April 2, 2014 notice to radio and television services for the election of representatives to the European Parliament on May 24 and 25, 2014

French Superior Audiovisual Council,

Having regard to the electoral code ;

Having regard to Act no. 77-729 of July 7, 1977, as amended, on the election of representatives to the European Parliament;

Having regard to Act no. 86-1067 of September 30, 1986, as amended, relating to freedom of communication;

Having regard to decree no. 79-160 of February 28, 1979 enforcing law no. 77-729 of July 7, 1977 relating to the election of representatives to the European Parliament;

Having regard to decree no. 2014-379 of March 29, 2014 convening voters for the election of representatives to the European Parliament;

Having regard to deliberation no. 2011-1 of January 4, 2011 relating to the principle of political plurality in radio and television services during election periods;

After deliberation,

Adopts the following notice:

On January 4, 2011, the French Superior Audiovisual Council adopted a resolution applicable to radio and television services during election periods. The present notice supplements this deliberation for the election of representatives to the European Parliament on May 24 and 25, 2014.

It applies to all radio and television services, whatever their broadcasting method by any electronic communication process, from Monday April 14, 2014 until the day on which the election is won.

It does not apply to services which, exclusively accessible by means of online public communication, are dedicated to the electoral propaganda of lists of candidates or the political parties and groupings which support them.

1. Recording of interventions

1° Publishers record the speaking times of lists of candidates, political parties and groupings and their supporters:

• in newspapers, news bulletins, news magazines and special programs ;
• in other programs;

2° The times recorded are cumulative from April 14, 2014 up to and including the Friday before polling day, with the exception of Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, French Guiana, Martinique, Guadeloupe, Saint-Martin, Saint-Barthélemy and French Polynesia, where they are cumulative up to and including the Thursday before polling day.

2. Transmission and publication of statements of intervention

1° Each week, the following publishers electronically transmit to the French Superior Audiovisual Council the speaking time tallies for lists of candidates, political parties and groupings, and their supporters, as recorded in their programs:

• TF1 ;
• France 2 ;
• France 3 for its national and regional programs;
• France 4 ;
• France 5 ;
• Overseas France 1re (radio and television);
• France Ô ;
• Canal+ for its free-to-air programs;
• M6 ;
• BFM TV ;
• I>Télé ;
• LCI ;
• France 24 ;
• Euronews ;
• D8 ;
• RMC Découverte ;
• Numéro 23 ;
• TV5 Monde ;
• Radio France (France Inter, France Info, France Culture, France Musique, France Bleu) ;
• Radio France internationale ;
• RTL ;
• Europe 1 ;
• RMC ;
• BFM Business ;
• Radio Classique ;
• Sud Radio ;
  

2° For each period mentioned below, the transmission of speaking times takes place on the following dates:

3° For compliance with I-1 (1°) of Article 2 of Deliberation No. 2011-1 of January 4, 2011 on the principle of political plurality in radio and television services during election periods, the statements transmitted by service editors are posted on the French Superior Audiovisual Council website.

3. Obligations concerning other publishers

Other publishers shall provide the French Superior Audiovisual Council, at its request, with all information relating to the contributions of candidates, political parties and groupings and their supporters.

4. Retention and transmission of other information

Publishers shall keep audio and video recordings of programmes shown during the period covered by the present notice, and shall forward them to the French Superior Audiovisual Council on request.

This notice applies to French Polynesia and New Caledonia.

The present notice will be published in the Official Journal of the French Republic.

Paris, April 2, 2014.

For the French Superior Audiovisual Council :
Le président,
O. Schrameck