Public Hearing on Entry in the Register of Online Media Publishers and the Method of Maintaining the Register
Skopje, 8 May 2025 – At today’s, 19th Session, the Agency Council adopted a Draft Rulebook on the Format and Content of the Application for Entry in the Register of Online Media Publishers-Internet Portals and the Method of Maintaining the Register of Online Media Publishers-Internet Portals and a Draft Application Form for Submitting Data to Ensure Transparency of the Operations of Online Media Publishers-Internet Portals.
The latest amendments to the Law on Media envisage entry of online media outlets, i.e. Internet portals, in the Register of Online Media Publishers-Internet Portals, which shall be maintained by the Agency for Audio and Audiovisual Media Services as the competent regulatory body.
The Register of Online Media Publishers-Internet Portals shall be maintained in an electronic form and shall contain essential data about the media publishers (name and address of the media publisher, name and surname of the person responsible, name and Internet address of the online media outlet and the registrant of the Macedonian .mk or .mkd Internet domain). The form shall contain data on the ownership structure, editorial staff, the economic operations during the previous year and the number of employees of the media outlet.
The Agency invites all interested parties to take part in the public hearing by submitting their opinions and proposals and in writing, electronically, to the following e-mail address: contact@avmu.mk.
The public hearing will last 15 days, until 23 May 2025 inclusive.