Broadcasters of radio and television programme services which at the time of the commencement of this Act receive a proportion of radio and television fees in accordance with Article 17 paragraph 2 RTVA 19911may continue to claim a share of the fees until the expiry of their licence in accordance with Article 107. The entitlement to a proportion of the fees and the calculation of the proportion are based on Article 17 paragraph 2 of the RTVA 1991 and on Article 10 of the Ordinance of 6 October 19972on Radio and Television.
Within the framework of the conditions in paragraph 1, OFCOM may arrange a share of fees for broadcasters which have a licence in accordance with RTVA 1991 and which have commenced transmission operations after the commencement of this Act.
The Federal Council takes the financial requirement into account when setting the radio and television fee (Art. 70).
The transitional arrangements in paragraph 1 end at the time when the fee-sharing licences in accordance with Articles 38–42 are awarded, but at the latest five years after the commencement of this Act.
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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] ↩