231/2001 Coll.


LAW
Dated May 17, 2001

On radio and television broadcasting and amending other laws


Change: 274/2003 Coll.

Change: 231/2001 Coll. (Part)

Change: 341/2004 Coll.

Change: 626/2004 Coll.

Change: 82/2005 Coll.

Change: 127/2005 Coll.

Change: 348/2005 Coll.

Change: 501/2004 Coll., 348/2005 Coll. (Part)

Change: 235/2006 Coll.

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Change: 160/2007 Coll.

Change: 348/2005 Coll. (Part), 296/2007 Coll., 304/2007 Coll.

Change: 124/2008 Coll.

Change: 384/2008 Coll.

Change: 196/2009 Coll.

Change: 41/2009 Coll.

Change: 132/2010 Coll.

Change: 227/2009 Coll., 153/2010 Coll.

Change: 132/2010 Coll. (Part)

Change: 302/2011 Coll.

Change: 235/2006 Coll. (Part), 302/2011 Coll. (Part), 420/2011 Coll.

Change: 142/2012 Coll.

Change: 275/2012 Coll.

Change: 496/2012 Coll.

Change: 406/2012 Coll.

Change: 181/2014 Coll., 250/2014 Coll.

Change: 79/2015 Coll.

Parliament has passed this Act of the Czech Republic:
PART ONE

GENERAL PROVISIONS


§ 1
Subject Matter


This Act incorporates the relevant regulations of the European Union ^ 1) and governs
state administration in the field of broadcasting.

§ 2
Basic concepts


(1) For the purposes of this Act

A) radio and television broadcasting and other provision of programs broadcast
parts arranged in the program, including
services directly related to the program, the broadcaster
public electronic communications networks ^ 1) as a protected | || or unprotected conditional access-1b) for the simultaneous
monitoring programs and other elements broadcast

B) Retransmission of radio and television broadcasts broadcast reception
original radio and television programs or of their substantial
parts, including services directly related to programs or with substantial
portions of the program, and their current, complete and unchanged
spreading to the general public by electronic communications networks-1a); for
unchanged dissemination shall also mean the dissemination of Czech versions of television programs
primarily broadcast in foreign languages ​​

C) full-area broadcasting radio and television broadcasting programs
which can be defined territorial area to take in case
radio broadcast at least 80% and in the case of television broadcasting at least 70% of the population
Czech Republic, calculated using data
arising from the last census 1c ^), unless a special law provides otherwise
^ 1d)

D) programming network joint program design or
essential parts or mutual acceptance programs or their
essential parts or their current spread of multi-operator

E) Regional broadcasting radio or television broadcasts, which may
defined territorial area to take in the case of radio broadcasting
more than 1% and less than 80% and in the case of television broadcasting more than 1%
and less than 70% of the Czech population, calculated according to data from the last
census-1c)

F) local broadcasting broadcast radio or television program intended
its scope for locally defined area, and this area
created; locally defined areas must not include more than 1% of the population
Czech Republic, calculated using data from the last census
^ 1c)

G) A radio and television broadcasting
legal or natural person that prepares programs, including
services directly related to the program, determines how the organization
radio and television broadcasting, and has for posting this editorial responsibility, etc.
audible and visual indication that program and services directly related to the program
uniquely identifies this program and
services directly related to the program initially spread or through third parties
leaves spread (hereinafter " broadcaster ")

H) the operator of retransmission legal or natural person
which decides on the composition program retransmission services, including
programs directly related to retransmission, and that these
programs and services directly associated spread or by

Third parties completely and unchanged on the basis
authorization to operate retransmission (hereinafter "Registration")
under this Act,

I) Basic program specifications defining the prevailing genres
whole program structure,

J) program intentional time arrangement of individual radio or television programs
and other parts of the broadcast and radio broadcasting and
flow of program elements; other parts of the sound broadcasting means,
visual or audio-visual transmission parts that do not
nature of the program and are inserted between programs or programs they are accompanied
or interrupted, especially advertising, teleshopping, notification of an operator || | broadcasting on its own programs and ancillary products
from those programs directly derived reporting programs, audio and video resources
announcing or separating the broadcast business
communications and other programming punctuation

K) program, Full Frame television program containing various programs
focus and topics, especially news programs, film, documentary,
music and educational programs, which are not aimed only at a particular group
residents with similar interests | ||
L) Kept in a radio broadcast of the broadcast, the content, form and function
a closed whole broadcast or stream
program elements and constitutes a separate item of the radio program;
agendas in television broadcasting means moving images with or without sound
that its content, form and function of a closed
whole broadcasting and constitutes a separate item of a television program

M) teletext service directly related to the program, which consists of
broadcast text or graphic information concurrently with the broadcast
television program, and such information can be accessed only
television screen, which is equipped with appropriate
decoding device,

N) advertising any public announcement broadcast in return for payment or for similar consideration
or broadcast for self-promotional purposes
broadcasters to promote the supply of goods or services for consideration
, including immovable property, rights and liabilities

O) service directly related to the program service which disseminates
text, video and audio information which individually or in the aggregate
create content related to the program, which is designed for reception by the public
along with this program; service directly related
also understood as the creation and provision of a set of data
data for the electronic program guide content and service
expanding possibilities of the program in relation to the terminal equipment

P) Electronic program guide text, video and audio
information on programs disseminated in an electronic
komunikací1), which are distributed via the same network
electronic communications and are synchronously connected to these programs | ||
Q) concealed commercial communication in words or pictures of goods, services
names or name, trade mark or the activities of a producer of goods
or service provider, the broadcaster said on the show,
if this presentation intentionally pursued advertising target and the public can bring in
washed up on its nature; Such representation is considered to be intentional
especially if it occurs if it in return for payment or for similar consideration
,

R) teleshopping direct offer of goods, including immovable property, rights and liabilities
, or services intended for the public and included in
radio or television broadcast in return for payment or for similar consideration
,

S) sponsoring means any contribution from a person who does not
radio or television broadcasting, providing audiovisual media services on demand
^ 1e), or produce audiovisual works provided to
direct or indirect financing of radio or
television program or a program to promote their name or the name, trade mark
, products, services, activities or image,

T) subliminal communication audio, visual or audio-visual
information that is deliberately treated to have an impact on the subconscious
listener or viewer, without being able to consciously perceive


U) the minimum program offer a set of programs provided
Retransmission broadcaster at the lowest price

V) Cable systems electronic communications network
under a special legal regulation 1) under which the broadcaster or operator of retransmission
propagates subscribers
programs at an agreed price; cable systems include cable television networks,
microwave systems for terrestrial radio and television broadcasting or other
technical equipment except for terrestrial radio broadcasting equipment

W) set of technical parameters for analogue broadcasting
via terrestrial radio broadcasting equipment
using radio frequencies reserved for the distribution and transmission of radio or television broadcasting
(hereinafter the "transmitter") frequency radiated power and
broadcast station,

X) repeated violation of breach of duty, for which he was
more than once fined two consecutive
years

Y) territorial coverage broadcast in the event of a broadcasting disseminated via transmitters
entire territory of the Czech Republic and in the case
regional or local broadcasting disseminated via transmitters
territory specified in the authorization for radio and television
broadcasting ( "license") in accordance with the opinion of the Czech telecommunication Office


First set of technical parameters of broadcasting an analog
broadcast

Second the plan of radio frequencies ^ 1) in the case of digital broadcasting
.

(2) For the purposes of this Act shall refer

A) commercial communications advertising, teleshopping and sponsorship and, in the case
television broadcasting also product placement or other
image sequences with or without sound, which is intended for direct or indirect
promoting goods or services persons engaged in economic activities,
or her public image and who accompany or are included in a program
return for payment or for similar consideration or for self-promotion
,

B) any form of product placement integration of product, service,
mark, which is a product or service binds to, or mention of
products and services in a program in return for payment or for similar consideration,

C) editorial responsibility exercise decisive influence on the choice of programs and
other parts of the broadcast and chronological arrangement of the program
track.

(3) The broadcasting is not

A) the provision of communication services aimed at providing information
or other communications based on individual requirements,

B) the provision of electronic communications networks and provision of electronic communications services
by special legislation 1a)

C) distribution of radio and television programs, and services directly related to the program
if this spread is only used to transport the signal
protected conditional access system to transmitters,

D) communication of information related to the operation of technical means used to implement
broadcasting.

(4) In radio broadcasting and retransmission radio broadcasting is not
distribution of radio programs via the transmission system
referred to in § 12 para. 3 point. C).

(5) A television broadcast is not

A) broadcasting which is not primarily economic nature of the activity or
that competition with television broadcasting,

B) broadcast, which is not intended for public reception,

C) broadcasting whose main purpose is the provision of programs while
not telecast programs in accordance with § 67 para. 1 or 2 or

D) broadcasts, which can directly or indirectly by the public in
any Member State of the European Union through the device
technically capable of individually selectable reproduction of television broadcasting
which is commercially available.

(6) for retransmission broadcasting is not present,
complete and unchanged dissemination flashed
radio and television programs, including services directly related to programs intended for the public
via cable, bringing to no more than 100

Subscribers with receivers subject to the notification requirements;
this number may be exceeded if the participants in joint income
are placed in a single building or complex of buildings to each other spatially and functionally
dominion, the signal transmission is managed so that it does not
roads; and that such joint reception
not commercially exploited.

(7) Under the program network is not

A) the agreement of broadcasters on joint broadcasting of advertising and teleshopping
, common assembly or Mutual acceptance of such
parts of the programs that are significant in terms of their contribution to daily
broadcast time in program

B) broadcast programs by two or more broadcasters on shared frequencies
.

§ 3
Scope of the Act


(1) This Act applies to

A) the broadcaster, which operates the broadcasting
under special legislation, ^ 3) ^ 4) (hereinafter "the broadcaster
by law")

B) the broadcaster, which operates the broadcasting
under a license granted under this Act (hereinafter "the broadcaster
license")

C) retransmission operators, which operates on the broadcast
basis of registration under this Act.

(2) A legal or natural person who is not listed in paragraph 1
and operates television broadcasting or retransmission television broadcasts,
law applies, if it can be regarded as established in the Czech Republic || | pursuant to paragraph 3 or if it meets the conditions specified in paragraph 4 or paragraph 5.


(3) A legal or natural person is deemed to be established in the Czech Republic
,

A) if its registered office or place of business-4a) in the Czech Republic and
decision on the selection of programs and other elements of broadcasting and their arrangement in
program structure (hereinafter referred to as "editorial decision"), adopted in Czech
Republic or

B) if the registered office or place of business in the Czech Republic, but editorial
decisions taken in another Member State of the European Union if

First a substantial portion of its staff, the television broadcasting
operates in the Czech Republic

Second a substantial portion of its staff, the television broadcasting
operates both in the Czech Republic and that other Member State of the European Union
or

Third a substantial portion of its staff, the television broadcasting
not active in the Czech Republic or in that other Member State of the European Union
condition that the first television broadcast began in the Czech Republic
according to Czech law and maintains continuous and efficient || | involvement in economic life in the Czech Republic or

C) if the registered office or place of business in the Czech Republic, but
decision on broadcasting receives in a State which is not a member
European Union or vice versa, provided that a substantial part of its
employees of the television broadcasting operating in the Czech Republic.

(4) Where no legal or natural person regarded as established in the Czech Republic
pursuant to paragraph 3, nor can it be considered a
established in another Member State of the European Union, the law applies to it, | || if the television broadcast or taken over television broadcasting uses


A) transmission equipment uplink signal to the satellite, which is located
in the Czech Republic or

B) satellite capacity belonging Czech Republic if it does not use
apparatus for transmitting an uplink signal to the satellite, which is located on
Czech Republic or in another Member State of the European Union.

(5) A legal or natural person who operates television broadcasting or retransmission
television broadcasts and can not be considered
established in the Czech Republic pursuant to paragraph 3, nor can it be regarded as established in another
Member State of the European Union, which the Czech Republic
or in another EU Member State does not meet either of
conditions under paragraph 4, the law applies only if it can be considered a
established in Czech Republic under the Treaty on the functioning of the European Union
^ 4c).

§ 3a

Prerequisites for participation in the procedure for awarding licenses for broadcasting
and the procedure for registration of retransmission

(1) A prerequisite to a legal person has obtained a license or

Registration is that it meets the conditions for doing business in the Czech Republic
special legislation. ^ 4d) If the legal person
joint stock company, is a prerequisite for obtaining a license, that her
shares are registered.

(2) A prerequisite to obtain an individual license or registration
is that it has full legal capacity and meets the conditions set
business in the Czech Republic
special legal regulation. ^ 4d)

(3) If the person referred to in paragraph 2 by a foreign entity ^ 4e) which has
in the Czech Republic branch or a permanent resident, is obliged
appoint a representative in the Czech Republic, authorized to act for her
in matters governed by this Act.
PART TWO


COUNCIL FOR RADIO AND TELEVISION BROADCASTING

§ 4

The position of the Council for Radio and Television Broadcasting

(1) The Council for Radio and Television Broadcasting (hereinafter
"Council"), based in Prague.

(2) The Council is the central administrative authority which performs state administration in
radio and television broadcasting, retransmission and
audiovisual media services on demand
provided by another law-1e) and oversees the preservation and development
plurality of program offer and information in the field of radio and television
broadcasting and retransmission, ensuring that their contents
independence and fulfill other tasks prescribed by this Act and special legislation
.

§ 5


Council Competency Council


A) oversees compliance with legislation in the field of radio and television broadcasting
and conditions laid down in the decision granting
license or in the decision on registration,

B) confers, modifies and revokes licenses to operate radio and television broadcasting
,

C) issues, changes and cancels the decision on registration to operate
retransmission,

D) maintain a register of broadcasters and operators of retransmission
broadcast

E) regularly publishes a manner allowing remote access overview
applications for license and registration and list of issued licenses and their
changes, registrations and changes

F) imposes sanctions under this law,

G) monitors the content of radio and television broadcasting,

H) approve the Czech Telecommunication Office to issuing
individual authorization to use radio frequencies for other
radiocommunication services in the frequency spectrum exclusively reserved
for radio and television broadcasting,

I) requires the opinion of the Czech Telecommunication Office containing
coordinated frequencies for analogue broadcasting,
including their technical parameters; requests the Council indicate
territory to be covered by the transmission and the requested location of the transmitters,

J) requires the process of awarding licenses to operate
broadcasting or for changes to license conditions
Czech Telecommunication Office opinion-1a);
in the request for an opinion the Council will denote the area which should be covered by the transmission,

K) set the territorial area of ​​broadcasting for broadcasters pursuant to § 3
paragraph. 1 point. b) in accordance with the opinion of the Czech Telecommunication Office
,

L) cooperates with the Czech Telecommunication Office to the extent
according to special regulations 1a ^) ^ 3) ^ 4)

M) participate with their opinions and suggestions on creating principles of state policy
Czech Republic in relation to the concept of broadcasting and its development and
in relation to increasing the level of media literacy

N) provides programs and services directly related to those programs that
to be mandatorily distributed in the public interest through networks
electronic communications for radio and television broadcasting,
reviewing the continued need for their mandatory dissemination and presents
Czech telecommunications Office binding opinions for the purpose of storing or
cancel their mandatory dissemination by special legislation 4f)

O) issuing the statutes and rules of procedure and organizational rules of the Office of the Council

P) presents its draft budget and final account
Ministry of Finance and the competent authority of the Chamber of Deputies,

R) publishes a Council resolution Council's annual report, minutes of meetings

Council, unless there are special laws, and any other information
manner allowing remote access,

S) publish the court decision on the appeal and lawsuit against
Council decision. This does not affect special legal
regulations ^ 5)

T) done in the case of cross-border cooperation and supervision
proceeding in accordance with the relevant regulations of the European Communities ^ 5) the extent
substantive scope of special laws, which are projected
directive referred to in paragraph 4 of the Annex to this Regulation

U) cooperates with EU institutions and with the regulatory authorities of the Member States of the European Union
with similar substantive scope
especially in the transmission and acquisition of data and information provided by law, the decisions
issued under the Act or the acts of the European
Union and perform other tasks for the regulation of television broadcasts
arising from the Czech Republic's membership in the European Union

V) ensures the implementation of commitments under the European Convention on Transfrontier Television
^ 4b) and represents the Czech Republic in the Standing Committee
established under Article. 20 of the European Convention on Transfrontier Television

W) cooperate in the regulation of television broadcasts with the competent authorities
states which are not EU Member States or contracting
parties to the European Convention on Transfrontier Television

X) cooperates in its scope to legal persons
formed in accordance with the laws of the Czech Republic, whose subject
activities include self-regulation in some of the areas covered by this
Act or special legislation 1e) and that self-regulation is
actively involved broadcasters, retransmission
broadcasts or audiovisual media services on demand
(hereinafter "regulatory bodies"), if cooperation is
self-regulatory body requested in writing, especially in creating
effective self-regulatory systems and the introduction of measures to encourage
media literacy; List of cooperating self-regulatory bodies
(hereinafter "the list of self-regulatory bodies")
public in a manner allowing remote access,

Y) issue implementing legislation
radio and television broadcasting and audiovisual media services on demand
to the extent authorized by this Act,

A) issue opinions, which express a legal opinion
Council in matters falling within its competence under the Act,

At) perform other tasks stipulated by law or other legal regulation
^ 1e) ^ 3) ^ 4).

§ 6
Duties Council


(1) The Council shall submit to the Parliament annually
annual report on its activities and on the state radio and television broadcasting and
in providing audiovisual media services on demand
(the "Annual Report '), which contains mainly

A) a current list of broadcasters, retransmission
broadcasting and audiovisual media services on demand,

B) information about the situation in broadcasting, reproduced in
radio and television broadcasting and the provision of audiovisual media services
on request, including information about how the transition to digital broadcasting
,

C) information on compliance with legislation in the field of radio and television broadcasting and
provision of audiovisual media services
request, and the penalties imposed,

D) information on the results of checks on compliance with obligations under the Act
broadcasters, operators and retransmission
audiovisual media services on demand and
compliance with the conditions laid down by broadcasters and operators
retransmission, | ||
E) information on licenses issued and the criteria on which
licenses were granted to applicants for a license and rejected the request
all other parties

F) information on changes to license conditions
broadcasters with licenses

G) information on the promotion of European works and European independent production, fulfillment of
proportion of European works (§ 42) and independent production (§ 43) and
reasons for any failure to achieve the specified shares in television

Broadcasting, including information on the support of European works
provision of audiovisual media services on demand,

H) information on the status and level of self-regulation in the areas of radio and television broadcasting
, retransmission and
provision of audiovisual media services on demand and on the results of cooperation with
self-regulatory bodies

I) information about the level of media literacy in relation to new communication technologies
and the measures adopted to support
media literacy on the part of operators of radio and television
broadcasting, retransmission operators, providers of audiovisual media
on-demand and self-regulatory authorities.

(2) The annual report of the Council shall submit to the Chamber of Deputies
approval, while the Prime Minister for opinion
by 30 April of each calendar year. At the same time it is obliged to publish
manner allowing remote access. The annual report is a public
date of its approval by the Council thereon must be marked.
Chamber of Deputies is entitled to request from the Council
explanations and additional information in the annual report. The Council is obliged to provide explanations and
additional information within a reasonable period set by the Chamber of Deputies
.

