Subsection 3: Audiovisual communication.

The regional council of each of the regions of Guadeloupe, Mayotte and Réunion is kept informed of the conditions of organisation and operation of the public radio and television broadcasting service in the region. The chairman of the board of directors of the company Réseau France Outre-mer sends a report on the activity of his company to the regional council each year.

The Council for Culture, Education and the Environment draws up an annual report for the Autorité de Régulation de la Communication Audiovisuelle et Numérique, which is presented to the Regional Council, on the state of audiovisual communication in the region. A decree in the Council of State specifies in particular the conditions under which this committee is referred to for an opinion by the Autorité de Régulation de la Communication…

When applications for authorisation relating to radio and television services, submitted to the Autorité de régulation de la communication audiovisuelle et numérique under Articles 29, 30 or 30-1 of Law No. 86-1067 of 30 September 1986 on freedom of communication, concern an overseas region, the authority shall first obtain the opinion of the regional council concerned. This opinion is deemed to have been given in the absence of a response…