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inf rum 2/2005
Bulletin of the European Union Publishers’ Forum
Bulletin du Forum des éditeurs de l’Union européenne
Bulletin des Verlegerforums der Europäischen Union
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Licence Forum
Licence Forum
Pour la première fois depuis sa création en
1996, le Forum des éditeurs de l’Union
européenne a révisé les termes des licences
qu’il accorde, afin de mieux répondre aux
demandes et aux besoins des éditeurs.
Le cadre du Forum s’intègre dans la politique
de gestion de la propriété intellectuelle
appliquée par l’Office des publications
officielles des Communautés européennes
en matière de rediffusion à des fins
commerciales de documents dont les droits
d’auteur appartiennent aux Communautés
européennes.
Le nouvel accord de licence présente des
termes juridiques, une politique tarifaire et
des conditions simples et précis.
La licence garde ainsi son caractère
particulier, déterminé par des principes
de collaboration faciles, transparents et
avantageux pour les éditeurs. Les droits et
obligations sont prédéfinis, connus de tous
les membres du Forum, et ne nécessitent
donc pas de négociation.
LE SERVICE AUTEUR
[La Communauté européenne]
[Agence ou autre organe]
....................................................................................................................
agissant par l’intermédiaire de
l’Office des publications officielles
des Communautés européennes
2, rue Mercier, L-2985 Luxembourg
(dénommé ci-après «l’Office des
publications»)
représenté par M. Serge BRACK,
chef d’unité, unité «Services auteurs»
Date......................................................................................................
Signature.......................................................................................
L’ÉDITEUR
Nom ....................................................................................................................................................
Adresse ...........................................................................................................................................
....................................................................................................................................................................
Adresse de facturation ...............................................................................................
....................................................................................................................................................................
représenté par........................................................................................................................
....................................................................................................................................................................
Fonction ........................................................................................................................................
Date......................................................................................................................................................
Signature.......................................................................................................................................
Tarif en vigueur
(1 er septembre 2005)
Pour manuscrit:
3 euros par page
ou par 2 000 signes
Barème dégressif:
2 euros pour la deuxième
version linguistique du
même document et
1 euro pour toute version
linguistique supplémentaire
Pour traduction(s):
0 euro
NB: Dans certains cas, et à
la demande de l’Office des
publications, le paiement
d’un montant fixe peut être
remplacé par la fourniture d’un
nombre d’exemplaires gratuits
à convenir entre les parties.
DOCUMENT OBJET DE LA LICENCE
Titre................................................................................................................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................................................
Auteur(s) ................................................................................................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................................................
Langue(s)...............................................................................................................................................................................
Formats de livraison
£ imprimé £ électronique
Nombre de pages.......................................................................................................................................................
(dénommé ci-après «le document»)
Produit fini de l’éditeur
Titre.......................................................................................................................................................
....................................................................................................................................................................
Langue(s)......................................................................................................................................
Format(s) et tirage
£ imprimé..................................................................................................................................
£ électronique ...................................................................................................................
Nombre de pages..............................................................................................................
(dénommé ci-après «le produit»)
Date de publication prévue..................................................................................
Date de livraison .........................................................................................................................................................
Durée du contrat:......................... année(s) à compter de l’entrée en vigueur
Montant à payer:............. pages x.................. EUR = _ ______EUR n Prix d’achat des exemplaires comme prévu à l’article 9: .......................................................
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Conditions générales régissant les licences accordées
par l’Office des publications aux membres
du Forum des éditeurs de l’Union européenne
Article premier
Agissant pour le compte des services auteurs
des institutions, agences ou autres organes de
l’Union européenne, l’Office des publications
accorde à l’éditeur une licence non exclusive
autorisant la publication, la reproduction, la
traduction ou l’adaptation, et la diffusion dans
le monde entier, du document, conformément
aux conditions générales et selon les procédures
spécifiées ci-dessous.
Article 2
La licence entre en vigueur à la date de sa
signature par l’Office des publications et viendra
à échéance selon les modalités y prévues. Elle
porte sur une édition unique du document et
ne peut être modifiée ou prorogée, et l’éditeur
n’acquerra un droit sur une autre édition ou
version linguistique du document que par un
nouvel accord écrit conclu entre les parties.
Article 3
L’Office des publications certifie que les droits
de propriété intellectuelle du document
appartiennent au service auteur (Communautés
européennes, agence ou autre organe de l’Union
européenne).
L’éditeur s’engage à obtenir les autorisations
requises pour l’utilisation dans le produit de
tout matériel textuel ou artistique appartenant
à des tiers, contenu dans le document et spécifié
comme tel.
Article 4
Le service auteur reste détenteur des droits de
propriété intellectuelle du document, ce que
l’éditeur s’engage à mentionner dans le produit
conformément aux termes indiqués en annexe.
Article 5
L’Office des publications fournit le document
selon le format et les conditions prévus par la
licence.
Article 6
En contrepartie de la fourniture du document,
l’éditeur paie le montant indiqué, au tarif en
vigueur au moment de la signature de la licence.
Un barème dégressif est appliqué lorsque la
licence couvre plus d’une version linguistique du
même document.
Article 7
L’éditeur s’engage à effectuer le paiement
libératoire dans un délai de trente (30) jours
à compter de la date de la facture, libellée en
euros, hors taxes et charges.
En cas de retard de paiement, il est porté en
compte le taux appliqué par la Banque centrale
européenne à ses opérations principales de
refinancement tel que publié au Journal officiel
de l’Union européenne, série C, en vigueur le
premier jour calendrier du mois de l’échéance,
majoré de trois points et demi de pourcentage.
Article 8
La reproduction, la traduction ou l’adaptation du
document et la production du produit sont à la
charge de l’éditeur, seul bénéficiaire des recettes
provenant de sa vente.
La fabrication, la commercialisation et la
promotion, le nombre et la distribution
d’exemplaires gratuits, la tarification et les
conditions de vente ainsi que le retirage du
produit sont laissés à la discrétion de l’éditeur.
Article 9
Dès la première publication, l’éditeur livre sans
délai à l’Office des publications, sans taxes ni
charges, cinq (5) exemplaires gratuits du produit.
L’Office des publications peut acheter des
exemplaires supplémentaires, à des fins non
commerciales et au prix prévu par la licence.
Si l’éditeur publie le produit en ligne, un accès
gratuit au service auteur peut être décidé d’un
commun accord entre les parties.
Article 10
Une fois par an, l’éditeur transmet les comptes
des ventes et de la diffusion du produit
à l’Office des publications, qui garantit la
confidentialité des informations commerciales
communiquées.
Article 11
L’éditeur ne cède pas les droits et avantages qui
lui sont conférés par la licence et il ne publie
pas le produit sous une raison sociale autre
que la sienne sans l’accord écrit de l’Office des
publications.
Article 12
Chaque partie peut résilier la licence par lettre
recommandée adressée à l’autre partie si celle-ci
a manqué à l’une des conditions de la licence et
n’a pas remédié à ce manquement dans un délai
de un mois après y avoir été invitée par l’autre
partie.
Article 13
Aucune des parties contractantes n’est
considérée comme ayant manqué ou
contrevenu à ses obligations si elle n’a pu les
exécuter en raison d’une force majeure.
Si l’une des parties contractantes est confrontée
à un cas de force majeure, elle en avertit sans
délai l’autre partie par lettre recommandée avec
accusé de réception, en précisant la nature, la
durée probable et les effets prévisibles de cet
événement.
On entend par «force majeure» toute situation
ou tout événement imprévisible et exceptionnel,
indépendant de la volonté des parties et non
imputable à la faute ou à la négligence de l’une
d’entre elles, qui empêche l’une des parties
d’exécuter une ou plusieurs de ses obligations
contractuelles, et qui n’a pu être surmonté en
dépit de toute la diligence déployée.
Article 14
La présente licence est régie par le droit
luxembourgeois et interprétée à tous les égards
conformément à celui-ci. Les tribunaux du
Luxembourg auront compétence exclusive pour
le règlement de tout litige entre les parties.
Article 15
Toute modalité particulière non prévue et/ou
toute modification aux conditions établies
ci-dessus sont spécifiées à l’annexe de la
présente licence.
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Forum licence
Forum licence
For the first time since it was set up in
1996, the European Union Publishers’
Forum has revised the terms of the licences
it grants, with a view to meeting publishers’
requests and needs more effectively.
The Forum upholds the policy applied by
the Publications Office of the European
Communities for the management of
intellectual property when documents
whose copyright is held by the European
Communities are used for commercial
purposes.
The new licensing agreement sets out the
legal terms, a pricing policy, and simple and
precise conditions.
Thus, the licence continues to be based
on principles of collaboration that are
straightforward, transparent and beneficial
for publishers. Rights and obligations are
laid down in advance and known to all the
members of the Forum. There is no need,
therefore, for negotiation.
ORIGINATING DEPARTMENT
[The European Community]
[Agency or other organisation]
....................................................................................................................
acting through the
Office for Official Publications of
the European Communities
2, rue Mercier, L-2985 Luxembourg
(hereinafter referred to as ‘the
Publications Office’)
represented by Mr Serge BRACK,
Head of Unit, Author Services Unit
Date......................................................................................................
Signature.......................................................................................
THE PUBLISHER
Name .................................................................................................................................................
Address............................................................................................................................................
....................................................................................................................................................................
Invoicing address ............................................................................................................
....................................................................................................................................................................
represented by .....................................................................................................................
....................................................................................................................................................................
Title ....................................................................................................................................................
Date......................................................................................................................................................
Signature.......................................................................................................................................
Current rate
(1 September 2005)
For manuscripts:
EUR 3 per page
or per 2 000 characters
Sliding scale:
EUR 2 for the second
language edition of the
same document; EUR 1 for
all further language editions
For translation(s):
EUR 0
NB: In certain cases, at the
request of the Publications
Office, specimen copies may
be accepted in lieu of fixed
payment fees. The number
of specimen copies to be
supplied will be agreed upon
by the parties concerned.
DOCUMENT OBJECT OF THIS LICENCE
Title................................................................................................................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................................................
Author(s) ..............................................................................................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................................................
