Law on Broadcasting (Official Gazette of the Republic of Serbia No. 42/2002, 97/2004, 76/2005, 79/2005, 62/2006, 85/2006 and 86/2006), Сербия, WIPO Lex

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Zakon o radiodifuziji ('Службени гласник РС', бр. 42/2002, 97/2004, 76/2005, 79/2005, 62/2006, 85/2006 i 86/2006)

ZAKON O RADIODIFUZIJI

(preišeni tekst: "Sl. glasnik RS", br. 42/2002, 97/2004, 76/2005, 79/2005 - dr. zakon, 62/2006, 85/2006 i 86/2006 - ispr.)

I OSNOVNE ODREDBE

Predmet zakona

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Ovim zakonom se: ureuju uslovi i nain obavljanja radiodifuzne delatnosti, u skladu sa meunarodnim konvencijama i standardima; osniva Republika radiodifuzna agencija, kao i ustanove javnog radiodifuznog servisa; utvruju uslovi i postupak za izdavanje dozvola za emitovanje radio i televizijskog programa; ureuju i druga pitanja od znaaja za oblast radiodifuzije.

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Odredbe ovog zakona ne odnose se na uslove i postupak izdavanja dozvola za radiodifuzne stanice, kao i na uslove i postupak za sticanje prava emitera na postavljanje, upotrebu i održavanje emisionih fiksnih i mobilnih ureaja.

Naela regulisanja odnosa u oblasti radiodifuzije

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Regulisanje odnosa u oblasti radiodifuzije zasniva se na naelima:

1) slobode, profesionalizma i nezavisnosti radiodifuznih javnih glasila, kao garancije ukupnog razvoja demokratije i društvene harmonije;

2) racionalnog i efikasnog korišenja radiofrekvencijskog spektra kao ogranienog prirodnog bogatstva;

3) zabrane svakog oblika cenzure i/ili uticaja na rad radiodifuznih javnih glasila, ime se garantuje njihova nezavisnost, nezavisnost njihovih redakcija i novinara;

4) pune afirmacije graanskih prava i sloboda, a posebno slobode izražavanja i pluralizma mišljenja;

5) primene meunarodno priznatih normi i principa koji se odnose na oblast radiodifuzije, a naroito poštovanja ljudskih prava u ovoj oblasti;

6) objektivnosti, zabrane diskriminacije i javnosti postupka izdavanja dozvola za emitovanje;

7) podsticanja razvoja radiodifuzije i stvaralaštva u oblasti radija i televizije u Republici Srbiji.

Definicije

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Izrazi upotrebljeni u ovom zakonu, ako nije drukije odreeno, imaju sledee znaenje:

1) Radiodifuzija: opšti pojam za radio i televiziju kao elektronske medije masovne komunikacije, koja se ostvaruje posredstvom analognog ili digitalnog prenosa teksta, govora, zvuka, nepokretnih i pokretnih slika u vidu programskih sadržaja namenjenih najširoj javnosti putem radio talasa ili kablovskih distributivnih sistema do odgovarajuih prijemnih ureaja;

2) Radiofrekvencija: osnovni fiziki parametar elektromagnetnih talasa ili radio talasa koji se slobodno prostiru kroz prostor i ije se vrednosti konvencionalno nalaze u opsegu od 3 KHz do 3000 GHz;

3) Zona pokrivanja: oblast u okolini nekog predajnika u kojoj je zadovoljen uslov da je intenzitet elektromagnetnog signala vei od minimalno neophodnog za kvalitetan prijem bez prisustva drugih ometajuih signala;

4) Zona servisa (opsluživanja): oblast u okolini nekog predajnika u kojoj je ispunjen uslov kvalitetnog prijema signala u realnim uslovima. Servisna zona u realnim uslovima je uvek manja od zone pokrivanja;

5) Željena zona servisa: geografska oblast ili administrativno podruje kojem je namenjen radiodifuzni servis. Željena zona servisa (opsluživanja) u zavisnosti od potreba jeste pojedinana servisna zona ili zbir servisnih zona svakog predajnika. Željena zona servisa (opsluživanja) u sluaju mreže predajnika, predstavlja zbir pojedinanih servisnih zona svakog predajnika;

6) Radio/TV mreža: dva ili više predajnika ili repetitora ili njihova kombinacija koji emituju isti program u isto vreme;

7) Umrežavanje: uspostavljanje privremene radio, odnosno televizijske mreže putem zemaljskih, kablovskih ili satelitskih veza izmeu dva ili više emitera sa ciljem neposrednog prenosa radio, odnosno televizijskog programa;

8) Radiodifuzna organizacija (u daljem tekstu: "emiter"): fiziko ili pravno lice koje je registrovano za delatnosti proizvodnje i emitovanja radio ili televizijskog programa kome je, u skladu sa ovim zakonom, izdata dozvola za emitovanje programa;

8a) Emitovanje: prenos radio ili televizijskog programa od emitera do prijemnih ureaja putem mreže predajnika (zemaljsko emitovanje), ili kablovskih distributivnih sistema (kablovsko emitovanje) i satelitskih stanica (satelitsko emitovanje);

9) Javni radiodifuzni servis: proizvodnja, kupovina, obrada i emitovanje informativnih, obrazovnih, kulturno-umetnikih, deijih, zabavnih, sportskih i drugih radio i televizijskih programa koji su od opšteg interesa za graane, a naroito u cilju ostvarivanja njihovih ljudskih i graanskih prava, razmene ideja i mišljenja, negovanja politike, polne, meunacionalne i verske tolerancije, kao i ouvanja nacionalnog identiteta;

10) Nezavisna produkcija: radio i televizijski programi namenjeni iskljuivo radiodifuziji koje proizvode fizika ili pravna lica registrovana za tu delatnost, a koja nisu emiter programa koji proizvode;

11) Oglasna poruka (reklama): promotivna poruka koja ima za cilj da predstavi i skrene pažnju na odreeni proizvod, uslugu ili firmu, odnosno da navede potrošae da koriste, odnosno kupe dotini proizvod ili uslugu;

12) Oglašavanje (reklamiranje): emitovanje oglasnih poruka (reklama) uz novanu naknadu ili drugi oblik naknade;

13) Sponzorstvo: bilo koje ueše fizikog ili pravnog lica, koje se ne bavi delatnošu proizvodnje radio i/ili televizijskog programa, niti proizvodnjom audiovizuelnih dela, u finansiranju radio i/ili televizijskih programa, s ciljem da promoviše svoje ime, zaštitni znak, ugled, aktivnosti ili proizvode;

14) Telekupovina: radio ili televizijska prezentacija upotrebne ili kakve druge vrednosti ili osobine proizvoda ili usluga sa ciljem prodaje na neposredan nain;

15) Kablovski distributivni sistem (u daljem tekstu: "KDS"): pretežno kablovska telekomunikaciona mreža namenjena distribuciji radio i televizijskog programa, kao i pružanju drugih telekomunikacionih usluga;

16) Operator KDS ili satelitske stanice (u daljem tekstu: "Operator"): fiziko ili pravno lice koje mora biti organizovano kao poseban pravni subjekt u odnosu na emitera, a koje gradi, poseduje ili eksploatiše KDS ili satelitsku stanicu za prenos radio ili televizijskog programa od emitera do prijemnih ureaja.

Saradnja sa regulatornim telom nadležnim za oblast telekomunikacija

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Republika radiodifuzna agencija i regulatorno telo nadležno za oblast telekomunikacija osnovano posebnim zakonom kojim se ureuje oblast telekomunikacija, imaju obavezu da, u skladu i na nain predvien odredbama ovog zakona i posebnog zakona kojim se ureuje oblast telekomunikacija, meusobno sarauju i koordiniraju svoj rad u cilju racionalnog i efikasnog korišenja radiofrekvencijskog spektra i dosledne primene ovog i posebnog zakona kojim se ureuje oblast telekomunikacija.

II REPUBLIKA RADIODIFUZNA AGENCIJA

1. Pravni status

Osnivanje

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Radi obezbeivanja uslova za efikasno sprovoenje i unapreivanje utvrene radiodifuzne politike u Republici Srbiji na nain primeren demokratskom društvu, osniva se Republika radiodifuzna agencija (u daljem tekstu: Agencija) kao samostalna, odnosno nezavisna organizacija koja vrši javna ovlašenja, u skladu sa ovim zakonom i propisima donetim na osnovu ovog zakona.

Agencija je samostalni pravni subjekt i funkcionalno je nezavisna od bilo kog državnog organa, kao i od svih organizacija i lica koja se bave delatnošu proizvodnje i emitovanja radio i televizijskih programa i/ili sa njom povezanim delatnostima.

Pravni subjektivitet i zastupanje

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Agencija ima svojstvo pravnog lica.

Organ Agencije je Savet Agencije koji donosi sve odluke o pitanjima iz nadležnosti Agencije.

Agenciju predstavlja i zastupa predsednik Saveta Agencije, a u sluaju njegove spreenosti, Agenciju zastupa zamenik predsednika Saveta Agencije.

Predsednik Saveta Agencije, odnosno zamenik predsednika Saveta Agencije kada vrši njegovu funkciju može, u celini ili delimino, preneti funkciju zastupanja Agencije drugom lanu Saveta Agencije, samo na osnovu odluke Saveta Agencije.

2. Nadležnost Agencije

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Agencija je nadležna da:

1) donosi Strategiju razvoja radiodifuzije u Republici Srbiji, uz saglasnost Vlade Republike Srbije;

2) vrši kontrolu i stara se o doslednoj primeni odredaba ovog zakona;

3) izdaje dozvole za emitovanje programa i propisuje obrazac za te dozvole;

4) propisuje tehnike, organizacione i programske uslove za proizvodnju i emitovanje programa, u skladu sa odredbama ovog zakona;

5) propisuje pravila koja su obavezujua za emitere, a kojima se obezbeuje sprovoenje radiodifuzne politike u Republici Srbiji;

6) vrši nadzor nad radom emitera u Republici Srbiji;

7) odluuje o predstavkama fizikih i pravnih lica i o prigovorima emitera u vezi sa radom drugih emitera;

8) daje mišljenje nadležnim državnim organima u vezi sa pristupanjem meunarodnim konvencijama koje se odnose na oblast radiodifuzije;

9) preduzima odgovarajue mere prema emiterima, u skladu sa ovim zakonom;

10) obavlja i druge poslove, u skladu sa ovim zakonom.

Pored nadležnosti iz stava 1. ovog lana, Agencija obavlja i poslove koji se odnose na preduzimanje mera u oblasti radiodifuzije u cilju:

1) zaštite maloletnika;

2) primene propisa o autorskim i srodnim pravima;

3) spreavanja emitovanja programa koji sadrže informacije kojima se podstie diskriminacija, mržnja ili nasilje protiv lica ili grupe lica zbog njihovog pripadanja ili nepripadanja odreenoj rasi, veri, naciji, etnikoj grupi ili polu.

Poslove iz stava 1. ta. 1), 2), 3) i 6) ovog lana Agencija obavlja kao poverene poslove.

Donošenje strategije razvoja radiodifuzije

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Agencija, po prethodno pribavljenom mišljenju regulatornog tela nadležnog za telekomunikacije donosi Strategiju razvoja radiodifuzije u Republici Srbiji kojom, na osnovu sagledavanja razliitih potreba graana i društvenih grupa za informisanjem, obrazovanjem, kulturnim, sportskim i drugim sadržajima, utvruje broj i vrstu emitera, željene zone servisa (opsluživanja) i druge parametre za koje se raspisuje javni konkurs.

Kontrola nad sprovoenjem ovog zakona

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Kontrola nad sprovoenjem ovog zakona obuhvata kontrolu rada emitera u pogledu dosledne primene i afirmisanja naela na kojima se zasniva regulisanje odnosa u oblasti radiodifuzije, kao i u izvršavanju drugih obaveza koje po odredbama ovog zakona imaju emiteri.

Izdavanje dozvola za emitovanje

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Za emitovanje programa putem zemaljskog, kablovskog ili satelitskog prenosa, digitalnog ili analognog, Agencija izdaje dozvolu po postupku i prema kriterijumima utvrenim ovim zakonom.

Emitovanje programa putem globalne informatike mreže (Internet webcasting) ne podleže obavezi pribavljanja dozvole, ali se odredbe ovog zakona primenjuju na sadržaj programa.

Propisivanje obavezujuih pravila za emitere

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Agencija donosi preporuke, uputstva, obavezujua uputstva i opšta obavezujua uputstva za emitere, radi efikasnog sprovoenja radiodifuzne politike u Republici Srbiji.

Agencija donosi preporuke u sluaju da postoji neujednaena dozvoljena praksa emitera u primeni odredaba ovog zakona koje se odnose na sadržaj programa.

Agencija donosi uputstvo u sluaju kada postoji sumnja u pogledu dozvoljenosti naina na koji emiter ili grupa emitera koristi dozvolu u vezi sa odredbama ovog zakona koje se odnose na sadržaj programa.

Agencija donosi obavezujue uputstvo ako u vezi sa pojedinim pitanjem koje se odnosi na sadržaj programa ustanovi neujednaeno ponašanje emitera pri emu se odreeni vidovi tog ponašanja mogu smatrati nedozvoljenim.

Agencija donosi opšte obavezujue uputstvo radi bližeg ureivanja odreenih pitanja koja se odnose na sadržaj programa, nezavisno od postojee prakse emitera. Opšte obavezujue uputstvo može da se odnosi na pojedino pitanje koje se tie sadržaja programa, na vei broj srodnih pitanja, a može da se odnosi i na sva pitanja koja se tiu sadržaja programa (kodeks ponašanja emitera).

Nepostupanje po obavezujuem uputstvu je osnov za izricanje mera opomene i upozorenja emiteru, a nepostupanje po opštem obavezujuem uputstvu je osnov za izricanje svih vrsta mera koje Agencija može preduzimati.

Preporuke, uputstva, obavezujua uputstva i opšta obavezujua uputstva objavljuju se na nain predvien statutom Agencije.

Agencija donosi i objavljuje i druge propise u skladu sa ovim zakonom, na nain predvien statutom.

Nadzor nad radom emitera

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Agencija vrši nadzor nad radom emitera samostalno ili angažovanjem ovlašene organizacije.

U vršenju nadležnosti iz stava 1. ovog lana, Agencija je dužna da se posebno stara o tome da emiteri u svemu poštuju uslove pod kojima im je dozvola izdata, naroito u pogledu opštih programskih standarda propisanih ovim zakonom.

Emiteri su dužni da Agenciji omogue uvid u podatke i ostalu dokumentaciju koja se odnosi na predmet nadzora.

Razmatranje predstavki

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Fizika i pravna lica imaju pravo da Agenciji podnose predstavke u vezi sa sadržajem programa emitera, ako smatraju da se tim programima vreaju ili ugrožavaju njihovi lini interesi ili opšti interes.

Agencija je dužna da po prijemu i razmatranju predstavke, predstavku bez odlaganja dostavi emiteru na izjašnjavanje i da mu odredi rok za to, osim ako je predstavka oigledno neosnovana, u kom sluaju je odbacuje i o tome obaveštava podnosioca predstavke.

Ako se emiter ne izjasni u ostavljenom roku, ili obavesti Agenciju da je predstavka neosnovana, a Agencija i pored toga smatra da je predstavka osnovana, dužna je da preduzme odgovarajue mere prema emiteru, kao i da podnosioca predstavke uputi na koji nain može da zaštiti svoj interes.

Odgovarajuim merama iz stava 3. ovog lana smatraju se, naroito:

1) mere koje Agencija izrie u skladu sa ovim zakonom;

2) podnošenje prekršajne ili krivine prijave, ili iniciranje odgovarajueg postupka pred nadležnim državnim organom.

Razmatranje prigovora

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Emiter može podneti Agenciji prigovor na postupanje drugog emitera usled ega trpi ili može da pretrpi štetu.

Agencija je dužna da prigovor iz stava 1. ovog lana, bez odlaganja, dostavi na izjašnjenje emiteru na koga se prigovor odnosi, a koji je dužan da se o prigovoru izjasni u roku od 15 dana od dana prijema.

Ako i pored izjašnjenja emitera Agencija smatra da je prigovor osnovan, dužna je da protiv emitera na koga se prigovor odnosi preduzme mere iz lana 14. stav 4. ovog zakona.

Saradnja sa državnim i drugim organima i organizacijama

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Agencija daje mišljenje nadležnim državnim organima, na njihov zahtev, u vezi sa pristupanjem meunarodnim konvencijama i drugim sporazumima koji se odnose na oblast radiodifuzije.

Radi razmene iskustava, unapreivanja svog rada i usklaivanja sa meunarodnim iskustvima i standardima, Agencija sarauje sa odgovarajuim organizacijama drugih država, odnosno sa odgovarajuim meunarodnim organizacijama.

Nadležni državni organi, prilikom pripreme propisa koji se odnose na oblast radiodifuzije, pribavljaju mišljenje Agencije.

Izricanje mera

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Agencija može emiteru izrei opomenu i upozorenje, a može mu, u skladu sa odredbama ovog zakona, privremeno ili trajno oduzeti dozvolu za emitovanje programa.

Izuzetno, emiterima - ustanovama javnog radiodifuznog servisa koje ne podležu obavezi pribavljanja dozvole za emitovanje programa od strane Agencije, može se izrei samo opomena i upozorenje.

Agencija može da pred nadležnim sudom ili drugim državnim organom pokrene postupak protiv emitera ili odgovornog lica emitera, ako njegovo injenje ili neinjenje ima obeležja dela kažnjivog prema zakonu.

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Opomena iz lana 17. st. 1. i 2. ovog zakona izrie se emiteru koji prvi put prekrši neku od obaveza utvrenih ovim zakonom ili aktom Agencije donetim na osnovu ovog zakona.

Opomena se ne objavljuje u javnim glasilima.

Upozorenje se izrie emiteru koji:

1) i pored izreene opomene nastavi da postupa suprotno obavezama utvrenim ovim zakonom ili aktom Agencije donetim na osnovu ovog zakona;

2) prvi put prekrši neku od obaveza utvrenih ovim zakonom ali na nain da to kršenje ozbiljno ugrožava ostvarivanje naela regulisanja odnosa u oblasti radiodifuzije;

3) prekrši neki od uslova koji su sadržani u izdatoj dozvoli za emitovanje programa.

Prilikom izricanja upozorenja Agencija je dužna da izriito navede obavezu koju je emiter povredio, kao i da utvrdi mere koje emiter treba da preduzme kako bi se povreda otklonila.

Upozorenje se objavljuje u javnim glasilima, a obavezno u programu onog emitera na kojeg se upozorenje odnosi.

Emiteru se mogu izrei i mere utvrene posebnim zakonom kojim se ureuje oblast telekomunikacija kada se emiter ne pridržava propisanih obaveza.

Agencija je dužna da prilikom izricanja mera obezbedi objektivnost i nepristrasnost, kao i da obezbedi emiteru da se pre izricanja mere izjasni o uinjenim povredama obaveza koje mu se stavljaju na teret.

Agencija propisuje bliža pravila o uslovima i nainu izricanja mera.

Zaštita maloletnika

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Agencija se stara o zaštiti maloletnika i poštovanju dostojanstva linosti u programima koji se prikazuju posredstvom radija i televizije, o emu donosi opšte obavezujue uputstvo.

Agencija se naroito stara da programi koji mogu da naškode fizikom, mentalnom ili moralnom razvoju maloletnika ne budu dostupni putem radija ili televizije, izuzev kada je vremenom emitovanja ili tehnikim postupkom obezbeeno da maloletnici, po pravilu, nisu u prilici da ih vide ili slušaju.

Prikazivanje programa koji teško ugrožavaju fiziki, mentalni ili moralni razvoj maloletnika, zabranjeno je.

Zaštita autorskih i srodnih prava

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Agencija se stara da svi emiteri primenjuju propise o autorskim i srodnim pravima.

Postupanje suprotno propisima iz stava 1. ovog lana od strane emitera osnov je za izricanje propisanih mera od strane Agencije, nezavisno od drugih pravnih sredstava koja stoje na raspolaganju ošteenom nosiocu autorskog ili srodnog prava.

Suzbijanje govora mržnje

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Agencija se stara da programi emitera ne sadrže informacije kojima se podstie diskriminacija, mržnja ili nasilje protiv lica ili grupe lica zbog razliite politike opredeljenosti ili zbog pripadanja ili nepripadanja nekoj rasi, veri, naciji, etnikoj grupi, polu ili zbog seksualne opredeljenosti.

Postupanje emitera suprotno zabrani iz stava 1. ovog lana je osnov za izricanje predvienih mera od strane Agencije, nezavisno od drugih pravnih sredstava koja stoje na raspolaganju ošteenom.

3. Savet Agencije

Sastav Saveta

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Savet Agencije (u daljem tekstu: Savet) ima devet lanova koji se biraju iz reda uglednih strunjaka iz oblasti koje su od znaaja za obavljanje poslova iz nadležnosti Agencije (medijski strunjaci, strunjaci za oglašavanje, pravnici, ekonomisti, telekomunikacioni inženjeri i drugi).

Izbor Saveta

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lanove Saveta bira Narodna skupština Republike Srbije (u daljem tekstu: Skupština), na predlog ovlašenih predlagaa.

Ovlašeni predlagai jesu:

1) nadležni odbor Skupštine;

2) Skupština Autonomne pokrajine Vojvodine;

3) Konferencija Univerziteta;

4) udruženja radiodifuznih javnih glasila u Republici Srbiji, udruženja novinara u Republici Srbiji, profesionalna udruženja filmskih i dramskih umetnika u Republici Srbiji i profesionalna udruženja kompozitora u Republici Srbiji, putem zajednikog dogovora;

5) domae nevladine organizacije i udruženja graana koja se prevashodno bave zaštitom slobode govora, zaštitom prava nacionalnih i etnikih manjina i zaštitom prava dece, putem zajednikog dogovora;

6) tradicionalne crkve i verske zajednice.

Kandidata za devetog lana Saveta predlažu prethodno izabrani lanovi Saveta, s tim što moraju predložiti kandidata koji živi i radi na podruju Autonomne pokrajine Kosovo i Metohija i koji ispunjava kriterijume za lanstvo u Savetu utvrene ovim zakonom.

Kandidat za devetog lana Saveta predložen je ako za njega glasa najmanje pet lanova Saveta.

Postupak predlaganja lanova Saveta

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Svaki ovlašeni predlaga podnosi nadležnom odboru Skupštine listu na kojoj se obavezno nalaze dva kandidata za lana Saveta, sa izuzetkom nadležnog odbora Skupštine, koji predlaže listu na kojoj se obavezno nalazi šest kandidata. Za izbor devetog lana Saveta predlaže se samo jedan kandidat. Svaki predlog mora biti potpisan i overen od strane ovlašenog predlagaa i sadržati lino ime i adresu zastupnika.

Kandidati ne moraju biti iz reda ovlašenog predlagaa.

Skupština bira po jednog kandidata sa svake važee liste i tri kandidata sa liste koju predloži nadležni odbor Skupštine.

Ovlašeni predlagai utvruju svoje predloge samostalno, a ako se jedan ovlašeni predlaga sastoji od više pravnih subjekata, predlog se utvruje sporazumno, meusobnim usaglašavanjem.

Podatke o domaim nevladinim organizacijama i udruženjima graana nadležni odbor Skupštine pribavlja od organa nadležnih za voenje registara tih organizacija, odnosno udruženja.

Ako domae nevladine organizacije i udruženja graana predlože više od jedne liste kandidata, važea je ona lista koju potpiše vei broj organizacija, odnosno udruženja (ovlašenih predlagaa) koja su u prethodnom periodu imala vei broj sprovedenih akcija, inicijativa i objavljenih publikacija iz oblasti kojom se pretežno bave.

Ako je predlog liste kandidata podnet suprotno odredbama ovog zakona, nadležni odbor Skupštine vraa predlog ovlašenom predlagau da ga u roku od 15 dana uskladi s ovim zakonom. Ako nadležni odbor Skupštine nije u mogunosti da utvrdi koja lista kandidata je važea u smislu stava 6. ovog lana, vratie predloge ovlašenim predlagaima, koji su u tom sluaju obavezni da nadležnom odboru Skupštine dostave usaglašeni predlog u roku od 15 dana.

Predsednik Skupštine, najmanje 20 dana pre odluivanja o izboru lanova Saveta, na pogodan nain, javno objavljuje sve važee liste kandidata koje su podneli ovlašeni predlagai sa osnovnim biografskim podacima o kandidatima.

Nadležni odbor Skupštine može, pre odluivanja o izboru lanova Saveta, organizovati javni razgovor sa svim predloženim kandidatima radi sticanja uvida u njihove sposobnosti za obavljanje poslova iz nadležnosti Agencije.

Ako nijedan kandidat sa neke od lista kandidata za lana Saveta ne dobije dovoljan broj glasova, izbor se obavlja na osnovu nove liste kandidata, koju ovlašeni predlaga dostavlja najkasnije u roku od 15 dana od dana odluivanja o prethodno podnetoj listi.

Nespojivost sa lanstvom u Savetu

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lanovi Saveta ne mogu biti:

1) poslanici u Skupštini Srbije i Crne Gore, narodni poslanici i poslanici skupština autonomnih pokrajina;

2) izabrana, imenovana i postavljena lica u Savetu ministara, Vladi Republike Srbije (u daljem tekstu: Vlada) i izvršnim organima autonomnih pokrajina (ministri, njihovi zamenici, pomonici, kao i rukovodioci posebnih organizacionih celina pod neposrednom kontrolom Vlade i izvršnih organa i drugi funkcioneri);

3) funkcioneri politikih stranaka (predsednici stranaka, lanovi predsedništava, njihovi zamenici, lanovi izvršnih i glavnih odbora, kao i drugi stranaki funkcioneri);

4) lica koja, kao vlasnici udela, akcionari, lanovi organa upravljanja, lanovi nadzornih organa, zaposleni, lica pod ugovorom i sl. imaju interesa u pravnim licima koja se bave delatnošu proizvodnje i/ili emitovanja radio i televizijskog programa ili sa njom povezanim delatnostima (reklamiranje, telekomunikacije i sl.), tako da bi lanstvo takvog lica u Savetu moglo da dovede do sukoba interesa;

5) lica koja su pravosnažno osuena za krivino delo protiv službene dužnosti, korupcije, prevare, krae ili drugo krivino delo koje ih ini nedostojnim za obavljanje funkcije, bez obzira na izreenu sankciju, ili su pravosnažno osuena za neko drugo krivino delo na kaznu zatvora u trajanju dužem od šest meseci;

6) lice koje je brani drug, roditelj, dete ili poboni srodnik zakljuno sa drugim stepenom srodstva lica navedenih u stavu 1. ta. 1) do 4) ovog lana.

Kandidat je dužan da ovlašenom predlagau dostavi pismenu izjavu da ne postoje smetnje za izbor utvrene u stavu 1. ovog lana.

