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Law on the Protection of the Children's Rights, Section 50. The Child and Games, Films and Mass Media

Title (original language): 245/2024. (VIII. 8.) Korm. rendelet a nevelési-oktatási intézményekben a tiltott és a használatában korlátozott tárgyak köréről, valamint a tárgyakra vonatkozó eljárásrend részletes szabályairól

Section 50 of the Protection of the Rights of the Child Law includes: “(1) It is prohibited to show, sell, give as a gift, rent or promote to a child toys and video recordings, computer games, newspapers, magazines and other types of publications, in which cruel behaviour, violence, erotica and pornography are promoted and which pose a threat to the psychological development of a child. (2) Materials, which promote cruel behaviour, violence, erotica and pornography and which pose a threat to the psychological development of a child may not be accessible to a child, irrespective of the form of expression, devices for showing and location thereof.”  

(Source: BIK Policy Monitor)

Entities responsible for implementation: State Inspectorate for the Protection of Children’s Rights

Status: Implemented | Implementation period start: 1998 | Implementation period finish: Ongoing
  • Latvia

  • Go to document source
  • National: national law
  • BIK+ strategy pillar 1 - protection, BIK+ strategy pillar 2 - empowerment
  • education, online-safety, cybersecurity
  • Machine translation used
Title (original language): 245/2024. (VIII. 8.) Korm. rendelet a nevelési-oktatási intézményekben a tiltott és a használatában korlátozott tárgyak köréről, valamint a tárgyakra vonatkozó eljárásrend részletes szabályairól
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Section 50 of the Protection of the Rights of the Child Law includes: “(1) It is prohibited to show, sell, give as a gift, rent or promote to a child toys and video recordings, computer games, newspapers, magazines and other types of publications, in which cruel behaviour, violence, erotica and pornography are promoted and which pose a threat to the psychological development of a child. (2) Materials, which promote cruel behaviour, violence, erotica and pornography and which pose a threat to the psychological development of a child may not be accessible to a child, irrespective of the form of expression, devices for showing and location thereof.”  

(Source: BIK Policy Monitor)

Entities responsible for implementation: State Inspectorate for the Protection of Children’s Rights

Status: Implemented | Implementation period start: 1998 | Implementation period finish: Ongoing
  • Latvia

  • Go to document source
  • National: national law
  • BIK+ strategy pillar 1 - protection, BIK+ strategy pillar 2 - empowerment
  • education, online-safety, cybersecurity
  • Machine translation used
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