Article 451. Violation of the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan on mass media and the Code of Administrative Offences of the Republic of Kazakhstan

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1. Distribution of mass media products without registration or after a decision has been made to suspend or terminate its release (airing) or invalidate the registration certificate –

entails a fine for officials in the amount of ten, for small businesses – in the amount of twenty, for medium–sized businesses – in the amount of fifty, for large businesses - in the amount of three hundred monthly calculation indices, with confiscation of mass media products.

2. Production, manufacture, replication and (or) distribution of mass media products without re-accounting in cases of a change of owner or a change in its name, name, language, territory of distribution, main thematic focus and frequency of release, as well as changes in the organizational and legal form of a television or radio channel –

They impose a fine on officials in the amount of forty, on small businesses – in the amount of one hundred, on medium–sized businesses – in the amount of two hundred, on large businesses - in the amount of one thousand monthly calculation indices, with the suspension of the release (airing) of mass media for up to three months.

3. The actions provided for in the second part of this Article, committed repeatedly within a year after the imposition of an administrative penalty, –

entail the prohibition of the release (airing) of mass media.

4. Dissemination in violation of the requirements of the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the mass media of personal and biometric data, other information that allows to identify a minor who has suffered as a result of illegal actions (inaction), as well as a suspect and (or) accused of committing an administrative and (or) criminal offense, with the exception of minors found guilty by a court of committing grave and (or) especially grave crimes, including information about their parents and other legal representatives, –

entails a fine for individuals in the amount of five, for officials, small business entities or non–profit organizations – in the amount of twenty–five, for medium-sized businesses - in the amount of fifty, for large businesses - in the amount of one hundred monthly calculation indices.

5. The action provided for in part four of this article, committed repeatedly within a year after the imposition of an administrative penalty, –

entails a fine for individuals and officials, small business entities or non–profit organizations in the amount of fifty, for medium–sized businesses - in the amount of one hundred, for large businesses - in the amount of two hundred monthly calculation indices.

6. Violation of the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan on mass media by television and radio companies, committed in the form of:

1) distribution by domestic television and radio channels of less than the established percentage of domestic television and radio programs;

2) distribution of news-related TV programs on the TV channel without providing sign language translation or subtitles;

3) distribution on the TV channel of additional information in the nature of commercial advertising, exceeding twenty-five percent of the frame area and violating text or information material in TV programs;

4) failure to ensure the quality of television, radio channels of television and radio programs in accordance with the rules for connecting television and radio broadcasting equipment to the networks of television and radio broadcasting operators, the technical operation of television and radio broadcasting systems and the requirements of national broadcasting standards, as well as the technical parameters of broadcasting quality, –

entails a fine for officials in the amount of fifty, for small businesses or non–profit organizations – in the amount of one hundred, for medium–sized businesses - in the amount of one hundred fifty, for large businesses - in the amount of three hundred monthly calculation indices.

7. The acts provided for in part six of this article, committed repeatedly within a year after the imposition of an administrative penalty, –

they impose a fine on officials in the amount of one hundred, on small businesses or non–profit organizations – in the amount of one hundred and fifty, on medium–sized businesses - in the amount of two hundred, on large businesses - in the amount of four hundred monthly calculation indices.

8. Distribution of the volume of television and radio programs in the state language from the total volume of television and radio programs in time intervals of six hours each, calculated from zero hours of local time, less than established by the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan on mass media, –

entails a warning or fine for officials in the amount of ten, for small businesses – in the amount of twenty, for medium–sized businesses – in the amount of fifty, for large businesses - in the amount of three hundred monthly calculation indices.

9. The action provided for in part eight of this article, committed repeatedly within a year after the imposition of an administrative penalty, –

entails a fine for officials in the amount of fifty, for small businesses – in the amount of one hundred fifty, for medium–sized businesses – in the amount of two hundred fifty, for large businesses - in the amount of one thousand monthly calculation indices, with the deprivation of a license to organize television and (or) radio broadcasting and the suspension of the release (exit broadcast) mass media for up to three months.

10. Weekly broadcasting by domestic television and radio channels of retransmission of television and radio programs of foreign television and radio channels exceeding ten percent of the total volume of television and radio programs, –

entails a fine for officials in the amount of fifty, for legal entities – in the amount of one hundred monthly calculation indices.

11. The action provided for in part ten of this article, committed repeatedly within a year after the imposition of an administrative penalty, –

entails a fine for officials in the amount of one hundred, for legal entities – in the amount of two hundred monthly calculation indices.

12. Violation of the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan on mass media by television and radio broadcasting operators, committed in the form of:

1) non-proliferation of mandatory television and radio channels by television and radio broadcasting operators;

2) violations by TV and radio broadcasting operators of the conditions for the retransmission of a television or radio channel, –

13. The acts provided for in part twelve of this article, committed repeatedly within a year after the imposition of an administrative penalty, –

14. Violation of the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan on mass media by television and radio broadcasting companies and operators, committed in the form of:

1) organization of a collective reception system that does not provide for a commercial purpose, without the written consent of the owners of the building and (or) buildings;

2) untimely distribution by television and radio broadcasting operators and broadcasting companies of a warning signal to the public about a threat to human life, health and the procedure for dealing with natural and man-made emergencies, as well as in the interests of defense, national security and law enforcement;

3) the use of technical means of broadcasting that have not passed the conformity assessment procedure;

4) interference with radio transmitting and (or) radio receiving means of communication by means of individual terrestrial satellite receiving devices;

5) distribution by television and radio broadcasting operators of television and radio channels that are not registered, and re-registration with the authorized body, –

entails a fine for officials in the amount of fifty, for small businesses or non–profit organizations – in the amount of one hundred, for medium–sized businesses - in the amount of one hundred and fifty, for large businesses - in the amount of three hundred monthly calculation indices.

15. The acts provided for in part fourteen of this article, committed repeatedly within a year after the imposition of an administrative penalty, –

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