Mandat lanova Saveta

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lanovi Saveta ne predstavljaju u Savetu organe ili organizacije koje su ih predložile, ve svoju dužnost obavljaju samostalno, po sopstvenom znanju i savesti, u skladu sa ovim zakonom.

lanu Saveta funkcija može prestati samo iz razloga i u postupku predvienom ovim zakonom.

Niko nema pravo da na bilo koji nain utie na rad lanova Saveta, niti su oni dužni da poštuju bilo ije instrukcije u vezi sa svojim radom, izuzev odluka nadležnog suda donetih u postupku sudske kontrole rada Saveta.

Trajanje mandata

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lan Saveta bira se na period od šest godina.

Izuzetno od stava 1. ovog lana, prilikom prvog izbora, tri lana Saveta se biraju na šest godina, tri lana na pet godina, a tri lana na etiri godine.

lanovima Saveta prvog saziva koji se biraju na predlog nadležnog odbora Skupštine mandat traje šest godina, lanovima Saveta prvog saziva koji se biraju na predlog Skupštine AP Vojvodina, rektora univerziteta, crkvi i verskih zajednica, mandat traje pet godina, a ostalim lanovima Saveta prvog saziva mandat traje etiri godine.

Prestanak mandata lana Saveta

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Mandat lana Saveta može prestati u sledeim sluajevima:

1) istekom vremena na koje je lan Saveta izabran;

2) razrešenjem iz razloga predvienih ovim zakonom;

3) podnošenjem ostavke Skupštini u pisanoj formi, u kom sluaju mandat lana Saveta prestaje danom dostavljanja ostavke, pri emu unapred data (kovertirana) ostavka ne proizvodi pravno dejstvo;

4) smru lana Saveta.

Prestanak mandata razrešenjem

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Skupština može, na predlog Saveta ili na predlog najmanje 20 narodnih poslanika, razrešiti lana Saveta u sledeim sluajevima:

1) ako je zbog bolesti, na osnovu nalaza nadležne zdravstvene ustanove, nesposoban za obavljanje dužnosti lana Saveta u periodu dužem od šest meseci;

2) ako se utvrdi da je pri podnošenju predloga naveo o sebi neistinite podatke ili je propustio da navede podatke o okolnostima iz lana 25 ovog zakona;

3) ako se utvrdi da je u toku trajanja mandata lana Saveta nastupila neka od okolnosti iz lana 25. ovog zakona;

4) ako bez osnovanog razloga propusti ili odbije da obavlja dužnost lana Saveta u periodu od najmanje tri meseca neprekidno ili u periodu od 12 meseci u kome najmanje šest meseci ne obavlja svoju dužnost.

Odluka o razrešenju može biti doneta samo na osnovu obrazloženog predloga posle sprovedenog postupka u kome su utvrene sve relevantne okolnosti i u kome je lanu Saveta protiv koga je pokrenut postupak omogueno da se izjasni o svim okolnostima.

Razlog za razrešenje lana Saveta ne može biti politiko ili drugo uverenje, odnosno lanstvo u politikoj organizaciji.

Suspenzija lana Saveta

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Kada je podnet predlog za razrešenje lana Saveta, Savet može dvotreinskom veinom od ukupnog broja svojih lanova doneti odluku da suspenduje lana Saveta protiv koga je podnet predlog za razrešenje do donošenja odluke Skupštine, ali ne duže od šest meseci.

Ako je protiv lana Saveta pokrenut krivini postupak za krivino delo koje ga ini nedostojnim za obavljanje funkcije lana, Savet može dvotreinskom veinom od ukupnog broja svojih lanova doneti odluku da privremeno suspenduje lana Saveta do okonanja krivinog postupka.

Posledice prestanka mandata

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Predsednik Skupštine upuuje javni poziv za podnošenje predloga liste kandidata za lana Saveta najkasnije šest meseci pre isteka mandata lana Saveta. Poziv se upuuje onim ovlašenim predlagaima koji su predložili kandidate iji mandat istie.

Ovlašeni predlagai dužni su da najkasnije u roku od tri meseca od dana upuivanja javnog poziva dostave Skupštini predlog liste kandidata za upražnjena mesta.

Skupština donosi odluku o izboru novih lanova Saveta pre isteka mandata postojeih lanova.

U sluaju prestanka mandata pre isteka vremena na koje je lan Saveta izabran (smru, razrešenjem ili ostavkom), ovlašeni predlaga koji je predložio lana iji je mandat prestao na ovaj nain, dužan je da, bez odlaganja, a najkasnije u roku od tri meseca, Skupštini dostavi listu kandidata za upražnjeno mesto u Savetu. Skupština je dužna da u roku od 60 dana od dana prijema liste kandidata, izabere novog lana Saveta. Izbor se vrši na mandatni period od šest godina.

Do izbora novog lana Savet punovažno odluuje u nepotpunom sastavu. Savet ne može punovažno da donosi odluke ako broj lanova Saveta, zbog prestanka mandata pojedinih lanova, bude manji od pet.

Nain rada Saveta

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Rad Saveta je javan.

Savet odluuje veinom glasova prisutnih lanova, pod uslovom da je ispunjen kvorum za odluivanje koji ini najmanje pet lanova, izuzev u sluajevima kada je ovim zakonom ili Statutom odreeno drukije. Opšti akti i odluke kojima se odluuje o pravima emitera, Savet donosi veinom glasova ukupnog broja lanova Saveta, izuzev ako ovim zakonom ili Statutom nije predviena dvotreinska veina glasova od ukupnog broja lanova Saveta. U sluaju jednakog broja glasova, odluujui je glas predsednika Saveta, a u njegovom odsustvu glas zamenika predsednika.

Predsednika i zamenika predsednika Savet bira iz svojih redova dvotreinskom veinom glasova od ukupnog broja lanova.

Za svoj rad predsednik i lanovi Saveta imaju pravo na novanu naknadu u visini plate predsednika, odnosno sudije Vrhovnog suda Srbije.

Predsednik Saveta predstavlja i zastupa Agenciju, rukovodi radom Saveta, potpisuje odluke Saveta i stara se o njihovom izvršavanju, ima ovlašenja direktora u ostvarivanju prava, obaveza i odgovornosti po osnovu rada zaposlenih u strunoj službi Agencije i obavlja i druge poslove utvrene zakonom i statutom.

Statut i drugi opšti akti Agencije

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Statut Agencije, poslovnik o radu Saveta, akt kojim se ureuje organizacija strunih službi Agencije, broj i status zaposlenih u strunim službama i druge opšte akte Agencije, donosi Savet.

Akti iz stava 1. ovog lana donose se dvotreinskom veinom glasova ukupnog broja lanova Saveta.

Skupština daje saglasnost na Statut Agencije.

4. Finansiranje Agencije

Finansijski plan

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Finansiranje Agencije vrši se u skladu sa finansijskim planom koji za svaku godinu donosi Savet.

Finansijskim planom utvruju se ukupni prihodi i rashodi Agencije, rezerve za nepredviene izdatke, kao i elementi za celovito sagledavanje politike zarada i zaposlenosti u Agenciji.

Saglasnost na finansijski plan iz stava 1. ovog lana daje Vlada.

Finansijski plan se donosi najkasnije do 15. decembra tekue godine za narednu godinu.

Finansijski plan se objavljuje na nain utvren statutom Agencije.

Svi obrauni prihoda i rashoda Agencije podležu godišnjoj reviziji od strane nezavisnog ovlašenog revizora. Obrauni se objavljuju najkasnije tri meseca po završetku finansijske godine.

Ako se godišnjim obraunom prihoda i rashoda Agencije utvrdi da su ukupno ostvareni prihodi Agencije vei od ostvarenih rashoda, razlika sredstava uplauje se na raun budžeta Republike Srbije i rasporeuje se, na jednake delove, za unapreenje i razvoj kulture, zdravstva, prosvete i socijalne zaštite.

Izvori finansiranja

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Prihod Agencije ine sredstva ostvarena od naknade koju emiteri, u skladu sa ovim zakonom, plaaju za dobijeno pravo na emitovanje programa (dozvola za emitovanje programa).

U sluaju da Agencija ne ostvari planirani prihod po osnovu naknade iz stava 1. ovog lana, nedostajua sredstva obezbeuju se iz budžeta Republike Srbije.

Obezbeivanje nedostajuih sredstava, u skladu sa stavom 2. ovog lana, ne utie na nezavisnost i samostalnost Agencije.

5. Javnost rada Agencije i sudska kontrola

Javnost rada

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Agencija objavljuje godišnji izveštaj o svom radu na nain utvren statutom Agencije.

Sudska kontrola

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Protiv odluke Agencije nije dozvoljena žalba, ali se može pokrenuti upravni spor.

III DOZVOLA ZA EMITOVANJE PROGRAMA

1. Pojam dozvole i imaoci dozvole

Principi izdavanja dozvole

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Fiziko ili pravno lice ne može da emituje radio ili televizijski program ukoliko mu prethodno Agencija nije izdala dozvolu, osim ako ovim zakonom nije drukije odreeno.

Dozvolu za emitovanje radio i televizijskog programa pod jednakim uslovima može da dobije svako pravno i fiziko lice koje ispuni uslove propisane ovim zakonom i propisima donetim na osnovu njega.

Postupak izdavanja dozvole za emitovanje programa je javan.

O izdatim dozvolama vodi se registar, u skladu sa ovim zakonom.

Dozvola za emitovanje programa

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Dozvola za emitovanje programa je ovlašenje ijim dobijanjem njen imalac stie pravo da posredstvom zemaljskih radiodifuznih stanica, kablovskih distributivnih sistema, satelitskih radiokomunikacija ili na drugi pogodan nain, emituje odreeni radio i/ili televizijski program namenjen neodreenom broju korisnika.

Dozvolu za emitovanje programa izdaje Agencija, po sprovedenom postupku predvienom ovim zakonom.

Dozvolom za emitovanje programa utvruju se programski i tehniki standardi za proizvodnju i emitovanje radio i televizijskog programa.

Sastavni deo dozvole za emitovanje programa je dozvola za radiodifuznu stanicu (dozvola za radio stanicu) koju na zahtev Agencije izdaje regulatorno telo nadležno za oblast telekomunikacija, u skladu sa posebnim zakonom kojim se ureuje oblast telekomunikacija, a na osnovu Plana raspodele radio frekvencija koji donosi ministarstvo nadležno za poslove telekomunikacija.

Dozvola za radio stanicu dostavlja se Agenciji radi sprovoenja postupka za izdavanje dozvole za emitovanje programa.

Regulatorno telo nadležno za oblast telekomunikacija dužno je da izda dozvolu za radio stanicu ako su ispunjeni uslovi iz posebnog zakona i ako je zahtev Agencije u skladu sa Planom raspodele radio frekvencija.

Pravo na postavljanje, upotrebu i održavanje emisionih fiksnih i mobilnih ureaja, imalac dozvole za emitovanje programa ostvaruje u skladu sa odredbama posebnog zakona kojim se ureuje oblast telekomunikacija, propisima donetim na osnovu njega, opštim aktima regulatornog tela nadležnog za oblast telekomunikacija i tehnikim uslovima, odnosno standardima na iju primenu ovi propisi upuuju.

Kablovsko i satelitsko emitovanje

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Agencija izdaje dozvolu za kablovsko ili satelitsko emitovanje programa bez javnog konkursa, na zahtev Operatora.

Operator je dužan da ispuni uslove propisane posebnim zakonom kojim se ureuje oblast telekomunikacija u pogledu posedovanja propisanih dozvola, ispunjenja tehnikih uslova i standarda za mrežu i stanicu koju koristi i druge uslove propisane tim zakonom i koje odredi regulatorno telo nadležno za oblast telekomunikacija i da pribavi prava za emitovanje odreenog programa emitera tog programa.

Obaveza pribavljanja dozvole iz stava 1. ovog lana za kablovsko emitovanje ne primenjuje se za programe:

1) za koje je Agencija izdala dozvolu za zemaljsko emitovanje pod uslovom da se navedeni programi kablovski emituju na podruju za koje je dozvola za emitovanje izdata (lokalno podruje, odreeni grad ili opštinu ili na nacionalnom nivou za programe za koje je takva dozvola izdata) i da se istovremeno besplatno emituju programi javnih servisa;

2) koji se mogu primati putem slobodnog (nekodiranog) satelitskog emitovanja na teritoriji Republike Srbije.

Operator može satelitskim emitovanjem emitovati radio i televizijski program namenjen satelitskom emitovanju i obavezan je da pribavi dozvolu iz stava 1. ovog lana u svim sluajevima kada za satelitsko emitovanje nije pribavio dozvolu za zemaljsko ili kablovsko emitovanje.

Obaveza pribavljanja dozvole iz stava 1. ovog lana se primenjuje za emitovanje putem MMDS (Mikrotalasni Multikanalni Distributivni Sistem) tehnologije, uz obavezu operatora sistema u MMDS tehnologiji da za sve radio stanice koje koristi u navedenom sistemu pribavi propisanu dozvolu u skladu sa odredbama posebnog zakona kojim se ureuje oblast telekomunikacija.

Imalac dozvole za emitovanje programa

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Imalac dozvole za emitovanje programa može biti samo domae pravno ili fiziko lice koje je registrovano za delatnost proizvodnje i emitovanja radio i televizijskog programa i koje ima sedište, odnosno prebivalište na teritoriji Republike Srbije.

Domae pravno lice u kome su osnivai strana pravna lica registrovana u zemljama u kojima prema unutrašnjim propisima tih zemalja nije dozvoljeno ili nije mogue utvrditi poreklo osnivakog kapitala, ne može uestvovati na javnom konkursu za dozvolu za emitovanje programa.

Strano fiziko ili pravno lice može uestvovati u osnivakom kapitalu imaoca dozvole za emitovanje programa najviše do 49% ukupnog kapitala, osim ako meunarodnim ugovorima koje je ratifikovala Savezna Republika Jugoslavija nije drukije predvieno.

Radi kontrole strukture i porekla kapitala imaoca dozvole, imalac dozvole je dužan da za svaku promenu vlasnike strukture pribavi prethodnu saglasnost Agencije.

Strano fiziko ili pravno lice ne može da uestvuje u osnivakom kapitalu ustanova javnog radiodifuznog servisa.

Subjekti koji ne mogu biti imaoci dozvole

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Imalac dozvole za emitovanje programa ne može da bude:

1) preduzee, ustanova ili drugo pravno lice iji je osniva Republika Srbija ili autonomna pokrajina, izuzev ustanova javnog radiodifuznog servisa;

2) politika stranka, organizacija ili koalicija, kao i pravno lice iji je osniva politika stranka, organizacija ili koalicija.

Emiter

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Pravno ili fiziko lice koje je registrovano za delatnost proizvodnje i emitovanja radio i televizijskog programa stie status emitera, u smislu ovog zakona, dobijanjem dozvole za emitovanje programa, odnosno dozvole za radio stanicu za emitere koji prema odredbama ovog zakona nisu obavezni da pribave dozvolu za emitovanje programa.

Emiter može da obavlja delatnost proizvodnje i emitovanja radio i televizijskog programa kao:

1) ustanova javnog radiodifuznog servisa;

2) komercijalna radio i/ili televizijska stanica;

3) radio i/ili televizijska stanica civilnog sektora;

4) radio i/ili televizijska stanica lokalne ili regionalne zajednice.

Ustanove javnog radiodifuznog servisa

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Ustanove javnog radiodifuznog servisa Republike Srbije ili autonomnih pokrajina kao emiteri stiu pravo na proizvodnju i emitovanje programa neposredno na osnovu ovog zakona.

Emiterima iz stava 1. ovog lana izdaje se samo dozvola za radio stanicu, u skladu sa Planom raspodele radio frekvencija i ovim zakonom.

Odredbe ovog zakona, osim odredaba koje se odnose na pribavljanje dozvole za emitovanje programa, kao i odgovarajue odredbe posebnog zakona kojim se ureuje oblast telekomunikacija, primenjuju se i na emitere iz stava 1. ovog lana.

Vrste emitera prema sadržaju radio i televizijskog programa

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Prema sadržaju radio i televizijskog programa koji proizvode i emituju, emiteri mogu biti:

1) emiteri celokupnih programa, koji obuhvataju informativne, obrazovne, kulturne, naune, sportske i zabavne sadržaje, kao pretežni deo svojih aktivnosti;

2) emiteri specijalizovanih programa, iji je sadržaj u osnovi tematski iste vrste (sportski, kulturni, muziki, obrazovni ili dr.);

3) emiteri iji se program u celini bavi reklamiranjem i prodajom roba i usluga.

Neprenosivost i neotuivost dozvole

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Dozvola za emitovanje programa, kao i dozvola za radio stanicu ne može se ustupati, iznajmljivati ili na drugi nain preneti ili otuiti.

Dozvole iz stava 1. ovog lana ne mogu se preneti ni u sluaju kad emiter proda opremu za emitovanje programa.

U sluaju iz stava 2. ovog lana, novi vlasnik opreme ne može poeti sa emitovanjem programa pre nego što pribavi dozvolu, u skladu sa odredbama ovog zakona.

Željena zona servisa (opsluživanja)

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Željena zona servisa može da obuhvati podruje Republike Srbije, autonomne pokrajine, regiona ili lokalno podruje.

Javni radiodifuzni servis mora da obezbedi kvalitetan prijem radijskog, odnosno televizijskog signala za najmanje 90% stanovništva u željenoj zoni servisa.

Komercijalni radiodifuzni servis mora da obezbedi kvalitetan prijem radijskog, odnosno televizijskog signala za najmanje 60% stanovništva u željenoj zoni servisa.

Zajedniko korišenje radio frekvencije

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Ako su ispunjeni uslovi iz Plana raspodele radio frekvencija, može se odobriti da najviše tri emitera emituju radio, odnosno televizijski program na istoj radio frekvenciji i u istoj željenoj zoni servisa.

Zajedniko korišenje radio frekvencije može da se odobri samo na osnovu prethodno pribavljenog pozitivnog mišljenja regulatornog tela nadležnog za oblast telekomunikacija.

Za dobijanje dozvole za emitovanje programa iz stava 1. ovog lana emiteri podnose i ugovor kojim se reguliše vreme emitovanja programa svakog od emitera koji namerava zajedniki da koristi radio frekvenciju u istoj željenoj zoni servisa.

Agencija svakom emiteru iz stava 3. ovog lana izdaje posebnu dozvolu za emitovanje programa u kojoj se posebno navodi zajedniko korišenje radio frekvencije, emiter/i koji koriste istu radio frekvenciju i uslovi zajednikog korišenja.

2. Postupak izdavanja dozvole

Javni konkurs

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Dozvola za emitovanje programa izdaje se na osnovu javnog konkursa.

Javni konkurs se obavezno raspisuje kada na osnovu Plana raspodele radio frekvencija postoje mogunosti za izdavanje novih dozvola za emitovanje programa.

Na javnom konkursu objavljuju se željene zone servisa radi ijeg se pokrivanja raspisuje konkurs, u skladu sa Planom raspodele radio frekvencija.

Oglas za javni konkurs

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Oglas kojim se raspisuje javni konkurs za izdavanje dozvola za emitovanje programa sadrži:

1) podruje željene zone servisa sa pripadajuim radio frekvencijama/lokacijama;

2) tehnike, organizacione i programske uslove za proizvodnju i emitovanje programa koje podnosilac prijave treba da ispunjava;

3) uslove utvrene posebnim zakonom kojim se ureuje oblast telekomunikacija i propisima donetim na osnovu njega, koje podnosilac prijave treba da ispunjava za dobijanje dozvole za radiodifuznu stanicu;

4) visinu godišnje naknade za dobijeno pravo na emitovanje programa i visinu naknade koja se plaa za korišenje radio frekvencija na osnovu izdate dozvole za radiodifuznu stanicu;

5) rok za podnošenje prijave na javni konkurs zajedno sa propisanom dokumentacijom;

6) rok za donošenje odluke po raspisanom javnom konkursu.

Radi obezbeivanja uslova da javni konkurs bude dostupan svim zainteresovanim licima pod ravnopravnim uslovima, oglas se objavljuje u "Službenom glasniku Republike Srbije" i u najmanje jednom široko dostupnom dnevnom listu. Ako se javni konkurs raspisuje za izdavanje dozvola za emitovanje programa radio i/ili televizijskih stanica lokalnih ili regionalnih zajednica, oglas se mora objaviti i u najmanje jednom lokalnom, odnosno regionalnom listu na podruju za koje se raspisuje javni konkurs.

Rok za podnošenje prijava na javni konkurs ne može da bude krai od 60 dana od dana objavljivanja oglasa.

Depozit

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Agencija može svojom odlukom utvrditi obavezu podnosilaca prijava na javni konkurs da prilikom podnošenja prijave uplate depozit.

Odlukom iz stava 1. ovog lana utvruje se i visina depozita, koja ne može biti vea od punog iznosa tromesene naknade za emitovanje programa.

Prijava na javni konkurs

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Prijava na javni konkurs podnosi se na obrascu iju sadržinu propisuje i objavljuje Agencija.

Podnosilac prijave je obavezan da uz prijavu dostavi sledeu dokumentaciju:

1) dokaz o registraciji podnosioca prijave za obavljanje delatnosti proizvodnje i emitovanja radio i televizijskog programa;

2) dokaze o ispunjenosti uslova iz lana 50. stav 1. ta. 2) i 3) ovog zakona;

3) dokumentaciju koja se odnosi na predloženu programsku koncepciju;

4) organizaciono-tehniku koncepciju i strukturu kadrova;

5) projekciju planiranih godišnjih prihoda i rashoda (sa njihovom specifikacijom) i podatke o finansijskom potencijalu podnosioca prijave, a ako podnosilac prijave i u vreme podnošenja prijave emituje radio i/ili televizijski program, i finansijski izveštaj zajedno sa bilansima stanja i bilansima uspeha za poslednju poslovnu godinu pre godine u kojoj se podnosi prijava na javni konkurs;

6) izjavu da ne postoje smetnje u smislu odredaba ovog zakona o nedozvoljenoj medijskoj koncentraciji;

7) dokaze o izvršenoj uplati depozita i administrativnih taksi za podnošenje prijave.

Podnosilac prijave je dužan da dostavi i druge dokaze i dokumentaciju na zahtev Agencije, u skladu sa aktima Agencije.

Podnosilac prijave koji ve emituje program ne dostavlja dokaz iz stava 2. taka 2) ovog lana.

Postupanje Agencije po podnetim prijavama

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Agencija je dužna da:

1) prijavu koja sadrži nepotpune ili netane podatke, odnosno nepotpunu dokumentaciju odbaci, ako podnosilac prijave i u naknadno odreenom roku od sedam dana ne dopuni prijavu, odnosno ne dostavi tane podatke ili potpunu dokumentaciju;

2) u roku od sedam dana od dana isteka roka za podnošenje prijava, javno objavi, na nain na koji je objavljen oglas, listu svih podnosilaca prijava, ije su prijave potpune i podnete u predvienom roku;

3) razmotri sve potpune i blagovremeno podnete prijave;

4) utvrdi i objavi nediskriminatorske, objektivne i merljive kriterijume odluivanja, koji odgovaraju aktivnostima za ije se obavljanje izdaje dozvola;

5) odluku donese u skladu sa utvrenim kriterijumima i propisanim uslovima i standardima za proizvodnju i emitovanje programa, a u sluaju da se za korišenje iste radio frekvencije prijavilo više lica koja ispunjavaju uslove, da prednost da onome koji, na osnovu podnete dokumentacije, pruža veu garanciju da e doprinositi veem kvalitetu i veoj raznovrsnosti programa, odnosno programskih sadržaja, na odreenom podruju na kome program treba da bude emitovan. Ako podnosilac prijave i u vreme raspisivanja javnog konkursa emituje radio i/ili televizijski program, Savet e, prilikom donošenja odluke o izdavanju dozvole za emitovanje programa, uzeti u obzir i doprinos tog podnosioca prijave ostvarivanju naela ureenja odnosa u oblasti radiodifuzije, utvrenih lanom 3. ovog zakona, u prethodnom periodu emitovanja;

6) obezbedi koordinaciju rada sa regulatornim telom nadležnim za oblast telekomunikacija i blagovremeno dostavljanje zahteva za izdavanje dozvole za radiodifuznu stanicu, kako bi se odluka o celovitoj dozvoli za emitovanje programa donela najkasnije u roku od devedeset dana od dana objavljivanja liste prijavljenih na javni konkurs;

7) javno objavi, na nain na koji je objavljen oglas, listu lica kojima je izdata dozvola za emitovanje programa;

8) podnosiocima prijave ije su prijave odbijene dostavi obrazloženo rešenje o odbijanju prijave, u roku od osam dana od dana donošenja odluke po raspisanom javnom konkursu;

9) jedan primerak izdate dozvole dostavi regulatornom telu nadležnom za oblast telekomunikacija.

Prigovor na odluku Agencije

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Podnosilac prijave na javnom konkursu koji je nezadovoljan odlukom Saveta ima pravo da, u roku od 15 dana od dostavljanja rešenja o odbijanju prijave, podnese prigovor Savetu.

Savet je dužan da odluku o prigovoru donese u roku od 30 dana od dana njegovog podnošenja.

Protiv odluke donete po prigovoru može se pokrenuti upravni spor.

Registar izdatih dozvola za emitovanje programa

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Agencija vodi registar o izdatim dozvolama za emitovanje programa koji je javan.

Agencija formira i održava bazu podataka o registru koji vodi.

Poetak emitovanja programa

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Emiter je dužan da pone sa emitovanjem programa najkasnije u roku od 90 dana od dana prijema dozvole za emitovanje programa, s tim što ne može da pone sa emitovanjem programa pre nego što ispuni uslove za poetak rada radiodifuzne stanice propisane posebnim zakonom kojim se ureuje oblast telekomunikacija.

U sluaju nepostupanja u skladu sa stavom 1. ovog lana emiteru se oduzima dozvola za emitovanje programa.

Vraanje depozita

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Licu kome nije izdata dozvola za emitovanje programa uplaeni depozit se vraa u roku od sedam dana od dana donošenja odluke po raspisanom javnom konkursu, a licu kome je izdata dozvola uplaeni depozit se uraunava u iznos naknade za emitovanje programa.

Depozit se ne vraa imaocu dozvole za emitovanje programa koji:

1) pre isteka roka za poetak emitovanja programa u pisanoj formi obavesti Savet da odustaje od korišenja izdate dozvole za emitovanje programa, odnosno korišenja radio frekvencije koja mu je po ovom osnovu dodeljena;

2) ne zapone emitovanje programa u propisanom roku.

Izdavanje dozvole na zahtev emitera

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Izuzetno od odredbi ovog zakona, emiteri ija željena zona servisa zbog konfiguracije terena nije pokrivena u celini, mogu bez javnog konkursa podneti zahtev Agenciji radi izdavanja dozvole za emitovanje programa radi dopunskog pokrivanja.

Agencija donosi odluku o podnetom zahtevu u koordinaciji sa regulatornim telom nadležnim za oblast telekomunikacija, u skladu sa Planom raspodele radio frekvencija.

