Law Prohibiting the Printing and Publication of Maps and Images of Lebanese Territory Without Prior Authorization

Type

Law

Number

42

Date of the text

24/07/1965

Official Gazette

published in 1965

Status today

In force, amended as of 27/08/2026

Articles

10

What it provides

This law requires prior authorization from the army command for printing, publishing, selling, importing, exporting or displaying maps, aerial images and digital data of Lebanese territory, sets the conditions for granting permits, and penalizes violations with imprisonment.

What has changed this text

• Amended by Decree in force by operation of law No. 75/2007 of 23/02/2007, articles 1, 5

The full text

This act was published in the Lebanese Official Gazette in 1965. Its full text and the original scan are in the Gherbal National Gazette archive.