The NCC ensures that its decisions and opinions are respected:

Laws and regulations on social communication;
Ethics and professional ethics;
Social peace, unity and national integration in all media;
Promotion of national languages ​​and cultures in all media;
Promoting the ideals of peace, democracy and human rights;
Protecting the dignity of individuals, especially children and youth in the media;
Equal access to the media, especially during election periods;
Freedom and responsibility of the media;
Independence of the public and private services of communication;
Transparency, pluralism and balance in the programs of the communication companies.

The NCC issues an assent on:

Applications for licenses for the creation and exploitation of private audiovisual communication companies;
the reports of the Government relating to the assignment of audiovisual frequencies;

The NCC is consulted before any contentious appeal concerning the refusal or withdrawal of the press card.