7. Without prejudice to the provisions of the Specific Directives and taking into account the relevant national circumstances, Member States may lay down rules in order to prevent spectrum hoarding, in particular by setting out strict deadlines for the effective exploitation of the rights of use by the holder of the rights and by applying penalties, including financial penalties or the withdrawal of the rights of use in case of non-compliance with the deadlines. These rules shall be established and applied in a proportionate, non-discriminatory and transparent manner’.

11. The European Organisation for Civil Aviation Equipment (Eurocae) document specified in Annex I(3) shall be considered as sufficient means of compliance with regard to the frequency stability, modulation, sensitivity, effective acceptance bandwidth and adjacent channel rejection requirements identified in the ICAO standards specified in Annex I(2).

9. Air navigation service providers shall ensure that the performance of the transmitter/receiver ground constituent installed within the 8,33 kHz voice communication systems comply with the ICAO standards specified in Annex I(1) with regard to the frequency stability, modulation, sensitivity, effective acceptance bandwidth and adjacent channel rejection.

G. pointing out that the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media referred to monopolisation of television broadcasting, domination of airwaves by the government view, homogenisation of coverage of public issues, non-pluralistic licensing of frequencies, and closing down of broadcasts by Western radio stations known worldwide for providing objective information and diverse points of view,

62. Notes that the Italian Constitutional Court declared in November 2002 (Case 466/2002) that the present Italian private television system operating at national level and in analogue mode has grown out of situations of simple de facto occupation of frequencies (operation of installations without concessions and authorisations), and not in relation to any desire for greater pluralism in the distribution of frequencies and proper planning of broadcasting.This de facto situation does not therefore guarantee respect for external pluralism of information, which is an essential requirement laid down by the relevant constitutional case law.In ...[+++] this context, given the continued existence (and aggravation) of the situation which was ruled illegal by Judgment No 420 in 1994 and of networks considered 'surplus' by the 1997 legislature, a final deadline must be set that is absolutely certain, definitive and hence absolutely binding in order to ensure compatibility with constitutional rules; notes that, nonetheless, the deadline for the reform of the audiovisual sector has not been respected and that the law for the reform of the audiovisual sector has been sent back by the President of the Republic for a new examination by the Parliament due to the non-respect of the principles declared by the Constitutional Court ;

63. Notes that the Italian Constitutional Court declared in November 2002 (Case 466/2002) that '.the present Italian private television system operating at national level and in analogue mode has grown out of situations of simple de facto occupation of frequencies (operation of installations without concessions and authorisations), and not in relation to any desire for greater pluralism in the distribution of frequencies and proper planning of broadcasting.This de facto situation does not therefore guarantee respect for external pluralism of information, which is an essential requirement laid down by the relevant constitutional case law. ...[+++]In this context, given the continued existence (and aggravation) of the situation which was ruled illegal by Judgment No 420 in 1994 and of networks considered 'surplus' by the 1997 legislature, a final deadline must be set that is absolutely certain, definitive and hence absolutely binding in order to ensure compatibility with constitutional rules'; notes that, nonetheless, the deadline for the reform of the audiovisual sector has not been respected and that the law for the reform of the audiovisual sector has been sent back by the President of the Republic for a new examination by the Parliament due to the non-respect of the principles declared by the Constitutional Court;