3 Amendments of Anja WEISGERBER related to 2007/0248(COD)
Amendment 93 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 24
Recital 24
(24) A television broadcast is a linearLegal “must-carry” obligations may be applied, to specified radio and audiovisual media services as dend complementary services supplied by a specifined in themedia service provider. Audiovisual Mmedia Sservices Directiveare defined in the Directive 2007/65/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of [….] 2007, which is provided by11 December 2007 a mendia service provider for simultaneous viewing of programmes on the basis of a programme schedule; a media service provider may provide a number of audng Council Directive 89/552/EEC on the coordination of certain provisions laid down by law, regulation or audio visual programme schedules (channels). Legal “must-carry” obligations may be applied, but only to specified broadcast channels supplied by a specified media service providerdministrative action in Member States concerning the pursuit of television broadcasting activities1. Member States should provide a clear justification for the “must carry” obligations in their national law so as to ensure that such obligations are transparent, proportionate and properly defined. In that regard, “must carry” rules should be designed in a way which provides sufficient incentives for efficient investment in infrastructure. “Must carry” rules should be periodically reviewed in order to keep them up-to-date with technological and market evolution in order to ensure that they continue to be proportionate to the objectives to be achieved. Given the rapid change in technology and market conditions such a full review would need to be carried out at least every three years and would require a public consultation of all stakeholders. One or more broadcast channels may be complemented byComplementary services include, but are not limited to, services to improve accessibility for users with disabilities, such as a videotext service, subtitling service, an audio description or sign language. _______ 1 OJ L 332, 18.12.2007, p. 27.
Amendment 250 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 19
Article 1 – point 19
Directive 2002/22/EC
Article 31 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 31 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Member States may impose reasonable “must carry” obligations, for the transmission of specified radio and television broadcast channels and accessibilitaudiovisual media services and complementary services, on undertakings under their jurisdiction providing electronic communications networks used for the distribution of radio or television broadcastaudiovisual media services to the public where a significant number of end-users of such networks use them as their principal means to receive radio and television broadcastor audiovisual media services. Such obligations shall only be imposed where they are necessary to meet general interest objectives as clearly and specifically defined by each Member State in its national law and shall be proportionate and transparent.
Amendment 254 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 19
Article 1 – point 19
Directive 2002/22/EC
Article 31 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
Article 31 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
Member States shall review “must carry” obligations at least every three yearon a regular basis.