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List of National Cultural Heritage Laws

Total number of results: 4801

Country Year Title
  • Costa Rica
Handbook of procedures: Entrance of merchandises, vehicles and transport units to the national territory
2002 Droit et Patrimoine en Afrique 1: de l'Afrique du Sud à l'Ethiopie [English]
  • Tunisia
1994 Décret n° 94-2367 portant création et organisation du centre des sciences et techniques du patrimoine au sein de l’institut national du patrimoine (traduction) [French]
  • Mexico
1964 Decree for declaring Historical Monuments all works of Gerardo Murillo Coronado (Doctor Atl) [Spanish; Castilian]
1997 Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) - Scotland - Act [English]
  • Argentina
1997 Decree 1321/97, Regulation of the law N°24.633, international Circulation of works of art [Spanish; Castilian]
  • Kyrgyzstan
1998 Law on Librarianship [Russian]
2003 National Heritage Fund Act 2003 [English]
  • Uruguay
2002 Law n°17.473 on the General Registry of National Plastic Works of Art [Spanish; Castilian]
  • Belgium
2004 Act on the organisation and funding of a cultural heritage policy [Erfgoeddecreet 1: Decreet van 7 mei 2004 houdende de organisatie en subsidiëring van een cultureel-erfgoedbeleid] Dutch; Flemish

Décret portant organisation et subventionnement d’une politique du patrimoine culturel [French]
2004 Resolution N. 1107 on the procedure of return of cultural pbjects unlawfully removed from the territory of a Member State of the European Union [Lithuanian]
  • Belarus
1996 Law on Copyright and related Fields [ОБ АВТОРСКОМ ПРАВЕ И СМЕЖНЫХ ПРАВАХ ЗАКОН РЕСПУБЛИКИ БЕЛАРУСЬ] Russian
  • Belgium
2003 Monuments, Sites et Patrimoine archéologique [French]
1999 Decree for bringing into force the Convention on the Means of Prohibiting and Preventing the Illicit Import, Export and Transfer of Ownership of Cultural Property and the entry into force of the Act on adopting certain regulations of the Convention 876/99 [Asetus kulttuuriomaisuuden luvattoman tuonnin, viennin ja omistusoikeuden siirron kieltämiseksi ja ehkäisemiseksi tehdyn yleissopimuksen voimaansaattamisesta sekä yleissopimuksen eräiden määräysten hyväksymisestä annetun lain voimaantulosta N:o 876/ 1999] Finnish

Decree for bringing into force the Convention on the Means of Prohibiting and Preventing the Illicit Import, Export and Transfer of Ownership of Cultural Property and the entry into force of the Act on adopting certain regulations of the Convention 876/99 (translation) [English]
  • Uruguay
1991 Law n°15.860 on the Expedition Guides Tax [Spanish; Castilian]
1999 Law 2719 [Greek, Modern (1453-)]
Chart of Institutions responsible for the Protection and Preservation of National Monuments in Bosnia and Herzegovina (translation) [English]
  • Romania
2007 ORDINANCE no. 19 of January 31st 2007 on the immaterial cultural heritage protection [ORDONANŢĂ nr. 19 din 31 ianuarie 2007 privind protejarea patrimoniului cultural imaterial] Romanian