(3) The Chamber of Deputies may propose an appeal to the Prime Minister Council
if the Council repeatedly and seriously the obligations specified in § 5 and
paragraphs 1 and 2, or if re-approve for serious deficiencies annual
message.

(4) The Government and state authorities cooperate with the Council in matters
broadcasting and shall in particular, if it is a case broadcast request
always the opinion of the Council and within the limits of their competence to grant the Council
necessary assistance.

(5) The Ministry of Culture (hereinafter the "Ministry") may request from the Council
data necessary for the fulfillment of obligations that
Czech Republic from international treaties ^ 4b), or from her || | membership in international organizations. The Council is obligated to provide information
ministry.

§ 7
Membership in the Council


(1) The Council consists of 13 members, appointed and dismissed by the Prime Minister on the proposal
Chamber of Deputies, immediately upon receipt of the proposal.
Membership in the Council is a public office.

(2) The term of office of the Council is 6 years.

(3) A Council member can be designed and appointed a citizen of the Czech Republic
who

A) full legal capacity,

B) has a permanent residence in the Czech Republic,

C) has reached the age of 25

D) integrity; be considered as irreproachable citizen who was
convicted of a criminal offense that was committed in
direct connection with the operation of radio or television broadcasting or retransmission or
providing audiovisual media services on demand
or publishing periodical press or another criminal act intentionally committed
if his criminal convictions
been annulled or any other reason looks as if
been convicted. A blameless longer considered a citizen who meets the conditions set
special law. ^ 6)

(4) A Council member can be nominated and appointed person who
after two consecutive terms of office or part thereof
served as a member of the Council.

(5) Council membership commences on the date specified in the letter of appointment.

(6) Council membership terminates

A) the expiry of the term of a member of the Council

B) the day following the receipt of the resignation of Prime Minister

C) the day following the receipt of the written decision of the Prime Minister on the appeal
Council member from office, or on the date specified in
written decision on the appeal of a Council member,

D) the effective date of the judgment, which was a member of the Council
deprived of legal capacity or who have been its capacity to legal acts
limited

E) the effective date of the judgment by which the Council member is convicted
any of the offenses referred to in paragraph 3. d)

F) the death or declaration of death.

(7) The Chamber of Deputies may propose to the Prime Minister to remove a member from office
Council the following reasons:

A) if he fails to properly its function

B) does not meet the conditions for the exercise of functions under this Act,


C) if he behaves in such conduct that calls into question his impartiality, independence or impartiality
Council.

(8) Council member who was in connection with the criminal prosecution taken into custody
suspended by the Prime Minister for a term of custody duties as member of the Council
If proposed by the Chamber of Deputies.

(9) Membership of the Council is incompatible with the office of President
Czech Republic, representative, senator, Cabinet member, judge, prosecutor,
member of the Supreme Audit Office, a member of the Bank Board of the Czech National Bank
, Council member Czech news Agency Council member
Czech television, the Czech Radio Council.

(10) Council Members shall execute their functions personally and for their performance
not accept any directions or instructions.

(11) Council Members shall not hold positions in political parties or
movements and act in their favor.

(12) Council members or persons close to them may assume any unpaid
in any statutory bodies of companies that operate in the area
mass media, audiovisual and advertising.
Council Members nor persons closely related to them and they may not participate in the business of commercial
companies that operate in the field of mass media
or in the audiovisual and advertising, and to provide, directly or indirectly, for consideration
advice or
similar assistance to broadcasters, operators and retransmission
audiovisual media services on demand.
Council members may not have an employment or other similar relationship
broadcasters, retransmission and
audiovisual media services on demand.

(13) Where, besides their employment, are required
do so in a way that does not compromise the proper performance of the member of the Council.
Council members may not engage nor scientific, educational, literary, journalistic and artistic
business in a manner which could damage or
undermine confidence in the independence and impartiality of the Council.

§ 8


Council meetings
(1) Where the law stipulates otherwise (paragraph 2), the Council shall
quorum if an absolute majority of its members and if
currently the chairman of the Council or one of the vice.

(2) the Council decides by an absolute majority of its members, with the exception
decision on granting a license pursuant to § 18, renewal of a license pursuant to § 12 paragraph
. 8-12 or revocation of a license pursuant to § 63 or to cancel the registration
according to § 64, when a decision needs nine votes of the members of the Council.

(3) The decisions of the Council are excluded members of the Council, where
with regard to their relation to the case or the parties or their representatives
reasonable doubts about their partiality. Council Members shall notify the Council
facts suggesting their exclusion from hearing and deciding
things as soon as they are known. The objection of bias
Council shall act without undue delay.

(4) During the hearing, the Council is governed by its Rules of Procedure, which provides, inter alia
voting and the way of recording and publishing different opinions
Council members, the method of electing and recalling the Council Chairperson and Vice-Chairpersons
as Chairman of the rules of representation.

(5) The voting shall report to which he records how
individual Council members voted.

(6) Council members are obliged to maintain confidentiality of facts
which they learn in the performance of their duties and to ensure proper
performance of public administration or in the interest of other persons, to be kept secret
even after the termination of membership in the Council. This obligation are members
Council exempted only for reasons stipulated by another law or questioning if
agreement person whom the respective situation touches.

§ 9

Council Chairperson and Vice-Chairpersons

(1) The Council shall elect and recall its chairman and three vice-chairmen.

(2) The President of the Council directs the activities of the Council and acts on its behalf.

(3), the Council President from office appeals

A) did not perform the function for a period exceeding three months, or

B) does not meet the conditions for becoming a member of the Council or

C) when they are present in the performance of his duties again seriously flawed.

(4) The office of President of the Council expires

A) the date of termination of its membership in the Council, or

B) the expiration of the period for which he was elected by the Council, or


C) the day following the receipt of the written decision on the appeal of
function or

D) the day following the receipt of a written resignation to the Council, or

E) the death or declaration of death.

(5) While serving as President of the Council, it represents him
authorized Deputy Council; paragraphs 3 and 4 shall apply mutatis mutandis to
dismissal and termination of Deputy Chairman.

(6) If the Chairman of the Council or Council Vice revoked, the Council is obliged
new Council Chairperson or Vice-chairperson within 30 days from the day
appeal.

(7) Similarly, the Council has to take in the event of resignation or termination
term of office of the Chairman or one of the vice-presidents.

§ 10

The employment relationship between the member of the Council

(1) Unless stipulated otherwise, the Council Members
provisions of the Labour Code.

(2) The President of the Council, Vice-Presidents and Council Members are entitled to severance pay and
under a special law. ^ 7)

§ 11

Security Council action

(1) The Council manages its own budget by another law-8) and its
activity is covered by a separate chapter of the state budget of the Czech Republic
.

(2) tasks related to professional, organizational and technical
Business Council provides Council Office, which is an organ of the Council and its
activities are financed from the budget of the Council.

(3) The head of the Council Office is the Head of the Office of the Council, which appoints and dismisses
Council; on the selection, appointment and dismissal shall apply mutatis mutandis
provisions of the Civil Service Act on the selection, appointment and dismissal of the head of service
office in another administrative agency with statewide jurisdiction
. Head of the Office of the Council shall be considered as a separate step
presented a report to Council Chairperson.

(4) Staff in the Office of the Council in carrying out activities
specified in § 5 of the Civil Service Act, are civil servants
by the Civil Service Act. Labor relations of employees who are not
civil servants are governed by labor law.

(5) The Head of Council Office shall be deemed official authority under the Law on State Service
.

(6) The Council, Chairman of the Board and Vice Chairman of the Council is authorized to give orders
state employees to perform national service under the Law on State Service
.

(7) Details of the organization and activities of the Council regulates the rules of procedure of the Council.

(8) An employee who is not a civil servant, ranked
to perform work in the Council, in addition to confidentiality obligations arising from the Labour Code
bound to secrecy about facts which
the exercise of their Business learned, even after termination of employment;
Duty of confidentiality may be acquitted only on the basis of the law or spoken
If this duty waiver agreement person whom
fact, the subject concerned. A similar obligation also applies to
natural person in any legal relation to the Council, on the basis of which carries
Council for action.
PART THREE



LICENSE TITLE
I

Procedures for awarding licenses to operate radio and television
broadcasting disseminated via transmitters

§ 12
Licence


(1) The license granted by the Council in the procedure for granting the license (the "License management
"). License entitles broadcasters to radio and television broadcasting
extent and under the conditions laid down in this Act
and other legislation. Licence shall enter into force on the date
Council decision comes into force except in case pursuant to § 18 paragraph.
Second

(2) a separate license for the provision of services directly related to
program can not be granted.

(3) The Council is authorized to issue a license for broadcasting's distributed through

A) transmitters

B) satellites and cable systems

C) transmission systems not specified in a) and b), (hereinafter
"special transmission systems").

(4) granting the license no legal entitlement, unless stated otherwise
.

(5) The license shall be granted for a fixed period, for a maximum period

A) 8 years for radio broadcasting,

B) 12 years for television broadcasting.

(6) A licensed radio broadcaster shall start the broadcasting
later than 180 days and television broadcaster
licenses within 360 days from the date of the decision on granting a license
unless law otherwise.


(7) The license is not transferable to another person.

(8) At the request of a licensed broadcaster Council
validity of licenses is extended. The period of validity may be extended once, and
for radio broadcasting for a period of 8 years and for television broadcasting
for a period of 12 years. At the request of a licensed broadcaster
Council may extend the period of validity of the license as well as a shorter time.

(9) An application for renewal of the license may broadcaster
licenses at the same time ask for consent to change the legal form of the company;
The Council shall approve the application if a change to joint stock company with shares registered in the name
.

(10) The licensed broadcaster may apply in writing to the Council on
extension of the validity of the licenses under which transmits.
This request must be delivered to the Council

A) for nationwide broadcast in the period from the early 36th to the late 30th
months before the expiry of the existing license,

B) for nationwide television broadcast in the period from the early 48th to the end
42nd months before the expiry of the existing license,

C) local radio or television broadcasting during the period from the beginning of the 36th
until 30 months before the expiry of existing licenses
.

(11) The Council of validity of the license in case the applicant does not meet the conditions
according to § 13 par. 3 or if there has been a change of plan
use of the frequency spectrum intended for radio or television broadcasting because
fulfillment of international agreements on frequency coordination and
this change would significantly prevent transmission operator
broadcasting licenses; if you plan to change the use of the frequency spectrum is essential
Council validity of the license in this section.

(12) The Council further validity of the license in case the operator
licensed broadcasters were repeatedly ordered by a final decision
sanctions for serious violations following obligations:

A) included in broadcasting programs that promote war or depict cruel
or otherwise inhuman conduct in a manner that is their
disparagement, apology or approval,

B) included in broadcast programs inciting hatred on grounds
sex, race, color, language, faith and religion, political
or other opinion, national or social origin, association with a
national or ethnic minority, property, birth or other status,

C) ranked in broadcasting programs that gratuitously show persons
dying or exposed to serious physical or mental suffering
manner contrary to human dignity

D) ranked in the broadcasting subliminal messages,

E) ranked in the broadcast programs which might seriously impair the physical,
mental or moral development of minors by containing
pornography and gross gratuitous violence

F) transfer without prior consent of the Council to a third party share in
company licensed broadcaster, and breached the duty
referred to in § 21 para. 6 and 7.

(13) Extension of the license by the Council pursuant to paragraph 8
has the same legal effect as a Council decision on granting a license.
Provisions of paragraph 8 shall not be affected.

§ 13

Participants licensing procedure

(1) Participants in the licensing procedure are all applicants for granting licenses
whose application was delivered to the Council within the period specified in the announcement
licensing proceedings (§ 15 para. 2).

(2) Submit an application for a license, a legal entity or natural person
meets the requirements of § 3a.

(3) An applicant for a license shall be eligible to participate in the licensing procedure, if


A) on his property was not issued a decision on bankruptcy or entered into liquidation
,

B) proves that he has no records of tax arrears,

C) proves that he has no arrears payable premiums for public health
insurance, social security premiums and contributions to the state
employment policy,

D) he has been in the past 5 years, revoked license or registration;
This assumption does not apply in cases where a license or registration
been canceled at the request of the operator,

E) integrity; It is considered as irreproachable applicant who was
convicted of a deliberate criminal offense, if he is to
have been convicted; if the applicant is a legal entity a license,

Subject to this condition and to natural persons who are its
statutory authority or are members of a statutory or supervisory body
,

F) is not a member of any statutory broadcaster or business
companies established statutory broadcaster.

(4) A participant in the licensing procedure is allowed to inspect the parts of the file
related to another participant. The Council shall take appropriate measures to
participant in licensing procedure could become familiar with data about how
technical, organizational and financial
broadcast of another participant.

§ 14

License application

(1) The license application must contain the following basic information:

A) legal entities registered business name, legal form, identification number
person (hereinafter "identification number") (if assigned)
name, surname and ID number of persons authorized to act.
If the license applicant is a foreign legal entity shall also contain information on the location and identification of
organizational unit in the Czech Republic, the name
surname and birth number or date of birth branch manager and place
his residence; if appointed representative must also give its
name and place of residence,

B) for a natural person: name, surname, identity number (if assigned)
otherwise date of birth, place of residence, proof of permanent residence in the Czech Republic
further business name, identification number (
if applicable), or the date of commencement of business and residence address.
If the license applicant is a foreign person shall
domicile outside the Czech Republic and the address of residence in the Czech Republic
if he was allowed, information about the location and identification of organizational units
that is registered in the Commercial register under special legal
regulation ^ 9b) name and social security number or date of birth
manager and place of residence; if appointed representative
must also contain the name and place of residence,

C) information pursuant to subparagraph a) or b) all associates and persons who are
statutory body or member of statutory or supervisory body
if the license applicant is a legal entity

D) details of the share capital, on Shareholdings
deposits and shareholders, if required, including identifying the type and monetary awards
non-monetary deposits, if the license applicant || | legal entity

E) identification (name) program

F) time of broadcasting and the territorial scope of broadcasting; if
broadcasting disseminated by transmitters territorial scope of broadcasting
determined in accordance with § 2 para. 1 point. y) in the case of broadcasting disseminated via cable systems
territorial scope of broadcasting
provides a list of cadastral areas and districts; if
broadcasting disseminated via satellites or special transmission systems
territorial scope of broadcasting does,

G) Basic program specifications, including data on the part of the program
borrowed from another broadcaster, and information on any
services directly related to the program,

H) of the applicant on the pursuit of television broadcasting proposed
proportion of total broadcasting time which should be reserved
broadcasting of European works and of European works by independent producers if it concerns a request
pursuit of television broadcasting,

I) a business plan including evidence of the amount of funds that
capable of spending on radio and television broadcasting,

J) the main language broadcasting and the list of countries whose territory is to be broadcast
wholly or mostly directed, in the case of television broadcasting
.

(2) The data referred to in paragraph 1 demonstrates the applicant Founders
or social contract or Deed,
statutes, list of shareholders, a certificate of incorporation or
similar register, not older than 3 months and proof of residence
. The application for the license applicant simultaneously connects
acknowledgment of the competent authority, which must not be older than three months, that
license applicant is not registered in tax arrears and arrears payable
no premiums for public health insurance or

Arrears of social security premiums and contributions to the state employment policy
. In the event that an applicant or a member of his
statutory or supervisory body is not a citizen of the Czech Republic
or applicant who is a legal person is not domiciled in the territory
Czech Republic joins Additional requests extract from the Register | || penalties or equivalent document issued by the competent authority of the country of origin
applicant or member of the statutory or supervisory body which
must not be older than 3 months.

(3) If the applicant is the broadcaster or operator of retransmission
in the Czech Republic or abroad or
publisher of periodicals in the Czech Republic or abroad or a participant
company of another broadcaster or company issuing the
periodical press in the Czech Republic or abroad, similar information
above on such activities.

(4) The applicant is required during the licensing procedure immediately report to the Council
change data indicated in the license application, which occurred after submitting the request
.

(5) If a request is not prescribed requirements, the Council shall request
participant within a reasonable period, which shall not be less than 15 days
remedy the deficiencies. In the event that the applicant does not correct the deficiencies within the prescribed period
Council rejects the request. For deadlines to correct deficiencies
Licensing procedure is not interrupted.

§ 15

Start of licensing procedure

(1) License Management Council will commence on its own initiative or on the initiative
candidates for licenses by announcing the license procedure. Before starting
licensing procedure the Council will seek the opinion of the Czech Telecommunication Office
defining the territorial scope of broadcasting method in accordance with paragraph 2, and
case of licensing procedures for granting one or more licenses to broadcast one or
more programs distributed via transmitters
digitally only, also the opinion of the Czech telecommunication Office
placement options in electronic communications networks; if the initiative
applicant for a license, the Council shall request from the Czech Telecommunication Office
necessary opinion within 15 days from the day
where the complaint is received. Licensing Management Council will announce within 30
days from the day when the Czech Telecommunication Office the opinion
which enables the license procedure; If requested by the Council of the Czech Telecommunication Office
to the same licensing more than one
opinion, the 30 day deadline for announcing licensing procedure
run from the date of receiving the last of the requested opinions, if such || | opinions of the license process possible.

(2) The Council, in announcing licensing procedure, set the deadline and place
submission of license applications, the time of broadcasting, the territorial scope of broadcasting
dedicated set of technical parameters for analogue broadcasting
chart or use radio frequencies
case of digital broadcasting; in licensing procedure for nation-wide broadcasting
Council establishes requirements for the basic program specification of a broadcasting
(hereinafter referred to as "requirements"). Council notice licensing procedure
published on the official notice board, at least two national newspapers and
manner allowing remote access.

(3) The Council shall reject license applications delivered after the deadline and
applications that are inconsistent with the stated requirements.

(4) For applications delivered to the Council within the period referred to in paragraph 2 shall lead
joint licensing procedure.

(5) If there are two or more electronic communications networks
for digital broadcasting under paragraph 1 of the Council will start licensing
management without allocating specific programs
networks of electronic communications. The Council also determine the program structure in individual
electronic communications networks.

(6) In order to demonstrate the integrity of the applicant, the Council will require
by special legislation, 9f), an extract from the Criminal Records.
Application for an extract of criminal records and extract from the Criminal Records
be transmitted electronically in a way
remote access.

§ 16
Public hearing


(1) If the licensing procedure broadcasters disseminated via

Transmitters only digitally, the Council Chairman
public hearing within 30 days of the deadline for submission of the license application,
by the Council, pursuant to § 15 paragraph. 2. In other cases the
Chairman of the Council hold a public hearing within 90 days from the date of commencement
licensing procedure.

(2) The public hearing is intended to discuss issues relating to
program structure proposed by individual participants in the licensing procedure.

(3) A public hearing organized in the framework of the licensing procedure for other than
local television broadcasting must be discussed question of the representation
European works, of European works by independent producers and works
contemporary European works in the proposed program
structure of television broadcasts individual participants in the licensing procedure for the operation
broadcasting.

(4) In the public hearing the participants of the licensing procedure
amended license conditions, which in the case of granting the license will become
licensing terms according to § 18 par. 4, with the exception of those by
letter c) established by the Council in agreement with the parties so that
were in accordance with the opinion of the Czech telecommunication Office.

(5) The invitation to the public hearing, the Council is obliged to send to all participants
licensing procedure no later than 14 days before the public hearing
must contain

A) place and date of the public hearing

B) identification of all participants in the licensing procedure, including their addresses
headquarters, in the case of legal persons or addresses of their residence or
place of residence or place of business, in the case of natural persons, || |
C) the subject of negotiations.

