of December 7, 1999 No. 769-IQ
About mass media
This Law establishes general rules of search, obtaining, preparation, transfer, production and distribution of mass information in the Azerbaijan Republic, and also organizational, legal and economic basis of activities of seal, news agencies, television and the radio-organizations, the complete, reliable and operational information directed to implementation of the rights of citizens to obtaining.
Mass information in the Azerbaijan Republic is free.
Freedom of mass information is based on guaranteeing by the state the right of citizens to search, obtaining, preparation, transfer, production and distribution of information in the legal way.
The organization of mass media, ownership, use, the order them, search, obtaining, preparation, transfer, production and distribution of mass information are not subject to restrictions, except cases, stipulated by the legislation the Azerbaijan Republic about mass media.
This Law extends to all mass media established in the territory of the Azerbaijan Republic and also for created beyond its limits, - only in the part concerning distribution of products of mass media only in the territory of the Azerbaijan Republic.
The concepts used in this Law express the following values:
mass information - the printing, audio-, audiovisual messages intended for general use and other information which search, obtaining, preparation, transfer, production and distribution are not limited to the legislation of the Azerbaijan Republic;
mass media - periodic printing editions, teleradio programs, news agencies, the Internet, information resource, the program of newsreel and other forms of distribution;
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The document ceased to be valid since February 9, 2022 according to article 78 of the Law of the Azerbaijan Republic of December 30, 2021 No. 471-VIQ