Resumen de France: : Report on application of legislation on the independence of the public audiovisual media
On 21 January 2016, French MP Marcel Rogemont submitted his report on application of the Act of 15 November 2013 on the independence of the public audiovisual media. In it he made 21 proposals. It should be borne in mind that the most recent legislation reforming the audiovisual sector substantially reinforced the powers of the audiovisual regulatory authority (Conseil Supérieur de l’Audiovisuel - CSA). Firstly, regarding the public audiovisual sector by giving it the power to appoint the Presidents of the companies France Télévisions, Radio France and France Média Monde, previously in the hands of France’s President; and secondly regarding its powers to regulate the sector’s economy. At the same time the Act has also increased Parliament’s control over the CSA’s exercise of its missions, as the appropriate committees in each chamber may express their opinion on the CSA’s application of the Act. This report is the first time this provision has been applied.
