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List of National Cultural Heritage Laws

Total number of results: 4800

Country Year Title
  • 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]
  • Belarus
2002 Decree n°1396 (8 October 2002) for Amendments of the Decree n°557 (21 April 2000) on Cultural Property Removal through the customs Border of the Republic of Belarus Order [Russian]
2002 Droit et Patrimoine en Afrique 1: de l'Afrique du Sud à l'Ethiopie [English]
1994 Ancient Monuments (Class Consents) Order [English]
  • Belize
2000 Belize Constitution Act (chapter 4- revised edition 2000) [English]
  • Costa Rica
2003 Organic law of the national system of cultural radio and television (SINART): law Nº 8346, 12 February 2003
  • Seychelles
1991 National Monuments Act Chapter 140 (Subsidiary Legislation) [English]
1972 Criteria on cooperation between Ministry of Culture, Archaeological Research Centers, Scientific Department of Antiquities, and Museums regarding Legislation on Antiquities [Arabic]
  • Tajikistan
1993 Law on Publishing [ЗАКОН РЕСПУБЛИКИ ТАДЖИКИСТАН Об издательском деле 1993] Russian
  • Monaco
1970 Rulesbook concerning the regulation of objects found in excavations of October 1970, Article 24 [French]
  • Uruguay
1994 Decree n°435 on the Assessment Rules of Environmental Impact [Spanish; Castilian]
  • France
Heritage Code (to visualise this document please consult the following website: http://www.legifrance.gouv.fr)
  • Belgium
2004 Flemish Government Decree of 14 January 2005 implementing the Heritage Act with regard to museums, cultural heritage publications and projects on cultural heritage [Erfgoeddecreet: Decreet van 7 mei 2004 houdende de organisatie en subsidiëring van een cultureel-erfgoedbeleid] Dutch; Flemish

Arrêté du Gouvernement flamand portant exécution de décret sur le Patrimoine en ce qui concerne les musées, les publications sur le patrimoine culturel et les projets de patrimoine culturel [French]
1985 The Decree on the Protection of the Buildings owned by the State (no longer in force) [Asetus valtion omistamien rakennusten suojelusta 14.6.1985/480] Finnish
  • Portugal
2001 Law 107/01 on Cultural Heritage [Portuguese]
  • Georgia
1997 Law on the National library of the the Parliament [Закон Грузии О рекламе] Russian
  • Albania
2003 Per trashegimine kulturore [Per trashegimine kulturore] Albanian

For the Cultural Heritage (translation) [English]
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]
  • Romania
2002 ORDER no. 2053 of May 17th 2002 on the approval of the Norms on the Classification of Movable Cultural Goods [ORDIN nr. 2053 din 17 mai 2002 pentru aprobarea Normelor de clasare a bunurilor culturale mobile] Romanian

ORDER no. 2053 of May 17th 2002 on the approval of the Norms on the Classification of Movable Cultural Goods [English]
  • Ecuador
1979 Law 3501 on Cultural Patrimony [Ley de Patrimonio Cultural 3501] Spanish; Castilian

Law 3501 on Cultural Patrimony (translation) [English]
  • Botswana
2002 National Archives Act [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]
  • Romania
2005 Decision 499 [ HOTARÂREA Guvernului nr. 499 din 1 iunie 2005 pentru modificarea si completarea Hotarârii Guvernului nr. 1.640/2004 privind stabilirea unor masuri pentru organizarea si functionarea Muzeului Costumelor Populare din România] Romanian
Historic Buildings and Ancient Monuments Act 1953 [English]
  • Costa Rica
2003 Law 8394 concerning the celebration of "DÍA NACIONAL DEL SABANERO"
  • Costa Rica
1995 Architectonic Historical Heritage Law
  • Zambia
1989 National Heritage Conservation Commission Act, 1989 [English]
1988 Antiquities Law n° 21 of 1988 (amended in 2004) [Arabic]
Antiquities Law n° 21 of 1988 (amended in 2004) [English]
  • 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]
  • Kenya
1983 The Antiquities Monuments Act [English]
2000 Law on Publishing [ЗАКОН РЕСПУБЛИКИ МОЛДОВА Об издательском деле 2000] Russian
  • Nepal
1956 Ancient Monument Preservation Act 2013 (translation) [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]
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]
  • Uruguay
1979 Law n°14.960 on Tax Exemption [Spanish; Castilian]
  • Guatemala
Penal Code [Spanish; Castilian]
2005 Law 3378 [Greek, Modern (1453-)]
1980 National Heritage Act 1980 [English]
  • Ecuador
1978 Political Constitution of Ecuador (extract) [CONSTITUCIÓN POLÍTICA DEL ECUADOR 1978 (extracto)] Spanish; Castilian
  • Azerbaijan
1998 Law on Protection of History and Culture movements [Закон Азербайджанской Республики Об охране памятников истории и культуры] Russian
  • India
1972 Antiquities and Art Treasures Act, 1972 [English]
  • Romania
2004 Decision 518 [HOTARÂREA DE GUVERN nr. 518/ 2004 pentru aprobarea Normelor metodologice privind exportul temporar al bunurilor culturale mobile] Romanian
  • 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]
  • Costa Rica
1999 National System of Librairies
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]
  • Montenegro
Law on Museum Activity (no more in force) [English]
  • Serbia
1996 Rules on the Registers of Archival materials (Official Gazette of the RS, N.51/96) [Serbian]
  • 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]
  • Madagascar
1982 Order n°82-029, 1962, related to protection, and conservation of national heritage [French]