Considerations on COM(2010)753 - Signing of the European Convention on the legal protection of services based on, or consisting of, conditional access - Main contents
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dossier | COM(2010)753 - Signing of the European Convention on the legal protection of services based on, or consisting of, conditional access. |
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document | COM(2010)753 ![]() |
date | November 29, 2011 |
(2) | The European Convention on the legal protection of services based on, or consisting of, conditional access (‘the Convention’) was adopted by the Council of Europe on 24 January 2001. |
(3) | The Convention establishes a regulatory framework which is almost identical to that set out in Directive 98/84/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 November 1998 on the legal protection of services based on, or consisting of, conditional access (1). |
(4) | The Convention entered into force on 1 July 2003 and is open for signing by the Union and its Member States. |
(5) | The signing of the Convention would help to extend the application of provisions similar to those in Directive 98/84/EC beyond the borders of the Union and establish a law on services based on conditional access which would be applicable throughout the European continent. |
(6) | By adopting Directive 98/84/EC, the Union has exercised its internal competence in the fields covered by the Convention except as regards Articles 6 and 8 thereof, insofar as Article 8 relates to the measures under Article 6. The Convention should be therefore signed both by the Union and its Member States. |
(7) | The Convention should be signed on behalf of the Union, subject to its conclusion, |