27. Protocol on the system of public broadcasting in the Member States
THE HIGH CONTRACTING PARTIES,
CONSIDERING that the system of public
broadcasting in the Member States is directly
related to the democratic, social and cultural needs of each society and to the need to
preserve media pluralism,
HAVE AGREED UPON the following interpretative
provisions, which shall be annexed to
the Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe:
SOLE ARTICLE
The provisions of the Constitution
shall be without prejudice to the competence of
Member States to provide for the funding of public service broadcasting insofar as such
funding is granted to broadcasting organisations for the fulfilment of the public service
remit as conferred, defined and organised by each Member State, and insofar as such
funding does not affect trading conditions and competition in the Union to an extent
which would be contrary to the common interest, while the realisation of the remit of that
public service shall be taken into account.
