Dahir No. 1-95-115 of 27 moharrem 1416 (June 26, 1995) on the Enactment of Law No. 17-94 on Activities relating to the Production, Edition, Importing, Distribution, Reproduction and Exploitation of Videograms for Private Use by the Public* PRAISE BE TO GOD ALONE! (Great Seal of His Majesty Hassan II) Let it hereby be known — may God elevate and strengthen the content! That our Cherifian Majesty, Having regard to the Constitution, in particular Article 26, HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS: Law No. 17–94 on Activities relating to the Production, Edition, Importing, Distribution, Reproduction and Exploitation of Videograms Intended for Private Use by the Public, adopted by the Chamber of Representatives on 14 moharrem 1416 (June 13, 1995), is hereby enacted and shall be published in the Official Gazette further to this Dahir. Done at Rabat on 27 moharrem 1416 (June 26, 1995). For countersignature: The Prime Minister, Abdellatif Filali. Law No. 17-94 on Activities relating to the Production, Edition, Importing, Distribution, Reproduction and Exploitation of Videograms Intended for Private Use by the Public Article 1 The establishment or expansion of any firm for the production, edition, importing, distribution, reproduction, sale or rental of videograms intended for private use by the public shall be subject to the prior authorization of the Moroccan Cinematographic Center and to the control of that body on the conditions fixed below. For the application of this Law, “videogram” means any audiovisual program, with or without sound, fixed on a magnetic tape, disk or any other medium and reproducing recordings, in particular cinematographic films, telefilms, documentaries, programs of variety shows or sports, videoclips or television series. The provisions of this Law shall not apply to productions and reproductions of videograms which are strictly reserved for the private use of the natural person or legal entity who/which produces them or has them produced on his/its behalf and which are not intended for either collective use or commercial purposes. Article 2 Requests for authorization for the exercise of one or more of the activities referred to in Article 1 above shall be addressed to the Director of the Moroccan Cinematographic Center according to the conditions fixed by regulation.