Važenje i produženje važenja dozvole za emitovanje programa

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Dozvola za emitovanje radio i/ili televizijskog programa se izdaje na period od osam godina.

Na zahtev podnosioca prijave dozvola za emitovanje programa može se izdati i na krai period.

Važnost dozvole za emitovanje programa može se produžiti na zahtev imaoca dozvole, koji je dužan da zahtev podnese Agenciji najkasnije šest meseci pre isteka važee dozvole.

Dozvola za emitovanje programa sa kraim rokom važenja

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Agencija može izd.ati dozvolu za emitovanje programa sa kraim rokom važenja povodom održavanja odreenih manifestacija.

Dozvola iz stava 1. ovog lana izdaje se na zahtev pravnog ili fizikog lica koje namerava da emituje program koji je iskljuivo vezan za održavanje odreene manifestacije.

Dozvola iz stava 1. ovog lana ima privremeni karakter i važi samo dok traje manifestacija povodom ijeg održavanja je izdata.

Dozvolu sa ogranienim rokom važenja za radiodifuznu stanicu, koja je sastavni deo dozvole iz stava 1. ovog lana, izdaje regulatorno telo nadležno za oblast telekomunikacija, u skladu sa odredbama posebnog zakona kojim se ureuje oblast telekomunikacija.

Prestanak važenja dozvole za emitovanje programa pre isteka vremena na koje je izdata

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Dozvola za emitovanje programa prestaje da važi i pre isteka vremena na koje je izdata u sledeim sluajevima:

1) ako emiter u pisanoj formi obavesti Agenciju da više ne namerava da emituje program;

2) ako se utvrdi da je emiter prilikom podnošenja prijave na javni konkurs u prijavi ili u dokumentaciji podnetoj uz prijavu naveo netane podatke ili je propustio da navede podatke koji su od znaaja za odluivanje po prijavi;

3) ako regulatorno telo nadležno za oblast telekomunikacija, u skladu sa odredbama posebnog zakona kojim se ureuje oblast telekomunikacija, poništi izdatu dozvolu za radiodifuznu stanicu zbog nastupanja nekog od razloga predvienih tim zakonom;

4) ako emiter nije zapoeo emitovanje programa u propisanom roku;

5) ako emiter nije izvršio tehniki pregled radiodifuzne stanice u propisanom roku;

6) ako je emiter, bez opravdanog razloga, prekinuo emitovanje programa u trajanju dužem od 30 dana neprekidno ili 60 dana sa prekidima u toku kalendarske godine;

7) ako emiter prekrši odredbe o nedozvoljenoj medijskoj koncentraciji predviene ovim zakonom;

8) ako Agencija, nakon sprovedenog postupka u skladu sa ovim zakonom i propisima donetim na osnovu njega, emiteru izrekne meru oduzimanja dozvole za emitovanje programa zbog povrede obaveza emitera ili zbog nepoštovanja uslova predvienih dozvolom za emitovanje programa;

9) ako emiter, i pored izreene opomene u pisanoj formi, ne izmiri obavezu plaanja naknade za dozvolu za emitovanje programa;

10) ako se kao jedan od osnivaa emitera kome je izdata dozvola za emitovanje programa, posle izdavanja dozvole pojavi strano pravno lice registrovano u zemlji u kojoj prema unutrašnjim propisima te zemlje nije dozvoljeno ili nije mogue utvrditi poreklo osnivakog kapitala.

Postupak oduzimanja dozvole

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U sluaju nastupanja nekog od razloga iz lana 61. ovog zakona, dozvola za emitovanje programa prestaje da važi donošenjem odluke Agencije o oduzimanju dozvole.

Agencija bliže ureuje postupak donošenja odluke iz stava 1. ovog lana, pri emu postupak mora biti zasnovan na principima objektivnosti i nepristrasnosti, a u toku sprovoenja postupka emiteru mora biti omogueno da se izjasni o injenicama koje su povod za sprovoenje postupka. Predstavnik emitera ima pravo da prisustvuje sednici Saveta na kojoj se raspravlja o oduzimanju dozvole i da i tom prilikom usmeno iznese odbranu emitera.

Odluka Saveta o oduzimanju dozvole za emitovanje programa donosi se dvotreinskom veinom glasova ukupnog broja lanova Saveta.

Odluka iz stava 3. ovog lana mora biti obrazložena.

Emiter kome je oduzeta dozvola za emitovanje programa ima pravo da, u roku od osam dana od dana dostavljanja odluke Saveta, Savetu podnese prigovor.

Prigovor odlaže izvršenje odluke.

Protiv odluke Saveta donete po prigovoru može se pokrenuti upravni spor.

Emiter je dužan da bez odlaganja izvrši konanu odluku Saveta o oduzimanju dozvole, a ukoliko to ne uini, sproveše se postupak prinudnog izvršenja odluke Saveta, u skladu sa ovim zakonom.

Oduzimanje dozvole za emitovanje programa kao mera za povredu obaveza emitera

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Emiteru koji, i pored izreenog upozorenja u smislu lana 18. ovog zakona, nastavi da ne izvršava odredbe ovog zakona ili propisa donetih na osnovu njega ili ne poštuje uslove predviene dozvolom za emitovanje programa, ili koji ne postupi po merama za otklanjanje uinjenih povreda koje je Savet utvrdio u izreenom upozorenju, Savet izrie privremeno oduzimanje dozvole za emitovanje programa, u trajanju do 30 dana.

Emiteru koji ne izvršava svoje obaveze, a kome je prethodno najmanje tri puta bila izreena mera privremenog oduzimanja dozvole za emitovanje, izrie se trajno oduzimanje dozvole za emitovanje programa.

Prestanak važenja dozvole za emitovanje programa protekom roka na koji je izdata

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Protekom roka na koji je dozvola za emitovanje programa izdata, dozvola prestaje da važi, osim ako Agencija nije donela odluku o njenom produženju u skladu s lanom 59. ovog zakona.

Postupak prinudnog izvršenja odluka Saveta

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Odluka Saveta o oduzimanju dozvole, odnosno o zabrani emitovanja programa, bez odlaganja se dostavlja emiteru, odnosno fizikom ili pravnom licu koje program emituje bez dozvole za emitovanje programa.

Ako ovlašeno lice emitera, odnosno fiziko lice ili ovlašeno lice pravnog lica koje program emituje bez dozvole, odbije da primi odluku Agencije iz stava 1. ovog lana, ta odluka se smatra dostavljenom kada je ovlašeno lice Agencije pribije na ulazna vrata poslovnih prostorija koje koristi emiter, odnosno fiziko lice ili pravno lice koje program emituje bez dozvole.

Emiter kome je privremeno ili trajno oduzeta dozvola za emitovanje programa, kao i pravno ili fiziko lice koje program emituje bez dozvole za emitovanje programa, dužan je da emitovanje programa obustavi odmah nakon što odluka Saveta o oduzimanju dozvole, odnosno odluka o zabrani emitovanja programa postane konana.

Ukoliko emiter, odnosno fiziko ili pravno lice koje program emituje bez dozvole, sam ne obustavi emitovanje programa u roku iz stava 3. ovog lana, odluku Saveta izvršie lice zaposleno u Agenciji koje ovlasti Savet, tako što e zapeatiti prostorije u kojima su smeštena telekomunikaciona sredstva emitera, odnosno fizikog lica ili pravnog lica koje program emituje bez dozvole, ukljuujui i radio stanicu.

Licu ovlašenom za prinudno izvršenje odluke Saveta izdaje se legitimacija, koju je to lice dužno da pokaže ovlašenom licu emitera i drugom zainteresovanom licu, odnosno fizikom licu ili ovlašenom licu pravnog lica koje program emituje bez dozvole, prilikom ulaska u njihove poslovne prostorije radi prinudnog izvršenja odluke Saveta.

Sadržinu i obrazac legitimacije iz stava 5. ovog lana propisuje Savet.

U sprovoenju postupka iz stava 4. ovog lana Agencija ima pravo da zatraži pomo Ministarstva unutrašnjih poslova, ako je to potrebno.

Izmena uslova utvrenih u dozvoli za radiodifuznu stanicu

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Uslove utvrene u dozvoli za radiodifuznu stanicu regulatorno telo nadležno za oblast telekomunikacija može izmeniti u toku rada te radiodifuzne stanice, samo u skladu sa

posebnim zakonom kojim se ureuje oblast telekomunikacija i propisima donetim na osnovu tog zakona.

3. Naknada za emitovanje programa

Obaveza plaanja naknade

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Emiter za dobijeno pravo na emitovanje programa plaa odgovarajuu naknadu (u daljem tekstu: naknada za emitovanje programa).

Pored naknade iz stava 1. ovog lana emiter plaa i naknadu za korišenje radiofrekvencije (naknada za dozvolu za radiodifuznu stanicu). Visina i nain plaanja naknade za dozvolu za radiodifuznu stanicu utvruju se u skladu sa posebnim zakonom kojim se ureuje oblast telekomunikacija i propisima donetim na osnovu tog zakona. Naknada za radiodifuznu stanicu plaa se u korist rauna regulatornog tela nadležnog za oblast telekomunikacija.

Naknada za emitovanje programa uplauje se na raun Agencije.

Visina naknade za emitovanje programa utvruje se na osnovu sledeih kriterijuma:

1) broja stanovnika na podruju na kome se emituje program, na osnovu zvaninih podataka organa nadležnog za poslove statistike, i

2) programske koncepcije emitera, odnosno porekla i vrste programa koji se emituje, i to:

a) udela nauno-obrazovnih, kulturno-umetnikih, dejih ili sopstvenih informativnih programa, u ukupnom programu koji se emituje;

b) udela programa sopstvene produkcije ili programa nezavisnih produkcija sa sadržajima iz podtake a) ove take, preko kvote utvrene ovim zakonom;

v) udela programa drugih domaih emitera ili prevedenih stranih programa.

Visinu naknade za emitovanje programa utvruje Agencija, uz saglasnost Vlade Republike Srbije, pri emu visina naknade za emitovanje radio programa iznosi 5% visine naknade utvrene za emitovanje televizijskog programa.

Visina naknade za emitovanje programa utvruje se na godišnjem nivou, a emiter plaa meseno Agenciji 1/12 utvrene godišnje naknade, osim prilikom izdavanja dozvole.

Agencija donosi bliža merila za utvrivanje visine naknade za emitovanje programa na osnovu kriterijuma iz stava 4. ovog lana.

Agencija može u toku važenja izdate dozvole za emitovanje programa da izmeni visinu naknade u zavisnosti od izmena u programu koji se emituje. Odluka Agencije o izmeni visine naknade mora biti obrazložena.

Za prvih šest meseci korišenja prava na emitovanje programa emiter plaa ukupnu šestomesenu naknadu iz stava 5. ovog lana u roku od sedam dana od dana prijema obaveštenja o dodeli prava. U narednom periodu korišenja prava emiter je dužan da svoju mesenu obavezu plaanja naknade plaa do petog u mesecu za tekui mesec.

Izuzetak od obaveze plaanja naknade za emitovanje programa

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Ustanove javnog radiodifuznog servisa Republike Srbije i autonomnih pokrajina, radio i televizijske stanice lokalnih i regionalnih zajednica koje su u celini u državnoj svojini i radio i televizijske stanice civilnog sektora, plaaju samo naknadu za dozvolu za radiodifuznu stanicu (naknadu za korišenje radio frekvencije), a osloboene su plaanja naknade za emitovanje programa.

Radio i televizijske stanice lokalnih i regionalnih zajednica sa uešem privatnog kapitala, plaaju naknadu za emitovanje programa srazmerno procentu tog ueša.

Radio i televizijske stanice crkava i verskih zajednica ne plaaju naknadu za emitovanje programa do okonanja postupka povraaja imovine tim crkvama i verskim zajednicama oduzete posle Drugog svetskog rata u postupku nacionalizacije, konfiskacije, eksproprijacije i dr.

IV OPŠTI PROGRAMSKI STANDARDI

Opšte obaveze emitera u odnosu na programske sadržaje

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Svi emiteri u oblasti svoje programske koncepcije dužni su da prilikom emitovanja programa poštuju sledee standarde u odnosu na sadržaj programa:

1) primenjujui svetske i nacionalne standarde, obezbede proizvodnju i emitovanje kvalitetnog programa, kako sa tehnikog stanovišta, tako i sa stanovišta sadržaja programa;

2) obezbede slobodno, potpuno i blagovremeno informisanje graana;

3) prenesu važna saopštenja hitne prirode koja se odnose na ugroženost života, zdravlja, bezbednosti ili imovine;

4) doprinose podizanju opšteg kulturnog i saznajnog nivoa graana;

5) ne emituju programe iji sadržaji mogu da škode fizikom, mentalnom ili moralnom razvoju dece i omladine, kao i da takve programe jasno oznae, a ukoliko ih emituju da to ine samo izmeu 24,00 i 06,00 asova;

6) ne emituju programe koji sadrže pornografiju ili iji sadržaji istiu i podržavaju nasilje, narkomaniju ili druge vidove kriminalnog ponašanja, kao i programe koji zloupotrebljavaju lakovernost gledalaca ili slušalaca;

6a) poštuju zabranu reklamiranja politikih organizacija van predizborne kampanje, a u toku predizborne kampanje da registrovanim politikim strankama, koalicijama i kandidatima obezbede jednaku zastupljenost bez diskriminacije;

7) strane programe namenjene deci predškolskog uzrasta emituju sinhronizovane na srpski jezik ili jezike nacionalnih i etnikih zajednica.

Svi emiteri su obavezni da emitovane programske sadržaje uvaju u skladu sa propisima kojima se ureuje oblast javnog informisanja, odnosno u skladu sa propisima kojima se ureuje zaštita kulturnih dobara.

Obaveza identifikacije

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Naziv, oznaka, odnosno skraeni identifikacioni znak emitera mora biti kontinuirano oznaen za sve vreme emitovanja televizijskog programa, a za vreme emitovanja radio programa mora biti oznaen na odgovarajui nain.

Zabranjeno je korišenje naziva, oznake ili skraenog identifikacionog znaka koji ne odgovara registrovanom nazivu emitera.

Na obavezu identifikacije emitera primenjuju se odredbe posebnog zakona kojim se ureuje oblast javnog informisanja.

Naziv, oznaka, odnosno skraeni identifikacioni znak emitera mora biti oznaen i u sluaju preuzimanja programa drugih emitera, a pri emitovanju programa nezavisne produkcije naziv se navodi u najavi i/ili odjavi programa.

Umrežavanje

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Dozvoljeno je umrežavanje dva ili više emitera radi istovremenog emitovanja programa bez upotrebe dodatnih radio frekvencija ili radio-relejnih veza, u trajanju do tri sata dnevno u kontinuitetu ili zbirno. Izuzetno, Agencija može doneti odluku kojom dozvoljava umrežavanje u dužem trajanju, ukoliko utvrdi da bi takva odluka bila u interesu javnosti. Odluka Agencije mora biti obrazložena.

Umrežavanje uz uspostavljanje radio-relejnih veza ili repetitora za vezu može imati samo privremeni karakter, a odobrava ga regulatorno telo nadležno za oblast telekomunikacija, ako ovo umrežavanje ne ometa emitovanje programa drugih emitera.

Zabranjeno je umrežavanje radi emitovanja istog programa, ako se programom povreuju odredbe o medijskoj koncentraciji predviene ovim zakonom ili antimonopolske odredbe predviene posebnim propisima.

Pristup najvažnijim dogaajima

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Agencija e odrediti listu dogaaja koji su od interesa za sve graane u Republici Srbiji, na koje iskljuivo pravo prenosa može ostvariti samo emiter ija zona opsluživanja, u smislu lana 47. ovog zakona, obuhvata celokupno podruje Republike Srbije.

Emiter koji ima iskljuivo pravo prenosa dogaaja koji su obuhvaeni listom iz stava 1. ovog lana, dužan je da svim drugim zainteresovanim emiterima dozvoli i omogui da snime i emituju kratke izveštaje sa tog dogaaja u trajanju do devedeset sekundi koji e sadržati i autentinu sliku i ton sa takvog dogaaja.

Emitovanje na sopstvenom jeziku

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Emiter je obavezan da proizvodi i emituje program na srpskom jeziku, ili da obezbedi da programi koji su proizvedeni na stranim jezicima budu emitovani prevedeni na srpski jezik.

Obaveza iz stava 1. ovog lana ne odnosi se na emitere koji proizvode i emituju program namenjen nacionalnim manjinama, kao i na delove programa ustanova javnog radiodifuznog servisa, kojima se zadovoljavaju potrebe nacionalnih manjina u informisanju na sopstvenom jeziku.

Obaveza iz stava 1. ovog lana ne odnosi se ni na emitovanje stranih muzikih programa, osim televizijskog emitovanja muziko-scenskih dela.

Savet može, izuzetno, da odobri emiteru da delove programa emituje i na drugim jezicima.

Sopstvena produkcija

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Emiter je obavezan da od ukupnog godišnjeg vremena emitovanja programa, emituje najmanje 50% programa proizvedenog na srpskom jeziku, od ega najmanje 50% programa sopstvene produkcije.

Emiteri koji proizvode i emituju program namenjen nacionalnim manjinama obavezni su da od ukupnog godišnjeg vremena emitovanja programa na jeziku nacionalne manjine, emituju najmanje 50% programa sopstvene produkcije.

U ukupno godišnje vreme emitovanog programa ne raunaju se reprize, sportski prenosi, igre, reklame, tv-kupovina, kao ni program vesti, izuzev ako se radi o sopstvenoj produkciji vesti.

Pod sopstvenom produkcijom podrazumevaju se programi ili emisije u kojima je izvorni audio ili video materijal i/ili autorski deo sadržan u emisiji ili programu vei od 50% u televizijskom, odnosno 20% u radio programu, odnosno emisiji.

Pod sopstvenom produkcijom podrazumevaju se i koprodukcije.

Kvote nezavisnih produkcija

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Ustanove javnog radiodifuznog servisa Republike Srbije i autonomnih pokrajina, kao i emiteri lokalnih i regionalnih zajednica koji su pretežno u državnoj svojini dužni su da nezavisnim radio i televizijskim produkcijama stave na raspolaganje najmanje 10% ukupnog godišnjeg vremena emitovanja programa.

Programi stariji od pet godina mogu initi najviše polovinu kvote iz stava 1. ovog lana.

U ukupno godišnje vreme emitovanja programa ne raunaju se reprize, sportski prenosi, igre, reklame i tv-kupovina, kao ni program vesti, osim ako se radi o sopstvenoj produkciji vesti.

Odgovornost emitera

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Na odgovornost emitera za sadržinu programa koji emituje primenjuju se odredbe posebnog zakona kojim se ureuje oblast javnog informisanja.

V JAVNI RADIODIFUZNI SERVIS

Nosioci javnog radiodifuznog servisa

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Nosioci javnog radiodifuznog servisa u Republici Srbiji su republika i pokrajinske radiodifuzne ustanove.

Radiodifuzne ustanove iz stava 1. ovog lana obavljaju delatnost proizvodnje i emitovanja radio i televizijskog programa i imaju posebne obaveze u ostvarivanju opšteg interesa u oblasti javnog radiodifuznog servisa, utvrene ovim zakonom.

Radiodifuzne ustanove iz stava 1. ovog lana imaju svojstvo pravnog lica.

Ostvarivanje opšteg interesa u oblasti javnog radiodifuznog servisa

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Programi koji se proizvode i emituju u okviru javnog radiodifuznog servisa od opšteg su interesa.

Programi iz stava 1. ovog lana obuhvataju programe informativnog, kulturnog, umetnikog, obrazovnog, verskog, naunog, dejeg, zabavnog, sportskog i drugih sadržaja, kojima se obezbeuje zadovoljavanje potreba graana i drugih subjekata i ostarivanje njihovih prava u oblasti radiodifuzije.

Programima koji se proizvode i emituju u okviru javnog radiodifuznog servisa mora da se obezbedi raznovrsnost i izbalansiranost (meusobna usklaenost ili usaglašenost) sadržaja kojima se podržavaju demokratske vrednosti savremenog društva, a naroito poštovanje ljudskih prava i kulturnog, nacionalnog, etnikog i politikog pluralizma ideja i mišljenja.

Obaveze nosilaca javnog radiodifuznog servisa u ostvarivanju opšteg interesa

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U cilju ostvarivanja opšteg interesa u oblasti javnog radiodifuznog servisa, utvrenog ovim zakonom, pored opštih obaveza emitera u odnosu na programske sadržaje iz lana 68. ovog zakona, nosioci javnog radiodifuznog servisa dužni su da:

1) obezbede da programi koji se proizvode i emituju, a posebno programi informativnog sadržaja, budu zaštieni od bilo kakvog uticaja vlasti, politikih organizacija ili centara ekonomske moi;

2) proizvode i emituju programe namenjene svim segmentima društva, bez diskriminacije, vodei pri tom rauna naroito o specifinim društvenim grupama kao što su deca i

omladina, manjinske i etnike grupe, hendikepirani, socijalno i zdravstveno ugroženi, gluvonemi (sa obavezom paralelnog emitovanja ispisanog teksta opisa zvunog segmenta radnje i dijaloga), i dr.;

3) uvažavaju jezike i govorne standarde, kako veinskog stanovništva, tako, u odgovarajuoj srazmeri, i nacionalnih manjina, odnosno etnikih grupa, na podruju na kome se program emituje;

4) obezbede zadovoljavanje potreba graana za programskim sadržajima koji izražavaju kulturni identitet, kako naroda, tako i nacionalnih manjina, odnosno etnikih grupa, kroz mogunost da odreene programe ili programske celine, na podrujima na kojima žive i rade, prate i na svom maternjem jeziku i pismu;

5) obezbede odgovarajue vreme za emitovanje sadržaja vezanih za delovanje udruženja graana i nevladinih organizacija, kao i verskih zajednica na podruju na kome se program emituje;

6) u vreme predizborne kampanje, obezbede besplatno i ravnomerno emitovanje promocije politikih stranaka, koalicija i kandidata koji imaju prihvaene izborne liste za izbore za Skupštinu Srbije i Crne Gore, republike, pokrajinske ili lokalne izbore, pri emu ne mogu emitovati plaenu predizbornu promociju i, u skladu sa svojim opštim aktima, mogu odbiti emitovanje programa i reklamnih spotova ako oni ne služe predizbornoj kampanji;

7) godišnjim planovima, predvide emitovanje programa nezavisnih produkcija, iji se izbor vrši na osnovu sprovedenog javnog konkursa i uz zakljuenje ugovora u pisanoj formi sa nezavisnim producentom pod uobiajenim tržišnim uslovima;

8) po preporuci Agencije, omogue korišenje teleteksta, u sopstvenoj ili nezavisnoj produkciji treih lica;

9) obezbede korišenje i razvoj savremenih tehniko-tehnoloških standarda u proizvodnji i emitovanju programa i pripreme i, u predvienom vremenu, realizuju planove prelaska na nove digitalne tehnologije;

10) uvažavaju tradicionalni duhovni, istorijski, kulturni, humanitarni i prosvetni znaaj i ulogu crkava i verskih zajednica u društvu;

11) meusobno sarauju i razmenjuju programske sadržaje koji su od interesa za graane Republike Srbije.

Posebne obaveze pri proizvodnji i emitovanju informativnog programa

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Nosioci javnog radiodifuznog servisa su dužni da pri proizvodnji i emitovanju informativnih programa poštuju princip nepristrasnosti i objektivnosti u tretiranju razliitih politikih interesa i razliitih subjekata, da se zalažu za slobodu i pluralizam izražavanja javnog mišljenja, kao i da spree bilo kakav oblik rasne, verske, nacionalne, etnike ili druge netrpeljivosti ili mržnje, ili netrpeljivosti u pogledu seksualne opredeljenosti.

Finansiranje javnog radiodifuznog servisa

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Za finansiranje delatnosti ustanova javnog radiodifuznog servisa koje se odnose na ostvarivanje opšteg interesa utvrenog ovim zakonom, plaa se radio-televizijska pretplata.

Za obavljanje drugih poslova iz okvira svoje delatnosti ustanove javnog radiodifuznog servisa stiu sredstva od:

1) proizvodnje i emitovanja ekonomsko-propagandnog programa;

2) proizvodnje i prodaje audiovizuelnih programa (emisija, filmova, serija, nosaa zvuka i dr.);

3) proizvodnje drugih programskih usluga (teletekst i dr.);

4) organizovanja koncerata i drugih priredbi;

5) obavljanja drugih delatnosti utvrenih statutom;

6) iz drugih izvora, u skladu sa zakonom.

Radio-televizijska pretplata

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Vlasnici radio i TV prijemnika imaju obavezu plaanja radio-televizijske pretplate javnim radiodifuznim servisima, u skladu sa ovim zakonom.

Vlasnici radio i TV prijemnika plaaju jedinstvenu radio-televizijsku pretplatu u istom iznosu na celoj teritoriji Republike Srbije.

Radio-televizijska pretplata (u daljem tekstu: pretplata) se plaa na radio i televizijske prijemnike (u daljem tekstu: prijemnik) po domainstvu i na prijemnike koji su povezani sa kolektivnim antenama ili prikljueni na kablovski sistem.

Domainstvo, vlasnik dva ili više prijemnika, izuzev prijemnika u motornom vozilu, plaa pretplatu samo za jedan radio ili televizijski prijemnik na istoj adresi.

Hoteli i moteli plaaju pretplatu na svakih deset soba opremljenih televizijskim ili radio prijemnikom, a svako drugo pravno lice, vlasnik televizijskog prijemnika, plaa pretplatu na svakih 20 zaposlenih koji su u stanju da primaju program.

Obaveza plaanja pretplate nastaje od prvog dana narednog meseca od dana nabavke prijemnika.

Sva fizika i pravna lica koja su vlasnici prijemnika dužni su da prijave nabavku prijemnika republikoj ustanovi javnog radiodifuznog servisa, a sa teritorije Autonomne pokrajine Vojvodine i pokrajinskoj ustanovi javnog radiodifuznog servisa.

Obaveza prijavljivanja prijemnika ili prijavljivanja promene adrese ili sedišta vlasnika prijemnika, nastaje u roku od 15 dana od dana pribavljanja, odnosno nastanka promene.

U sluaju otuenja prijemnika, raniji vlasnik prijemnika je obavezan da plaa pretplatu za sve vreme dok taj prijemnik ne odjavi, uz izjavu da ne poseduje drugi prijemnik.

Republika ustanova javnog radiodifuznog servisa vodi evidenciju pretplatnika, sa svim linim i drugim potrebnim podacima. Za teritoriju Autonomne pokrajine Vojvodine ove poslove obavlja i pokrajinska ustanova javnog radiodifuznog servisa.

Ustanova javnog radiodifuznog servisa ne može da vrši kontrolu posedovanja prijemnika na nain kojim bi se ugrozila ustavna prava graana.

Oslobaanje od obaveze plaanja pretplate

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Od obaveze plaanja pretplate oslobaaju se domainstva-vlasnici prijemnika iji je najmanje jedan lan domainstva:

1) invalid sa 100% telesnog ošteenja;

2) invalid sa manje od 100% telesnog ošteenja, ako mu je, u skladu sa odredbama posebnih propisa, priznato pravo na dodatak za tuu negu i pomo;

3) lice koje je trajno izgubilo sluh ili slepo lice.

