Media Ethics Code (CDEM, 2025), Art. 13
Flag explicitly any press production that is reconstructed, scripted or based on artificial intelligence.
In short
- Where: Benin
- Status: In force since 21 February 2025
- Who: Journalists in Benin (print, broadcast and online media)
- Covers: News and broadcast media only
- Kennmarq.com: covers images and video today; audio: waits for spoken notices in audio (expected December 2026); text: waits for text (expected March 2027).
Updated 4 November 2026; source checked 4 November 2026. Sources are government sites. This page explains what Kennmarq.com does; it isn't legal advice.
What it asks of each kind of file
| File | What it asks | Kennmarq.com today |
|---|---|---|
| Images | a visible label | Covered |
| Video | a visible label | Covered |
| Audio | a notice people can hear | Waits for spoken notices in audio (expected December 2026) |
| Text | a visible label | Waits for text (expected March 2027) |
In the API
A rule for news and broadcast media only: markets=bj applies Benin's general rules in force or passed, not this one (what a call for Benin needs). The table above shows what our marks add of what it asks.
Official text
- HAAC, Media Ethics Code (CDEM) adopted by the media unions on 21 February 2025 (PDF)
- SGG, Law No. 2015-07 of 20 March 2015, Information and Communication Code (Arts. 12, 29)