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 INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS OTHER THAN TREATIES [61 STAT. Article IV Special Provisions relating to Cinematograph Films If any contracting party establishes or maintains internal quantitative regulations relating to exposed cinematograph films, such regulations shall take the form of screen quotas which shall conform to the following requirements: (a) screen quotas may require the exhibition of cinemato- graph films of national origin during a specified minimum proportion of the total screen time actually utilized, over a specified period of not less than one year, in the commercial exhibition of all films of whatever origin, and shall be computed on the basis of screen time per theatre per year or the equivalent thereof; (b) with the exception of screen time reserved for films of national origin under a screen quota, screen time including that released by administrative action from screen time reserved for films of national origin, shall not be allocated formally or in effect among sources of supply; (c) notwithstanding the provisions of sub-paragraph (b) of this Article, any contracting party may maintain screen quotas conforming to the requirements of sub- paragraph (a) of this Article which reserve a minimum proportion of screen time for films of a specified origin other than that of the contracting party imposing such screen quotas; Provided that no such minlmum proportion of screen time shall be increased above the level in effect on April 10, 1947; (d) screen quotas shall be subject to negotiation for their limitation, liberalization or elimination.

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