Pravo na oslobaanje od obaveze plaanja pretplate iz stava 1. ovog lana ostvaruje se na osnovu potvrde ustanove nadležne za poslove penzijskog i invalidskog osiguranja, odnosno druge ustanove i organa, ako je to predvieno posebnim zakonom.

Od obaveze plaanja pretplate oslobaaju se pravna lica:

1) ustanove koje se u smislu lana 79. Zakona o socijalnoj zaštiti i obezbeivanju socijalne sigurnosti graana ("Službeni glasnik Republike Srbije", br. 36/91, 33/93, 53/93, 67/93, 46/94, 48/94, 52/96 i 29/2001) smatraju ustanovama za smeštaj korisnika, škole, zdravstvene ustanove i invalidske organizacije i preduzea za radno osposobljavanje i zapošljavanje invalida;

2) diplomatsko-konzularna predstavništva, pod uslovom reciprociteta.

Visina i nain plaanja pretplate

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Visina mesene pretplate za prijemnike koji se koriste u domainstvu i za prijemnike koje poseduju pravna lica, iznosi 210 dinara.

Visina godišnje pretplate za prijemnik u motornom vozilu iznosi 440 dinara.

Pretplata iz stava 1. ovog lana plaa se meseno, najkasnije do 15-og u mesecu, za prethodni mesec.

Pretplata iz stava 2. ovog lana plaa se godišnje, posebnom uplatnicom, prilikom registracije motornog vozila.

Ustanovi javnog radiodifuznog servisa autonomne pokrajine pripada 70% prihoda ostvarenog naplatom pretplate na podruju autonomne pokrajine. Ova sredstva Radiodifuzna ustanova

Srbije dužna je da prenese ustanovi javnog radiodifuznog servisa autonomne pokrajine u roku od tri dana od dana izvršene naplate.

Deo sredstava u iznosu od 1,5% od ukupno ostvarene mesene pretplate Radiodifuzna ustanova Srbije uplauje na raun budžeta Republike Srbije za razvoj domae kinematografije.

Visina pretplate iz st. 1. i 2. ovog lana, za 2003. godinu i svaku narednu godinu, usklauje se sa indeksom rasta cena na malo u Republici Srbiji u prethodnoj kalendarskoj godini, prema zvanino objavljenim podacima organa nadležnog za poslove statistike, uveanim za 5%.

Naplata mesene pretplate vrši se preko javnog preduzea koje obavlja delatnost proizvodnje i distribucije elektrine energije na nain utvren ugovorom koji republika ustanova javnog radiodifuznog servisa zakljuuje sa tim javnim preduzeem.

Obaveze u odnosu na željenu zonu servisa (opsluživanja)

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Radiodifuzna ustanova Srbije emituje program na celoj teritoriji Republike Srbije i to u MF, VHF i UHF frekvencijskim podrujima koji su namenjeni radiodifuznoj službi. Radiodifuzna ustanova Srbije emituje program van podruja Republike na HF frekvencijskim podrujima.

Ustanova javnog radiodifuznog servisa autonomne pokrajine emituje program na podruju autonomne pokrajine i to u MF, VHF i UHF frekvencijskim podrujima koji su namenjeni radiodifuznoj službi.

Radiodifuzna ustanova Srbije emituje radio program na tri mreže u MF opsegu i na tri mreže u VHF opsegu, a televizijski program na dve mreže u VHF/UHF opsegu.

Ustanova javnog radiodifuznog servisa autonomne pokrajine emituje radio program na dve mreže u MF opsegu i tri mreže u VHF opsegu, a televizijski program na dve mreže u VHF/UHF opsegu.

Ustanove iz st. 1. i 2. ovog lana dužne su da pre poetka emitovanja programa pribave dozvolu za radiodifuznu stanicu koju, na zahtev Agencije, izdaje regulatorno telo nadležno za oblast telekomunikacija, u skladu sa Planom raspodele radio frekvencija.

Radiodifuzna ustanova Srbije

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Radi obavljanja delatnosti javnog radiodifuznog servisa za teritoriju Republike Srbije, osniva se Radiodifuzna ustanova Srbije, sa sedištem u Beogradu.

Sredstva za osnivanje i rad Radiodifuzne ustanove Srbije ine nepokretnosti i druga sredstva kojima posluje JP "Radio-televizija Srbije", utvrena deobnim bilansom kojim se vrši razgranienje sredstava, prava i obaveza JP "Radio-televizija Srbije" izmeu Radiodifuzne ustanove Srbije i Radiodifuzne ustanove Vojvodine.

Nepokretnosti i sredstva emisione infrastrukture iz stava 2. ovog lana (zgrade, antenski sistemi, radiorelejni sistemi i dr.), Radiodifuzna ustanova Srbije koristi u skladu sa ugovorom

koji zakljuuju ovlašena lica Radiodifuzne ustanove Srbije i Republike direkcije za imovinu Republike Srbije.

Organi Radiodifuzne ustanove Srbije

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Organi Radiodifuzne ustanove Srbije su: Upravni odbor i generalni direktor.

Savetodavni organ Radiodifuzne ustanove Srbije je Programski odbor.

Upravni odbor

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Organ upravljanja Radiodifuzne ustanove Srbije je Upravni odbor koji ima devet lanova.

lanove Upravnog odbora imenuje i razrešava Agencija.

lanovi Upravnog odbora imenuju se iz reda novinara i afirmisanih strunjaka za medije, menadžment, pravo i finansije, kao i drugih uglednih linosti.

lanovi Upravnog odbora ne mogu biti poslanici u Skupštini Srbije i Crne Gore, narodni poslanici, poslanici u skupštini autonomne pokrajine, lanovi Saveta Agencije, lanovi Vlade, odnosno organa izvršne vlasti autonomne pokrajine, niti imenovana ili postavljena lica u Vladi, organu izvršne vlasti autonomne pokrajine ili republikim, odnosno pokrajinskim organima, kao i funkcioneri politikih stranaka (predsednici stranaka, njihovi zamenici, lanovi predsedništva, lanovi glavnih i izvršnih odbora, kao i drugi funkcioneri stranaka).

Mandat lanova Upravnog odbora je pet godina i jedno lice može biti imenovano za lana Upravnog odbora najviše dva puta uzastopno.

U svom radu lanovi Upravnog odbora su samostalni i staraju se o doslednoj primeni odredaba ovog zakona koje se odnose na javni radiodifuzni servis.

Nain rada Upravnog odbora

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Upravni odbor donosi poslovnik o svom radu.

Upravni odbor bira predsednika iz reda svojih lanova.

Upravni odbor odluke donosi veinom glasova od ukupnog broja lanova Upravnog odbora, osim ako statutom nije predvieno da se pojedine odluke donose dvotreinskom veinom glasova od ukupnog broja lanova Upravnog odbora. Ukoliko su prilikom odluivanja glasovi podeljeni, odluuje glas predsednika.

lanovi Upravnog odbora imaju pravo na naknadu za svoj rad o ijoj visini odluuje Agencija.

Poslovi Upravnog odbora

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Upravni odbor:

1) donosi Statut Radiodifuzne ustanove Srbije (u daljem tekstu: Statut), uz saglasnost Agencije, usvaja planove rada i izveštaje o radu i poslovanju Radiodifuzne ustanove Srbije i periodine i godišnje obraune, o emu obaveštava javnost, Agenciju i Skupštinu;

2) imenuje i razrešava generalnog direktora Radiodifuzne ustanove Srbije, dvotreinskom veinom od ukupnog broja lanova Upravnog odbora, pri emu odluku o imenovanju donosi nakon sprovedenog javnog konkursa;

3) imenuje i razrešava direktore radija i televizije i glavne i odgovorne urednike programa, dvotreinskom veinom od ukupnog broja lanova Upravnog odbora, pri emu odluku o imenovanju donosi na predlog generalnog direktora, nakon sprovedenog javnog konkursa;

4) daje saglasnost na opšti akt generalnog direktora o sistematizaciji poslova i zadataka u Radiodifuznoj ustanovi Srbije;

5) donosi investicione planove;

6) razmatra preporuke Programskog odbora;

7) ureuje nain prijavljivanja i odjavljivanja prijemnika;

8) obavlja i druge poslove utvrene zakonom i Statutom.

Generalni direktor

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Generalni direktor:

1) zastupa i predstavlja Radiodifuznu ustanovu Srbije;

2) organizuje i upravlja procesom rada i vodi poslovanje ustanove;

3) obezbeuje zakonitost rada i poslovanja;

4) izvršava odluke Upravnog odbora;

5) razmatra preporuke Programskog odbora;

6) odgovara za ostvarivanje programske koncepcije i stara se o izvršavanju usvojenih planova rada i o primeni odredaba ovog zakona koje se odnose na javni radiodifuzni servis;

7) predlaže Upravnom odboru imenovanje direktora radija i televizije i glavnih i odgovornih urednika programa;

8) donosi opšte akte o sistematizaciji poslova i zadataka i o organizaciji rada Radiodifuzne ustanove Srbije;

9) obavlja i druge poslove utvrene zakonom i Statutom.

Mandat generalnog direktora je etiri godine i jedno lice može biti imenovano za generalnog direktora najviše dva puta uzastopno.

Za generalnog direktora ne može biti imenovano lice koje ne može biti lan Upravnog odbora Radiodifuzne ustanove Srbije.

Revizija

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Svi obrauni prihoda i rashoda i finansijski izveštaji Radiodifuzne ustanove Srbije podležu godišnjoj reviziji od strane nezavisnog ovlašenog revizora.

Programski odbor

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Programski odbor zastupa interese gledalaca i slušalaca u celini.

Programski odbor razmatra ostvarivanje programske koncepcije Radiodifuzne ustanove Srbije i, u vezi sa tim, upuuje preporuke i sugestije generalnom direktoru i Upravnom odboru.

Programski odbor ima 19 lanova koje bira Narodna skupština i to sedam iz reda narodnih poslanika, a 12, na predlog Agencije, iz reda profesionalnih udruženja, naunih ustanova, religijskih zajednica, udruženja graana, nevladinih organizacija i sl.

lanovi Programskog odbora ne mogu biti izabrana, imenovana ili postavljena lica u Vladi ili republikim organima, niti mogu biti lanovi Saveta Agencije.

Mandat lanova Programskog odbora traje tri godine i ne mogu biti ponovo imenovani.

Nain rada Programskog odbora bliže se ureuje statutom Radiodifuzne ustanove Srbije.

Uslove za rad Programskog odbora obezbeuje Radiodifuzna ustanova Srbije.

Statut Radiodifuzne ustanove Srbije

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Statutom Radiodifuzne ustanove Srbije bliže se ureuju, naroito: unutrašnja organizacija, nain rada, nain ostvarivanja opšteg interesa u oblasti radiodifuzije, prava i obaveze novinara u obavljanju poslova javnog informisanja, poslovi planiranja razvoja, investicioni i informacioni poslovi, kao i druga pitanja od znaaja za rad i funkcionisanje Radiodifuzne ustanove Srbije.

Saglasnost na Statut Radiodifuzne ustanove Srbije daje Agencija.

Radiodifuzna ustanova Vojvodine

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Radi obavljanja delatnosti javnog radiodifuznog servisa na podruju Autonomne pokrajine Vojvodine, osniva se Radiodifuzna ustanova Vojvodine, sa sedištem u Novom Sadu.

Sredstva za osnivanje i rad Radiodifuzne ustanove Vojvodine ine nepokretnosti i druga sredstva kojima posluje JP "Radio-televizija Srbije", utvrena deobnim bilansom kojim se vrši razgranienje sredstava, prava i obaveza JP "Radio-televizija Srbije" izmeu Radiodifuzne ustanove Srbije i Radiodifuzne ustanove Vojvodine.

Nepokretnosti i sredstva emisione infrastrukture iz stava 2. ovog lana (zgrade, antenski sistemi, radio relejni sistemi i dr.), Radiodifuzna ustanova Vojvodine koristi u skladu sa ugovorom koji zakljuuju ovlašena lica Radiodifuzne ustanove Vojvodine i Republike direkcije za imovinu Republike Srbije.

Odredbe ovog zakona koje se odnose na organe Radiodifuzne ustanove Srbije, njihovu nadležnost, Programski odbor, reviziju finansijskih izveštaja, kao i odredbe koje se odnose na Statut Radiodifuzne ustanove Srbije, primenjuju se i na Radiodifuznu ustanovu Vojvodine.

Za lanove upravnog odbora Radiodifuzne ustanove Vojvodine, Agencija imenuje lica koja žive i rade na podruju Autonomne pokrajine Vojvodine.

Programski odbor Radiodifuzne ustanove Vojvodine imenuje Skupština Autonomne pokrajine Vojvodine.

Radio i/ili televizijske stanice civilnog sektora

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Radio i/ili televizijske stanice civilnog sektora su one stanice koje zadovoljavaju specifine interese pojedinih društvenih grupa i organizacija graana.

Osniva radio i/ili televizijske stanice iz stava 1. ovog lana može biti neprofitna organizacija civilnog društva (nevladina organizacija ili udruženje graana).

Sadržaj programa koji emituju radio i/ili televizijske stanice civilnog sektora mora biti u vezi sa oblašu delovanja nevladine organizacije ili udruženja graana, koje je osniva stanice.

Radio i/ili televizijske stanice civilnog sektora mogu se osnivati samo za lokalno podruje.

Radio i/ili televizijske stanice civilnog sektora ne mogu poslovati na profitnoj osnovi.

Na radio i/ili televizijsku stanicu civilnog sektora primenjuju se odredbe ovog zakona koje se odnose na javni radiodifuzni servis u pogledu posebnih obaveza pri proizvodnji programa.

Radio i/ili televizijskoj stanici civilnog sektora dozvola za emitovanje programa izdaje se nakon ueša na raspisanom javnom konkursu za željenu zonu servisa, ali bez obaveze plaanja naknade za emitovanje programa.

Sredstva za rad radio i/ili televizijske stanice civilnog sektora mogu se obezbeivati iz donacija, priloga graana, sponzorstva i iz drugih izvora prihoda, u skladu sa posebnim zakonom kojim se ureuje osnivanje i delovanje udruženja graana i nevladinih organizacija. Na ostvarivanje prihoda putem sponzorstva i reklame, primenjuju se odredbe ovog zakona koje se odnose na javni radiodifuzni servis.

Nain upravljanja radio i/ili televizijskom stanicom civilnog sektora, ureuje se statutom ove stanice na koji saglasnost daje Agencija.

Ako u toku rada radio i/ili televizijska stanica civilnog sektora promeni svoj status, ili ako emituje program ili koristi sponzorstvo i reklamu suprotno odredbama ovog lana, oduzee joj se dozvola pre isteka vremena na koji je izdata i platie retroaktivno naknadu za emitovanje programa za period rada od nastupanja razloga za pokretanje postupka za oduzimanje dozvole.

Radio i/ili televizijske stanice lokalnih i regionalnih zajednica

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Radio i/ili televizijsku stanicu lokalne zajednice osniva skupština opštine.

Radio i/ili televizijsku stanicu regionalne zajednice osnivaju dve ili više skupština opština.

Status radio i/ili televizijske stanice regionalne zajednice ima i stanica koju osniva skupština grada.

Skupština opštine može osnovati samo jednu radio i/ili televizijsku stanicu lokalne zajednice, a dve ili više skupština opština ili skupština grada, mogu osnovati samo jednu radio i/ili televizijsku stanicu regionalne zajednice i ove radio i/ili televizijske stanice mogu emitovati samo jedan radio i/ili jedan televizijski program.

Ako je skupština opštine suosniva radio i/ili televizijske stanice regionalne zajednice, ne može biti i osniva radio i/ili televizijske stanice lokalne zajednice.

Radio i/ili televizijske stanice iz st. 1, 2. i 3. ovog lana mogu biti u mešovitoj svojini. Ove stanice imaju status javnih preduzea sve dok sredstva u državnoj svojini imaju veinski udeo u njihovom ukupnom kapitalu.

Radio i/ili televizijskoj stanici iz st. 1, 2. i 3. ovog lana dozvola se izdaje nakon ueša na raspisanom javnom konkursu za željenu zonu servisa.

Radio i/ili televizijske stanice iz st. 1, 2. i 3. ovog lana dužne su da se pridržavaju odredbi ovog zakona koje se odnose na posebne obaveze javnog radiodifuznog servisa pri proizvodnji i emitovanju programa, sve dok imaju status javnog preduzea.

Dok imaju status javnog preduzea, direktori, glavni i odgovorni urednici i lanovi upravnih odbora radio i/ili televizijskih stanica lokalnih i/ili regionalnih zajednica ne mogu biti poslanici u Skupštini Srbije i Crne Gore, narodni poslanici, poslanici u skupštini autonomne pokrajine, odbornici, izabrana, imenovana ili postavljena lica u organima Srbije i Crne Gore, republikim, pokrajinskim ili lokalnim organima izvršne vlasti, kao ni funkcioneri politikih organizacija.

Radio i/ili televizijske stanice iz st. 1, 2. i 3. ovog lana imaju obavezu da se privatizuju najkasnije do 31. decembra 2007. godine.

Radio i/ili televizijskim stanicama iz st. 1, 2. i 3. ovog lana koje prekorae rok iz stava 10. ovog lana, Agencija e oduzeti dozvolu za emitovanje programa.

Na podruju jedne ili više opština, kao i na podruju grada, radio i/ili televizijski program mogu emitovati i radio i/ili televizijske stanice koje su u privatnoj svojini i iji osniva nije skupština jedne ili više opština, odnosno skupština grada ili udeo državnog kapitala u ovim radio i/ili televizijskim stanicama nije veinski. Takve stanice nemaju poseban status radio i/ili televizijske stanice lokalne ili regionalne zajednice i na njih se primenjuju odredbe ovog zakona koje važe za komercijalne radio i televizijske stanice.

VI SPREAVANJE NEDOZVOLJENE MEDIJSKE KONCENTRACIJE

Postojanje medijske koncentracije

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Medijska koncentracija, u smislu ovog zakona, postoji kada emiter:

1) uestvuje u osnivakom kapitalu drugog emitera;

2) uestvuje u osnivakom kapitalu preduzea koje izdaje dnevne novine, ili obrnuto;

3) uestvuje u osnivakom kapitalu preduzea koje obavlja delatnost novinske agencije, ili obrnuto;

4) istovremeno poseduje više dozvola za emitovanje programa;

5) istovremeno emituje i radio i televizijski program;

6) istovremeno emituje radio i/ili televizijski program i izdaje dnevne novine koje se distribuiraju na podruju na kome se emituje i radio i/ili televizijski program ili

7) istovremeno emituje radio i/ili televizijski program i bavi se delatnošu novinskih agencija.

Medijska koncentracija, u smislu ovog zakona, postoji i kada se kao osnivai emitera pojavljuju fizika ili pravna lica koja su istovremeno:

1) osnivai drugog emitera;

2) osnivai preduzea koje izdaje dnevne novine koje se distribuiraju na podruju na kome se emituje i radio i/ili televizijski program;

3) osnivai preduzea ili radnje koja se bavi delatnošu novinske agencije;

4) brani drug ili srodnici u pravoj liniji bez obzira na stepen srodstva.

Nedozvoljena medijska koncentracija

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Nedozvoljena medijska koncentracija, odnosno preovlaujui uticaj na javno mnjenje postoji, u smislu ovog zakona, kada emiter dovede do narušavanja principa pluralizma mišljenja u sredstvima javnog informisanja, i to na sledei nain:

1) uešem u osnivakom kapitalu drugog emitera;

2) uešem u osnivakom kapitalu novinsko-izdavakog preduzea;

3) uešem u osnivakom kapitalu preduzea koje obavlja delatnost novinske agencije;

4) istovremenim emitovanjem i radio i televizijskog programa na istom podruju kao jedini emiter;

5) na drugi nain predvien odredbama ovog zakona.

Nedozvoljena medijska koncentracija, u smislu ovog zakona, postoji i kada osniva novinsko-izdavakog preduzea ili osniva preduzea koje obavlja delatnost novinske agencije uešem u osnivakom kapitalu emitera dovede do narušavanja principa pluralizma mišljenja u sredstvima javnog informisanja.

lan 99

Smatrae se da nedozvoljena medijska koncentracija, odnosno preovlaujui uticaj na javno mnjenje, uvek postoji kada emiter koji:

1) ima dozvolu za emitovanje programa na nacionalnom nivou pokrivanja uestvuje u osnivakom kapitalu drugog emitera koji ima istu takvu dozvolu, sa više od 5%;

2) na istom podruju emituje više od jednog televizijskog i jednog radio programa;

3) ima dozvolu za emitovanje programa na nacionalnom nivou pokrivanja uestvuje u osnivakom kapitalu preduzea koje izdaje dnevne novine koje se štampaju u tiražu veem od 30000 primeraka, sa više od 5%, i obrnuto;

4) ima dozvolu za emitovanje programa na nacionalnom nivou pokrivanja uestvuje u osnivakom kapitalu preduzea koje obavlja delatnost novinske agencije, sa više od 5%, i obrnuto;

5) ima dozvolu za emitovanje programa na nacionalnom nivou pokrivanja istovremeno izdaje dnevne novine koje se štampaju u tiražu veem od 30000 primeraka;

6) kao radio ili televizijska stanica lokalnog ili regionalnog nivoa pokrivanja uestvuje u osnivakom kapitalu drugog emitera regionalnog ili lokalnog nivoa pokrivanja na istom podruju sa više od 30%;

7) kao radio ili televizijska stanica regionalnog ili lokalnog nivoa pokrivanja istovremeno na istom ili susednom podruju izdaje dnevne novine lokalnog karaktera.

lan 100

Nedozvoljena medijska koncentracija, odnosno preovlaujui uticaj na javno mnjenje, postoji i kada se u sluajevima iz lana 99. ovog zakona u osnivakom kapitalu drugog emitera, preduzea koje izdaje dnevne novine ili koje obavlja delatnost novinske agencije, do utvrene visine osnivakog kapitala, uestvuje fiziko lice koje je osniva emitera, odnosno preduzea koje izdaje dnevne novine ili obavlja delatnost novinske agencije, ili lica koja su njegovi srodnici u pravoj liniji bez obzira na stepen srodstva ili lice koje je njegov brani drug.

Izdavanje dozvole za emitovanje programa i nedozvoljena medijska koncentracija

lan 101

Agencija nee izdati dozvolu za emitovanje programa prijavljenom na javnom konkursu ukoliko utvrdi da bi se izdavanjem dozvole ostvarila nedozvoljena medijska koncentracija, u smislu ovog zakona.

Podnosilac prijave na javnom konkursu je dužan da uz prijavu dostavi overenu izjavu da se eventualnim izdavanjem dozvole za emitovanje programa nee ostvariti nedozvoljena medijska koncentracija, u smislu odredaba ovog zakona.

lan 102

Ako Agencija utvrdi da je nakon izdavanja dozvole za emitovanje programa ostvarena nedozvoljena medijska koncentracija, naložie emiteru da u roku od šest meseci svoj status uskladi sa odredbama ovog zakona koje se odnose na nedozvoljenu medijsku koncentraciju.

Ukoliko emiter u ostavljenom roku, bez opravdanog razloga, ne postupi u skladu sa nalogom iz stava 1. ovog lana, Agencija e sprovesti postupak za oduzimanje dozvole za emitovanje programa.

Prijava promene vlasnike strukture emitera

lan 103

Svaku promenu vlasnike strukture emiter mora prethodno u pisanoj formi da prijavi Agenciji.

Ako Agencija utvrdi da e se planiranim promenama vlasnike strukture ostvariti nedozvoljena medijska koncentracija, preporuie emiteru da upodobi promene na nain kojim bi se izbegla nedozvoljena medijska koncentracija.

Ako emiter ne postupi u skladu sa preporukom Agencije i izvrši promenu vlasnike strukture tako da nastupi neki od sluajeva nedozvoljene medijske koncentracije, na njega e se primeniti odredbe ovog zakona o prestanku važenja dozvole za emitovanje programa pre isteka roka na koji je izdata.

VII REKLAMIRANJE I SPONZORSTVO

1. Reklamiranje i tv-kupovina

l. 104 i 105*

(Prestalo da važi)

Reklamiranje politikih organizacija

lan 106

Zabranjeno je reklamiranje politikih organizacija van predizborne kampanje.

U toku predizborne kampanje registrovanim politikim strankama, koalicijama i kandidatima omoguava se naelo jednake zastupljenosti bez diskriminacije.

l. 107-112*

(Prestalo da važi)

VIII KAZNENE ODREDBE

lan 113*

Novanom kaznom od 300.000 do 1.000.000 dinara kaznie se za prekršaj pravno lice koje:

1) emituje program bez dozvole Agencije (lan 38);

2) emituje program suprotno programskim i/ili tehnikim standardima utvrenim u dozvoli (lan 39. stav 3);

2a) ako emituje program bez dozvole za kablovsko ili satelitsko emitovanje (lan 40);

3) ustupi, iznajmi ili na drugi nain prenese ili otui, privremeno ili trajno, dobijenu dozvolu za emitovanje programa (lan 46);

4) sa drugim pravnim ili fizikim licem zajedniki koristi radio frekvenciju bez odobrenja Agencije ili suprotno datom odobrenju (lan 48);

5) bez pribavljene dozvole emituje program za koji se zahteva dozvola za emitovanje programa sa kraim rokom važenja (lan 60);

6) emituje program suprotno izdatoj dozvoli za emitovanje programa sa kraim rokom važenja (lan 60);

7) emituje program nakon isteka roka važenja dozvole za emitovanje programa (lan 64);

7a) ako za ulaganje stranog kapitala ne pribavi prethodnu saglasnost Agencije (lan 66. stav 4);

8) ne prenese važno saopštenje hitne prirode (lan 68. stav 1. taka 3);

9) emituje programske sadržaje suprotno lanu 68. stav 1. ta. 5) i 6) ovog zakona;

10) ne identifikuje svoj program u skladu sa lanom 69. stav 1. ovog zakona;

11) koristi naziv, oznaku ili skraeni identifikacioni znak koji ne odgovara registrovanom nazivu emitera (lan 69. stav 2);

12) ne oznai emitera ili nezavisnu produkciju iji je program preuzeo ili emitovao (lan 69. stav 4);

13) izvrši umrežavanje suprotno lanu 70. ovog zakona;

14) ne omogui drugim zainteresovanim emiterima da snime i emituju kratke izveštaje sa dogaaja za koje je otkupio pravo prenosa (lan 71. stav 2);

15) ne prijavi promenu vlasnike strukture (lan 103);

Ta. 16)-18) (prestale da važe)

19) objavljuje politike reklame van predizborne kampanje (lan 106. stav 1);

Ta. 20)-26) (prestale da važe)

Novanom kaznom od 20.000 do 50.000 dinara kaznie se za prekršaj iz stava 1. ovog lana i odgovorno lice u pravnom licu i fiziko lice.

