Europese Overeenkomst betreffende de bescherming van televisie-uitzendingen

Partijen met voorbehouden, verklaringen en bezwaren

Partij	Voorbehoud / verklaring	Bezwaren
België	Ja	Nee
Denemarken	Ja	Nee
Duitsland	Ja	Nee
Nederlanden, het Koninkrijk der	Ja	Nee
Noorwegen	Ja	Nee
Spanje	Ja	Nee
Turkije	Ja	Nee
Verenigd Koninkrijk	Ja	Nee

België

19-04-1968

The Belgian Government withhold the protection against the diffusion of television broadcasts to the public by wire, provided for in Article 1, paragraph 1.b of the Agreement, in respect of broadcasting organisations constituted in or transmitting from Belgian territory.
The exercise of the above-mentioned protection is restricted, in respect of the broadcasts of any broadcasting organisations constituted or transmitting outside Belgian territory, to 50 per cent of the average weekly duration of the transmissions of such organisations.
The protection against the communication of television broadcasts to the public by means of any instrument for the transmission of signs, sounds or images, provided for in Article 1, paragraph 1.c of the Agreement, is restricted to cases where such communication is in places accessible to the public on payment of an entry charge.
The Belgian Government withhold the protection against any fixation of television broadcasts or still photograph thereof and any reproduction of such fixation, provided for in Article 1, paragraph 1.d of the Agreement, where the fixation or reproduction of the fixation is made for private use, or solely for educational purposes.
The Belgian Government, in respect of Belgian territory, intend to make an exception to the protection of television broadcasts for the purpose of reporting current events, in respect of the re-broadcasting, fixation or reproduction of the fixation, wire diffusion or public performance of short extracts from a broadcast which itself constitutes the whole or part of the event in question.

Denemarken

06-11-1961

... that the Danish ratification is subject to the following reservations provided for in sub-paragraphs b, c and f of paragraph 1 of Article 3 and made in accordance with the provisions of Article 10 of the said Agreement:
1. The Danish Government withhold the protection provided for in sub-paragraph c of paragraph 1 of Article 1 of the said Agreement where the communication is not to a paying audience within the meaning of the domestic law of Denmark;
2. The Danish Government withhold the protection provided for in sub-paragraph d of paragraph 1 of Article 1 of the said Agreement where the fixation or reproduction of the fixation is made for private use or solely for educational purposes;
3. The Danish Government restrict the operation of the said Agreement to broadcasting organisations constituted in the territory and under the laws of a Party to the said Agreement and also transmitting from the territory of such Party.

Duitsland

08-09-1967

In accordance with Article 10 of the European Agreement on the protection of television broadcasts, the Federal Republic of Germany intends to avail itself of the reservations provided for in Article 3, paragraph 1, sub-paragraphs b and c, and sub-paragraph e as amended by Article 2, paragraph 2 of the Protocol to the said Agreement.

Nederlanden, het Koninkrijk der

07-10-1964

Signature affixed subject to the reservations referred to in Article 3, paragraph 1, sub-paragraphs a, b and c formulated in the manner specified in Article 10 of the Agreement;
The Government of the Kingdom of the Netherlands interprets the word "signature" in the first line of Article 10 as meaning only the signature, without any reservation in respect of ratification;
In their application to the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the words "metropolitan territories" in Article 12, paragraph 1 of the Agreement no longer have their original sense but shall be deemed to signify "European Territory" in view of the equality existing in public law between the Netherlands, Surinam and the Netherlands West Indies.

Noorwegen

09-07-1968

The Norwegian Government intends to avail itself of the reservations provided in sub-paragraphs b and c of paragraph 1 of Article 3 of the said Agreement.

Spanje

22-09-1971

In accordance with the provisions of Article 10 of the Agreement, the Spanish Government intends to use all the options provided for in Article 3, paragraph 1.

Turkije

19-12-1975

The Government of Turkey, while ratifying the European Agreement on the Protection of Television Broadcasts, declares that it does not consider itself bound to carry out the provisions of the said Agreement in relation to the Greek Cypriot Administration, which is not constitutionally entitled to represent alone the Republic of Cyprus.

Verenigd Koninkrijk

13-07-1960

Her Majesty's Government understand the word "signature" in the first line of Article 10 to refer only to signature without reservation as to ratification.
On signing the European Agreement on the Protection of Television Broadcasts on behalf of the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, I have the honour to state that Her Majesty's Government, in accordance with the provisions of Article 10 of the said Agreement, intend at the time of depositing their instrument of ratification to avail themselves of one or more of the options provided for in paragraph 1 of Article 3 of the Agreement.

09-03-1961

Now therefore the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, having considered the Agreement aforesaid, hereby confirm and ratify the same and undertake to perform and carry out all the stipulations therein contained, subject to the following reservations provided for in sub-paragraphs a, b, c, d and f of paragraph 1 of Article 3 and made in accordance with the provisions of Article 10 of the said Agreement:
1. The Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland withhold the protection provided for in sub-paragraph b of paragraph 1 of Article 1 of the said Agreement;
2. The Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland withhold the protection provided for in sub-paragraph c of paragraph 1 of Article 1 of the said Agreement, where the communication is not to a paying audience within the meaning of the domestic law of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland;
3. The Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland withhold the protection provided for in sub-paragraph d of paragraph 1 of Article 1 of the said Agreement, where the fixation or reproduction of the fixation is made for private use or solely for educational purposes;
4. The Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland withhold the protection provided for in sub-paragraphs d and e of paragraph 1 of Article 1 of the said Agreement, in respect of still photographs or reproductions of such photographs;
5. The Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland restrict the operation of the said Agreement to broadcasting organisations constituted in the territory and under the laws of a Party to the said Agreement and also transmitting from the territory of such party.