Art. 5

(Art. 7 para. 1 RTVA)

1. Broadcasters of national and regional-language television programme services shall as far as practicable and with appropriate resources ensure that:
   1. at least 50 per cent of the relevant broadcasting time is reserved for Swiss or other European works;
   2. in their programme services at least 10 per cent of the relevant broadcasting time or at least 10 per cent of programme costs are reserved for Swiss or other European works made by independent producers. Appropriate space shall be reserved for works which are not older than five years.
2. The relevant broadcasting time referred to in para. 1 does not include the time appointed to news, sports events, games, advertising and teletext services.
3. In their annual report to OFCOM, broadcasters shall report on the extent to which these quotas have been achieved or progress has been made compared with the previous year, the reasons why this is not the case and the measures taken or envisaged to achieve these quotas or to make progress.
4. If the information or the measures taken are not adequate to achieve the required quotas, the supervisory authority shall take measures in accordance with Article 89 para. 1 RTVA.