Article 16. Mandatory copies of periodical publications and storage of TV and radio program materials

1. Mandatory free copies of periodical publications including those exempted from registration by Article 12 hereof shall be sent to the National Book Chamber, National Library, Library of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan and to the Authorized Agency on the Matters of Mass Media by owner of the mass medium or by third person on his behalf on the day they are produced.

2. Editorial offices of mass media (television and radio broadcasting) shall be obliged to retain recordings of their own broadcast programs for one month and record them in registration book of air broadcasting and retain the registration book for at least one year after the last recording in it is made. Recordings of historical and cultural value shall be retained in an order set by an authorized agency.