Law no. 504/2002 of audiovisual was designed to protect the public interest, plu...
Verdict: ALMOST TRUE
Verdict details
Confidence: 69%
Evidence quality: MEDIE
**What was analyzed:** A legal analysis regarding the Audiovisual Law (no. 504/2002), the Constitution of Romania (articles 30, 31, and 53), and European jurisprudence (ECHR and CJEU) in relation to freedom of expression. **What sources confirm:** Sources confirm the provisions of Law no. 504/2002, articles 30, 31, and 53 of the Constitution of Romania, as well as the ECHR decision in the case of NIT SRL against the Republic of Moldova. **Limitations:** No evidence was found to confirm the CJEU ruling from February 26, 2026, in case C-92/23. **Conclusion:** Verdict: ALMOST TRUE. Most constitutional and legislative aspects are confirmed, except for a specific CJEU decision. (Source Quality: MEDIUM)
Sources consulted
| Source | Domain | Date | What it says |
|---|---|---|---|
| Legea audiovizualului nr. 504/2002 actualizată 2026 - Lege5.ro | lege5.ro | 2026-01-01 | (2) Toţi radiodifuzorii au obligaţia să asigure informarea obiectivă a publicului prin prezentarea corectă a faptelor şi evenimentelor şi să favorizeze libera f |
| Textul integral – Constituția României | constitutiaromaniei.ro | — | Art. 30 – Libertatea de exprimare (1) Libertatea de exprimare a gndurilor, a opiniilor sau a credinţelor şi libertatea creaţiilor de orice fel, prin viu grai, p |
| Art. 30 – Libertatea de exprimare - Constituția României | constitutia.ro | 2019-02-18 | Art. 30 – Libertatea de exprimare (1) Libertatea de exprimare a gandurilor, a opiniilor sau a credintelor si libertatea creatiilor de orice fel, prin viu grai, |
| LEGEA nr.504 din 11 iulie 2002 audiovizualului | cdep.ro | — | (3) În calitate de garant al interesului public în domeniul comunicării audiovizuale Consiliul are obligaţia să asigure: a) respectarea exprimării pluraliste de |
| LEGE nr. 504 din 11 iulie 2002 (*actualizată*) Legea audiovizualului | main.components.ro | 2016-01-01 | (1) Pentru a proteja pluralismul şi diversitatea culturală, concentrarea proprietăŃii şi extinderea · cotei de audienta în domeniul audiovizualului sunt limitat |
| Legea nr. 504/2002 | legislatie.resurse-pentru-democratie.org | — | (3) In calitate de garant al interesului public in domeniul comunicarii audiovizuale Consiliul are obligatia sa asigure: a) respectarea exprimarii pluraliste de |
| Legea audiovizualului - Legea nr. 504 / 2002 | Legislaţie | Radio România | srr.ro | 2010-06-25 | June 25, 2010 - 26^1 (1) Pentru încurajarea şi facilitarea exprimării pluraliste a curentelor de opinie, radiodifuzorii au obligaţia de a reflecta campaniile el |
| LIBERTATEA DE EXPRIMARE – art. 30 din Constituție | infolex.snsh.ro | 2020-01-01 | LIBERTATEA DE EXPRIMARE „1. Orice persoană are dreptul la libertatea de exprimare. Acest drept include libertatea de opinie şi libertatea de a primi sau a comun |
Recommended next steps
- Consult the full text of the Constitution of Romania for articles 31 and 53.
- Search legal databases (HUDOC for ECHR, Curia for CJEU) for the cases NIT SRL vs. Moldova and C-92/23.
Analysis limitations
- The inability to confirm the CJEU ruling from February 26, 2026, in case C-92/23 (Commission against Hungary) in the available sources.
- Some of the cited evidence referred to a similar but different fact and was removed; the affected claims remain supported by the rest of the sources.
- The sources confirming reproduce the same text (syndicated pickup), thus do not represent independent verifications.
- The central claim is verified only through secondary media pickups — among the cited evidence, no primary source appears (the named publication, the court portal, the original document).
- Identification and presentation of an official CJEU ruling from February 26, 2026, in case C-92/23 that confirms or refutes that claim.
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