Ireland referred to CJEU over failure to transpose media content directive
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Ireland has been referred to the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) over its failure to transpose the revised Audiovisual Media Services Directive (AVMSD).
The revised AVMSD provides EU-wide media content standards for all audiovisual media, both traditional TV broadcasts and on-demand services, in addition to video sharing platforms.
Member states were required to transpose the Directive and communicate the national transposition measure to the European Commission by 19 September 2020.
Ireland is among five member states which have been referred to the CJEU for failing to transpose the Directive, the others being Czechia, Romania, Slovakia and Spain.
The Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill, which was published in January, is expected to bring Ireland in line with the requirements of the Directive.
The bill will establish a new Media Commission replacing the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BAI), which will include a new Online Safety Commissioner with significant powers to sanction online service providers.
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