Competence of the Council in the Field of Electronic Mass Media

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Competence of the Council in the Field of Electronic Mass Media

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Published: 17.05.2022.

Updated: 15.04.2025.

The National Electronic Mass Media Council shall:

maintain a register of the issued broadcasting permits and retransmission permits;

collect, compile and analyse information regarding operation and development of the electronic mass media;

compile and maintain a list of audio and audiovisual programmes to be retransmitted in Latvia;

co-operate with institutions of other countries which work on matters regarding the operation and development of the electronic mass media, and with the European Commission;

commission such sociological and other studies of problems concerning the operation and development of the sector as are necessary to facilitate the functions of the field;

listen to, analyse and compile suggestions, complaints and other information submitted by viewers and listeners regarding the operation of the electronic mass media;

make recordings of electronic mass media programmes or requests them from electronic mass media;

request the documents from the electronic mass media which attest that they comply with the provisions of Sections 46, 47 and 48 of this Law;

perform the monitoring of the electronic mass media and compile results thereof;

according to the competence fulfil the functions of a supervisory body within the meaning of the Law on Information Society Services;