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LAW OF THE REPUBLIC OF UZBEKISTAN

of December 26, 1997 No. 541-I

About mass media

(as amended on 14-10-2024)

Chapter 1. General provisions

Article 1. Purpose of this Law

The purpose of this Law is regulation of the relations in sphere of activity of mass media.

Article 2. Scope of this Law

This Law extends to the mass media created and operating in the Republic of Uzbekistan, and also to mass media of foreign states in the part concerning distribution of their products in the territory of the Republic of Uzbekistan.

Article 3. Legislation on mass media

The legislation on mass media consists of this Law and other acts of the legislation.

If the international treaty of the Republic of Uzbekistan establishes other rules, than those which are stipulated by the legislation the Republic of Uzbekistan about mass media then are applied rules of the international treaty.

Article 4. Mass media

Mass media - the form of periodic distribution of mass information having the permanent name and which is published or aired registered in the procedure established by the legislation (further - release) at least once in six months in printed form (newspapers, magazines, sheets, bulletins and others) and (or) electronic type (TV, radio - video, film chronicle programs, websites on the world information Internet), and other forms of periodic distribution of mass information.

Mass media in the Republic of Uzbekistan perform the activities according to the Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan "About state language".

Article 5. Freedom of mass media

In the Republic of Uzbekistan mass media are free and are effective according to the law.

Everyone has the right to act in mass media, to openly express the opinion and beliefs if other is not provided by the law.

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