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Act No. 127 relating to broadcasting and audiovisual on-demand services (Broadcasting Act).

Country/Territory
Norway
Document type
Legislation
Date
1992 (2022)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
General
Keyword
Consumer protection Youth Business/industry/corporations
Geographical area
Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Atlantic, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe
Abstract

The present Act lays down rules on broadcasting and audiovisual on-demand services in Norway. It includes rules on advertising, defined as any form of marketing of a product, service, cause or idea in return for payment or similar consideration. The Act prohibits advertisement to be broadcasted in connection with children's programmes or on television or in audiovisual on-demand services specifically target children. Product placement is permitted on television and audiovisual on-demand services in films, fictional series, sports programmes and light entertainment programmes with the exception of programmes particularly directed at children. These rules applies to food products.

Full text
English/Norwegian
Website
www.lovdata.no