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rate of 8 pesos a legal kilo, while those in other languages are subject to a duty of 20 pesos per legal kilo. (A legal kilo is defined as: the weight of the merchandise plus its immediate container. ) This automatically would be advantageous to films produced in Spanish-speaking .countries, although it is applicable to any films wherever produced, if they are in the Spanish language. Nevertheless, imports from Spanish-speaking countries are comparatively limited, and the preferential tariff duty has not served to damage American imports.
No quota or contingent laws are in effect or contemplated for the immediate future, according to the trade. The national industry has made decided advances during 1937 and is considered to be in a position to compete within Mexico. Under fraction 7-41-26 of the Mexican Tariff, positive motion-picture films, measuring more than 20 millimeters in width, in any other language than Spanish (this requirement being applicable also to musical films) are dutiable at 20 pesos per legal kilo, if not more than 100,000 meters of film are imported from any one company. On meterage in excess of 100,000 meters imported from one exporting company, the tariff is 40 pesos per legal kilo. Inasmuch as no distributor in Mexico imports more than 100,000 meters of films from any one company, this provision in the tariff is not burdensome. Several distributors import more than 100,000 meters of films a year but distribute their imports among several exporting companies. Educational films of whatever width, when these are to be shown free of exhibition charges, are exempt.
No legislation is known to be contemplated at present which would operate to reduce or prevent American distribution of motion pictures. Certain preferential tax treatment is given Mexican producers and exhibitors of Mexican films, which will be discussed under "Taxation."
CENSORfHIP
According to official information, the Central Censorship Agency in Mexico City reviewed 1,180 motion-picture films during 19.37. Although it is stated in the trade that soire films are rejected, nevertheless of ficials claim that no rejections were aide in 1937, although portions of a number of films were cut out. Censorship takes the form of elimination of portions of films rather than a policy of rejection of the entire film, though this has occurred in a number of cases where national pride, customs, and history are deemed to have been damaged and political propaganda is considered to be present.
Censorship is not considered strict except as to political themes that is, films which are considered to contain propaganda in I'avor of totalitarian states. Where films are considered to be derogatory of national pride, etc., censorship is deemed strict. Also, films involving a very religious theme are subject to scrutiny and revision. Censorship on moral grounds is not
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