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List of National Cultural Heritage Laws

Total number of results: 4800

Country Year Title
1999 Act on adopting certain regulations of the Unidroit Convention on Stolen or Illegally Exported Cultural Objects and the application of the Convention 877/1999 [Laki varastetuista tai laittomasti maastaviedyistä kulttuuriesineistä tehdyn Unidroit'n yleissopimuksen eräiden määräysten hyväksymisestä ja yleissopimuksen soveltamisesta N:o 877/ 1999] Finnish

Act on adopting certain regulations of the Unidroit Convention on Stolen or Illegally Exported Cultural Objects and the application of the Convention 877/1999 (translation) [English]
  • Uruguay
1992 Decree n°178 on El Preciado Treasure Commission [Spanish; Castilian]
2001 Law 2971 [Greek, Modern (1453-)]
2002 Criterias to Designate the Properties as National Monuments [KRITERIJE za proglašenje dobara nacionalnim spomenicima] Bosnian

Criterias to Designate the Properties as National Monuments (translation) [English]
1936 Tithe Act 1936 [English]
  • Mexico
1986 Safety standards of the Museums [Spanish; Castilian]
  • Chad
  • Rwanda
  • Senegal
  • Seychelles
  • Sudan
  • Eswatini
  • Togo
  • Tunisia
  • Zambia
  • Zimbabwe
2002 Droit et Patrimoine en Afrique 4: du Rwanda au Zimbabwe [English]
  • Costa Rica
2003 Law 8394 concerning the celebration of "DÍA NACIONAL DEL SABANERO"
1968 Theft Act 1968 (extracts) [English]
  • Tajikistan
2004 Law on Museum and Museums Funds [ЗАКОН РЕСПУБЛИКИ ТАДЖИКИСТАН О кино 2004] Russian
2002 Droit et Patrimoine en Afrique 1: de l'Afrique du Sud à l'Ethiopie [English]
  • Tunisia
1993 Décret 93-1609 fixant l'organisation de l'Institut National du Patrimoine et les modalités de son fonctionnement (traduction) [French]
1994 Ancient Monuments (Class Consents) Order [English]
  • Seychelles
1999 National Monuments (Amendment) Act, 1999 [English]
1972 Criteria on cooperation between Ministry of Culture, Archaeological Research Centers, Scientific Department of Antiquities, and Museums regarding Legislation on Antiquities [Arabic]
  • Nepal
1956 Ancient Monument Preservation Act 2013 (translation) [English]
  • Monaco
1970 Rulesbook concerning the regulation of objects found in excavations of October 1970, Article 24 [French]
1994 REGLAMENTO PARCIAL Nº 1 DE LA LEY DE PROTECCIÓN Y DEFENSA DEL PATRIMONIO CULTURAL EN CUANTO A LA DETERMINACIÓN DE LA ESTRUCTURA ORGÁNICA Y LAS MODALIDADES OPERATIVAS DEL INSTITUTO DEL PATRIMONIO CULTURAL [Spanish; Castilian]
PARTIAL REGULATION Nº 1 OF THE PROTECTION AND DEFENSE OF THE CULTURAL HERITAGE ACT IN REFERENCE TO ITS ORGANIC STRUCTURE AND OPERATIVE MODALITIES INSTITUTE OF CULTURAL HERITAGE [English]
  • Argentina
2004 Resolution 2272/2004 about protection of the archaeological and paleontological heritage [Spanish; Castilian]
  • Guatemala
Penal Code [Spanish; Castilian]
  • Uruguay
1994 Law n°16.466 on Environmental Protection [Spanish; Castilian]
  • Denmark
1986 Act N. 332 on Protection of cultural assets in Denmark [English]
  • Azerbaijan
1996 Law on Culture [Закон Азербайджанской Республики О КУЛЬТУРЕ] Russian
Antiquities Act The 17 June 1963/295 [Muinaismuistolaki 17.6.1963/295] Finnish
  • Azerbaijan
1998 Law on Protection of History and Culture movements [Закон Азербайджанской Республики Об охране памятников истории и культуры] Russian
  • Uruguay
1972 Executive Decree n°536 for the Law 14.040 [Spanish; Castilian]
  • Romania
2004 Decision 518 [HOTARÂREA DE GUVERN nr. 518/ 2004 pentru aprobarea Normelor metodologice privind exportul temporar al bunurilor culturale mobile] Romanian
2001 Section 39 of the Slovak Republic Code No 91/2001 [Deklarácia Národnej rady Slovenskej republiky o ochrane kultúrneho dedičstva] Slovak

Slovak Republic Code No 91/2001, section 39 of 20th March 2001 (translation) [English]
  • Ecuador
2004 Sustitución de la Decisión 460 sobre la protección y recuperación de bienes del patrimonio cultural de los Países Miembros de la Comunidad Andina [Spanish; Castilian]
1993 Commission Regulation (EEC) N°752/93 of 30 March 1993 laying down provisions for the implementation of Council Regulation (EEC) N°3911/92 on the export of cultural goods [English]
  • Ecuador
1979 Law 3501 on Cultural Patrimony [Ley de Patrimonio Cultural 3501] Spanish; Castilian