(6) announces holding of a public hearing, the Council by posting an invitation on its
official board and through the mass media and
manner allowing remote access no later than 14 days before the public hearing
.

(7) The public hearing opened, chaired and closed by Council Chairperson or his authorized
Council member.

(8) In addition to the invited participants in the licensing procedure may
public hearing on the issues appear, submit written motions and
express their opinions only persons that they have obtained the express consent
Council President or his authorized Council member.

(9) The public hearing can not be
matters protected under special laws.

(10) for disorderly disturbance of public hearings may
Chairman of the Council or a member of the Council members of the public reprimand and repeated offensive
disturbing public hearing report of the meeting
premises no later than the end of the day of the meeting, in which the expulsion occurred.

(11) public hearing sound record. A public hearing is
minutes shall contain information on the show,
participation therein, texts of contributions, written proposals and opinions
. The protocol is public and from the third day after holding a public hearing
must be produced on request for inspection at the Council headquarters.

§ 17

Important facts for decisions on applications for licenses

(1) In deciding to grant licenses Council evaluates

A) economic, organizational and technical readiness of the applicant to ensure
broadcasting, including the results of the current business of the applicant
in the field of radio and television broadcasting, if in this area
undertook,

B) transparency of ownership in the applicant company,

C) contribution program structure proposed by the applicant for a license to
diversity existing range of programs
radio or television broadcasts to the territory, which should be
radio or television broadcasting,

D) representation of European productions (§ 42), the creation of independent European
producers and contemporary production (§ 43) in the proposed program
television broadcast, if it is a license for television broadcasting,

E) the contribution of candidates for the development of original productions,

F) in television broadcasting readiness of the applicant to provide a certain percentage
broadcast programs with hidden or open subtitles for the hearing impaired
,

G) applicant's contribution to the development of culture of ethnic
and other minorities in the Czech Republic.

(2) When granting licenses for digital broadcasting the Council will evaluate


A) economic, organizational and technical readiness of the applicant to broadcast
ensure the transparency of their ownership, contribution
program structure proposed by the applicant to the diversity
existing range of programs and the representation of European productions (§ 42) , making
European independent producers and contemporary production (§ 43) in the proposed program
television broadcasts,

B) the contribution of candidates for the development of original productions,

C) the readiness of the applicant to provide a certain percentage of broadcast programs
hidden or open subtitles for the hearing impaired,

D) applicant's contribution to the development of culture of ethnic
and other minorities in the Czech Republic.

(3) The license can not be granted candidate whom the license is withdrawn or
deregistered in the past five years on grounds of breach
law or that do not qualify integrity.

§ 18

The decision on granting a license

(1) The granting of a license, the Council shall vote.
Vote on granting licenses takes place in a closed session of the Council.

(2) At the request of the founders or bodies or persons authorized to submit
proposal for registration of legal entities based in the Czech Republic until
commercial register can issue a decision on granting a license before
entry in this register if it is demonstrated that the legal entity was founded
. These people's entitlement to broadcast on the day of registration in the commercial register
. Similarly proceed even people who are not domiciled
in the Czech Republic.

(3) The decision on granting the license includes a statement on granting licenses
one of the license applicants and rejecting the applications of other applicants,
reasoning which includes the criteria under which the license was granted asylum
license and rejected the request
all other parties, and instructions on appeal.

(4) The decision on granting a license also includes

A) designation licensed broadcaster, including
identification number provided by the administrator of the basic register of persons ^ 9)

B) identification (name) label program and whether the program will be distributed
nationwide, regionally or locally,

C) the time of broadcasting and the territorial scope of broadcasting,

D) the period for which the license was granted,

E) Basic program specifications and other program conditions, including
an indication whether a full format program, and
conditions relating to any provision of services directly related to
program; in the case of digital broadcasting as well as conditions relating to
broadcaster's obligation to create and provide data files
data for the electronic program guide content,

F) the main language broadcasting and the list of countries whose territory is to be broadcast
wholly or mostly directed, in the case of television broadcasting
,

G) the territorial scope of broadcasting via cable systems set
data according to § 14 para. 1 point. f), (hereinafter referred to as "license conditions").

(5) In justified cases, the Council decides that a license is not granted
any of the applicants.

(6) In the framework of cross-border cooperation under § 5. u)
promptly inform the licensing regulatory authority of a Member State of the European Union
indicated in the license pursuant to paragraph 4. F).

§ 19

The decision to reject an application for a license

Against the verdict in the Council decision to reject the license application may be submitted
within 30 days of receipt of the decision
action under a special legal regulation 9c).

§ 20

The change of the technical parameters and Plans

(1) The Council may limit the technical parameters broadcast
licensed broadcasters and operators of broadcast law, which
after their launch during the calendar year on this part of the territory
aired more than 90 days, or
did so efficiently allocated frequency; this period does not include the time when broadcasting or effective frequency band utilization
justified technical obstacles prevented.

(2) A set of technical parameters for analogue broadcasting and
radio frequency utilization for regional or local
Digital Broadcasting Council may change based on the decision of the Czech Telecommunications Office
under a special legal regulation 1a)

In order to uphold commitments arising from international
contract, which the Czech Republic is bound and which was promulgated in
Collection of Laws or Collection of International Agreements or from membership
Czech Republic in the European Union or international organizations.

(3) any way other than as described in Section 1 or 2
Council is not authorized, without the broadcaster's consent
technical parameters or radio frequency utilization change, unless
special legal regulation 9d ^ ).

(4) The Council shall meet the written request of a licensed broadcaster of
file change technical parameters for analogue broadcasting and
diagram use radio frequencies for regional or local
digital broadcasting, unless a change
breach of obligations arising from international agreements to which the Czech Republic is bound and
which was published in the Collection of laws or Collection of international Treaties
or the Czech Republic's membership in the European Union or international organizations
, or a violation of a special law, and if
this change in accordance with the opinion of the Czech telecommunication Office,
by the Council before the change request. However, the Council rejects the request,
if the changes would lead to a denial of a license for a public hearing.
Reasons for withholding approval must be compliant with the criteria set out in § 6
paragraph. 1 point. E). The Council shall decide on any changes pursuant
this paragraph within 60 days of the date on which the application is received
licensed broadcaster. If the Council has not acted,
it is considered that the change has been approved. The Council may suspend the procedure
if it is to be removed within a specified period
deficiencies in the application for the amendment or if the proceedings for a preliminary ruling ^ 10).
In this case, the Council decision to suspend the proceedings will state what
question is; for a stay of proceedings deadlines running.

(5) Operators of a broadcasting there is no preferential right to change
set of technical parameters of broadcasting in order to meet the provisions
§ 2 paragraph. 1 point. C).

§ 21

The change certain facts and change the license conditions

(1) The licensed broadcaster is obliged to ask the Council to advance
written consent to a change in the facts set out in the request for a license
:

A) indicate the name of the program

B) change the time of broadcasting or the territorial area of ​​broadcasting by
§ 2 paragraph. 1 point. y)

C) change the territorial area of ​​broadcasting in cable systems

D) amendment of license conditions,

E) alteration of the capital, to the distribution of voting rights
contribution of individual shareholders (including the specification and
financial evaluation of in-kind contributions) or above and members of their
shares, social or articles of incorporation,
statutes and a list of partners or shareholders.

(2) Changes in other facts stated in § 14 para. 1 and 2 except
change in legal form a legal entity licensed broadcaster
Council is obliged to announce and present the documents on approved changes to 30
days from the date when the changes occurred. In the case of changes that
entered in the commercial register within 30 days of enrollment changes
Commercial Register.

(3) The Council shall decide on any changes pursuant to paragraph 1
60 days from the date on which it was delivered to the broadcaster's request
licenses. The Council is obliged to justify his decision if it is a
partes. If the Council has not acted within the prescribed period and
is not an inter partes proceedings, it is considered that the change
consent. The consent only if the change
led to the granting of a license to a public hearing.
Reasons for withholding the consent shall be consistent with the criteria set out in § 6 para. 1
point. E). The basic program specification can not be changed.
Board may stay the proceedings in this case, in its resolution to suspend the proceedings
indicate the reason for interrupting the proceedings; for a stay of proceedings deadlines running
^ 10).

(4) Evidence of approved changes to the licensed broadcaster
obliged to submit to the Council within 30 days of payment. In case of changes
which are entered in the commercial register within 30 days of entering
changes in the Commercial Register.


(5) The Council may also change license conditions if it is necessary to
compliance with obligations arising from international agreements to which the Czech Republic is bound
and which was published in the Collection of Laws or Collection || | international treaties or the Czech Republic's membership in the European Union
or international organizations.

(6) A licensed radio broadcaster who is a legal
person or his partner may with the prior consent of the Council
transfer to a third party stake in the radio broadcaster
licensed; The consent only if it was limited
pluralism of information in accordance with § 55 and 56, who were partners
legal entity at the date of the decision granting the license must be
maintained at least a 66% share or 66% of voting rights for a period of five years from
license.

(7) A licensed television broadcaster, who is a legal
person or his partner may with the prior consent of the Council
transfer to a third party stake in the television broadcaster
license. The consent only if it was limited
pluralism of information in accordance with § 55 and 56, who were partners
legal entity at the date of the decision granting the license must be
maintained at least a 66% share or 66% of voting rights for a period of five years from
license.

(8) A legal entity or natural person who is a member of more than one legal entity
- licensed broadcaster, is 100% owned
may with the prior consent of the Council, these persons or legal
some of them to convert the form of merger acquisition or merger
to a successor company, which will take the form of
limited liability or joint stock company.

(9) A natural person who is a licensed broadcaster or operator of retransmission
may request that the license or registration
which it was granted, was transferred to the legal person;
The Council shall approve the application only if it will be a legal entity in which
natural person has a 100% stake.

(10) radio broadcaster licenses may
prior consent of the Council endorsing the program for another operator
radio broadcasting licenses, including identification cased program if it
does not change the basic program specification.
Broadcaster licensed program may not take either of
program from the service broadcaster by law.

§ 22
Short-term license


(1) The Council may decide to grant short-term license, including
license for pilot broadcasting, for a period not exceeding 180 days.
Request for a short-term license must contain the elements specified in § 14.

(2) The Council shall decide on granting short-term license within 60 days of receiving the request
.

§ 23

Expedited procedure

(1) Based on an application without announcing licensing procedure, the Council decided in summary proceedings


A) extending the period of validity of the license pursuant to § 12 para. 8-12,

B) approval of the change of legal form of the company,

C) granting short-term license to a single applicant.

(2) For applications in summary proceedings, the Council will decide within 60 days from their receipt
.

§ 24

Expiry license

The license expires

A) the expiration of the period for which they were granted

B) dissolution of the legal entity to which the license is granted,

C) death of an individual who has been granted a license,

D) the effective date of the Council decision to revoke a license
reasons stated in § 63

E) the effective date of the judgment by which the broadcaster
licensed sentenced to cancel the legal entity or punishment
ban on the operation of radio and television broadcasting,

F) the date on which the licensed broadcaster requested the termination
broadcasting.

§ 24a


Canceled TITLE II


Licensing procedure for radio or television broadcasting
distributed via satellite, cable systems and SPECIAL
transmission systems and the operation of digital terrestrial radio
or television broadcasting disseminated via transmitters

§ 25

(1) The licensing procedure for the operation broadcasters disseminated via

Satellites, cable systems and special transmission systems and
operation of terrestrial digital broadcasting disseminated via transmitters
shall be initiated by the license applicant.
Licensing procedure under the first sentence can not start on its own initiative the Council.
Participant management is only the applicant for a license.

(2) An application for a license shall in addition to the general requirements for filing and
the application for a license pursuant to § 14 para. 1-4 contain

A) the written consent of the person authorized to operate a cable network by
special regulation placement program license applicant to
cable network, if it is a program broadcast through the cable network
a party does not have permission to establish and operate a cable network
,

B) information on the countries where it can receive the program and
specification of the satellite, if it is a broadcast program through
satellites.

C) identification of the transmission system, and information on access to broadcast
case of a broadcast program through a special transmission
system

D) information about how the technical, organizational and financial
broadcast, if it is a program broadcast terrestrial digital broadcasting
disseminated via transmitters.

(3) The Council shall order within 30 days from the date of commencement of the licensing procedure
oral hearing with the party licensing procedure, in which the participant
proposes programming. The oral hearing is executed protocol.

(4) The decision on granting the license must contain a statement
granting licenses, reasoning and instructions on appeal.

(5) The Council license applicant for a license may only be withheld if the applicant does not qualify
according to § 13 par. 3 or if the proposed program
composition does not meet the requirements under § 31 and § 32 par. 1 or the grant
license was contrary to the obligations arising from international agreements,
which the Czech Republic is bound and which was promulgated in the
laws or Collection of international Treaties.

(6) The licensing procedures under paragraphs 1-5 to apply the provisions of § 13 paragraph
. 1, § 15, 16, § 17 para. 1 and 2 and § 18 par. 3 and 5.
PART FOUR

REGISTRATION


§ 26
Retransmission


(1) Registration of retransmission operators through a network of electronic communications
entitles the operator to operate
retransmission via electronic communications networks in
extent and under the conditions laid down in this Act.

(2) The authorization is legally entitled, subject to the conditions specified in § 27 to §
28a.

(3) The registration shall commence on the date when the Council decision on registration becomes
force.

§ 27
Application for registration


(1) The application for registration shall be submitted at least 60 days prior to the planned start of retransmission
.

(2) The application for registration shall contain the information specified in § 14 para. 1 point.
A) to f) and also the way the technical, organizational and financial
securing broadcast information about the programs that the applicant intends
spread, and identification of electronic communications networks, through
which will retransmission, and information about accessing
retransmission. The application for registration shall be accompanied
document proving authorization, under which the program was originally assumed
broadcasts; Where the acquisition program originally aired on authorization
issued in the Member State of the European Communities or in the state that
is a party to the European Convention on Transfrontier Television, the application for registration
connects only:

A) the name of the program

B) Basic program specifications

C) the date of authorization, under which the program was originally broadcast,
and the validity of the authorization

D) information on the regulatory authority which issued the authorization based on which
program originally broadcast.

(3) In the event that the applicant or member of the statutory or supervisory body
is not a citizen of the Czech Republic or
applicant who is a legal person not established in the Czech Republic
, joins Additional application extract from the register by a non
criminal records or an equivalent document issued by a competent authority
country of origin of the applicant or a member of its statutory or

Supervisory authority, not older than 3 months.

§ 28

Certain provisions on the registration procedure

(1) The registration procedure is initiated by delivering a written application to the Council.
If the application documents pursuant to § 27 para. 2, or if the information is incomplete
, provide the applicant promptly, but not later than 15 days from its delivery
period to correct the defects.

(2) The Council shall reject registration if the defects
application are not corrected within the time limit.

(3) The Council shall decide on the application for registration within 30 days of its receipt
Council. If the Council decides on the application for registration within
period in the preceding sentence applies that the applicant is registered
day following the expiry of this period; The Council shall inform the applicant
confirmation.

(4) The Council shall reject the application for registration, if

A) the applicant for the license has been withdrawn or canceled registration
previous five years due to violation of the law, or

B) the applicant is not blameless. It is considered as irreproachable
applicant who has been convicted of a willful offense
if he is to have been convicted. Where the applicant
legal entity subject to this condition as well as to individuals who
its statutory authority or are members of a statutory or
control authority or

C) of the application shows that underwriting transmission failure occurs
legislation.

(5) In order to demonstrate the integrity of the applicant by the Council will require
special legislation 9f) an extract from the criminal records.
Application for an extract of criminal records and extract from the Criminal Records
be transmitted electronically in a way
remote access.

§ 28a

Special conditions operate retransmission via transmitters


(1) The operator of retransmission operated through
transmitters is required to release bandwidth networks
electronic communications through which retransmission spread
for broadcasters, which concluded with an entrepreneur providing this network
electronic communications contract on the distribution of their broadcasts
via this network.

(2) are released if the operator of retransmission bandwidth
electronic communications networks in accordance with paragraph 1 within 90 days of receiving the call from
broadcaster, the Council has released transmission capacity
writing prompts to 5 calendar days from the day when it receives a proposal
broadcasters.

(3) Operation of retransmission via transmitters
for the purpose of announcing licensing procedure does not consider the limitation of
location in electronic communications networks in accordance with § 15 para. 1st

§ 29


Change registration
(1) The operator of retransmission shall notify the Council in advance
change these facts stated in the application for registration:

) Deposits of individual shareholders, the amount of their shares and
method for allocating voting rights

B) a list of shareholders (shareholders)

C) change the programming if the change relates to a television program
retransmitted from a television broadcaster from a State
a Member State of the European Union or party to the European
Convention on Transfrontier Television, or
radio program retransmitted from a radio broadcaster from a country other than the Czech Republic
,

D) the territorial scope of broadcasting.

(2) Changes can be made after the Council has registered the changes.

(3) Changes in other facts mentioned in the application for registration
operator of retransmission shall notify the Council within 15 days after
day when the changes occurred.

(4) The provisions of § 28 para. 1 to 3 shall apply mutatis mutandis.

§ 30

Expiry registration

(1) Registration expires

A) dissolution of the legal entity that has been registered,

B) death of an individual who has been registered

C) Council decision to cancel the registration of the reasons specified in § 64

D) cancellation of registration upon request retransmission operators,

E) the effective date of the judgment, which was broadcast retransmission operators
sentenced to cancel the legal entity or punishment ban

Business retransmission operators.

(2) are released if the operator of retransmission via
transmitters transmission capacity electronic communications networks
within 3 days from the date of receipt of a written notice of the Council in accordance with § 28a. 2, the registration
this deadline expires .
PART FIVE


RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF BROADCASTERS AND OPERATORS OF RETRANSMISSION BROADCASTERS

TITLE
I

RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF BROADCASTING PROGRAM

§ 31


Content of programs
(1) broadcaster and retransmission
has the right to broadcast programs freely and independently. Their content can interfere
only under the law and within its limits.

(2) The broadcaster shall provide objective and balanced information
required for free formation of opinions. Any opinions or evaluating commentaries
must be separated from intelligence information.

(3) The broadcaster shall ensure that
in news and political affairs programs, care was taken of the principles of objectivity and balance
and especially not in the whole broadcast program unilaterally
favored no political party or movement,
or their views or the views of different groups of the public, taking into account
their real position within the political and social life.

(4) The statutory broadcaster shall prepare its program
track so that in its broadcasting, a balanced offer for all inhabitants
taking into account their age, sex, color,
faith, religion , political or other opinion, national, ethnic or social origin
and membership of a minority.

(5) The operator of a radio or television broadcaster is entitled to
broadcast simultaneously and assign programs, program elements and other parts
broadcasting, especially advertising and teleshopping, with regionally different
content. A nation-wide radio and television broadcasting
licensed is obliged to broadcast nationwide without classifying programs and other parts
broadcasting, advertising and program elements with regionally different
containing more than 85% of weekly airtime.

