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NMH H - Se NS i B L e r e gu L A T i o N , S o u N D P ro S P e C T S The objective of the Media Council 180 is to protect the rights and interests of viewers and listeners, 160 i.e. to ensure that Hungarian media 140 consumers can enjoy programmes compliant with the law. To this end, 120 the Council urges television and radio stations to provide services 100 in compliance with the Media 164 167 Act, which offers a clear frame- 80 150 work to providers. Therefore, the 60 124 147 number of violations has steadily 96 118 decreased since the Act entered 40 78 91 into force four years ago, which 37 49 77 demonstrates that media service 20 20 14 38 providers strive to be compliant. 0 18 13 32 11 3 Consequently, the amount of penalties imposed by the Council 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 for such violations has declined. NuMBer oF MeDiA CouNCiL DeCiSioNS iMPoSiNg PeNALTieS NuMBer oF MeDiA CouNCiL DeCiSioNS CoNTAiNiNg iNSTruCTioNS NuMBer oF oFFiCe DeCiSioNS iMPoSiNg PeNALTieS NuMBer oF oFFiCe DeCiSioNS CoNTAiNiNg iNSTruCTioNS if media content is found to Be oBjectionaBle The Media Council can launch its investigations on specifc media content upon requests or ex offcio. Any Hungarian citizen can fle a report, and the Media Council has the power to launch ex offcio proceedings without notice, at its own discretion. 1 2 3 tHe Media couNcil eLeCTeD By PArLiAMeNT For A TerM oF 9 yeArS 4 5 iTS MAiN TASK iS To SuPerViSe HAS FiVe HuNgAriAN MeDiA MeMBerS 14