Legea nr. 504/2002 (Legea audiovizualului), art. 39 and art. 39^1, Minors Protection in Television, Radio, and On-Demand Audiovisual Media Services
Legea audiovizualului nr. 504 din 11 iulie 2002, art. 39 și art. 39^1, republicată și actualizată
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In force.
An adult content age verification (AV) rule binding public and private bodies.
As of 6 September 2026.
What this law does
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Legea audiovizualului nr. 504 was adopted 11 July 2002 and remains in force, amended repeatedly since. A television or radio broadcaster may not broadcast programs that could seriously affect minors' physical, mental, or moral development, in particular programs containing pornography or unjustified violence, per art. 39(1).
Where a program that could affect that development is broadcast in an uncoded form or without another technical access-restriction measure, it may be shown only after an acoustic or graphic warning, with a visual warning symbol displayed for the whole program, per art. 39(3). A provider of an on-demand audiovisual media service may make available a program that could affect minors' development only if access-restriction measures ensure that minors cannot normally see or hear it, per art. 39^1.
Breach of the linear-broadcast duty under art. 39 is a contravention carrying a fine of 10,000 to 200,000 lei, imposed directly by the Consiliul Național al Audiovizualului (CNA); breach of the on-demand duty under art. 39^1 is a separate, lighter-touch contravention under which CNA first issues a formal notice to come into compliance, with a fine of 5,000 to 100,000 lei applying only if the provider fails to comply with that notice or repeats the violation.
If you get it wrong
Criminal exposureNo
Penalty structure
Linear-broadcast violations under art. 39, among other listed provisions, carry a fine of 10,000 to 200,000 lei under art. 90(1)(g) and (2). On-demand violations under art. 39^1 are handled separately under art. 91: CNA first issues a formal notice to come into compliance, and only a continued or repeated violation after that notice draws a fine of 5,000 to 100,000 lei under art. 91(3).
- Rule
- Fixed only
- As of
- 6 September 2026
- Minimum
- 10,000
- Currency
- RON
- Fixed cap
- 200,000
Who enforces it
Enforcement body
Consiliul Național al Audiovizualului (CNA, National Audiovisual Council)
What it reaches
Covered services
Linear television and radio broadcasting services, and audiovisual media services made available on demand
Obligation class
Access restriction
When LexLint raises it
publishes_adult_content
Read the law
Legea audiovizualului nr. 504/2002
consolidated text published by the Consiliul Național al Audiovizualului (CNA), Romania's audiovisual regulator