784.401RTVOFederal Council OrdinanceApr 1, 2007Original source
DETEC may enter into a service agreement with a news agency of national importance on application in order to guarantee regional reporting and reliable basic services for all linguistic regions.
The Confederation may contribute a maximum of four million francs towards the uncovered costs of services eligible for subsidy.1
Support may be granted if the agency keeps an account, structured into sectors, that provides proof of the uncovered costs in the sectors eligible for subsidy.
It shall be funded with revenue from the radio and television fee.
The service agreement shall be concluded in each case for a term of no more than two years.
The provisions of the Subsidies Act of 5 October 19902apply.
Footnotes
Amended by No I of the O of 16 April 2020, in force since 1 Jan. 2021 (AS 2020 1461). ↩