Considerations on COM(2010)755 - Conclusion of the European Convention on the legal protection of services based on, or consisting of, conditional access

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dossier COM(2010)755 - Conclusion of the European Convention on the legal protection of services based on, or consisting of, conditional access.
document COM(2010)755 EN
date July 20, 2015
 
table>(1)On 16 July 1999, the Council authorised the Commission to negotiate within the Council of Europe, on behalf of the European Community, a convention concerning the legal protection of services based on, or consisting of, conditional access.
(2)The European Convention on the legal protection of services based on, or consisting of, conditional access (‘the Convention’) was adopted by the Council of Europe on 24 January 2001 and entered into force on 1 July 2003.

(3)The Convention establishes a regulatory framework which is almost identical to that set out in Directive 98/84/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (1).

(4)On 21 December 2011, the Convention was signed on behalf of the Union (2).

(5)The conclusion of the Convention could help to extend the application of provisions similar to those in Directive 98/84/EC beyond the borders of the Union, and establish a law on services based on conditional access which would be applicable throughout the European continent.

(6)The Convention should be approved on behalf of the Union,