1) together with the Communications Regulatory Authority, draw up the Strategy for the Assignment of Radio Frequencies for Broadcasting and Transmission of Radio and Television Programmes; also, together with the Communications Regulatory Authority and in accordance with the Strategy for the Assignment of Radio Frequencies for Broadcasting and Transmission of Radio and Television Programmes, draw up and approve the Strategic Plan for the Assignment of Radio Frequencies for Broadcasting and Transmission of Radio and Television Programmes;

 

2) publish calls for and organise, in accordance with the procedure established by this Law and the Rules for Licensing of Broadcasting and Re-broadcasting Activities, tenders for obtaining broadcasting and re-broadcasting licences, determine the terms and conditions of these tenders and licences, issue licences, and change the terms and conditions of licences;

 

3) submit to the institution authorised by the Government in the field of provision of information to the public for approval a description of the procedure for fixing the amount of the annual licence fee;

 

4) in the cases specified in the description of the procedure for fixing the amount of the licence fee, apply to the institution authorised by the Government in the field of provision of information to the public for setting and/or changing the amount of the annual licence fee for a specific person;

 

5) establish the procedure for registration of providers of on-demand audiovisual services and, in compliance with this procedure, register providers of on-demand audiovisual services falling under the jurisdiction of the Republic of Lithuania;

 

6) exercise control over compliance by broadcasters and re-broadcasters of radio and/or television programmes, providers of on-demand audiovisual media services and other persons broadcasting or re-broadcasting audiovisual and/or audio works by electronic communications networks with this Law and the Law on the Protection of Minors against the Detrimental Effect of Public Information, the assumed obligations, licence conditions and decisions adopted by the Commission;

 

7) investigate viewer complaints concerning broadcasters and re-broadcasters of radio and/or television programmes, providers of on-demand audiovisual media services and persons providing viewers access to on-demand audiovisual media services protected by restricted access systems;

 

8) within the limits of its competence, supervise the implementation of the provisions of the Law on the Protection of Minors against the Detrimental Effect of Public Information;

 

9) establish the procedure for implementation of the requirements laid down by laws and EU legal acts concerning the structure and content of radio and/or television programmes, audiovisual commercial communications and the broadcasting of advertising as well as sponsorship of audiovisual media services, radio programmes and parts of programmes in radio and/or television programmes, and, within the limits of its competence, adopt other legal acts implementing the provisions of this Law and other laws;

10) exercise control over compliance by broadcasters of television programmes and providers of on-demand audiovisual media services with the provisions of this Law concerning the proportion of European works and works by independent producers in broadcast television programmes and catalogues, the right to broadcast events of major importance for society as well as the requirements laid down in paragraphs 1, 3, 5, 6, 10 and 11 of Article 39 of this Law concerning television advertising and audiovisual commercial communications, the requirements laid down in Article 40 concerning sponsorship of audiovisual media services, radio programmes and parts of programmes and the requirements laid down in Article 40¹ concerning product placement in programmes;

 

11) exercise control over compliance by broadcasters and re-broadcasters of radio and/or television programmes, providers of on-demand audiovisual media services and other persons broadcasting or re-broadcasting audiovisual and/or audio works by electronic communications networks with the provisions of this Law and other laws concerning the broadcasting and re-broadcasting of radio and/or television programmes and the requirements for public information and dissemination thereof laid down by other laws;

 

12) in exercising control over compliance with laws, decisions of the Commission regulating the activities of broadcasters and re-broadcasters of radio and/or television programmes and providers of on-demand audiovisual media services as well as licence conditions, carry out monitoring of audiovisual works, radio and/or television programmes broadcast or re-broadcast by electronic communications networks;

 

13) in accordance with the procedure established by laws, impose the following sanctions on broadcasters and re-broadcasters of radio and/or television programmes, providers of on-demand audiovisual media services and other persons broadcasting or re-broadcasting audiovisual and/or audio works by electronic communications networks who have violated the requirements of the Law on the Protection of Minors against the Detrimental Effect of Public Information, this Law or licence conditions, or who fail to observe the decisions adopted or obligations issued by the Commission: issue a warning, suspend the licence for a period not exceeding three months, revoke the licence, impose penalties prescribed by the Code of Administrative Offences, refer to court regarding the suspension or termination of activities of the information society media in accordance with the procedure laid down by this Law;

 

14) submit proposals on the drafting of laws regulating the activities of broadcasters and re-broadcasters of radio and/or television programmes and providers of on-demand audiovisual media services and other legal acts related thereto;

 

15) refer to the competent institution regarding the termination of unlawful activities of broadcasting and/or re-broadcasting and on-demand audiovisual media services;

 

16) in accordance with the procedure established by this Law, suspend the provision of services produced by foreign providers of audiovisual media services within the territory of the Republic of Lithuania;

 

17) accumulate relevant information on broadcasters and re-broadcasters of radio and/or television programmes and providers of on-demand audiovisual media services, analyse their activities and publish information on participants thereof, prepare information and methodological material on these issues;

 

18) consult and exchange information with foreign and international institutions in relation to broadcasters and re-broadcasters of radio and/or television programmes and providers of on-demand audiovisual media services and services provided by them and in relation to regulation and control of activities thereof;

 

19) every two years prepare and submit to the Seimas an analytical survey on the implementation of Lithuania’s audiovisual policy, the development of audiovisual media services, provide statistical data on the activities of all providers of audiovisual media services falling under the jurisdiction of the Republic of Lithuania in the course of implementation of the provisions of paragraphs 3 and 4 of Article 38 of this Law, also specify the reasons impeding the implementation of the said provisions and the remedial measures taken or to be taken;

 

20) cooperate with the institutions of the EU Member States and other foreign countries performing equivalent functions, also, within the limits of its competence, represent the Republic of Lithuania in international organisations;

 

21) establish the procedure for encoding broadcast and/or re-broadcast radio and/or television programmes;

 

22) perform other functions laid down by laws and other legal acts.