Novanom kaznom u visini jednogodišnje pretplate kaznie se za prekršaj fiziko i pravno lice koje ne prijavi nabavku radio i/ili TV prijemnika, u skladu sa lanom 81. ovog zakona.

IX PRELAZNE I ZAVRŠNE ODREDBE

lan 114

Ovlašeni predlagai iz lana 23. stav 3. ovog zakona, dužni su da u roku od 45 dana od dana stupanja na snagu ovog zakona dostave Skupštini predloge lista kandidata za izbor lanova Saveta Agencije.

lan 115

Skupština e doneti odluku o izboru lanova Saveta Agencije predloženih od strane ovlašenih predlagaa iz lana 23. stav 3. ovog zakona u roku od 45 dana od dana isteka roka za podnošenje predloga za izbor.

lan 116

Savet Agencije e se konstituisati u roku od 15 dana od dana izbora lanova Saveta, u skladu sa lanom 115. ovog zakona.

Savet Agencije je dužan da na konstitutivnoj sednici utvrdi predlog za izbor devetog lana Saveta, u skladu sa lanom 23. st. 4. i 5. ovog zakona i da ga dostavi Skupštini.

Skupština e doneti odluku o izboru devetog lana Saveta u roku od 30 dana od dana dostavljanja predloga iz stava 2. ovog lana.

Savet Agencije je dužan da u roku od sedam dana od dana izbora devetog lana Saveta izabere predsednika i zamenika predsednika Saveta, da donese Statut, Poslovnik o radu i opšte akte o unutrašnjoj organizaciji i sistematizaciji radnih mesta u Agenciji.

Savet Agencije i predsednik Saveta dužni su da u roku od 45 dana od dana donošenja opštih akata iz stava 4. ovog lana izvrše prijem u radni odnos i rasporeivanje potrebnog broja zaposlenih u Agenciji.

Agencija poinje sa radom danom konstituisanja Saveta Agencije.

Vlada e u roku od 60 dana od dana stupanja na snagu ovog zakona obezbediti prostorne, tehnike, finansijske i druge materijalne uslove za poetak rada Agencije.

lan 117

Ostali opšti akti Agencije koji su potrebni za njeno funkcionisanje i rad, donee se najkasnije u roku od šest meseci od dana poetka rada Agencije.

Opšti akti potrebni za sprovoenje javnog konkursa i za izdavanje dozvola za emitovanje programa, donee se u roku od tri meseca od dana poetka rada Agencije.

lan 118

Agencija e otpoeti sa raspisivanjem javnih konkursa za izdavanje dozvola za emitovanje programa u roku od 15 dana od dana donošenja akata neophodnih za sprovoenje javnog konkursa i izdavanje dozvola za emitovanje programa u skladu sa odredbama ovog zakona i posebnog zakona kojim se ureuje oblast telekomunikacija.

Agencija e raspisivati javne konkurse za izdavanje dozvola za emitovanje programa sledeim redosledom:

1) za podruje cele Republike;

2) za podruje autonomne pokrajine i regiona;

3) za lokalna podruja.

lan 119

Radio i/ili televizijske stanice koje u vreme stupanja na snagu ovog zakona emituju program, nastavljaju sa emitovanjem programa do okonanja odgovarajueg javnog konkursa za izdavanje dozvola za emitovanje programa, koji e se raspisati u skladu sa odredbama ovog zakona.

lan 120

Deobni bilans iz lana 85. stav 2, odnosno iz lana 94. stav 2. ovog zakona, donosi Vlada najkasnije do 31. marta 2006. godine na predlog komisije koju ine po tri predstavnika Vlade, Izvršnog vea Autonomne pokrajine Vojvodine i JP Radio-televizija Srbije.

Komisiju iz stava 1. ovog lana obrazuje Vlada.

Radio frekvencije koje koristi JP Radio-televizija Srbije, nastavljaju da, u skladu sa odredbama ovog zakona, koriste Radiodifuzna ustanova Srbije i Radiodifuzna ustanova Vojvodine, do izdavanja dozvola za radiodifuzne stanice, u skladu sa Planom raspodele radio frekvencija i ovim zakonom.

Radiodifuzna ustanova Srbije i Radiodifuzna ustanova Vojvodine poinju sa radom najkasnije do 30. aprila 2006. godine.

Vlada e osnovati poseban tranzicioni fond iz koga e se, do isteka roka za transformaciju JP Radio-televizija Srbije u Radiodifuznu ustanovu Srbije i Radiodifuznu ustanovu Vojvodine, obezbediti finansijska sredstva koja su neophodna za funkcionisanje JP Radio-televizija Srbije.

lan 121

Agencija e najkasnije 30 dana pre poetka rada Radiodifuzne ustanove Srbije i Radiodifuzne ustanove Vojvodine imenovati Upravni odbor Radiodifuzne ustanove Srbije i Upravni odbor Radiodifuzne ustanove Vojvodine.

Upravni odbor Radiodifuzne ustanove Srbije i Upravni odbor Radiodifuzne ustanove Vojvodine e se konstituisati u roku od sedam dana od dana imenovanja.

Na konstitutivnoj sednici Upravni odbor Radiodifuzne ustanove Srbije i Upravni odbor Radiodifuzne ustanove Vojvodine donee odluku o raspisivanju javnog konkursa za imenovanje generalnog direktora Radiodifuzne ustanove Srbije i generalnog direktora Radiodifuzne ustanove Vojvodine.

Upravni odbor Radiodifuzne ustanove Srbije i Upravni odbor Radiodifuzne ustanove Vojvodine imenovae generalnog direktora Radiodifuzne ustanove Srbije i generalnog direktora Radiodifuzne ustanove Vojvodine, u roku od 15 dana od dana isteka roka za podnošenje prijava na javni konkurs.

U sluaju da ne donese odluku o imenovanju po raspisanom javnom konkursu iz stava 4. ovog lana, Upravni odbor Radiodifuzne ustanove Srbije i Upravni odbor Radiodifuzne ustanove Vojvodine, do imenovanja generalnog direktora, imenuju vršioca dužnosti generalnog direktora Radiodifuzne ustanove Srbije i vršioca dužnosti generalnog direktora Radiodifuzne ustanove Vojvodine.

Upravni odbor Radiodifuzne ustanove Srbije, odnosno Upravni odbor Radiodifuzne ustanove Vojvodine, u roku od 30 dana od dana svog konstituisanja donee statute ovih ustanova.

lan 122

Danom poetka rada, Radiodifuzna ustanova Srbije i Radiodifuzna ustanova Vojvodine preuzimaju sredstva, prava i obaveze i zaposlene JP "Radio-televizije Srbije", u skladu sa deobnim bilansom iz lana 85. stav 2, odnosno iz lana 94. stav 2. ovog zakona.

Generalni direktor Radiodifuzne ustanove Srbije, odnosno generalni direktor Radiodifuzne ustanove Vojvodine, obavezan je da u roku od 60 dana od dana poetka rada Radiodifuzne ustanove Srbije, odnosno Radiodifuzne ustanove Vojvodine, donese opšte akte o sistematizaciji poslova i unutrašnjoj organizaciji rada Radiodifuzne ustanove Srbije, odnosno Radiodifuzne ustanove Vojvodine.

Zaposleni iz stava 1. ovog lana koji ne budu rasporeeni u skladu sa opštim aktom o unutrašnjoj organizaciji Radiodifuzne ustanove Srbije, odnosno Radiodifuzne ustanove Vojvodine, ostvaruju prava koja zaposlenom pripadaju po osnovu prestanka radnog odnosa, utvrena posebnim zakonom.

Od dana donošenja deobnog bilansa, u skladu sa lanom 120. stav 1. ovog zakona, JP "Radio-televizija Srbije" ne može otuiti ili opteretiti imovinu, niti zapošljavati nove radnike.

lan 123

Upravni odbor Radiodifuzne ustanove Srbije, odnosno Radiodifuzne ustanove Vojvodine e, najkasnije 15 dana pre poetka rada Radiodifuzne ustanove Srbije, odnosno Radiodifuzne ustanove Vojvodine, raspisati javni konkurs za imenovanje direktora radija i televizije i glavnih i odgovornih urednika programa.

Do okonanja javnog konkursa iz stava 1. ovog lana i donošenja odluke o imenovanju, Upravni odbor Radiodifuzne ustanove Srbije i Upravni odbor Radiodifuzne ustanove Vojvodine e, na predlog generalnog direktora, u roku od 30 dana od dana poetka rada Radiodifuzne ustanove Srbije, odnosno Radiodifuzne ustanove Vojvodine, imenovati vršioce

dužnosti direktora radija i televizije i vršioce dužnosti glavnih i odgovornih urednika programa.

lan 124

Danom upisa u sudski registar Radiodifuzne ustanove Srbije i Radiodifuzne ustanove Vojvodine prestaje sa radom JP "Radio-televizija Srbije".

lan 125

Radiodifuzna ustanova Srbije i Radiodifuzna ustanova Vojvodine e, u roku od šest meseci od dana poetka rada, doneti druga opšta akta odreena ovim zakonom.

lan 126

Radiodifuzne organizacije iji su osnivai organi lokalne samouprave (opština, grad) nastavljaju da rade kao radio i/ili televizijske stanice lokalnih i regionalnih zajednica, s tim što su dužne da, u roku od jedne godine od dana stupanja na snagu ovog zakona, svoj rad i poslovanje usklade sa odredbama ovog zakona, kao i da proces privatizacije okonaju u roku iz lana 96. ovog zakona.

Nadležno ministarstvo e, u roku od šest meseci od dana stupanja na snagu ovog zakona, doneti akt kojim e bliže urediti nain privatizacije radio i/ili televizijskih stanica iz lana 96. st. 1, 2. i 3. ovog zakona.

lan 127

JP "Radio-televizija Srbije" je dužna da do 1. decembra 2002. godine ustanovi evidenciju pretplatnika na podruju Republike Srbije koji su kao vlasnici radio i televizijskih prijemnika obavezni da, u skladu sa ovim zakonom, plaaju radio-televizijsku pretplatu.

JP "Radio-televizija Srbije" je dužna da, u roku od 15 dana od dana ustanovljavanja evidencije, svakom pretplatniku u pisanoj formi dostavi obaveštenje o buduoj obavezi plaanja radio-televizijske pretplate.

Obaveza plaanja radio-televizijske pretplate nastaje narednog meseca od meseca u kome je dostavljeno obaveštenje iz stava 2. ovog lana.

lan 128

Odredbe ovog zakona koje se odnose na obavezu emitovanja propisanog procenta programa na sopstvenom jeziku, odnosno programa sopstvene produkcije, primenjuju se po isteku jedne godine od dana stupanja na snagu ovog zakona.

Odredbe poglavlja VII ovog zakona koje se odnose na reklamiranje i sponzorstvo, primenjuju se od 1. januara 2003. godine.

lan 129

Odredbe ovog zakona kojima se ureuju pitanja nedozvoljene medijske koncentracije nee se primenjivati na stanje zateeno u vreme stupanja na snagu ovog zakona, do donošenja odluke po raspisanom javnom konkursu za izdavanje dozvola za emitovanje programa za odgovarajuu servisnu zonu.

Podnosilac prijave na javni konkurs za izdavanje dozvola za emitovanje programa dužan je da se pridržava odredbi o nedozvoljenoj medijskoj koncentraciji, da bi njegova prijava bila podobna za razmatranje.

lan 130

Stupanjem na snagu ovog zakona prestaje da važi Zakon o radio televiziji ("Službeni glasnik Republike Srbije", br. 48/91, 49/91, 53/93, 55/93, 67/93, 48/94 i 11/2001).

lan 131

Ovaj zakon stupa na snagu osmog dana od dana objavljivanja u "Službenom glasniku Republike Srbije".

Samostalni lanovi Zakona o izmenama i dopunama Zakona o radiodifuziji

("Sl. glasnik RS", br. 97/2004)

lan 10

Ovlašeni predlagai dužni su da u roku od 30 dana od dana stupanja na snagu ovog zakona dostave nadležnom odboru Skupštine predloge lista kandidata za izbor lanova Saveta, a Skupština donosi odluku o izboru osam lanova Saveta u roku od 60 dana od dana prijema liste kandidata.

Savet e se konstituisati u roku od 15 dana od dana izbora osam lanova Saveta i na konstitutivnoj sednici utvrditi predlog za izbor devetog lana Saveta i dostaviti ga nadležnom odboru Skupštine.

Skupština e doneti odluku o izboru devetog lana Saveta u roku od 30 dana od dana dostavljanja predloga iz stava 2. ovog lana.

Savet je dužan da u roku od sedam dana od dana izbora devetog lana Saveta izabere predsednika i zamenika predsednika Saveta.

lan 11

Danom izbora lanova Saveta u skladu s ovim zakonom prestaje mandat lanovima Saveta izabranih u skladu sa Zakonom o radiodifuziji ("Službeni glasnik RS", broj 42/2002).

Prilikom prvog izbora lanova Saveta u skladu s ovim zakonom, ne primenjuje se odredba lana 27. stav 4. Zakona o radiodifuziji ("Službeni glasnik RS", broj 42/2002).

Prilikom prvog izbora lanova Saveta u skladu s ovim zakonom u pogledu trajanja mandata lanova Saveta primenjuju se odredbe lana 27. st. 2. i 3. Zakona o radiodifuziji ("Službeni glasnik RS", broj 42/2002).

lan 12

Ovaj zakon stupa na snagu narednog dana od dana objavljivanja u "Službenom glasniku Republike Srbije".

Samostalni lanovi Zakona o izmenama i dopunama Zakona o radiodifuziji

("Sl. glasnik RS", br. 76/2005)

lan 7

Do poetka rada Radiodifuzne ustanove Srbije i Radiodifuzne ustanove Vojvodine, radio- televizijsku pretplatu, u skladu sa odredbama ovog zakona, ubira JP Radio-televizija Srbije.

Naplata radio-televizijske pretplate vrši se preko Javnog preduzea "Elektroprivreda Srbije" Beograd, na nain utvren ugovorom koji JP Radio-televizija Srbije zakljuuje sa tim javnim preduzeem.

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Ovaj zakon stupa na snagu narednog dana od dana objavljivanja u "Službenom glasniku Republike Srbije".

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Law on Broadcasting (Official Gazette of the Republic of Serbia No. 42/2002)

I. BASIC PROVISIONS
- Article 1
- Article 2
- Article 3
- Article 4
- Article 5
II. REPUBLICAN BROADCASTING AGENCY
III. BROADCASTING LICENCE
IV. BASIC PROGRAMME STANDARDS
V. PUBLIC BROADCASTING SERVICE
- Article 76
- Article 77
- Article 78
- Article 79
- Article 80
- Article 81
- Article 82
- Article 83
- Article 84
- Article 85
- Article 86
- Article 87
- Article 88
- Article 89
- Article 90
- Article 91
- Article 92
- Article 93
- Article 94
- Article 95
- Article 96
VI. PREVENTION OF PROHIBITED CONCENTRATION OF MEDIA OWNERSHIP
VII. ADVERTISING AND SPONSORSHIP
- 1. Advertising and Teleshopping
- 2. Sponsorship
VIII. PENAL PROVISIONS
- Article 113
IX. INTERIM AND FINAL PROVISIONS

Passed 18 July 2002 by the Serbian Parliament

Signed by Serbian President Milan Milutinovic on 19 July 2002

BROADCASTING ACT

I. BASIC PROVISIONS

Subject of the Law

Article 1

This Law stipulates the conditions for and manner of conducting broadcasting activities in keeping with international conventions and standards; establishes the Republican Broadcasting Agency, as well as public broadcasting service institutions; determines terms and procedures for issuing licences to broadcast radio and TV programmes and regulates other issues in respect of the broadcasting sector.

Article 2

The provisions of this Law shall not pertain to the conditions and procedure for issuing radio station licences, or to the terms and procedure under which broadcasters gain the right to set up, use and maintain fixed and mobile broadcasting equipment.

Broadcasting Principles

Article 3

The regulation of relations in the broadcasting sector shall be based on the following principles:

1) Freedom, professionalism, and independence of public service broadcasters as a guarantee of the overall development of democracy and social harmony;

2) Rational and efficient use of the radio frequency spectrum as a limited natural resource;

3) Prohibition of any censorship of and/or influence on the work of public broadcasters, whereby their independence, the independence of their newsrooms and journalists is guaranteed;

4) Full affirmation of civil rights and freedoms and especially the freedom of expression and diversity of opinion;

5) Application of internationally recognised norms and principles with respect to the broadcasting sector, especially the respect of human rights in this sector;

6) Impartiality, prohibition of discrimination, and transparency of the procedure for issuing broadcasting licences;

7) Encouragement of the broadcasting development and creativity in the area of radio and TV in the Republic of Serbia.

Definitions

Article 4

Unless otherwise specified, the terms used in this Law shall have the following meanings:

1) Broadcasting: general term for radio and television as electronic mass media, achieved by the analogue or digital transmission of text, speech, sound, still and moving images in the form of programme contents via radio waves or cable distribution systems to adequate reception devices and intended for the general public.

2) Radio frequency: main physical parameter of electromagnetic or radio waves freely moving through space, whose conventional values fall within the 3 KHz – 3000 GHz band;

3) Coverage area: area in the vicinity of a transmitter providing the required field strength of the electromagnetic signal for a satisfactory service taking into account co-channel interference;

4) Service area: area in the vicinity of a transmitter fulfilling the condition of quality signal reception in real conditions. The service area in real conditions is always smaller than the coverage area;

5) Proposed service area: geographic area or administrative region which the broadcasting service is intended for. Depending on the needs, the proposed service area signifies either any individual service area or the sum of service areas covered by each transmitter. In case of a network of transmitters, the proposed service area is the sum of individual service areas covered by each transmitter;

6) Radio/TV network: two or more transmitters or repeaters or a combination of them broadcasting the same programme at the same time;

7) Networking: the setting up of a temporary radio or television network via terrestrial, cable or satellite links between two or more broadcasters with the aim of directly transmitting a radio or television programme;

8) Broadcasting organisation (hereinafter broadcaster): a natural or legal person registered to produce and broadcast radio or TV programmes, which has been issued a broadcasting licence in keeping with this Law.

9) Public Broadcasting Servise: production, purchase, editing and broadcasting of the informative, educational, cultural, artistic, children's, entertainment, sports and other radio and TV programs in the general interest of citizens, and especially those aimed at realization of human and civic rights, exchange of ideas and opinions, nurture of political, gender, interethnic and religious tolerance, as well as the preservation of national identity;

10) Independent production: a radio and television programmes intended solely for broadcasting and produced by a natural or legal person who is registered therefor but who is not a broadcaster of the programme it is producing;

11) Advertisement: promotional message the aim of which is to present and draw attention to a certain product, service or firm, i.e. to induce consumers to purchase, i.e. use the product or service;

12) Advertising: broadcasting of advertisements for a fee or other form of compensation;

13) Sponsorship: any funding by a natural or legal person, which is not involved in the activity of producing a radio and/or television programme or the production of audiovisual content, of a radio and/or television programme, with the aim of promoting its name, trademark, reputation, activities or products;

14) Teleshopping: radio or television presentation of the qualities or values of products or services with the aim of directly selling them to the public.

15) Cable distribution system (hereinafter CDS): a predominantly cable telecommunication network intended for the distribution of radio and television programmes and the provision of other telecommunication services;

Cooperation with the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority

Article 5

The Republican Broadcasting Agency and the telecommunications regulatory authority shall cooperate and coordinate their work in accorance with and in the manner envisaged by the provisions of this Law and of a separate telecommunications law with the aim of achieving the rational and effective use of the broadcast band and consistent application of this Law and a separate telecommunications law.

II. REPUBLICAN BROADCASTING AGENCY

1. Legal Status

Establishment

Article 6

The Republican Broadcasting Agency (hereinafter Agency) is established as an autonomous i.e. independent organisation exercising public competencies pursuant to this Law and regulations passed on the basis of this Law to secure conditions for the efficient implementation and improvement of the set broadcasting policy in the Republic of Serbia in a manner befitting a democratic society.

The Agency is an autonomous legal person and is functionally independent of any state body, as well as of all organisations and individuals involved in the production and broadcasting of radio and television programmes and/or related activities.

Legal Status and Representation

Article 7

The Agency shall have the status of a legal person.

The Agency Council shall be the Agency body reaching all decisions on issues within the Agency’s competencies.

The Agency Council Chairperson, or the Council Vice-Chairperson in the absence of the Chairperson for any reason, shall act in the name and on behalf of the Agency.

The Chairperson, i.e. the Vice-Chairperson deputising for the Chairperson, may wholly or partially delegate the power to represent the Agency to another Council member only on the basis of a Council decision.

2. Agency Competencies

Article 8

The Agency is competent for:

1) Passing the broadcasting development strategy in the Republic of Serbia with the consent of the Government of the Republic of Serbia;

2) Supervising and ensuring the consistent application of the provisions of this Law;

3) Issuing broadcasting licences and prescribing the licence form;

4) Setting technical, organisational and programming conditions for the production and broadcasting of programmes pursuant to the provisions of this Law;

5) Prescribing rules binding on broadcasters which ensure the implementation of the broadcasting policy in the Republic of Serbia;

6) Supervising the work of broadcasters in the Republic of Serbia;

7) Considering submissions filed by natural and legal persons and complaints of broadcasters concerning the operation of other broadcasters;

8) Delivering to the competent state bodies its opinion with regard to accession to international conventions related to broadcasting;

9) Imposing adequate sanctions against broadcasters in keeping with this Law;

10) Performing other duties in accordance with this Law.

In addition to the competencies set forth in para 1 of this Article, the Agency is also competent to take measures in the broadcasting sector with the aim of:

1) Protecting minors;

2) Enforcing regulations on copyright and neighbouring rights;

3) Preventing the broadcasting of programmes which contain information inciting discrimination, hatred or violence against an individual or a group of individuals on grounds of race, religion, nationality, ethnicity or gender.

The Agency performs the duties in para 1, sub-paras 1, 2, 3, and 6 as duties entrusted to it.

Passing of the Broadcasting Development Strategy

Article 9

In cooperation with the telecommunication regulatory authority, the Agency shall pass a Broadcasting Development Strategy for the Republic of Serbia wherein it shall determine the number and types of broadcasters, proposed service areas and other parameters for which a public tender shall be called, after having taken into consideration the different requirements of citizens and social groups for information, education, cultural, sports and other contents et. al.

Law Implementation Supervision

Article 10

The supervision of the implementation of this Law entails control of the work of the broadcasters with respect to their consistent application and affirmation of principles upon which the relations in the broadcasting sector are regulated as well as to the fulfillment of other obligations which broadcasters have under the provisions of this Law.

Issuing of Broadcasting Licence

Article 11

The Agency shall issue a licence for broadcasting a programme via terrestrial, cable or satellite transmission, either digital or analogue, in a procedure and according to criteria laid down by this Law.

A broadcasting licence is not required for broadcasting via the global information network (Internet webcasting), but the provisions of this Law shall apply to programme content.

Prescribing Binding Regulations for Broadcasters

Article 12

The Agency shall pass recommendations, instructions, binding instructions and general binding instructions for broadcasters to ensure the efficient implementation of the broadcasting policy in the Republic of Serbia.

The Agency shall pass recommendations for broadcasters in the event of inconsistent permitted practice on part of the broadcasters when applying the provisions of this Law in respect of the programme content.

The Agency shall pass an instruction if there is doubt whether the manner, in which a broadcaster or a group of broadcasters is using the licence in regard to the provisions of this Law pertaining to programme content, is permitted or not.

The Agency shall pass a binding instruction if it is established that the broadcasters’ conduct in regard to certain issues regarding programme content is inconsistent and the Agency deems certain types of such conduct impermissible.

The Agency shall pass a general binding instruction in order to regulate certain issues regarding programme content in greater detail, regardless of the current practice of the broadcasters. The general binding instruction may pertain to a specific issue regarding programme content, a number of related issues, or all issues in respect of programme content (broadcasters’ code of conduct).

Non-compliance with a binding instruction shall be deemed grounds for pronouncing a reprimand or a warning to the broadcaster, while non-compliance with a general binding instruction shall be the basis for pronouncing any sanction the Agency is empowered to pronounce.

Recommendations, instructions, binding instructions and general binding instructions shall be published in the manner envisaged by the Agency Statute.

The Agency shall pass and publish other regulations in keeping with this Law and in the manner envisaged by the Statute.

Supervising the Work of Broadcasters

Article 13

The Agency shall supervise the work of the broadcasters itself or by hiring an authorised organisation.

When exercising the competence laid down in para 1 of this Article, the Agency is under duty to focus on the broadcasters’ overall respect of the terms and conditions on which they were issued the licence, particularly with regard to programme type and quality.

Broadcasters are obliged to allow the Agency access to the data and other documentation related to the subject of the supervision.

Consideration of Submissions

Article 14

Natural and legal persons shall have the right to file submissions to the Agency with regard to a broadcaster’s programme contents if they deem these programmes are violating or endangering their personal interests or the public interest.

Upon the receipt and consideration of the submission, the Agency shall deliver forthwith the submission to the broadcaster for explanation and set a deadline thereof, unless the submission is manifestly ill-founded, in which case the Agency dismisses it and informs the submitter thereof.

If the broadcaster does not provide an explanation within the given deadline or informs the Agency that the submission is groundless, but the Agency still maintains that the submission is grounded, the Agency shall take adequate measures against the broadcaster and advise the submitter on ways in which s/he can protect his/her interests.

Adequate measures set forth in para 3 of this Article include but are not limited to:

1) Sanctions pronounced by the Agency in keeping with this Law;

2) Filing of misdimeanour or criminal charges or initiating of other appropriate proceedings with a state body of competent jurisdiction.

Consideration of Complaints

Article 15

A broadcaster may submit a complaint to the Agency about the conduct of another broadcaster which has inflicted or may inflict it damage.

The Agency shall deliver the complaint in para 1 of this Article forthwith to the broadcaster concerned, who shall provide an explanation within 15 (fifteen) days after the day of complaint receipt.

If the Agency maintains that the complaint is well-founded despite the broadcaster’s explanation, it shall take measures set out in Article 14 para 4 of this Law against the broadcaster concerned.

Cooperation with State and Other Bodies and Organisations

Article 16

The Agency shall deliver its opinion to the competent state bodies at their request and in regard to accession to international conventions and other agreements related to the broadcasting sector.

The Agency shall cooperate with relevant organisations of other states, i.e. relevant international organisations with the aim of exchanging opinions, improving its work and harmonizing it with international experience and standards.

Competent state bodies shall ask the Agency for its opinion during the drafting of regulations related to the broadcasting sector.

Pronouncement of Sanctions

Article 17

The Agency may pronounce a reprimand or a warning against broadcaster, and may temporarily or permanently revoke its broadcasting licence in keeping with the provisions of this Law.

Exceptionally, public broadcasting service institutions - which are not obliged to acquire a broadcasting licence from the Agency - may only be pronounced a reprimand and a warning.

