1/ the proclamation shall be applicable on periodicals if
a)The periodical obtains a certificate of registration
b)The publication duplicated and bears the name of the publisher ,the printer , the place of
publication and the date and year of its publication,
2/ Printed maters shall be regarded as mass media only when they are disseminated.
Periodicals shall be deemed to have been disseminated when they are delivered for sale or
distribution and broadcasts shall be deemed to have been disseminated once they have
been disseminated over the airwaves.
3/ Without prejudice to the provisions of this Proclamation, a picture, whether it is not
together with written material, shall be regarded as printed matter.
4/ This Proclamation shall not be applicable to pornographic printed matters, whether they
are offered for sale or free of charge.
48. Transitory Provisions
1/ Periodicals in operation prior to the coming into force of this Proclamation shall bring
themselves into conformity with Article 9 within ninety days of the coming into force of this
Proclamation.
2/ In order to provide public bodies an opportunity to put in place the necessary
arrangements to facilitate implementation. Part III of this Proclamation shall enter into force
one year after the date this Proclamation is published in the Negarit Gazeta. The House of
Peoples‟ Representatives may extend this period for a duration of not more than one year .
49. Conflict with Other Laws
Laws, regulations, directives, orders and practices which are inconsistent with this
Proclamation shall, to the extent of that inconsistency, not be applicable.
50. Repealed laws
Except Articles 8 and 19 of the Press Proclamation No. 34/1992 which shall remain in force
until the coming in to force of the provisions of Part Three of this Proclamation all the
remaining articles are hereby repealed.
51. Effective Date
This Proclamation shall enter into force up on the date of publication in the Federal Negarit
Gazeta.