3. For the purposes of the preceding paragraphs, the process of affixing the seal
shall be carried out within ninety days of the publication of this Ministerial Decree in the
Boletim da República.
ARTICLE 8
(Numbering of Seals)
1. Each seal shall bear a specific number.
2. When an application is made for a seal, the appropriate authorization order that
accompanies phonograms until they have been sealed shall be drafted, indicating the
serial number of the seal supplied.
ARTICLE 9
(Licensing)
1. Natural or legal persons involved in the production or marketing of phonograms
must be licensed to carry out their activities.
2. Activities are licensed at the National Book and Record Institute, subject to the
opinion of the Provincial Directorate of Culture.
3. The purpose of licensing is to confer recognition on and publicize the activity
carried out by the persons referred to in the preceding paragraph.
4. Licenses shall be valid for one year and may be renewed during the first two
weeks of January.
5. The design of the license shall be contained in an annex to this Decree, of which
it forms an integral part.
ARTICLE 10
(Fees)
Payment of a fee of Meticals 1,500,000.00 shall be due for the licensing of the
activities referred to in Article 9 of the present Decree.
ARTICLE 11
(Reproduction of covers)
1. The reproduction of covers of audio cassettes and compact discs in Mozambique
must be carried out in printing houses that have been duly licensed by the National Book
and Record Institute.
2. The printing houses referred to in the preceding paragraph shall comply with the
provisions of Article 9(4) of the present Ministerial Decree.