The Agency may initiate proceedings against a broadcaster or the broadcaster’s responsible person with a court of competent jurisdiction or another state body if the broadcaster’s act or failure to act has the character of an offence punishable under the law.

Article 18

A reprimand set forth in Article 17 paras 1 and 2 of this Law shall be pronounced against a broadcaster, which has for the first time breached an obligation stipulated by this Law or an Agency by-law passed on the basis of this Law.

The reprimand shall not be published in the media.

A warning shall be pronounced against a broadcaster which:

1) Despite the issued reprimand, continues acting in contravention of obligations stipulated by this Law or an Agency by-law adopted on the basis of this Law.

2) Violates an obligation for the first time, but in a manner in which this violation seriously threatens the application of principles regulating relations in the broadcasting sector;

3) Violates a term included in the broadcasting licence.

When pronouncing a warning, the Agency shall expressly specify the obligation the broadcaster has violated and define measures the broadcaster is to take to rectify the violation.

The warning shall be published in the media and obligatorily in the programme of the broadcaster concerned.

A broadcaster may also be subject to pronouncement of sanctions laid down in a separate telecommunications law, in the event the broadcaster does not abide by the prescribed obligations.

The Agency shall ensure impartiality and fairness during the imposition of a sanction, as well as enable the broadcaster to be heard about the committed violations of obligations it is held liable for prior to the imposition of the sanction.

The Agency shall prescribe detailed rules on the terms and procedure of sanction imposition.

Protection of Minors

Article 19

The Agency shall ensure the protection of minors and the respect of human dignity in programmes broadcast via radio and TV and shall pass a general binding instruction to that effect.

The Agency shall especially ensure that programmes, which may impair the physical, mental and moral development of minors, are not accessible via radio or television except when the broadcasting time or technical measures ensure that minors are as a rule unlikely to have the opportunity to watch or hear them.

Broadcasting of programmes, which grossly impair the physical, mental or moral development of minors, shall be prohibited.

Protection of Copyrights and Neighbouring Rights

Article 20

The Agency shall ensure that all broadcasters apply regulations on copyrights and neighbouring rights.

Conduct contrary to regulations in para 1 of this Article by a broadcaster may be the basis for pronouncing prescribed sanctions by the Agency independently of other legal remedies at the disposal of the aggrieved holder of a copyright or a neighboring right.

Suppression of Hate Speech

Article 21

The Agency shall ensure that the broadcasters’ programmes do not contain information inciting discrimination, hatred or violence against an individual or a group of individuals on grounds of their political affiliation, or their race, religion, nationality, ethnicity, gender or sexual orientation.

Conduct in contravention of the prohibition in para 1 of this Article shall be deemed grounds for pronouncing the envisaged sanctions by the Agency, independently of the other legal remedies at the disposal of the aggrieved.

3. Agency Council

Composition of the Council

Article 22

The Agency Council (hereinafter Council) shall have 9 (nine) members, appointed from the ranks of reputed experts in fields relevant to conducting the affairs within the Agency’s competencies (media experts, advertising experts, lawyers, economists, telecommunication engineers, et al.).

Council Appointment

Article 23

The Council members are appointed by the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia (hereinafter Assembly) at the proposal of authorised nominators.

A Council member is appointed if the majority of all National Assembly members votes for him or her.

The power and duty to nominate Council members are vested in:

1) National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia;

2) Assembly of the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina;

3) Government of the Republic of Serbia;

4) Executive Council of the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina;

5) Rectors of the Universities in the Republic of Serbia, through mutual agreement;

6) Associations of broadcasting public media in the Republic of Serbia, Associations of journalists in the Republic of Serbia, Professional associations of film and drama artists in the Republic of Serbia, Professional associations of composers in the Republic of Serbia, through mutual agreement;

6) Domestic non-governmental organizations and civic associations focusing on the protection of the freedom of expression and/or the protection of the rights of national and ethnic minorities, and the protection of the rights of the child, through mutual agreement;

7) Churches and religious communities.

The ninth member of the Council is nominated by previously appointed members of the Council, while the nominated member must both fulfill the criteria for the Council membership determined by this Law and live and work on the territory of the Autonomous Province of Kosovo and Metohija.

Nomination for the Council's member from para. 4 of this article is deemed determined if at least 5 Council members have voted for it.

Procedure for Nominating Council Members

Article 24

Each authorised nominator as prescribed by article 23, para. 3 of this Law, nominates the candidates for one Council member, but shall submit obligatorily nominate two individuals on its nominee list. The individuals nominated by the authorised nominator need not belong to the ranks of the authorised nominator.

Exceptionally, candidate list for the member nominated by the previously appointed Council members, in accordance with article 23, para. 4 and 5 of this Law, contains only one individual.

An individual enjoying the reputation of a prominent media expert, advertising expert or a prominent expert in a field relevant to the work of the Agency shall be nominated for the post of Council member.

The Assembly shall appoint one nominee from each valid list.

The authorised nominators shall draft their lists independently, and, if an authorised nominator comprises more than one natural and/or legal person, the nomination shall be determined in agreement, by negotiations.

In case of nominators set forth in Article 23, para 3, sub-para 7 of this Law, the Assembly shall acquire the data on registered republican non-governmental organisations and civic associations from bodies competent for keeping records of these organisations i.e. associations.

The submitted nomination list must be signed and certified by the authorized nominator and include the name and address of its representative.

If the nominators set forth in Article 23, para 3, sub-para 7of this Law submit more than one nominee list, the list signed by a greater number of associations or organisations (of authorised nominators) that in the previous period had more effective actions, initiatives and publications in the area they are predominantly focused on, shall be deemed valid list.

Only registered organisations and associations may be the signatories of the nominee lists.

If the nominee list has been submitted in contravention of the provisions of this Law, the Assembly shall return the submitted proposal to the authorized nominator to conform it with this Law within 15 (fifteen) days.

The Assembly shall return the submitted nominations to the authorized nominators also when it is unable to determine which nominee list is valid in respect of para 8 of this Article, in which case the authorized nominators are obliged to submit to the Assembly an agreed-on nomination within 15 (fifteen) days.

The Assembly shall in an appropriate manner make public all valid nominee lists submitted by the authorized nominators at least 30 (thirty) days before the decision on the appointment of Council members is taken, along with their short CVs.

The Assembly is entitled to, before its decision on the Council members appointment, organize a public interview with all nominated candidates in order to get insight into their capabilities for performing duties stemming from the Agency’s competencies.

If no candidate from Council members candidate lists obtains sufficient number of votes as prescribed by the article 23 para 2, the appointment shall be executed only after the submittal of a new list from the authorized nominator, which has to take place within 15 days from the day of decision on the previous list at the latest.

Ineligibility for Council Membership

Article 25

The following are not eligible to be Council members:

1) Federal and/or Republican Members of Parliament or members of the autonomous provincial parliaments;

2) Elected or appointed officials in the Federal Government, the Government of the Republic of Serbia (hereinafter Government) and the executive bodies of the autonomous provinces (ministers, their deputies, assistants, as well as heads of separate departments directly controlled by the Government or executive councils, and other officials);

3) Officials of political parties (party leaders, party presidency members and their deputies, members of party executive and main boards and other party officials);

4) Individuals, who as owners of shares or stocks, members of management or supervisory bodies, employees, contractees et al, have an interest in the legal persons involved in the production and/or broadcasting of radio and television programmes or related activities (advertising, telecommunications, et al) because the membership of such an individual in the Council may lead to a conflict of interests;

5) Individuals, who have been convicted by a final sentence of a crime of abuse of official power, corruption, fraud, theft or another criminal offense rendering him/her unfit for the post, notwithstanding the imposed sanction, or who have been convicted by a final sentence of another criminal offense to a prison sentence exceeding 6 (six) months.

6) Individuals who are spouses, parents, children or collateral relatives to the second degree of kinship of individuals listed in para 1, sub-paras 1 to 4 of this Article.

The nominee shall submit a written statement to the authorised nominator that there are no restrictions set forth in para 1 of this Article to his/her nomination.

Tenure of Council Members

Article 26

The Council Members shall not represent in the Council the bodies or organisations which nominated them, but shall fulfil their duties independently, to the best of their knowledge and conscience, and in keeping with this Law.

A Council member’s term of office may terminate only for the reasons and after the procedure envisaged by this Law.

No one has the right to influence the work of Council members in any way and the members shall not take any instructions from anyone regarding their work with the exception of the decisions by the court of competent jurisdiction made in the procedure of judiciary control of the Council’s work.

Duration of Tenure

Article 27

A Council member is appointed to a tenure of six years.

Notwithstanding para 1 of this Article, when appointing the first Council members, three Council members shall be appointed to two-year, three members to four-year and three members to six-year terms of office.

The Council members with two and four year tenures in the first Council composition shall be appointed in the following manner: before the Assembly decides on the submitted nominations, the Assembly Speaker shall draw lots to determine the authorised nominators whose nominees shall be appointed to two- and four-year terms of office.

An individual may not be appointed Council Member for two consecutive terms of office.

Termination of a Council Member’s Tenure

Article 28

The tenure of a Council member may terminate in the following cases:

1) Expiration of the term of office to which the Council member has been appointed;

2) Dismissal for reasons envisaged by this Law;

3) Submission of a resignation to the Assembly in written form, in which case the termof-office of the Council Member terminates the day the resignation has been submitted, whereas an a priori signed (enveloped) resignation shall not have legal effect;

4) Death of the Council member.

Termination of Tenure by Dismissal

Article 29

At the proposal of the Council or at least 20 MPs, the Assembly may dismiss a Council member in the following events:

1) If a competent health institution finds the member incapacitated by an illness to fulfil the duties of Council member for a period exceeding six months;

2) If it is determined that the member gave false personal data during the submission of the nomination or omitted to report data on circumstances set forth in Article 25 of this Law.

3) If it is determined that some of the circumstances set forth in Article 25 of this Law occurred during the tenure of the Council member.

4) If for no good reason, the member omits or refuses to fulfil the duty of a Council member for at least 3 (three) consecutive months or a period of 12 months during which the member failed to fulfil his duties for at least 6 months.

The decision on dismissal may be reached only on the basis of a duly reasoned motion for dismissal following a procedure, wherein all the relevant circumstances have been determined and the Council member concerned has been given the opportunity to be heard on all the circumstances.

A Council member may not be dismissed because of his or her political or other opinions,

i.e. because of his or her membership in a political organisation.

The decision to dismiss a Council member shall be deemed adopted if the majority of all MPs voted for it.

Suspension of a Council Member

Article 30

Upon the filing of a motion to dismiss a Council member, the Council may, by a two-third majority vote of all its members, reach a decision to suspend the Council member against whom the dismissal motion has been filed until the Assembly passes its decision thereon, but in duration no longer than 6 months.

Consequences of Tenure Termination

Article 31

The Assembly Speaker shall publicly call for a submission of a nominee list for a Council member at least six months before the term-of-office of that Council member expires. The invitation is addressed to the authorised nominators who had nominated the candidates whose term of office is expiring.

The authorised nominators shall submit to the Assembly the nominee lists for the vacated posts within three months from the day the public call has been made.

The Assembly shall reach a decision on the appointment of the new Council members before the tenure of the incumbent members expires.

In the event of the early termination of a Council member’s tenure (due to death, dismissal or resignation), the authorised nominator, who had nominated the member whose tenure has terminated in this manner, shall forthwith and within three months at the latest submit a list of nominees for the vacated Council post to the Assembly. The Assembly shall appoint the new Council member within 30 (thirty) days after the day of reception of the nominee list. This member shall be appointed to a tenure of six years.

Until a new member is appointed, decisions taken by the incomplete Council shall be deemed legally effective. However, the Council may not reach legally effective decisions if the number of Council members is less than five, because the tenures of certain members have terminated.

Council’s Mode of Operation

Article 32

The work of the Council is public.

The Council shall reach decisions by a simple majority of votes of members present on condition that the decision-making quorum of five members is fulfilled, unless otherwise stipulated by this Law or the Statute. General by-laws and decisions on the rights of broadcasters shall be voted in by a simple majority of all Council members unless this Law or the Statute stipulates a two-thirds majority of all Council members. In the event of a tie, the vote of the Council Chairperson, or, in his/her absence, that of the Deputy Chairperson, shall prevail.

The Council decision referring to the territory of the AP of Vojvodina shall be deemed adopted if within the number of votes required for the decision adoption there is a vote of at least one Council member appointed on the proposal of the authorized nominators from AP Vojvodina.

The Council shall vote in the Council Chairperson and Deputy Chairperson from amongst its ranks by a two-thirds majority vote of all its members.

The Council Chairperson and members shall have the right to financial remuneration for their work in an amount equal to the salaries of the Chairperson, i.e. judge of the Supreme Court of Serbia.

The Council Chairperson shall act in the name of and behalf on the Agency, direct the work of the Council, sign the Council decisions and ensure their implementation, have the powers of a company director in respect of employment rights, obligations and responsibilities of the Agency expert department employees, and perform other functions set forth in the Law and Statute.

Agency Statute and Other General By-laws

Article 33

The Statute, the Council’s rules of procedure, the by-law regulating the organisation of the Agency expert departments, the number and status of employees in the Agency expert departments and other Agency by-laws shall be passed by the Council.

The by-laws in para 1 of this Article shall be passed by a two-thirds majority vote of all Council members.

The Assembly shall give its consent to the Agency Statute.

4. Agency Funding

Financial Plan

Article 34

The funding of the Agency shall be carried out in keeping with a financial plan, which shall be adopted by the Council on an annual basis.

The financial plan shall determine the overall revenue of the Agency, the overall expenditure of the Agency, including reserves for unforeseen outlays, as well as the elements for the comprehensive overview of the Agency’s salaries and employment policy.

The Assembly shall approve the financial plan in para 1 of this Article.

The financial plan shall be adopted by 15 December of the current year at the latest for the following year.

The financial plan shall be published in the manner envisaged by the Agency Statute.

All Agency revenue and expenditure accounts shall be subject to annual audit by an independent authorised auditor. The accounts shall be published within three months after the end of the fiscal year.

If the annual balance of the Agency revenues and expenditures shows that the Agency’s overall revenues have exceeded the expenditures, the difference shall be paid to the account of the budget of the Republic of Serbia and shall be proportionately used to promote and develop culture, health, education and social care.

Sources of Funding

Article 35

The Agency income comprises funds earned from the fees the broadcasters pay for the right to broadcast programmes (the broadcasting licences) in keeping with this Law.

If the Agency fails to accrue the planned income from the fees set forth in para 1 of this Article, the lacking funds shall be provided from the budget.

The provision of lacking funds in keeping with para 2 of this Article shall in no way influence the independence and autonomy of the Agency.

5. Transparency of the Agency’s Work and Judicial Control

Transparency of Work

Article 36

The Agency shall publish an annual report on its work in the manner determined by the Statute.

Judiciary Control

Article 37

An Agency decision may not be appealed against, but an administrative lawsuit may be launched against it.

III. BROADCASTING LICENCE

1. Definitions of Licence and Licence Holders

Principles of Licence Issuance

Article 38

A natural or legal person may not broadcast a radio or television programme unless it has previously been issued a licence by the Agency, unless otherwise stipulated by this Law.

Any legal or natural person, fulfilling the conditions prescribed by this Law and regulations passed on the basis of this Law may be granted a licence to broadcast a radio and television programme under equal terms.

The broadcasting licence issuance procedure is public.

Records of all issued licences are kept in accordance with this Law.

Broadcasting Licence

Article 39

A broadcasting licence is an authorisation the obtainment of which vests in the licence holder the right to broadcast a certain radio and/or television programme intended for an unspecified number of users via terrestrial radio stations, cable distribution systems, satellite radiocommunications or in another appropriate manner.

The broadcasting licence shall be issued by the Agency upon its implementation of a procedure envisaged by this Law.

The broadcasting licence shall determine the programming and technical standards for the production and broadcasting of radio and television programmes.

A composite part of the broadcasting licence is the radio station licence (broadcasting station licence), which is issued by the telecommunications regulatory authority at the Agency’s request, in accordance with a separate law and on the basis of the Radio Frequency Assignment Plan adopted by the telecommunications ministry.

The issued radio station licence shall be submitted to the Agency for the implementation of the procedure for issuing a broadcasting licence.

The telecommunications regulatory authority shall issue a radio station licence if the conditions set in separate law have been met and if the Agency request is in keeping with the Radio Frequency Assignment Plan.

The broadcasting licence holder shall exercise the right to mount, use and maintain fixed and mobile broadcasting equipment in keeping with the provisions of a separate telecommunications law, regulations passed on the basis of that law, general by-laws of the telecommunications regulatory authority and the technical prerequisites i.e. standards the application of which is stipulated by these regulations.

Cable and Satellite Broadcasting

Article 40

The Agency shall issue a licence for cable or satellite broadcasting of programmes without calling a public tender at the request of the holder of a cable distribution system (hereinafter CDS), i.e. holder of a terrestrial satellite station, if the holder of the CDS i.e. terrestrial satellite station has met the conditions regarding the mounting, use and maintenance of telecommunication equipment determined in keeping with a separate telecommunications law.

The obligation to obtain a broadcasting licence shall not be incumbent upon the holder of a system which is broadcasting the following radio and television programmes intended for cable distribution:

1) Programmes for which the Council has awarded a terrestrial broadcasting licence for the area in which the CDS is situated, whereby the CDS holder is obliged to distribute the public service programmes via its system free of charge.

2) Programmes which can be received via free (unencrypted) satellite distribution in the territory of the Republic of Serbia.

The holder of a system for broadcasting radio and television programmes intended for satellite distribution shall be obliged to obtain a licence in all events in which the holder has not obtained a licence for the terrestrial or cable broadcasting of the programme to be broadcast via satellite.

Regulations envisaged for the issuing of cable broadcasting licences shall accordingly apply to the issuance of licences for broadcasting via the MMDS (Microwave Multichannel Distribution System) technology, whereby the holder of the MMDS shall not be exempted from the obligation to obtain the appropriate licence for each radio station in keeping with a separate telecommunications law.

Broadcasting Licence Holder

Article 41

Only a domestic legal or natural person, registered for the businesses of producing and broadcasting radio and television programmes and with a head office i.e. residence in the territory of the Republic of Serbia, may be a holder of a broadcasting licence.

A domestic legal person, whose founders are foreign legal persons registered in countries the internal regulations of which do not allow or where it is impossible to determine the origin of the founding capital, may not take part in the public tender for a broadcasting licence.

A foreign legal or natural person may have a share of a maximum 49% in the overall founding capital of the broadcasting licence holder unless otherwise envisaged by international agreements ratified by the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.

Exceptionally, a foreign natural or legal person may not possess a share in the capital of public service broadcasting institutions.

Persons which may not be Licence Holders

Article 42

The following may not be broadcasting licence holders:

1) An enterprise, institution or another legal person established by the Republic of Serbia or an autonomous province, with the exception of public broadcasting service institutions;

2) A political party, organisation or coalition, or a legal person founded by a political party, organisation or coalition.

Broadcaster

Article 43

A legal or natural person, registered for the business of producing and broadcasting radio and television programmes, shall acquire the status of broadcaster in terms of this Law when awarded a broadcasting licence, i.e. when awarded a radio station licence in the case of broadcasters which are not required under the provisions of this Law to obtain a broadcasting licence.

A broadcaster may produce and broadcast radio and television programmes as a:

1) Public broadcasting service institution;

2) Commercial radio and/or television station;

3) Civic sector radio and/or television station;

4) Radio and/or television station of a local or regional community.

Public Broadcasting Service Institutions

Article 44

Public broadcasting service institutions of the Republic of Serbia or of the autonomous provinces, shall be awarded the right to programme production and broadcasting as broadcasters directly on the basis of this Law.

Broadcasters in para 1 of this Article shall be issued only radio station licences in keeping with the Radio Frequency Assignment Plan and this Law.

Broadcasters in para 1 of this Article shall be subject to the provisions of this Law, except for provisions regarding the obtainment of broadcasting licences, as well as to the relevant provisions of a separate telecommunications law.

Types of Broadcasters with regard to Radio and Television Programme Content

Article 45

With respect to the radio and television programme content they produce and broadcast, broadcasters may be:

1) Broadcasters of complete programmes, encompassing news, educational, cultural, scientific, sports and entertainment contents as the predominant part of their activities;

2) Broadcasters of specialised programmes, the content of which fundamentally belong to the same thematic category (sports, culture, music, education, et al); or,

3) Broadcasters whose programmes are wholly devoted to advertising and sale of goods and services.

Licence Non-Transferability and Inviolability

Article 46

The broadcasting licence, which also comprises the radio station license, may not be ceded, leased or in another manner transferred or alienated either temporarily or permanently.

The broadcasting licence set forth in para 1 of this Article may not be ceded even in the event of broadcaster’s selling of the broadcasting equipment.

In the event set forth in para 2 of this Article, new owner of the broadcasting equipment may not start broadcasting prior to obtaining the broadcasting licence as prescribed by this Law.

Proposed Service Area

Article 47

A proposed service area may encompass the territory of the Republic of Serbia, the territory of an autonomous province, region or local area.

A public service broadcaster must ensure quality reception of radio i.e. television signal by at least 90% of the population in the proposed service area.

A commercial broadcaster must provide quality reception of the radio i.e. television signal to at least 60% of the population in the proposed service area.

Sharing a Radio Frequency

Article 48

If the terms set forth in the Radio Frequency Assignment Plan have been fulfilled, approval may be granted to a maximum of three broadcasters to a broadcast radio i.e. television programme on the same radio frequency and in the same proposed service area.

The joint use of a radio frequency may be approved only on the basis of a positive opinion previously obtained from the telecommunications regulatory authority.

Broadcasters shall jointly apply for a broadcasting licence in para 1 of this Article, by submitting, inter alia, a contract wherein they have together detailed the time slots of each broadcaster intending to share the radio frequency in the same proposed service area.

The Agency shall award to each broadcaster in para 3 of this Article a separate broadcasting licence which specially details the joint use of the radio frequency, the broadcaster/s sharing the same frequency and the terms and conditions of the joint frequency use.

2. Licence Issuance Procedure

Public Tender

Article 49

The broadcasting licence shall be issued on the basis of a public tender.

The public tender must be called when conditions are met on the basis of the Radio Frequency Assignment Plan to award new broadcasting licences.

The public tender shall publicise the proposed service areas the coverage of which is the reason for calling the public tender, in keeping with the Radio Frequency Assignment Plan.

Invitation for a public tender

Article 50

The announcement calling for a public tender for broadcasting licences shall contain:

1) The territory of the proposed service area with the radio frequencies/locations assigned to it;

2) The technical, organisational and programming terms for programme production and broadcasting which the applicant is to fulfil;

3) The terms set forth in a separate telecommunications law and regulations adopted on the basis of that law which the applicant is to meet to be awarded a radio station licence;

4) The amount of the annual fee for the right to broadcast a programme and the amount of the fee which is paid for the use of a radio frequency on the basis of the awarded radio station licence;

5) The deadline for submitting the application for the public tender, together with the prescribed documentation;

6) The deadline in which the decision on tender applications shall be reached.

In order to ensure that the public tender is made known to all interested parties under equal terms, the invitation for a public tender shall be published in the “Official Gazette of the Republic of Serbia” and in at least one newspapers of general circulation. If the public tender is called for awarding broadcasting licences to radio and/or television stations of local or regional communities, the invitation must also be published in at least one local i.e. regional newspaper published in the area for which the public tender is being called.

The deadline for submitting applications for the public tender shall not be shorter than 60 (sixty) days after the day the announcement has been published.

Deposit

Article 51

The Agency may reach a decision binding the applicants to pay a deposit when submitting the applications.

The decision from para. 1 of this article shall determine the amount of the deposit that may not exceed the full amount of a trimester license fee.

Application for the Public Tender

Article 52

An application for the public tender is submitted on a form the content of which is prescribed and published by the Agency.

The applicant shall furnish the following documents together with the application:

1) Proof of the applicant’s registration for the business of radio and television programme production and broadcasting;

2) Proof that the applicant has fulfilled the terms embodied in Article 50 para 1, sub-paras 2 and 3 of this Law;

3) Documentation in respect of the proposed programme concept;

4) Organisational and technical concept and staff structure;

5) Estimate of annual cost and revenue plans (with their specification) and data on the financial potentials of the applicant, and, if the applicant is broadcasting a radio and/or television programme at the time of application, also the financial statement and the profit and loss account for the year preceding the year in which the application for the public tender is being submitted;

6. A statement that there are no hindrances pursuant to this Law in respect of prohibited concentration of media ownership; 7) Proof of payment of the deposit and of the administrative taxes for application submission.

The applicant may submit other documentation which it deems material to being awarded a broadcasting licence.

Agency’s Consideration of Submitted Applications

Article 53

The Agency shall:

1) Reject an application containing incomplete or incorrect data, i.e. incomplete documentation if the applicant does not amend the application, i.e. submit the correct data or comprehensive documentation within the subsequently set deadline of seven days;

2) Publicise, in the same manner as the public tender, a list of all applicants, whose applications are complete and have been submitted within the envisaged deadline, within seven days after the expiration of the application submission deadline;

3) Consider all complete and duly submitted applications;

4) Set and publicise non-discriminatory, impartial and measurable decision-making criteria, corresponding to the activities for the performance of which the licence is awarded;

5) Reach a decision in keeping with the set criteria and prescribed conditions and standards for programme production and broadcasting, and, in the event that more than one person fulfilling the terms has applied for the same radio frequency, give advantage to the one which, on the basis of the submitted documentation, provides stronger guarantees that it shall contribute to better quality and more diverse programme i.e. programme contents in the area in which the programme is to be broadcast. If the applicant is broadcasting a radio and/or TV programme at the time of application submission, the Council shall, while making a decision, take into consideration the applicant’s previous broadcasting period contribution to the implementation of principles regulating relations in the broadcasting sector, determined in article 3 of this Law;

6) Ensure coordination of work with the telecommunications regulatory authority and timely submission of requests for radio station licences, so that a decision on the comprehensive broadcasting licence can be reached within a maximum of (90) ninety days after the date of the publication of the list of public tender applicants;

7) Publicise in the same manner as the tender the list of persons which have been awarded broadcasting licences;

8) Deliver the applicants, whose applications have been rejected, duly reasoned decisions thereof within eight days after the day the decision on the public tender has been reached;

9) Submit one copy of the awarded licence to the telecommunications regulatory authority.

Complaint against an Agency Decision

Article 54

A person, which has applied at the public tender and is dissatisfied with the Council decision, has the right to file a complaint to the Council within 15 (fifteen) days after the day of receipt of the decision on application rejection.

The Council shall decide on the complaint within 30 (thirty) days after the date of its submission.

An administrative lawsuit may be launched against the decision on the complaint.

Article 55

The Agency shall maintain a register of issued broadcasting licences, which shall be public.

The Agency shall establish and update a database on the register it maintains.