Language(s)........................................................................................................................................................................
Format(s)
£ printed £ electronic
Number of pages.........................................................................................................................................................
(hereinafter referred to as ‘the Document’)
FINAL PRODUCT OF THE PUBLISHER
Title.......................................................................................................................................................
....................................................................................................................................................................
Language(s)...............................................................................................................................
Format(s) and print-run
£ printed.....................................................................................................................................
£ electronic ...........................................................................................................................
Number of pages................................................................................................................
(hereinafter referred to as ‘the Product’)
Estimated date of publication .........................................................................
Delivery date ..................................................................................................................................................................
Duration of the contract:........ years from the date of entry into force
Licence fee:.......................... pages ×.................. EUR = _ ______EUR n Purchase price for copies, in accordance with Article 9:..........................................................
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General terms applying to licences granted
by the Publications Office to the members
of the European Union Publishers’ Forum
Article 1
The Publications Office, acting on behalf of
the originating departments of the European
Union’s institutions, agencies or other
organisations, hereby grants to the Publisher
a non-exclusive licence to publish, reproduce,
translate or adapt, and to distribute throughout
the world the Document subject to the
conditions and according to the procedures
specified below.
Article 2
The licence shall enter into force on the date
of its signature by the Publications Office and
shall expire in accordance with the terms set
out therein. It relates to a single edition of
the Document and may not be modified or
extended, and the Publisher will obtain no rights
in any other edition or language edition thereof
save by further formal agreement in writing
between the parties.
Article 3
The Publications Office certifies that copyright
and other intellectual property rights of
the Document are held by the originating
department (European Communities, agency or
other organisation of the European Union).
The Publisher shall obtain the permission
required for the use in the Product of any thirdparty
copyright literary or artistic material
contained in the Document and specified as
such.
Article 4
Intellectual property rights of the Document
shall remain with the originating department,
to which the Publisher undertakes to give due
acknowledgement in the Product, in compliance
with the terms set out in the Annex to this
licence.
Article 5
The Publications Office shall supply the
Document in the format and under the
conditions specified in this licence.
Article 6
By way of compensation for the provision of the
Document, the Publisher shall pay the indicated
sum, based on the current rates at the time of
signature of this licence. A sliding scale is applied
if the licence covers more than one language
edition of the Document.
Article 7
The Publisher undertakes to pay the sum due
within thirty (30) days from the date of the
invoice, drawn up in euro, exempt from taxes
and charges.
Should the Publisher be in arrears with the
payment, interests shall be demanded at the
rate applied by the European Central Bank to its
principal refinancing operations, as published in
the C series of the Official Journal of the European
Union, in force on the first calendar day of the
month in which the due date falls, increased by
three and a half percentage points.
Article 8
The reproduction, translation or adaptation
of the Document, and the production of
the Product shall be at the expense of the
Publisher, as the only beneficiary of the revenues
generated by his sale.
The production, marketing and promotion, the
number and the distribution of free copies, the
pricing, the terms of sale and the reprinting
of the Product shall be at the Publisher’s sole
discretion.
Article 9
On first publication of the Product, the Publisher
shall forthwith deliver to the Publications Office,
free of all delivery costs and charges, five (5)
complimentary copies thereof.
The Publications Office may purchase additional
copies, for non-commercial purposes and at the
price specified in this licence.
Should the Publisher publish the Product online,
free access thereto may be supplied to the
originating department, by mutual agreement
between the parties.
Article 10
Once a year, the Publisher shall provide the
Publications Office with accounts of the
sales and the dissemination of the Product.
The Publications Office shall guarantee the
confidentiality of the commercial information
received.
Article 11
The Publisher shall not assign the rights and
benefits conferred by this licence nor issue the
Product under any imprint other than his own
without the written approval of the Publications
Office.
Article 12
Either party may terminate this licence by
registered letter addressed to the other party
if the latter has violated any of the terms of this
licence and has failed to remedy such a breach
within one month of notice to it of such breach
from the other party.
Article 13
Neither of the contracting parties shall be
considered as being in breach or infringement of
its obligations if it has been unable to comply on
account of force majeure.
If either party is subject to force majeure, it
shall notify the other party without delay by
registered letter with acknowledgement of
receipt, stating the nature, likely duration and
foreseeable effects of this event.
Force majeure shall mean any unforeseeable
and exceptional situation or event beyond the
control of one or both parties, which prevents
either of them from performing any of their
obligations under this licence, was not due to
error or negligence on their part, and could
not have been avoided by the exercise of due
diligence.
Article 14
The rights and liabilities of the parties, in so
far as they are not expressly covered by this
licence, shall be established according to the
law of Luxembourg, and any dispute, whether
as to the express terms of this Agreement or
otherwise, shall be determined by the courts of
Luxembourg.
Article 15
Any particular terms not mentioned and/or any
modification to the conditions set out above
shall be specified in the Annex to this licence.
inforum 2/2005

Forum Lizenz
Forum Lizenz
Zum ersten Mal seit seiner Gründung im
Jahr 1996 hat das Verlegerforum der
Europäischen Union die Bedingungen der
von ihm vergebenen Lizenzen geändert, um
der Nachfrage und den Bedürfnissen der
Verleger besser nachkommen zu können.
Diese Maßnahme des Forums fügt
sich ein in den Rahmen der Politik der
Verwaltung des geistigen Eigentums, die
das Amt für amtliche Veröffentlichungen der
Europäischen Gemeinschaften im Bereich
der Weiterverbreitung für gewerbliche
Zwecke von Dokumenten betreibt, deren
Urheberrechte bei den Europäischen
Gemeinschaften liegen.
Die neue Lizenzvereinbarung legt die
rechtlichen Bedingungen, die Preispolitik
sowie einfache und genaue Regeln fest.
Die Lizenz behält somit ihren besonderen
Charakter, der sich durch einfache,
transparente und für die Verleger
vorteilhafte Kooperationsprinzipien
auszeichnet. Rechte und Pflichten sind im
Voraus festgelegt und allen Mitgliedern
des Forums bekannt, so dass keine
Verhandlungen erforderlich sind.
DER AUTORENDIENST
[Die Europäische Gemeinschaft]
[Agentur oder sonstige Einrichtung]
....................................................................................................................
vertreten durch das
Amt für amtliche Veröffentlichungen
der Europäischen Gemeinschaften
2, rue Mercier, L-2985 Luxembourg
(nachstehend „Amt für
Veröffentlichungen“ genannt)
vertreten durch Herrn Serge BRACK,
Leiter des Referats „Autorendienste“
Datum...............................................................................................
Unterschrift................................................................................
DER VERLEGER
Name .................................................................................................................................................
Anschrift .......................................................................................................................................
....................................................................................................................................................................
Rechnungsanschrift ......................................................................................................
....................................................................................................................................................................
vertreten durch.....................................................................................................................
....................................................................................................................................................................
Funktion ........................................................................................................................................
Datum...............................................................................................................................................
Unterschrift................................................................................................................................
Geltender Tarif
(1. September 2005)
Für das Manuskript:
3 EUR pro Seite oder pro
2 000 Zeichen
Degressive Preisstaffel:
2 EUR für die
2. Sprachversion desselben
Dokuments und 1 EUR für
jede weitere Sprachversion
Für Übersetzungen: 0 EUR
Anmerkung: In bestimmten
Fällen kann, auf Anfrage des
Amts für Veröffentlichungen,
die Zahlung eines Festpreises
ersetzt werden durch die
Lieferung einer zwischen den
Parteien zu vereinbarenden
Anzahl von Freiexemplaren.
ZU LIZENSIERENDES WERK
Titel................................................................................................................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................................................
Autor(en) ..............................................................................................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................................................
Sprache(n)............................................................................................................................................................................
Lieferformat(e)
£ gedruckt £ elektronisch
Anzahl von Seiten.......................................................................................................................................................
(nachstehend „das Werk“ genannt)
Lieferdatum .......................................................................................................................................................................
FERTIGES PRODUKT DES VERLEGERS
Titel.......................................................................................................................................................
....................................................................................................................................................................
Sprache(n)...................................................................................................................................
....................................................................................................................................................................
Format(e) und Auflage
£ gedruckt ..............................................................................................................................
£ elektronisch ....................................................................................................................
Anzahl von Seiten..............................................................................................................
(nachstehend „das Produkt“ genannt)
Geplantes Veröffentlichungsdatum...........................................................
Laufzeit des Vertrags:................ Jahr(e) ab dem Datum des Inkrafttretens
Lizenzgebühr: ................... Seiten x.................. EUR = _ ______EUR n Kaufpreis der in Artikel 9 vorgesehenen Exemplare.......................................................................
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Allgemeine Bedingungen für die Vergabe von Lizenzen
durch das Amt für Veröffentlichungen an die Mitglieder
des Verlegerforums der Europäischen Union
Artikel 1
Im Namen der Autorendienste der Organe,
Agenturen und sonstigen Einrichtungen der
Europäischen Union erteilt das Amt für amtliche
Veröffentlichungen dem Verleger eine nicht
ausschließliche Lizenz zur Veröffentlichung,
Reproduktion, Übersetzung oder Anpassung
und zur weltweiten Verbreitung des Werkes
gemäß den nachfolgend beschriebenen
Vertragsbedingungen.
Artikel 2
Die Lizenz tritt in Kraft am Tag ihrer
Unterzeichnung durch das Amt für
Veröffentlichungen und endet gemäß den in ihr
vorgesehenen Bedingungen. Sie erstreckt sich
auf eine einzige Ausgabe des Werkes und kann
weder geändert noch verlängert werden; der
Verleger erwirbt die Rechte an einer weiteren
Ausgabe oder Sprachfassung nur durch eine
neue schriftliche Vereinbarung zwischen den
Parteien.
Artikel 3
Das Amt für Veröffentlichungen sichert zu, dass
die Urheberrechte am Werk dem Autorendienst
(Europäische Gemeinschaften, Agenturen oder
sonstige Einrichtungen der Europäischen Union)
gehören.
