Comments on the draft Electronic Media Act

Comments on the draft Electronic Media Act

AmCham welcomes the alignment of the Draft Electronic Media Act with the Audiovisual Media Services Directive (AVMSD).

But expresses concern over Article 6(2), which requires registration and an editorial office in Croatia for video-sharing platform providers established in other EU Member States. Such a requirement would contradict the core “Country of Origin” principle of the AVMSD, as well as the E-Commerce Directive and the Services Directive. AmCham believes this restriction would create unnecessary barriers to the free cross-border provision of services, ultimately harming both Croatian consumers and businesses, and therefore recommends removing the reference to video-sharing platforms from Article 6(2).