62The Belgian Government observes that all channels which broadcast from another Member State commercial advertisements intended in particular for viewers in the French Community either fall within its jurisdiction or effectively circumvent the rules applying in the French Community. It maintains that Articles 26 and 26b are specifically concerned with the circumvention of the national rules of the receiving State. Foreign television channels broadcasting in particular to viewers in the French Community cannot rely on the application of Article 2(2) of Directive 89/552. It was held in the judgments in Case 33/74 Van Binsbergen [1974] ECR 1299 and Case C-23/93 TV 10 [1994] ECR I-4795 that a Member State is entitled to take steps against organizations which circumvent national rules.
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