Commencement of Broadcasting

Article 56

A broadcaster shall commence broadcasting the programme within a maximum of 60 (sixty) days after the date of broadcasting licence receipt, but may not begin to broadcast the programme before fulfilling the terms for launching the radio station prescribed by a separate telecommunications law.

In the event a broadcaster does not act in keeping with para 1 of this Article, the broadcaster’s broadcasting licence shall be revoked.

Deposit Refund

Article 57

A person, which has not been issued a broadcasting licence, shall receive the deposit refund within seven days after the day the decision on its application to the public tender has been reached, while the paid deposit shall be calculated as part of the broadcasting fee of a person which has been granted a licence.

The deposit is not refunded to a broadcasting licence holder which:

1) Informs the Council in writing before the expiration of the deadline for commencing broadcasting that it is relinquishing the use of the awarded broadcasting licence, i.e. the use of the radio frequency granted to it on that basis;

2) Does not commence broadcasting the programme within the set deadline.

Licence Granted at the Broadcaster’s Request

Article 58

Notwithstanding the provisions of this Law, broadcasters, whose proposed service area is not fully covered due to terrain configuration, may submit a request to the Agency, without a public tender being called, to award them a broadcasting licence for additional coverage.

The Agency shall decide on the submitted request in coordination with the telecommunications regulatory authority in keeping with the Radio Frequency Assignment Plan.

Validity and Extension of a Broadcasting Licence

Article 59

The licence to broadcast a radio and/or television programme shall be issued for a period of eight years.

The broadcasting licence may be issued for a shorter period of time at the request of the applicant.

The validity of the broadcasting licence may be extended at the licence holder’s request, which the licence holder is obliged to submit to the Agency within six months before the expiration of the valid licence.

Issuance of a Broadcasting Licence of Shorter Validity

Article 60

The Agency may issue a broadcasting licence of shorter validity for the coverage of certain events.

The licence in para 1 of this Article shall be issued at the request of a natural or legal person intending to broadcast a programme exclusively linked to the holding of a certain event.

The licence in para 1 of this Article shall be temporary in character and shall be valid only for the duration of the event wherefore it was issued.

The time-restricted radio station licence, which is a composite part of the licence in para 1 of this Article, is issued by the telecommunications regulatory authority, in keeping with the provisions of a separate telecommunications law.

Broadcasting Licence Invalidation before Expiry

Article 61

A broadcasting licence shall cease to be valid prior to the expiry of its validity period in the following events:

1) If a broadcaster notifies the Agency in writing it no longer intends to broadcast its programme;

2) If it is established that, whilst applying, a broadcaster presented untrue data or omitted to present data material to the decision on its application either in the application for the public tender or in the accompanying documentation;

3) If the telecommunications regulatory authority annuls the issued radio station licence in respect of the provisions of a separate telecommunications law due to the occurrence of any reason envisaged by that law;

4) If a broadcaster has not commenced programme broadcasts within the prescribed deadline;

5) If a broadcaster has not conducted a technical inspection of the radio station within the prescribed timeframe;

6) If a broadcaster has for no justifiable reason ceased broadcasting programme for more than 30 (thirty) consecutive days or for 60 (sixty) days intermittently in one calendar year;

7) If a broadcaster has violated the provisions on prohibited concentration of media ownership envisaged by this Law;

8) If the Agency has imposed the sanction of revoking a broadcasting licence after a procedure in accordance with this Law and regulations passed on the basis of it because the broadcaster has violated its obligations or failed to comply with the terms and conditions prescribed by the broadcasting licence;

9) If the broadcaster has not paid the broadcasting licence fee despite a prior written warning;

10) If it transpires after the licence issuance that a founder of the broadcaster, which has been issued a broadcasting licence, is a foreign legal person registered in a country whose internal regulations do not allow or where it is impossible to determine the origin of the founding capital.

Licence Revocation Procedure

Article 62

In the event any of the reasons set forth in Article 61 of this Law occur, the validity of the broadcasting licence shall cease by an Agency decision on licence revocation.

The Agency shall regulate in greater detail the procedure for reaching the decision in para 1 of this Article, whereby the procedure shall be based on the principles of impartiality and fairness and the broadcaster shall be provided the opportunity during the procedure to be heard on the facts which have given cause to the procedure. The broadcaster’s representative has the right to attend the Council session at which the revocation of the licence is discussed and to orally plead the broadcaster’s defense at that opportunity.

The Council decision on revoking the broadcasting licence shall be reached by a two-thirds majority of all the Council members.

The decision in para 3 of this Article must be duly reasoned.

The broadcaster, whose broadcasting licence has been revoked, has the right to file a complaint to the Council within eight days after the Council has delivered it the decision.

The complaint stays the implementation of the decision.

An administrative lawsuit may be launched against the Council decision on the complaint.

Unless the court temporarily stays the execution of the decision during the administrative lawsuit on the filed charges, the broadcaster shall forthwith obey the final Council decision on licence revocation, and if it fails to comply, the compulsory enforcement procedure shall be applied in keeping with the regulations of general administrative procedure.

Broadcasting Licence Revocation as a Sanction for Violating Broadcaster Obligations

Article 63

The Council shall pronounce a temporary broadcasting licence revocation lasting up to 30 (thirty) days against a broadcaster which, despite the warning pronounced in terms to Article 18 of this Law, continues failing to abide to the provisions of this Law or regulations passed on the basis of it or does not abide to the terms embodied in the broadcasting licence or does not act pursuant to measures for remedying the violations specified in the Council warning.

The permanent revocation of a broadcasting licence shall be pronounced against a broadcaster which has not fulfilled its obligations and has previously been punished at least three times by temporary broadcasting licence revocation.

Broadcasting Licence Expiration

Article 64

A broadcasting licence shall no longer be valid upon expiration of the term for which the broadcasting licence was issued unless the Agency has reached a decision on its extension in keeping with Article 59 of this Law.

Revision of Terms Set in the Radio Station Licence

Article 65

The terms set in the radio station licence may be revised by the telecommunications regulatory authority during the work of that radio station only in keeping with a separate telecommunications law and regulations passed on the basis of that law.

3. Broadcasting Fee

Compulsory Fee Payment

Article 66

The broadcaster shall pay an appropriate fee for the right to broadcast programme (hereinafter broadcasting fee).

In addition to the fee set forth in para 1 of this Article, the broadcaster shall also pay the fee for the use of a radio frequency (a fee for the radio station licence). The fee for the radio station licence shall be fixed and the manner of payment shall be determined in keeping with a separate telecommunications law and regulations based on that law. The fee for the radio station licence shall be paid to the account of the telecommunications regulatory authority.

The broadcasting fee shall be paid to the account of the Agency.

The broadcasting fee shall be fixed on the basis of the following criteria:

1) Number of residents in the area in which the programme is broadcast on the basis of official data of the authorised statistics authority; and,

2) Programme concept of the broadcaster, i.e. the origin and type of programme being broadcast, notably:

a) proportion of scientific, educational, cultural, art, children or self-produced news programmes in the entire broadcast programme;

b) proportion of self-produced programmes or programmes of independent producers with contents listed in point 1) of this sub-para above the quota set by this Law;

c) proportion of the programme of other domestic broadcasters or translated foreign programmes.

The Agency shall set the broadcasting fee with the consent of the Government of the Republic of Serbia, whereby the radio programme fee shall amount to 20 % of the fee set for the broadcasting of television programmes.

The programme broadcasting fee shall be fixed on an annual basis and the broadcaster shall pay the Agency 1/12 of the set annual fee on a monthly basis, with the exception of the day of licence issuance.

The Agency shall pass detailed guidelines for setting the broadcasting fee in keeping with criteria set forth in para 4 of this Article.

The Agency may revise the fee amount during the validity of a broadcasting licence depending on the changes in the broadcast programme. The Agency decision on amending the fee amount must be duly reasoned.

For the first six months of exercising the right to broadcast programme, a broadcaster shall pay the total six months fee set forth in para 5 of this Article within seven days after the day of receipt of the notification of the granted right. In the subsequent period, the broadcaster shall pay its monthly fee installment by the fifth day of the month for the running month.

Exemption from the Obligation to Pay the Broadcasting Fee

Article 67

Public broadcasting service institutions of the Republic of Serbia and the autonomous provinces, radio and television stations of local and regional communities, which are wholly state-owned, and civic sector radio and television stations shall pay only the radio station fee (radio frequency use fee) and shall be exempt from the broadcasting fee.

The radio and television stations of local and regional communities, which are partly privately owned, shall pay part of the broadcasting fee proportionate to the share of private capital.

Radio and television stations of churches and religious communities shall not pay the broadcasting fee until the completion of the procedure restituting the property these churches and religious communities were deprived of through nationalisation, confiscation, expropriation et al. after World War Two.

IV. BASIC PROGRAMME STANDARDS

Basic Broadcaster Obligations in Respect of Programme Content

Article 68

All broadcasters shall abide by the following standards in respect of programme content within their programme concept:

1) Ensure the production and broadcasting of quality programme both in terms of technology and of programme content by applying international and national standards;

2) Ensure free, comprehensive and timely informing of citizens;

3) Broadcast important urgent announcements regarding threat to human life, health, security or property;

4) Contribute to raising the overall culture and awareness of the citizens;

5) Shall not broadcast programmes the content of which may impair the physical, mental or moral development of children and youth, as well as clearly mark such programmes and, if they are broadcasting them, do so only between 24:00 and 06:00 hours;

6) Shall not broadcast programmes containing pornography or the content of which gives undue prominence to violence or is likely to incite violence, drug abuse or other forms of criminal behaviour, as well as programmes abusing the naiveté of the audience;

7) Broadcast foreign programmes intended for pre-school children synchronised in Serbian or the languages of the national and ethnic minorities.

All broadcasters shall keep the broadcast programme contents in accordance with regulations on public information, i.e. in accordance with regulations on the protection of cultural heritage.

Identification Obligation

Article 69

The name, logo, i.e. the abbreviated identification sign of the broadcaster must be continuously displayed throughout the broadcasting of the television programme or aired in an appropriate manner during the broadcasting of radio programmes.

The use of the name, logo or abbreviated identification sign incorrespondent to the registered name of the broadcaster shall be prohibited.

The provisions of a separate public information law shall be applied to the broadcaster’s identification obligation.

The name, logo, i.e. abbreviated identification sign of the broadcaster must be displayed even during the rebroadcasting of programmes of other broadcasters, whereas, in the event of broadcasting independent production programmes, the broadcaster’s name shall be cited at the beginning or at the end of the programme.

Networking

Article 70

The networking of two or more broadcasters for simultaneous programme broadcasting without the use of additional radio frequencies or radio relay links is allowed for the duration of up to three hours per day in continuation or in summation. In exceptional circumstances, the Agency may reach a decision allowing networking of longer duration if it establishes that such a decision would be in the public interest. The Agency decision must be duly reasoned.

Networking, involving the establishing of radio relay links or link repeaters may be only temporary in character and shall be approved by the telecommunications regulatory authority if such networking does not interfere with the broadcasts of other broadcasters.

Networking to broadcast the same programme is prohibited if it constitutes a violation of the provisions on concentration of media ownership embodied in this Law or the anti-monopoly provisions set out in separate regulations.

Access to Major Events

Article 71

The Agency shall detail the list of events which are of interest to all citizens in the Republic of Serbia for which the exclusive right to broadcast may be exercised only by the broadcaster whose service area, as prescribed by article 47 of this Law, encompass the entire territory of the Republic of Serbia.

The broadcaster, granted with an exclusive right to broadcast an event included in the list from para 1 of this Article, shall allow and enable all interested broadcasters to tape and broadcast short reports of the event lasting up to 90 seconds which shall contain the authentic picture and sound of the event.

Broadcasting in One’s Native Tongue

Article 72

The broadcaster shall produce and broadcast programme in Serbian or ensure that the programmes produced in foreign languages are broadcast with a translation into Serbian.

The obligation in para 1 of this Article does not pertain to broadcasters producing and broadcasting programme intended for national minorities or parts of the programme of the public broadcasting service institutions meeting the needs for information of national minorities in their mother tongues.

The obligation in para 1 of this Article does not pertain to the broadcasting of foreign music programmes, with the exception of television broadcasts of stage shows.

In exceptional circumstances, the Council may allow the broadcaster to air parts of a programme in a foreign language.

Self-Produced Programmes

Article 73

Of the total annual broadcasting time, a broadcaster shall broadcast at least 50% of programmes produced in Serbian, out of which at least 50% shall be produced by the broadcaster itself.

Broadcasters producing and broadcasting programmes for national minorities are obliged to broadcast at least 50% of their self-produced programme in the total annual broadcasting time in the languages of national minorities.

The total annual broadcasting time does not include reruns, transmission of sports events, game shows, advertisements and teleshopping, nor news programmes, with the exception of the broadcaster’s self-produced news.

Self-produced programme signifies programmes or shows in which the self-produced audio or video material and/or co-authorship proportion of a show or programme account for over 50% of the television and over 20% of the radio programmes, i.e. shows.

Self-produced programme also entails co-productions.

Independent Production Quotas

Article 74

The public broadcasting service institutions of the Republic of Serbia and autonomous provinces, as well as the local and regional broadcasters, which are predominantly state-owned, are obliged to place at least 10% of their total annual broadcasting time at the disposal of independent radio and television productions.

Programmes older than five years may account for maximum 50% of the quota set forth in para 1 of this Article.

Total annual broadcasting time does not include reruns, transmission of sports events, game shows, advertisements and teleshopping, nor the news programmes, with the exception of a broadcaster’s original news production.

Accountability of Broadcasters

Article 75

A broadcaster shall be held accountable for the broadcast programme content in accordance with the provisions of a separate public information law.

V. PUBLIC BROADCASTING SERVICE

Carriers of the Public Broadcasting Service

Article 76

Republican and provincial broadcasting institutions shall be the carriers of the public broadcasting service in the Republic of Serbia.

Broadcasting institutions in para 1of this Article shall perform the activities of producing and broadcasting radio and television programme and shall have specific obligations in achieving public interest in the public broadcasting service sector, as determined by this Law.

Broadcasting institutions in para 1 of this Article shall have the status of a legal person.

Achieving Public Interest in the Public Broadcasting Service Sector

Article 77

Programmes produced and broadcast within a public broadcasting service shall be of public interest.

Programmes in para 1 of this Article shall encompass programmes with informative, cultural, art, educational, religious, scientific, children's, entertaining, sports and other content, ensuring the meeting of the needs of citizens and other persons and the fulfillment of their rights in the broadcasting sector.

Programmes produced and broadcast within the public broadcasting service must ensure diversity and balance (mutual coordination or conformity) of content which uphold democratic values of a modern society, particularly the respect of human rights and cultural, national, ethnic and political pluralism of views and opinions.

Public Service Broadcasters’ Obligation to Achieve Public Interest

Article 78

With the aim of achieving public interest in the broadcasting sector, determined by this Law, and in addition to general obligations of broadcasters in relation to programme content set forth in Article 68 of this Law, public broadcasting service carriers shall:

1) Ensure that programmes which are produced and broadcast, and particularly programmes with news content, are protected from any influence of the authorities, political organisations or centres of economic power;

2) Produce and broadcast programmes intended for all segments of society, without discrimination, particularly taking into consideration specific societal groups such as children and youth, minority and ethnic groups, handicapped, socially and medically vulnerable groups, deaf and dumb (mute), and others;

3) Adhere to lingual and speech standards not only of the majority population but also, proportionately, of national minorities and ethnic groups in the area where the programme is being broadcast;

4) Ensure the satisfaction of the needs of citizens for programme content expressing cultural identity not only of the nation, but also of national minorities and ethnic groups, by enabling them to follow certain programmes or blocks of programmes in the areas where they live and work, in their native tongue and writing;

5) Provide adequate time slots for broadcasting content related to activities of civic associations and non-governmental organisations, as well as of religious communities in the area where the programme is being broadcast;

6) Provide during election campaigns free-of-charge and balanced broadcasts of promotions of political parties, coalitions and candidates for federal, republican, provincial or local elections, whose candidacies have been accepted, whereas these broadcasters may not broadcast a paid election promotion and, pursuant to their general by-laws, may refuse to broadcast programmes and propaganda spots if these do not serve the election campaign;

7) Envisage in their annual plans the broadcasting of independently produced programmes, the selection of which is based on a public tender and upon the conclusion of a written contract with the independent producer at customary market conditions;

8) Enable the use of self-produced teletext or teletext independently produced by a third party at the recommendation of the Agency;

9) Ensure the use and development of modern technical and technological standards in programme production and broadcasting, and draft and duly fulfil plans of transferring to new digital technologies;

10) Respect the traditional spiritual, historical, cultural, humanitarian and educational importance and role of churches and religious communities in society;

11) Mutually cooperate and exchange programme contents of interest to the citizens of Serbia.

Special Obligations Regarding News Programme Production and Broadcasting

Article 79

Public broadcasting service carriers shall in their news programme production and broadcasting abide by the principles of impartiality and fairness in treating different political interests and different persons, uphold the freedom and pluralism of the public expression of opinions, and prevent any form of racial, religious, national, ethnic or other intolerance or hatred, or intolerance on the grounds of sexual orientation.

Financing of a Public Broadcasting Service

Article 80

A radio-television subscription shall be paid to finance the activities of public broadcasting service institutions related to activities in the public interest determined by this Law.

For the execution of other tasks within the scope of its activities, the public broadcasting service shall acquire resources from:

1) The production and broadcasting of advertisements;

2) The production and sales of audio-visual programmes (shows, films, serials, sound carriers, etc.);

3) The production of other programme services (teletext, etc.);

4) Organising concerts and other performances;

5) Performing other activities laid down in the Statute;

6) Other sources in keeping with the law.

Radio-Television Subscription

Article 81

Owners of radio and TV receivers shall pay radio-television subscription to public broadcasting services, in keeping with this Law.

Owners of radio and TV receivers shall pay an identical flat RTV subscription across the entire territory of the Republic of Serbia.

Radio-television subscription (hereinafter subscription) shall be paid for radio and television receivers (hereinafter receiver) per household and for receivers linked to joint antennae or connected to a cable system.

One household, owner of two or more receivers, notwithstanding receivers in motor vehicles, shall pay the subscription for one radio or television receiver at the same address.

Hotels and motels shall pay one subscription per every ten rooms equipped with television or radio receivers, whereas any other legal person, the owner of a television receiver, shall pay the subscription per every 20 employees capable of receiving a programme.

The obligation to pay the subscription shall begin on the first day of the month following the purchase of a receiver.

All natural and legal persons, which are owners of a receiver, shall report the purchase of the receiver to the republican public broadcasting service institution, and for the territory of AP Vojvodina radio and TV receivers are to be registered at the Vojvodina’s PBS as well.

The obligation to report the receiver or report the receiver owner’s change of address or change of head office shall be fulfilled within 15 (fifteen) days from the day of the receiver purchase or the change.

In the event of alienating the receiver, the former owner of the receiver shall pay the subscription until the cancellation of the receiver registration and shall submit a statement that s/he does not own another receiver.

The republican public broadcasting service institution shall keep a register of subscribers, with all personal and other necessary data, and for the territory of AP Vojvodina radio and TV subscribers are to be registered in the Vojvodina’s PBS as well.

The public broadcasting service institution may not execute control of ownership of receivers in a manner that would jeopardise the citizens' constitutional rights.

Exemption from the Obligation to Pay Subscription

Article 82

Exempted from the obligation to pay subscription are households - owners of receivers - with at least one household member who is:

1) An invalid with 100% physical disability;

2) An invalid with less than 100% physical disability who, in keeping with provisions of other specific regulations, has been granted a right to a subsidy for external care and assistance;

3) An individual with permanent loss of hearing or a blind individual.

The right to exemption from the obligation to pay the subscription set forth in para 1 of this Article is exercised on the basis of a certificate issued by a competent pension and disability insurance institution, i.e. another institution or body if so stipulated by a separate law.

The following legal persons are exempted from the obligation to pay subscription:

1) Institutions, which in terms of Article 79 of the Law on Social Welfare and Protection (“Official Gazette of the Republic of Serbia”, Nos. 36/91, 33/93, 53/93, 67/93, 46/94, 48/94, 52/96 and 29/2001) are deemed institutions for the accommodation of the socially vulnerable, schools, health institutions and organisations of the disabled, and firms for training and employing the disabled;

2) Diplomatic-consular representation offices, on a reciprocal basis.

The Rates and Modes of Subscription Payment

Article 83

The rate of monthly subscription for receivers used in households and for receivers owned by legal persons shall be 210 dinars.

The rate of annual subscription for a receiver used in a motor vehicle shall be 440 dinars.

The subscription in para 1 of this Article shall be paid on a monthly basis, by the 15^th day of the current month for the preceding month.

The subscription in para 2 of this Article shall be paid on an annual basis, by a special money order, during the registration of a motor vehicle.

Seventy (70) percent of the revenue collected from the subscription in the territory of an autonomous province shall belong to the province's public broadcasting service institution. The Broadcasting Institution of Serbia shall transfer these funds to the public broadcasting service institution of the autonomous province within three days after payment collection.

The Broadcasting Institution of Serbia shall pay to a separate account of the Republic of Serbia budget 1.5% of its overall monthly subscription for the development of the domestic film industry.

Payment of the monthly subscription shall be collected via the public company offering most favorable conditions for the collection of subscription fees for certain territory, and in a manner prescribed by the contract concluded in between the Broadcasting Institution of Serbia and the corresponding public company.

The subscription rates in paras 1 and 2 of this Article in the year 2003 and each following year shall be harmonised with the retail price growth index in the Republic of Serbia in the preceding calendar year, in accordance with data officially published by the authorised statistics body, increased by 5%.

Obligations relating to the Proposed Service Area

Article 84

The Broadcasting Institution of Serbia shall broadcast its programme in the entire territory of the Republic of Serbia within the MF, VHF and UHF frequency bands assigned to the broadcasting service. The Broadcasting Institution of Serbia shall broadcast programme outside the territory of the Republic within the HF frequency bands.

The public broadcasting service institution of an autonomous province shall broadcast programme in the territory of the autonomous province within the MF, VHF and UHF frequency bands assigned to the broadcasting service.

The Broadcasting Institution of Serbia shall broadcast its radio programme via three networks within the MF band and three networks within the VHF band, and its television programme via two networks within the VHF/UHF band.

The public broadcasting service institution of an autonomous province shall broadcast its radio programme via two networks within the MF band and three networks within the VHF band, and its television programme via two networks in the VHF/UHF band.

Before the commencement of broadcasting, institutions in paras 1 and 2 of this Article are obliged to obtain radio station licences, which are issued at the request of the Agency by a telecommunications regulatory authority in keeping with the Radio Frequency Assignment Plan.

Serbian Broadcasting Service Institution

Article 85

In order to perform the activities of a public broadcasting service in the territory of the Republic of Serbia, the Broadcasting Institution of Serbia shall be set up with its head office in Belgrade.

The assets for the founding and operation of the Broadcasting Institution of Serbia shall include the real estate and other resources used by the Public Company “Radio Television of Serbia”, determined by the division of assets dividing the assets, rights and obligations of the Public Company “Radio Television of Serbia” between the Broadcasting Institution of Serbia and the Broadcasting Institution of Vojvodina.

The Broadcasting Institution of Serbia shall use the immovable property and broadcasting infrastructure assets in para 2 of this Article (buildings, antenna systems, radio-relay systems et al.) as stipulated in the contract concluded by the authorised persons of the Broadcasting Institution of Serbia and the Republic of Serbia Property Directorate.

Bodies of the Broadcasting Institution of Serbia

Article 86

Bodies of the Broadcasting Institution of Serbia shall comprise: the Managing Board and the General Manager.

The Programme Board shall be the consultative body of the Broadcasting Institution of Serbia.

Managing Board

Article 87

The body managing the Broadcasting Institution of Serbia shall be the Managing Board, which has nine members.

Members of the Managing Board shall be appointed and dismissed by the Agency.

Members of the Managing Board shall be named from the ranks of journalists and prominent experts in media, management, law and finance, as well as from among other prominent figures.

Federal and Republican Members of Parliament, members of the autonomous provincial parliaments, members of the Agency Council, members of Government or of executive bodies of an autonomous province, individuals appointed to the Government, an executive body of an autonomous province or the republican, that is, provincial bodies, as well as officials of political parties (leaders of political parties, their deputies, members of party presidencies, main and executive party boards and other officials) may not be members of the Managing Board.

The term of office of Managing Board members is five years and one person may be appointed member of the Managing Board for a maximum of two consecutive terms.

In their work, members of the Managing Board shall be autonomous and shall ensure the consistent implementation of the provisions of this Law with regard to the public broadcasting service.

The Mode of Operation of the Managing Board

Article 88

The Managing Board shall adopt rules of procedure on its work.

The Managing Board shall elect its Chairperson from amongst its members.

The Managing Board shall make decisions by a majority vote of all members of the Managing Board, unless the Statute (of the Broadcasting Institution of Serbia, translator’s addition) envisages a two-thirds majority of all the Managing Board members for certain decisions. In the event of a draw, the Chairperson shall have the prevailing vote.

Members of the Managing Board shall be entitled to financial remuneration for their work, the level of which shall be determined by the Agency.

Managing Board’s Duties

Article 89

The Managing Board shall:

1) Adopt the Statute of the Broadcasting Institution of Serbia (hereinafter Statute) with the Agency's consent, adopt business plans and reports on activities of the Broadcasting Institution of Serbia and periodical and annual profit and loss accounts and inform the public, the Agency and the Assembly thereof;

2) Appoint and dismiss the General Manager of the Broadcasting Institution of Serbia, with a two-thirds majority vote of all the Managing Board members, whereby the decision on appointment shall be made after a public tender;

3) Appoint and dismiss directors of radio and television, programme editors-in-chief, with a two-thirds majority vote of all members of the Managing Board, whereby the decision on appointment shall be made at the proposal of the General Manager after a public tender;

4) Approve the General Manager’s general by-law on the systematisation of duties and tasks in the Broadcasting Institution of Serbia;

5) Adopt investment plans;

6) Consider recommendations of the Programme Board;

7) Determine the mode of registering and cancelling the registration of receivers;

8) Perform other activities determined by the law and the Statute.

General Manager

Article 90

The General Manager shall:

1) Act for and on behalf of the Broadcasting Institution of Serbia;

2) Organise and manage the process of work and run the business activities of the Institution;

3) Ensure the legality of the work and business activities;

4) Execute decisions of the Managing Board;

5) Consider recommendations of the Programme Board;

6) Be held accountable for the fulfillment of the programme concept and ensure the execution of adopted business plans and the implementation of the provisions of this Law which relate to the public broadcasting service;

7) Propose to the Managing Board the appointment of directors of radio and television and programme editors-in-chief;

8) Pass general by-laws on the systematisation of duties and tasks and on the organisation of work in the Broadcasting Institution of Serbia;

9) Perform other duties determined by law and the Statute.

The term of office of the General Manager shall be four years and an individual may be appointed General Manager for two consecutive terms at the most.

An individual, ineligible for the post of a member of the Managing Board of the Broadcasting Institution of Serbia, may not be appointed General Manager.

