The 33^rd TIBF will be held in May 2022. So, this procedure has been compiled and presented for registration, participation, and activity of foreign publishers in the foreign publishers section of TIBF.

Article One – Registration

1.1.All foreign publishers can register and participate in one of the Latin or Arabic halls according to their activity type and considering the criteria stated in this Instruction Form. Applicants shall refer to the Registration Sectionof Foreign Publishers in TIBF website and complete and upload registration forms.

1.2. At the 33^rd TIBF, only books that have been published from2018onwards will be supplied and sold, and books published before the mentioned yearcannot be supplied.

1.3. The booth cost in the foreign publishers section of the 33^rd TIBF is considered€ 80 per meter for the Latin section and € 50 per meter for the Arabic section. The size of booths is 9 square meters and more.

Article Two – Documents and Information Required for Registration

2.1.The applicant is obliged to upload the required documents in the TIBF Website, including the file of responsible manager’s and exhibitors’ passport, the file of 3-phase injection of Covid-19 Vaccine, and the completed form of the TIBF ID card application.

Article Three –Rules of Evaluating the Content of Foreign Books

Given the importance of book as a cultural commodity and influential in the growth and excellence of societies and the need to preserve cultural, religious, and national values ​​as well as respect for the rights of participants, the process of evaluating and examining the content of books supplied for sale in the foreign publishers section of the virtual fair is done in the following order:

3.1.Content monitoring of foreign books supplied in TIBF is performed by a team comprised of supervisory experts, and the TIBF Organizer is obliged to fully cooperate in this matter.

3.2. The books that are considered to be unauthorized according to the regulations are as follows:

• Works that contain immoral content or images that are contrary to Islamic values;
• Works that contain material or images that have violated the national security and territorial integrity of the country;
• Works that contain divisive, seditious material or insults to different religions, sects, nations, and ethnicities;
• Evangelical books or books that promote deviant beliefs, sectarianism, racism, and emerging mysticism;
• Books that violate the general rules of the foreign publishers section (such as books that do not comply with the time limit or that are offset).

Article Four –Rules of Activity and Supply of Books

4.1. Participants in this section will only be allowed to supply the original (non-offset) book with ID,in accordance with the rules and regulations.

4.2. Participants importing books from foreign ports shall comply with the provisions of the customs instructions.

4.3. Selling and sending goods other than books such as posters, CDs, data storage devices, purely audio products (such as music albums, speeches, etc.), purely visual products (such as movies, recorded speech tapes, etc.), software, greeting cards, stationary, puzzles, dolls, and toys are prohibited.

Note 1: The supply of any cultural product attached to the book, subject to its inclusion in the book and its direct connection with the content of the book, is allowed at the discretion of the Fair Organizer.

4.4. The sale price of books is in Rls, and the discount applied shall be clearly stated in the invoice. The invoice will be issued in the name of the publisher.

Article Five – Executive Rules of Exhibitors’ Activities

5.1. Publishers and their agents in the central part of TIBF shall observe hijab and Islamic manners.

5.2. The presence of nominated manager or deputy manager in the booth is mandatory during all working hours of TIBF.

5.3. TIBF working hour is from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., to which one hour is added on holidays. In case of absence of the exhibitors in due time, the person in charge of the booth is responsible for any possible damages and incidents.

5.4. Bringing and taking books and other equipment to/from all halls is subject to the permission of the hall manager.

5.5. Affixing ID card is mandatory for exhibitors during working hours of TIBF.