13As is apparent from Article 4(1) of the Audiovisual Media Services Directive and from recitals 41 and 83 in the preamble thereto, in order to ensure that the interests of consumers as television viewers are fully and properly protected, the Member States have the option, as regards media service providers under their jurisdiction, to lay down more detailed or stricter rules and, in certain circumstances, different conditions, in the fields covered by that directive, provided that such rules are in compliance with European Union law and, in particular, with its general principles.
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