Switzerland: Announced Referendum on the Amendment to the Federal Act on Film Production and Film Culture
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Announced Referendum on the Amendment to the Federal Act on Film Production and Film Culture
On 16 February 2022, the Swiss Government announced that it will hold a referendum on 15 May 2022 on the Amendment to the Federal Act on Film Production and Film Culture. The Swiss electorate will determine if the Amendments will be implemented. The Amendment to the Federal Act on Film Production and Film Culture would require companies to increase the investment in local content obligation from 1% to 4%. Moreover, if streaming providers do not want to invest 4% of their Switzerland-based income into local content, then they can alternatively, pay the same amount as a levy to the Federal Office of Culture.
Original sourceScope
Policy Area
Content moderation
Policy Instrument
Investment in local content obligation
Regulated Economic Activity
streaming service provider
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
central government
Complete timeline of this policy change
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2020-02-26
under deliberation
2020-09-07
under deliberation
2021-06-07
under deliberation
2021-09-16
adopted
2022-02-16
adopted
2022-05-15
adopted