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List of National Cultural Heritage Laws

Total number of results: 4801

Country Year Title
  • Romania
2000 Ordinance 44 [ORDONANTA nr. 44 din 30 ianuarie 2000*) referitoare la unele masuri privind asigurarea bunurilor culturale mobile exportate temporar - Republicare ] Romanian
  • Uruguay
2001 Law n°17.415 on the Exit of Works of National Artists Alive [Spanish; Castilian]
2004 Code of the Cultural and Landscape Heritage (translation) [English]
  • Serbia
1995 Decision on determining the Mandate of Museums according to types of artistic and historical works and according to territory (Official Gazette of the RS, N.28/95) [Serbian]
1999 Act on adopting certain regulations of the Convention on the Means of Prohibiting and Preventing the Illicit Import, Export and Transfer of Ownership of Cultural Property 875/ 1999 [Laki kulttuuriomaisuuden luvattoman tuonnin, viennin ja omistusoikeuden siirron kieltämiseksi ja ehkäisemiseksi tehdyn yleissopimuksen eräiden määräysten hyväksymisestä N:o 875/ 1999] Finnish

Act on adopting certain regulations of the Convention on the Means of Prohibiting and Preventing the Illicit Import, Export and Transfer of Ownership of Cultural Property 875/ 1999 (translation) [English]
Criminal Code of Republika SRPSKA (translation) [English]
  • Peru
1994 Law Nº 26282 about the Conservation, Protection and Promotion of the Archeological Heritage of SIPAN declared of national interest [Spanish; Castilian]
Law Nº 26282 about the Conservation, Protection and Promotion of the Archeological Heritage of SIPAN declared of national interest (translation) [English]
1926 Manorial Documents Rules 1959 (no more in force) [English]
  • Kazakhstan
1992 Law on the Protection of Historical and Cultural Heritage [Об охpане и использовании истоpико-культуpного наследия] Russian
  • Mexico
2005 Steps for obtaining a licence for the temporary or final export of moveable properties and/or monuments [Spanish; Castilian]
  • Chad
  • Rwanda
  • Senegal
  • Seychelles
  • Sudan
  • Eswatini
  • Togo
  • Tunisia
  • Zambia
  • Zimbabwe
2002 Droit et Patrimoine en Afrique 4: du Rwanda au Zimbabwe [English]
  • Belgium
2004 Decree for accepting the 1970 UNESCO Conventionon the Means of Prohibiting and Preventing the Illicit Import, Export and Transfer of Ownership of Cultural Property [French]
  • Philippines
Background on Cultural Heritage Law of Philippines and Presentation of the different Cultural Institutions and Actors [English]
  • Philippines
1987 Article 14 of the Constitution of the Philippines [English]
1973 Protection of Wrecks Designation Orders made between 1973 and 2005 [English]
  • Costa Rica
Handbook of procedures: Definitive import
2002 Droit et Patrimoine en Afrique 1: de l'Afrique du Sud à l'Ethiopie [English]
2005 Law 3317 [Greek, Modern (1453-)]
  • Tunisia
1994 Décret 94-2368 portant création et organisation du laboratoire national pour la sauvegarde et la restauration des manuscrits à Raqqada à Kairouan, au sein de l’institut national du patrimoine (traduction) [French]
2001 Historic Monuments (Class Consents) Order (Northern Ireland) [English]
  • Belarus
1992 By-law of the Law n° 1940-XII (13 November 1992) of the Republic of Belarus on the Protection of the Historical Cultural Heritage (translation) [English]
  • Argentina
Conditions relating to temporary, permanent exports and to the refunding of archaeological goods [Spanish; Castilian]
  • Uruguay
2006 Presidential Resolution delegating to the MEC some Attributions of the Executive [Spanish; Castilian]
1994 Law I - 733 on Protection of Immovable cultural Properties [Lithuanian]
Law I - 733 on Protection of Immovable cultural Properties (translation) [English]
  • Viet Nam
2002 Decree 92/2002 on detailed regulations to implement some articles of the law on cultural heritage [English]
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]
  • Russian Federation
2002 Law on Transfer of the Stained Windows of the Marienkirche in Frankfurt-am-Oder replaced to the USSR during the World War II and stored at the State Hermitage to the Federal Republic of Germany [РОССИЙСКАЯ ФЕДЕРАЦИЯ ФЕДЕРАЛЬНЫЙ ЗАКОН О передаче Федеративной Республике Германия витражей из церкви Святой Марии (Мариенкирхе) в городе Франкфурте-на-Одере, перемещенных в Союз ССР в результате Второй мировой войны и хранящихся в Государственном Эрмитаже 2002] Russian
  • Uruguay
1992 Decree n°178 on El Preciado Treasure Commission [Spanish; Castilian]
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]
  • 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]
1968 Theft Act 1968 (extracts) [English]
  • Slovenia
1999 Cultural Heritage Protection Act [Slovenian]
Cultural Heritage Protection Act (translation) [English]
  • Belarus
1996 Law on Copyright and related Fields [ОБ АВТОРСКОМ ПРАВЕ И СМЕЖНЫХ ПРАВАХ ЗАКОН РЕСПУБЛИКИ БЕЛАРУСЬ] 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]
  • Romania
2006 EMERGENCY ORDINANCE no. 118 of December 2006 on the Establishment, Organisation and Functioning of Cultural Institutions [ORDONANŢĂ DE URGENŢĂ nr. 118 din 21 decembrie 2006 privind înfiinţarea, organizarea şi desfăşurarea activităţii aşezămintelor culturale] Romanian

EMERGENCY ORDINANCE no. 118 of December 2006 on the Establishment, Organisation and Functioning of Cultural Institutions [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]
  • Seychelles
1999 National Monuments (Amendment) Act, 1999 [English]
  • Romania
2000 Law 5 [ LEGEA nr. 5/2000 pentru aprobarea Planului de amenajare a teritoriului national – Sectiunea a III-a – zone protejate] Romanian
1972 Criteria on cooperation between Ministry of Culture, Archaeological Research Centers, Scientific Department of Antiquities, and Museums regarding Legislation on Antiquities [Arabic]
  • Monaco
1970 Rulesbook concerning the regulation of objects found in excavations of October 1970, Article 24 [French]
  • Costa Rica
1965 Law 3632 concerning the National Theater
  • Argentina
2004 Resolution 2272/2004 about protection of the archaeological and paleontological heritage [Spanish; Castilian]
  • Uruguay
1994 Law n°16.466 on Environmental Protection [Spanish; Castilian]
  • Mexico
2002 Agreement N. 317 whereby all the works of art produced by the artist Maria Izquierdo are declared artistic monuments [Spanish; Castilian]
Agreement N. 317 whereby all the works of art produced by the artist Maria Izquierdo are declared artistic monuments (translation) [English]
1993 Law on Monument Protection [ЗАКОН РЕСПУБЛИКИ МОЛДОВА Об охране памятников 1993] Russian