Auditing

Article 91

All profit and loss accounts and financial statements of the Broadcasting Institution of Serbia are subject to annual audit by an independent authorised auditor.

The Programme Board

Article 92

The Programme Board shall advocate the interests of all viewers and listeners.

The Programme Board shall consider the implementation of the programme concept of the Broadcasting Institution of Serbia and shall thereon submit recommendations and suggestions to the General Manager and the Managing Board.

The Programme Board shall consist of 18 members appointed by the Assembly, six of whom are MPs, while 12 (twelve), proposed by the Agency, shall come from amongst various professional associations, scientific institutions, religious communities, civic associations, nongovernmental organisations et al.

Individuals elected or appointed to Government or republican bodies and Agency Council members may not be members of the Programme Board.

The term of office of the members of the Programme Board shall be three years and they may not be reappointed.

The Statute of the Broadcasting Institution of Serbia shall detail the mode of operation of the Programme Board.

The Broadcasting Institution of Serbia shall provide working conditions for the Programme Board.

Statute of the Broadcasting Institution of Serbia

Article 93

The Statute of the Broadcasting Institution of Serbia shall detail in-house organisation, mode of operation, manner for achieving public interests in the broadcasting sector, the rights and obligations of journalists in fulfilling public information duties, development planning, investment and information technology policies, and other issues relevant to the work and the functioning of the Broadcasting Institution of Serbia.

The Statute of the Broadcasting Institution of Serbia shall be approved by the Agency.

Broadcasting Institution of an Autonomous Province

Article 94

The Broadcasting Institution of Vojvodina shall be set up with its head office in Novi Sad in order to perform the activities of a public broadcasting service in the territory of the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina.

The Broadcasting Institution of Vojvodina shall use the immovable property and broadcasting infrastructure assets in para 2 of this Article (buildings, antenna systems, radio-relay systems et al.) as stipulated in the contract concluded by the authorised persons of the Broadcasting Institution of Vojvodina and the Republic of Serbia Property Directorate.

The provisions of this Law related to the bodies of the Broadcasting Institution of Serbia, their competencies, the Programme Board, the auditing of financial statements, and provisions with regard to the Statute of the Broadcasting Institution of Serbia, shall be applicable to the Broadcasting Institution of the Autonomous Province.

The Agency shall appoint members of the Managing Board of the broadcasting institution of the autonomous province from amongst individuals who live and work in the territory of the autonomous province.

The Programme Board of the broadcasting institution of the autonomous province shall be appointed by the assembly of the autonomous province.

Radio and/or Television Stations of the Civic Sector

Article 95

Radio and/or television stations of the civic sector are those stations which satisfy specific interests of particular social groups and civic associations.

Radio and/or television stations in para 1 of this Article may be founded by a civic society non-profit organisation (a non-governmental organisation or a civic association).

The content of a programme broadcast by civic sector radio and/or television stations must be related to the field of activity of the non-governmental organisation or the civic association which founded the station.

Civic sector radio and/or television stations may be founded to cover only a local area.

Civic sector radio and/or television stations may not be profit-making.

Provisions of this Law pertaining to the public service broadcaster with respect to special programme production obligations shall apply to civic sector radio and/or television stations.

Civic sector radio and/or television stations shall be granted a broadcasting licence upon participation at a public tender for a proposed service area, but they need not pay the broadcasting fee.

Resources for the work of radio and/or television stations of the civil sector may be provided from donations, citizens' contributions, sponsorship and other sources of revenue, in keeping with a separate law regulating the founding and the activities of civic associations and non-governmental organisations. Revenues raised through sponsorship and advertising shall be subject to the provisions of this Law which pertain to a public service broadcaster.

Management of a civic sector radio and/or television station is detailed in the station Statute which is approved by the Agency.

If a civic sector radio and/or television station changes its status in the course of its work, or broadcasts a programme or uses sponsorships and advertisements in contravention of the provisions of this Law, its licence shall be revoked before validity expiry and it shall make a retroactive payment of the broadcasting fee for the period of work since the occurrence of reasons for launching the licence revocation procedure.

Radio and/or Television Stations of Local and Regional Communities

Article 96

A radio and/or television station of a local community is founded by a municipal assembly.

A radio and/or television stations of a regional community is founded by two or more municipal assemblies.

A station set up by a city assembly also has the status of a radio and/or television station of a regional community.

A municipal assembly may set up only one local radio and/or television station, while two or more municipal assemblies or a city assembly may set up only one regional radio and/or television station, and each of these radio and/or television stations shall broadcast only one radio and/or television programme.

If a municipal assembly is a co-founder of a regional radio and/or television station, it may not simultaneously be the founder of a local radio and/or television station.

Radio and/or television stations in paras 1, 2 and 3 of this Article may be in mixed ownership. These stations shall have the status of a public company as long as the state-owned resources represent the majority stake in their total capital.

Radio and/or television stations in paras 1, 2 and 3 of this Article shall be granted licences after participation in a public tender for the proposed service area.

Radio and/or television stations in paras 1, 2 and 3 of this Article are obliged to comply with provisions of this Law which relate to special obligations of a public service broadcaster in programme production and broadcasting, as long as they have the status of a public company.

Federal and republican MPs, members of the parliament of the autonomous province, municipal councilmen, individuals elected or appointed to federal, republican, provincial or local executive bodies, as well as political party officials may not be directors, editors-in-chief or members of the managing boards of local and/or regional radio and/or television stations while these stations have the status of a public company.

Radio and TV stations from para. 1,2 and 3 of this article shall be under obligation to get privatized within the deadline of 4 years from the day when this Law comes into effect.

Privately owned radio and/or television stations, which have not been founded by one or more municipal assemblies i.e. a city assembly, or stations in which the state does not possess a majority shareholding interest, may also broadcast in the territory of one or more municipalities as well as in the territory of a city. Such stations shall not enjoy the special status of local or regional radio and/or television stations and general provisions of this Law applying to commercial broadcasters shall apply to them.

VI. PREVENTION OF PROHIBITED CONCENTRATION OF MEDIA OWNERSHIP

Concentration of Media Ownership

Article 97

Concentration of media ownership, in terms of this Law, exists when a broadcaster:

1) Possesses a share in the founding capital of another broadcaster;

2) Possesses a share in the founding capital of a company publishing a daily newspaper, or vice versa;

3) Possesses a share in the founding capital of a company performing the activities of a news agency, or vice versa;

4) Simultaneously possesses several broadcasting licences;

5) Simultaneously broadcasts both radio and television programmes;

6) Simultaneously broadcasts a radio and/or television programme and publishes a daily newspaper distributed in the area in which the radio and/or television programme is broadcast;

7) Simultaneously broadcasts a radio and/or television programme and performs the activities of a news agency.

Concentration of media ownership in terms of this Law also exists when founders of a broadcaster are legal or natural persons, who are at the same time:

1) Founders of another broadcaster;

2) Founders of a company publishing a daily newspaper distributed in an area in which the radio and/or television programme is broadcast;

3) Founders of a company or a shop performing the activities of a news agency; or

4) Spouses or direct relations regardless of the degree of kinship.

Prohibited Concentration of Media Ownership

Article 98

Prohibited concentration of media ownership, i.e. prevalent influence on the public opinion, shall exist in terms of this Law, when a broadcaster violates principles of the pluralism of views in the mass media in the following ways:

1) By participating in the founding capital of another broadcaster;

2) By participating in the founding capital of a newspaper-publishing company;

3) By participating in the founding capital of a company performing the activities of a news agency;

4) By simultaneously broadcasting both radio and television programmes in the same area as the only broadcaster; or

5) In any other way determined by the provisions of this Law.

Prohibited concentration of media ownership, in terms of this Law, shall also exist when a founder of a newspaper-publishing company or a company performing the activities of a news agency violates the principles of pluralism of opinions in mass media by taking part in the founding capital of a broadcaster.

Article 99

Prohibited concentration of media ownership, i.e. a prevalent influence on the public opinion, shall be considered to exist always when:

1) A broadcaster, licensed to broadcast programme at the national level of coverage, has a share exceeding 5% in the founding capital of another broadcaster with the same type of licence;

2) A broadcaster is broadcasting more than one television and more than one radio programme in the same area;

3) A broadcaster, licensed to broadcast programme at the national level of coverage, has a share exceeding 5% in the founding capital of a company publishing a daily newspaper with a circulation of more than 30,000, and vice versa;

4) A broadcaster, licensed to broadcast programme at the national level of coverage, has a share exceeding 5% percent in the founding capital of a company performing the activity of a news agency, and vice versa;

5) A broadcaster, licensed to broadcast programme at the national level of coverage, simultaneously publishes a daily newspaper with a circulation exceeding 30,000;

6) A broadcaster, with the status of a local or regional radio or television station, has a share exceeding 30% in the founding capital of another local or regional broadcaster in the same area;

7) A broadcaster, which has the status of a local or regional radio or television station and is simultaneously publishing a local daily newspaper in the same or neighbouring area.

Article 100

Prohibited concentration of media ownership, i.e. prevalent influence on the public opinion, shall also be deemed existent when, in the events set forth in Article 99, a natural person, who is the founder of a broadcaster or a company publishing a daily newspaper or performing the activities of a news agency, or his/her direct relatives regardless of the degree of kinship or his/her spouse, takes part in the founding capital of another broadcaster, of a company publishing a daily newspaper or performing the activities of a news agency, up to a set level of the founding capital.

Broadcasting Licence Issuance and Prohibited Concentration of Media Ownership

Article 101

The Agency shall not issue a broadcasting licence to an applicant for the public tender if it establishes that issuing the licence would result in prohibited concentration of media ownership in terms of this Law.

An applicant for the public tender shall submit together with the application form a certified statement that the issuance of the broadcasting licence would not result in prohibited concentration of media ownership in terms of the provisions of this Law.

Article 102

If the Agency establishes that the prohibited concentration of media ownership resulted after the granting of the licence, it shall order the broadcaster to bring its status into accordance with the provisions of this Law related to prohibited concentration of media ownership within six months.

If the broadcaster does not act in accordance with the order in para 1 of this Article without a justifiable reason within the set deadline, the Agency shall launch the procedure for revoking the broadcasting licence.

Notification of Change in the Broadcaster's Ownership Structure

Article 103

A broadcaster shall notify in writing the Agency of any change in its ownership structure prior to the change.

If the Agency establishes that the planned changes in the ownership structure would result in prohibited concentration of media ownership, it shall recommend to the broadcaster to revise the changes in a way so as to avoid prohibited concentration of media ownership.

If the broadcaster does not act in keeping with the Agency recommendation and proceeds with the ownership structure change whereby prohibited concentration of media ownership occurs, provisions of this Law with respect to broadcasting licence termination before expiry shall be applied to the broadcaster.

VII. ADVERTISING AND SPONSORSHIP

1. Advertising and Teleshopping

Permissibility of Advertisements and Teleshopping

Article 104

Prohibited shall be the advertising of tobacco products; alcoholic beverages; professional medical treatments and their results and health protection methods, including traditional and alternative medical methods and procedures; methods and procedures of treatment by persons not deemed health workers and health associates in terms of the law regulating the health protection sector; medications or treatment with medications that may be purchased only on subscription, and of goods and services the trade in or the provision of which is banned under the law shall be prohibited.

Advertisements and teleshopping, targeting children or in which children are performing, must avoid anything likely to damage their interests and shall take into consideration their particular vulnerability.

Teleshopping shall not exert pressure on minors to purchase or negotiate the purchase of goods and services.

Prohibited shall be the running of untrue, deceitful, covert or denigrating (offensive) advertisements and teleshopping, of advertisements and teleshopping which abuse the naivete of listeners and viewers, advertisements and teleshopping that, by means of technical audio and visual editing in a very short period of time or in another way, may transmit messages or influence the opinion of listeners or viewers by affecting their sub-conscience so that they are not fully or at all aware of the influence, as well as the advertising of free professions.

Advertisements must be clearly distinguishable and set apart from other programme products by visual or acoustic means.

Advertisements shall, as a rule, be broadcast in blocks.

Journalists, presenters and editors of news, documentary, cultural, educational and children's programmes may not appear or be heard in an advertisement or on teleshopping.

Modes of Broadcasting Advertisements

Article 105

Advertisements shall be broadcast between programmes, and, in exceptional circumstances, during a programme, so as not to undermine the value of the programme or infringe the rights of the copyright holder.

News programmes, information, documentary and children's programmes may not be interrupted by advertisements if their duration is shorter than 30 minutes.

Religious programmes may not be interrupted by advertisements at all.

In programmes, comprising separate wholes, and during sports, cultural and art programmes and events with breaks, advertisements may be broadcast only between the wholes or during the natural breaks in the event.

Broadcasting of audio-visual works, such as recordings of theatre plays, musical and stage works, concerts, or movies and television movies (which does not include entertainment programmes, etc.) may be interrupted only once on condition that they are longer than 45 minutes. Another break is allowed if these recordings are at least 20 minutes longer than two or more 45-minute periods together.

When programmes are interrupted by advertisements, at least 20 minutes must pass between two commercial breaks.

Advertising of Political Organizations

Article 106

All advertising of political organizations shall be prohibited outside election campaigns.

During an election campaign, registered parties, coalitions and candidates may advertise on the basis of equal representation and without discrimination.

Mediation in Advertising

Article 107

Public broadcasting service institutions and civic sector radio and television stations shall be prohibited from acting as mediators, representatives, or advertisers of or on behalf of third parties.

Duration of Advertisements

Article 108

The duration of advertisements in proportion to the total programme time of public broadcasting service institutions, civic sector radio and television stations and local and regional radio and television stations shall not exceed 10% of the total daily broadcasting and shall not be longer than six minutes per hour of programme, and the schedule and manner of broadcasting advertisements during the programme shall be regulated in detail in keeping with this Law.

Article 109

The duration of advertisements for commercial broadcasters shall be restricted to 20% of the daily broadcasts and to 20% per hour of broadcasting.

A maximum of six teleshopping programmes, whose total duration does not exceed three hours, may be broadcast per day.

During an election campaign, commercial broadcasters may broadcast paid political announcements and advertisements, but without discriminating political parties, coalitions and candidates and on equal financial terms.

The same rules regulating the schedule and manner of broadcasting advertisements during programmes shall apply to commercial broadcasters.

2. Sponsorship

Definition

Article 110

Sponsorship signifies the participation of a legal or natural person, not involved in broadcasting, in the direct or indirect financing of a programme, with the aim of promoting a name, trademark or an image.

State authorities and institutions, political parties, coalitions and other political organisations may not be sponsors of broadcast programmes.

Programmes may not be sponsored by legal or natural persons, whose core activity is the production or sale of products or provision of services, the advertising of which is prohibited by this Law.

Identification of a Sponsored Programme

Article 111

A fully or partially sponsored programme must be clearly marked as such by the identification of the sponsor at the beginning, during or at the end of the show. During the airing of sports, cultural or art programmes, the identification of the sponsor may be displayed both at the beginning and at the end of the natural breaks of the programme.

Prohibition of Sponsor's Influence on Programme Content and Time

Article 112

A sponsor may not under any circumstances influence the content and broadcasting time of the sponsored programme, nor shall the sponsor question the broadcaster's editorial policy on that account.

Sponsorship of news and other programmes dealing with current affairs is prohibited.

VIII. PENAL PROVISIONS

Article 113

A fine between 50,000 and 200,000 dinars shall be imposed on a legal person which commits the following misdimeanour:

1) Broadcasts programme without a Council license (Article 38.);

2) Broadcasts a programme contrary to programme and/or technical standards laid down in the licence (Article 39, para 3);

3) Cedes, leases or in any other way transfers or alienates, temporarily or permanently, the granted broadcasting licence (Article 46);

4) Uses a radio frequency jointly with another natural or legal person without the Agency Council's approval or in contravention of the granted approval (Article 48);

5) Broadcasts without a licence a programme, which requires a broadcasting licence with a limited period of validity (Article 60);

6) Broadcasts programme contrary to the granted broadcasting licence with a limited period of validity (Article 60)

7) Broadcasts programme after the expiry of the broadcasting licence (Article 64);

8) Fails to broadcast an important and urgent announcement (Article 68, para 1, sub-para 3);

9) Broadcasts programme content in contravention of Article 68, para 1, sub-paras 5 and 6 of this Law;

10) Fails to identify its programme in keeping with Article 69, para 1 of this Law;

11) Uses a name, logo or abbreviated identification sign which does not correspond to the registered name of the broadcaster (Article 69, para 2);

12) Fails to identify the broadcaster or independent production whose programme it has broadcast or rebroadcast (Article 69, para 4);

13) Networks in contravention of Article 70 of this Law;

14) Does not allow other interested broadcasters to record and broadcast short reports of events for which the broadcaster had purchased the broadcasting right (Article 71, para 2);

15) Omits to report the planned change in ownership structure (Article 103);

16) Advertises products, goods or services the advertising of which is prohibited (Article 104, para 1);

17) Broadcasts advertisements and/or teleshopping, the broadcasting of which is prohibited (Article 104, para 4);

18) Broadcasts advertisements in contravention of Article 105 of this Law;

19) Broadcasts political advertisements outside an election campaign (Article 106, para 1);

20) Despite being a public broadcasting service institution, a civic sector radio and television station, acts as mediator, representative or advertiser of or on behalf of third parties (Article 107);

21) Broadcasts advertisements and teleshopping programmes beyond the time limits set out in Articles 108 and 109;

22) Discriminates political parties, coalitions or candidates when broadcasting paid political announcements and advertisements (Article 109, paragraph 3);

23) Sponsors a programme in contravention of Article 110, paras 2 and 3 of this Law;

24) Fails to clearly identify a fully or partially sponsored programme (Article 111);

25) As a sponsor, influences the content or the broadcasting time of the sponsored programme (Article 112 para 1);

26) Sponsors news or current affairs programmes (Article 112, para 2).

For a misdimeanour in para 1 of this Article a fine between 2,500 and 10,000 dinars shall be imposed on both the legal person’s responsible person and the natural person.

A fine in the amount corresponding to 1 year subscription fee shall be imposed for a misdemeanour of natural and legal person failing to report the purchase of a radio and/or TV receiver, as prescribed by article 81 of this Law.

IX. INTERIM AND FINAL PROVISIONS

Article 114

Authorised nominators in Article 23 para 3of this Law shall submit to the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia their lists of nominees for Agency Council members within 45 (forty five) days after the day this Law comes into effect.

Article 115

The National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia shall decide on the appointment of the members of the Agency Council, nominated by authorized nominators as prescribed by article 23 para 3 of this Law, within 45 (forty five) days after the expiry of the deadline for submitting the nominations.

Article 116

The Agency Council shall be constituted within 15 (fifteen) days from the day the Council members were appointed, in accordance with article 115 of this Law.

At its constituent session, the Agency Council is obliged to determine the proposal for the appointment of the ninth member in accordance with article 23 para 4 and 5 of this Law, and to deliver this proposal to the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia.

The National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia shall appoint the ninth member of the Council within 15 (fifteen) days from the delivery day of the proposal from para 2 of this article.

The Agency Council shall be under obligation to appoint the Chairperson and Deputy Chairperson, to pass its Statute, standing orders and general by-laws on systematisation of duties and tasks and the in-house organisation of the Agency within the deadline of 7 (seven) days from the appointment of the ninth member.

The Agency Council and Council Chairperson shall hire and allocate jobs to the required number of employees in the Agency within 45 (forty five) days after the day of the adoption of general by-laws in para 4 of this Article.

The Agency shall begin work the day the Council of the Agency is constituted.

The Government of the Republic of Serbia shall provide premises, technical, financial and other material resources for the beginning of the work of the Agency within 60 (sixty) days from the day this Law takes effect.

Article 117

Other Agency general by-laws, necessary for its functioning and work, shall be adopted within six months at the latest from the day the Agency commences work.

General by-laws required for the calling of a public tender and the issue of broadcasting licences shall be passed within three months from the day the Agency commences work.

Article 118

The Agency shall begin issuing invitations for a public tender for broadcasting licences within 15 (fifteen) days from the day of adoption of by-laws, which are required for calling a public tender and granting broadcasting licences in keeping with the provisions of this Law and a separate telecommunications law.

The Agency shall start inviting tenders for granting broadcasting licenses in following order:

1) for the territory of the entire Republic;

2) for the territory of Autonomous Province and regions;

3) for local territories.

Article 119

Radio and/or television stations, which are broadcasting a programme at the time this Law comes into effect, shall continue broadcasts until the completion of a relevant broadcasting licence public tender, which shall be called in keeping with the provisions of this Law.

Article 120

The division of assets in Article 85, para 2, i.e. Article 94, para 2 of this Law shall be adopted by the Government of the Republic of Serbia by 31 December 2002 at the latest, upon the proposal of a Commission made up of three representatives each of the Government of the Republic of Serbia, the Executive Council of the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina and the Public Company “Radio-Television of Serbia”.

The Commission set forth in para 1 of this Article shall be formed by the Government of the Republic of Serbia.

Radio frequencies used by the Public Company Radio-Television Serbia until the day this Law takes effect, shall, in keeping with the provisions of this Law, continue to be used by the Broadcasting Institution of Serbia and the Broadcasting Institution of Vojvodina until radio station licences are issued in keeping with the new Radio Frequency Assignment Plan and this Law.

The Broadcasting Institution of Serbia and the Broadcasting Institution of Vojvodina shall commence work on 31 January 2003.

Article 121

The Republican Broadcasting Agency shall appoint the Managing Board of the Broadcasting Institution of Serbia and the Managing Board of the Broadcasting Institution of Vojvodina at least 30 (thirty) days before the day the Broadcasting Institution of Serbia and the Broadcasting Institution of Vojvodina commence work.

The Managing Board of the Broadcasting Institution of Serbia and the Managing Board of the Broadcasting Institution of Vojvodina shall be constituted within 7 (seven) days from the day of appointment (hereinafter Managing Board).

At its constituent session, the Managing Boards of the Broadcasting Institution of Serbia and the Broadcasting Institution of Vojvodina shall reach a decision to call a public tender for the appointment of the General Manager of the Broadcasting Institution of Serbia and the General Manager of the Broadcasting Institution of Vojvodina.

The respective Managing Boards shall appoint the General Manager of the Broadcasting Institution of Serbia and of the Broadcasting Institution of Vojvodina, within 15 (fifteen) days from the day the deadline for submitting applications to the public job tender has expired.

In the event that it fails to reach a decision on appointment upon the called public tender in para 4 of this Article, the respective Managing Boards shall appoint an acting General Manager of the Broadcasting Institution of Serbia and an acting General Manager of the Broadcasting Institution of Vojvodina, until the appointment of their respective General Managers.

The Managing Board of the Broadcasting Institution of Serbia, i.e. the Managing Board of the Broadcasting Institution of Vojvodina shall pass the statutes of these institutions within 30 (thirty) days from the day of their constitution.

Article 122

The Broadcasting Institution of Serbia and the Broadcasting Institution of Vojvodina shall take over the resources, rights, obligations and employees of the Public Company Radio-Television Serbia the day they commence work in keeping with the division of assets in Article 85 para 2 i.e. Article 94 para 2 of this Law.

The General Manager of the Broadcasting Institution of Serbia, that is the General Manager of the Broadcasting Institution of Vojvodina, shall adopt general by-laws on the systematisation of jobs and the in-house organisation of work of the Broadcasting Institution of Serbia, that is of the Broadcasting Institution of Vojvodina, within 60 (sixty) days from the day Broadcasting Institution of Serbia i.e. the Broadcasting Institution of Vojvodina commences work.

Employees in para 1 of this Article, who are not assigned jobs in keeping with a general by-law on in-house organisation of the Broadcasting Institution of Serbia, that is of the Broadcasting Service of Vojvodina, shall enjoy the rights exercised by employees in the event of employment termination set out in a separate law.

From the day of the division of assets adoption in accordance with article 120 para 1 of this Law, Radio-Television Serbia may not alienate or burden its property or employ new staff.

Article 123

The Managing Board of the Broadcasting Institution of Serbia, that is the Broadcasting Institution of Vojvodina, shall at the latest within 15 (fifteen) days before the Broadcasting Institution of Serbia, that is the Broadcasting Institution of Vojvodina, commences work, launch a public tender for the appointment of the radio and television directors and programme editorsin-chief.

Until the completion of the public tender in para 1 of this Article and the adoption of the decision on appointment and within 30 (thirty) days from the day the Broadcasting Institution of Serbia, that is the Broadcasting Institution of Vojvodina, commences work, the respective Managing Boards shall appoint acting radio and television directors and acting programme editors-in-chief upon the proposal of respective General Managers.

Article 124

Radio-Television Serbia shall cease work on the day the Broadcasting Institution of Serbia and the Broadcasting Institution of Vojvodina are registered in the court register.

Article 125

The Broadcasting Institution of Serbia and the Broadcasting Institution of Vojvodina shall pass other general by-laws envisaged by the law within six months from the day they commence work.

Article 126

Broadcasters, founded by local administrations (municipality, city) shall continue operating as local or regional radio and television stations, but shall be obliged to bring their work and business activities in accordance with the provisions of this Law within one year from the day this Law takes effect, as well as to conclude the privatization process within the deadline set forth in article 96 of this Law.

The competent Ministry shall within 6 months upon this Law takes effect adopt the regulation in which it shall prescribe the manner of radio and/or TV stations privatization set forth in article 96, para 1, 2 and 3 of this Law in more detail.

Article 127

The Public Company Radio-Television Serbia shall establish by 1 December 2002 a register of subscribers in the territory of the Republic of Serbia, who, as owners of radio and television receivers, are obliged to pay radio-television subscription in keeping with this Law.

The Radio-Television Serbia shall submit to each subscriber written notification on the future obligation to pay radio-television subscription, within 15 (fifteen) days from the day of establishing the register.

The obligation to pay radio-television subscription starts the month following the month in which notification in para 2 of this Article had been delivered.

Article 128

Provisions of this Law, in respect of the obligation to broadcast a prescribed percentage of programme in the Serbian language, i.e. self-produced programme, shall be applied upon the expiration of a period of one year after the day this Law takes effect.

Provisions of Chapter VII dealing with advertising and sponsorship shall be effective from January 1, 2003.

Article 129

Provisions of this Law, which regulate prohibited concentration of media ownership issues, shall not be applied to the state of affairs at the time this Law takes effect until a decision is made following a public tender for broadcasting licences for the relevant service area.

An applicant for the public tender for broadcasting licences shall abide to the provisions on prohibited concentration of media ownership in order for his application to qualify for consideration.

Article 130

The Law on Radio Television (“Official Gazette of the Republic of Serbia” no. 48/91, 49/91, 53/93, 55/93, 67/93, 48/94 and 11/2001) shall cease to be effective when this Law comes into force.

Article 131

This Law takes effect on the eighth day from the day of its publication in the “Official Gazette of the Republic of Serbia”.

Law on Broadcasting (Official Gazette of the Republic of Serbia No. 42/2002, 97/2004, 76/2005, 79/2005, 62/2006, 85/2006 and 86/2006), Сербия

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