04/2006 
Countries: All Council of Europe member states
Contributors:  
Programme: CoE Programmes (PoA and VC) 
Working Method: Organisation of meetings - Steering Committees / Supervisory Bodies 
Location: Strasbourg, Council of Europe
CoE Contact: SONAGLIONI, Alessia email
Partners:  
Web Pages: 1 http://www.coe.int/t/e/human_rights/media/2_Transfrontier_Television/  
Last Modified: 14/09/2006 

Activity Synopsis

  
Objective(s):

1. To examine a report on measures to implement the Recommendation on the protection of minors from pornographic programmes and decide on the follow-up to be given to the report.

2. To finalise the review of the European Convention on Transfrontier Television provisions concerning the scope of the Convention, the jurisdiction, the protection of minors, cultural objectives, freedom of information and mutual assistance.

3. To adopt an opinion on the interpretation of Article 4 of the European Convention on Transfrontier Television (freedom of retransmission).

4. To examine the issue of the territorial enlargement of the application of the European Convention on Transfrontier Television.

5. To adopt an amendement to the Rules of Procedure concerning the drafting of meetings reports.

 
Output/Results:

1. The Standing Committee agreed that the contributions collected in the report on measures to implement the Recommendation on the protection of minors from pornographic programmes should be used as a basis for a consolidated document detailing the national legislation on the protection of minors and the relevant practice.

2. The review of the European Convention on Transfrontier Television provisions concerning the scope of the Convention, the jurisdiction, the protection of minors, cultural objectives, freedom of information and mutual assistance was finalised.

3. An opinion on the interpretation of Article 4 of the European Convention on Transfrontier Television (freedom of retransmission) was adopted.

4. The Standing Committee decided to continue its contacts with a view to extending the territorial scope of the European Convention on Transfrontier Television. It also decided to ask the Committee of Ministers formally to invite those Council of Europe states which had not yet done so to ratify the Convention.

5. An amendment to the Rules of procedure concerning the drafting of the report was adopted. 
Conclusions/Follow Up:

1. For the 41th meeting, the Secretariat should collect contributions from those delegations that had not provided any input to the report and ask the co-operation of the European Platform of Regulatory Authorities to complete the report and make a suitable tool mutual assistance.

2. A preliminary draft text of the revised European Convention on Transfrontier Television should be prepared for the 41th meeting.

4. The Secretariat should continue to establish contacts with a view to extending the territorial scope of the European Convention on Transfrontier Television. 
Participants:

24 States Party represented (out of 31) and 4 Observers. 
Consultants/Experts:

None 
CoE Secretariat:

Ms Alessia SONAGLIONI, Administrative Officer, secretary of the Standing Committee on Trensfrontier Television
Mr Jan MALINOWSKI, Head of the Media Division
Mr Lee HIBBARD, Administrative Officer, co-secretary of the Standing Committee on Trensfrontier Television 
Total No. Participants: 38 
Last Modified: 14/09/2006 


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