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List of National Cultural Heritage Laws

Total number of results: 4801

Country Year Title
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
  • 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
  • Chad
  • Rwanda
  • Senegal
  • Seychelles
  • Sudan
  • Eswatini
  • Togo
  • Tunisia
  • Zambia
  • Zimbabwe
2002 Droit et Patrimoine en Afrique 4: du Rwanda au Zimbabwe [English]
2002 Act 395 of 17 May 2002 on Archives and Registries and on the Amendments of certain Acts (translation) [English]
2002 Export Control Act 2002 [English]
  • Cuba
1983 Decree 118 on the Regulation for the enforcement of the Act on the Protection of the Cultural Heritage [Spanish; Castilian]
Decree 118 on the Regulation for the enforcement of the Act on the Protection of the Cultural Heritage (translation) [English]
  • Gabon
  • Gambia
  • Ghana
  • Guinea
  • Kenya
  • Lesotho
  • Liberia
2002 Droit et Patrimoine en Afrique 2: de Gabon à Libéria [French]
  • Australia
1978 Historic Shipwrecks Regulations, 1978 [English]
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]
  • Peru
2004 General Law of the Cultural Heritage of the Nation (Law N. 28296) [Spanish; Castilian]
General Law of the Cultural Heritage of the Nation (Law N. 28296-translation) [English]
  • Monaco
List of national texts and international conventions related to the cultural heritage protection [French]
  • Argentina
2003 Decree 1166/2003 on the creation of the Argentinian Committee of Fight against the Illicit Traffic of Cultural Goods. Functions and integration [Spanish; Castilian]
  • Guatemala
1986 Ministerial Agreement on the norms for protecting and using areas closed to the Culebra Monticule and the Pinacula Aqueduc [Spanish; Castilian]
Ministerial Agreement on the norms for protecting and using areas closed to the Culebra Monticule and the Pinacula Aqueduc (translation) [English]
  • Uruguay
1996 Executive Decree n°294 on article 344 of the Law n°16.736 from 05.01.96 [Spanish; Castilian]
  • France
1993 Customs Code (to visualise this document please consult the following website: http://www.legifrance.gouv.fr)
  • 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]
1985 The Act on the Protection of Buildings (no longer in force) [Rakennussuojelulaki 18.1.1985/60] Finnish
  • Azerbaijan
1998 Law on Librarianship [Закон Азербайджанской Республики О библиотечном деле] Russian
  • Uruguay
1979 Law n°14.960 on Tax Exemption [Spanish; Castilian]
  • Romania
2001 Law 378 [LEGEA 378/2001 nr. pentru aprobarea Ordonantei Guvernului nr. 43/2000 privind protectia patrimoniului arheologic si declararea unor situri arheologice ca zone de interes national] Romanian
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]
  • Australia
1986 Australian Cultural Heritage Export Permit n° 1071P [English]
  • Serbia
1996 Rules on the registers of film materials (Official Gazette of the RS, N.47/96) [Serbian]
1997 Merchant Shipping and Maritime Security Act 1997 [English]
  • Russian Federation
1994 Law on Librarianship [РОССИЙСКАЯ ФЕДЕРАЦИЯ ФЕДЕРАЛЬНЫЙ ЗАКОН О библиотечном деле 1994] Russian
  • Kuwait
1994 Decree n°52 on National Library, 1994 [Arabic]
  • Montenegro
Law on Museum Activity (no more in force) [English]
  • Argentina
2002 Decree 1058/2002 approving the organizing structure of the Secretariat of the Culture [Spanish; Castilian]
  • Kenya
1983 The National Museums Act [English]
  • Uruguay
2001 Resolution fixing the prices to obtain resources for 2001-2002 [Spanish; Castilian]
  • Belgium
2003 Decree on the functioning of Advice Councils for the Cultural Sector [French]
1954 National Monuments (Amendment) Act, 1954 [English]
  • Latvia
Text consolidated by the latvian Translation and Terminology Centre with amending laws of: 1 June 1993, 2 December 1993, 9 February 1995, 15 November 2001, 6 November 2003 and 28 April 2005 [Par kultūras pieminekļu aizsardzību] Latvian

Text consolidated by the latvian Translation and Terminology Centre with amending laws of: 1 June 1993, 2 December 1993, 9 February 1995, 15 November 2001, 6 November 2003 and 28 April 2005 [English]
2015 Law No. 1292/2015 on the return of cultural objects unlawfully removed from the territory of the Member States of the European Union [Laki Euroopan unionin jäsenvaltion alueelta laittomasti vietyjen kulttuuriesineiden palauttamisesta] English
  • Azerbaijan
2003 Law on Legal Protection of the Azerbaijan Folk Expressions [Закон Азербайджанской Республики О правовой охране выражений азербайджанского фольклора] Russian