It is also charged of the disputes resulting from the
performance of the service contracts concluded between the
internet services providers and their clients submitted
before the authority by the organizations of the legally
established consumer.
Chapter 6
Infringements and administrative sanctions
Art. 17 - Without prejudice to penal sanctions provided
for in the legislation related to telecommunications, the
legislation related to the press and to the artistic and literary
property and the legislation related to the competition and
prices as well as the protection of the consumer, the
infringements of the provisions of the decree herein giving
rise to administrative sanctions provided for in the
telecommunications code.
The infringements are noticed by minute drawn-up by
the authorized officials in accordance with the provisions of
the telecommunications code.
Art. 18 - The Minister charged of telecommunications
shall address a point of order to the concerned provider of
internet services through registered letter or by a reliable
electronic document with acknowledgment of receipt within
a deadline not exceeding one month as from the date of
infringements occurring.
The provider of internet services shall bring to an end
the established infringements and shall also deliver his
relating report through registered letter or a reliable
electronic document with acknowledgement of receipt to
the commission mentioned in article 8 of the decree herein
within a deadline not exceeding fifteen (15) days as from
the date of addressing the point of order.
At the end of this deadline and if the infringements
persist, the secretariat of the commission shall submit a
justified report that shall be delivered to the commission
that can propose one of the administrative sanctions
provided for by article 88 of the telecommunications code.
The president of the commission shall call for the
provider of internet services to present his observations
related to the alleged infringements before the commission,
and this through registered letter or a reliable electronic
document with acknowledgement of receipt at least ten (10)
days before the commission meeting.
Art. 19 - The decision of the sanction shall be notified to
the provider of internet services within a deadline not
exceeding fifteen (15) days as from the date of making the
decision by registered letter or a reliable electronic
document with acknowledgement of receipt.
Art. 20 - In case of serious failure or flagrant violation
of the provisions of the decree herein, the Minister charged
of telecommunications, according to a report established by
the national authority for telecommunications, may
pronounce the immediate suspension of the activity and
may convene the provider of internet services to present his
observations related to the facts inflicted to him before the
commission which draws-up a justified report dealing with
the settlement of the situation of the operator within a
deadline not exceeding one month as from the suspension.
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Art.21 - The authorization is automatically withdrawn
from the provider of internet services in the dissolution or
bankruptcy of the legal entity.
Chapter 7
Transitional provisions
Art. 22 - Shall be granted, in accordance with the decree
herein and within the limit of the authorized activity, an
authorization to the providers of internet services holding
an authorization as from its entry into force.
The providers of Internet services provided for in the
first paragraph of this article have a period of six (6)
months as from the enforcement of the decree herein to
meet the conditions provided for by its provisions.
Art.23 - Shall be granted according to the decree herein,
an authorization from the provider of internet services to
the public operator, in the scope of internet provided for by
article 5 of the decree n° 97-501 dated 14 March 1997,
related to the services of value added for
telecommunications.
This operator has a period of six (6) months starting
from the entry into force of the decree herein in order to
meet the conditions provided for by its provisions.
Art.24 - The operators of public network of
telecommunications holding a permit for the establishment
and operation of a public network of telecommunications,
in accordance with the legislation and regulation in force,
are not submitted to the provisions of this chapter.
Art. 25 – Are abrogated , the provisions of decree n°
97– 601 dated 14 March 1997, relating to the added value
tax services of telecommunications.
Art. 26 - The Minister of Higher Education, Scientific
Research, Information Technologies and Communication
shall implement the decree herein which shall be published
in the Official Gazette of the Republic of Tunisia.
Tunis, 26 December 2014.
The Head of Government
Mehdi Jomaa
Order of the Minister of Higher Education,
Scientific Research, Information Technologies
and Communication dated 13 January 2015,
opening an internal competitive examination on
the basis of files for the promotion to the grade
of general engineer (section of higher
education and scientific research).
(Published only in Arabic and French)
Order of the Minister of Higher Education,
Scientific Research, Information Technologies
and Communication dated 13 January 2015,
opening an internal competitive examination on
the basis of files for the promotion to the grade
of chief engineer (section of higher education
and scientific research).
(Published only in Arabic and French)
Official Gazette of the Republic of Tunisia — 23 January 2015
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