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List of National Cultural Heritage Laws

Total number of results: 4800

Country Year Title
  • Costa Rica
1977 Costa Rican Arts Museum Establishment Law
  • 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]
  • Latvia
2003 Procedures for Return of Unlawfully Removed Art and Antique Objects [Latvian]
Procedures for Return of Unlawfully Removed Art and Antique Objects (translation) [English]
  • Azerbaijan
1998 Law on Librarianship [Закон Азербайджанской Республики О библиотечном деле] Russian
1988 Antiquities Law n° 21 of 1988 (amended in 2004) [Arabic]
Antiquities Law n° 21 of 1988 (amended in 2004) [English]
  • Romania
2003 Law 462 [LEGEA nr. 462/2003 pentru modificarea Ordonantei Guvernului nr. 43/2000 privind protectia patrimoniului arheologic si declararea unor situri arheologice ca zone de interes national] Romanian
  • 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]
1999 National Heritage Resources Act n° 25 [English]
  • Mexico
2000 Acuerdo que establece la claisficacion y codificacion de los bienes considerados monumentos historicos o artisticos [Spanish; Castilian]
2001 Act 49 on the Protection of Monuments and Historic sites (translation) [English]
  • Uruguay
1996 Executive Decree n°294 on article 344 of the Law n°16.736 from 05.01.96 [Spanish; Castilian]
  • Serbia
1996 Rules on the Programme of Professional Exams in the field of protection of cultural property and on the manner of taking such exams (Official Gazette of the RS, N.11/96 and 15/96) [Serbian]
  • Uruguay
1979 Law n°14.960 on Tax Exemption [Spanish; Castilian]
2002 Decree on the Promulgation of the Law on the Protection of Properties designated as National Monuments of Bosnia and Herzegovina by Decision of the Commission to Preserve National Monuments (translation) [English]
  • Russian Federation
1994 Law on the Statutory Document Copy [РОССИЙСКАЯ ФЕДЕРАЦИЯ ФЕДЕРАЛЬНЫЙ ЗАКОН Об обязательном экземпляре документов 1994] Russian
1994 Return of Cultural Objects Regulations 1994 [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]
  • Gabon
  • Gambia
  • Ghana
  • Guinea
  • Kenya
  • Lesotho
  • Liberia
2002 Droit et Patrimoine en Afrique 2: de Gabon à Libéria [French]
  • Ecuador
1978 Political Constitution of Ecuador (extract) [CONSTITUCIÓN POLÍTICA DEL ECUADOR 1978 (extracto)] Spanish; Castilian
  • Gabon
  • Gambia
  • Ghana
  • Guinea
  • Kenya
  • Lesotho
  • Liberia
2002 Droit et Patrimoine en Afrique 2: de Gabon à Libéria [French]
  • Guatemala
1998 Memorandum concerning archaeology, anthropology, protection and conservation of Cultural Heritage between Guatemala and Mexico [Spanish; Castilian]
Memorandum concerning archaeology, anthropology, protection and conservation of Cultural Heritage between Guatemala and Mexico (translation) [English]
1997 Merchant Shipping and Maritime Security Act 1997 [English]
  • Belgium
2003 Decree on the Protection of Movable Cultural Heritage of Particular Interest [Topstukkendecreet 2: 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]
  • Costa Rica
1998 Museum of Contemporary Art and Design
2002 Droit et Patrimoine en Afrique 1: de l'Afrique du Sud à l'Ethiopie [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]
  • Azerbaijan
2000 Law on Publishing [Закон Азербайджанской Республики Об издательском деле] Russian
  • Kuwait
1994 Decree n°52 on National Library, 1994 [Arabic]
  • Montenegro
Law on Museum Activity (no more in force) [English]
2003 Ministerial Decree 42813 [Greek, Modern (1453-)]
  • Madagascar
1982 Order n°82-029, 1962, related to protection, and conservation of national heritage [French]
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]
  • Uruguay
2001 Resolution fixing the prices to obtain resources for 2001-2002 [Spanish; Castilian]
1954 National Monuments (Amendment) Act, 1954 [English]
  • Romania
2003 Ordinance 2682 [ORDINUL MINISTRULUI CULTURII SI CULTELOR nr. 2682/2003 privind aprobarea Normelor metodologice de clasare si evidenta a monumentelor istorice, a Listei monumentelor istorice, a Fisei analitice de evidenta a monumentelor istorice si a Fisei minimale de evidenta a monumentelor istorice, cu modificarile si completarile ulterioare, cu modificarile si completarile ulterioare] Romanian
1999 Act on Restrictions to the Export of Cultural Objects 115/1999 [Laki kulttuuriesineiden maastaviennin rajoittamisesta 5.2.1999/115] Finnish
2002 Law on Urban Planning of Republika Srpska (Republika Srpska), 2002 [Bosnian]
  • Russian Federation
1998 Law on Cultural Property replaced in USSR as a Result of the World War II and left on its Territory [РОССИЙСКАЯ ФЕДЕРАЦИЯ ФЕДЕРАЛЬНЫЙ ЗАКОН О культурных ценностях, перемещенных в Союз ССР в результате Второй мировой войны и находящихся на территории Российской Федерации 1998] Russian
1977 Torts (Interference with Goods) Act 1977 [English]
  • Peru
Supreme Resolution N.018-2006 ED [Spanish; Castilian]
  • Mexico
1986 Federal Law on monuments and archaeological, artistic, and historical zones [Spanish; Castilian]
Federal Law on monuments and archaeological, artistic, and historical zones (translation) [English]
  • Chad
  • Rwanda
  • Senegal
  • Seychelles
  • Sudan
  • Eswatini
  • Togo
  • Tunisia
  • Zambia
  • Zimbabwe
2002 Droit et Patrimoine en Afrique 4: du Rwanda au Zimbabwe [English]
  • Kazakhstan
1996 Law on Copyright and related Fields [Russian]
  • Philippines
1998 National Museum Act of 1998 [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
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]
2003 Ministerial Decree 48604 of 2003 [Greek, Modern (1453-)]
  • Argentina
1999 Law 25.197/1999 on the system of the register of the cultural heritage [Spanish; Castilian]