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List of National Cultural Heritage Laws

Total number of results: 4800

Country Year Title
2001 Act 49 on the Protection of Monuments and Historic sites (translation) [English]
  • Ecuador
1984 Executive Decree 2733 on the General Bylaws to the Law on Cultural Heritage [Decreto 2733 sobre el Reglamento General de la Ley sobre el Patrimonio Cultural] Spanish; Castilian

Executive Decree 2733 on the General Bylaws to the Law on Cultural Heritage (translation) [English]
  • Romania
2005 Governmental Decision 902 on the Creation of the Elie Wiesel Institute [Hotărârea Guvernului nr. 902/2005 privind înfiinţarea Institutului Naţional pentru Studierea Holocaustului din Romania „Elie Wiesel”, publicată în M. Of. nr. 758] Romanian
  • Australia
1976 Historic Shipwrecks Act, 1976 [English]
  • Serbia
1995 Rules on the forms for documents that are kept on archeological excavation and research (Official Gazette of the RS, N.19/95) [Serbian]
Protection of Military remains Act 1986 [English]
  • Costa Rica
1990 National system of archive (regulation)
  • Zambia
1966 National Museums Act [English]
  • Kuwait
1999 Law on Intellectual (and artistic) Property n°64, 1999 [Arabic]
  • Peru
2002 Law Nº 27811 introducing a protection system for the collecive knowledge of indigenous peoples regarding biological resources [Spanish; Castilian]
Law Nº 27811 introducing a protection system for the collecive knowledge of indigenous peoples regarding biological resources (translation) [English]
  • Argentina
2003 Resolution 1134/2003, national register of the layers, of the archaeological collections and objects and of the contraveners and recidivists [Spanish; Castilian]
  • Guatemala
1976 Agreement for the protection and restitution of archaeological, artistical and historical monuments between Guatemala and Mexico [Spanish; Castilian]
Agreement for the protection and restitution of archaeological, artistical and historical monuments between Guatemala and Mexico (translation) [English]
  • Kenya
1983 The National Museums Act [English]
  • Belgium
2003 Decree on the Protection of Movable Cultural Heritage of Particular Interest [Topstukkendecreet: Decreet houdende bescherming van het roerend cultureel erfgoed van uitzonderlijk belang van 24 januari 2003] Dutch; Flemish

Décret portant protection du patrimoine culturel mobilier présentant un intérêt exceptionnel [French]
  • Latvia
2003 Law on Preservation and Protection of Riga's Historical Centre [Latvian]
Law on Preservation and Protection of Riga's Historical Centre [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]
1994 Decree on the implementation of the Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict and the related Protocol and accepting and applying certain provisions of the Protocol 1136/ 1994 [Asetus kulttuuriomaisuuden suojelemista aseellisen selkkauksen sattuessa koskevan yleissopimuksen ja siihen liittyvän pöytäkirjan voimaansaattamisesta ja pöytäkirjan eräiden määräysten hyväksymisestä ja soveltamisesta annetun lain voimaantulosta N:o 1136/ 1994] Finnish

