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Broadcasting Public Notice CRTC 2008-9 |
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Ottawa, 18 January 2008 |
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Regulatory policy |
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Amendments to the Broadcasting Distribution Regulations - Implementation of the Exemption order respecting certain third-language television undertakings |
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The Commission hereby announces that it has made amendments to the Broadcasting Distribution Regulations (the Regulations) in order to implement the policy established in Exemption order respecting certain third-language television undertakings, Broadcasting Public Notice CRTC 2007-33, 30 March 2007. The amendments specify that exempt third-language programming undertakings will be counted for the purposes of section 18(14) of the Regulations, which stipulates that broadcasting distribution undertakings must distribute five unrelated Category 2 services for every related Category 2 service they distribute. |
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The Commission issued a call for comments on the proposed amendments in Call for comments on proposed amendments to the Broadcasting Distribution Regulations- Implementation of the Exemption order respecting certain third-language television undertakings, Broadcasting Public Notice CRTC 2007-81, 13 July 2007. No comments were received in response to this call. Accordingly, the Commission has adopted the amendments, as originally proposed. |
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These amendments came into force upon their registration with the Clerk of the Privy Council on 18 October 2007 (SOR/2007-222). The amendments were published in the Canada Gazette, Part II on 31 October 2007. A copy of the amendments is appended to this notice. |
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Secretary General |
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This document is available in alternative format upon request, and may also be examined in PDF format or in HTML at the following Internet site: www.crtc.gc.ca |
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REGULATIONS AMENDING THE BROADCASTING DISTRIBUTION REGULATIONS |
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AMENDMENTS |
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1. (1) The portion of subsection 18(13) of the Broadcasting Distribution Regulations1 before paragraph (a) is replaced by the following: |
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(13) For the purpose of subsection (14), Category 2 service includes |
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(2) Subsection 18(14) of the Regulations is replaced by the following: |
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(13.1) For the purpose of subsection (14), "exempt third-language service" means a programming service offered by a programming undertaking that is an exempt programming undertaking as a result of the Commission's order entitled Exemption order respecting third-language television programming undertakings, as set out in the Appendix to Broadcasting Public Notice CRTC 2007-33. |
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(14) Except as otherwise provided under a condition of its licence, a licensee shall - for each Category 2 service and each exempt third-language service of a related programming undertaking that it distributes in a licensed area - distribute at least five Category 2 services or exempt third-language services, or a combination of at least five of those services, of any unrelated programming undertakings in the licensed area. |
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COMING INTO FORCE |
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2. These Regulations come into force on the day on which they are registered. |
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EXPLANATORY NOTE |
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(This note is not part of the Regulations.) |
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The amendments provide that an exempt third-language service offered by an exempt programming undertaking may be counted for the purpose of fulfilling a licensee's requirement to distribute at least five services of unrelated programming undertakings for each related service distributed by the licensee. |
Footnote:
SOR/97-555
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