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Policy for import of cinematograph films and film on videotape or compact videodisc
Public Notice No. 4 dated 31st March 1997
(As amended by public notice no. 8 dated 6th May 1997; 48 dated 23rd October 1997; 2 dated 31st March 1999; 12 dated 15th June 1999)
In exercise of the powers conferred under Paragraph 4.11 of the Export and Import Policy, 1997-2002 and in supersession of Public Notice No. 38/(PN)/92-97 dated the 12th August, 1992 and as amended from time to time, Director General of Foreign Trade hereby notifies the policy for the import of cinematograph films and films on video tape or compact video disc effective from 1.4.1997, as under:
(i) Imports of cinematograph feature films and films on videotape or compact videodisc may be made without a licence by National Film Archives of India, Film and Television Institute of India, National Centre of Films for Children & Young People, Satyajit Ray Film & Television Institute and Directorate of Film Festivals.
(ii) Import of cinematograph feature films and films on video tape or compact video disc may be made without a licence by other importers also, provided the importer has obtained from the Administrative Officer, Central Board of Film Certification or any other officer designated for the purpose by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting a certificate to the effect that the film has:
(a) won an award in any of the International Film Festivals notified by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India;
or
(b) participated in any of the official sections of the notified International Film Festivals;
or
(c) received good reviews in prestigious film journals notified by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India. The list of International Film Festivals and prestigious film journals presently notified by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India are given in the Annexure. The list may be modified by that Ministry from time to time.
(iii) The importer of the film shall comply with the provisions of all applicable Indian laws governing the distribution and exhibition of films, including the requirement of obtaining a certificate of public exhibition prescribed under the Cinematograph Act, 1952.
(iv) Import of any unauthorised/ pirated films shall be prohibited.
(v) Import of foreign reprints of Indian films shall not be permitted without the prior permission in writing from the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, Government of India.
(vi) The Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, Government of India, on being satisfied that it is necessary expedient in public interest to do so, may waive or relax the above requirements.
(vii) These provisions shall remain valid upto 31st March 2002, unless otherwise amended.
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