The Decree on the implementation of the Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict and the related Protocol and accepting and applying certain provisions of the Protocol 1136/ 1994 (translation) [English]
  • Uruguay
1986 Law n°15.819 on the Creation of the Honorary Executive Board of Colonia [Spanish; Castilian]
2003 Ministerial Decree 22797 [Greek, Modern (1453-)]
Criminal Code of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (translation) [English]
1979 Sale of Goods Act 1979 [English]
1998 Act 115 on Museums and Art Galleries and on the Protection of Valuable Objects for Museums and Art Galleries (01/04/98) 115 ACT of 1 April 1998 on Museums and Art Galleries and on the Protection of Valuable Objects for Museums and Art Galleries (translation) (NO MORE IN FORCE) [English]
  • Mexico
2001 Federal Law on national properties [Spanish; Castilian]
  • Gabon
  • Gambia
  • Ghana
  • Guinea
  • Kenya
  • Lesotho
  • Liberia
2002 Droit et Patrimoine en Afrique 2: de Gabon à Libéria [French]
  • India
1973 Antiquities and Art Treasures Rules, 1973 [English]
  • Serbia
1996 Rules on the Method of Keeping Records on the Registry Materials enjoying prior protection (Official Gazette of the RS, N.28/96) [Serbian]
1987 Protection of Military Remains Act 1986 (Guernsey) Order 1987 (no more in force) [English]
  • Russian Federation
Law on Principles of Touristic Activity 1996 [РОССИЙСКАЯ ФЕДЕРАЦИЯ ФЕДЕРАЛЬНЫЙ ЗАКОН Об основах туристской деятельности в Российской Федерации 1996] Russian
2002 Droit et Patrimoine en Afrique 1: de l'Afrique du Sud à l'Ethiopie [English]
  • Kuwait
1960 Princely Decree on the Antiquities Law n°11, 1960 [Arabic]
Princely Decree on the Antiquities Law n°11, 1960 (translation) [English]
1996 Treasure Act [English]
  • Argentina
2001 Law 25.478 on the approval of the Second protocol of the Convention of the Hague of 1954 for the Protection of Cultural Goods in the event of War, adopted in the Hague on March 26, 1999 [Spanish; Castilian]
  • Malawi
1992 Monuments and Relics Arrangement of Sections [English]
  • Uruguay
2001 Law n°17.415 on the Exit of Works of National Artists Alive [Spanish; Castilian]
  • Belgium
2003 Decree on the functioning of Advice Councils for the Cultural Sector [French]
2004 Code of the Cultural and Landscape Heritage (translation) [English]
  • Slovenia
2003 The Law on the Return of Unlawfully Removed Objects of Cultural Heritage [Slovenian]
The Law on the Return of Unlawfully Removed Objects of Cultural Heritage (translation) [English]
1999 Decree on Restrictions to the Export of Cultural Objects 189/1999 [Asetus kulttuuriesineiden maastaviennin rajoittamisesta N:o 189/ 1999] Finnish

Decree on Restrictions to the Export of Cultural Objects 189/1999 (translation) [English]
  • Belarus
1992 Law on Protection of Historical and Cultural Heritage [ОБ ОХРАНЕ ИСТОРИКО-КУЛЬТУРНОГО НАСЛЕДИЯ ЗАКОН РЕСПУБЛИКИ БЕЛАРУСЬ] Russian
  • Uruguay
1986 Decree n°139 on the Benefits for Buildings declared as National Heritage [Spanish; Castilian]
  • 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]
  • Romania
2001 Decision 1258 [HOTARÂREA DE GUVERN nr. 1258/2001 privind organizarea Oficiului National al Monumentelor Istorice ] Romanian
  • Chad
  • Rwanda
  • Senegal
  • Seychelles
  • Sudan
  • Eswatini
  • Togo
  • Tunisia
  • Zambia
  • Zimbabwe
2002 Droit et Patrimoine en Afrique 4: du Rwanda au Zimbabwe [English]
  • Philippines
Background on Cultural Heritage Law of Philippines and Presentation of the different Cultural Institutions and Actors [English]
  • Japan
2006 Law on the promotion of International Cooperation for protection of cultural heritage abroad [English]
1973 Protection of Wrecks Designation Orders made between 1973 and 2005 [English]
  • Costa Rica
Handbook of procedures: Customs transit
2002 Droit et Patrimoine en Afrique 1: de l'Afrique du Sud à l'Ethiopie [English]
  • 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]
  • Mexico
1984 Decree whereby all the works of art produced by the Mexican artist Frida Kahlo Calderon are declared to be artistic monuments, including easel, graphic works, engravings and technical documents, whether property of the nation or of private individuals [Spanish; Castilian]
Decree whereby all the works of art produced by the Mexican artist Frida Kahlo Calderon are declared to be artistic monuments, including easel, graphic works, engravings and technical documents, whether property of the nation or of private individuals (translation) [English]