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Netherlands/ 5.3 Sector specific legislation  

5.3.6 Film, video and photography

In 1997, the long existing censorship system was replaced by a new approach to protect minors against violence and related issues on the screen; namely a system of self-regulation developed by the Netherlands Institute for the Classification of Audiovisual Media [Nederlands Instituut voor de Classificatie van Audiovisuele Media, NICAM]. A Viewing Indicator [Kijkwijzer] shows a series of symbols to indicate whether or not watching a specific programme could be damaging for minors and for what reasons (sex, violence, etc, see also chapter 4.2.10). The Viewing Indicator is used for films as well as for TV programmes, video clips, computer games and Internet Sites.


Chapter published: 24-01-2011

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              Council of Europe/ERICarts, "Compendium of Cultural Policies and Trends in Europe, 14th edition", 2013 | ISSN 2222-7334