Der Auftragnehmer verpflichtet sich zur
Beschaffung der Genehmigungen, die
erforderlich sind, um in dem Produkt
enthaltenes Dritten gehörendes und als solches
ausgewiesenes schriftliches oder künstlerisches
Material zu verwenden.
Artikel 4
Der Autorendienst bleibt Inhaber der
Urheberrechte am Werk, und der Verleger
verpflichtet sich, darauf im Produkt gemäß
den im Anhang aufgeführten Bedingungen
hinzuweisen.
Artikel 5
Das Amt für Veröffentlichungen liefert das Werk
in dem Format und zu den Bedingungen, die die
Lizenz vorsieht.
Artikel 6
Als Gegenleistung für die Lieferung des Werkes
zahlt der Verleger den Betrag zu dem Tarif,
der zum Zeitpunkt der Unterschrift gültig
war. Erstreckt sich die Lizenz auf mehr als eine
Sprachfassung desselben Werkes, so gilt eine
degressive Preisstaffel.
Artikel 7
Der Verleger verpflichtet sich, die Zahlung
schuldbefreiend innerhalb von dreißig (30)
Tagen vom Rechnungsdatum an in Euro ohne
Steuern und Abgaben zu leisten.
Im Falle nicht fristgerechter Zahlung werden
Verzugszinsen erhoben in Höhe des Zinssatzes,
der am ersten Tag des Monats der Fälligkeit
von der Europäischen Zentralbank für ihre
Transaktionen in Euro angewandt und im
Amtsblatt der Europäischen Union, Reihe C,
veröffentlicht wurde, zuzüglich dreieinhalb
Prozentpunkten.
Artikel 8
Die Reproduktion, Übersetzung oder Anpassung
des Werkes und die Herstellung des Produkts
erfolgen auf Kosten des Verlegers, dem allein
sämtliche Erlöse aus dem Verkauf des Produkts
zustehen.
Der Verleger entscheidet allein über Herstellung,
Vermarktung, Werbung, Anzahl und Verteilung
von Freiexemplaren, Preisfestsetzung und
Verkaufsbedingungen sowie über den
Nachdruck des Produkts.
Artikel 9
Bei der Erstveröffentlichung liefert der Verleger
dem Amt für Veröffentlichungen unverzüglich
steuer- und abgabenfrei fünf (5) Freiexemplare
des Produkts.
Das Amt für Veröffentlichungen kann zusätzliche
Exemplare für nicht kommerzielle Zwecke zu
dem in der Lizenz festgelegten Preis erwerben.
Veröffentlicht der Verleger das Produkt online,
kann zwischen den Parteien ein kostenloser
Zugang für den Autorendienst vereinbart
werden.
Artikel 10
Der Verleger übermittelt einmal jährlich eine
Aufstellung über Absatz und Verbreitung des
Produkts an das Amt für Veröffentlichungen, das
seinerseits die Vertraulichkeit der mitgeteilten
geschäftlichen Angaben gewährleistet.
Artikel 11
Der Verleger darf ohne schriftliche
Genehmigung des Amtes für Veröffentlichungen
weder die mit der Lizenz erworbenen
Rechte und Leistungen abtreten noch das
Produkt unter einer anderen als der eigenen
Firmenbezeichnung veröffentlichen.
Artikel 12
Jede Vertragspartei kann diese Lizenz per
Einschreiben an die andere Partei kündigen, falls
diese eine Bedingung der Lizenz verletzt und
diese Verletzung nicht innerhalb eines Monats,
nachdem sie dazu aufgefordert wurde, behoben
hat.
Artikel 13
Es wird keiner Partei als Verstoß gegen die
Pflichten aus dem Vertrag ausgelegt, wenn sie
durch „höhere Gewalt” an der Erfüllung dieser
Pflichten gehindert ist.
Ist eine Partei „höherer Gewalt” ausgesetzt, so
unterrichtet sie die andere Partei unverzüglich
durch Einschreiben mit Rückschein und
gibt darin Art, voraussichtliche Dauer und
vorhersehbare Folgen des betreffenden
Ereignisses an.
Unter „höhere Gewalt“ sind unvorhersehbare
und außergewöhnliche, trotz der gebotenen
Sorgfalt unabwendbare Situationen oder
Ereignisse zu verstehen, die unabhängig vom
Willen der Vertragsparteien eintreten, nicht auf
einem Fehler oder einer Fahrlässigkeit einer
Partei beruhen und diese Partei daran hindern,
eine Pflicht aus dem Vertrag zu erfüllen.
Artikel 14
Für diese Lizenz gilt das luxemburgische
Recht, dem gemäß sie in jeder Hinsicht zu
interpretieren ist. Ausschließlicher Gerichtsstand
für Rechtsstreitigkeiten zwischen den Parteien
ist Luxemburg.
Artikel 15
Jegliche Abweichung von diesen allgemeinen
Vertragsbedingungen bzw. in ihnen nicht
vorgesehene, besondere Bedingungen werden
als vollwertiger Bestandteil im Anhang der
vorliegenden Lizenz aufgeführt.
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Forum round-up
Introduction
Luxembourg, le 27 juillet 2005
Groupe de travail «Révision
du Forum» — Conclusions
Lors de la réunion annuelle à Francfort,
en octobre 2004, le Forum des éditeurs
a lancé l’idée de la création d’un groupe de
travail dont l’objectif était une réflexion sur
le fonctionnement et sur les évolutions à
envisager pour l’avenir.
Un appel à candidatures a été lancé à
tous les membres en automne 2004. Afin
d’optimiser le déroulement des travaux,
le nombre de participants a dû être limité.
Par conséquent, il s’est avéré nécessaire de
procéder à une sélection qui puisse assurer
un groupe équilibré des nationalités et des
domaines d’activité.
1. Orientations révisées
pour la coopération
avec le Forum
Cinq formes majeures de coopération
peuvent être prévues:
a) Réutilisation de l’information du
secteur public — Produits à valeur
ajoutée
Elle concerne des informations
publiées obligatoirement (sur papier ou
électroniquement) par les institutions et les
agences (par exemple, le Journal officiel).
Les éditeurs pourraient les réutiliser en tout
ou en partie, pour fabriquer des produits à
valeur ajoutée.
b) Initiative de l’Office des publications
pour faire connaître la matière disponible
Elle concerne la matière que les institutions
ou les agences doivent publier, mais pas
nécessairement elles-mêmes (par exemple,
certaines versions linguistiques). La
collaboration avec des partenaires privés
peut engendrer un contrat de licence ou une
coédition. De telles publications seraient
considérées comme officielles.
En collaboration avec la Fédération des éditeurs européens (FEE) et sous la présidence
de M. Jean Vandeveld, le groupe de travail est né, comprenant les membres suivants:
1) Mechthild von Alemann (Fédération des éditeurs européens)
2) Albert Daming (Éditions Promoculture, Luxembourg)
3) Jean Louis van De Wouver (Homes International, Belgique)
4) Daan van Den Berg (De Witte Berg BV, Pays-Bas)
5) Joelle Kauffmann (Direction des Journaux officiels, France)
6) Marco Ricceri (Eurispes, Italie)
7) Georges-Francis Seingry (Éditions Delta, Belgique)
8) Gabriela Šimčíková (Poradca podnikatela s.r.o., Slovaquie)
9) Philip van Tongeren (T.M.C. Asser Press, Pays-Bas)
10) Klemens Werner (Bundesanzeiger Verlag, Allemagne)
Le groupe s’est réuni trois fois (le 26 janvier, le 9 mars et le 10 juin) au cours de l’année
2005, dans les locaux de l’Office des publications à Bruxelles, et a abouti aux conclusions
suivantes, qu’il a l’avantage de présenter aux membres du Forum.
c) Initiative de l’éditeur
À la demande de l’éditeur, le Forum pourrait
aider dans la recherche de matière sur un
sujet spécifique. L’éditeur publiera, pour son
propre compte, les ouvrages originaux basés
sur les informations qu’on lui fournira.
d) Coédition à l’initiative de l’éditeur
Elle concerne un projet proposé à l’initiative
de l’éditeur avec l’Office des publications
comme coéditeur.
e) Partnersearch
C’est un espace qui offre un échange
d’informations sur les projets éditoriaux
entre les membres du Forum.
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2. Traduction
Le Forum s’engage à rechercher des moyens
de financement d’aide à la traduction.
3. Réunions
Une réunion officielle sera tenue une fois par
an à Francfort, lors de la Foire du livre. Une
réunion «à la demande» sera organisée sur
un sujet spécifique à la demande de l’un ou
de plusieurs membres du Forum et si celui-ci
rencontre l’intérêt d’un nombre significatif
de participants parmi les membres.
Les réunions ne prévoiront plus
l’intervention des institutions pour présenter
leurs programmes de publication, sauf sur
des projets concrets. L’ordre du jour pourra
être basé sur des propositions provenant de
l’Office des publications et des éditeurs.
Jean Vandeveld
(Président)
4. Bulletin
Le Bulletin du Forum continuera à paraître
deux fois par an. Les projets réalisés dans le
cadre du Forum y trouveront un espace de
visibilité.
Serge Brack
(Office des publications)
Introduction
Luxembourg, 27 June 2005
Working party on revision
of the Forum — Conclusions
At its annual meeting in Frankfurt in October
2004, the European Union Publishers’ Forum
launched the idea of setting up a working
party to examine the operation of the Forum
and the way forward.
In autumn 2004, all the members were
invited to apply to take part in the working
party. In the interests of efficiency the
number of participants had to be restricted. A
selection therefore had to be made to ensure
that there was a balance between the various
nationalities and fields of activity.
1. Revised guidelines
for cooperation with
the Forum
Cooperation may take five main forms:
The working party was set up in collaboration with the Federation of European
Publishers (FEP), with Mr Jean Vandeveld in the chair and the following members:
1. Mechthild von Alemann (Federation of European Publishers)
2. Albert Daming (Éditions Promoculture, Luxembourg)
3. Jean Louis van De Wouver (Homes International, Belgium)
4. Daan van Den Berg (De Witte Berg bv, Netherlands)
5. Joelle Kauffmann (Direction des Journaux officiels, France)
6. Marco Ricceri (Eurispes, Italy)
7. Georges-Francis Seingry (Éditions Delta, Belgium)
8. Gabriela Šimčíková (Poradca podnikatela s.r.o., Slovakia)
9. Philip van Tongeren (T.M.C. Asser Press, Netherlands)
10. Klemens Werner (Bundesanzeiger Verlag, Germany)
The working party has met three times (26 January, 9 March, 10 June) in 2005 at the
Publications Office’s premises in Brussels and reached the following conclusions, which
it presents to the members of the Forum.
