PolandUstawa o radiofonii i telewizji, Watershed Hours and Content Labeling for Content Harmful to Minors
Ustawa o radiofonii i telewizji art. 18 (tekst jednolity Dz.U. 2022 poz. 1722)
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In force.
An adult content age verification (AV) rule binding private bodies.
As of 6 September 2026.
What this law does
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Broadcasting a programme or other transmission that endangers a minor's physical, psychological, or moral development is prohibited, in particular one carrying pornographic content or unjustifiably exposing violence. A programme or other transmission carrying scenes or content that could negatively affect a minor's proper physical, psychological, or moral development, other than the content the outright ban already covers, may be broadcast only between 23:00 and 06:00.
A broadcaster must classify and label such a programme or transmission with an appropriate graphic symbol throughout its television broadcast, indicating that its content could negatively affect a minor's development.
Who enforces it
Enforcement body
Krajowa Rada Radiofonii i Telewizji (National Broadcasting Council)
What it reaches
Covered services
Television and radio broadcasters licensed or registered in Poland
When LexLint raises it
publishes_adult_content
Read the law
Dziennik Ustaw
consolidated text of the Act on Radio and Television Broadcasting, published as the Marshal of the Sejm's announcement of the unified text
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