Law 3501 on Cultural Patrimony (translation) [English]
2000 Act 61 on Adult Education and Cultural Activities [Zakon z 9. februara 2000 o osvetovej cinnosti] Slovak

Act 61 on Adult Education and Cultural Activities 2000 [English]
  • Serbia
1996 Rules on the Registers of Archival materials (Official Gazette of the RS, N.51/96) [Serbian]
1979 Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act [English]
  • Costa Rica
1977 Costa Rican Arts Museum Establishment Law
2003 Law on declaring the Complex "Combinatul de Vinuri Cricova - SA" an Object of National Cultural Property [ЗАКОН РЕСПУБЛИКИ МОЛДОВА Об объявлении комплекса "Combinatul de Vinuri "Сricova" - S.A." объектом национального культурного достояния Республики Молдова 2003] Russian
  • Chad
1960 Law n°14-60, 2nd November 1960 related to Protection of Monuments and natural sites, Prehistorical, Archaeological, Scientific, Artistic or Picturesque Sites and Monuments, Classification of Historical and Ethnographical Objects, and Excavations Regulation [French]
Law n°14-60, 2nd November 1960 related to Protection of Monuments and natural sites, Prehistorical, Archaeological, Scientific, Artistic or Picturesque Sites and Monuments, Classification of Historical and Ethnographical Objects, and Excavations Regulation (translation) [English]
1983 Law on the protection of Antiquities [قانون رقم 117 لسنه 1983 قانون حماية الآثار] Arabic

Law on the protection of Antiquities (translation) [English]
  • Monaco
List of national texts and international conventions related to the cultural heritage protection [French]
1999 National Heritage Resources Act n° 25 [English]
  • Uruguay
1996 Executive Decree n°294 on article 344 of the Law n°16.736 from 05.01.96 [Spanish; Castilian]
  • Belgium
1998 Decree for granting Subventions to Folk Culture Organizations and for establishing a "Vlaams Centrum voor Volkscultuur" (Flemmish Center of Folk Culture) [Decreet op de Volkscultuur: Decreet houdende de erkenning en subsidiëring van organisaties voor volkscultuur en de oprichting van het Vlaams Centrum voor Volkscultuur] Dutch; Flemish

Décret réglant l'agrément et l'octroi de subventions aux organisations de culture populaire et instituant un "Vlaams Centrum voor Volkscultuur" (Centre flamand de Culture populaire) (traduction) [French]
  • Latvia
2004 Regulations regarding the Preservation and Protection of the Historic Centre of Riga (no more in force) [Latvian]
Regulations regarding the Preservation and Protection of the Historic Centre of Riga [English]
1994 Act on the implementation of certain provisions of the Protocol for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict and on the application of the Protocol 1135/ 1994 [Laki kulttuuriomaisuuden suojelemista aseellisen selkkauksen sattuessa koskevan pöytäkirjan eräiden määräysten hyväksymisestä ja pöytäkirjan soveltamisesta N:o 1135/ 1994] Finnish

Act on the implementation of certain provisions of the Protocol for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict and on the application of the Protocol 1135/ 1994 (translation) [English]
  • Azerbaijan
1998 Law on Librarianship [Закон Азербайджанской Республики О библиотечном деле] Russian
2002 Decree on the Promulgation of the Law on the Protection of Properties designated as National Monuments of Bosnia and Herzegovina by Decision of the Commission to Preserve National Monuments (translation) [English]
  • Mexico
1996 Convenio de proteccion y restitucion de monumentos arquelogicos, artisticos e historicos entre el gobierno de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos y el Gobierno de Belice [Spanish; Castilian]
1994 Return of Cultural Objects Regulations 1994 [English]
2001 Act 387 amending Act No.115/1998 on Museums and Galleries and on the Protection of Objects of Museum Value and Gallery Value and on the amendment to Act No. 563/1991 (NO MORE IN FORCE) [387 Zákon Zo 4. septembra 2001, ktorým sa mení a dopĺňa zákon č. 115/1998 Z. z. o múzeách a galériách a o ochrane predmetov múzejnej hodnoty a galerijnej hodnoty a o doplnení zákona č. 563/1991 Zb. o účtovníctve v znení neskorších predpisov] Slovak

Act 387 amending Act No.115/1998 on Museums and Galleries and on the Protection of Objects of Museum Value and Gallery Value and on the amendment to Act No. 563/1991 (04/09/01) (translation) [English]
  • Ecuador
Modified Law of the Penal Code (chapter VII, title V, part II) [LEY REFORMATORIA AL CODIGO PENAL] Spanish; Castilian

Modified Law of the Penal Code (chapter VII, title V, part II) (translation) [English]