ORDINANCE no. 19 of January 31st 2007 on the immaterial cultural heritage protection [English]
1937 Public Records (Scotland) Act 1937 [English]
  • Belarus
2000 Decree n°1859 of the Supreme Soviet of the Republic of Belarus for Amendments of the Decree n°674 (30 April 1998) and of the Decree n°557 (21 April 2000) [Russian]
  • Chad
  • Rwanda
  • Senegal
  • Seychelles
  • Sudan
  • Eswatini
  • Togo
  • Tunisia
  • Zambia
  • Zimbabwe
2002 Droit et Patrimoine en Afrique 4: du Rwanda au Zimbabwe [English]
  • Costa Rica
1992 Law 7243 on tax exemption for musical instruments
2003 Dealing in Cultural Objects (Offences) Act 2003 [English]
  • Cuba
1977 Law No.1 on the Protection of the Cultural Heritage [Spanish; Castilian]
Law No.1 on the Protection of the Cultural Heritage (translation) [English]
  • Tajikistan
2001 Law on Export and Import of Cultural property [ЗАКОН РЕСПУБЛИКИ ТАДЖИКИСТАН О вывозе и ввозе культурных ценностей ЗАКОН РЕСПУБЛИКИ ТАДЖИКИСТАН О библиотечной деятельности 2001] Russian
2002 Droit et Patrimoine en Afrique 1: de l'Afrique du Sud à l'Ethiopie [English]
  • Tunisia
1994 Décret 94-2369 portant création et organisation du centre national de la calligraphie à l’institut national du patrimoine (traduction) [French]
1996 Ancient Monuments (Class Consents) (Scotland) Order [English]
  • Uganda
1967 The Historical Monuments Act, 1967 [English]
Article 99 of the Constitution of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela [Spanish; Castilian]
  • Ukraine
1999 Law of Ukraine “On Importation, Exportation and Return of Cultural Objects” №1068-XIV [Про вивезення, ввезення та повернення культурних цінностей] Ukrainian
  • Monaco
2003 Law n° 1.277 of December 2003 related to the exhibition of cultural property [French]
  • Portugal
1997 Decree law N. 164/97 on Underwater Archeological Activity [Portuguese]
1999 Decision of the Ministry of Education on the licensing authorities in the matter of export of cultural objects Dnr:o 7/600/99 [Opetusministeriön päätös toimimisesta lupaviranomaisena kulttuuriesineiden maastavientiasioissa 21.4.1999 (Decision of the Ministry of Education on the licensing authorities in the matter of export of cultural objects) Dnr:o 7/600/99] Finnish
  • Georgia
1999 Law on Preservation of Cultural Heritage [ЗАКОН ГРУЗИИ О государственной поддержке национальной кинематографии] Russian
Basic Data about Commission to Preserve National Monuments [PRAVILNIK O AKTIVNOSTIMA KOMISIJE ZA OČUVANJE NACIONALNIH SPOMENIKA VEZANIM ZA MEĐUNARODNU SURADNJU] Bosnian

Basic Data about Commission to Preserve National Monuments (translation) [English]
1923 Public Records Act (Northern Ireland) 1923 [English]
  • Argentina
2000 Law 25.257/2000 for the approval of the UNIDROIT Convention on Cultural Objects Stolen or Illegally Exported [Spanish; Castilian]
  • Uruguay
1970 Law n°13.835 for the Historical Area of Colonia [Spanish; Castilian]
  • Romania
2001 Ordinance 2008 [ORDINUL MINISTRULUI CULTURII SI CULTELOR nr. 2008 /2001 pentru aprobarea Normelor de acreditare a conservatorilor si restauratorilor] Romanian
  • China
2002 Bylaw of the People’s Republic of China on Protection of Cultural Relics [Chinese]
Bylaw of the People’s Republic of China on Protection of Cultural Relics (translation) [English]
  • Costa Rica
2001 Proyecto de ley: Aprobacion de la Convencion iberoamericana de derechos de los jovenes
2003 Export of Objects of Cultural Interest (Control) Order 2003 [English]
  • Cuba
1979 Decree 55 on the Rules and Regulation to implement the National and Local Monuments Act [Spanish; Castilian]
Decree 55 on the Rules and Regulation to implement the National and Local Monuments Act (translation) [English]
  • Australia
1987 Protection of Movable Cultural Heritage Regulations, 1987 [English]
  • Costa Rica
1959 Legislation on Material Cultural Heritage (20) 1888 - 2004
2002 Law on Theatres, Circuses and Concert Organizations [ЗАКОН РЕСПУБЛИКИ МОЛДОВА О театрах, цирках и концертных организациях] Russian
  • Seychelles
1980 National Monuments Act, 1980 [English]
  • Peru
2000 Penal Code - Legislative Decree 635 [Spanish; Castilian]
  • Ukraine
1992 ЗАКОНОДАВСТВА УКРАЇНИ ПРО КУЛЬТУРУ [Ukrainian]
Basic Legislation of Ukraine on Culture [English]