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List of National Cultural Heritage Laws

Total number of results: 4801

Country Year Title
  • Ecuador
1979 Law 3501 on Cultural Patrimony [Ley de Patrimonio Cultural 3501] Spanish; Castilian

Law 3501 on Cultural Patrimony (translation) [English]
  • Tunisia
1994 Law 94-122 on the promulgtaion of the Code for Town and Country Planning and Urbanism [French]
  • 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]
  • Serbia
1996 Decision on defining the Territory of the Archive (Official Gazette of the RS, N.7/96) [Serbian]
Historic Buildings and Ancient Monuments Act 1953 [English]
  • 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]
  • Peru
2002 Law N° 27721 declaring of national interest the inventory, cadastre development, research, preservation, protection and promotion of national archaeological sites and areas [Spanish; Castilian]
Law N° 27721 declaring of national interest the inventory, cadastre development, research, preservation, protection and promotion of national archaeological sites and areas (translation) [English]
  • Ukraine
1999 ЗАКОН УКРАЇНИ Про вивезення, ввезення та повернення культурних цінностей [Ukrainian]
Law of Ukraine on Exportation, importation and restitution of cultural values [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]
  • 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]
  • 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]
  • Uruguay
2001 Law n°17.296 on the Expropriation of Buildings declared as Historic Monuments [Spanish; Castilian]
  • Belgium
2004 Decree for Accepting the Second Protocol to the Hague Convention of 1954 for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict 1999 [French]
1930 National Monuments Act, 1930 [English]
1999 Act on Restrictions to the Export of Cultural Objects 115/1999 [Laki kulttuuriesineiden maastaviennin rajoittamisesta 5.2.1999/115] Finnish
  • Armenia
Law on Import and Export of Cultural Property [ЗАКОН РЕСПУБЛИКИ АРМЕНИЯ] Russian
  • Uruguay
1986 Executive Decree n°692 on article 15 of the Law n°14.343 [Spanish; Castilian]
  • Belarus
2000 Decree n°557 (21 April 2000) on Cultural Property Removal through the customs Border of the Republic of Belarus Order and its By-law [Russian]
  • Romania
2002 Decision 1430 [HOTARÂREA DE GUVERN nr. 1430/2003 pentru aprobarea Normelor metodologice privind situatiile în care Ministerul Culturii si Cultelor, respectiv autoritatile administratiei publice locale, contribuie la acoperirea costurilor lucrarilor de protejare si de interventie asupra monumentelor istorice, proportia contributiei, procedurile, precum si conditiile pe care trebuie sa le îndeplineasca proprietarul, altul decât statul, municipiul, orasul sau comuna] Romanian
  • Chad
  • Rwanda
  • Senegal
  • Seychelles
  • Sudan
  • Eswatini
  • Togo
  • Tunisia
  • Zambia
  • Zimbabwe
2002 Droit et Patrimoine en Afrique 4: du Rwanda au Zimbabwe [English]
  • Philippines
1974 Presidential Decree n°374 amending certain sections of Republic Act n°4846 [English]
  • Viet Nam
2002 Decree 92/2002 on detailed regulations to implement some articles of the law on cultural heritage [English]
1973 Protection of Wrecks Act 1973 [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]
  • Tunisia
1994 Décret n° 94-2367 portant création et organisation du centre des sciences et techniques du patrimoine au sein de l’institut national du patrimoine (traduction) [French]
  • Mexico
1964 Decree for declaring Historical Monuments all works of Gerardo Murillo Coronado (Doctor Atl) [Spanish; Castilian]
1997 Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) - Scotland - Act [English]
  • Argentina
1997 Decree 1321/97, Regulation of the law N°24.633, international Circulation of works of art [Spanish; Castilian]