§ 32

Basic duties of broadcasters and operators of broadcast retransmission


(1) A broadcaster shall

A) operate broadcasts on its own behalf, for its own account and on their own responsibility and
responsible for the content broadcast

B) ensure that broadcast programs do not promote war or not depicting
cruel or otherwise inhuman conduct in a manner that is their
disparagement, apology or approval,

C) ensure that broadcast programs do not incite hatred on grounds
sex, race, color, language, faith and religion, political
or other opinion, national or social origin, association with a national
or ethnic minority, property, birth or other status,

D) ensure that broadcast programs do not contain subliminal messages,

E) not to broadcast programs which might seriously impair the physical,
mental or moral development of minors, in particular by
contain pornography and gross gratuitous violence

F) gratuitously not show persons dying or exposed to heavy
physical or mental suffering in a manner contrary to human dignity
,

G) not in the period from 06.00 pm to 22.00 pm programs and trailers
which could endanger the physical, mental or moral development of children and adolescents
; this obligation shall apply to broadcasters,
if it is broadcasting available to the end user on the basis of a written contract
concluded with a person aged 18 years and it provided technical
measure which allows the person to restrict access to broadcasts children and adolescents ,,


H) to ensure that radio and television broadcasting programs on which
subject to restrictions pursuant to subparagraph g), immediately preceded by a verbal warning
show unsuitability for children and young people and to show that it
could endanger the physical, mental or moral development of children and adolescents
was marked in the case of television broadcasting
pictorial symbol warning of his unsuitability for children and adolescents throughout
airtime,

I) Not include programs that can reassure
stereotypical prejudices concerning ethnic, religious or racial minorities,


J) Not to programs and advertisements that contain profanity and insults
, in addition to works of art in which it is depicted in terms
context; such work is may only be broadcast between 22.00
hours to 06.00 hours the next day,

K) to provide urgent public interest in state bodies and
territorial governments, at their request inevitable broadcasting time for important and urgent announcements
in connection with the declaration of emergency, state
threat to the state, a state of war, state cyber danger or
measures to protect public health; responsibility for the content of this announcement
a person who has been granted air time,

L) stored in broadcast form and in a good technical quality records
all programs, including other parts of the broadcast for at least 30 days from the day of their
broadcasting and written notice is borrowed Council;
operator broadcasts to the Council the right to compensation for necessary expenses related records
lending programs and other elements broadcast

M) if it was due to broadcast a certain program or other parts
broadcast proceedings before a public authority, the operator
broadcast shall, upon written request of the relevant public authority
keep a record of the program or other parts broadcasting in broadcast form
and good technical quality until a final decision in the case

N) indicate the designation television program (logo) in television broadcasting, with the exception
broadcast advertising and teleshopping

O) to identify radio program at least once an hour,
not disrupt the integrity of the broadcast program,

P) notify the Council that there were technical obstacles broadcast that he
prevents transmission

R) apply to the Council for consent prior to any interruption of transmission
reasons other than those referred to in subparagraph p)

S) to report to the Council the commencement or termination of program broadcast every
and services directly related to programs and network of electronic communications
^ 1), via which the program digitally, and it
later in the day when start or stop broadcasting;
the information published by the Council in a manner enabling remote access.

(2) A nation-wide licensed television broadcaster is obliged
provide at least 15% of broadcast programs with hidden or open
subtitles for people with hearing disabilities and at least 2% of broadcast programs
accessible to persons with visual disabilities .
Nation-wide statutory television broadcaster is obliged to provide at least 70%
broadcast programs with hidden or open subtitles and at least 2%
broadcast programs produced in the Czech sign language or simultaneously
translate into Czech sign language to people
with hearing disabilities and is obligated to make at least 10% of broadcast programs for persons with visual disabilities
.

(3) The operator of retransmission may distribute software containing
programs or other parts of the broadcast, which could endanger the physical,
mental or moral development of minors, under the conditions set out in paragraph 1
point. G); the lowest programming may be included
program consisting predominantly of programs which might endanger the physical,
mental or moral development of minors.

(4) The retransmission of television program
retransmitted from a television broadcaster from a State which is not a Member State of the European Union
neither a party to the European Convention on Transfrontier
TV or radio program borrowed from the operator | || broadcast from another country than the Czech Republic is not entitled to distribute such
program that includes

A) programs or other parts of broadcasts, which are broadcast in contravention of the provisions of paragraph 1
point. b), c), e) and f)

B) programs or other parts of the broadcast, which may affect physical,
mental or moral development of minors when they are broadcast in
contrary to the provisions of paragraph 1 point. h).

(5) The obligations set out in paragraph 1 in respect of programs is
broadcaster is obliged to perform well in relation to all other parts
broadcast, unless the law provides otherwise.

(6) broadcaster and retransmission
is obliged to provide written notice to the Council of expression and information necessary to

Exercise its competence under § 5. t) through w) or § 6 para. 1 and 5.

(7) The television broadcaster is obliged to allow viewers
easy, direct and permanent access to particular

A) basic information about television broadcasters, which are
name or the name and identification number, if assigned, registered address
in case of a legal entity or residence of natural persons and foreign persons
also address a business or organizational unit in the Czech Republic
if they have been established,

B) data which allow rapid, direct and effective manner
contact with the broadcaster, especially to a postal address for delivery
, phone number, or to a delivery address
e-mail, and | ||
C) information that the authority supervising the operation of television broadcasting
Council.

Fee from broadcasting commercials

§ 32a

(1) The payer of the fee from broadcasting commercials is an operator other than
local or regional television broadcasting unprotected conditional
approach this transmission operates under a license pursuant to § 12 paragraph
. 3 point. ) and spread the program to which they are also categorized
cinematographic works.

(2) The charge of broadcasting commercials is income from broadcasting commercials.

§ 32b

(1) The charge of broadcast advertising is the taxpayer who

A) is an entity revenue from broadcasting commercials,

B) no entity revenue from broadcasting commercials.

(2) If the taxpayer achieves revenue or income
indirect sale of airtime via third parties that are not the final user
airtime includes to a base fee instead of
revenue or income revenue or income, that the taxpayer
realized through direct sale of airtime, and regardless
whether it would be such a direct sales actually took place.
Provisions of the preceding sentence shall apply only if the third party by
previous sentence are those connected with the taxpayer in terms of another
legal regulation 19).

(3) The base fee does not include the value added tax.

(4) The base fee shall be rounded up to whole crowns.

§ 32c

(1) The rate of tax on broadcast advertising is 2%.

(2) Fees from broadcast advertising is calculated by multiplying the base fee and the fee rate
.

(3) Fee period is the calendar year.

§ 32d

(1) The taxpayer charge of broadcasting commercials is obliged to keep tabs
fee for all information related to its fee
obligations, in particular

A) the date on which it was granted airtime for advertising,

B) the business name, or name and surname or the name of the person who
taxpayer provides broadcasting time

C) tax identification number of the person providing the taxpayer broadcast
time

D) the total monetary value of advertising that has been provided to date
under a) for the calendar year

E) the amount calculated fee for the fee period.

(2) Data covered by the registration obligation, the taxpayer is obliged to keep
until the deadline for determining the fee to which they relate
.

§ 32e

(1) The taxpayer charge of broadcasting commercials is obliged to charge
returns.

(2) the form and structure of the fee statement, including the information prescribed
publish the Czech State Fund for the Support and Development of Czech Cinematography
manner allowing remote access.

§ 32f

(1) The trustee fee from broadcasting commercials is the State Fund of the Czech Republic
for Support and Development of Czech Cinematography.

(2) Income from fee income of the State Fund of the Czech Republic for
Support and Development of Czech Cinematography.

§ 32 g

(1) In the event that the fee revenue is less than the total amount of 150 miles.
CZK, taxpayer charge of broadcast advertising contributes to the difference between total revenues
fee and the amount of CZK 150 mil. In proportion to their share of
total revenues from advertising all fee payers from posting
advertising.

(2) Supplement fee from broadcasting commercials pay the taxpayer within 30 days of receipt of the invitation
State Fund for Cinematography.

§ 33

Obligations of broadcasters when broadcasting events of major importance for society



(1) The television broadcaster may not exercise exclusive rights to broadcast events
major importance for society in a way that would
substantial part of the public in the Czech Republic deprive the possibility to follow
this event live or recorded in
nationwide television broadcast in unencrypted form and is free of charge.

(2) If an event of major importance for society due to their nature
broadcast both live and on record, this must be accomplished
broadcast so as to form a purposefully arranged the whole
. An event of major importance for society can only be output from
recording only when the live broadcast another event
major importance for society, which is held concurrently with the event
which broadcasts from the record must therefore be necessary time delayed.

(3) The event of major importance for society is considered
event on the List of significant social, which
after consultation with the Council, the ministry's decree.

(4) In the event of major importance for society is also considered an event
which was an event of major importance for society declared
a Member State of the European Communities and the fact
was announced in the Official Journal of the European Communities. The operator
television broadcaster may not exercise exclusive rights to broadcast an event of major importance for society
announced in the Official Journal of the European Communities
way that a substantial portion of the public in a Member State of the European Communities
, who was declared to be a significant event
importance for society, contrary to its laws deprive
options to watch this event live or recorded
on free television program. A list of events of major importance for society
notified in the Official Journal of the European Communities
Council is required to disclose in a manner allowing remote access
.

(5) The event of major importance for society is also considered
event, which was an event of major importance for society
declared one of the Member States of the Council of Europe and this fact
was under an international treaty in the manner disclosed | || competent authority of the Council of Europe (hereinafter "event
publication by the Council of Europe"). The television broadcaster may not use
exclusive rights to broadcast the event publication by the Council of Europe
way that a substantial portion of the public in the Member State
Council of Europe, which was declared as an event of major importance for society in conflict
with the laws deprive the possibility to follow that
event live or deferred on free television
program. The list of events published body of the Council of Europe, the Council is required to disclose
manner allowing remote access.

§ 34

Broadcasting of short news extracts

(1) The television broadcaster which has acquired exclusive rights to broadcast
event, which is the subject of increased public interest (hereinafter
"Event of increased public interest") is obligated to other broadcasters
established in the Member States of the European Union
at their request to allow access to the signal transmission or
provide a record of this event for the purpose of acquiring intelligence
short excerpt of their choice into their general
news programs. If acquired exclusive rights to broadcast events
increased interest of the public broadcaster established in
Czech Republic, the other broadcasters
established in the Czech Republic are required to implement an application under the first sentence in this
TV operators broadcasting.

(2) Duration of short news extract in general
news program may not exceed 90 seconds.
News brief excerpt must be marked with the source from which it was taken, unless
such indications unfeasible.

(3) The provision of audiovisual media services on request
brief news excerpt taken pursuant to paragraph 1
used under the condition that a general news program, which is part of, is the record
offered by the same operator television broadcasting, who
broadcast.


(4) For general news program is considered
program made up of news, reports and interviews about current events in the field of internal and foreign policy
, public life, culture, crime or
sport, including the block special reports regularly
follow-up on this show.

(5) A television broadcaster which has acquired exclusive rights to broadcast events
increased public interest, is required to determine
conditions under which access other operators
television broadcast signal for transmission or delivery record
this event (hereinafter referred to as "accreditation conditions"), with sufficient time
ahead and publish it in a manner allowing remote access.
Accreditation conditions must be fair and reasonable and not discriminatory
. The television broadcaster which has acquired exclusive rights to broadcast
event of increased public interest is entitled, under
providing access to the signal transmission or delivery record this event
charge the maximum amount corresponding to offset the additional costs directly associated with
providing access to the signal transmission or delivery
record.
TITLE II


PROTECTION OF PERSONS AFFECTED THE CONTENTS OF RADIO OR TELEVISION

§ 35
Right of reply


(1) If the radio or television broadcasting
published a Communication containing factual allegations touching upon honor, dignity or privacy
a natural person or a good name or reputation
certain legal persons, this person has the right to require the operator
broadcast reply. The broadcaster is obliged to
request that person to publish the answer.

(2) The reply shall be limited to a factual assertion, which claims
referred to in paragraph 1 above is rectified or incomplete or otherwise distorting the truth
assertion is complemented or more precisely.
Response must be proportionate to the scope of the contested statement, and if it is attacked for his part, then
this section; the answer must be clear who makes it.

(3) A person at whose request the broadcast published
response under this Act can not require publication of additional
response to this answer.

(4) Upon the death of a natural person has the right under paragraph 1
her husband and children, and if not there, her parents.

(5) Provisions of a special regulation on the protection of personality and
protect the good name or reputation of legal persons remain finish
under paragraphs 1-4 unaffected.

§ 36
Additional communication


(1) If the radio or television broadcasting
published a communication on criminal proceedings or proceedings relating to offenses
conducted against a natural person or a procedure in cases of administrative offenses kept
against natural or legal person , which, according to this communication
identify, and that procedure was not terminated by a final decision has
person is entitled to require the broadcaster
publication of information on the outcome of these proceedings as an additional announcement.
The broadcaster is obliged to request information about this person
final decision to publish.

(2) Upon the death of a natural person has the right under paragraph 1
her husband and children, and if not there, her parents.

(3) Provisions of a special regulation on the protection of personality and
protect the good name or reputation of legal persons remain finish
under paragraphs 1 and 2 unaffected.

§ 37

Administration and application requirements for publication of a reply and additional communications


(1) The request for a reply or additional announcement shall be made in writing
.

(2) The application of the reply must be clear in what
factual allegations contained in the published information affecting the honor, dignity or privacy
natural person or the good name or reputation of a legal person.
The request must also be a draft text of the reply or additional
communication.

(3) A request for a reply shall be delivered to the broadcaster
within 30 days from the date of publication of the notice in the contested
radio or television broadcasting, otherwise the right of reply
expires.

(4) A request for publication of additional announcement must be broadcast operators
received no later than 30 days after the decision,

Which the proceedings were finally completed, otherwise the right to publish additional announcement
expires. If there was a final decision annulled
above provision shall apply mutatis mutandis.

§ 38

Terms of reply and additional announcement

(1) A reply or additional announcement broadcaster is obliged to publish


A) in the same order in which they were published the contested communication, and
if that is not possible, in an equally valuable broadcast time in which they were published
contested communication in such a way that new communication
was a form equivalent to a reasonable extent the contested communication

B) explicitly as "answer" or "Additional Announcement"

C) at his own expense,

D) in the same language in which they were published challenged announcement

E) stating the name and surname or the name of a person who
publication of a reply or additional announcement asking if a person such requirement
applied.

(2) The broadcaster is obliged to reply or additional announcement
publish within 8 days of receipt of the reply or additional announcement
.

(3) If the operator's authorization to radio and television broadcasting
extinguished, a broadcaster must, at their own expense to ensure
reply or additional announcement to the conditions laid down in this Act
radio or television broadcasting else | || broadcasters covering a similar number of listeners or viewers
in the same region as broadcasting, which was contested
communication published.

§ 39

Exercise of the right of reply and additional announcement in the court of

(1) fails to publish if the broadcaster reply or additional announcement
whatsoever or fails to meet the conditions for a reply or additional announcement
specified in § 38, on the obligation to publish
reply or additional announcement on proposal of the person about their
publication requested court.

(2) The petition must be filed with the court within 15 days after the deadline for
reply or additional announcement, otherwise the right to claim
a reply or additional announcement in court expires.

§ 40

Exemptions from the requirement to publish a reply and additional announcement

(1) The broadcaster is obliged to reply or additional
announcement if

A) the publication of the proposed text would have committed a crime or administrative offense
,

B) publication of the proposed text would be contrary to good morals

C) the contested communication or the contested part is a quotation communication
third party for the public, or is a true interpretation and as such
was marked or presented.

(2) The broadcaster is obliged to publish a reply if
request for its publishing challenges a text transmitted on the basis
conclusive prior consent of the person who made the request.

(3) The broadcaster is obliged to publish additional announcement
if before his application was delivered on its publication, published
communication corresponding to the additional communications on its own initiative and kept
while conditions laid down by law.

§ 41

Protection of the source and content of information

(1) A natural person or legal entity that is involved in the acquisition
or processing of information for publication or published in
radio or television broadcasting, has the right to deny the court
another state authority or public administration
provide information on the origin or the content of such information.

(2) A natural person or legal entity that is involved in the acquisition
or processing of information for publication or published in
radio or television broadcasting, has the right to court
another state authority or public administration deny submission or delivery,
of which could be determined the origin or the content of such information.

(3) The rights referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 shall not prejudice the specific legal
regulatory obligations nenadržovat offender and
prevent or report the crime and in relation to these specific legal
that established responsibilities or obligations which are defined in
criminal proceedings.
TITLE III


Promoting European works and European independent and contemporary works

§ 42


The television broadcaster shall, where practicable
, to reserve for European works a majority proportion of total
broadcasting time of each program. The total airtime
program from which it determines the proportion of transmission time for European works
does not count the time of broadcasting news
shows, sports events, contests, teletext, advertising and teleshopping
.

§ 43

(1) The television broadcaster shall, where practicable
, to reserve for European works created by independent producers
least 10% of the total broadcasting time of each program. Do
total broadcasting time of the program, which is determined by the proportion of broadcasting
time reserved for European works produced by independent producers, with
not include the time of broadcasting news programs, sports
events, contests, teletext, advertising and teleshopping.

(2) The obligation under paragraph 1 shall be deemed to be fulfilled if
broadcaster incurs at least 10% of its
program budget for the production or purchase of European works created by independent producers
.

(3) The independent producer shall be a legal entity or natural
person who is not a broadcaster, not even with
broadcaster property-related or whose deliveries
works for a single television broadcaster do not exceed
over 3 years 90% of its total production. Person Property Ties with
broadcaster means a person who is involved in
voting rights or capital of the operator
broadcaster or entity in which the operator of television broadcasting
share of voting rights or capital.

§ 44

(1) The television broadcaster shall, where practicable
, to ensure that the broadcasting time reserved for
broadcasting of European works by independent producers broadcast
consisted of works from the first publication elapsed more than 5 years, at least 10%
.

(2) The television broadcaster, which fulfills the obligation to support
European independent production in accordance with the provisions of § 43 para. 2, so that
spends at least 10% of the program budget for the production or purchase of European
works by independent producers shall spend
least 10% of such an amount on works which were first
public less than 5 years.

§ 45

(1) The obligations of the television broadcaster set out in § 42 to 44
apply to operators

A) local broadcasting not involved in national television networks,

B) program broadcast exclusively in a language other than Czech or other
than any of the languages ​​of the Member States of the European Communities; if
But in other than Czech language or other than one of the languages ​​
Member States of the European Communities aired only
substantial part of the program, the obligations of the television broadcaster set out in §
42 to 44 They apply only to that part.

(2) The obligations of the television broadcaster set out in § 42 to 44
do not apply to television broadcasts intended exclusively for reception
outside the Czech Republic and outside the territory of the Member States of the European Communities
which not directly or indirectly received
public in the Czech Republic or in any of the Member States of the European Communities
.

§ 46

European works

(1) European work means

A) works originating from Member States of the European Union,

B) works originating from a State which is not a Member State of the European Union,
however, is a party to the European Convention on Transfrontier Television ^ 4b)
if it satisfies the work conditions in paragraph 3, or

C) works co-produced within the framework of agreements relating to the audiovisual sector
between the European Communities and
a third country if it fulfills the work conditions set out in the contract
basis of which it was made.

(2) Paragraph 1 point. b) c) shall apply only
unless the relevant third countries applied discriminatory measures
against works from Member States of the European Union.

(3) The work referred to in paragraph 1. a) and b) shall be considered to work

Created mainly with authors and workers residing in one or more
States referred to in paragraph 1. a) and b), provided that

A) it was made by one or more producers established in one or more of these
States

B) production of the work was carried out under the supervision and control of real
or more producers established in one or more of the following
States or

C) the contribution of co-producers of those States to the total co-production
costs is preponderant and the co-production is not controlled by
or more producers established outside those States.

