National Measures

Fourth Implementation Review of the European Framework for Safer Mobile Use by Younger Teenagers and Children, April 2014

The table below gives an EU overview of mobile operator codes of conduct on safer mobile use by children. Many of the codes, particularly in Central, Eastern and Southern Europe, were rolled out following the signature of the European Framework for Safer Mobile Use by Younger Teenagers and Children in February 2007.

Member State Code of Conduct/Legislation

Austria

Voluntary Code of Self-Regulation for Mobile-Telephone Operators- Code of conduct for the safe use of mobile telephones by young people (PDF)

Belgium

Belgian Code of Conduct for Safer Mobile Use by Younger Teenagers and Children(PDF)

Bulgaria

Code of Conduct on Safer Mobile Use by Children and Younger Teenagers (PDF)

Cyprus

The Cyprus mobile operators’ Code of Practice for the responsible and secure use of mobile services (PDF)

Czech Republic

General Rules of Provision of Premium Services (Premium SMS, Premium MMS) 4.1

General Recommendations for the Provision of Audiotex Services 3.2

Agreement on Implementation of National Self-Regulation (PDF)

Denmark

Framework Agreement on Mobile Content and Payment Services

Please note that the above contains examples of content of an adult nature

Guidelines for the handling of requests regarding criminal activity on the Internet (PDF)

Code of conduct for ISPs in Denmark, covering the enforcement of intellectual property rights (PDF)

Estonia

Estonian Code of Conduct for Safer Mobile Use by Younger Teenagers and Children (PDF)

Finland

Fnnish Code of Conduct for Safer Mobile Use by Younger Teenagers and Children (PDF)

France

Operators’ Code of Conduct Regarding Mobile Multimedia Content (PDF)

Germany

Code of Conduct for Mobile Phone Operators in Germany for the Protection of Minors (PDF)

Code of Conduct of the FSM – organisation for the voluntary self-regulation of multimedia service providers (PDF) 

Protection of Minors in Mobile Communications- Voluntary Commitment by Mobile Communications Providers (PDF)

Greece

Code of Conduct for Value Added Services Provided through Mobile Phones and for the Protection of Minor Users (PDF) 

Annex A’ Memorandum for Safer Mobile Use by Children and Younger Teenagers (PDF)

Hungary

Hungarian Mobile Telephone Service Providers Self-Regulation Code for Safer Mobile Telephone Use by Young Teenagers and Children (PDF)

Appendix no.1 Code of Ethics for Premium Rate Services (PDF)

Ireland

The Irish Mobile Operators Code of Practice for the Responsible and Secure Use of Mobile Services (PDF)

Italy

Code of Conduct for Premium Services and Child Protection (PDF)

Code of Practice for premium rate numbers in decade 4 – operative guidelines (PDF)

Latvia

Code of Conduct for the Protection of Children in the Field of Mobile Communications in Latvia (PDF)

Lithuania

Lithuanian National Code of Practice for Safe Use of Mobile Communications by Minors (PDF)

Luxembourg

Luxembourg Code of Conduct for Safer Mobile Use by Younger Teenagers and Children (PDF)

Malta

Code of Conduct for Electronic Content Provision by Electronic Communications Undertakings in Malta (PDF)

Netherlands

Code of Conduct for the safer use of mobile telephones for children and young teenagers (PDF)

Poland

Code of good practice in the area of safe use of mobile phones (PDF)

Portugal

CODE OF CONDUCT FOR ACTIVITIES INVOLVINGTHE PROVISION OFCONTENT SERVICES (PDF)

Romania

Code of Conduct for safely using the content provided on the mobile phone (PDF)

Slovakia

National Code for mobile operators on safe use of mobile phones (PDF)

Slovenia

Self-regulatory Code of Conduct for Public Mobile Electronic Communications Operators concerning Safer Mobile Use by Younger Teenagers and Children (PDF)

Spain

Code of Conduct for mobile operators designed to encourage responsible use by underage persons of electronic content serviced supplied via mobile telephone networks in Spain(PDF)

Sweden

Ethical Rules for Premium Rate Call Services (PDF)

Code of Conduct – Mobile Premium Services (PDF) 

Code of conduct- Safer use of mobile phones and services by younger teenagers and children (PDF)

UK

UK Code of Practice for the Self-regulation of New Forms of Content on Mobiles (PDF)

Original language version

Country Code of Conduct/Legislation

Austria

Freiwillige Selbstverpflichtung der Mobilfunkbertreiber- Verhaltenskodex für die sichere Benutzung von Mobiltelefonen durch junge Menschen (PDF)

Belgium

Belgian Code of Conduct for Safer Mobile Use by Younger Teenagers and Children(PDF)

Bulgaria

КО�”ЕКС �–А ПО�’Е�”ЕНИЕ за по-безопасно използване на мобилните комуникации от �’ецата и юношите (PDF)

