RDTL Decree-Law 25/2015 on the Press Council. Rough unofficial translation by La’o Hamutuk. For more
information and documents, see http://www.laohamutuk.org/misc/MediaLaw/14MediaLaw.htm
c) The composition of the organs of the Press Council;
d) Plans, budgets, reports and accounts for the last two years of activity of the Press Council;
e) Information whose publication is required by this decree-law and other legislation;
f) All information that the Press Council deems important to advertise in this way.
Article 8.
Principle of speciality
1. The legal capacity of the Press Council covers the rights and obligations necessary for the fulfillment
of its duties, as determined by the Media Law and the present law.
2. The Press Council cannot exercise activities or use its powers outside the scope of its responsibilities
or devote their resources to purposes of which have been committed.
Article 9.
Standards of good administration
The Press Council carries out its activities, adopts decisions and manages its assets with particular
respect to the principle of equality, including gender equality, and the values of exemption, impartiality,
transparency, rigor and efficiency.
Article 10.
Duties of care and confidentiality
1. Members of the Press Council, its employees, its contractors and its collaborators are subject to the
duty of care and duty of confidentiality regarding all the facts of which they become aware in the
exercise of their functions and which are not intended for the public domain.
2. The duty of confidentiality remains after the cessation of their functions.
Article 11.
Duty to cooperate
1. The media and journalists shall work with the Press Council, inter alia, in obtaining information and
documents, to the extent that this is necessary to fulfill its responsibilities.
2. Where requested, the court shall communicate to the Press Council the content of final judgments in
respect to crimes committed by attacks on freedom of information, of crimes committed through the
media, the right of response and civil responsibility provided for in Article 39 of the Media Law, without
prejudice to the right to privacy of those involved.
Article 12.
Cooperative relationships with other entities
The Press Council can, within the framework of its powers, to establish cooperative relationships with
other entities, public or private, domestic or foreign, when this is necessary for the proper performance
of its duties, provided that does not involve the delegation or sharing their mandates.
Article 13.
Objectives of the activity of the Press Council
The Press Council has as its main objectives:
a) Promoting freedom of expression and of the press;
b) To promote the independence of the media from any influences of individuals, groups or political
and economic interests;
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