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 16. Guidance on media regulation matters
- 1.The Board shall foster the exchange of best practices among the national regulatory authorities or bodies, consulting stakeholders where appropriate, on regulatory, technical or practical aspects relevant to the consistent and effective application of this Chapter and the implementation of Directive 2010/13/EU.
- 2.Where the Commission issues guidelines related to the application of this Regulation or the implementation of Directive 2010/13/EU, the Board shall assist it by providing expertise on regulatory, technical or practical aspects, in particular as regards:
- (a)the appropriate prominence of audiovisual media services of general interest under Article 7a of Directive 2010/13/EU;
- (b)making information accessible on the ownership structure of media service providers, as provided for by Article 5(2) of Directive 2010/13/EU and Article 6(1) of this Regulation.
Where the Commission issues guidelines related to the implementation of Directive 2010/13/EU, it shall consult the contact committee.
- 3.Where the Commission issues an opinion on a matter related to the application of this Regulation or the implementation of Directive 2010/13/EU, the Board shall assist the Commission.
Relevant Recitals for this Article
It is essential to ensure consistent regulatory practice, the consistent and effective application of this Regulation and the implementation of Directive 2010/13/EU. For that purpose and to contribute to ensuring a convergent implementation of Union media law, the Commission should be able, when needed, to issue guidelines on cross-border matters covered by both this Regulation and Directive 2010/13/EU. When deciding whether to issue guidelines and in light of the relevant discussions with the contact committee established by Directive 2010/13/EU for matters related to that Directive, the Commission should consider, in particular, regulatory issues which affect a significant number of Member States or regulatory issues with a cross-border element. In view of the abundance of information and the increasing use of digital means to access the media, it is important that prominence be ensured for content of general interest in order to help achieve a level playing field in the internal market and compliance with the fundamental right to receive information under Article 11 of the Charter. Given the possible impact of the national measures taken under Article 7a of Directive 2010/13/EU on the functioning of the internal market for media services, guidelines by the Commission would be important to achieve legal certainty in that field. It would also be useful to provide guidance on measures taken under Article 5(2) of Directive 2010/13/EU to ensure the public availability of accessible, accurate and up-to-date information related to media ownership and on the duty of media service providers to make certain up-to-date information easily and directly accessible to the recipients of their services. When preparing its guidelines, the Commission should be assisted by the Board. The Board should, in particular, share its regulatory, technical and practical expertise regarding the areas and topics covered by the relevant guidelines with the Commission.