Selection of major European and international instruments (almost all in pdf-format) to which reference is made on other EBU legal pages.

EUROPEAN UNION 

1. Broadcasting/Communications law 

• Protocol on the system of public broadcasting in the Member States, annexed as Protocol No 29 in the Treaty of Lisbon, introduced by the Treaty of Amsterdam 2 October 1997 - 30 March 2010
  

  
  
• Charter of fundamental rights  of the European Union - 30 March 2010
  
  
• Directive 2010/13/EU on the coordination of certain provisions laid down by law, regulation or administrative action in Member States concerning the provision of audiovisual media services (Audiovisual Media Services Directive - codified version) - 10 March 2010 
  
  
• Consolidated list of events of major importance listed by the Member States pursuant to Article 3a(2) of Directive 89/552/EEC - 24 January 2008                                    

• Directive 2002/21/EC on a common regulatory framework for electronic communications networks and services (Framework Directive) as amended by Directive 2009/140/EC and Regulation 544/2009 (unofficially consolidated version) - 25 November 2009
  

  
  
• Directive 2002/20/EC on the authorisation of electronic communications networks and services (Authorisation Directive) as amended by Directive 2009/140/EC (unofficially consolidated version) - 25 November 2009 
  
  

• Directive 2002/19/EC on access to, and interconnection of, electronic communications networks and associated facilities (Access Directive)  as amended by Directive 2009/140/EC (unofficially consolidated version)  - 25 November 2009
  

  
  

• Directive 2002/22/EC on universal service and users' rights relating to electronic communications networks and services (Universal Service Directive)  as amended by Directive 2009/136/EC (unofficially consolidated version) - 25 November 2009
  

  
  
• Directive 2002/58/EC concerning the processing of personal data and the protection of privacy in the electronic communications sector (Directive on privacy and electronic communications) as amended by Directive 2006/24/EC and Directive 2009/136/EC (unofficially consolidated version) - 25 November 2009
  
  

• Decision No. 676/2002/EC on a regulatory framework for radio spectrum policy in the European Community (Radio spectrum Decision) - 7 March 2002 
  

• Directive 2000/31/EC on electronic commerce - 8 June 2000
  

• Directive 98/84/EC on the legal protection of services based on, or consisting of, conditional access
  - 20 November 1998
  

• Directive 98/48/EC on information in the field of technical standards and regulations and of rules on Information Society services - 5 August 1998

• European Parliament resolution on public service broadcasting in the digital era: the future of the dual system - 25 November 2010
  
  
• Commission recommendation facilitating the release of the digital dividend  in the European Union - 
  28 October 2009
  
  
• Communication from the Commission on the application of State aid  rules to public service broadcasting - 
  27 October 2009
  
  
• European Parliament resolution on concentration and pluralism in the media in the European Union - 
  25 September 2008 
  
  
• Recommendation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the protection of minors and human  dignity and on the right of reply in relation to the competitiveness of the European audiovisual and on-line information services industry - 20 December 2006
  
  

• Commission interpretative communication on certain aspects of the provisions on televised advertising in the Television without Frontiers' Directive - 28 April 2004
  

  
  

• European Parliament resolution on freedom of expression and information - 22 April 2004
  

  
  
• Council resolution on the development of the audiovisual sector - 21 January 2002
  
                                                                

• Council resolution concerning public service broadcasting - 25 January 1999
  

  
  
• Council recommendation on the development of the competitiveness of the European audiovisual and information services industry by promoting national frameworks aimed at achieving a comparable and effective level of protection of minors and human dignity - 24 September 1998
  
  

• European Parliament resolution on the role of public service television  in a multi-media society
  
  - 19 September 1996

2.  Copyright and neighbouring rights 

• Directive 2006/116/EC on the term of protection  of copyright and certain related rights - 12 December 2006
  
  

• Directive 2001/29/EC on the harmonisation of certain aspects of copyright and related rights in the information society - 22 May 2001
  

  
  

• Directive 93/98/EEC harmonizing the term of protection of copyright and certain related rights
  - 29 October 1993
  

  
  

• Directive 93/83/EEC on the coordination of certain rules concerning copyright and rights related to copyright applicable to satellite broadcasting and cable  retransmission - 27 September 1993
  

  
  

• Directive 92/100/EEC on rental right and lending right and on certain rights related to copyright in the field of intellectual property - 19 November 1992

                          

• European Parliament resolution on collective cross-border management of copyright and related rights for legitimate online music services  - 25 September 2008
  

3. Other

• Regulation (EC) No 864/2007 on the law applicable to non-contractual obligations ("Rome II") - 11 July 2007
  
  
• Council Regulation (EC) no 44/2001 on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters ("Brussels I") - 22 December 2000