(4) work which can not be regarded as European works in accordance with paragraph 1,
however, was made on the basis of a bilateral agreement on co
concluded between Member States of the European Union and a third country can be regarded as a European
work under the assumption that the proportion of producers from
EU member states in total production costs is preponderant and production
not controlled by one or more producers
established outside the territory of the Member States of the European Union.

§ 47

Monitoring the promotion of European works and European independent and contemporary creation


(1) of the obligations under § 42-44 supervised by the Council, which is
broadcaster is obliged during the reporting period to submit


A) information on the number and length of the broadcast European works, including identifying
these works and their producers

B) the number and length of the broadcast European works created by independent producers
, including the identification of these works and their producers
appropriate documents proving that spent at least 10% of their programming budget
production or purchase of European works created by independent producers
, including identification of the producers of these works

C) lists of the broadcast European works by independent producers, since their production
elapsed more than five years

D) the number and length of Czech programs.

(2) In the event that the data submitted by the Council pursuant to paragraph 1 indicates that
obligations under § 42-44 in the period were not met, the
broadcaster is obliged to inform the Council about the reasons for their
failure.

(3) the reference period for the purposes of paragraphs 1 and 2 means 1
calendar year.
TITLE IV



BUSINESS COMMUNICATION
§ 48

The obligations of broadcasters in the broadcasting business communications

(1) Broadcasters shall not include in the

A) commercial communications that are not easily recognizable,

B) commercial communications that promote behavior prejudicial to health or safety or
behavior that grossly jeopardizes environmental protection
environment

C) commercial communications, which act announcers, moderators and editors
news and political affairs programs,

D) religious and atheistic commercial communications

E) the commercial communication of political parties and movements, and commercial communications
independent candidates for deputies, senators, the president or members of the council
territorial government
unless a special law provides otherwise,

F) commercial communications for medicines or treatments
procedures which are in the Czech Republic only available on medical prescription
, teleshopping for medicinal products which require
registration under the special legal regulation 10a )
and teleshopping for medical treatment,

G) commercial communications for cigarettes or other tobacco products

H) hidden communications:

I) commercial communications containing subliminal messages

J) commercial communications that reduce human dignity

K) marketing messages attacking the faith or religion or political or other opinion
,

L) commercial communications containing discrimination based on sex, race,
color, language, faith and religion, political or other
opinion, national or social origin, association with a national or ethnic minority
, property, birth, disability, age, sexual orientation
or other status.

(2) Commercial communications shall not physically or morally endanger children and adolescents
that

A) directly encourage minors to buy or hire a
product or service by exploiting their inexperience or credulity,


B) directly encourage minors to persuade their parents or
others to purchase the goods or services

C) use of special trust minors to their parents,
teachers or other persons, or

D) unreasonably show minors in dangerous situations.

(3) for the truthfulness of the information contained in business communication, the sponsor
commercial communication; If the sponsor can not be a commercial communication
determine responsible broadcaster. The submitter of commercial communication
is a legal or natural person who placed an order with another
legal or natural person business communications.

§ 49

Obligations when inserting advertisements, teleshopping, and marking sponsor to broadcast


(1) The broadcaster shall ensure that

A) advertising and teleshopping are readily recognizable; the operator
broadcast clear sound and a television broadcast
clear audio, visual or audio-visual or spatial means
separated from other parts of the broadcast

B) isolated advertising and teleshopping spots are included in broadcasting
only rarely, except delivery of sports events;
It does not apply to radio broadcasts

C) advertising and teleshopping for erotic services and erotic
products not included in broadcasting in the period from 06.00 am to 22.00 pm
; this obligation on the broadcaster does not apply if the end user
broadcasts available on the basis of a written contract
concluded with a person aged 18 years and it provided technical
measure which allows the person to restrict access to broadcasts
children and adolescents

D) advertising and teleshopping is not included immediately before
broadcast religious services or immediately after their broadcast.

(2) The television broadcaster shall ensure that the
insertion of advertising or teleshopping spots do not show
integrity of the programs or the rights of rightholders by reflecting
natural breaks and the duration and nature of the program.

(3) The television broadcaster shall ensure that advertising, teleshopping
and the sponsor were broadcast in a way that
loudness level of broadcasting is in conformity with the technical specifications laid
a Decree by the provisions of § 5. y)
issued by the Council. Such a method of broadcasting is also used when transmitting audio
or audiovisual means of separating advertising and teleshopping
from other parts of the broadcast under paragraph 1. and).

(4) A licensed television broadcaster may not broadcast
films made for television, cinematographic works and news programs
interrupted by advertising or teleshopping spots more than once per
scheduled period of at least 30 minutes .
Operator licensed radio broadcaster shall not broadcast news programs
interrupted by advertising or teleshopping spots more than once per
scheduled period of at least 30 minutes.
The scheduled broadcast time period films made for television,
cinematographic works and news programs are counted Ranked
advertising and teleshopping spots.

(5) Radio and television broadcasting children's programs can not by advertising or teleshopping spots
interrupted more than once for each scheduled
period of at least 30 minutes, provided the scheduled duration
program for children without insertion of advertising and teleshopping spots
exceeds 30 minutes. During a television broadcast program for children is not advertising or teleshopping spots
placed on a split screen.

(6) Radio and television broadcasts of religious services is not advertising or teleshopping
interrupt. During the television broadcasts of religious services can not be
advertising or teleshopping placed on a split screen.

(7) The limitations under paragraph 4 does not apply to films made for television
if they are to nature documentaries or if
separate parts of serials or series of programs.

(8) The statutory broadcaster may insert advertising and teleshopping spots
only between programs or in natural breaks
programs.

§ 50

Time volume of advertising and teleshopping in television broadcasting

(1) The time reserved to advertising on television broadcasters

Legally CT 2 and CT 4 must not exceed 0.5% of the daily
airtime on each of these programs, the broadcasting of advertisements
not in time from 19.00 hours to 22.00 hours shall not exceed 6 minutes in
one hour broadcast on any of these programs. The operator
statutory broadcaster not to broadcast on other programs assign
advertising, with the exception of advertising included in broadcasting the program in direct connection with the posting
cultural or sporting events when broadcast
such advertising is a necessary condition for acquisition of rights to television broadcasting
sports or cultural events. If the broadcast
television broadcaster by law insertion of advertising according
second sentence, such period shall not exceed 0.5% of advertising
daily airtime, while in the period from 19.00 hours to 22.00 hours must | || exceed six minutes during one hour broadcast. The operator
statutory television broadcaster not to assign
broadcast teleshopping.

(2) The time reserved for advertising and teleshopping infoclips in television broadcasting
broadcasters should not exceed during the broadcast
1 hour 12 minutes.

(3) The airtime for the purposes of paragraphs 1 and 2
counted teletext broadcast.

(4) Paragraphs 1 and 2 shall not apply to announcements
broadcaster concerning its own programs and ancillary products or services
from those programs directly derived sponsorship announcements or location
a product announcements aired free of charge in the public interest or in the
public benefit goals and aired free of charge
charity appeals.

(5) The television broadcaster by law must
daily broadcasting time reserved for advertising and teleshopping, who has not used on any of their
programs used for broadcasting advertising and teleshopping beyond the time limits
broadcast advertising and teleshopping another
its program.

(6) Continuous teleshopping block continues without interruption for at least 15 minutes
must be clearly identified by optical and acoustic means.
Television broadcaster licensed program may not
exclusively focused on teleshopping, broadcast teleshopping
contiguous blocks beyond the time limit broadcast advertising and teleshopping spots
pursuant to paragraph 2.

§ 51

Time volume of advertising and teleshopping in radio broadcasting

(1) The time reserved for advertising and teleshopping broadcasts a radio
by law can not exceed on nationwide broadcasting circuit 3
daily airtime minutes and 5 minutes of daily airtime on local
circuit. Radio broadcaster by law not to
program devoted exclusively to news, current affairs and educational programs
^ 20) classify commercial communications, with the exception of commercial communications
classified to broadcast the program in direct connection with the posting or cultural
sporting event, if the broadcasting of such commercial communication
necessary condition for obtaining the rights for radio broadcasting
cultural or sporting events. The second sentence does not apply to a notification under paragraph 4.


(2) The time reserved for advertising and teleshopping in radio broadcasting
other broadcasters may not exceed 25% of the daily
airtime.

(3) The statutory radio broadcaster may not broadcast daily
time reserved for advertising and teleshopping, who has not used on any of their
programs used for broadcasting advertising and teleshopping beyond the time limits
broadcast advertising and teleshopping another
its program.

(4) Notification radio broadcaster made in connection with
own programs, goods and services derived from these
programs aired free of charge announcements made in the public interest and charity
notifications are not counted into the time limit
broadcast advertising in the preceding paragraphs.

§ 52

Special provisions on commercial communications for alcoholic beverages


Business communications for alcoholic beverages shall not

A) be aimed specifically at minors or display
children and minors consuming alcoholic beverages

B) link the consumption of alcohol to enhanced physical performance or to driving
,


C) create the impression that the consumption of alcoholic beverages
contributes to social or sexual success

D) claim that alcohol has therapeutic, stimulating or sedative effects
or that are means of resolving personal conflicts

E) encourage immoderate consumption of alcohol or show
abstinence or moderation in the consumption of alcoholic beverages in
unfavorable light,

F) emphasize a high alcohol content as a positive quality
alcoholic beverages.

§ 53

The obligations of broadcasters in broadcasting
sponsored radio or television programs and broadcasts

(1) Radio and television programs, and programs that are
sponsored shall meet the following requirements:

A) their content and chronological arrangement of programs and other elements
broadcaster may not be affected in a way which could affect
editorial responsibility and independence of the broadcaster,

B) shall not directly encourage the purchase or rental of goods or services, particularly
mentioning specific goods or services to promote.

(2) Radio and television programs, and programs may not be
sponsored by persons whose principal activity is the manufacture or
sale of cigarettes or other tobacco products.

(3) The sponsorship of radio or television programs and broadcasts
persons whose activities include the manufacture or distribution
medicines and medical treatment may promote the name or the name
sponsor or his image,
but shall not promote medicines or medical treatments bound in the Czech Republic
prescription.

(4) The broadcaster is obliged every
fully or partially sponsored program at the beginning and during or at the end
clearly marked with the name, visual symbol (logo) or any other symbol of the sponsor
which means, in particular reference to its products, services, or
a distinctive sign.

(5) The broadcast of the sponsored program is required to notify
sponsorship program and clearly marked with the name or the name of the sponsor and
bring the main object of its activities. Sponsorship announcements
program may not be broadcast, tune in to the show, during the show and
immediately before or after a show.

(6), Sponsor is not news and current affairs programs.

(7) Sponsor not programs where over half of the daily
airtime consists of programs that can not be patronizing.

§ 53a

Obligations of television broadcasters in product placement

(1) Product placement in programs is permissible only

A) in cinematographic works, films and series made for television
broadcasts or audiovisual media services,
in sports and entertainment programs, and on condition that they are not
Shows for children or

B) in cases where there is no payment but only the charge
provision of certain goods or services, in particular props or prizes for
competitors in order to incorporate them into the show.

(2) Programmes containing product placement shall meet the following requirements:

A) their content and scheduling the broadcast may not be affected so
to affect the responsibility and editorial independence of the
broadcaster

B) they must not directly encourage the purchase or rental of goods or services, particularly
specific references to those goods or services for their
promotion

C) not unduly emphasize product placement.

(3) Programmes containing product placement must be at the beginning, end and
if interrupted by advertising or teleshopping spots also
after this interruption clearly identified as programs containing product placement
that viewers could be any way misled about the nature of these programs
. The obligation under the first sentence does not apply to
programs that manufactured or produced nor commissioned by the operator himself
TV or a person who is in relation to the operator
television broadcasting in the position of a person controlling or controlled by special
legal regulation 11a).

(4) Programmes must not contain product placement is a

A) cigarettes or other tobacco products or product placement of persons,

Whose principal activity is the manufacture or sale of cigarettes or other tobacco products
or

B) medicinal products or medical procedures in the Czech Republic
available only on prescription.
TITLE V


DUTIES OF BROADCASTERS AND RETRANSMISSION OPERATORS IN

Cable Systems
§ 54

Provision of Local Broadcasting

(1) The licensed broadcaster in the cable system operator
retransmission in the cable system at the request of municipalities or
voluntary association of municipalities allocates one free channel for free
local information system exclusively serving the needs of communities,
which must be without the consent of a licensed broadcaster and operator of retransmission
used for advertising and teleshopping.

(2), retransmission operators via cable systems are at the lowest
creating programming required to ensure that it was
includes the terrestrial broadcasting of programs by non protected conditional access system
broadcasters by law to be
receive a conventional terminal device at the site of the cable distribution system, regardless of whether
are analogue or digital, with the consent of the operator
statutory broadcaster ^ 3) ^ 4).

(3) Statutory Broadcasters are required to provide the above mentioned programs
retransmission operators via cable systems
charge and retransmission operators are obliged to include
programs in their minimum program offer also free of charge.
TITLE VI


ISSUANCE OF OPINIONS ON THE OBLIGATION OF ELECTRONIC NETWORK OPERATORS
COMMUNICATIONS IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST TO DISSEMINATE PROGRAMMES AND DIRECTLY RELATED SERVICES PROGRAM WITH


§ 54a

When assessing whether there is a public interest or whether the public interest
takes into consideration in particular the representation of public interest programs and
own creation, multimodal access broadcast programs for persons with visual and hearing
disabilities (audio description image Czech
sign language, subtitling with indications of nonverbal audio elements going
easily understandable menu navigation programs) and the relevance of the program
operators to broadcast emergency notification pursuant to § 32 par. 1 || | point. to).
PART SIX


Ensure pluralism of information in radio broadcasting and TELEVISION BROADCASTING


§ 55

Information Plurality Provision in Nation-wide Analogue Radio and Television Broadcasting


(1) A single legal entity or natural person must not hold
more than one license for nation-wide analogue television broadcasting.

(2) A single legal entity or natural person must not hold
more than one license for nation-wide analogue radio broadcasting
.

(3) A nation-wide analogue radio broadcaster must not
ownership interest in the business of another nation
analogue radio broadcasting.

(4) A nation-wide analogue television broadcaster may
ownership interest in the business of another nation
analogue television.

(5) No nation-wide statutory television broadcaster may not be
merge with a nation-wide analogue television broadcasting
, so that their statutory bodies or members
statutory bodies are the same individuals or persons close to them or
are partners in the same business entity or are related parties.

(6) No nation-wide statutory radio broadcaster may not be
merge with another nation-wide analogue radio broadcasting
, so that their statutory bodies or members
statutory bodies are the same person or persons close
or they are partners in the same business entity or are related parties.

(7) nation-wide analogue television broadcaster may
merge with a nation-wide analogue television broadcasting
another manner (§ 58).

(8) A nation-wide analogue radio broadcaster
not merge with a nation-wide analogue radio broadcaster in another manner
(§ 58).

(9) The provisions of paragraphs 1, 2, 3, 4, 7 and 8 shall not apply to radio and television broadcasting
disseminated via cable systems and satellites.


(9) The provisions of paragraphs 1, 2, 3, 4, 7 and 8 shall not apply to radio and television broadcasting
disseminated via cable systems, satellites and
special transmission systems.

(10) The provisions of paragraphs 7 and 8 shall not apply to persons involved
and selling advertising services, services related to sponsoring
and teleshopping services related to market research and services related to program purchasing
, except for news programs.

§ 55a

Information Plurality Provision in Nation-wide Digital Radio and Television Broadcasting


(1) One legal entity or natural person must be simultaneously
hold more than two licenses to operate nationwide digital television broadcasting
authorize the dissemination of full format programs.

(2) One legal entity or natural person must be simultaneously
hold more than two licenses to operate nationwide digital radio broadcasting
.

(3) A nation-wide digital television broadcaster may
ownership interest in the business of another nation
broadcasting.

(4) A nation-wide digital radio broadcaster
not hold an ownership interest in the business of another nation
airwaves.

(5) No nation-wide statutory television broadcaster may not be
merge with a nation-wide digital television broadcasting
, so that their statutory bodies or members
statutory bodies are the same individuals or persons close to them or
are partners in the same business entity or are related parties.

(6) No nation-wide statutory radio broadcaster may not be
merge with another nation-wide digital radio broadcasting
, so that their statutory bodies or members
statutory bodies are the same person or persons close
or they are partners in the same business entity or are related parties.

(7) nation-wide digital television broadcaster may
merge with a nation-wide digital television broadcaster
another manner (§ 58).

(8) A nation-wide digital radio broadcaster
not merge with a nation-wide digital radio broadcaster in another manner
(§ 58).

(9) The provisions of paragraphs 1, 2, 3, 4, 7 and 8 shall not apply to radio and television broadcasting
disseminated via cable systems, satellites and
special transmission systems.

(10) Paragraph 3 shall not apply to agreements
digital television broadcasting disseminated via transmitters on
joint electronic program guide.
Provisions of paragraphs 7 and 8 shall not apply to persons engaged in recruiting and selling
advertising services, services related to sponsoring and teleshopping
services related to market research and services related to program purchasing, except for programs
intelligence.

§ 55b


Canceled
§ 56

Ensuring pluralism of information in local and regional radio and television broadcasting


(1) If there is one legal entity or natural person
holds multiple licenses to operate other than nation
television broadcasting coverage throughout the Czech Republic in its transmission
total sum of operating licenses other than nation
television broadcasting exceed 70% of the total population
Czech Republic, based on data from the last census
people, while the total number of inhabitants in the Czech Republic is counted
always covered each population only once.

(2) Where a single legal entity or natural person
holds multiple licenses to operate other than nation
radio broadcasting coverage throughout the Czech Republic in its transmission
total sum of operating licenses other than nation
broadcast exceed 300% of the total population
Czech Republic, based on data from the last census
people, while the total number of inhabitants in the Czech Republic is counted
always covered every inhabitant each program broadcast
on the basis of it held licenses to operate other than nation

Radio can receive.

(3) A single legal entity or natural person may participate by property
more business operators other than nation
broadcast only in the event that the total population coverage
Czech Republic broadcasting all operators other than
nationwide radio broadcasting, whose business is the person involved,
not exceed 300% of the total population of the Czech Republic, calculated
according to data from the last census, taking into
total population of the Czech Republic
always counts each population coverage for each program broadcast by all
operators other than nation-wide radio broadcasting, whose
business person involved can receive.

(4) A single legal entity or natural person may participate by property
more business operators other than nation
television broadcasts only if the total coverage of the population of the Czech Republic
broadcast all operators other than
nationwide broadcasters, whose business is the person involved,
not exceed 70% of the total population of the Czech Republic, calculated
according to data from the last census, taking into
total population of the Czech Republic
always counts each population covered only once.

(5) The obligations set out in paragraphs 1 to 4 shall not apply to radio and television broadcasting
disseminated via cable systems, satellites
and special transmission systems.

§ 57

Formation of program networks

(1) program network may cover radio broadcasting more than 80%
television broadcast more than 70% of the total population
Czech Republic, based on data from the last census
people, while the overall Czech Republic's population is counted every
always covered with a population of only once.

(2) Broadcasters who disseminate or distribute his broadcast within
program networks are not eligible for the duration granted or extended licenses
change the program or change the network operator
broadcast, which takes over from the program .

