EASA Blue Book

Published tri-annually, the Blue Book is a comprehensive guide to the self-regulatory and legislative rules governing advertising across Europe.
 
Written with both the practitioner and researcher in mind, the 5th edition was fully revised and updated for 2007 and contains:

  • Detailed overviews of the advertising self-regulatory systems in the EU Member States, including  the composition and activities of each self-regulatory organisation; statutory structures for advertising and national advertising codes
  • Comprehensive comparative charts showing each SRO's functions and rules in place across the EU
  • An in-depth analysis of the key issues facing the advertising industry today, including advertising to children, food and alcohol advertising and the new media challenge 
  • A detailed description and statistics on the EASA cross-border advertising complaints system 
  • Contact information for all the European self-regulatory organisations 
  • A detailed analysis of all the EU legislation related to advertising and marketing communications 
  • The global SR rules contained in the global marketing communications code of the International Chamber of Commerce 
  • A foreword by Meglena Kuneva, Commissioner for Consumer Protection, DG SANCO

Standard price: 180€ + post & packaging

Copies of the Blue Book can be ordered on EASA’s website.

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