Data & Privacy
- Data Act
- Data Governance Act
- ePrivacy Directive
- GDPR
AI & Trust
- Artificial Intelligence Act
Cybersecurity
- Cybersecurity Act
- DORA
- NIS2
Digital Services & Media
- Digital Markets Act
- Digital Services Act
- European Media Freedom Act
European Media Freedom Act
- Recitals
CHAPTER I
GENERAL PROVISIONSArticles 1 — 2
CHAPTER II
RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF MEDIA SERVICE PROVIDERS AND RECIPIENTS OF MEDIA SERVICESArticles 3 — 6
CHAPTER III
FRAMEWORK FOR REGULATORY COOPERATION AND A WELL-FUNCTIONING INTERNAL MARKET FOR MEDIA SERVICESArticles 7 — 25
CHAPTER IV
FINAL PROVISIONSArticles 26 — 29
EMFA Article 10. Structure of the Board
- 1.The Board shall be composed of representatives of national regulatory authorities or bodies.
- 2.Each member of the Board shall have one vote.
- 3.The Board shall take decisions by a two-thirds majority of its members with voting rights.
- 4.Where a Member State has more than one national regulatory authority or body, those national regulatory authorities or bodies shall coordinate with each other as necessary and appoint a joint representative. The joint representative shall exercise the right to vote.
- 5.The Board shall elect a Chair and a Vice-Chair from amongst its members. The term of office of the Chair shall be one year, renewable once. The Board may set up a Steering Group. The Board shall be represented by its Chair.
- 6.The Commission shall designate a representative to the Board. The representative of the Commission shall participate in the deliberations of the Board, without voting rights. The Chair of the Board shall keep the Commission informed about the activities of the Board.
- 7.The Board may invite experts and, in agreement with the Commission, permanent observers to attend its meetings.
- 8.The Board shall adopt its rules of procedure, in consultation with the Commission. Those rules of procedure shall include the arrangements for the prevention and management of conflicts of interest of the members of the Board.
Relevant Recitals for this Article
The Board should bring together senior representatives of the national regulatory authorities or bodies. The national regulatory authorities or bodies should appoint those representatives. Where Member States have several relevant national regulatory authorities or bodies, including at regional level, a joint representative should be chosen by means of appropriate procedures and the right to vote should remain limited to one representative per Member State. For the purposes of their activities within the Board, national regulatory authorities or bodies should be able to consult and coordinate with relevant competent authorities or bodies and, where relevant, with self-regulatory bodies in their Member States. That should not affect the possibility for the other national regulatory authorities or bodies to participate, as appropriate, in the meetings of the Board. The Board should also be able to invite, on a case-by-case basis, external experts to attend its meetings. It should also be able to designate, in agreement with the Commission, permanent observers to attend its meetings, including, in particular, national regulatory authorities or bodies from candidate countries or potential candidates, or ad hoc delegates from other competent national authorities.
Due to the sensitivity of the media sector and following the practice regarding ERGA decisions as set out in its rules of procedure, the Board should adopt its decisions on the basis of a two-thirds majority of the votes. The Board’s rules of procedure should specify, in particular, the role, tasks and appointment procedures of the Chair and the Vice-Chair and arrangements for the prevention and management of conflicts of interest of the members of the Board. To support the Chair and the Vice-Chair, the Board should be able to set up a Steering Group. The composition of the Steering Group should take into account the principle of geographical balance. The Board should specify the specific arrangements for the Steering Group in its rules of procedure. The ERGA Chair and Vice-Chair, advised by the members of the ERGA Board, should facilitate an orderly, transparent and effective transition from ERGA to the Board, until the Chair and Vice-Chair of the Board are elected.