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This page includes links to the European Audiovisual Observatory’s databases and to reports in which Spain is prominently featured, as well as links to national public authorities and other organisations relevant to the audiovisual sector. Indicative translations of the names of linked organisations are given for reference.

Resources from the Observatory databases

Legal resources

AVMSDatabase: Rules transposing the Audiovisual Media Services Directive in Spain

European works table: Rules pertaining to European works in Spain

Public service media table: Rules pertaining to the public service media in S pain

Merlin database: Newsletter articles featuring S pain

Market resources

MAVISE database: MAVISE data for Spain

LUMIERE VOD: LUMIERE VOD data for S pain

Legal publications featuring Spain

Newsletter: links to the last 5 articles featuring Spain

All newsletter articles featuring Spain are available in the IRIS MERLIN database.

Reports: links to the last reports featuring the Spain

The reports above are reports in which Spain was featured as a national country case. Spain may also be featured in other reports where it is not the focus of a specific section or chapter of the report.

Mappings: links to all national summaries on Spain

(WIP)

Please note that the files above are only the national summaries for Spain. The full mapping reports can be accessed here.

This page includes links to national public authorities and other organisations where useful information and resources relevant to the audiovisual sector can be found. Indicative translations of the names of linked organisations are given for reference.

Main Public Institutions and Bodies

Congreso de los Diputados - Congress of Deputies
Senado - Senate
Gobierno - Government
Ministerio de Educación, Cultura y Deporte - Ministry of Education, Culture and Sport
Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad - Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness
Secretaría de Estado de Investigación, Desarrollo e Innovación - State Secretary of Research, Development and Innovation
Ministerio de Industria, Energía y Turismo - Ministry of Industry, Energy and Tourism
Secretaría de Estado de Telecomunicaciones y para la Sociedad de la Información - State Secretary for Telecommunications and Information Society
Tribunal Constitucional de España - Constitutional Court
Poder Judicial - Portal of the Judiciary

Regional Governments and Parliaments (Autonomous Communities)

Andalusia

Aragon

Principality of Asturias

Balearic Islands

Canary Islands

Cantabria

Castile-La Mancha

Castile and León

Catalonia

Valencian Community

Extremadura

Galicia

Community of Madrid

Region of Murcia

Navarre

Basque Country

La Rioja

Official Publishing and Statistical Organisations

Boletín Oficial del Estado - Official Journal
Boletines autonómicos - Official Bulletins of the Autonomous Communities
Instituto Nacional de Estadistica (INE ) - National Statistics Institute

Regulatory Authorities for Audiovisual and Communication Sectors

Comisión Nacional de los Mercados y la Competencia - National Markets and Competition Authority

Regional Regulatory Authorities

Consejo Audiovisual de Andalucía - Audiovisual Council of Andalusia
Consell de l'Audiovisual de Catalunya - Audiovisual Council of Catalonia

Data Protection Authority

Agencia de Protección de Datos - Data Protection Agency

Self and Co-regulatory Bodies

Autocontrol (Asociación para la Autorregulación de la Comunicación Comercial) - Self-regulatory Body for Commercial Communication
Consejo Deontológico de la Federación de Asociaciones de la Prensa de España (FAPE) - Board of Ethics of the Federation of Press Associations of Spain
Consell de la informacio de Catalunya - Information Council of Catalonia

Copyright and Intellectual Property Offices

Subdirección General de Propiedad Intelectual, Ministerio de Educación, Cultura y Deporte - Deputy Directorate General for Intellectual Property of the Ministry of Education, Culture and Sports
Comisión de Propiedad Intelectual - Commission of Intellectual Property (affiliated to the Ministry of Education, Culture and Sports)
Oficina Española de Patentes y Marcas - Spanish Patent and Trademark Office (affiliated to the Ministry of Industry, Energy and Tourism)

Copyright Collecting Societies

Sociedad General de Autores y Editores (SGAE) - Society of Authors and Editors
Centro Español de Derechos Reprográficos (CEDRO) - Spanish Reproduction Rights Center
Visual Entidad de Gestión de Artistas Plásticos (VEGAP) - Association of Visual Artists
Asociación Derechos de Autor de Medios Audiovisuales (DAMA) - Copyright Association of Audiovisual Media
Artistas Intérpretes o Ejecutantes, Sociedad de Gestión de España (AIE) - Copyright Collecting Society of Performers of Spain
Artistas Intérpretes, Sociedad de Gestión (AISGE) - Copyright Collecting Society of Performers
Órgano Conjunto de Recaudación de Artistas y Productores (AGEDI - AIE) - Artists and Producers Joint Collecting Society
Entidad de Gestión de Derechos de los Productores Audiovisuales (EGEDA) - Copyright Collecting Society of Audiovisual Producers

Film Institutions

Instituto de la Cinematografía y de las Artes Audiovisuales (ICAA) - Institute of Cinematography and Audiovisual Arts
Filmoteca Española - Spanish Film Heritage Institution
MEDIA Desk España - Desk of the MEDIA Programme

Television and On-demand Audiovisual Services

For a list of television and on-demand audiovisual services in this country search the MAVISE database

Disclaimer: Please note that the list contains links to external websites where information is created by other organisations. The European Audiovisual Observatory takes no responsibility for the content and accuracy of information provided by linked sites and inclusion does not constitute an endorsement by our organisation.

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