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 INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS OTHER THAN TREATIES [62 STAT. ANNEX A Screen Quota Consistent with Article IV of the General Agreement on Tariffs and 61 stat., Pt. 6, Trade of October 30, 1947, the French Government declares that it will increase to five weeks per quarter the screen quota established by the Decree of August 17, 1946, regarding the exhibition in the French Union of motion picture films. Effective date. The present provisions will be applicable from July 1, 1948. In order to facilitate the application of the screen quota during the period July 1 to December 31, 1948, the quota will be calculated on the basis of this six-month period, i. e., ten weeks out of twenty-six will there- fore be reserved to the projection of French films. ANNEX B Two-year Dubbing Rule The French Government declares that, consistent with the treat- ment it will accord to the films of other nations, it will grant, as of July 1, 1948, for American feature-length films, exceptions up to a maximum number of twenty-four per year, to Article 5, paragraph 3, of the Decree of July 3, 1945, according to which there may not be a delay of more than two years between the date of the first public presentation of a film in its country of origin and thq date of the dubbing authorization. On the other hand, this rule will not be applied to shorts. ANNEX C Fifteen-Situations Restriction The French Government declares that it will, as of July 1, 1948, place in force the following provisions concerning the exhibition of films in original version: I. Films which are released in both original and dubbed versions may be exhibited in five theaters in the Department of the Seine and in ten theaters in the other Departments. II. Films released exclusively in the original version and for which an agreement has been made not to dub may be exhibited in ten thea- ters in the Department of the Seine and in twenty theaters in the other Departments. ANNEX D Allocation of Raw Stock In an effort to meet more adequately the raw stock needs of the motion picture industry in France, the French Government declares that it has placed in effect as of July 1, 1948, the following provisions concerning the allocation of different categories of raw stock: I. Only positive and negative 35 mm raw stock and 35 mm sound track are subject to allocation. The sale of other categories of raw stock is free. 3004

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