Traduction de «Respect ethical code conduct journalists » (Anglais → Français) :

24. Recalls that strong, professional and independent media and internet provision are an indispensable element of a democratic system; to this end, welcomes the adoption of the Strategy of Public Information System Development and its Action Plan and the planned withdrawal of the state from any media ownership; welcomes the fact that the Strategy respects the constitutional rights regarding minority language media; is concerned, however, about attempts to control and interfere in the media sector and calls on the authorities to ensure its independence from political pressures and other influence; calls upon the Serbian Government to ...[+++] ensure freedom and independence of the media in line with EU standards; is concerned that a criminal law was introduced barring public comment in the media on judicial proceedings and verdicts; is concerned about threats directed against Serbian journalists, and calls for their thorough investigation in order to provide the journalists with a safe environment to conduct their work effectively and without the necessity of self-censorship; underlines the need to take steps against the concentration of media ownership and lack of transparency in the media as well as to ensure equal access to the advertising market, including the disbursement of public funds spent on advertising and promotion; calls on journalists to respect the Code of Ethics; notes that the level of internet access remains low, recognises the importance of the internet in media freedom and urges the authorities to maximise their efforts in this field;

Therefore, the various rules constituting the ECB ethics framework, i.e. the Code of Conduct for the members of the Governing Council (2), the Supplementary Code of Ethics Criteria for the members of the Executive Board (3), the Code of Conduct for the members of the Supervisory Board and the ECB Staff Rules, should be interpreted in a coherent manner.

[60] Staff Regulations (OJ 45, 14.6.1962, p. 1385), Code of Good Administrative Behaviour (OJ L 267, 20.10.2000), the Practical Guide to Staff Ethics and Conduct and other specific rules.

The contact numbers for consumers' complaints should be widely advertised among the general public; The voluntary commitment of the subscribers of the 'Ethical Code' to respect the rules of the changeover should be further promoted by the authorities and signatories themselves in order to increase consumers' confidence; It is crucial to ensure that the control bodies have sufficient resources to check on the implementation of the changeover rules throughout the whole country. Particular attention should be paid to price developments at the end of the dual display of prices and after the expiry of the 'Ethical Code', as well as in the sectors were irregularities were frequently discovered during the previous changeovers; Delaying normal p ...[+++]rice adjustments driven by changing production costs by administrative measures should be avoided. Distorted price signals resulting from administrative price regulation would unavoidably lead to larger price adjustments in the future.

The Government Plenipotentiary for the euro together with the Association of Slovak Entrepreneurs have launched an 'Ethical Code' project which bounds its adherents to respect the rules of the changeover, not to abuse it for their own profit and actively provide information on the changeover to their clients, business partners and staff.

These codes of conduct should include, as appropriate to the specific nature of each profession, rules for commercial communications relating to the regulated professions and rules of professional ethics and conduct of the regulated professions which aim, in particular, at ensuring independence, impartiality and professional secrecy.