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PRESS RELEASE
Telecoms : Commission opens new round of infringement proceedings, but
also sees positive results of previous ones (14 December 2005)In a
further round of infringement proceedings concerning the EU's telecom
rules, the European Commission has decided to take Sweden and Poland to
the European Court of Justice for failing to implement EU rules on
electronic communications. In 12 cases from the previous infringement
rounds, the Commission has sent reasoned opinions (step two in the
infringement procedure under Article 226 of the EC Treaty) to the Czech
Republic(2), France, Greece, Latvia, Malta, Poland(2), Slovakia,
Germany, Finland and the UK. These countries now have two months in
which to respond. They could also face action before the European Court
of Justice if they fail to comply with the EU telecom rules. In
addition, the Commission has sent letters of formal notice (step one in
the infringement procedure - failure of a Member State to fulfill an
obligation) to the UK, Portugal, Cyprus, the Czech Republic and
Lithuania. At the same time, the European Commission is closing 9 cases
from previous infringement rounds, as the Member States concerned have
meanwhile ensured effective implementation of the EU framework for
electronic communications. 

Infringement proceedings in the field of electronic communications: What
are the issues at stake?:
http://europa.eu.int/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=MEMO/05/478&
format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=fr

PRESS RELEASE
TV without Frontiers: Commission proposes modernised rules for digital
era TV and TV-like services (14 December 2005)A proposal to update the
EU's 1989 "TV without Frontiers" Directive, to keep pace with rapid
technological and market developments in Europe's audiovisual sector,
was tabled by the European Commission on 13 December. In line with the
principle of better regulation, the proposal aims to reduce the
regulatory burden on Europe's providers of TV and TV-like services and
to give more flexibility for financing audiovisual content by new forms
of advertising. The proposal will also create a level playing field for
all companies that offer TV-like services, irrespective of the
technology used to deliver them (e.g. broadcast, high-speed broadband,
third generation mobiles). The Commission therefore proposes replacing
disparate national rules on protection of minors, against incitement to
racial hatred and against surreptitious advertising with a basic,
EU-wide minimum standard of protection for audiovisual on demand
services. This new policy approach should accelerate the advent of a
seamless single market for TV and TV-like services and promote a strong
and creative European content industry. 

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