Art. 44 General licence requirements

¹ A licence may be awarded if the candidate:

a.: is able to fulfil the performance mandate;
b.: credibly demonstrates that it can finance the necessary investments and operation;
c.: demonstrates to the licensing authority the identity of the majority holder of its capital and who makes substantial financial resources available to it;
d.: guarantees that it complies with the employment law regulations and the working conditions of the industry, the applicable law and in particular the obligations and conditions associated with the licence;
e.: separates editorial activity from economic activities;
f.: is a natural person with residence in Switzerland or a legal person domiciled in Switzerland;
g.⁴⁴: ...

² In the absence of any international obligations to the contrary, a legal person controlled from abroad, a domestic legal person with foreign participation or a natural person without Swiss citizenship may be refused the licence if the corresponding foreign state does not guarantee reciprocal rights to a similar extent.

³ A broadcaster or the undertaking to which it belongs may acquire a maximum of two television licences and two radio licences. The Federal Council may permit exceptions for the introduction of new broadcasting technologies.⁴⁵

⁴⁴ Repealed by No I of the Federal Act of 26 Sept. 2014, with effect from 1 July 2016 (AS 2016 2131; BBl 2013 4975).

⁴⁵ Amended by No I of the Federal Act of 26 Sept. 2014, in force since 1 July 2016 (AS 2016 2131; BBl 2013 4975).

Art. 44 Cundiziuns generalas per dar ina concessiun

¹ Ina concessiun po vegnir dada, sch’il petent:

a.: è en cas d’ademplir l’incarica da prestaziun;
b.: cumprova vardaivlamain ch’el possia finanziar las investiziuns necessarias e la gestiun;
c.: cumprova a l’autoritad da concessiun, tgi che dispona da las parts essenzialas da ses chapital e tgi che al metta a disposiziun meds finanzials impurtants;
d.: garantescha ch’el observa las prescripziuns dal dretg da lavur e las cundiziuns da lavur da la branscha, il dretg applitgabel ed en spezial las obligaziuns e las cundiziuns ch’èn colliadas cun la concessiun;
e.: separa la lavur redacziunala da las activitads economicas;
f.: è ina persuna natirala cun domicil en Svizra u ina persuna giuridica cun sedia en Svizra;
g.⁴⁴: ...

² Uschenavant ch’i na s’opponan naginas obligaziuns internaziunalas, po la concessiun vegnir refusada ad ina persuna giuridica che vegn controllada da l’exteriur, ad ina persuna giuridica svizra cun participaziun da l’exteriur u ad ina persuna natirala senza dretg da burgais svizzer, sch’il stadi ester correspundent na conceda betg la reciprocitad en ina dimensiun sumeglianta.

³ In emettur respectivamain l’interpresa, a la quala l’emettur appartegna, po survegnir maximalmain duas concessiuns da televisiun e duas concessiuns da radio. Il Cussegl federal po prevair excepziuns per l’introducziun da novas tecnologias da diffusiun.⁴⁵

⁴⁴ Abolì tras la cifra I da la LF dals 26 da sett. 2014, cun effect dapi il 1. da fan. 2016 (AS 2016 2131; BBl 2013 4975).

⁴⁵ Versiun tenor la cifra I da la LF dals 26 da sett. 2014, en vigur dapi il 1. da fan. 2016 (AS 2016 2131; BBl 2013 4975).

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