P1E

P1E-Videogame Regulation

PEGI Ratings System

PEGI’s role is to age rate systems such as films, videos, DVDs and computer games are all labelled by age according to the content that is appropriate the age that is given, the age ratings are given as guidance to consumers (especially parents), this guidance will help the consumers decide whether they want to buy that certain product or not. To help PEGI run more smoothly they have different boards and committees, for example on the board side of things you have the PEGI Council. The PEGI Council is mainly composed by national representatives of PEGI that can recommend adjustments to the code of social, legal and technological developments. The next board is the Complaints Board; they deal with complaints that relate to things such as the breach of PEGI’s code. When it comes to the different committees you can have the Criteria Committee, Legal Committee and the Enforcement Committee. The Criteria Committee is made up with representatives from ISFE, NICAM and VSC, there job is to modify things like the PEGI questionnaire. The Legal Committee is a voluntary system that runs in conjunction with existing national laws. Then finally, you have the Enforcement Committee, their job is to implement the recommendations of the Advisory Board as well as ensuring the enforcement of the PEGI code of conduct.  

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