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List of National Cultural Heritage Laws

Total number of results: 4801

Country Year Title
  • 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
2003 Ministerial Agreement 721 of 2003 [Spanish; Castilian]
Ministerial agreement 721 of 2003 (translation) [English]
  • Kenya
1983 The Antiquities Monuments Act [English]
  • Belgium
2002 Regulatory on the Management of Cultural private Archives [Archiefdecreet 2: Decreet van 19 juli 2002 houdende de privaatrechtelijke culturele archiefwerking] Dutch; Flemish

Arrêté du Gouvernement flamand portant exécution du décret du 19 juillet 2002 relatif à la gestion d'archives culturelles de droit privé [French]
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
1999 Law on Tourism [Закон Азербайджанской Республики О туризме] Russian
  • Uruguay
1979 Law n°14.960 on Tax Exemption [Spanish; Castilian]
  • Romania
2000 Ordinance 43 [ORDONANTA nr. 43 din 30 ianuarie 2000 privind protectia patrimoniului arheologic si declararea unor situri arheologice ca zone de interes national] Romanian
1980 National Heritage Act 1980 [English]
  • Ecuador
1978 Political Constitution of Ecuador (extract) [CONSTITUCIÓN POLÍTICA DEL ECUADOR 1978 (extracto)] Spanish; Castilian
  • Romania
2000 Ordinance 44 [ORDONANTA nr. 44 din 30 ianuarie 2000*) referitoare la unele masuri privind asigurarea bunurilor culturale mobile exportate temporar - Republicare ] Romanian
  • India
1972 Antiquities and Art Treasures Act, 1972 [English]
  • Costa Rica
1999 National System of Librairies
  • Russian Federation
1996 Law on Museum Fund of the Russian Federation and Museums [РОССИЙСКАЯ ФЕДЕРАЦИЯ ФЕДЕРАЛЬНЫЙ ЗАКОН О Музейном фонде Российской Федерации и музеях в Российской Федерации] Russian
  • 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]
  • Montenegro
Law on Museum Activity (no more in force) [English]
  • Argentina
2002 Law 25.568/2002 on the approval of Convention on the Defense of the Archaeological, Historical and Artistic Heritage of the American nations [Spanish; Castilian]
  • Kazakhstan
1992 Law on the Protection of Historical and Cultural Heritage [Об охpане и использовании истоpико-культуpного наследия] Russian
  • Madagascar
1982 Order n°82-029, 1962, related to protection, and conservation of national heritage [French]
  • Uruguay
2001 Resolution fixing the prices to obtain resources for 2001-2002 [Spanish; Castilian]
1954 National Monuments (Amendment) Act, 1954 [English]
1999 Act on Restrictions to the Export of Cultural Objects 115/1999 [Laki kulttuuriesineiden maastaviennin rajoittamisesta 5.2.1999/115] Finnish
  • Uruguay
1986 Executive Decree n°692 on article 15 of the Law n°14.343 [Spanish; Castilian]
2005 Law 3317 [Greek, Modern (1453-)]
2002 Decision imposing the RS Law on Implementation of Decisions of the Commission to Preserve National Monuments established under Annex 8 of the Dayton Peace Agreement (translation) [English]
1960 Tithe (Copies of Instruments of Apportionment) Rules 1960 [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]
  • Mexico
2003 Procedure INAH-00-003: Permit for allowing the exportation of reproductions of archaeological and historical monuments and to obtain registration in the INAH registry of reproducers and exporters [Spanish; Castilian]
Procedure INAH-00-003: Permit for allowing the exportation of reproductions of archaeological and historical monuments and to obtain registration in the INAH registry of reproducers and exporters (translation) [English]
  • Chad
  • Rwanda
  • Senegal
  • Seychelles
  • Sudan
  • Eswatini
  • Togo
  • Tunisia
  • Zambia
  • Zimbabwe
2002 Droit et Patrimoine en Afrique 4: du Rwanda au Zimbabwe [English]
  • Viet Nam
2002 Decree 92/2002 on detailed regulations to implement some articles of the law on cultural heritage [English]
1986 Protection of Military Remains Act 1986 [English]
  • Costa Rica
Handbook of procedures: Entrance of merchandises, vehicles and transport units to the national territory
  • 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
2002 Droit et Patrimoine en Afrique 1: de l'Afrique du Sud à l'Ethiopie [English]
  • Syrian Arab Republic
1963 Antiquities Law [Arabic]
Antiquities Law (translation) [English]
1997 Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) - Scotland - Act [English]
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]
  • Slovenia
1999 Cultural Heritage Protection Act [Slovenian]
Cultural Heritage Protection Act (translation) [English]
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]
  • Belarus
1996 Law on Copyright and related Fields [ОБ АВТОРСКОМ ПРАВЕ И СМЕЖНЫХ ПРАВАХ ЗАКОН РЕСПУБЛИКИ БЕЛАРУСЬ] Russian
2001 Law on implementation of the decision of the Annex 8 Commission to Preserve National Monuments (translation) [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]
1958 Public Records Act 1958 [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]
  • Mexico
2005 Steps to request the transport and/or exhibition of archaeological monuments [Spanish; Castilian]
  • Romania
2000 Law 5 [ LEGEA nr. 5/2000 pentru aprobarea Planului de amenajare a teritoriului national – Sectiunea a III-a – zone protejate] Romanian
  • Chad
  • Rwanda
  • Senegal
  • Seychelles
  • Sudan
  • Eswatini
  • Togo
  • Tunisia
  • Zambia
  • Zimbabwe
2002 Droit et Patrimoine en Afrique 4: du Rwanda au Zimbabwe [English]