(a) Reuse of public‐sector information
— value-added products
This concerns information published
compulsorily (in paper or electronic form) by
the institutions and agencies (for example,
the Official Journal). Publishers could reuse
all or part of it for value‐added products.
(b) Publications Office initiative to create
awareness of the material available
This concerns material that the institutions
or agencies have to publish, but not
necessarily by themselves (for example,
certain language versions). Collaboration
with private partners could lead to a
licensing contract or joint publishing.
Publications of this kind would be regarded
as official.
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(c) Publisher’s initiative
At the publisher’s request, the Forum could
help in the search for material on a specific
subject. The publisher would, on its own
behalf, issue original work on the basis of
the information supplied.
(d) Joint publishing at the publisher’s
initiative
This concerns projects proposed by the
publisher, with the Publications Office as
joint publisher.
2. Translation
The Forum undertakes to seek funding for
translation aids.
3. Meetings
An official meeting will be held once a year
in Frankfurt on the occasion of the book fair.
Ad hoc meetings will be held on specific
subjects at the request of one or more
members of the Forum and if a significant
number of members are interested.
The institutions will no longer attend
meetings in order to present their
publishing programmes, except in the
case of specific projects. The agenda will
be based on proposals by the Publications
Office and publishers.
4. Bulletin
The Bulletin of the European Publishers’
Forum will continue to appear twice a year,
reporting on projects conducted under the
auspices of the Forum.
(e) Partnersearch
This is an area for the exchange of
information on publishing projects between
the members of the Forum.
Jean Vandeveld
(Chairman)
Serge Brack
(Publications Office)
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Luxemburg, 27. Juli 2005
Arbeitsgruppe „Neugestaltung
des Forums“ — Schlussfolgerungen
Auf der Jahressitzung des Verlegerforums
in Frankfurt im Oktober 2004 entstand die
Idee einer Arbeitsgruppe, deren Ziel es sein
sollte, Reflexionen über die Arbeitsweise des
Forums und die künftigen Entwicklungen
anzustellen.
Im Herbst 2004 erging ein Aufruf zur
Einreichung von Bewerbungen an alle
Mitglieder. Um den Ablauf der Arbeiten zu
optimieren, musste die Zahl der Teilnehmer
begrenzt werden. Daher wurde unter den
Bewerbern eine Auswahl getroffen, die
gewährleistet, dass alle Nationalitäten
und Tätigkeitsbereiche in der Gruppe
ausgewogen vertreten sind.
Die Arbeitsgruppe wurde in Zusammenarbeit mit dem Europäischen Verlegerverband
(FEE) und unter dem Vorsitz von Jean Vandeveld gegründet. Ihr gehören folgende
Mitglieder an:
1. Mechthild von Alemann (Europäischer Verlegerverband)
2. Albert Daming (Éditions Promoculture, Luxemburg)
3. Jean Louis van de Wouver (Homes International, Belgien)
4. Daan van den Berg (De Witte Berg bv, Niederlande)
5. Joelle Kauffmann (Direction des Journaux officiels, Frankreich)
6. Marco Ricceri (Eurispes, Italien)
7. Georges-Francis Seingry (Éditions Delta, Belgien)
8. Gabriela Šimčíková (poradca podnikatela s.r.o, Slowakei)
9. Philip van Tongeren (T.M.C. Asser Press, Niederlande)
10. Klemens Werner (Bundesanzeiger Verlag, Deutschland)
Die Arbeitsgruppe kam am 26. Januar, am 9. März und am 10. Juni 2005 in den
Räumlichkeiten des Amts für Veröffentlichungen in Brüssel zusammen und arbeitete
die nachstehenden Schlussfolgerungen aus, die sie jetzt den Mitgliedern des
Verlegerforums vorstellt.
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1. Überarbeitete Leitlinien
für die Zusammenarbeit
mit dem Forum
Die Arbeitsgruppe hat fünf mögliche
Formen der Zusammenarbeit ermittelt:
a) Nutzung von Informationen des
öffentlichen Sektors — Mehrwertprodukte
Diese Kooperationsform betrifft die
Informationen, die die Organe und
Agenturen der EU zwingend in gedruckter
oder elektronischer Form veröffentlichen
müssen (z. B. das Amtsblatt). Die Verleger
könnten diese Informationen ganz oder
teilweise nutzen, um Mehrwertprodukte
herzustellen.
b) Bekanntgabe des verfügbaren
Materials auf Initiative des Amts für
Veröffentlichungen
Diese Zusammenarbeit betrifft das Material,
das zwar veröffentlicht werden muss, aber
nicht unbedingt von den Organen und
Agenturen der EU selbst (z. B. bestimmte
Sprachfassungen von Veröffentlichungen).
Die Kooperation mit privaten Partnern
kann im Rahmen eines Lizenzvertrags
oder einer Koedition erfolgen. Derartige
Veröffentlichungen hätten amtlichen
Charakter.
c) Initiative des Verlegers
Auf Anfrage des Verlegers leistet das
Forum Hilfestellung bei Recherchen zu
einem bestimmten Thema. Der Verleger
veröffentlicht die auf den ihm gelieferten
Informationen basierenden Werke für
eigene Rechnung.
d) Koedition auf Initiative des Verlegers
Der Verleger schlägt ein Projekt vor, für
das er das Amt für Veröffentlichungen als
Mitherausgeber gewinnen möchte.
e) Partnersearch
Partnersearch bietet den Mitgliedern
des Forums die Möglichkeit eines
Informationsaustauschs über Projekte im
Verlagsbereich.
2. Übersetzung
Das Forum verpflichtet sich, nach Mitteln
zur Finanzierung von Übersetzungshilfen zu
suchen.
Jean Vandeveld
(Vorsitzender)
3. Sitzungen
Die Arbeitsgruppe hält einmal im Jahr
anlässlich der Frankfurter Buchmesse eine
offizielle Sitzung ab.
Auf Antrag eines oder mehrerer Mitglieder
des Forums können Ad-hoc-Sitzungen zu
spezifischen Themen veranstaltet werden,
wenn bei genügend Forummitgliedern
Interesse an diesen Themen besteht.
Die Institutionen werden auf den Sitzungen
keine Veröffentlichungsprogramme mehr
vorstellen, sondern nur noch konkrete
Projekte. Die Tagesordnung wird anhand der
Vorschläge des Amts für Veröffentlichungen
und der Verleger erstellt.
4. Bulletin
Das Bulletin des Forums wird weiterhin
zweimal pro Jahr erscheinen. In ihm werden
die im Rahmen des Forums ausgeführten
Projekte ausführlich dargestellt.
Serge Brack
(Amt für Veröffentlichungen)
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Country profile
Austria
Italian publishing —
an overview
The Italian publishing industry is
Germany managing to keep Greece pace, albeit with
difficulty, with other European
publishing industries. It is feeling
the ill effects of a combination of
factors: an unfavourable economic
situation, a very low level of reading
and little public inclination
Netherlands towards cultural consumption Portugal in
general.
Since the end of the 1990s, the publishing
sector in Italy seems to have experienced
slight growth. However, it is still marked by
uncertainty and stagnation. This is partly
due to low cultural consumption, which
means that the level of book reading among
Italians is one of the lowest
Cyprus
in Europe.
Czech Rep.
Data on total production (53 000 titles
published and 254 million copies sold in
2003) are comparable to the averages of the
other main European publishing industries,
and confirm the tendency towards growth
(2 % annually, 1995–2003). These data are
an important indicator of the publishing
Malta
sector’s reaction to variable demand. Faced
with ever more demanding readers and the
fragmentation of their tastes, the market
responds with an ever increasing range of
titles, new publishing houses and a growing
number of relationships with international
partners.
Lithuania
Still, Italy is in third last position of the
Romania
EU-15 with regard to the number of titles
published, ahead of only Greece and
Portugal. Italy’s average of 0.95 titles per
1 000 people is lower than the averages of
France, Germany, Finland, Sweden, Spain
and the United Kingdom (although any
comparison with UK or Spanish publishers
is difficult given that they enjoy the benefits
of working with languages that are widely
used internationally).
Bulgaria
Belgium
Denmark
Italy: Some key data
Population: 57 888 200 inhabitants
Italy
Ireland
(1 January 2004), representing 12.7 %
of the EU population
Density: 189.7 people/km 2
Land area: 301 338 km 2
Government: Republic
Head of State:
President Carlo Azeglio Ciampi
Spain Head of Government: Sweden
Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi
Member of: EU, Council of Europe, EBRD, UN,
NATO, OSCE, OECD and WTO
Another characteristic of the sector in recent
years is the constant decrease in average
print Estonia runs (– 1.5 % annually). Hungary In 2000, the
average print run of a book was around
4 900 copies, approximately half of what
it was in the 1980s. The lack of growth in
the overall market has undoubtedly had a
decisive influence on average print runs;
though other factors must also be taken into
account, such as innovation in affordable
printing technology for short print runs and
Poland
Slovakia
the very high level of logistical efficiency
that has been reached to enable unsold
books to be moved from one shop to
another, thus reducing the need for costly
reprints.
Types of books published
Finland
Books published fall within three main
categories: 82 % of the market is made up
of a mixture of Italian and foreign literature,
manuals, atlases, art books, etc; 10 % is
made up of textbooks (a percentage which
has generally remained stable, although
it has recently been in decline due to the
period of adjustment following the reform
of the education system); and the remaining
8 % is made up of literature for children and
adolescents.
France
Luxembourg
UK
Production of books with multimedia
add-ons is growing rapidly, as this type of
product
Letonia
is increasingly popular. Originally,
this type of add-on was included with
children’s books, then with technical/
professional publications, before finally
being included with books of all types. This
area grew by 167 % between 1995 and 2001.
