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List of National Cultural Heritage Laws

Total number of results: 4801

Country Year Title
  • Costa Rica
2001 Proyecto de ley: Aprobacion de la Convencion iberoamericana de derechos de los jovenes
2003 Export of Objects of Cultural Interest (Control) Order 2003 [English]
  • 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]
  • Australia
1987 Protection of Movable Cultural Heritage Regulations, 1987 [English]
2002 Law on Theatres, Circuses and Concert Organizations [ЗАКОН РЕСПУБЛИКИ МОЛДОВА О театрах, цирках и концертных организациях] Russian
1983 Law on the protection of Antiquities [قانون رقم 117 لسنه 1983 قانون حماية الآثار] Arabic

Loi sur la protection des antiquités (traduction) [French]
  • Monaco
1928 Law n° 1014 of December 1928 concerning the public sale of pieces of furniture [French]
  • Argentina
2004 Decree on the protection of the archaeological and paleontological heritage [Spanish; Castilian]
  • Uruguay
1996 Law n°16.736 on the Authorization for Resources Acquisition [Spanish; Castilian]
1983 Law 1335 [Greek, Modern (1453-)]
  • France
Heritage Code (to visualise this document please consult the following website: http://www.legifrance.gouv.fr)
  • 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]
1985 The Decree on the Protection of the Buildings owned by the State (no longer in force) [Asetus valtion omistamien rakennusten suojelusta 14.6.1985/480] Finnish
  • Uruguay
1975 Law n°14.343 on the National Naval Prefecture [Spanish; Castilian]
  • Albania
2003 Per trashegimine kulturore [Per trashegimine kulturore] Albanian

For the Cultural Heritage (translation) [English]
2001 Act 49 on the Protection of Monuments and Historic sites (translation) [English]
  • Senegal
1971 Law 71-12 establishing the statutes of Historical Monuments and Excavations and Discoveries [French]
  • Gabon
  • Gambia
  • Ghana
  • Guinea
  • Kenya
  • Lesotho
  • Liberia
2002 Droit et Patrimoine en Afrique 2: de Gabon à Libéria [French]
  • Australia
1976 Historic Shipwrecks Act, 1976 [English]
  • Serbia
1995 Rules on the method of keeping records on the real estate enjoying prior protection (Official Gazette of the RS, N.19/95) [Serbian]
Protection of Military remains Act 1986 [English]
  • Costa Rica
1995 Architectonic Historical Heritage Law
  • Zambia
1989 National Heritage Conservation Commission Act, 1989 [English]
  • Kuwait
1999 Law on Intellectual (and artistic) Property n°64, 1999 [Arabic]
  • Peru
2000 Regulation on Archaeological Investigations [English]
  • Montenegro
Law on Protection of Cultural Monuments and General Provisions (no more in force) [English]
  • Ukraine
2000 ПОСТАНОВА N. 984 Про затвердження зразка свідоцтва на право вивезення (тимчасового вивезення) культурних цінностей з території України [Ukrainian]
Decree N. 984 on approval of the form of certificate on the right of exportation (temporary exportation) of cultural values from the territory of Ukraine [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
2000 Regulatory for the protection and Conservation of the Historic Center of Guatemala City [Spanish; Castilian]
  • Kenya
1983 The Antiquities Monuments Act [English]
  • Uruguay
1997 Decree n°273 on the Organizational Structure of the Heritage Commission [Spanish; Castilian]
  • Belgium
1998 Décret du gouvernement flamand fixant les règles relatives à l'octroi d'une aide financière pour des publications dans le domaine de la culture populaire [Decreet op de Volkscultuur: Decreet houdende de erkenning en subsidiëring van organisaties voor volkscultuur en de oprichting van het Vlaams Centrum voor Volkscultuur van 27 oktober 1998] Dutch; Flemish
1994 National Monuments (Amendment) Act, 1994 [English]
  • Latvia
2003 Regulations regarding the Registration, Protection, Utilisation and Restoration of Cultural Monuments, the Right of First Refusal of the State and the Granting of the Status of an Environment-Degrading Object [Latvian]
Regulations regarding the Registration, Protection, Utilisation and Restoration of Cultural Monuments, the Right of First Refusal of the State and the Granting of the Status of an Environment-Degrading Object (translation) [English]
  • Azerbaijan
1999 Law on Tourism [Закон Азербайджанской Республики О туризме] Russian
  • Uruguay
1972 Decree n°372 amending the Decree n°536 [Spanish; Castilian]
2003 Ministerial Decree 42426 [Greek, Modern (1453-)]
Dayton Peace Agreement Annex 8 (translation) [English]
1980 National Heritage Act 1980 [English]
2000 Act 183 on Librairies, on the supplements of Act No. 27:1987 of the Slovak National Council on the state care of historical monuments and on the amendments and supplements of Act No. 68:1997 on Matica slovenská [183/2000 Z.z. ZÁKON z 12. mája 2000 o knižniciach, o doplnení zákona Slovenskej národnej rady č. 27/1987 Zb. o štátnej pamiatkovej starostlivosti a o zmene a doplnení zákona č. 68/1997 Z. z. o Matici slovenskej] Slovak

Act 183 on Librairies, on the supplements of Act No. 27:1987 of the Slovak National Council on the state care of historical monuments and on the amendments and supplements of Act No. 68:1997 on Matica slovenská (12/05/00) (translation) [English]
  • Ecuador
1978 Political Constitution of Ecuador (extract) [CONSTITUCIÓN POLÍTICA DEL ECUADOR 1978 (extracto)] Spanish; Castilian
  • Romania
2005 Ordinance 2375 [Ordinul nr. 2375 din 21.11.2005 pentru modificarea art. 4 din Anexa nr. 1 la Ordinul ministrului culturii şi cultelor nr.2535/27.02.2003 ] Romanian
  • 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]
1995 Merchant Shipping Act 1995 [English]
  • Costa Rica
1999 National System of Librairies
  • Russian Federation
1996 Law on State Support of Cinematography [РОССИЙСКАЯ ФЕДЕРАЦИЯ ФЕДЕРАЛЬНЫЙ ЗАКОН О государственной поддержке кинематографии Российской Федерации] Russian
2002 Droit et Patrimoine en Afrique 1: de l'Afrique du Sud à l'Ethiopie [English]
  • Kuwait
1994 Antiquities Law n°9, 1994 [Arabic]
2002 Treasure (Designation) Order 2666 [English]