Circular 4/08

Circular to all Broadcasting Stations

Requirements as to Standards and Practice on Programmes

Involving the Participation of Certain Health Care Professionals in the Broadcasting Media and Requirements as to Advertisements, Methods of Advertising and Directions applicable to Medicinal Products and Treatments

Further to Circular 2/08 dated 21st January 2008, I would like to inform you that the above-mentioned Requirements have been published in the Government Gazette of Tuesday, 29th January 2008 as Government Notice 88 of 2008, at pages 687 to 694 both in the Maltese and the English version.

I would like to draw your attention that these Requirements are now in force and that broadcasting stations have to comply therewith. Lack of compliance will entail the issuing of a charge from my end.

Please bring the contents of this circular and attachment to the attention of your employees and of independent production houses.