Publication of the consolidated measures in accordance with Article 3a(2) of Council Directive 89/552/EEC on the coordination of certain provisions laid down by law, regulation or administrative action in Member States concerning the pursuit of television broadcasting activities, as amended by Directive 97/36/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council
Date: 2003-08-02
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: administrative cooperation, approximation of laws, audiovisual communications policy, broadcasting, television

2.8.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 183/3

Publication of the consolidated measures in accordance with Article 3a(2) of Council Directive
89/552/EEC (1) on the coordination of certain provisions laid down by law, regulation or adminis-
trative action in Member States concerning the pursuit of television broadcasting activities, as
amended by Directive 97/36/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (2)

(2003/C 183/03)

In accordance with Article 3a(2) of the Directive, the Commission shall publish at least once a year the
consolidated list of the measures taken by the Member States. To date, the measures taken by the following
Member States have been published together with the relevant legal instruments:

1. Italy (OJ C 277, 30.9.1999, p. 3, corrected by publication OJ C 208, 20.7.2001, p. 27);

2. Germany (OJ C 277, 29.9.2000, p. 4);

3. United Kingdom (OJ C 328, 18.11.2000, p. 2);

4. Austria (OJ C 16, 19.1.2002, p. 8);

5. Ireland (OJ C 100, 26.4.2003, p. 12).

The measures taken by Denmark (published in OJ C 14, 19.1.1999, p. 6) were repealed with effect from 1
January 2002 (published in OJ C 45, 19.2.2002, p. 7).

A compilation of the links to the full text publications of the measures taken by the Member States can be
found on the home page of the Directorate General for Education and Culture:

http://europa.eu.int/comm/avpolicy/regul/twf/3bis/implement_en.htm

(1) OJ L 298, 17.10.1989, p. 23.
(2) OJ L 202, 30.7.1997, p. 60.

Consolidated list of measures taken

SURVEY OF THE EVENTS LISTED BY THE MEMBER STATES PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 3a

GERMANY
Olympic Games (summer and
winter games)
All European Championship
and World Cup matches
involving the German
National Football Team, as
well as the opening match,
the Semi-finals and Finals
The Semi-finals and Final of
the German FA Cup
The German National
Football Team's home and
away matches
The Final of any European
Football club competition
(Champions League, UEFA
Cup) involving a German
club

ITALY
Olympic Games (summer and
winter games)
The Football World Cup Final
and all matches involving the
Italian national team
The European Football
Championship Final and all
matches involving the Italian
national team
All matches involving the
Italian National Football Team,
at home and away, in official
competitions
The Final and the Semi-finals of
the Champions' League and the
UEFA Cup where an Italian
team is involved
The Tour of Italy (Giro d'Italia)
cycling competition
The Formula One Italian Grand
Prix
The San Remo Italian music
festival

AUSTRIA
Olympic Games (summer or
winter games)
FIFA World Cup Football
matches (for men) if the
Austrian national team is
involved, as well as the
opening match, the
Semi-finals and the Final of
the Football World Cup
European Championship
Football matches (for men) if
the Austrian national team is
involved, as well as the
opening match, the
Semi-finals and the Final of
the Football European
Championship
The Final of the Austrian
Football Cup
FIS World Alpine skiing
championships
World Nordic skiing
championships
The Vienna Philharmonic
Orchestra's New Year concert
The Vienna Opera Ball

IRELAND

Live broadcasting
The Summer Olympics
The All-Ireland Senior Inter-County Football and
Hurling Finals
Ireland's home and away qualifying games in the
European Football Championship and the FIFA
World Cup Tournaments
Ireland's games in the European Football
Championship Finals Tournament and the FIFA
World Cup Finals Tournament
The opening games, the Semi-finals and Final of
the European Football Championship Finals and
the FIFA World Cup Finals Tournament
Ireland's games in the Rugby World Cup Finals
Tournament
The Irish Grand National and the Irish Derby
The Nations Cup at the Dublin Horse Show

Coverage on a deferred basis
Each of Ireland's games in the Six Nations
Rugby Football Championship

UNITED KINGDOM

Group A (full live coverage):
Olympic Games (summer and winter games)
The FA World Cup Finals Tournament
The European Football Championship Finals
Tournament
The FA Cup Final
The Scottish FA Cup Final (in Scotland)
The Grand National Steeplechase
The Derby
The Wimbledon Tennis Finals
The Rugby League Challenge Cup Final
The Rugby World Cup Final

Group B (adequate secondary coverage)
Cricket test matches played in England
Non-Finals played in the Wimbledon
Tournament
All other matches in the Rugby World Cup
Finals Tournament
Six Nations Rugby Tournament matches
involving the United Kingdom's National Teams
(England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland)
The Commonwealth Games
The World Athletics Championship
The Cricket World Cup — the Finals, Semi-finals
and matches involving the United Kingdom's
National Teams (England, Scotland, Wales,
Northern Ireland)
The Ryder Cup
The Open Golf Championship

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