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§12.41. Prohibited films.

19 C.F.R. § 12.41

(a)
Importers of films, shall certify on Customs Form 3291 that the imported films contain no obscene or immoral matter, nor any matter advocating or urging treason or insurrection against the United States or forcible resistance to any law of the United States, nor any threat to take the life or inflict bodily harm upon any person in the United States. When imported films are claimed to be free of duty as American goods returned, this certification may be made on Customs Form 3311, or its electronic equivalent, in the space designated “Remarks” in lieu of on Form 3291.
(b)
Films exposed abroad by a foreign concern or individual shall be previewed by a qualified employee of the Customs Service before release. In case such films are imported as undeveloped negatives exposed abroad, the approximate number of feet shall be ascertained by weighing before they are allowed to be developed and printed and such film shall be previewed by a qualified employee of the Customs Service after having been developed and printed.
(c)
Any objectionable film shall be detained pending instructions from Headquarters, U.S. Customs Service or a decision of the court as to its final disposition.
Notes, amendments, and revision history

Amendments

[28 FR 14710, Dec. 31, 1963, as amended by CBP Dec. 15-14, 80 FR 61285, Oct. 13, 2015]

Authority

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; 19 U.S.C. 66, 1202 (General Note 3(i), Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS)), 1624. Section 12.1 also issued under 21 U.S.C. 371(b); Section 12.3 also issued under 7 U.S.C. 135h, 21 U.S.C. 381; Section 12.4 also issued under 21 U.S.C. 381(b); Section 12.6 also issued under 7 U.S.C. 1854; Section 12.10 also issued under 7 U.S.C. 151-162; Section 12.15 also issued under 19 U.S.C. 1558; Section 12.16 also issued under 7 U.S.C. 1592(b); Sections 12.21 through 12.23 also issued under 42 U.S.C. 262; Section 12.26 also issued under 18 U.S.C. 42; Section 12.28 also issued under 18 U.S.C. 42, 19 U.S.C. 1527; Section 12.34 also issued under 19 U.S.C. 1202 (additional U.S. Note to Chapter 36, HTSUS); Section 12.37 also issued under 27 U.S.C. 203; Section 12.39 also issued under 19 U.S.C. 1337, 1623; Sections 12.40 and 12.41 also issued under 19 U.S.C. 1305; Sections 12.42 through 12.44 also issued under 19 U.S.C. 1307, Pub. L. 105-61 (111 Stat. 1272), and Public L. 114-125 (130 Stat. 122); Sections 12.73 and 12.74 also issued under 19 U.S.C. 1484, 42 U.S.C. 7522, 7601; Section 12.50 also issued under 42 U.S.C. 6301; Section 12.85 also issued under 19 U.S.C. 1623, 46 U.S.C. 4302, 4306, 4310; Sections 12.95 through 12.103 also issued under 15 U.S.C. 1241-1245; Sections 12.104 through 12.104i also issued under 19 U.S.C. 2612; Section 12.104j also issued under Pub. L. 108-429, 118 Stat. 2600; 19 U.S.C. 2612; Section 12.104k also issued under Pub. L. 114-151, 130 Stat. 369; 19 U.S.C. 2612; Sections 12.105 through 12.109 also issued under 19 U.S.C. 2094; Sections 12.110 through 12.117 also issued under 7 U.S.C. 136 et seq.; Sections 12.118 through 12.127 also issued under 15 U.S.C. 2601 et seq.; Section 12.140 also issued under 19 U.S.C. 1484, 2416(a), 2171; Section 12.142 also issued under 19 U.S.C. 1484; section 3301 of Pub. L. 110-246. Section 12.150 also issued under 19 U.S.C. 1595a and 1618; 22 U.S.C. 401. Section 12.152 also issued under 19 U.S.C. 1484, 1498; the Clean Diamond Trade Act (Pub. L. 108-19, 117 Stat. 631 (19 U.S.C. 3901 et seq.)); Executive Order 13312 dated July 29, 2003.

Source

Source: 28 FR 14710, Dec. 31, 1963, unless otherwise noted.

Amendments

[28 FR 14710, Dec. 31, 1963, as amended by CBP Dec. 15-14, 80 FR 61285, Oct. 13, 2015]