MACAU SAR, CHINA Law and Practice Contributed by: Pedro Cortés and Luís Rôlo, Lektou
4.3 Data Sharing As mentioned previously, sharing of data that is not deemed personal data and does not involve any information specifically protected by law (state secrets, trade or professional secrets, among others) is not restricted. Volume is not a consideration, and no threshold will trigger legal or regulatory requirements. Also as already noted, sharing personal data is subject to the legal requirements of the PDPA and, specifically, the processing of sensitive data is, as a rule, prohibited. 5. Audiovisual Media Services 5.1 Requirements and Authorisation Procedures Broadcasting in the MSAR is framed by Law No 8/89/M, of 4 September 1989, which establishes the legal regime for radio and television broad - casting, with the purposes set out therein. Televi - sion broadcasting is defined as a public service and is exercised under a concession contract, whereas the activity of sound broadcasting is subject to the licensing regime, the exercise of which depends on the attribution of a licence. Both awards are normally preceded by a public tender. Radio Broadcasting Licences Pursuant to Law No 8/89/M, the broadcast of sound/radio is subject to the granting of a licence to operate in the radio-electric public domain spectrum of the MSAR. Sound broad - cast radios may be held in the following bands: • hectometric waves (medium), modulated amplitude ‒ band between 526.5 kHz and 1606.5 kHz; and
• metric waves (very short), modulated frequen - cy ‒ band between 87 MHz and 108 MHz. Pursuant to Law No 8/89/M, the Chief Executive may also allocate other frequency bands of the broadcasting service which are already available or which, as a consequence of technological development, have been added to the Interna - tional Frequency Allocation Plan. It appears that, to date, no such other frequencies have been included in regulation. Regarding the administrative procedures related to radio communication services, Administrative Regulation No 37/2024 establishes the rules by which said administrative procedures shall be governed, in particular with regard to: • necessary elements for the application for issuance, renewal, and modification of the network or radiocommunication station licence and respective procedures, as well as the inspection procedure to be carried out for the issuance of the said licence; • necessary elements for the application for approval, as well as the equipment testing procedure for approval purposes; • necessary elements for the application for issuance and renewal of the commercialisa - tion licence and respective procedures; • necessary elements for the application for issuance and renewal of the radio operator’s certificate and respective procedures; • payment of fees due for services rendered in the execution of this law and the respective supplementary regulations; • content of the professional and amateur radio operator aptitude exam, as well as the gen - eral rules on the operation of the equipment; • establishment of radio servitudes; • registration of the commercialisation of radio - communication equipment; and
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