(3) The provisions of paragraph 2 shall be binding for any legal successor,
broadcasters.

§ 58

Consolidation of broadcasters or operators of retransmission

(1) A broadcaster and operator of retransmission shall notify the Council
if

A) there was a marriage of radio broadcasters
mutual consolidation of television broadcasters form of merger
legal persons or selling a business or a substantial part thereof;

B) a consolidation occurred between radio broadcasters and television broadcasters
that

First their statutory bodies or members of statutory or other
authorities or employees who are directly subordinate
statutory body or a member thereof or clerk, the same person or persons close
,

Second joint business on the basis of the contract of association or

Third are related parties;

C) a consolidation of radio broadcasters when
one legal entity or natural person has a substantial influence on two or more
radio broadcasters;

D) a consolidation of television broadcasters, where
one legal entity or natural person has a substantial influence on two or more
television broadcasters.

(2) A legal or natural person has to broadcasters
significant influence if

A) has a direct or indirect interest in the voting rights of more than 34%, while
indirect holding means holding held indirectly through
controlled entity,

B) decide on the majority of its employees, who are under the direct control
scope of the statutory body or a member thereof, or decides
persons who, under a mandate or other agreement, significant
management or business broadcaster

C) has the possibility of exercising decisive influence on the management of the
broadcast on a contract basis, a specific provision in the statutes,

Social contract or memorandum of association agreements with persons who
are partners or shareholders of the broadcaster regardless
the validity or invalidity of such an agreement.

(3) The obligations set out in § 56 and 57 shall not apply to operators
statutory broadcaster and broadcaster short-term licenses.
PART SEVEN



PENALTY PROVISIONS
§ 59

Remedial Measures

(1) If a broadcaster and operator of retransmission
violates the obligations under this Act or the conditions of the license granted
warn the Council on the violation of this law and set a deadline to correct
.

(2) The length of the deadline to correct the preceding paragraph shall be proportionate
nature of the breach.

(3) If the remedy within a specified period, the Council not impose any penalty.

(4) The provisions of paragraphs 1 to 3 shall not apply if the operator violates
broadcaster and retransmission particularly serious
any of the obligations set out in § 32 par. 1 point. c) d) e)
§ 63 paragraph. 1 and § 64 para. 1st

§ 59a

Council in the event of a finding of infringement within the European Union
under directly applicable regulation ^ 12), which
broadcaster or operator of retransmission committed on the territory of the European Community
or another state of the European Economic Area
and which harms or may harm the collective interest of consumers ^ 13)
decision prohibit such action.

§ 60
Fines


(1) A fine in the amount of CZK 5 000 to 2 500 000 CZK Council saves the operator
broadcasters and retransmission if

A) classified in broadcasting programs or other parts of the broadcast that
gratuitous displays of dying or those exposed to serious physical or mental suffering
manner contrary to human dignity,

B) does not fulfill obligations under § 31 para. 2 and 3,

C) fails to provide the necessary air time for important and urgent announcements
in urgent public interest pursuant to § 32 par. 1 point. k)

D) destroys records broadcast programs or other parts of the broadcast
before the deadline specified in § 32 par. 1 point. l)

E) nezapůjčí Council requested to be record or other parts of the broadcast to
15 days of receipt of a request under § 32 par. 1 point. l)

F) breaches the obligations relating to the labeling program in accordance with § 32 par. 1
point. n) and)

G) does not ensure in the cable distribution locations nation-wide broadcast
according to § 54 par. 2

H) notifies the Council that there were technical obstacles broadcast that he
prevents transmission according to § 32 paragraph. 1 point. p)

I) breaches obligations or fails to meet conditions for the broadcasting of events of major importance for society
according to § 33 para. 1 and 2

J) does not record broadcast events, which events of major importance for society
if the live broadcast another event
major importance for society in accordance with § 33 para. 2

K) violates any of the obligations set for sponsorship programs
or programs, or violates any of the obligations for the location
product

L) fails to comply with the obligations imposed on commercial communications and surreptitious commercial
communication

M) fails Council data necessary for control purposes
proportion of European production and independent production according to § 47 para. 1

N) justifies the fulfillment of the required proportion of European works and independent
formation according to § 47 para. 2

O) fails to comply with the provisions of § 32 par. 2

P) fails to comply with the provisions of § 32 par. 3,

R) fails to comply with the provisions of § 32 para. 4,

S) fails to comply with the provisions of § 32 par. 5

T) fails Council of expression and information pursuant to § 32 par. 6

U) to allow viewers easy, direct and permanent access to information pursuant to §
32 paragraph. 7th

(2) A fine in the amount of CZK 10 000 5 000 000 CZK Council saves
broadcaster and operator of retransmission if

A) does not reserve set of transmission time for European works and
European works produced by independent producers under § 42-44,

B) notifies the Council amend information in the application for a license pursuant to § 21 paragraph
. 2

C) requests the Council prior consent to the change of time and territorial extent
broadcast a set of technical parameters according to § 21 para. 1 point. b)


D) requests the Council in advance for approval of changes to technical parameters
Council requests in advance for approval of changes in the territorial scope of broadcasting
cable systems,

E) fails temporal or territorial scope of broadcasting and file
technical parameters

F) fails to comply with the basic program specification

G) fails to comply with license conditions,

H) advance notifies the Council change the facts stated in the application for registration
according to § 29 para. 1

I) does not reserve one channel to broadcast the program needs locally
limited area covered by the cable system according to § 54 par. 1

J) fails territorial scope of broadcasting in cable systems

K) violates the obligations pursuant to § 49 para. 3rd

(3) A fine from CZK 20,000 to CZK 10 million saved many operators
broadcasters and retransmission if

A) classified in broadcasting programs or other parts of the broadcast, which
promote war or depict cruel or otherwise inhuman conduct
such a way that their disparagement, apology or approval,

B) classified in broadcasting programs or other parts of the broadcast, which
contain subliminal messages,

C) includes in broadcasting programs or other parts of the broadcast, which may
seriously impair the physical, mental or moral development of minors
particular by containing pornography and gross gratuitous violence

D) includes the broadcast from 06.00 to 22.00 shows, trailers
or other parts of the broadcast, which could endanger the physical, mental or moral development
children and adolescents, and it is not broadcast to the end || | available to the user based on a written contract concluded with a person older than 18 years
to which it provided technical measure that prevents access to the broadcast
children and adolescents

E) violates the obligation under § 32 par. 1 point. a)

F) violates the obligation under § 32 par. 1 point. c)

G) violates the obligations pursuant to § 32 par. 1 point. r)

H) breaches an obligation pursuant to § 62 paragraph. 4

I) fails to comply with any of the conditions set out in § 67 para. 3
for the provision of services directly related to the program.

(4) A fine from CZK 50,000 to CZK 5 000 000 imposed by the Council fact

A) who interferes with the content of broadcasters and
retransmission operators in contravention of § 31 para. 1 and violates
obligations relating to the production or broadcasting of the programs listed in the special laws
^ 3) ^ 4)

B) who encroaches on the content of services directly related to
program.

(5) A fine in the amount of 10,000,000 CZK Council shall impose a
who operates broadcasting without being entitled to do so under this Act or under
special law.

(6) A fine from CZK 20,000 to CZK 5,000,000 saved many operators
broadcasters and retransmission if

A) violates the restriction of certain activities mentioned in § 21 para. 6 and 7

B) violating the reporting obligation pursuant to § 58

C) breaches of the license conditions.

(7) A fine from CZK 1,000 to CZK 1,000,000 saved many operators
television broadcaster who fails to fulfill any of its obligations under § 34.

§ 61

Common provisions on the imposition of fines

(1) A fine may be imposed within one year from the day when it learned about
infringement, but not later than 3 years from the day when the breach of duty occurred
. Administrative proceedings to impose a fine may be commenced
within 3 months from the date when the Council was delivered record required
according to § 32 par. 1 point. l). When imposing fines shall be governed by the Administrative Procedure
.

(2) When imposing fines for breach of obligations under this Act, the Council
take into account the nature of the broadcast program and the position of the operator
broadcasting and retransmission on the media market
regard to its responsibility to the viewing public,
areas of information, education, culture and entertainment.

(3) The Council shall determine the amount of the fine according to the seriousness of the case, the degree of culpability as
taking into account the extent, type and reach of the defective broadcasting, the amount
any financial benefit, and for the opinion of materially relevant self-regulatory body said
the list of self-regulatory bodies, will receive
If that opinion in writing within 10 working days from the date of commencement
proceedings on an administrative offense.

(4) The fine is payable within 30 days from the date the decision was
imposed, came into force. Imposing a fine without prejudice

Special legislation on compensation for damage and do not expire
duties under this Act.

(5) Revenues from fines are state budget of the Czech Republic.

(6) A decision to impose a penalty may be brought under a special legal regulation
. ^ 9c) An action has a suspensive effect. The court will decide on the action
within 90 days.

§ 62

Pause TV program retransmission of a State which is
party to the European Convention on Transfrontier Television and the Member State of the European Union


(1) The Council may decide to suspend the transmission of the television program
taken from the state which is a party to the European Convention on Transfrontier Television
and is also a Member State of the European Union,
if it considers it that its content is a further violation of § 32 para. 4 and
this violation is clear, serious and has a rough character ^ 14), or that its contents are
the Czech Republic otherwise violated the rights arising from the European
Convention on Transfrontier television ^ 15).

(2) The Council may decide to suspend the transmission of the television program
borrowed from another Member State of the European Union if

A) it considers that the content of television program was obvious
seriously and gravely violated § 32 para. 4 and operators
broadcast the program from another Member State of the European Union and retransmission operators
broadcast this fact in the last 12 months
least twice warned in writing that the spread of acquired
television program may be suspended in the Czech Republic, if the violation took
or should it occur again,

B) a duly justified intention to suspend the distribution of this television program
in the Czech Republic notified the European Commission and the competent regulatory authority
EU Member State in which the
BROADCASTERS, from which a television program taken , established
( 'the regulatory authority of the Member State of the European Union "), along with requests for consultations
and

C) considers that consultation with the European Commission and the regulatory authority
EU member states have not within 15 days of their
launch an amicable settlement and violation persists.

(3) Except where the cases referred to in paragraph 2, the Council may decide to suspend
of the television program borrowed from the Member State of the European Union
whose contents are violated provisions of the Act, which is
in the fields coordinated within the European Union in accordance with the law
European Union provides more detailed or stricter rules ^ 16) (hereinafter
"special rules"), if

A) considers that the broadcast of a television program borrowed from a Member State of the European Union
is directed wholly or mainly in the Czech Republic
,

B) considers that the broadcaster TV program retransmission
according to a) in another Member State of the European Union settled because
order to circumvent specific rules which would be applicable to it if | || was established in the Czech Republic

C) duly justified intention to suspend the transmission of the television program
retransmitted according to a) in the Czech Republic notified the Commission of the European
and regulatory authority of the Member State of the European Union,

D) considers that the results achieved synergies with the regulatory authority
EU Member State, or the authority designated by law
EU-17), if it was asked to co-operate, not satisfactory ^ 18 )
a

E) received a written decision from the European Commission to proceed with the project
under subparagraph c) is compatible with European Union law.

(4) The decision to suspend the spread of television program
Council shall notify each operator of retransmission.
Operator of retransmission shall not rated program in the Council decision on the territory of the Czech Republic
spread from the day following the date of receipt of the decision
Council, until the day when the Council decision expires.

(5) The decision to suspend the spread of television program
lapses with the expiry of the period for which the Council has its validity in the statement of decision
limit, but not later than the expiry of six months from the date
of legal force. The decision to suspend the spread of acquired
television program, which was issued pursuant to paragraph 2 shall cease

Validity, should the European Commission, that is incompatible with the law
European Union, on such date as the Council on its official board and in a manner allowing remote access
notice is published; notice
Council is required to publish the latest on the first working day following the day on which
received a written copy of the decision of the European Commission.

(6) The Council is required to document that the process pursuant to paragraph 1
sent to the appropriate regulatory authority of the State Party
European Convention on Transfrontier Television and is also a Member State of the European Union
or authority designated by the European Convention on Transfrontier television
, immediately send a copy to the Ministry of foreign Affairs
. For documents sent by the Council during the procedure referred to in paragraph 2 or 3
European Commission, the regulatory authority of the Member State of the European Union or
body designated under European Union law applies, first sentence
analogy.

§ 63
Revocation of the license


(1) The Council shall withdraw the license of a licensed broadcaster if

) Reached its award on the basis of false information in
license application or breached its obligation under § 55, 55a and 56

B) a particularly serious repeatedly breaches the obligation stipulated in §
32 paragraph. 1 point. a), c), d) and e) for such breach had been imposed repeatedly
fine

C) a particularly serious repeatedly violates the license conditions.

(2) The Council may revoke the license of a licensed broadcaster if

A) has not started broadcasting after the coming into force of the decision on granting a license
180 days for radio broadcasting and up to 360 days for television broadcasting
or other statutory deadline,

B) when it starts during the calendar year
aired a total of 30 days; this period does not include the time when broadcasting prevented
justified technical obstacles

C) its assets have been declared bankrupt, or

D) has been convicted of an intentional criminal act, unless it
never to have been convicted.

§ 64
Deregistration


(1) The Council shall revoke the registration or any part thereof
broadcasting unless

A) stated in the application for registration of false information,

B) repeatedly violates the obligations specified in § 32 par. 3 and was considered
been fined.

(2) The Council may cancel the registration or any part thereof
broadcasting unless

And) seriously violated this law or international agreement
which the Czech Republic is bound

B) on his property was declared bankrupt

C) has been convicted of an intentional criminal act, unless it
never to have been convicted.

§ 65

Common provision for withdrawal and cancellation of registration

(1) The decision of the Council in accordance with § 63 and 64 may be filed within 30 days of receipt of the decision
action under a special law. ^ 9c)
An action has a suspensive effect. The court will decide on the application within 90 days
.

(2) If the license is withdrawn or registration canceled, the operator
licensed broadcaster and operator of retransmission shall terminate
broadcasting within the deadline set by the Council.
PART EIGHT


COMMON AND TRANSITIONAL
Provisions common


§ 66

Unless specified otherwise in this Act, proceedings pertaining
under the Administrative Procedure, with the exception of the appeal proceedings, the decomposition of
review procedure and retrial ^ 9e). Against the verdict of the decision
rejecting an application for a license, the decision to change the license
decision to revoke the license, the decision not to renew the license
decision rejecting the registration, withdrawal decision, the decision
about the fine, the decision to suspend the spread of acquired
television program and the decision to ban the activity that infringes or may infringe
consumers' collective interest-5a) can be administered
action under a special legal regulation 9c). Submitting an application has
suspensive effect with the exception of a Council decision under § 20 para. 4 and § 21 paragraph
. 3. The court will decide on the application within 90 days.

§ 66a

Unless specified otherwise in this Act, shall proceed with the regulation of advertising and sponsorship
according to law no. 40/1995 Coll., On regulation of advertising and amending and supplementing
Act no. 468/1991 Coll. radio and

Television broadcasting, as amended, as amended
regulations.

§ 67

(1) The television broadcast a program exclusively focused on the promotion
own broadcaster and the products, services and other activities
associated with operating its own television broadcaster
apply the provisions of § 42-47, § 49 para . 2 and 4 and § 50 para. 2. other
advertising can be under such a program broadcast only after
provided that it meets the conditions set by law.

(2) In the broadcast program focused entirely on advertising and teleshopping
may be advertising and teleshopping broadcast only on condition that
meet the conditions laid down by law. The provisions of § 42-47, § 49 paragraph
. 2 and 4 and § 50 para. 2 on the airing of that program apply.

(3) The services directly associated with the program are subject to the provisions of § 32 paragraph
. 1 point. b) to g) and § 35 to 41. If within
services directly related to the program and the contents of the electronic program guide
broadcast advertising and teleshopping, are subject to
broadcast advertising and teleshopping obligations according to § 48, 49 and 52

§ 67a

The content of services directly related to the program do not apply
§ 42 to 47, 50 and 51.

§ 67b

(1) The Council uses the exercise of powers under this Act from basic
population register following reference data:

) Name,

B) the name or names,

C) address of residence,

D) the date, place and district of birth; by the data subject, who was born in
abroad, the date, place and country where he was born,

E) the date, place and district of death; in the case of died outside the territory
Czech Republic, the date of death, place and the State in whose territory the death occurred
; if it is issued by a court decision declaring the death, the day
who is in the decision as the date of death or date, that has not survived, and
date of entry into force of this Decision

F) citizenship, or multiple citizenships.

(2) The Council uses the exercise of powers under this Act
population records information system the following information:

A) the name or names, surname, maiden name,

B) date of birth,

C) gender

D) the place and district of birth, if born abroad, place and state

E) identification number,

F) citizenship, or multiple citizenships,

G) address of permanent residence, including previous addresses
residence, where appropriate, the address to be delivered
documents under a special law,

H) the onset of permanent residence or date of withdrawal
information on the place of residence or date of termination of permanent residence in the Czech Republic
,

I) deprivation or restriction of legal capacity, name or
name, surname and ID number of the guardian, unless he assigned
date, place and district of birth and guardian, who was born in
abroad, place and state where he was born

J) the date, place and district of death; in the case of the death of a citizen outside the territory of the Czech Republic
, date of death, place and the State in whose territory the death occurred,

K) Day, which was in the court decision on declaration of death listed as
day of death, or as a day to survive.

(3) The Council uses the exercise of powers under this Act
foreigners information system the following information:

A) the name or names, surname,

B) date of birth,

C) identification number,

D) gender

E) the place and state where they were born foreigner; in the event that the alien
born in the Czech Republic, place and district of birth,

F) citizenship, or multiple citizenships,

G) the type and address of residence in the Czech Republic,

H) start of residence, or date of termination of residence,

I) deprivation or restriction of legal capacity,

J) the date, place and district of death; in the case of deaths outside the Czech Republic
, State on whose territory the death occurred or the date of death

K) Day, which was in the court decision on declaration of death listed as
day of death, or as a day to survive.

(4) The data referred to in paragraphs 1-3, in the individual case
Always use only data that are necessary to fulfill the task. Data,

Which are kept as reference data in the basic register of residents,
the use of population records information system or an information system
foreigners only if they are in the shape of the previous
current status.
Transitional provisions


§ 68

(1) The licenses for broadcasting and registrations for retransmission
issued under existing regulations shall be construed as a license to broadcast and broadcast
registration under this Act. Broadcaster in the cable system or satellite
apply for a license to those programs that are not taken
; a license may request a contractor program to
cable system or satellite; the request must be submitted within 12 months
the effective date hereof, or to disseminate such
program expires. The Council shall comply with such a request within 30 days of receipt of the request
Council, unless there are provisions of this Act.

(2) The procedure for granting licenses and authorization to broadcast
commenced before the effective date of this Act shall be suspended for 3 months from the effective date of this Act
; by this time extending the validity of existing licenses
had to be their validity terminated at that time.
Parties shall within that period an application for a license to broadcast or
application for registration under this Act broadcast. Proceedings under the preceding sentence
shall then be completed under this Act and under the conditions laid down in this Act
.

(3) The deadline by § 12 para. 10 to submit applications for license renewal is
preserved when administered licensed broadcaster
request to extend the licenses no later than one month from the effective date of this Act.

