High Communication Council”. Thus, Article 46 of Act No. 17/PR/2010 provides that “Anyone who, either through writings, printed matter sold or distributed, put on sale or displayed in public places or meetings, or by posters or signs visible to the public, directly incites the perpetrator(s) to commit defamation or to insult, and if this incitement has been acted upon, shall be punished as accomplices to defamation or insult”. 122. Regarding aid to the media, the Government issued Decree No. 414/PR/MC/1999 of 5 October 1999 on press aid. In addition, Article 41 of Act No. 17/PR/2010 of 13 August 2010 on the press regime in Chad provides that: “A media support fund shall be established, financed by an annual Government subsidy or possibly by contributions from public or private, national or foreign organizations. The High Council for Communication is responsible for the management of the fund”. Article 42 of the Act sets forth the conditions for access to the media support fund as follows: “To benefit from this fund, media outlets must meet the following criteria: the publication director shall be responsible for the management of information; for the print media, at least sixty-five percent (65%) of the editorial surface shall be devoted to political, social, cultural, economic or sports information; at least one third (1/3) of the revenue shall proceed from sales and subscriptions; for audio-visual media, the amount of aid will be determined by the High Council for Communication (HCC) based on their commercial, community or associative status”. 123. In January 2011, press and private radio associations, with the support of the Government and Technical and Financial Partners, operationalized the Media House of Chad (MMT), which serves as:  a platform for exchange between journalists;  the headquarters of professional media associations;  a training and continuing professional development centre;  a centre which provides technical and material services to members;  a structure that conducts awareness-raising and mobilization actions for the benefit of the media;  a meeting place to foster greater understanding and collaboration between journalists, political actors, members of civil society organizations and the economic sector, etc. 124. The existence of the following media associations is also worth noting: Union of Chadian Journalists (UJT), Union of Private Radios of Chad (URPT), Union of Professional Women in Page 33 sur 87