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(C) RESTRICTIONS ON THE RIGHT TO FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION ETC MAY BE JUST FILED IN THE CASE OF PARTICULAR FILMS ON THE BASIS OF AT LEAST THREE OF THE CRINTERMA IN ARTICLE 19(3).
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