Today, at least 5 % of titles have multimedia
add-ons.
Slovenia
Italians and reading
In Italy, only 42 % of the total population are
readers ( 1 ). This ranks Italy among the lowest
in Europe.
When asked why they didn’t read, the
majority of Italians answered as follows
(Source: ISTAT):
› lack of interest: 44.4 %;
› lack of time: 28.1 %;
› being too tired after work: 13.3 %;
› health reasons: 16.4 %.
Statistics on reading have remained almost
totally unchanged since the 1990s and
reveal the following features.
Photos: © European Communities, 2005
Map: © Graphi-Ogre
12 ( 1 ) Italians over 6 years of age who claim to have read a book (other
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than text books) in the previous 12 months.

› Women read more than men: 46.7 % of
women as against 35.8 % of men; even the
commercial phenomenon of books being
sold together with newspapers has not
reversed this trend.
› Young people read more than adults: the
tendency to read declines as people get
older.
› Differences between geographical areas
persist: readers represent 48–50 % of the
population in the north-east and northwest
and 29–32 % in the south and on the
islands (53 % in Trentino-Alto Adige; 28 %
in Apulia and Sicily).
› Reading is more popular in large urban
centres: readers represent 47 % of the
population of large metropolitan areas,
but only 38–39 % in centres of less than
50 000 inhabitants.
Italians and newspapers
The newspaper sector — which, together
with magazines, is the most important
of the industry — is not immune to
the effects of the low level of reading.
Moreover, newspaper publishers have to
cope with uncertain advertising revenue
(which is dependent on the state of the
economy), a low level of subscribers (15 %),
the dominance of television and the
competition posed by the Internet.
In Italy, around 100 newspapers are sold per
1 000 people. This statistic is worrying when
compared with levels in other countries:
for example, in the United Kingdom 317
newspapers are sold per 1 000 people, while
the figure in Germany is 289. Newspapers
are also much more widely read in new
Member States such as Slovenia, Lithuania,
Hungary, Slovakia and Poland.
Approximately 40 % of Italians regularly read
newspapers. Levels of newspaper reading
increase with education levels (62 % of
university graduates are newspaper readers
as against 27 % of those who have only
completed primary school). Furthermore,
unlike books, newspaper reading is still a
predominantly male habit (51 % of men as
Table 1: Comparison of reading levels in the main European countries
Figures in %; readers in the previous 12 months; population base > 15 years of age
Code
Country
Readers of books
for ‘reasons other
than school/work’
1–3
books
4–7
books
8–12
books
13
books
or more
Don’t
remember
EU-15 44.8 33.3 25.3 15.9 19.6 5.9
BE Belgium 43.3 27.8 27.3 10.7 16.3 17.8
DK Denmark 54.9 28.6 23.0 16.3 24.6 7.6
DE Germany 49.8 27.3 28.3 20.4 10.8 13.2
EL Greece 35.6 51.2 25.8 13.1 8.6
ES Spain 39.6 52.2 25.7 11.8 9.4
AT Austria 43.3 37.3 32.2 13.7 12.6 4.2
FR France 44.3 22.1 21.3 23.8 22.6 10.2
IE Ireland 40.1 23.0 25.6 17.9 26.1 7.3
IT Italy 42.2 29.3 31.2 20.4 16.7 2.5
LU Luxembourg 55.8 36.6 25.8 13.6 23.6
NL Netherlands 52.9 26.6 24.2 14.5 29.3 5.4
PT Portugal 35.4 68.5 15.8 8.1 6.6
FI Finland 66.2 30.0 21.0 16.0 27.0 6.0
SE Sweden 71.8 25.5 27.9 17.8 27.9
UK United Kingdom 63.2 23.6 21.5 17.6 34.3 3.0
Source: Eurobarometer survey on Europeans’ participation in cultural activities.
against 30 % of women). On the other hand,
weekly and monthly magazines are much
more widely read by women.
Newspapers and books
44 % of Italians do not read
because of a lack of interest
Italians still buy most of their books in
bookshops, although it is becoming
increasingly popular to buy them in large
retail stores or online.
Since 2002, on the initiative of Corriere
della Sera and La Repubblica, the sale of
books together with newspapers has been
so successful that it has contributed to
restoring the economic health of many
publishing groups and has considerably
increased sales in news-stands. On the other
hand, this phenomenon has not increased
the number of readers but, rather, has led
regular readers to buy books sold together
with newspapers.
The large number of books sold together
with newspapers (62 million copies in
2003 and an estimate of 70 million copies
in 2004) is evidence that the newspaper
has an extraordinary multiplier effect for
its capacity to influence the public to buy
books.
These figures should encourage those who
mistakenly believe that printed information
is today overcome by new technology to
reconsider their views.
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Besides, news-stands enjoy a number of
important competitive advantages over
traditional sales channels.
› Newspapers, the popular media par
excellence, require little promotional
spending.
› Consumers unconsciously perceive a
saving on products bought in newsstands
as compared to those bought in
traditional shops.
› The number of news-stands (38 000) is
greater than the number of bookshops
(2 000).
Newspapers
There are around 177 daily newspapers in Italy. Most of them, including the main titles, are
concentrated in a small number of publishing groups.
› The RCS group owns the major Italian dailies, the Corriere della Sera and La Gazzetta dello Sport.
› The Editoriale l’Espresso is one of the leading media groups. It publishes La Repubblica and
L’Espresso.
› The Fiat Group publishes La Stampa.
› The Monti-Riffeser (Poligrafici Editoriale), groups, under the brand ‘QN Quotidiano Nazionale’,
three newspapers with the oldest traditions: La Nazione, Il Resto del Carlino and Il Giorno.
› The Caltagirone Group owns Rome’s daily Il Messaggero and Naples’ Il Mattino.
› The Mondadori Group publishes Il Giornale. Marina Berlusconi is the current chairman.
Italy does not have tabloid daily newspapers. This is mainly due to the existence of a successful
weekly press of popular character. The most popular dailies in Italy are definitely the sporting
papers, vis-à vis the remaining types which are more like the so-called quality papers.
Main national and supra-regional daily newspapers
Corriere della Sera, founded in 1876, is the most widely read daily newspaper in this
category. It is complemented by regional editions.
Average number
of copies sold, 2003 ( 1 )
675 000
La Repubblica is the second most widely read daily newspaper. 620 811
La Stampa has the third biggest circulation in Italy. It covers particularly
the Piedmont region.
357 947
Il Messaggero covers regional, national and international news. 246 004
Il Giornale was founded by the well-known journalist Indro Montanelli. It now belongs to
Paolo Berlusconi.
QN Quotidiano Nazionale groups together:
› La Nazione, mostly distributed in Toscana,
› Il Resto del Carlino, in Emilia-Romagna,
› Il Giorno, in Lombardia.
› VAT rules for newspaper publishers are
more favourable than those that apply to
book publishers.
› Lastly, the types of book sold together
with newspapers were carefully chosen,
i.e. bestsellers or classics, thus reducing
to a minimum the risk of their remaining
unsold.
It should be noted that, in Italy, unlike
in other countries, the majority of the
advertising market is held by television
(54 % in Italy as against 23 % in the USA) and
not by newspapers and magazines.
198 989
142 631
177 302
80 229
Il Sole 24 Ore is the best-selling financial newspaper. 358 795
Source: European Journalism Centre publishers’ website.
( 1 ) Source: FIEG, 2005.
Government policies
In 2001, a new law (Law No 62 of 7 March
2001) was introduced, laying down
regulations to protect the newspaper
and magazine publishing sector. These
included the setting up of a fund to grant
subsidies for loan interest and a fund for
the promotion of books and publishing
products of high cultural value. But these
funds were never put in place.
Article 11 of the law provides for the
regulation of sales prices in Italy, setting
a maximum possible discount of 15 %
on publishers’ recommended prices. The
principle of fixed book prices maintains
stability in cover prices, limits discounts
and ensures that book prices are set
by publishers or importers. There are
exceptions to this principle for a number of
categories including books for bibliophiles,
art books, books sold online and secondhand
books.
This provision brought Italy into line with
the legislation in force in the majority of
EU countries. Countries which have no real
price regulation system have much higher
average prices, alongside discounts which
can reach 50 % (see table, p. 22).
This law has had positive effects,
particularly in relation to distribution and
price containment. Boosted by a more
stable and regulated market, bookshops
have modernised greatly with regard to
diversification of the range of products
offered, management, logistics and
technology. The negative trend for sales in
bookshops which characterised the 1990s
as a result of strong competition from large
retailers has been reversed. Consumers now
have a wider range to choose from.
The law has also contributed to stabilising
cover prices, which have increased on
average at a rate lower than general
inflation. The average price of books in
Italy is well below the European average.
According to 2002 data, the average price
was EUR 18.52 (source: Istat 2003), an
increase of 1.3 % compared with previous
years.
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Beccáti a leggere
The Italian Publishers Association (AIE)
is the project leader of the Europeanwide
campaign ‘Get caught reading’
(Beccáti a leggere), co-funded by the
European Commission’s Culture 2000
programme ( 1 ).
The campaign aims at promoting books
and reading among European citizens and
in political agendas through various media
and by a well-targeted communication
strategy.
It focuses on the fun side of reading and
tries to demonstrate through pictures the
Designed by Beniamino Del Vecchio — Diabolik
© Astorina srl
joy of reading: personalities from the
media, politics, sport, music, etc. are
photographed ‘caught reading’. These
photos are then distributed through as
many types of media as possible. (http://
www.getcaughtreading-eu.org)
( 1 ) The campaign is also supported by the Federation
of European Publishers (FEP), the National Book
Centre of Greece (EKEBI) and the European
Booksellers Federation (EBF), the Polish Chamber
of Books and the Antwerp World Book Capital
2004, and it will be promoted in all EU countries.
houses and the establishment of new
publishing houses.
The presence of foreign companies in the
Italian market can be seen in various sectors.
