The reproduction of its programmes, as well as their making available to the public by sale, hire or exchange, their radio or television broadcasting, their making available to the public online and their communication to the public in a place accessible to the public on payment of an admission fee, are subject to authorisation by the audiovisual communication undertaking.
Authorities operating an audiovisual communication service within the meaning of loi n° 86-1067 du 30 septembre 1986 relative à la liberté de communication, regardless of the regime applicable to that service, are referred to as audiovisual communication undertakings.