RCA 20F514TD - Canadian French V-Chip Rating System

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G (General Audience)Programmingconsideredacceptableforallagegroups.
Whilenotdesignedspecicallyforchildren,itisunderstoodyoungerviewersmay
bepartof theaudience.ViolenceGuidelines:Willcontainverylittleviolence,
eitherphysicalorverbaloremotional.Willbesensitivetothemeswhichcould
frightenayoungerchild,willnotdepictrealisticscenesof violencewhich
minimizeorglossovertheeffectsof violentacts.OtherContentGuidelines:There
maybesomeinoffensiveslang,noprofanityandnonudity.
C8+ (Children 8 and Older)Programminggenerallyconsideredacceptablefor
children8yearsandovertowatchontheirown.ViolenceGuidelines:Violence
willnotbeportrayedasthepreferred,acceptable,oronlywaytoresolveconict
orencouragechildrentoimitatedangerousactswhichtheymayseeontelevision.
Anyrealisticdepictionsof violencewillbeinfrequent,discreet,of lowintensity
andwillshowtheconsequencesoftheacts.OtherContentGuidelines:Therewill
benoprofanity,nudityorsexualcontent.
C (Children)Programmingintendedforchildrenunderage8.ViolenceGuidelines:
Carefulattentionispaidtothemeswhichcouldthreatenchildren’ssenseof 
securityandwellbeing.Therewillbenorealisticscenesof violence.Depictions
of aggressivebehaviorwillbeinfrequentandlimitedtoportrayalsthatareclearly
imaginary,comedicorunrealisticinnature.OtherContentGuidelines:Therewill
benooffensivelanguage,nudityorsexualcontent.
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Canadian French V-Chip Rating System
18+ (Adults)Programmingisforadultsonly.Thisprogramcontainssustained
violenceorextremelyviolentscenes.16+(Viewers16andover)Programming
isnotsuitableforthoseunderage16.Thisprogramcontainsfrequentscenesof 
violenceorintenselyviolentscenes.
13+ (Viewers 13 and over)Programmingmaynotbesuitableforchildrenunder
theageof 13.Thisprogrameithercontainsseveralviolentscenesoroneormore
scenesthatareviolentenoughtoaffectthem.Viewinginthecompanyof an
adultisthereforestronglyrecommendedforchildrenundertheageof 13.
8+ (Viewers 8 and over)Notrecommendedforyoungchildren.Thisprogram
issuitableformostaudiences,butitcontainsmildoroccasionalviolencethat
couldupsetyoungchildren.Viewinginthecompanyof anadultistherefore
recommendedforyoungchildren(undertheageof 8)whodonotdistinguish
betweenrealityandimagination.
G (General Audience)Thisprogramissuitableforaudiencesof allages.It
containsnoviolence,oranyviolencethatitdoescontainiseitherminimaloris
presentedinahumorousmanner,asacaricature,orinanunrealisticway.
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