(4) The decisive time for the use of the provisions of § 12 para. 12
begins on the date of entry into force of this Act.

(5) If the license terms licensed broadcaster
contain basic program specification propose broadcaster
licenses within 6 months from the effective date of the Act's wording and the Council will make
part of the licensing conditions. The proposal must be consistent with the practice
licensed broadcaster during the last year before the entry into force of this Act
.

(6) A natural person who is a licensed broadcaster or operator of retransmission
may within 6 months of the effective
hereof request that the license or authorization which had been granted
was transferred to a legal person; The Council shall approve the application only
if it will be a legal entity in which the individual
100% ownership interest.

(7) Proceedings on the imposition of fines commenced prior to the effective date of this Act shall
completed under the current regulations.

(8) Council of the Czech Republic for Radio and Television Broadcasting
established by Act no. 103/1992 Coll., On the Czech Republic Council for Radio and Television Broadcasting
, as amended, is deemed to Council
under this Act. Within 6 months of the effective date of this Act
Council Members shall put their situation in accordance with § 7.

(9) The licensed broadcaster is obliged to adapt its legislation
ratios within 1 year from the effective date of this Act
requirements under this Act. Any failure by a broadcaster licensed
this obligation, his license expires
expiry of that period. The changes, which do not conflict with the requirements
in 55-58, the Council shall give consent.
Repealing provisions


§ 69

Repealed:

First Act no. 468/1991 Coll., On radio and television broadcasts
, as amended by Act no. 597/1992 Coll., Act no. 36/1993 Coll.
Act no. 253/1994 Coll. Act no. 40/1995 Coll., Act no. 237/1995 Coll.
Act no. 301/1995 Coll., Act no. 135/1997 Coll., Act no. 46/2000 Coll., | || Act no. 121/2000 Coll. and Act no. 39/2001 Coll.

Second Act no. 103/1992 Coll., On the Czech Republic Council for Radio and Television Broadcasting
, as amended by Act no. 474/1992 Coll., Act no. 36/1993
Coll., Law no. 331 / 1993 Coll., Act no. 253/1994 Coll., Act no. 301/1995
Coll., Act no. 135/1997 Coll. and Act no. 151/2000 Coll.
PART NINE


Amendment to Act no. 236/1995 Coll., On salary and other indemnities associated with the duties
representatives of state power and some state bodies and judges


§ 70

Act no. 236/1995 Coll., On salary and other indemnities associated with
duties of representatives of state power and some state bodies and

Judges, as amended by Act no. 138/1996 Coll., Act no. 287/1997 Coll. and
Act no. 155/2000 Coll., is amended as follows:

First In § 1, after point e) the following new paragraph f), which reads:

"F) member and Vice Chairman of the Council for Radio and Television Broadcasting
".

Existing letters f) and g) shall be designated as letters g) and h).

Second In the second, fifth per capita following Title A fifth that
including heading reads:

"CHAPTER FIVE A

TERMS OF MEMBERS, AND VICE PRESIDENT OF THE COUNCIL FOR RADIO AND TELEVISION BROADCASTING


salary and other salary

§ 24a
| || (1) Member of the Council for radio and television broadcasting shall be entitled to salary assessed from the salary base
pay coefficient of 1.00.

(2) Member of the Council for radio and television broadcasting shall be entitled to additional salary. | ||
§ 24b

(1) the chairperson of the Council for radio and television broadcasting shall be entitled
salary assessed from the salary base with a pay coefficient of 1.10.

(2) Vice-chairperson Council for radio and television broadcasting shall be entitled to additional salary
.

§ 24c

(1) the chairperson of the Council for radio and television broadcasting
entitled to salary assessed from the salary base with a pay coefficient of 1.20.

(2) the chairperson of the Council for radio and television broadcasting
entitled to additional salary. ".
PART TEN


Amendment to Act no. 99/1963 Coll., Civil Procedure Code, as amended by subsequent legislation


§ 71

Law no. 99/1963 Coll., Civil Procedure Code, as amended by Law no. 36/1967
Coll., Act no. 158/1969 Coll., Act no. 49/1973 Coll., Act No. .
20/1975 Coll., Act no. 133/1982 Coll., Act no. 180/1990 Coll., Act no. 328/1991
Coll., Act no. 519/1991 Coll., Act no. 263/1992 Coll., Act no. 24/1993
Coll., Act no. 171/1993 Coll., Act no. 117/1994 Coll., Act no. 152/1994
Coll. Act no. 216/1994 Coll., Act no. 84/1995 Coll., Act no. 118/1995
Coll., Act no. 160/1995 Coll., Act no. 238/1995 Coll., Act No. .
247/1995 Coll., the Constitutional court judgment no. 31/1996 Coll., Act no. 142/1996 Coll.
Constitutional court judgment no. 269/1996 Coll., Act no. 202/1997 Coll., Act No.
. 227/1997 Coll., Act no. 15/1998 Coll., Act no. 91/1998 Coll., Act No.
. 165/1998 Coll., Act no. 326/1999 Coll., Act no. 360/1999 Coll., Finding
Constitutional Court no. 2/2000 Coll., Act no. 27/2000 Coll., Act.
30/2000 Coll., Act no. 46/2000 Coll., Act no. 105/2000 Coll., Act no. 130/2000
Coll., Act no. 155/2000 Coll., Act No. . 204/2000 Coll., Act no. 220/2000
Coll., Act no. 227/2000 Coll., Act no. 367/2000 Coll., Act no. 370/2000
Coll., Act no. 120/2001 Coll. and Act no. 137/2001 Coll., is amended as follows:

First In § 9, the full stop at the end of paragraph 2 shall be replaced by a comma and a letter
j), which, including footnote no. 1) reads:

"J) the proceedings against the decision of the Council for Radio and Television Broadcasting
under a special law. ^ 1)

1) § 66 of Act no. 231/2001 Coll., On radio and | || television broadcasting and amending other laws. ".

Second In § 250 meters at the end of the paragraph 4 which, including footnotes
fn. 57b) states:

"(4) A proposal submitted by the special Act 57b)
court must decide within 60 days of filing.

57b) § 19 and § 5 para. 1 of Law no. 231 / 2001 Coll. ".
PART ELEVEN


Change Advertising Regulation Act

§ 72

Law no. 40/1995 Coll., On regulation of advertising and amending and supplementing Law no.
468/1991 Coll., On radio and television broadcasting,
amended, as amended by Act No. . 258/2000 Coll., is amended as follows
:

First In § 3, paragraph 1, including footnote no. 3) reads:

"(3) Advertising of tobacco and tobacco products in television and radio broadcasts
prohibited. ^ 3)

3) § 48 para. 1 point. F) of the Act no. 231/2001 Coll., on
radio and television broadcasting and amending other acts. ".

Second In § 7. a) the words "Czech Republic Council for Radio and Television Broadcasting
^ 7) for advertising disseminated in radio and television
vysílání8)" is replaced by "The Council for Radio and Television Broadcasting
^ 7) for advertising disseminated in radio and television broadcasting
^ 7). "

Third Footnote. 7) reads:

"7) Act no. 231/2001 Coll.".

Fourth Footnote no. 8) is repealed.
PART TWELVE


Amendment to Act no. 483/1991 Coll., On Czech Television, as amended regulations


§ 73


Act no. 483/1991 Coll., On Czech Television, as amended by Law no. 36/1993
Coll., Act no. 253/1994 Coll., Act no. 301/1995 Coll. and Law no. 39/2001
Coll., is amended as follows:

In § 3, paragraph 2 reads:

"(2) The state authority that administers the frequency spectrum by
special regulation 1a) reserve the prior consent
Council for Radio and Television Broadcasting frequencies for Czech Television
allowing the pursuit of television broadcasting in
extent specified in paragraph 1 letter. a). ".
PART THIRTEEN


Amendment to the Act on Administrative Fees

§ 74

Tariff administrative fees set out in the Annex to Act no. 368/1992
Coll., On administrative fees, as amended by Act no. 10/1993 Coll., Act no.
85/1994 Coll. Act no. 273/1994 Coll., Act no. 36/1995 Coll., Act no. 301/1995 Coll
., Act no. 305/1997 Coll., Act no. 149/1998 Coll., Act No. .
157/1998 Coll., Act no. 167/1998 Coll., Act no. 63/1999 Coll., Act no.
166/1999 Coll., Act no. 167/1999 Coll., Act no. 326/1999 Coll., Act no. 352/1999 Coll
., Act no. 357/1999 Coll., Act no. 360/1999 Coll., Act no. 363/1999
Coll. Law no. 46/2000 Coll., Act no. 62/2000 Coll., Act no. 117/2000 Coll
., Act no. 133/2000 Coll., Act no. 151/2000 Coll., Act No. .
153/2000 Coll., Act no. 154/2000 Coll., Act no. 156/2000 Coll., Act no. 158/2000 Coll
., Act no. 227/2000 Coll., Act no. 242/2000 Coll., Act no. 307/2000 Coll
., Act no. 365/2000 Coll. and Act no. 140/2001 Coll., is amended as follows
:

First The heading of item 65 reads: "Permission to operate radio and television broadcasting and
authorization to operate retransmission".

Second Item 66, including the note reads:
"
Item 66 a) Filing
- for authorization to operate
television broadcasting CZK 50 000 -
- extending the period of validity of the authorization
for television broadcasting CZK 50 000 -
b) Submission
- for authorization to operate
radio broadcasting CZK 15 000, -
- extending the period of validity of the authorization to operate radio
broadcasting CZK 15 000, -
c) Filing an application to operate retransmission
broadcast cable system or via satellites
CZK 50 000 -
d) application for change in the facts set out
- in request for authorization to operate
television broadcasting CZK 10 000 -
- the request for authorization to operate radio broadcasting CZK
3000 -
- the application to operate a broadcast retransmission

cable system or satellite CZK 10 000 -
e) Decisions of the Council for radio and television broadcasting extension

period of validity of the authorization to operate nationwide
television broadcasting CZK 200 million, -

Note:
fee pursuant to letter d) of this item selects the administrative authority for
changes that are being made also to the Commercial Register [
§ 14 paragraph. 1 point. a) to d) of the Act no. 231/2001 Coll., on
radio and television broadcasting and amending other laws]. ". PART FOURTEEN



canceled
| || § 75 canceled





PART FIFTEEN EFFECT

§ 76

(1) This Act shall take effect on the day of its publication,
with the exception of § 33 paragraph. 4 and 5 and § 46, which come into effect on the date of entry into force
treaty of accession of the Czech Republic to the European Union.

(2) the provisions of § 68 Sec. 10 shall expire on the entry into force
treaty of accession of the Czech Republic to the European Union.



Klaus, signed Zeman

Selected provisions of amendments || |
Article II of Act no. 235/2006 Coll.



Transitional provisions first Nation-wide television broadcasting licenses
qualifying for terrestrial analogue broadcasting program that has been | || decision of the Council for radio and television broadcasting (hereinafter the "Council")
extended to include the right to broadcast their programs digitally (hereinafter
"broadcaster extended license")

A) within 180 days of when the decision on the extension of the license
launch digital broadcasting of the program through a network
terrestrial radio broadcasting equipment (hereinafter referred to as "broadcast network") and

B) that within 90 days of the effective date of this Act shall deliver to the Council a written statement containing
approval to make changes in the technical file

Broadcasting parameters specified in the license in accordance with the Technical
transition plan and commitment to cease analogue broadcasting by the deadline stipulated
Technical Transition Plan,

Will be entitled to the grant of licenses for terrestrial digital broadcast nation-wide
another program, including services directly related to this
program.

Second The conditions for the emergence of the rights referred to in point 1 Council President
immediately notified on the notice board of the Council and in a manner allowing remote access
.

Third Council broadcaster with an extended license, which originated
right under section 1, grant a license to broadcast another program
within 60 days from the date of receipt of his application for a license that meets the conditions set by law
. Broadcasters who is entitled
according to claim 1, is entitled to conclude an agreement on the digital dissemination of the program in accordance with point 1
with terrestrial radio broadcasting equipment.
Barring contract within 90 days from the date of
accordance with point 1, the Czech Telecommunication Office within 30 days of the obligation to disseminate the program in accordance with point 1
operator of terrestrial radio transmitter equipment.
Save this obligation is not subject to consultation pursuant to Act no. 127/2005
Coll., On electronic communications and amending certain related
laws (Electronic Communications Act), as amended
regulations. Czech Telecommunication Office imposition
immediately inform the Council.

Fourth Council decides to withdraw licenses if
to the binding opinion of the Czech Telecommunication Office broadcaster
extended license, which was granted a license under section 3, fails
commitment to cease analogue broadcasting by the relevant deadline or repeatedly
seriously violates the Technical transition plan.

Fifth The local or regional television broadcasters
license, which on the effective date of this Act, the program is disseminated through
analog broadcasting network (hereinafter "operator
local or regional broadcasters") will be entitled for the duration || | license to spread this program unchanged through
broadcasting networks for regional digital terrestrial television broadcasting (
"the regional broadcasting network"), including services directly related
with this program, if 60 days from the date the Czech telecommunication Office in the telecommunications
Journal and its electronic official board
publish a notification that is available free transmission capacity
regional broadcasting network, delivers a written statement to the Council that
this program, including services directly related to the program, intends
distribute digitally within the technical and operational capabilities
regional broadcasting network. The statement must be included approval to make changes to the file
Technical Parameters specified in the license in accordance with
Technical Transition Plan and commitment to cease analog broadcasts
deadline set by the Technical Transition Plan. A written statement
local or regional broadcaster will also attach
graphical representation of the anticipated geographical area of ​​broadcasting
appropriate within the technical division of the regional broadcasting network
the areas of uninterrupted broadcast reception, for which the acquisition date || | effective date of this Act comes significant part of its broadcast
its analogue broadcasting.

6th The conditions for the emergence of rights under Section 5
President of the Council shall immediately notify the official board of the Council and in a manner allowing remote access
.

7th Council within 30 days of the deadline for receipt of written
declaration under section 5, asks Czech Telecommunication Office for an opinion
according to § 5. j) of the Act no. 231/2001 Coll., as amended, effective from the date of
entry into force of this Act, and opinion on the placement options in
regional broadcasting network, in relation to all operators of local or regional
broadcasters who is entitled under 5. Establishment
rights under point 5 Council local or regional broadcast
indicated in the license and also for digital broadcasting program
on a proposal from the local or regional broadcasting license
conditions under the Act no. 231/2001 Coll., as amended
effective from the date of entry into force of this Act within 30 days of

When receiving the last opinion on which Czech Telecommunication Office
requested under this point.

8th The local or regional broadcasting, which the Council of
licenses changed according to section 7 (hereinafter referred to as "local or regional broadcasters
digital license"), may conclude with
entrepreneurs who provide regional broadcast network contract according to §
72a of Act no. 127/2005 Coll., on electronic communications and amending
certain related laws (the electronic communications Act), as amended
effective from the date of entry into force of this Act.

9th Local or regional broadcasts with digital
licensing (paragraph 8) that the effective date of this Act
broadcasting using analogue on frequencies shared with nation-wide
licensed television broadcaster (hereinafter referred to as "local or | || regional broadcasters on shared frequencies ")

A) whose aggregate territorial scope or regional broadcasting
exceeds 33% of the total territory of the Czech Republic, or whose broadcasts
can receive in the aggregate at least 33% of the Czech population
calculated according to data from the last census and

B) who have concluded an agreement establishing a program networks,

May determine the legal entity that has the right to grant licenses for digital broadcasting
a nationwide television program
time schedule supplementing the time schedule of broadcasting
of the local or regional broadcasters using shared frequencies by
contracts for creating program networks.
License this legal entity shall be granted the Council within 60 days of receiving a request for a license
fulfilling the conditions stipulated by law and if by
opinion of the Czech Telecommunication Office is available free transmission capacity in the regional
broadcast network. If, in the opinion of the Czech Telecommunication Office
available free transmission capacity
regional broadcasting network, the Council of the legal person granted a license to preferentially
60 days from the date of entry into force of the decision of the Czech Telecommunications Office to grant
the allocation of radio frequencies in accordance with law no. 127/2005
Coll., on electronic communications and amending certain related
laws (electronic communications Act), as amended effective on the date
entry into force of this Act. The license application must be accompanied by a written statement
all local
regional shared frequency broadcasters creating the program
network, the application gives their nominated legal entity to be granted a license under this
point; these declarations may
each local or regional broadcasters using shared frequencies
made only once. On the program networks created by
this point does not apply to § 57 of the Act no. 231/2001 Coll., As amended
effective from the date of entry into force of this Act.

10th The operator of retransmission in cable systems are at the lowest
creating programming required to ensure that it was
includes the terrestrial broadcasting of full-format programs nationwide
unprotected conditional access systems
broadcasting licenses, including local and regional broadcasters on shared frequencies
with nation-wide broadcasting licenses, according
state the effective date of this Act;
this obligation does not apply to programs are only broadcast digitally.
Operator of a broadcasting license and local or regional
broadcast on frequencies shared with the operator
a broadcasting license is obliged to provide the programs listed
retransmission operators charge retransmission operators and broadcasters are required
these programs in their minimum program range
also free of charge. Obligations of the operator of retransmission
cable system operator, a broadcasting license and
local or regional broadcasters using shared frequencies
a nation-wide broadcasters licensed
provided for in this section shall expire on 31 December 2011 .

11th A license to operate local broadcasting issued under the existing

Legislation, the effective date of this Act shall be construed as
license for regional broadcasting, provided by the radio or television broadcasts may
within defined territorial range receive more than
1% of the population of the Czech Republic, calculated using data
arising from the last census.

12th The administrative procedure for granting licenses for terrestrial digital broadcasting
commenced but not completed before the effective date of this Act
suspended for a period of 90 days from the effective date of this Act; This
Management Council completed pursuant to Act no. 231/2001 Coll., as amended, effective
date of entry into force of this Act. Other administrative proceedings instituted and
unfinished until the effective date of this Act, the Council
completed pursuant to Act no. 231/2001 Coll., As amended effective on the effective date of this Act
.

Art. IV of the Act no. 304/2007 Coll.
Transitional provisions


First Licence for nation-wide terrestrial digital television broadcasting
granted under previous legislation and a license for nation-wide terrestrial
analogue and digital television broadcasting in the authorizing
terrestrial digital television broadcasts, on the basis of which is distributed to program
effective date of this Act shall be deemed a license to
nation-wide terrestrial digital television broadcasting
under this Act; program remains the same electronic communications network
if the licensee does not agree with entrepreneurs providing electronic communications network
otherwise.

Second Broadcast program on the basis of licenses for terrestrial digital TV broadcasting
granted before the date of completion of the transition from terrestrial
analogue television broadcasting to digital terrestrial television broadcasting
according to § 25 of Act no. 231/2001 Coll., As amended, effective from the date of
entry into force of this law, can not begin earlier than the day following the date of completion
transition from terrestrial analogue television broadcasting to
terrestrial digital television broadcasting; Broadcasting must be commenced within
360 days from the date of completion of the transition from terrestrial analogue television
broadcast on terrestrial digital television broadcasting.

Third The licensing procedure for the operation of terrestrial digital television broadcasting
disseminated via transmitters and finally launched
unfinished until the effective date of this Act, the Council for Radio and Television Broadcasting
(hereinafter the "Council") stops.