Cyprus

Κώδικας Πρακτικής των παροχέων κινητής τηλεφωνίας της Κυπριακής Αγοράς για την υπεύθυνη και ασφαλή χρήση των υπηρεσιών κινητής τηλεφωνίας (PDF)

Czech Republic

Kodex 4.1: Obecná pravidla pro poskytování prémiových služeb (Premium SMS, Premium MMS)

Kodex 3.2: Obecná doporučení pro poskytování Audiotexových služeb 

Dohoda o implementaci národní samoregulace (PDF)

Denmark

Rammeaftale for mobile indholds- og betalingtjenester

Retningslinier for håndtering af henvendelser om strafbar adfærd på internettet (PDF)

Adfærdskodeks for ISP’ere i Danmark vedr. håndhævelse af immaterialrettigheder (PDF)

Estonia

Eesti tegevuspŏhimŏtted laste ja noorte turvalisema mobiilikasutuse osas (PDF)

Finland

Fnnish Code of Conduct for Safer Mobile Use by Younger Teenagers and Children (PDF)

France

Charte dengagements des oprateurs sur le contenu multimedia mobile (PDF)

Germany

Verhaltenskodex der Mobilfunkanbieter in Deutschland zum Jugendschutz im Mobilfunk (PDF)

Verhaltenskodex Freiwillige Selbstkontrolle Multimedia- Diensteanbieter e.V. (PDF)

Jugendmedienschutz im Mobilfunk Selbstverpflichtung der Mobilfunkanbieter (PDF)

Greece

Κώδικας Δεοντολογίας για τις υπηρεσίες προστιθέμενης αξίας μέσω κινητών τηλεφώνων και την προστασία των ανήλικων χρηστών (PDF)

ΠΑΡΑΡΤΗΜΑ Α’ Μνημόνιο για την ασφαλέστερη χρήση του κινητού τηλεφώνου από παιδιά και νέους εφήβους (PDF)

Hungary

MAGYARORSZÁGI MOBIL RÁDIÓTELEFON SZOLGÁLTATÓK ÖNSZABÁLYOZÁSI KÓDEXE A FIATAL TIZENÉVESEK ÉS GYERMEKEK BIZTONSÁGOSABB MOBILTELEFON HASZNÁLATA ÉRDEKÉBEN (PDF)

1. számú Melléklet Emelt díjas szolgáltatások Etikai Kódexe (PDF)

Ireland

The Irish Mobile Operators Code of Practice for the Responsible and Secure Use of Mobile Services (PDF)

Italy

Codice Di Condotta Per Lofferta Dei Servizi A Sovrapprezzo E La Tutela Dei Minori (PDF)

Codice Di Condotta Per Servizi A Sovrapprezzo Offerti Su Numerazioni In Decade 4- Linee Guida Operative

Latvia

Uzvedības kodekss b�”rnu aizsardzībai mobilo sakaru jomā Latvijā

Lithuania

Lietuvos nacionalinis elgesio kodeksas Saugiam nepilnamečių mobiliojo ryšio vartojimui (PDF)

Luxembourg

Luxembourg Code of Conduct for Safer Mobile Use by Younger Teenagers and Children (PDF)

Malta

Code of Conduct for Electronic Content Provision by Electronic Communications Undertakings in Malta (PDF)

Netherlands

Gedragscode voor een veiliger gebruik van mobiele telefoons voor kinderen en jonge tieners (PDF)

Poland

Kodeks dobrych praktyk w zakresie bezpiecznego korzystania z telefonów komórkowych (PDF)

Portugal

CÓDIGO DE CONDUTA: PARA AS ACTIVIDADES DE PRESTAÇÃO DE SERVIÇOS DE CONTEÚDOS (PDF)

Romania

Cod de Conduita pentru utilizarea in conditii sigure a continutului pe telefonul mobil (PDF)

Slovakia

Národný kódex mobilných operátorov o bezpečnom používání mobilných služieb (PDF)

Slovenia

Samoregulacijski kodeks ravnanja operaterjev mobilnih javnih elektronskih komunikacijskih storitev o varnejši rabi mobilnih telefonov s strani otrok in mladostnikov do 18. leta (PDF)

Spain

CÓDIGO DE CONDUCTA DE OPERADORES MÓVILES PARAEL FOMENTO DE UN USO RESPONSABLE POR PARTE DE MENORES DE EDAD A LOS SERVICIOS DE CONTENIDOS DE COMUNICACIONES ELECTRÓNICAS MÓVILES EN ESPAÑA (PDF)

Sweden

Mobila Premiumtjnster i Sverige (PDF)

Etiska regler fr Betalteletjnster (PDF) 

Uppförandekod- Säkrare användning av mobiltelefoner och mobiltjänster bland barn och ungdomar (PDF)

UK

UK Code of Practice for the Self-regulation of New Forms of Content on Mobiles (PDF)