Draft of RDTL Media Law reported by Parliament Committee A on 2 May 2014 Page 14 Rough translation by La’o Hamutuk. See http://www.laohamutuk.org/misc/MediaLaw/14MediaLaw.htm for original and other materials. 2. Members of the Press Council are entitled to an attendance fee, pursuant to what is established in its statute. Article 48 Financing 1. Financial costs of the Press Council are assured, without prejudice of raising its own revenues, by allocation from the State Budget. 2. The form of budget allocation should not affect the independence of the Press Council. Article 49 Reports The Press Council presents an annual activity report to the National Parliament, which is subject to assessment and discussion in plenary session, with the obligatory presence of the President of the Press Council. CHAPTER VIII TRANSITIONAL AND FINAL PROVISIONS Article 50 Prior rights 1. Those who have been practicing this activity for a time equal to or greater than that required for the professional internship corresponding to their qualifications on the date of entry into force of this Act are recognized as journalists. 2. For the purposes specified in the preceding paragraph, the length of internship required for those with a high school qualification will apply to journalists who have less than high school education. 3. Journalists referred to in paragraph 1 are exempt from the completion of the internship and entitled to immediate issuance of professional credentials, unless they have worked for less time than foreseen for the internship corresponding to their educational level, in which case professional credentials can only be requested and granted after the time allotted for the internship has elapsed. Article 51 Transitional regime 1. Media bodies that do not comply with this law, in particular Articles 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 28, 30, 31 and 32, by the date of entry into force of this Act, shall have a period of one year after that date to complete the process of regularizing their situation with the relevant public authorities. Article 52 Regulation The statute of the Press Council will be approved within ninety days of the entry into force of this Act. Article 53 Repeal Article 11.1(a) of Law no 9/2003 of 15 October on Immigration and Asylum is repealed. Article 54 Entry into force This Law shall enter into force thirty days after its publication.