For example, McGraw-Hill, Pearson and
Oxford University Press are present in the
textbook sector; in the legal–professional
field, Wolters Kluwer controls 100 % of Ipsoa,
Cedam, Utet and De Agostini Professionale,
and Reed Elsevier owns 40 % of Giuffré; in
the area of romantic fiction, Mondadori
cooperates with the Canadian firm
Harlequin; in e-commerce, Mondadori and
Bertelsmann are partners, etc. In the area of
distribution, the Coin group and the French
company FNAC have cooperated to form a
chain of five megastores.
Sales of Italian books abroad represent 5 %
of the sector’s total turnover. The majority
of exports (72.4 %) are to European Union
countries. However, purchases of foreign
rights by the Italian purchasing sector exceed
sales of Italian rights abroad. Although UK and
North American books make up the majority
of imports (67 % in 2003), Italian exports to
the UK and the USA are only 8 %. Central
European countries are becoming more
Turin and Rome, World Book Capital Cities 2006–07
Turin has been elected as World Book
Capital 2006 by the Unesco selection
committee because of the excellence
of its programme submitted in
collaboration with the city of Rome.
Internationalisation of the Italian
publishing market
Globalisation has had a major influence
on the publishing market by means of a
significant opening up of the market to
foreign books and constant growth in
the number of books co‐published and
co‐produced with national and international
partners.
The proportion of translated books
constantly increased throughout the 1990s.
One in four books is translated, with by far
Together, they created a strong synergy
among all sectors of the book production
chain, including a number of aspects of
book promotion and reading (for more
information see p. 22).
the most commonly translated language
being English, followed by French and
German. Translations from other languages
such as Slavonic languages are increasing
rapidly — often for little-known literature
and authors that create particular interest.
The main Italian publishing groups have
entered into agreements with foreign
groups, from Europe and the rest of the
world, to increase their presence abroad.
At the same time, the presence of foreign
publishing groups in Italy has increased,
through acquisitions of Italian publishing
Graphic 1: Number of titles translated
into Italian and proportional weight
of titles for which rights have been
acquired in the course of the year
12 987
titles
5 400
titles
41.6 %
2001 2002
12 197
titles
- 6.1 %
Translated titles published during the year
5 800
titles
47.5 %
Titles whose rights have been acquired during
the year
Source: Elaboration by AIE research department of data from
Istat and Doxa Ice.
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Country profile
Graphic 2: Publishers to/from the
leading publishing markets
France
Spain
USA
Italy
Number of titles
(estimates)
UK
Germany
Source: Elaboration by AlE research department of data from
Doxa for Ice.
309
812
96
2 204
71
232 286 167
1 682
464
Graphic 3: List of the largest
publishing houses in Italy
The market share of large publishing houses
is constantly increasing, to the detriment of
small businesses.
Source: Uffici studi AIE on Demoskopea data, 2004.
important: for example, more Italian titles are
sold in Poland than in France and Spain.
Publishing exports are greatly affected
by the fact that the Italian language is
not widely spoken throughout the world.
According to an approximate estimate by
the AIRE (Anagrafe degli Italiani residenti
all’Estero — Italian Registry of Residents
Government initiatives
Abroad), the number of Italians living
abroad is around 4 million, while there are
approximately 60 million people of Italian
origin. This is a potentially important market,
though unfortunately 70 % of those of
Italian origin cannot speak or never use the
language.
The Ministry of Culture (Department IV) is responsible for policies promoting books and reading.
In addition to the responsibilities and initiatives of the central government, regional and local
administrations have an ever increasing number of duties following the revision of Title V of the
Constitution. In particular, there are provisions for the following initiatives.
PROMOTION OF READING
La Settimana della lettura (Reading week)
An opportunity for pupils at upper secondary schools in Rome to get to know writers and
their books at the ‘Più libri più liberi’ (More books, more freedom) event, which is based on a
different theme each year.
Atlante della poesia italiana del Novecento (Atlas of 20th century Italian poetry)
A programme of readings, exhibitions and conferences tracing the geographical history of
20th century poetry. This programme is aimed at upper secondary schools and is organised in
conjunction with the regional administrations.
Ali d’autore (Author’s wings)
Promoting reading among the prison population. The aim is to use the values of literature to
rehabilitate prisoners.
Non si smette mai di leggere (You never stop reading)
Promoting reading among the elderly with the cooperation of the main elderly persons’
associations.
La lettura non va in esilio (Reading cannot be exiled)
Initiatives on the theme of political refugees involving students from 50 upper secondary
schools in Italy’s major cities and with the participation of writers and refugees themselves.
Una valigia di libri che viaggia per te (A Suitcase full of books which travels for you)
A national project organised by the Union of Italian Provinces (Unione delle Province d’Italia)
and Andersen magazine to equip 1 000 school buses with small libraries containing books for
children and teenagers.
Librarsi (Fly away with books)
An experimental project in Lecce Province for the promotion of reading among people
suffering from psychological problems.
Lettura nelle scuole (Reading in schools)
Projects jointly organised by the Fondazione Maria e Goffredo Bellonci (Maria and Goffredo
Bellonci Foundation), the Premio Grinzane Cavour (Grinzane Cavour Prize), the Unione Lettori
Italiani (Italian Readers’ Union), the Coordinamento Riviste Italiane di Cultura (Grouping of
Italian Cultural Magazines) and others.
Country profile
Each year, five prizes are awarded to individuals for activities which promote books and reading.
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AID TO OPERATORS
Subsidised loans for works of high cultural
value
Subsidies for publications of high cultural
value
Subsidies for publishing for blind and
partially-sighted people
Subsidies for books and multimedia
publishing products
Rewards for exporters of Italian books
Incentives for opening and renovating
bookshops
PROMOTION OF ITALIAN CULTURE ABROAD
National translation prizes
Translation subsidies: Progetto Da Ponte
(Da Ponte Project), Biblioteca Italiana
(Italian Library), Antologia di poeti
italiani contemporanei (Anthology of
contemporary Italian poets), Biblioteca
europea (European library), Un mare di
sogni (A sea of dreams).
Cultural exchanges: La Quadrilaterale (The
quadrilateral), Comitato italo-francese
(Italian–French Committee), Unesco World
Book and Copyright Day, Week of the Italian
Language in the World.
BOOKS ONLINE
http://www.internetculturale.it:
The website of the Biblioteca Digitale Italiana
(Italian Digital Library) and the Network
Turistico Culturale (Cultural Tourist Network)
http://www.italiapianetalibro.it:
an information website about reading and
publishing in Italy.
Book fairs in Italy
Name Date Place Website/contact
Galassia Gutenberg (Gutenberg
Galaxy)
Expo Educazione Lavoro
(Education and Employment
Expo)
Festa dei Libri e delle Rose
(Book and Rose Fair)
25–28 February 2005 Naples http://www.galassia.org
1–4 March 2005 Milan http://www.educazionelavoro.it
22 and 23 April 2005 Milan Tel. (39-02) 659 98 10
Bologna Children’s Book Fair 13–16 April 2005 Bologna http://www.bookfair.bolognafiere.it
Docet 14–17 April 2005 Bologna http://www.docet.bolognafiere.it
Fiera della piccola editoria
e dell’autoproduzione (Fair
of small publishers and selfpublishing)
Fiera internazionale del libro
(international book fair)
Byblos (international exhibition
and market for antiquarian and
20th century books, vintage
prints and cards)
26–28 May 2005 Genoa Ufficio Politiche Giovanili del Comune
di Genova (Youth Policy Office of
Genoa Municipality): Tel. (39-010)
557 72 84
5–9 May 2005 Turin http://www.fieralibro.it
10–12 June 2005 and
November 2005
Novegro
(Milan)
http://www.parcoesposizioninovegro.
it/byblos/
Artelibro (Festival of art books) 22–26 September 2005 Bologna http://www.artelibro.it
TED — Exhibition of
multimedia technologies
and equipment for schools,
universities and businesses
Più libri più liberi (More books,
more freedom) — national
small and medium-sized
publishers’ fair
23–25 November 2005 Genoa http://www.ted-online.it/
8–11 December 2005 Rome http://www.piulibripiuliberi.it/
Bibliography
■ The Italian Book Market — Report 2004, AIE
(Associazione Italiana Editori — Italian Publishers’
Organisation), 2004; Fund look, Kneip Communication,
2004; La stampa in Italia (2001-2004), FIEG, 2005;
European Journalism Centre online; Ediland.it; Website
of the Ministry of Culture (Ministero per i Beni e le
Attività Culturali); Italia pianeta libro website; Italplanet
website;
■ Unesco website.
Acknowledgements
We would like to thank Mr Ivan Cecchini (AIE Director),
Mr Giovanni Peresson (Surveys Office Manager, AIE),
Ms Daniela Poli (Press Office, AIE) and Mr Giovanni Garra
(coordinator of the Italia pianeta libro website) for their
kind contribution to this article.
Sources: Fiere nel mondo website, AIE website.
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Manuscripts available for licensing
This section of the bulletin is designed to provide information
on manuscripts and publications available for licensing to
members of the European Union Publishers’ Forum.
Economy and finance
Titles are classified under subject headings. While descriptions
are generally succinct, additional information will be provided
on request.
Contact: opoce-info-forum@cec.eu.int
Title: Modern tools for business cycle analysis — Growth and cycle in the eurozone
We are looking for publishers
interested in publishing this report.
Corporate author: European
Commission, Statistical Office of the
European Communities (Eurostat)
Manuscript language: English
Number of pages: 400
Format: A4
Year: 2005
Target public: statisticians, economists,
econometricians working on business
cycle analysis
Content: This volume contains
shorter and revised versions of the
papers presented at the fourth
Eurostat–Economic and
Financial
Affairs DG ‘Colloquium on modern
tools for business cycle analysis’,
Luxembourg, 20–22 October 2003.
The colloquium featured keynote
lectures by eminent researchers
in business cycle analysis, such
as Michael Artis, Fabio Canova,
Gianluca Cubadda, Andrew
Harvey, Siem Jan Koopman, Denise
R. Osborn, Tommaso Proietti,
Domenico Sartore and Herman K.
Van Dijk.