Fourth The Council shall grant a license for nation-wide compensation
terrestrial digital television broadcasting licensees
nation-wide terrestrial analogue and digital television broadcasts, on the basis that
program is distributed on the effective date of this Act, which

A) within three months from the date of entry into force of government regulation laying down
Technical Plan terrestrial analogue television
broadcast on terrestrial digital television broadcasting, the Council delivers
written statement that returns a set of technical parameters
broadcast specified in the license in accordance with the Technical transition plan
terrestrial analogue television broadcasting to digital terrestrial television broadcasting and written
commitment to cease terrestrial analogue television broadcasting to 10 October 2010
possibly to a later date specified in the Technical transition plan
terrestrial analogue television broadcasting to digital terrestrial television broadcasting and


B) meets the conditions set out in § 13 par. 3 of Law no. 231/2001 Coll.

Fifth Compensation license, the Council shall, on request, a person

A) which was before the effective date of this Act, licensed
nation-wide terrestrial digital television broadcasting
Council decision against which the application was lodged, and

B) which meets the requirements of § 13 para. 3 of the Act no. 231/2001 Coll
.

6th The application for granting compensatory license in addition to the general requirements
submission contains particulars of an application for a license pursuant to § 14 para. 1-4
Act no. 231/2001 Coll .; documents that the Council is available,
adduced. Party to the proceedings for granting compensatory license is only
applicant. Council grant compensation license within 60 days of filing the application
. The Council Decision contains essentials pursuant to § 18 par. 3 and 4
Act no. 231/2001 Coll. The dissemination of the program in an electronic

Roads is party to grant compensatory license under point 4
authorized to negotiate with the relevant provider network of electronic communications
prior to the date of the decision granting compensatory
license. In the case of compensatory license under Section 4 sets out the Council
license conditions by request. Council decision on granting the compensatory
license under Section 5 contains the licensing terms for broadcast
consistent with the conditions laid down in the decision to grant a license for nation-wide
terrestrial digital television broadcasting, against whom was filed
action; the program is placed in the same electronic communications network
if the holder of the license agrees compensation with entrepreneurs
securing electronic communications networks differently.

7th Holder compensation license is required to start broadcasting within 360 days from the date of
compensation license.

8th Compensation license expires

A) the date of completion of the transition from terrestrial analogue television broadcasting to
terrestrial digital television broadcasting,

B) the expiry of 360 days from the date of grant, will not start if its
holder within that period, broadcast or

C) the reasons specified in § 24 of Act no. 231/2001 Coll.

Does not complete if the license holder compensation under point 4
terrestrial analogue television broadcasting no later than October 10, 2010, compensation license
this deadline expires. This compensation license does not expire
down if government regulation is issued Technical Plan
terrestrial analogue television broadcasting to digital terrestrial television broadcasting
later date to complete the transition from terrestrial analogue
television broadcasting to digital terrestrial television and the impossibility
terminate analogue terrestrial television broadcasting no later than 10 October 2010
was caused by circumstances not due to the holder of the license
compensation. Compensation license under Section 5 also lapses on the day when its holder
launched terrestrial digital television broadcasting under license
referred to in paragraph 5 point. and); will not start if its holder
terrestrial digital television broadcasting under license referred to in paragraph 5 point. a)
within 360 days from the date when folded suspensive effect brought an action terminates his
compensation license this deadline.

9th Businessman electronic communications networks ensuring the dissemination
terrestrial digital television broadcasts intended for reception on
mobile telecommunications terminal equipment (mobile phone
device) and the retransmission operators via cable systems are at the lowest
creating programming must ensure that it was
includes all broadcast nationwide terrestrial digital programs
unprotected conditional access system, the operator
spread nationwide broadcasting under license for nation-wide
terrestrial digital broadcasting or compensation under license.
Nation-wide broadcaster shall provide the above mentioned programs
electronic communications network entrepreneurs zajišťujícímu
spread of terrestrial digital television broadcasts intended for reception on
mobile telecommunications terminal equipment (mobile phone
device) and the retransmission operators charge and entrepreneur
electronic communications networks ensuring the spread of terrestrial digital television broadcasting
intended for reception on mobile terminal
telecommunications equipment (mobile telephone) and operator
retransmission are required to include these programs in its lowest || | program menu also free of charge. Duties of the entrepreneur network
electronic communications ensuring the spread of terrestrial digital television broadcasting
intended for reception on mobile terminal
telecommunications equipment (mobile telephone) and operator
retransmission via cable systems and broadcast nation-wide
of this section shall expire on the date to complete the transition
terrestrial analogue television broadcasting to digital terrestrial television broadcasting
occurs if this date is earlier than 31 December 2011 or the date
31st December 2011. The rights and obligations arising from the provisions of Art. II
paragraph 10 of Law no. 235/2006. remain unaffected.

10th Licensee nation-wide terrestrial analogue and digital

Television broadcasts, on the basis of that program is distributed on the date of entry into force of this Act
Council at the request of the validity of the license
of qualifying for terrestrial digital television broadcasting
extended for a period of 8 years, if the holder also holds a compensatory license
point 4. Applications may be lodged within 6 months of the date on which the Council decision to grant compensatory
license comes into force.
Subject of proceedings for renewal of the license is the only applicant. The decision to extend the period of validity of the license
Council shall, within 60 days of the request.
Legal effects of the Council decision on the extension of validity of licenses shall expire on the date of termination
compensation license with the exception of extinction due
referred to in point 8. a) and c).

11th Until the date of completion of the transition from terrestrial analogue television broadcasting
to terrestrial digital television broadcasting to the airtime reserved
advertising for the purposes of § 50 para. 1-3 of the Act no. 231/2001 Coll.
Not include the broadcasting of television spots broadcast in information campaigns
transition to digital television, which contain
information to viewers about the conditions and consequences of transition to terrestrial digital television broadcasting
.

Article II of Act no. 196/2009 Coll.
Transitional provisions


First Radio broadcaster with a license to broadcast on
under a license granted to him by the Council for Radio and Television Broadcasting
(hereinafter the "Council") before the effective date of this Act and who
written undertaking that he will its broadcasts to promote the transition to terrestrial digital radio broadcasting
on the basis of government resolution on the transition to
terrestrial digital radio broadcasting analog broadcasting ends, the
entitled to apply in writing to the Council on granting licenses transformation, on the basis that
He will be authorized to broadcast to 10 October 2025. the participant
proceedings on granting a license transformation is only the applicant.
Administrative charges when granting licenses transformation follows the same rules as
when granting new licenses.

Second The application for granting the license includes transformative addition to the general requirements
filing requirements for an application for a license pursuant to § 14 para. 1
4 of Act no. 231/2001 Coll .; documents that the Council is available,
adduced. Application for a license transformation must be delivered to the Council in
period from the beginning of the 24th to the 18th of the month before the expiry
existing license.

Third In the application for a license can transform a radio
licensed broadcasters also ask for consent to a change of legal form
company; The Council shall approve the application if a change to a joint stock company with
registered shares or a company with limited liability
. A natural person who is a radio broadcaster
licensed requests the transformation license also ask that
license granted to it, was transferred to the legal person;
The Council shall approve the application only if it will be a legal entity in which
natural person has a 100% stake.

Fourth Council grants transformative license within 60 days of the request.
Council decision on granting a license transformational contains essentials
according to § 18 paragraph. 3 and 4 of the Act no. 231/2001 Coll. Council decision on granting a license
transformation includes licensing terms for broadcast
consistent with the conditions laid down in the decision on granting the license, based on which
radio broadcaster broadcasts with the exception of the period for which the license was granted by
§ 18 par. 4 point. d) of the Act no. 231/2001 Coll.
If the Council decides by the deadline, it is understood that the transformation
license was based on the submitted application is granted on the last day
deadlines under the first sentence.

Fifth Transformational license expires

A) on 10 October 2025,

B) the reasons specified in § 24 of Act no. 231/2001 Coll.

6th The Council is authorized to issue licenses for radio broadcasting
's distributed through analog transmitters so that its validity, even
including extension under § 12 of Act no. 231/2001 Coll., Ended
no later than October 10, 2025 .

7th Council decides to remove a transformational license if the operator
broadcast repeatedly violated its written commitment by paragraph 1 or
terminated analogue broadcasting within the deadline set by the government resolution.

8th Software license terms licensed broadcasters,

Valid before the effective date of this Act, which allow operators
licensed broadcasters to take over the program or part of a program
broadcaster by law, are not affected by this Act.

§ 21 of Act no. 132/2010 Coll.
Transitional provisions


(1) A legal or natural person who on the effective date of this Act
provides a service consisting in offering television program
via a transmission system referred to in § 12 para. 3 point. c)
Act no. 231/2001 Coll., as amended, effective from the date of entry into force of this Act
(hereinafter referred to as "the person providing the television program"), and the
service to the effective date of this Act considers operating
broadcaster is obliged to deliver to the Council for radio and television broadcasting
(hereinafter the "Council") within 60 days after the effective date of this Act
application for a license to operate a television
broadcasting in accordance with § 25 of Act no. 231/2001 Coll., as amended, effective from the date of
entry into force of this Act. If the person providing the television program
obligation under the first sentence does not fulfill the obligation to provide
television program terminate no later than the day following the day on which
deadline for complying with this obligation.
Person providing a television program that the obligation under the first sentence are met, but the Council decides
her license for television broadcasting granted, is obliged to provide
television program completed within 30 days from the date on which it was | || Council decision delivered.

(2) The television broadcasting via cable
a system where a license is not territorial scope of broadcasting data set
according to § 14 para. 1 point. f) of the Act no. 231/2001 Coll., as amended, effective
effective date of this Act, is obliged to deliver data
Council within 60 days after the effective date of this Act;
breach of this obligation shall be considered a breach of license conditions. Council
license of television broadcasting via cable
system supplemented by the information under the first sentence within 60 days of the date on which it was delivered
such data.

(3) A licensed television broadcaster, whose broadcasting is not
wholly or mostly directed only to the territory of the Czech Republic or
whose primary language is not Czech Broadcasting is obliged to deliver to the Council within 60 days
effective date of this Act, the data according to § 14 para. 1
point. j) of the Act no. 231/2001 Coll., as amended, effective from the date of entry into force of this Act
; failure to meet this obligation shall be considered
breach of license conditions. Council
license of the television broadcasting licenses supplemented by the information under the first sentence within 60 days of the date on which it
these data were delivered and immediately inform the regulatory authority
EU Member State in whose territory the television
broadcast wholly or mostly directed.

(4) Proceedings initiated before the effective date of this Act shall
completed under the current legislation.

(5) The provisions of § 53a of Act no. 231/2001 Coll., As amended, effective from the date of
entry into force of this Act shall not apply to programs produced to the end of 2009.


Art. VIII of the Act no. 153/2010 Coll.
Transitional provisions


First At the time of transition from terrestrial analogue television broadcasting to terrestrial digital television broadcasting
television broadcaster with
licenses and broadcaster legally obliged to ensure
to the dissemination of its television program via transmitters
not cover the territory signal terrestrial analogue television broadcasting
^ 1), carried out outside the framework laid down by the government on technical plan of transition
^ 2), where possible signal coverage area
digital broadcasting ^ 1).

Second Received the Council for Radio and Television Broadcasting stimulus violation
conditions pursuant to paragraph 1 shall initiate the restrictions set
technical parameters of broadcasting. Initiation of proceedings The Council for Radio and Television Broadcasting
notify the Czech Telecommunication Office, from which it will take
binding opinion. When given impetus by the first sentence
Czech Telecommunication Office attached to it binding opinion without request.

Third Czech Telecommunication Office will initiate proceedings to revoke the individual
authorization to use radio frequencies pursuant to § 19 para. 4 point. and)

Act no. 127/2005 Coll., As amended, effective from the date of entry into force of this Act
if they breach the terms pursuant to paragraph 1 commits
broadcaster by law.

Fourth The licensing procedure for the operation of terrestrial digital radio broadcasting
disseminated via transmitters and finally launched
unfinished until the effective date of this Act, the Council for Radio and Television Broadcasting
stops.
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1) Decree no. 163/2008 Coll., On determination of coverage
terrestrial TV.

2) Decree no. 161/2008 Coll., On technical plan of transition
terrestrial analogue television broadcasting to digital terrestrial television broadcasting
(Government Regulation on the Technical Transition Plan).

Art. IV of the Act no. 302/2011 Coll.
Transitional provisions


First The day of completion of the transition from terrestrial analogue television broadcasting
to terrestrial digital television broadcasting in the Czech Republic is considered
11th November 2011. This does not affect the terms
switching off terrestrial analogue television broadcasting and conditions of the coverage area
terrestrial digital TV broadcasting networks 1, 2, 3 and 4 in accordance with Regulation
Government no. 161/2008 Coll. technical transition plan
terrestrial analogue television broadcasting to digital terrestrial television broadcasting, as
effective date of this Act.

Second Reimbursement of costs under Art. II section 2, 3 or 4 of the Act no. 153/2010 Coll., As amended
effective date of this Act, and the resulting
incurred in the period from 12 November 2011 until the day
30 June 2012, provided by Art. II points 6-9 of the Act no. 153/2010 Coll., as amended
effective date of this Act.

Art. XXVI Act no. 420/2011 Coll.
Transitional provisions


First Proceedings commenced before the effective date of this Act and to this day
unfinished will be completed and the rights and obligations associated with them
be assessed under the existing legislation.

Second A broadcaster to whom the license was granted before the date
force of this Act, for the purpose of granting the license shall be considered
blameless. Effects of final convictions for offenses that this
broadcaster committed before the effective date of this Act
be assessed under Act no. 231/2001 Coll., As amended on
effective date of this Act.

Third The operator of retransmission registered before the date of entry into force of this Act
For the purpose of this registration is deemed
blameless. Effects of final convictions for offenses that this
retransmission operators committed before the effective date
this Act shall be assessed according to Act no. 231/2001 Coll., As amended
effective on the effective date of this Act .

1) Council Directive 89/552 / EEC of 3 October 1989 on the coordination of certain
regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States concerning the pursuit of television broadcasting
.

Directive of the European Parliament and Council Directive 97/36 / EC of 30 June 1997
amending Council Directive 89/552 / EEC on the coordination of certain provisions
administrative action in Member States concerning the pursuit
broadcasting.

Directive of the European Parliament and Council Directive 2007/65 / EC of 11 December
2007 amending Council Directive 89/552 / EEC on the coordination of certain
regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States concerning the pursuit
broadcasting.

1a) Act no. 127/2005 Coll., On electronic communications and amending
certain related laws (the Electronic Communications Act)
amended.

1b) Act no. 206/2005 Coll., On Protection of Certain
broadcasting and information society services.

1c) § 12 para. 2 of Act no. 89/1995 Coll., On State Statistical Service.

1d) § 3 para. 3 of the Act no. 483/1991 Coll., As amended, and
§ 3 para. 4 of the Act no. 484/1991 Coll., As amended.

1e) Act no. 132/2010 Coll., On audiovisual media services on demand
and amending some laws (Audiovisual Media Services on Demand
).

2) Act no. 151/2000 Coll., On telecommunications and amendment of other laws.

3) Act no. 483/1991 Coll., On Czech Television, as amended
regulations.


4) Act no. 484/1991 Coll., On Czech Radio, as amended
regulations.

4a) § 2 para. 3 of the Commercial Code.

4b) of the European Convention on Transfrontier Television, as amended by the Protocol
amending the European Convention on Transfrontier Television, announced under No.
. 57/2004 Coll. ms

4c) Article. 49 and following of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.

4d) § 21 para. 1, 2, 4 and 5, § 22 and following of the Commercial Code.

4e) § 21 para. 1, 2, 4 and 5, § 22 and following of the Commercial Code.

4f) § 72 of Act no. 127/2005 Coll.

5) For example Act no. 101/2000 Coll., On protection of personal data and amending certain laws
, as amended, Act no. 513/1991 Coll.,
Commercial Code, as amended regulations.

5a) Regulation of the European Parliament and Council Regulation (EC) no. 2006/2004 on
cooperation between national authorities responsible for the enforcement
the laws that protect consumers' interests (
regulation on cooperation in the field of consumer protection) .

6) Act no. 451/1991 Coll., Laying down certain additional preconditions
for certain positions in state bodies and organizations
Czech and Slovak Federal Republic, the Czech Republic and the Slovak Republic
as amended.

7) Act no. 236/1995 Coll., On salary and other indemnities associated with
duties of representatives of state power and some state bodies and judges
, as amended.

8) Act no. 218/2000 Coll., On budgetary rules and amending certain
related laws (budget rules), as amended
regulations.

9) Act no. 111/2009 Coll., On basic registers.

§ 29 and 40 of Law no. 71/1967 Coll., On administrative proceedings (Administrative Code).

9b) § 65 et seq of Act no. 150/2002 Coll., The Administrative Procedure Code.

9b) § 21 para. 4 and 5 of the Commercial Code.

9c) § 65 et seq of Act no. 150/2002 Coll., The Administrative Procedure Code.

9d) Art. VIII of the Act no. 153/2010 Coll., Amending Act no. 127/2005
Coll., On electronic communications and amending certain related
laws (Electronic Communications Act), as amended by subsequent legislation
and some other laws.

9e) § 81-102 and § 152 of the Administrative Code.

9f) Act no. 269/1994 Coll., On Criminal Records, as amended
regulations.

10) § 64 and 65 of the Act no. 500/2004 Coll., Administrative Procedure.

10a) § 25 et seq. Act no. 378/2007 Coll., on pharmaceuticals and amending
some related laws, as amended.

11a) § 66a of the Commercial Code.

12) Art. 3 point. b) Regulation of the European Parliament and Council Regulation (EC) No.
2006/2004 on cooperation between national authorities responsible for
enforcement of consumer protection (
regulation on cooperation in the field of consumer protection).

13) Art. 3 point. k) Regulation of the European Parliament and Council Regulation (EC) No.
2006/2004 on cooperation between national authorities responsible for
enforcement of consumer protection (
regulation on cooperation in the field of consumer protection).

14) Art. 24 of the European Convention on Transfrontier Television, as amended
Protocol amending the European Convention on Transfrontier Television.

15) Art. 24 bis to the European Convention on Transfrontier Television, as amended
Protocol amending the European Convention on Transfrontier Television.

16) Art. 3. 1 Directive of the European Parliament and Council Directive 89/552 / EEC
3 October 1989 on the coordination of certain laws and regulations
Member States concerning the provision of audiovisual media services
(Directive on Audiovisual Media Services) , as amended
Directive of the European Parliament and Council Directive 97/36 / EC and Directive
European Parliament and Council Directive 2007/65 / EC.

17) Art. 23a of the European Parliament and Council Directive 89/552 / EEC of 3
October 1989 on the coordination of certain laws and regulations
Member States concerning the provision of audiovisual media services
(Directive on Audiovisual Media Services Directive), as amended
Directive of the European Parliament and Council Directive 97/36 / EC and Directive
European Parliament and Council Directive 2007/65 / EC.

18) Art. 3. 2 and 3 of the European Parliament and Council Directive 89/552 / EEC
of 3 October 1989 on the coordination of certain provisions
provisions of the Member States concerning the provision of audiovisual

Media services (Directive on Audiovisual Media Services),
amended by European Parliament and Council Directive 97/36 / EC and Directive
European Parliament and Council Directive 2007/65 / EC.

19) § 66a par. 9 of Act no. 513/1991 Coll., As amended.

20) § 3 para. 1 point. b) Act no. 484/1991 Coll., as amended
regulations.