LAW Excerpts from the May 3, 2004, No. 112
standards on spatial principle of the broadcasting system and the RAI-Italian Radio and Television Spa, as well as' delegation to the Government to issue a consolidated broadcasting.
Article 1. (Scope and purpose)
1. This law defines the general principles underlying the organization of the national broadcasting system, regional and local and adapting to the advent of digital technology and the process of convergenza tra la radiotelevisione e altri settori delle comunicazioni interpersonali e di massa, quali le telecomunicazioni, l'editoria, anche elettronica, ed INTERNET in tutte le sue applicazioni.
2. Sono comprese nell'ambito di applicazione della presente legge le trasmissioni di programmi televisivi, di programmi radiofonici e di programmi-dati, anche ad accesso condizionato, nonche' la fornitura di servizi interattivi associati e di servizi di accesso condizionato, su frequenze terrestri, via cavo e via satellite.
Art. 2. (Definizioni)
1. Ai fini della presente legge si intende per:
a) "programmi televisivi" e "programmi radiofonici" l'insieme, predisposto da un fornitore, dei contenuti unificati da un medesimo marchio editoriale e destinati alla fruizione del pubblico, rispettivamente, mediante la trasmissione televisiva o radiofonica con ogni mezzo; l'espressione "programmi" riportata senza specificazioni si intende riferita a programmi sia televisivi che radiofonici;
b) "programmi-dati" i servizi di informazione costituiti da prodotti editoriali elettronici, trasmessi da reti radiotelevisive e diversi dai programmi radiotelevisivi, non prestati su richiesta individuale, incluse le pagine informative teletext e le pagine di dati;
c) "operatore di rete" il soggetto titolare del diritto di installazione, esercizio e fornitura di una rete di comunicazione elettronica su frequenze terrestri in digital, cable or satellite, and broadcast systems, multiplexing, distribution and dissemination of frequency resources that enable the transmission of programs to users;
d) "content provider" who takes responsibility 'editorial in preparing the television or radio programs and related programs intended to spread data-even with conditional access to digital terrestrial frequencies, cable or satellite or through any other means of electronic communication and that and 'entitled to carry out the activities' commercial and editorial relating to dissemination of images or sounds, and its data;
e) "service provider or interactive service associates di accesso condizionato" il soggetto che fornisce, attraverso l'operatore di rete, servizi al pubblico di accesso condizionato mediante distribuzione agli utenti di chiavi numeriche per l'abilitazione alla visione dei programmi, alla fatturazione dei servizi ed eventualmente alla fornitura di apparati, ovvero che fornisce servizi della societa' dell'informazione ai sensi dell'articolo 1, numero 2), della direttiva 98/34/CE del Parlamento europeo e del Consiglio, del 22 giugno 1998, come modificata dalla direttiva 98/48/CE del Parlamento europeo e del Consiglio, del 20 luglio 1998, ovvero fornisce una guida elettronica ai programmi;
f) "accesso condizionato" ogni misura e sistema tecnico in base ai quali l'accesso in forma intelligibile the protected service is subject to prior authorization by the individual and the service provider;
g) "integrated communications system," the economic sector that includes the following activities': newspapers and magazines, publishing and electronic annuaristica also through INTERNET; radio and television, cinema, advertising 'external communication initiatives for products and services, sponsorship,
h) "public service broadcasting" public service carried on in the broadcasting sector by granting the overall programming, including non-disclosure of companies 'concession, according to the mode' and within the limits specified by this Law and other regulations reference
i) "national" pursuit of the 'broadcast television or radio is not limited to the local
l) "local" the pursuit of' television broadcasting in one or more 'basins, no greater than six, even non-contiguous, provided that' with coverage of at least 50 percent of the national population, the scope and 'called "regional" or "provincial" when the basin of pursuit' of broadcasting television and 'unique and falls within the territory of one region or one province, and the broadcaster does not broadcast in other basins, the term "local" section without specification is meant to refer also to the transmission at regional or provincial
m) "European works" the works that were originally
1) of the EU Member States;
2) of the European third countries that are Parties to the Convention on Transfrontier Television, signed in Strasbourg on 5 May 1989 and enforced by law October 5, 1991, No 327, provided that 'the works are undertaken by one or more' producers established in one of these states or are produced under the supervision and effective control of one or more 'producers established in one of these states or the contribution of the co-producers both these States to the total co-production and this is not controlled by one or more 'producers established outside those States;
3) di altri Stati terzi europei, realizzate in via esclusiva, o in co-produzione con produttori stabiliti in uno o piu' Stati membri dell'Unione europea, da produttori stabiliti in uno o piu' Stati terzi europei con i quali la Comunita' europea abbia concluso accordi nel settore dell'audiovisivo, qualora queste opere siano realizzate principalmente con il contributo di autori o lavoratori residenti in uno o piu' Stati europei.
