Consultations on implementation of the new Directive are cancelled!
Ministry of Economic Development and Technology has, in the light of the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 (COVID 19) virus, cancelled the consultations on implementation of the Directive 2019/790 on copyright and related rights in the Digital Single Market and the Directive 2019/789 on the exercise of copyright and related rights applicable to certain online transmissions of broadcasting organisations and retransmissions of television and radio programmes into Slovenian legislation.
Four consultations were supposed to be held on the premises of the Ministry of Culture and Ministry of Education, Science and Sport over the next two weeks, between 18 March 2020 and 27 March 2020.
However, due to the virus SARS-CoV-2 (COVID 19) outbreak, the Ministry of Economic Development and Technology has cancelled all the consultations. Nevertheless, stakeholders are still invited to send their written observations regarding the implementation to gp.mgrt@gov.si until 31 March 2020. The observations will be posted on the Ministry’s website.
The cancellation notice can be found here.
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