how the general audiovisual law of andalusia was produced: from the committee for the management and promotion of the sector (moisa) to de draft of the law

Abstract

After the General Audiovisual Law was passed in Spain, different Autonomous Communities, as regions are administratively called, decided to adapt it according to their own criteria. In Andalusia, the Government launched a Law Project at the end of 2012 to start with a public debate within the sector. The first step was the set up of the Committee for the Management and Promotion of the Audiovisual Sector (MOISA), created to develop the Audiovisual Bill. The Committee  was  established  at  the  end  of  2013  and  started  a  round  of  meetings  during February 2014. More than fifty audiovisual companies and associations discussed with the General Directorate of Social Communication of the Andalusia Government about the main issues and problems in the audiovisual sector. All this work was the base for the Plan of Management  and  Promotion  of  the  Audiovisual  Sector  (P.O.I.S.A  in  Spanish)  and  the Audiovisual Bill of Andalusia. In this paper, we will approach, from a qualitative and interpretative perspective, the public process and the importance of the legal text. We will also go through a comparative study between the General Audiovisual Law and the Audiovisual Bill in Andalusia.