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Law No. 533 Of 11 December 2003

Original Language Title:  LEGE nr. 533 din 11 decembrie 2003

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LEGE no. 533 533 of 11 December 2003 on approval Government Emergency Ordinance no. 71/2003 for amendment art. 40 40 of Law no. 41/1994 on the organization and functioning of the Romanian Radio Broadcasting Society and the Romanian Television Society
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Published in OFFICIAL MONITOR no. 895 895 of 15 December 2003



The Romanian Parliament adopts this law + Article I Approval Government Emergency Ordinance no. 71 71 of 22 August 2003 for amendment art. 40 40 of Law no. 41/1994 on the organization and functioning of the Romanian Radio Broadcasting Society and the Romanian Television Society, published in the Official Gazette of Romania, Part I, no. 606 of 26 August 2003, with the following amendment: -In Article I, Article 40 will read as follows: "" Art. 40. -(1) The own incomes of the Romanian Radio Broadcasting Society and the Romanian Television Society come, as the case may be, from: a) amounts collected from the realization of the object of activity; b) fees for the public service broadcasting, respectively for the public television service; c) late payment penalties for the non-payment of the due taxes; d) amounts collected from advertising; e) amounts collected from fines and civil damages; f) donations and sponsorships; g) other income made according to the law (2) Individuals with domicile in Romania are required to pay a fee for public service broadcasting and a fee for the public television service, as beneficiaries of these services, except those who declare on their own responsibility for not having radio or television receivers, and those who, according to the law, benefit from exemption from the payment of these taxes. (3) Legal entities established in Romania, including subsidiaries, branches, agencies and their representative offices, as well as Romanian representations of foreign legal entities, are required to pay a fee for the public service of broadcasting and a fee for the public television service, as beneficiaries of these services. (4) The amount of the taxes provided in par. ((1) lit. b), by category of payers, the method of collection and exemption from their payment, the penalties of delay, as well as the sanctions that apply in case of erroneous completion of the declaration of exemption from the payment of taxes by the holders of radio and television receivers, which, according to the law, are payers of the fee for the public service of broadcasting and of the fee for the public television service, shall be determined by Government decision. (5) The procedure for carrying out control, finding contraventions, applying sanctions and late penalties in case of evading the taxes provided in par. ((1) lit. b) by the holders of radio and television receivers, shall be determined by Government decision. (6) They are exempt from paying the monthly fee for public service broadcasting and for public television service families and single persons who receive monthly social assistance, according to the provisions Law no. 416/2001 on the guaranteed minimum income, with subsequent amendments and completions, non-profit associations and foundations, foreign diplomatic missions and their members, individuals subscribed to radioamplification networks, nursing homes, units within institutions that have competence in the field of defence, public order and national security, pre-school, pre-university and university state educational establishments, children's homes and state nurseries, pensioners from the system pensions for farmers, whose rights have been established on the basis of the legislation prior to entry into force Law no. 19/2000 on the public pension system and other social security rights, the pensioners of the Romanian Radio Broadcasting Society and the Romanian Television Society, the cult units belonging to the recognized religious cults in Romania, as well as other categories provided by special laws. ((7) Other exemptions from the payment of the monthly fee for the public service of broadcasting and for the public television service than those provided for by this law may be established by Government decision. " + Article II Within 30 days of the entry into force of this law, the Government will determine how to refund the monthly fee for public service broadcasting and public television service respectively to the persons who have paid. these fees, according to the Government Ordinance no. 18/2003 for amendment art. 40 40 of Law no. 41/1994 on the organization and functioning of the Romanian Radio Broadcasting Society and the Romanian Television Society, and who declare on their own responsibility that they do not have radio receivers, namely television receivers-, the financial-accounting modalities of compensation between the Commercial Company of Distribution and Supply of Electrical Energy "Electrica"-S.A. and the Romanian Radio Broadcasting Company, respectively the Romanian Television Society, as well as the sanctions for cases of erroneous statements. This law was adopted by the Chamber of Deputies at the meeting of October 21, 2003, in compliance with the provisions of 74 74 para. (1) of the Romanian Constitution. CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES PRESIDENT VALER DORNEANU This law was adopted by the Senate at its meeting of 25 November 2003, in compliance with the provisions of art. 76 76 para. (1) of the Romanian Constitution, republished. SENATE PRESIDENT NICOLAE VACAROIU Bucharest, December 11, 2003. No. 533. --------------