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On State Support For The Mass Media And Publishing In The Russian Federation

Original Language Title: О государственной поддержке средств массовой информации и книгоиздания Российской Федерации

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Spconsumed by Federal Law of 22.08.2004 N 122-F RUSSIAN FEDERATION FEDERAL LAW On State Support of the Russian Federation State Duma of 18 October 1995 approved by the Federation Council on 15 November 1995 (In the wording of Federal Law from 22.10.98. N 159-FZ) This Federal Law regulates the State support for the media and books, the privatization of enterprises that support them, and aims at providing The constitutional right of citizens to receive full and objective information. Chapter 1: Key Concepts Article 1. The basic concepts used in this Federal Law For the purposes of this Federal Law are understood: under State support to the media-a set of organizational, Organizational, technical, legal, economic and other measures established by the State to guarantee the rights of citizens to obtain objective information, to freedom of speech and to ensure the independence of the media; in the media-for unlimited printed, audio, audio-visual and other messages and materials; under the mass media-periodic print, television, radio, video, film, film, other form of periodic publication Disseminating the mass media; under a periodical printed publication-a newspaper, a magazine, an almane, a bulletin, a permanent name, a current number and an output of at least once a year; underneath the body- radio, video, newsreel software-a collection of periodic audio, audio-visual and materials (gears); has a permanent name and is published at least once a year; , with the media, print run or a portion of the number of the periodic report print edition, separate issue of the body-, radio, newsreel, print run, or a part of the circulation of audio or video of the program; under the distribution of the products of the media-sale (subscription, delivery, distribution) newspapers, audio or video recordings of programmes, Television, radio (TV), film screening; , edited by the media, an organization (regardless of form of ownership), producing and producing the media; under the publishing house-a state-owned enterprise or other form of property that prepares, manufactures and manufactures books and other printed products; State form of ownership or organization Other forms of property, which provide material and technical support for the production of newspaper and book-magazine products; under the organization of the television and radio broadcasting company (TSC), an organization implementing Production, installation, timing and distribution of electromagnetic waves (broadcast, cable, wire and other electromagnetic systems) by sound (radio), visual and audio-visual (television) information and data to be obtained directly from the TV viewers and listeners; , under the transmitting centre (RTC), radio and television centres (RTC), radiocentre (RTC) and other telecommunication organizations providing the distribution of the body-and (or) radio programmes produced by broadcasters; , an information agency, an organization collecting and disseminating information; sponsored by the organization for the dissemination of periodic reports Printed publications is an organization implementing the periodical press Publications, both in the Russian Federation and in other States; under a monopolist-enterprise, an organization recognized as such under antitrust laws; advertising-the media in which advertising exceeds 40 per cent of the volume of a single periodical issue, and in television and radio programmes-25 per cent of the volume of broadcasting; erotic nature -- periodic print or television, radio programme, which, in general, systematically exploit the interest in sex. Chapter 2: Tax, Custom, Currency and Other Financial Regulation Article 2. Tax Control Free from Value Added Tax of mass information, related to education, science and culture, as well as editorial, publishing and printing activities in the production of books related to education, science and culture, newspaper and magazine production. Free from value-added tax services for transportation, loading, unloading, overloading of periodics and books related to education, science and culture. It is not taxable income received by media outlets, publishers, news agencies, broadcasting companies, organizations for the distribution of periodicals and publications Production and distribution of mass media products and books related to education, science and culture in the part of the federal budget. It is not tax-exempt from profit collected by polygraphic enterprises and organizations from the provision of manufacturing services related to education, science and culture, products of the mass media, in is part of the federal budget. It is not taxable by media outlets, publishers, news agencies, television and radio broadcasters and organizations for the distribution of periodicals, and Book production and directed to finance capital investment in their main profile. The taxable share of profits made for these purposes is not limited. Article 3. Customs regulations Periodicals and books related to education, science and culture, imported into the customs territory of the Russian Federation and exported from that territory by mass media outlets Information and publishing houses are exempt from customs duties and taxes related to imports and exports. Paper, printing materials and printing media, audio and video information, technological and engineering equipment brought into the customs territory of the Russian Federation by the editorial offices of the mass media, by publishers, news agencies, television and radio broadcasters, polygraphic enterprises and organizations and used to produce