In 1999, the Netherlands Institute for the Classification
of Audio-visual Media, or NICAM was formed.
The institute was set up in close cooperation with the
Ministry of Education, Culture & Science (OCW), the Ministry
of Health, Welfare and Sport (VWS) and the Ministry of Justice.
On 22 February 2001, the new legislation then passed
into law. This replaced the old Film Censorship Act, thereby also
heralding the end of film censorship.
In 2002, NICAM played an initiating and coordinating
role in the development of Kijkwijzer, the new classification
system that warns parents and educators about up to what age a
television programme or film can be harmful to children.
Here's their system called the Kijkwijzer:
Age Brackets
|
All Ages |
|
6 and over |
|
12 and over |
|
16 and over |
Contents
|
Discrimination |
|
Drugs or Alcohol |
|
Horror |
|
Language |
|
Sexual Content |
|
Violence |
This system seems to becoming popular in a variety of
areas and countries.. such as games, books, videos etc.
Here is their official website:
http://www.kijkwijzer.nl/