The papers contained in this volume
encompass recent methodological
advances in several important areas
for business cycle analysis, such as
multivariate statistical methods,
synchronisation and convergence,
composite indicators, turning points
dating and detection, output gap
measurement, as well as
innovative applications of the
existing theories and methods to the
economy of the eurozone.
Energy and transport
Title: Forres 2020: an analysis of the renewable energy sources
We are looking for publishers
interested in publishing this
report in one or more unavailable
linguistic versions.
Corporate author: European
Commission, Directorate-General for
Energy and Transport
Manuscript language: English
Language(s) available: English
Expression of interest in: Latvian
Number of pages: 87
Format: A4, Year: 2004
Trade and competition
Content: This report provides an
overview of the progress made on
the European
market for renewable
energy sources for the EU-25
Member States.
It was produced with the aims:
› to provide input for monitoring
the progress of the targets set
in the White Paper ‘Energy for
the future: Renewable sources
of energy’, the directive on the
promotion of electricity from
renewable energy source and
the
directive on biofuels;
› to provide insight into future
developments of a green energy
market in the European Union
and
Bulgaria and Romania until 2020.
Title: European competitiveness report
We are looking for publishers
Content:
4. The European automotive
interested in publishing this report
industry: competitiveness,
in full or in part
Main chapters:
challenges and future
strategies
(172 pp., already
edited and
1. Productivity, growth and the
Corporate author: European
published in English)
public (120 pp.)
Commission, Directorate-General for
5. The challenge to
the EU by a
Enterprise and Industry
2. European productivity, innovation
rising Chinese economy
Manuscript language: English
(97 pp.)
and public sector R & D (105 pp.)
Number of pages: 690
Format: A4, Year: 2004
3. Performance in the EU health
Target public: specialists, academic sector (70 pp.)
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Publications available for licensing
Activities on European Union
1. Title: Official directory of the European Union
The 2004 edition of this publication
is published on paper in German,
English and French only, and in
the 20 official languages on the
Internet in database form.
Interested publishers are invited to
take over the paper versions in the
other linguistic versions.
2. Title: Bulletin of the European Union
Corporate author: European
Commission, Publications Office
Original titles: French, English and
German
Number of pages: approximately 400
Format: A4
Publication year: 2005
Content: The Official directory of the
European Union is an annual guide
to the administrative structure of
the European institutions and a
reliable source of information on
names and addresses of high-ranking
civil servants. It includes the official
organisation charts of EU institutions,
agencies and other bodies, down
to the level of heads of operational
entities, and citizens’ representatives,
both elected and appointed.
For more information, consult the website
(http://www.cc.cec/idea/index.htm).
The 2005 editions of this
publication will be available both
on the Internet and on paper in
English, French and German only.
Interested publishers are invited
to take over the other linguistic
versions.
3. Title: Fact sheets on the European Union
The 2004 editions of these fact
sheets are published only in
English and French, whereas
the previous issues have been
published in the former 11 official
languages of the European Union.
Interested publishers or
institutions in Europe are invited
to take over these publications in
other linguistic versions.
Corporate author: European
Commission, Secretariat-General
Original title: French
Translations available in: English and
German
Number of pages: approximately 160
Format: B5
Publication year: 2005
Corporate author: European
Parliament
Languages available: English and
French
Number of pages: approximately 393
(English version)
Format: A4
Publication year: 2004
Target audience: general public,
students, academic world, politics
groups, European parliamentarians
Content: Seeking to keep readers
fully abreast of Community
developments, the Bulletin of the
European Union reports on the
activities of the Commission and the
other Community institutions. It is
published 10 times a year.
For more information, consult the
website (http://europa.eu.int/abc/
doc/off/bull/en/welcome.htm).
Content: The purpose of these
publications is to provide nonspecialists
with a general view of the
process of European integration, in
a simple, clear, concise format that
is as consistent and straightforward
as possible.
For more information, consult the
website (http://www.europarl.eu.int/
facts/default2003.htm).
Co-publishing proposals
Activities on European Union
Miscellaneous
Titles in different fields can be found on http://bookshop.eu.int or
http://europa.eu.int or can be searched by the Forum secretariat at your
request (opoce-info-forum@cec.eu.int).
Title: ABC of Community law
Interested publishers or institutions
all over Europe are invited to take
over the concept of this booklet in
one or more unavailable linguistic
versions and follow up the
updating provided by the European
Commission after acquisition of the
latest version rights.
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Corporate author: European Commission
Author: Klaus-Dieter Borchardt
Manuscript language: German
Expressions of interest already shown for:
English, French, German, Spanish and
Bulgarian
Number of pages: approximately 115
Format: 16.2 × 22.9 cm
Target public: general public, students,
academic world
Information on translations: the latest
edition of the booklet exists in the old 11
official languages
Content: The purpose of this
publication is to explain the European
legal order to the citizens. It is addressed
primarily to non-lawyers and tries to
describe the European legal order in
terms intelligible to the layman.
For more information, please consult
the 1999 edition, available online in
PDF at the EUR-Lex website (http://
europa.eu.int/eur-lex/en/about/abc/
index.html).
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The Partnersearch section encourages the exchange of information among the Forum members. It
provides information on some of their works and offers co-publishing projects.
Partners are sought to translate
from the original Italian and to
publish in the official languages
of the European Union.
Author: Marco Ricceri, University
professor at Link Campus
University of Malta in Rome and
Secretary General of the European
Institute of Political, Economic and
Social studies (Eurispes)
Original title: Italian
Number of pages: 194
Format: printed, 21 x 13 cm
Contact:
Florindo Rubbettino
Rubbetino Editore
florindo@rubbettino.it
Tel. (39-968) 662 034
Title: Il cammino dell’idea d’Europa Appunti e letture (2005)
(The development of European idea: notes and readings)
Content: The book describes the
phases and the elements that
have influenced the long history
of Europe and the European idea,
including its ‘involutional’ periods.
It illustrates, through original texts,
the many projects which were
conceived during the course of the
centuries to achieve political unity,
up to the creation of the League of
Nations, in the thirties. It goes on
to describe the ‘rebirth’ which is the
period in which we are living.
A partner is sought to translate
from the original Spanish to
publish in English, French and
German or any other official
language
Author: José Antonio Jáuregui,
Jean Monnet Professor of Social
Anthropology in the field of
European culture
Preface: Joseph Borrell Fontelles,
President of the European Parliament
Number of pages: 347
Original title: Spanish
Available translation in: Italian (2002)
Contact:
Anne-Marie Vallat.
AMV Agencia Literaria SL
Maldonadas 9, 2, dcha
28005 Madrid, Spain
Tel. 91-365-2516 / 91-364-2925
Fax 91-364-0700
Email: anne-marie@amvagencialit
eraria.com
Title: Europa, tema y variaciones: La identidad y variedad
cultural europea (2000)
Content: The book demonstrates
that Europeans share a common
culture and that the national and
regional variations are harmoniously
related to each other like the theme
and variations of classical music. It is
a book of interest for pre-university
and university students as well
as all citizens of the EU who wish
to discover their cultural identity.
The book is, at the same time, a
documented demonstration of
Article 151 of the Amsterdam Treaty.
Partners are sought to translate
from the original English and
to publish in one or more
unavailable linguistic versions.
Author: Madanjeet Singh, UNESCO
Goodwill Ambassador
Original language: English
Translations available in: French,
Spanish
Number of pages: 194
Contact:
Madanjeet Singh
Villa Surya
23, Bd. Alsace Lorraine
F-06310 Beaulieu-sur-Mer
Tel. +33 (0) 493016527
Fax +33 (0) 493012979
Email: madanjeet@safmail.org
Title: The Sasia Story (2005)
Content: Sasia is the name the
author has coined for South Asia’s
common currency in the hope that,
like the Euro, it will become the
anchor of economic stability.
Regional cooperation is the theme
of Madanjeet Singh’s latest book, The
Sasia Story, published in cooperation
with the European Commission.
The author strongly believes that
regional cooperation is indispensable
in today’s fast-moving and ultracompetitive
world, and that no
country can safeguard its security
and economic well-being unilaterally.
The book recounts the author’s
lifelong search for common cultural
and economic denominators to
foster and strengthen cooperative
initiatives.
For more information,
consult the website
(www.southasiafoundation.org).
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Recent projects with partner publishers
The projects listed below are only those which have already been published.
From the original
manuscript FORRES 2020:
Analysis of the renewable
energy sources’ evolution up
to 2020.
An English book has been
published.
From part of the original
manuscript European
competitiveness report.
An English book has been
published.
From the original
manuscript Les arts et la
recherche scientifique sont
libres — Vers une culture de
la vie.
French, English and
Italian editions have been
published.
From the original
manuscript Guidelines
for the evaluation of drug
prevention.
An Italian version has been
published.
EU Bookshop
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The institutions, agencies and other bodies of the European Union
publish thousands of books, brochures, reports and studies each
year. EU Bookshop has been designed to facilitate access to these
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From the original
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and visions of humanity.
French, English and
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Newsflash
World Book and
Copyright Day,
23 April
In 1996, UNESCO launched the celebration of this day
throughout the world with the aim to promote reading,
publishing and the protection of intellectual property
through copyright.
The choice of the date was not accidental. The idea for this
celebration originated in Catalonia where on 23 April, Saint
George’s Day, a rose is traditionally given as a gift for each
book sold. Moreover, 23 April is a symbolic date for world
literature for on this date and in the same year of 1616,
Cervantes, Shakespeare and Inca Garcilaso de la Vega all
died. It is also the date of birth or death of other prominent
authors such as Maurice Druon, Halldór Kiljan Laxness,
Vladimir Nabokov, Josep Pla and Manuel Mejía Vallejo.
World Book
Capital City
The World Book Capital City was launched by UNESCO six
years later, following the positive experience of the World
Book and Copyright Day, and Madrid was nominated the
capital for 2001.
The award is given for the programme considered the best,
dedicated to books and reading, between one World Book
and Copyright Day (23 April) and the next. The winner
does not gain any financial prize but the award has a high
prestige value.
