comprises the major part of the costs of co-production (production) and if the creation (production) thereof is not controlled by producers established in a state other than the EU Member State. 4. Works which within the meaning of paragraphs 1 and 2 of this Article should not be considered as European works, but which have been largely produced in co-operation with authors and producers residing in one or several EU Member States shall be treated as European works to the extent proportionate to the contribution of producers established in the EU Member States to the costs of the total co-production (production). Article 38. Requirements Set for Radio and Television Programmes 1. Broadcasters of television programmes in their regularly broadcast programmes shall have the right to freely produce and show short news reports (with a duration of up to 90 seconds) covering events of major importance for society in Lithuania and abroad for the provision of information whereon to the public other broadcasters of television programmes have acquired exclusive rights. Short news reports must be broadcast not earlier than after the end of the live broadcast of the event of public importance. Broadcasters of television programmes shall not pay for the broadcasting of short news reports to the broadcasters of television programmes who have acquired exclusive rights for the provision of information covering the event of major importance for society, except for the cases where the provision of access to events of major importance for society entails additional costs on the part of the broadcaster of television programmes who provides such access. The payment for the provision of access to events of major importance for society may not exceed the additional costs directly incurred in providing access. 2. All broadcasters of television programmes established in any EU Member State or a state of the European Economic Area wishing to produce short news reports shall have the right to access on a fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory basis to events of major importance for society which are transmitted on an exclusive basis by the audiovisual media service provider under the jurisdiction of the Republic of Lithuania. 3. If another broadcaster of television programmes established in the same Member State as the broadcaster of television programmes seeking access to events of major importance for society has acquired exclusive rights to the particular event of major importance for society, access must be sought from that broadcaster of television programmes. 4. Access to events of major importance for society must be guaranteed by allowing broadcasters of television programmes to freely choose short news reports from the signal of the transmitting broadcaster of television programmes and, unless impossible for reasons of practicality, at least identifying their source. 5. Short news reports may be used solely for general news programmes and may be used in ondemand audiovisual media services only if the same programme is offered on a deferred basis by the same audiovisual media service provider. 6. The following requirements shall be complied with when broadcasting television programmes covering events of major importance for society: