Pan European Game Information
Budget
€10 — €0
EP Access
1
accredited persons
Staff
2
0.5 FTE
EU Grants
None
Mission & Goals
The Pan-European Game Information (PEGI) age rating system was established to help European parents make informed decisions on buying video games. It was launched in the spring of 2003 and replaced a number of national age rating systems with a single system now used throughout most of Europe, in more than 35 countries.
EU Legislative Interests
Minor protection, Better Internet for Kids+, Digital Services Agenda, Digital Fairness Act
Communication Activities
PEGI manages the content classification of video games via age labels and content descriptors, helping parents to establish whether the content of a game is appropriate for their children. The system is based on a Code of Conduct that also describe a number of other industry standards pertaining to safe and responsible online gameplay.
Interests Represented
Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Member Of
PEGI was founded by the Video Games Europe - www.videogameseurope.eu (then called ISFE or Interactive Software Federation of Europe), but technically speaking we are not a member of Video Games Europe: https://www.videogameseurope.eu/our-membership/
Organisation Members
The age classification work is subcontracted to two independent administrators: https://pegi.info/page/pegi-administrators
Commissioner Meetings
No recorded meetings with EU commissioners.