ORDER OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE KYRGYZ REPUBLIC

of March 15, 2019 No. 121

About approval of the Regulations on order of registration of mass media in the Kyrgyz Republic and the Procedure for maintaining the State register of mass media

According to article 6 of the Law of the Kyrgyz Republic "About mass media", articles 10 and 17 of the constitutional Law of the Kyrgyz Republic "About the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic" the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic decides:

1. Approve:

- Regulations on order of registration of mass media in the Kyrgyz Republic according to appendix 1;

- Procedure for maintaining the State register of mass media according to appendix 2.

2. To the Ministry of Justice of the Kyrgyz Republic in six-months time to take measures for entering of data into the State register of mass media about the mass media which are earlier registered, re-registered and stopped activities.

3. Recognize invalid:

- the order of the Government of the Republic Kyrgyzstan "About order of registration, collections and the amount of charges for issue of registration certificates of mass media in the Republic Kyrgyzstan" of August 19, 1992 No. 410;

- Item 1 of the order of the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic "About modification and amendments in some decisions of the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic" of June 2, 2017 No. 340.

4. To impose control of execution of this resolution on department of legal examination of Government office of the Kyrgyz Republic.

5. This resolution becomes effective after seven days from the date of official publication.

Appendix 1

to the Order of the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic of March 15, 2019 No. 121

Regulations on order of registration of mass media in the Kyrgyz Republic

1. General provisions

1. This Provision regulates activities of the Ministry of Justice of the Kyrgyz Republic and its territorial subdivisions during the implementing of state registration (re-registration) and registration of the termination of activities of the mass media (further - media) located in the territory of the Kyrgyz Republic.

2. State registration (re-registration), registration of the termination of activities of media (further - registration) is the action of the Ministry of Justice of the Kyrgyz Republic and its territorial subdivisions (further - judicial authorities) performed by means of entering into the State register of mass media (further - the State register) data on creation, re-registration and the termination of activities of media.

3. Distribution of media is allowed after its registration.

4. The right to creation of media belongs to physical persons and legal entities of the Kyrgyz Republic (further - the founder).

5. Media of the teleradio organization can be created and have the right to perform the activities only in case of accessory to the citizens of the Kyrgyz Republic and (or) legal entities who do not have foreign participation at least 65 percent of shares (shares) in the authorized capital of the legal entity - the owner of media performing TV and radio broadcasting.

Cannot act as founders:

- the citizen of the Kyrgyz Republic who did not reach eighteen-year age or serving sentence in places of detention according to the court verdict, or recognized by court incapacitated;

- legal entities whose activities are forbidden by court according to the law.

Media it is created by both the one, and several founders meeting the requirements established by this Item.

Creation of media by state bodies together with legal entities and citizens is not allowed, except as specified, stipulated by the legislation the Kyrgyz Republic.

6. It is considered media the judicial authority registered, re-registered or stopped the activities from the date of entering into the State register of the corresponding data.

7. The certificate on state registration (re-registration) of media is the document testimonial of the fact of state registration (re-registration) of media.

2. Competence of judicial authorities

8. The Ministry of Justice of the Kyrgyz Republic (further - the Ministry of Justice) performs:

1) carrying out single state policy in the field of Media registration;

2) maintaining the State register, and also issue of statements from it;

3) control of observance of requirements of this provision by its territorial subdivisions;

4) consideration of claims to actions of its territorial subdivisions concerning registration;

5) other powers according to the legislation in the sphere of Media registration.

9. Territorial subdivisions of the Ministry of Justice of the Kyrgyz Republic (further - territorial subdivisions) perform:

1) Media registration in the corresponding territory depending on its location;

2) maintaining the State register, and also issue of statements from it;

3) other powers according to the legislation in the sphere of Media registration.

3. Procedure for submission of documents in case of Media registration

10. For Media registration the application signed by the applicant is submitted to territorial subdivision. The following persons can act as applicants:

1) founder of media;

2) one of founders of media if several persons act as founders;

3) person which is acting on the basis of the power of attorney.

The application on behalf of the legal entity is signed by his head and sealed (in the presence).

4. Consideration of the documents filed for Media registration

11. Media registration, including consideration of the documents filed for Media registration is performed by territorial subdivision within 10 working days.

12. Calculation of term of consideration of documents begins from the date of registration of a statement in territorial subdivision.

13. From the date of adoption of the documents submitted for Media registration, the territorial subdivision shall:

1) to check availability of the list and lack of formal shortcomings of the documents necessary for registration;

2) to check contents of the submitted documents for compliance to their legislation;

3) to issue one of orders, stipulated in Item the 14th this provision.

14. By results of consideration provided for document registration, one of the following orders is issued:

1) about state registration (re-registration), registration of the termination of activities of media;

2) about refusal in state registration (re-registration), registration of the termination of activities of media;

3) about break of term of state registration (re-registration), registration of the termination of activities of media.

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