Art. 92

(Art. 109b RTVA)

1. Following the change in system, Articles 68–70 and 101 paragraph 1 RTVA 2006¹and the previous Articles 57–67²of this Ordinance continue to apply to circumstances that arose prior to the change in system, including competencies, unless the said articles provide otherwise.
2. Following the change in system, DETEC may instruct the previous fee collection agency or another external agency to collect the reception fees and carry out related duties for a limited period.
3. Receivables due to the Confederation by persons and undertakings liable to pay the fee at the time of the change in systems remain due.
4. When the previous fee collection agency or a different external agency in terms of paragraph 2 ceases its activities, OFCOM shall take over all duties connected with collecting the reception fees. In derogation from Article 69 paragraph 5 RTVA 2006, legal recourse is governed by the general provisions on the administration of federal justice, insofar as OFCOM issues debt enforcement orders.
5. When the previous fee collection agency ceases its activities, the new collection agency assumes responsibility for the certificates of loss for outstanding reception fees.
6. The prescriptive period for reception fees remains governed by the previous Article 61 paragraph 3³.
7. The expenditure of the external agencies and of OFCOM in terms of paragraphs 2 and 4 is covered by the revenue from the reception fees. If this revenue is insufficient, the expenditure shall be covered by the revenue from the radio and television fee.
8. If the revenue from the reception fees exceeds the compensation payments in terms of paragraph 7, it shall be passed on to SRG SSR.