International > Preliminary draft international convention for the abolition of customs barriers against educational films

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Who, having produced their full powers, found in due and good form, have agreed upon
the following provisions :
PAET I.
Article I.
The High Contracting Parties undertake to ensure, within six months of the entry into
force of the present Convention, exemption from all Customs duties and all necessary
charges of any kind, except statistical duties, in respect of the import, transit and export
of educational films.
Article II.
The High Contracting Parties recognise that the provisions of the present Convention
apply to educational films in one or other of the following forms :
(a) Negatives, printed and developed;
(b) Positives.
In the case of tone-films and talking films, the advantages of the present Convention
shall apply also to the accessory records or films.
Article III.
The advantages provided in this Convention shall be granted to educational films on
production at the Customs office of the certificate issued by the International Educational
Cinematographic Institute in conformity with Articles YII and VIII.
Article IV.
For the purposes of the present Convention, the following shall be regarded as
educational films of an international character :
(a) Films intended to make the League of Nations and other international
governmental organisations known ;
(b) Films prepared for use in education of all grades ;
(c) Films intended for professional training and guidance, and films for the
scientific organisation of work ;
(d) Films dealing with scientific or technical research ;
(e) Films dealing with hygiene, physical training, and social preventive and welfare
work.
Article V.
The advantages of the present Convention shall further extend to films required for
their own exclusive use by learned societies and by scientific institutions which have
obtained this privilege from their Governments.
Article VI.
Any request made for the purpose of ascertaining the international and educational
character of a film so that it may enjoy the advantages of the present Convention shall be
forwarded for consideration to the international Educational Cinematographic Institute.
Such requests shall be accompanied by an opinion as to the educational character of the
film regarded from the national point of view and by all information and documents in
support.
The opinion provided for in the foregoing paragraph shall be issued in each country by
a qualified body appointed by the respective Governments.
Article VII.
After a favourable examination of the request provided for in Article VI, the
International Educational Cinematographic Institute shall issue a certificate stating
that the film is entitled to the advantages granted by the present Convention.
In the case of the films referred to in Article V, the Institute shall issue a certificate
exclusively intended for the institution which desires to import the film.