LAW ON THE PRESS Once authorized to publish, newspapers owned or possessed by foreigners may not be subjected to closure because of the reduction of the total number of Khmer language newspapers. CHAPTER IV: DEPOSIT ARTICLE 19: Employers or editors shall deposit 2 copies of each published edition with the National Library and 6 copies with the Ministry of Information. Such deposit must be made within 15 days of the date of publication it printed in Phnom Penh and within 45 days it printed elsewhere. Violations of this article shall be penalized by an administrative fine of 30,000 to 300,000 riels. CHAPTER V: FINAL PROVISIONS ARTICLE 20: Any act committed by an employer, editor or author of a text which violates the criminal law shall be punished according to the criminal law. No person shall be arrested or subject to criminal charges as the result of the expression of opinions. ARTICLE 21: All previous provisions related to the press shall be nullified. This law is adopted by the National Assembly of the Kingdom of Cambodia on 18 July 1995 during the fourth session of the first legislature. Signature and Seal Loy Sim Chheang (for the President of the National Assembly) Phnom Penh, 18 July 1995. 6