ADVERTISING INDUSTRY FEAR OVER-REGULATION.

Those in the business of advertising are warning against an over-regulation of their sector in Europe. Meeting on September 28/29 in Budapest at the instigation of the International Advertising Association (IAA), they admitted to their being legal vacuums in the case of Internet advertising. However, they would like to devise their own rules. It is easier to ban advertising than to settle social and economic problems, said Jacques Bille, Vice-President of the French branch of the IAA. The advertising industry is also trying to assess what impact EU membership for the Central...