Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the EU and Croatia

Article 95
Cultural co-operation
The Parties undertake to promote cultural co-operation. This co-operation serves inter alia to
raise mutual understanding and esteem between individuals, communities and peoples.
Article 96
Information and communication
The Community and Croatia will take the measures necessary to stimulate the mutual
exchange of information. Priority will be given to programmes aimed at providing the general
public with basic information about the Community and professional circles in Croatia with
more specialised information.
Article 97
Co-operation in the audio-visual field
1. The Parties shall cooperate to promote the audio-visual industry in Europe and
encourage co-production in the fields of cinema and television.
2. Croatia will align its policies on the regulation of content aspects of cross-border
broadcasting, paying particular attention to matters relating to the acquisition of
intellectual property rights for programmes and broadcast by satellite or cable, with
those of the Community, and will harmonise its legislation with the EC acquis.
Article 98
Electronic Communications Infrastructure and Associated Services
1. The Parties will strengthen co-operation in the area of electronic communications
infrastructures, including classical telecommunications networks and relevant
electronic audio-visual transport networks, and associated services, with the
objective of ultimate alignment with the acquis by Croatia as from the entry into
force of the Agreement.
2. The above mentioned co-operation will focus on the following priority areas:
– Policy development;
– Legal and regulatory aspects;
- Institution Building required for a liberalised environment;
– Modernisation of Croatia's electronic infrastructure and its integration into
European and world networks, with a focus on improvements at a regional
level;
– International co-operation;
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