Article 7. Film rental and screening of the Law on Cinematography

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1. The rental and screening of a film on the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan, except for the cases of showing the film at festivals, seminars, and retrospectives, is carried out only upon its registration in the State Film Registry and in accordance with the issued rental certificate.

This requirement does not apply to films produced by cinematographic organizations of the former USSR.

2. A rental certificate is issued for a film registered in the State Register of Films.

3. The rental certificate is issued in accordance with the form approved by the authorized body.

4. To obtain a rental certificate, an individual or a legal entity must submit:

1) an application addressed to the head of the authorized body;

2) documents confirming the right of an individual or legal entity to the film or its use (notarized copies in Kazakh and/or Russian are attached to documents in a foreign language);

3) Movie annotation;

4) information about the works used in films produced in the Republic of Kazakhstan.

5. The application for a rental certificate is subject to review within seven working days from the date of receipt. Based on the results of consideration of the application, the authorized body issues a rental certificate to an individual or legal entity.

6. The authorized body refuses to issue a rental certificate to an individual or legal entity on the following grounds:

1) provision by an individual or legal entity of false and (or) distorted information;

2) failure by an individual or legal entity to submit the documents and materials specified in paragraph 4 of this article;

3) in case of non-compliance with the requirements provided for in paragraphs 3 and 5 of Article 9 of this Law;

4) if the content of the film is aimed at propaganda or agitation of a violent change in the constitutional order, violation of the integrity of the Republic, undermining the security of the state, inciting social, racial, national, religious, class and clan discord, the cult of cruelty and violence, as well as pornography.

7. In case of establishing the unreliability and (or) distortion of information about the film, which previously served as the basis for issuing a rental certificate, the authorized body suspends the validity of the rental certificate.

The validity of the rental certificate is suspended for the period necessary to eliminate the reasons that led to the suspension of the rental certificate, but not more than sixty calendar days.

A decision to suspend the validity of a rental certificate is issued by an order of the person who issued it or the person replacing it, within three working days from the date the circumstances were revealed by the authorized body and comes into force from the date the individual or legal entity who received the rental certificate is notified of the decision.

The validity of the rental certificate is renewed by an order of the person who suspended the validity of the rental certificate, or the person replacing it, within three working days from the date of registration of a written application from the individual or legal entity who received the rental certificate, to eliminate the circumstances that previously led to the suspension of the rental certificate.

If the circumstances that previously served as the basis for suspending the validity of the rental certificate are not eliminated, the authorized body shall revoke the rental certificate in court.

This Law regulates public relations and defines the legal, economic and organizational foundations of the field of cinematography.

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Republic of Kazakhstan

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