Article 36. Requirements Set for Publications and Dissemination Thereof
1. Each publication must specify its circulation, other publishing details set by the Lithuanian
standards and the international standard number (ISBN, ISSN, ISMN, etc.). These requirements shall not
apply to publications intended for advertising or entertainment purposes (booklets, postcards, calendars,
etc.).
2. The circulation of local, regional and national newspapers and magazines, except for those whose
circulation does not exceed 500 copies or which contain no advertising, must be verified in accordance with
the procedure established by the Government or an institution authorised by it.
3. The Government shall determine the number of mandatory copies of documents which shall be
handed over to libraries free of charge.
Article 37. European Audiovisual Works
1. The following shall be considered European audiovisual works (hereinafter referred to as
“European works”):
1) works produced in the Republic of Lithuania or in other EU Member States and states of the
European Economic Area and other states which have ratified the Council of Europe Convention on
Transfrontier Television, if the producers of such works are established in these states are or the production
of such works is controlled by one or more producers established in these states, or the contribution of the
producers established in the aforementioned states to the costs of the co-production (production) is larger
than the contribution of the producers established in other (third) countries and the total co-production
(production) is not controlled by one or more producers established outside the Republic of Lithuania, the
EU Member States, the states of the European Economic Area or the other states which have ratified the
Council of Europe Convention on Transfrontier Television;
2) works produced in third countries, i.e. outside the EU Member States, states of the European
Economic Area or other states which have ratified the Council of Europe Convention on Transfrontier
Television, if they are produced by producers established in one or several third countries or by such
producers in co-operation with producers established in one or several EU Member States and in the
Republic of Lithuania provided that the European Union and the Republic of Lithuania have concluded
agreements with these third countries on cooperation in the audiovisual field and provided that such works
are largely produced by authors and producers residing in one or several European states.
2. Subparagraphs 1 and 2 of paragraph 1 of this Article shall apply in the event that works produced
in the Republic of Lithuania or the EU Member States are not subject to discriminatory measures in the
countries referred to in subparagraphs 1 and 2 of paragraph 1 of this Article.
3. Works which within the meaning of paragraph 1 of this Article should not be considered as
European works, but which have been produced within the framework of bilateral co-production
(production) contracts between the EU Member States or the Republic of Lithuania and third countries, shall
be treated as European works if the contribution of the producers from the EU or the Republic of Lithuania
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