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ARD and ZDF filed 4 positions between 16 Nov 2017 and 21 Dec 2025, across 4 of the 326 legislative files tracked here, attaching a full position paper 4 times.
The Second German Television (ZDF) is a member of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and fully supports its response to this consultation. The ZDF expressly welcomes the possibility of also being able to comment on the White Paper.
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ARD: 6774178922-55 ZDF: 3209361971-85 June 2020 Digital Services Act Package: Ex ante regulatory instrument for large online platforms with significant network effects acting as gate-keepers in the European Union’s Internal Market Comments on the inception impact assessment ARD and ZDF welcome the opportunity to comment on the inception impact assessment regarding the ex-ante regulatory instrument for large online…
Opening of the attached position paper · the full paper is on the Commission’s record (source link above)
Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (ZDF) welcomes the opportunity to contribute to the European Commission's evaluation of the Audiovisual Media Services Directive (AVMSD). As a public service broadcaster with a clear remit to serve the purposes of information, education and culture, we are convinced that the Directive plays a central role in safeguarding essential public interest objectives and that its importance is…
ARD: 6774178922-55 ZDF: 3209361971-85 November 2017 Inception impact assessment Fairness in platform-to-business relations Context – the importance of platform in the audio-visual market ARD and ZDF, German Public Service Broadcasters, welcome the possibility to comment on the Commission’s inception impact assessment on “fairness in platformto-business relations”.
Opening of the attached position paper · the full paper is on the Commission’s record (source link above)
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