Coordination of certain provisions in Member States concerning the pursuit of television broadcasting activities ('Audiovisual media services without frontiers')

This Staff working document supplements the Commission’s Communication on the application of Articles 4 and 5 of Directive 97/36/EC, pursuant to Article 4(3). The ninth Communication, covering the years 2007 and 2008, outlines the Commission’s opinion on application of Articles 4 and 5 at Community level and the principal conclusions which can be drawn from the Member States’ reports. This document contains a detailed analysis of application of Articles 4 and 5 in each Member State based on the reporting obligations for the reference period.

The Commission is responsible for ensuring correct application of Articles 4 and 5 of the Directive in accordance with the Treaty. Article 4(3) of the Directive requires the Member States to provide the Commission with a report on application of Articles 4 and 5 every two years. Summaries of these reports are provided in Annex 3. This document comprises two parts: general remarks on the application of Articles 4 and 5; and detailed analysis for each Member State on the application of those provisions.