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- 5 were due to the breach of article 4, paragraph 1, letter b of the
Consolidation Act in connection with article 34, paragraphs 3 and 4 of
the Consolidation Act;
- 1 was due to the breach of the television-and-children self-regulation
Code of Conduct in connection with article 34, paragraphs 3 and 4 of the
Consolidation Act;
- 1 was due to the breach of article 34, paragraph 1 of the Consolidation
Act;
- 1 was due to the breach of article 34, paragraph 2 of the Consolidation
Act;
- 1 was due to the breach of article 4, paragraph 1, letter b of the
Consolidation Act, of the television-and-children self-regulation Code of
Conduct in connection with article 34, paragraph 3 of the Consolidation
Act;
- 2 were due to the breach of article 1, paragraph 26 of law no. 650 of 23
December 1996;
- 1 was due to the breach of article 10, paragraph 3 of law no. 112 of 3
May 2004.
• 28 cases dismissed through administrative channels, of which:
- 16 cases were related to the alleged breach of article 15, paragraph 10 of
law no. 223 of 6 August 1990;
- 7 cases were related to the alleged breach of article 4, paragraph 1, letter
b of legislative decree no. 177 of 31 July 2005;
- 3 cases were related to the alleged breach of the television-and-children
self-regulation Code of Conduct;
- 2 cases were related to the alleged breach of article 1, paragraph 26 of
law no. 650 of 23 December 1996.
Lastly, it should be pointed out that AGCOM held hearings with the major
players involved in the radio and television market, including consumer associations.
Such hearings were considered to be a pre-requisite for the drawing of “guidelines on
the content of further obligations to be imposed on the radio and television general
public service” AGCOM is required to set out jointly with the Minister of
Communications under article 45, paragraph 4 of the Consolidation Act (see par. 2.6.).
With Resolution no 55/06/CONS of 1 February 2006 AGCOM then approved
draft guidelines on the content of further obligations to be imposed on the radio and
television general public service, which were consequently submitted to the Ministry of
Communications pursuant to the above agreement. The draft guidelines focus in
particular on the quality of the radio and television offer, while dealing with children
protection matters, for the purpose of guiding RAI towards a television programming
increasingly marked by compliance with children protection regulations and careful of
children’s needs and peculiarities.
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