Art. 3. (Principi fondamentali) 1. Sono principi fondamentali del sistema radiotelevisivo la garanzia della liberta' e del pluralismo dei mezzi di comunicazione radiotelevisiva, la tutela della liberta' di espressione di ogni individuo, inclusa la liberta' di opinione e quella di ricevere o di comunicare information and ideas regardless of frontiers, the objectivity ', completeness, fairness' and impartiality 'of information, openness to different opinions and political, social, cultural and religious diversity and the maintenance of' ethnic and cultural heritage, artistic and environmental, national and local level, while respecting freedom 'and human rights, in particular the dignity' of the person, the promotion and protection of the welfare, health and the harmonic development of physical, mental and Moral of the child, as guaranteed by the Constitution, law, international norms and laws in force in the Italian state and regional.
Article 4. (Principles to ensure users)
1. The regulation of the broadcasting system, to protect users, guarantees:
a) your access, according to criteria of non-discrimination to a wide variety 'of information and content provided by a plurality' of national and local operators , helping to this end the use and development under conditions of pluralism and freedom 'of competition, opportunity' offered by the technological evolution of entities engaged in or intend to conduct activities' in the communications system;
b) the broadcasting of programs that respect the fundamental human rights, being, however, prohibited transmissions that contain coded messages or subliminal, or contain incitamenti all'odio comunque motivato o che, anche in relazione all'orario di trasmissione, possono nuocere allo sviluppo fisico, psichico o morale dei minori, o che presentano scene di violenza gratuita o insistita o efferata o pornografiche, salve le norme speciali per le trasmissioni ad accesso condizionato che comunque impongano l'adozione di un sistema di controllo specifico e selettivo;
c) la diffusione di trasmissioni pubblicitarie e di televendite leali ed oneste, che rispettino la dignita' della persona, non evochino discriminazioni di razza, sesso e nazionalita', non offendano convinzioni religiose o ideali, non inducano a comportamenti pregiudizievoli per la salute, la sicurezza e l'ambiente, non possano arrecare pregiudizio moral or physical minors, are not included in a cartoon aimed at children or during the transmission of religious services and are recognizable as such and kept separate from other programs by means of a clear perception to the exclusion of those who opt for a higher sound power to ordinary programs, without further restrictions and prohibitions provided by law;
d) the broadcast of sponsored fulfilling responsibility 'and editorial independence of the content provider to the broadcasting, they can be identified as such and not encourage the purchase or rental of goods or services of the sponsor, without prejudice to additional restrictions and prohibitions established by the laws of Depending on the nature of the activity 'of the sponsor or the subject matter of the transmission
e) the transfer of appropriate adjustment when the person is considered injured in his moral or material interests from news broadcasts or contrary to truth,' as long ' this correction does not have content that may give rise to liability 'criminal or civil is not contrary to morality;
f) the dissemination of a large number of national and local radio and television programs in clear, placing limits on the ability' for the relevant transmission encrypted programs and ensuring adequate coverage throughout the national or local level, such that this provision does not apply to satellite broadcasting;
g) the dissemination on air programs, live or deferred broadcast television which concern events, national or non-specified in a special list approved by resolution of the Authority 'for the Communications Authority as being of particular importance for society '.
2. E 'favored by the receipt of disabled citizens' sense of television programs, in providing for this purpose, the adoption of appropriate measures, after hearing the associations.
3. The processing of personal data of individuals and entities in the broadcasting sector and 'made in respect of the rights and freedoms' fundamental, as well as 'dignity' human, with particular reference to confidentiality and identity 'staff, in compliance' with existing legislation.
