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General Regulations of World Exposition Shanghai China 2010

(expo2010.cn)
Updated: 2009-04-14 18:44

CHAPTER III  COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES AND MISCELLANEOUS

Article 19  General Provisions

Commercial or other activities carried out in the national sections must be authorized in accordance with these General Regulations, or by the Participation Contract or by the Commissioner General of the Exposition. An official participant may avail himself of any special benefits obtained by another official participant.

Such activities fall exclusively within the jurisdiction of the appropriate Commissioner General of Section. If these commercial or other activities give rise to the payment of royalties, under the terms laid down in the Participation Contract, these royalties shall be collected by the Commissioner General of Section.

The space devoted to commercial activities and accessible to the public must not exceed 20% of the total covered floor in order to ensure that the national presentation complies with the provisions in Article 1 of the Convention.

Article 20  Commercial Activities

In accordance with the conditions set out in Special Regulation No.9 referred to in Article 34, official participants may open restaurants in which the national food of their country shall mainly be served.

In accordance with the conditions laid down in the said Special Regulation No.9, referred to in Article 34 of the present Regulations, official participants may sell to the general public photographs, including slides and postcards, sound and video recordings (on films, CD's, DVD's or other electronic media), books and stamps from their countries. Subject to the Organizer's approval, official participants may also sell a limited types of articles which are truly representative of their respective countries. Such articles may be replaced during the course of the Exposition.

Items exhibited in the national sections, as well as materials used to install presentations may be sold and ready for delivery after the Exposition closes; by so doing the exhibitor shall relinquish his right to the benefit of temporary entry and shall be subject to taxation and customs regulations. No dues shall be payable to the Organizer on such sales.

In the case where the Organizer has granted exclusive commercial rights to certain suppliers for the sale of goods or services, these rights must not be allowed to hinder the commercial activities of the official participants, whether these activities are restaurants or the sale of articles included in the national sections.

Concessions made by the Organizer should respect the principle of non-discrimination between nationals and foreigners, avoid all risk of imbalance between the number and nature of concessions and the eventual number of visitors, and all excesses of commercialization leading to the distortion of the goal of an international Exposition, as established by the BIE.

Article 21  Catering Services for Personnel

Any national section may organize a restaurant and refreshment services for the exclusive use of its own personnel. These activities shall not require the payment of any dues to the Commissioner General of the Exposition or to the Organizer.

Article 22  Distribution of Free Samples

Subject to the approval of the Commissioner General of the Exposition, Commissioners General of Section or exhibitors coming under their authority may distribute free samples of their products or allow their foodstuffs to be tasted free of charge, within their own section.

Article 23  Entertainment and Special Events

Official participants may arrange shows, special events, presentations or meetings related to the theme of the Exposition.

Conditions in each case shall be agreed mutually between the Commissioner General of the Exposition, the Organizer and the Commissioner General of Section.

Article 24  Publicity

1. Participants may place signboards, posters, notices, printed matter and similar material on their stands or in their pavilions.

2. The use outside the stand or pavilion of any publicity material shall be subject to the prior approval of the Commissioner General of the Exposition. The Commissioner General of the Exposition may request the removal of any such material for which he has not given approval.

3. Brochures and leaflets may only be distributed within the enclosure of the section.

4. All publicity concerning special events on the site must be authorized by the Commissioner General of the Exposition. All noisy advertising is prohibited.

5. The name, image, logo, marks, mascots, content, etc. of the Exposition may not be used either inside, or outside the Exposition site, without prior approval of the Organizer, whether for commercial purposes or not, be they in the form of boards, signs, printed publications, photos, drawings, electronic images, internet or any other form.

6. The participants may use the symbols of the Exposition after receiving the permission of the Organizer. This right of use is not transferable.

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