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List of National Cultural Heritage Laws

Total number of results: 4801

Country Year Title
  • Azerbaijan
1996 Law on Copyright and related Fields [Закон Азербайджанской Республики Об авторском праве и смежных правах] Russian
  • Chad
  • Rwanda
  • Senegal
  • Seychelles
  • Sudan
  • Eswatini
  • Togo
  • Tunisia
  • Zambia
  • Zimbabwe
2002 Droit et Patrimoine en Afrique 4: du Rwanda au Zimbabwe [English]
2005 Law 3317 [Greek, Modern (1453-)]
1973 Protection of Wrecks Designation Orders made between 1973 and 2005 [English]
  • Costa Rica
Handbook of procedures: Definitive import
  • 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]
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]
  • Romania
2004 Governmental Decision 493 [HOTARÂREA DE GUVERN nr. 493/2004 pentru aprobarea Metodologiei privind monitorizarea monumentelor istorice înscrise în Lista Patrimoniului Mondial si a Metodologiei privind elaborarea si continutul-cadru al planurilor de protectie si gestiune a monumentelor istorice înscrise în Lista Patrimoniului Mondial] Romanian
2001 Historic Monuments (Class Consents) Order (Northern Ireland) [English]
  • Niger
1997 Decree n° 97-407/PRN/MCC/MESRT/IA of 10th November 1997 for the Implementation of the Law n° 97-002 of 30th June 1997 related to Protection, Conservation and Promotion of the National Cultural Heritage [French]
  • Uruguay
2006 Presidential Resolution delegating to the MEC some Attributions of the Executive [Spanish; Castilian]
  • 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
1994 Law I - 733 on Protection of Immovable cultural Properties [Lithuanian]
Law I - 733 on Protection of Immovable cultural Properties (translation) [English]
  • Mexico
1943 Decree whereby all kinds of artistic works made by painter José María Velasco are declared to be Historical Monuments [Spanish; Castilian]
Decree whereby all kinds of artistic works made by painter José María Velasco are declared to be Historical Monuments (translation) [English]
1999 Decree for bringing into force the Unidroit Convention on Stolen or Illegally Exported Cultural Objects and adopting certain regulations of the Convention and the entry into force of the Act on the application of the Convention 878/ 1999 [Asetus varastetuista tai laittomasti maasta viedyistä kulttuuriesineistä tehdyn Unidroit'n yleissopimuksen voimaansaattamisesta sekä yleissopimuksen eräiden määräysten hyväksymisestä ja yleissopimuksen soveltamisesta annetun lain voimaantulosta N:o 878/ 1999] Finnish

Decree for bringing into force the Unidroit Convention on Stolen or Illegally Exported Cultural Objects and adopting certain regulations of the Convention and the entry into force of the Act on the application of the Convention 878/ 1999 (translation) [English]
  • Kyrgyzstan
1997 Law on the Statutory Document Copy [Russian]
2002 Criterias to Designate the Properties as National Monuments [KRITERIJE za proglašenje dobara nacionalnim spomenicima] Bosnian

Criterias to Designate the Properties as National Monuments (translation) [English]
1936 Tithe Act 1936 [English]
  • Slovenia
1999 Cultural Heritage Protection Act [Slovenian]
Cultural Heritage Protection Act (translation) [English]
  • Mexico
1986 Safety standards of the Museums [Spanish; Castilian]
  • Chad
  • Rwanda
  • Senegal
  • Seychelles
  • Sudan
  • Eswatini
  • Togo
  • Tunisia
  • Zambia
  • Zimbabwe
2002 Droit et Patrimoine en Afrique 4: du Rwanda au Zimbabwe [English]
  • China
1982 Law of the People’s Republic of China on Protection of Cultural Relics [Chinese]
Law of the People’s Republic of China on Protection of Cultural Relics (translation) [English]
1994 Law 2203 [Greek, Modern (1453-)]
1968 Theft Act 1968 (extracts) [English]
  • Cuba
1979 Law No.23 on National Museums [Spanish; Castilian]
Law No.23 on National Museums (translation) [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]
2002 Droit et Patrimoine en Afrique 1: de l'Afrique du Sud à l'Ethiopie [English]
  • Tunisia
1993 Décret 93-1609 fixant l'organisation de l'Institut National du Patrimoine et les modalités de son fonctionnement (traduction) [French]
  • Costa Rica
1965 Law 3632 concerning the National Theater
  • 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]
  • Costa Rica
1965 Law 3632 concerning the National Theater
1972 Criteria on cooperation between Ministry of Culture, Archaeological Research Centers, Scientific Department of Antiquities, and Museums regarding Legislation on Antiquities [Arabic]
  • Monaco
1970 Rulesbook concerning the regulation of objects found in excavations of October 1970, Article 24 [French]
  • Mexico
2002 Agreement N. 317 whereby all the works of art produced by the artist Maria Izquierdo are declared artistic monuments [Spanish; Castilian]
Agreement N. 317 whereby all the works of art produced by the artist Maria Izquierdo are declared artistic monuments (translation) [English]
  • Argentina
2004 Resolution 2272/2004 about protection of the archaeological and paleontological heritage [Spanish; Castilian]
  • Uruguay
1994 Decree n°435 on the Assessment Rules of Environmental Impact [Spanish; Castilian]
1993 Law on Monument Protection [ЗАКОН РЕСПУБЛИКИ МОЛДОВА Об охране памятников 1993] Russian
  • France
Penal Code (to visualise this document please consult the following website: http://www.legifrance.gouv.fr)
  • Belgium
2002 Decree on Movable Cultural Properties and Intangible Heritage of the French Community of Belgium [French]
Antiquities Act The 17 June 1963/295 [Muinaismuistolaki 17.6.1963/295] Finnish
  • Portugal
1999 Decree law N. 270/99 on Archeological Works [Portuguese]
  • Uruguay
1972 Executive Decree n°536 for the Law 14.040 [Spanish; Castilian]
  • Georgia
1999 Law on Georgian Theatres [ЗАКОН ГРУЗИИ Об охране культурного наследия] Russian
  • Chad
  • Rwanda
  • Senegal
  • Seychelles
  • Sudan
  • Eswatini
  • Togo
  • Tunisia
  • Zambia
  • Zimbabwe
2002 Droit et Patrimoine en Afrique 4: du Rwanda au Zimbabwe [English]
1978 Law 855 [Greek, Modern (1453-)]
  • Argentina
2000 Law 25.257/2000 for the approval of the UNIDROIT Convention on Cultural Objects Stolen or Illegally Exported [Spanish; Castilian]
  • 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]