After Madrid in 2001, the following capitals have been
chosen:
2002, Alexandria
2003, New Delhi
2004, Antwerp
2005, Montreal
2006, Turin, in collaboration with Rome
2007, Bogotá
Statistics selection:
Regulation of prices to consumers: the situation in Europe
Country
Situation
Type of
regulation
Max discount
allowed
Austria Regulated Law 5% 2000
Belgium
Denmark
Finland
Not regulated
Regulated
Not regulated
Inter-association
agreements
0% 1830
France Regulated Law 5% 1981
Germany Regulated Law 0% 2002
Greece Regulated Law 10% 1998
Ireland
Not regulated
Italy Regulated Law 15% 2001
Luxembourg
Norway
Not regulated
Regulated
Inter-association
agreements
0% 1950
Portugal Regulated Law 10% 1996
Netherlands
United Kingdom
Regulated
Not regulated
Inter-association
agreements
10%
Spain Regulated Law 5% 1990
Sweden
Not regulated
Year of
law
Source: AIE research department.
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Most popular newspapers by circulation, 2003
BE EL CY MT SI
Het Laatste Nieuws/De Nieuwe
Gazet
Ta Nea Phileleftheros L-Orizzont Slovenske novice
Het Nieuwsblad/De Gentenaar Eleftherotypia Simerini The Times Delo
La Meuse/La Capitale/La
Nouvelle Gazette/La Province
Ethnos Alithia The Malta Independent Dnevnik
Gazet Van Antwerpen To Vima Charavgi In-Nazzjon Vecer
Le Soir Kathimerini Politis : Ekipa
CZ ES LV NL SK
Blesk El País Lauku Avize De Telegraaf Novy cas
MF Dnes Marca Diena de Volkskrant Sme
Pravo El Mundo del Siglo XXI Vesti Segodna Algemeen Dagblad Pravda
Deniky Moravia Total ABC Neatkariga Rita Avize NRC Handelsblad Sport
Lidove noviny La Vanguardia Chas De Gelderlander Korzar ( 5 )
DK FR LT AT FI
Jyllands-Posten Ouest France Vakaro zinios Kronen Zeitung Helsingin Sanomat
Berlingske Tidende Le Monde Lietuvos rytas Kleine Zeitung Ilta-Sanomat
Politiken Le Parisien Respublika Kurier Aamulehti
Ekstra Bladet Le Figaro Kauno diena U-Express Iltalehti
B.T. L’Equipe Respublika OO Nachrichten Turun Sanomat
DE IE LU PL SE
Bild Irish Independent Luxemburger Wort Fakt Aftonbladet
WAZ Mediengruppe ( 1 ) The Irish Times Tageblatt Gazeta Wyborcza Dagens Nyheter
Zeitungsgruppe Köln
Gesamt ( 2 )
Irish Daily Sun Lëtzebuerger Journal Super Express Expressen inklusive GT och
Kvallsposten
Süddeutsche Zeitung The Irish Daily Star La Voix du Luxembourg Rzeczpospolita Goteborgs-Posten
Zeitungsgruppe Thüringen ( 3 ) Irish Daily Mirror Le Quotidien Dziennik Sportowy Svenska Dagbladet
EE IT HU PT UK
SL Ohtuleht Corriere della Sera Metro ( 4 ) Correio da Manha The Sun
Postimees Repubblica Blikk Jornal de Noticias Daily Mail
Eesti Paevaleht La Gazzetta dello Sport Nepszabadsag Record Daily Mirror
Aripaev Il Sole 24 Ore Nemzeti Sport Publico Daily Express
Parnu Postimees La Stampa Kisalfold Diario de Noticias The Daily Telegraph
( 1 ) Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung, Neue Ruhr Zeitung/Neue Rhein Zeitung, Westfalenpost,
Westfälische Rundschau.
( 2 ) Kölner Stadtanzeiger/Kölner Rundschau.
( 3 ) Thüringer Allgemeine, Thüringische Landeszeitung, Ostthüringer Zeitung.
( 4 ) Free newspaper.
( 5 ) A chain of six regional dailies.
Source: Eurostat, Consumers in Europe. Facts and figure, 2005.
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Newsflash
APPLICATION OF VAT RATES
to a selection of cultural
categories (situation
at 1 July 2005)
Note:
0 = zero rate (exemption with
refund);
[ex] = exemption;
Abbreviations:
SRR= super reduced rate;
RR = reduced rate;
SR=standard rate;
PR= parking rate.
Country
Austria SRR: -
RR: 10
SR: 20
PR: 12
Belgium SRR: -
RR:6
SR: 21
PR: 12
Czech Rep. SRR: -
RR:5
SR: 19
PR: -
Cyprus SRR: -
RR: 5
SR: 15
PR: -
Denmark SRR: -
RR: -
SR: 25
PR: -
Estonia SRR: -
RR: 5
SR: 18
PR: -
Finland SRR: -
RR: 8/17
SR: 22
PR: -
France SRR: 2.1
RR: 5.5
SR: 19.6
PR: -
Germany SRR: -
RR: 7
SR: 16
PR: -
Greece SRR: 4,5
RR: 9
SR:19
PR: -
Hungary SRR: -
RR: 5/15
SR: 25
PR: -
Ireland SRR: 4,4
RR: 13,5
SR: 21
PR: 13,5
Category
Books Newspapers Periodicals
Admissions to cultural
services, shows
(cinema,theatre)
10 10 10 [ex] /10
6/21 0/6/21 0/6/21 [ex] /6
5 5 5 5
5 5 5 [ex]/15
25 0/25 25 25
5 5 5 5/18
8 0/22 0/22 8
5.5/19.6 2.1/19.6 2.1/19.6 5.5/19.6
7 7 7 [ex]/7
4,5 4,5 4,5 4.5
5 15 15 15
0 13.5 4/20 10
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Country
Category
Books Newspapers Periodicals
Admissions to cultural
services, shows
(cinema,theatre)
Italy SRR: 4
RR: 10
SR:20
Latvia SRR: -
RR: 5
SR: 18
PR: -
Lithuania SRR: -
RR: 5/9
SR: 18
PR: -
Luxembourg SRR: 3
RR: 6
SR: 15
PR: 12
Malta SRR: -
RR: 5
SR:18
PR: -
Netherlands SRR: -
RR: 6
SR: 19
PR: -
Poland SRR: 3
RR: 7
SR: 22
PR: 12
Portugal SRR: -
RR: 5/12
SR: 21
PR: -
Slovenia SRR: -
RR: 8,5
SR: 20
PR: -
Slovakia SRR: -
RR: -
SR: 19
PR: -
Spain SRR: 4
RR: 7
SR: 16
PR: -
Sweden SRR: -
RR: 6/12
SR: 25
PR:-
United kingdom SRR: -
RR: 5
SR:17,5
PR: -
4/20 4 4/20/ 10
5 5 5 [ex]
5 5 5 18
3 3 3 3
5 5 5 18
6 6 6 6
0 7 0/7 7
5 5 5 [ex]/5
8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5
19 19 19 19/[ex]
4/16 4/16 4/16 [ex]( 1 ) /7
6 6 [ex]/6 6
0 0 0 17.5
( 1 ) Supplied by bodies governed by
public law or by other organisations
recognised as charitable by the
Member State concerned.
Source: European Commission,
Taxation and Customs Union
Directorate-General.
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Newsflash
Forum meetings
› A meeting with the Italian members of
the Forum took place in Rome, on 23 June
2005, at Eurispes Institute’s premises. It is
the first time that a Forum meeting was
held outside Brussels or Luxembourg.
On this occasion, those Italian publishers
present had the opportunity to ask
questions about the Forum initiative,
and to discuss possibilities of closer
cooperation and general topics on
publishing issues.
© European Communities, 2005
Agenda of the 19th Meeting of the
European Union Publishers’ Forum
Frankfurt, Thursday 20 October 2005 (15.00-17.00)
Opening
Ján FIGEL´, Member of the European Commission
responsible for Education, Training, Culture and Multilingualism
Jean VANDEVELD, President of the European
Union Publishers’ Forum
Progress Report
Serge BRACK, Head of the Author Services Unit, Publications Office
Conclusion of the Working Party
of the European Union Publishers’ Forum
Serge BRACK
«L’évolution de l’idée fédérative européenne» :
un livre d’art du Conseil
Jorge TAVARES DA SILVA, chef de l’unité «Publications»,
Conseil de l’Union européenne
Contrat standard Forum/Coédition
Serge BRACK
› The next meeting of the EU Publishers’
Forum will be held on 20 October 2005 at
the Frankfurt Bookfair, Hall 8.1, Symmetrie
II+III. This meeting will be organised
together with the Federation of European
Publishers, in the presence of Ján Figel’,
member of the European Commission
responsible for Education, Training,
Culture and Multilingualism.
Recent projects with partner publishers
Serge BRACK
Concluding remarks
End of meeting
© Frankfurter Buchmesse, 2005
Find us in Hall 8.1 —
Symmetrie II+III
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The EU Publishers’
Forum catalogue
Booklet
A new edition of the Booklet, presenting general information on the
Forum’s objectives, activities and the new licence framework, will
be available at the stand of the Office for Official Publications of the
European Communities at the Frankfurt Bookfair (M 905 – Hall 8)
The 2005 edition of the Forum catalogue
will be published with a new format and
design. It has received 286 contributions,
from 81 members.
Survey
The Forum will launch a survey in
order to update its database. Each
member will be kindly asked to confirm
or correct our data concerning their
company and their contact person(s).
© European Communities, 2005
Reproduction is authorised provided the source is acknowledged, save where otherwise stated.
The views expressed in this Bulletin do not necessarily reflect those of the European Commission.
Print & Design: Publications Office, Luxembourg
Editor: Valentina Fratto
Trainee: Francesca Belli
Contributions to this Bulletin,
including editorial articles,
are most welcome.
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OA-AB-05-002-3A-C
19th Meeting
of the European Union
Publishers’ Forum
20 October 2005, 15.00-17.00
Frankfurt International Bookfair
Hall 8.1 — Symmetrie II+III
28
2, rue Mercier
L-2985 Luxembourg
Tel. (352) 29 29-42681
Fax: (352) 29 29-42901
E-mail: opoce-info-forum@cec.eu.int
Internet: http://publications.eu.int/general/publishers_fr.htm
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