Article 5. (Principles in order to protect pluralism and competition in the broadcasting system)
1. The broadcasting system, to ensure pluralism of media, radio television, conforms to the following principles:
a) the protection of competition in the broadcasting market, and the means of mass communication and advertising market 'and protection of media pluralism communication television, to ban the end of the establishment or maintenance of positions detrimental to pluralism, according to the criteria set out in this law, even through subsidiaries or affiliates, and ensuring maximum transparency the corporate structure;
b) provision of different titles are enabled for the conduct of the activities' of the network operator or content provider of television or radio content provider or a provider of interactive services associated with or conditional access services, with the prediction of the authorization regime for the business 'network operator, for the activities' content provider of television or radio content provider or a provider of interactive services associated with or conditional access services, such authorization does not involves the allocation of radio frequencies, and that 'made in accordance with a separate measure of the resolution of' the Communications communications of 15 November 2001, n. 435/01/CONS, published in Ordinary Supplement to Official Gazette No. 284, December 6, 2001, as amended;
c) provision for the holding separate qualifying title, respectively, via terrestrial or cable or satellite, even by the same entity, the activities' in the b ) and provision of a sufficient length of their titles approved, but not less than twelve years for the activities 'on digital terrestrial frequencies, with possibility' of renewal for equal periods;
d) provision for separate licenses for the conduct of activity 'supply in b), respectively, in national or local, when they are carried on terrestrial frequencies, by setting, however, that an individual or individuals to each other in a control relationship or connection can not be simultaneously consented to the delivery of content both nationally and locally and can not be granted permits to enable each content provider in the local area to radiate in the same water more 'than 20 percent of digital television programs locally;
e) requirements for network operators:
1) to ensure equal 'treatment to content providers not related to companies' subsidiaries and associates, making available to them the same technical information available to content providers due to companies 'affiliates and subsidiaries;
2) not to discriminate in establishing appropriate agreements on technical quality' broadcasting and access to the network between subjects authorized to provide content belonging to companies 'parent companies, subsidiaries or affiliates and independent content providers and services, providing, however, that network operators cede its ability' to broadcasting market conditions in accordance with the principles and criteria laid down by Regulation on the digital terrestrial broadcasting, the Authority's resolution 'to the guarantee of Communications November 15, 2001, No 435/01/CONS;
3) to use under his own responsibility ', the information obtained from the suppliers of content not related to companies' affiliates and subsidiaries, solely for the purpose of the technical and commercial agreements for access to the network, with no transmissions to companies' subsidiaries or affiliates or any third party information obtained;
f) content providers, in case of transfer of exploitation rights thereof, shall be required to do so without discriminatory practices among the various distribution platforms, the market conditions, subject to the enforcement of exclusive rights, the rules on copyright and free trade between the parties;
g) accounting separation for companies operating in the field of digital broadcasting in communications, in order to allow the highlight of fees for access and interconnection to the communications infrastructure, highlighting charges related to the general public service, the evaluation of 'installation and management of infrastructure separated from the provision of content or services, when performed by the same person, and verification of the absence of cross-subsidies and discriminatory practices providing, however, that:
1) the supplier of national content that is also a service provider to adopt a system of accounting 'parade if each authorization;
2) the network operator in the field of national television that it is also a supplier of content and associated interactive services provider or conditional access services to the corporate separation is required, this provision does not apply television broadcasters which broadcast only via cable or satellite as well as' content providers on the local and network operators at local level;
h) the right of all providers of broadcast content to make live links and transmit data and information to users on the same frequencies allocated;
i) provision of specific forms of protection in favor of the issuer delle minoranze linguistiche riconosciute dalla legge;
l) la titolarita' di concessione o di autorizzazione per la radiodiffusione sonora o televisiva da' diritto di ottenere dal comune competente il rilascio di concessione edilizia per gli impianti di diffusione e di collegamento eserciti e per le relative infrastrutture compatibilmente con la disciplina vigente in materia di realizzazione di infrastrutture di comunicazione elettronica. 2. All'articolo 8, comma 8, della legge 6 agosto 1990, n. 223, le parole: "il 5 per cento" sono sostituite dalle seguenti: "il 10 per cento".
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