Licences for radio and television programme services which have been awarded on the basis of the Federal Act of 21 June 19911on Radio and Television (RTVA 1991) continue to be valid subject to paragraph 2 until their expiry unless broadcasters expressly declare that they do not wish to make use of them.
Following the commencement this Act, the Federal Council may cancel the licences of SRG SSR, swissinfo/SRI, Teletext AG and of those broadcasters which broadcast their programme services in cooperation with the SRG SSR in accordance with Article 31 paragraph 3 RTVA 1991 at the end of any calendar year, subject to nine months’ notice.
The Federal Council may extend the licences of SRG SSR and of swissinfo/SRI which have been granted on the basis of the RTVA 1991 by a maximum of five years from the commencement of this Act.
DETEC may extend other licences awarded on the basis of the RTVA 1991 by a maximum of five years from the commencement of this Act. A right of cancellation may be provided for in the extended licences.
If the licences of SRG SSR or of swissinfo/SRI continue to apply or if they are extended, Articles 22 and 25 paragraphs 5 and 6 apply,mutatis mutandis .
The provisions of Article 22 and Articles 44-50 regarding other licences with a performance mandate which continue to be valid or which have been extended applymutatis mutandis .
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[AS 1992 601; 1993 3354; 1997 2187Annex No 4; 2000 1891No VIII 2; 2001 2790Annex No 2; 2002 1904Art. 36 No 2; 2004 297No I 3,1633No I 9,4929Art. 21 No 3; 2006 1039Art. 2] ↩
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