Prohibiting the Printing, Issuing and Publishing of Certain Publications Without Prior License

Type

Decree-Law

Number

55

Date of the text

05/08/1967

Official Gazette

published in 1967

Status today

Repealed as of 27/08/2026

Articles

10

What it provides

This decree bans printing, issuing or publishing non-periodical leaflets, statements and similar materials without prior licence from the General Security Directorate. It sets out the licence application procedure and time limits, and imposes fines, imprisonment and confiscation for violations.

What has changed this text

• Repealed by Law No. 69/2026 of 27/08/2026

The full text

This act was published in the Lebanese Official Gazette in 1967. Its full text and the original scan are in the Gherbal National Gazette archive.