media and books related to education, science and technology The customs duty is to be exempted from customs duties. Article 4. Foreign exchange control Editorial, publishing, printing and broadcasting companies, news agencies, organizations for the distribution of periodicals are exempt from the mandatory sale of foreign exchange earnings from the export of books related to education, science and culture, newspaper, magazine, audio and video products, if used for the acquisition of equipment and materials, required for the production of mass media of information and book products related to education, science and culture, and its expansion. Article 5. Other financial and economic regulation Rare media, publishing houses, news agencies, broadcasting companies use postal, telegraphic and telephone services at tariffs, as provided for in the budget organizations. Rare media, publishing houses, printing companies and organizations, news agencies, broadcasting companies, organizations for the distribution of periodicals and transmitting centres pay rent in buildings owned by federal property at rates and rates not exceeding those established for cultural organizations. The editorial offices of the media, news agencies, broadcasting companies are transferred to the economic management of the premises that they own or use in the process of their own -Production and maintenance of goods. Article 6. The peculiarities of the tax, customs, currency, and other financial regulation benefits provided for in Articles 2 to 5 of this Federal Act do not apply to printed and periodical publications of the advertising and erotic nature and the media of advertising and erotic nature. The benefits provided for in Articles 2 to 5 of this Federal Law are applied in the order and under conditions determined by the relevant legislative acts of the Russian Federation on fiscal, customs, monetary and budgetary matters. Questions. Chapter 3: The peculiarities of the privatization of enterprises, producing newsprint, magazines and book products Privatization of enterprises producing newspaper, magazine and book products is carried out in In accordance with the Russian Federation's current legislation on privatization, taking into account the particularities established by the Federal Law. Article 7. Restrictions on privatization Non-privatisation of publishing houses and polygraphic enterprises classified exclusively with federal property: Russian market of goods (services); printing enterprises with high technologies for the production of high artistic and high-quality print products; Goods (services); monopoly enterprises, ensuring the functioning of the printing industry. Publishing companies and printing enterprises subject to this article may be able to act in accordance with the procedure provided for in article 8 of this Federal Law, only by a decision of the Government of the Russian Federation not earlier than before. than three years after the entry into force of this Federal Act. Article 8. Features of the privatization of publishing houses and polygraphic enterprises, related to objects of federal property Printing enterprises located in the territories of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation; which belong to objects of federal property and are monopolists in the production of newspaper, magazine and book products in the territory of the relevant subject of the Russian Federation, as well as the printing enterprises that are part of the system Decentralized printing of newspapers and magazines are converted into joint-stock companies. 25.5 percent of the shares are fixed in federal property for a period of three years. 24.5% of common shares are donated to the acting polygraphic enterprises. 50% of common shares are donated to legal entities-the editorial offices of the mass media and publishing houses producing products in a given printing plant and converting to shareholding Open-type societies or public societies. The shares are distributed in proportion to the volume of production in kind. The media, publishing houses, polygraphic organizations are entitled to sell a share of the shares, attracting investors of their choice, provided the profile of their activities is preserved. The media and publishing houses, which produce advertising and erotic products, are not allowed to participate in the distribution of shares following a closed subscription. Article 9. Privatization of publishing houses and polygraphic non-monopolists or transferred to Russian Federation Privatization of publishing and printing enterprises located in federal and non-monopolistic enterprises, as well as publishing houses and polygraphic enterprises transferred to the property of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation, shall be exercised in accordance with this Federal Act. and regional privatization programmes. Chapter 4: The procedure for the introduction of this Federal Law into force Article 10. The date of entry into force of this Federal Law This Federal Law shall enter into force on the date of its official publication. Articles 2, 3, 5 of this Federal Law shall enter into force on 1 January 1996 and shall cease to have effect from 1 January 2002. (...) (...) N 159-FZ) Article 4 of this Federal Law shall enter into force on 1 January 1996 and shall cease to have effect from 1 January 1999. (The new part of the third is supplemented by Federal Law of 22.10.98. "Article 7-9 of this Federal Law shall enter into force from the day of its official publication and shall be valid until the approval of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation of the State Privatization Programme". OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION Article 11. OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION Federal law. President of the Russian Federation Yeltsin Moscow, Kremlin 1 December 1995 N 191-FZ