Publications Law

Type

Law

Date of the text

14/09/1962

Official Gazette

published in 1962

Status today

Repealed in part as of 27/08/2026

Articles

109

What it provides

This law guarantees freedom of the press, printing, libraries, publishing and distribution, subject only to general laws. It defines printing presses, publications, periodicals and press agencies, and requires every publication to carry the author, publisher and printing date.

What has changed this text

• Amended by Decision No. 19/1973 of 04/09/1973, articles 84
• Amended by Decree No. 2143/1971 of 05/11/1971, articles 31, 36, 37, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59
• Amended by Law No. 300/1994 of 09/03/1994, articles 71
• Amended by Law No. 441/1995 of 17/08/1995, articles 20
• Amended by Law No. 330/1994 of 18/05/1994, articles 36, 37
• Amended by Law No. 26/1974 of 25/09/1974, articles 1, 67
• Partly repealed by Law No. 69/2026 of 27/08/2026
• Amended by Decree-Law No. 104/1977 of 30/06/1977, articles 10, 43, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55

The full text

This act was published in the Lebanese Official Gazette in 1962. Its full text and the original scan are in the Gherbal National Gazette archive.