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List of National Cultural Heritage Laws

Total number of results: 4801

Country Year Title
  • Argentina
1996 Law 24.633/1996 on the international Circulation of works of art [Spanish; Castilian]
  • Kyrgyzstan
1999 Law on Tourism [ЗАКОН КЫРГЫЗСКОЙ РЕСПУБЛИКИ О ТУРИЗМЕ] Russian
  • Uruguay
2006 Ministerial Resolution for the "Heritage Day" for the years 2006, 2007, 2008 y 2009 [Spanish; Castilian]
1996 Law I-1179 on Protection of Movable Cultural Property [Lithuanian]
Law I-1179 on Protection of Movable Cultural Property (translation) [English]
  • Belgium
2003 Monuments, Sites et Patrimoine archéologique [French]
1999 Decree for bringing into force the Convention on the Means of Prohibiting and Preventing the Illicit Import, Export and Transfer of Ownership of Cultural Property and the entry into force of the Act on adopting certain regulations of the Convention 876/99 [Asetus kulttuuriomaisuuden luvattoman tuonnin, viennin ja omistusoikeuden siirron kieltämiseksi ja ehkäisemiseksi tehdyn yleissopimuksen voimaansaattamisesta sekä yleissopimuksen eräiden määräysten hyväksymisestä annetun lain voimaantulosta N:o 876/ 1999] Finnish

Decree for bringing into force the Convention on the Means of Prohibiting and Preventing the Illicit Import, Export and Transfer of Ownership of Cultural Property and the entry into force of the Act on adopting certain regulations of the Convention 876/99 (translation) [English]
  • Uruguay
1991 Executive Decree n°419 on the Law n°15.819 from 22.07.86 [Spanish; Castilian]
2005 Law 3348 [Greek, Modern (1453-)]
Chart of Institutions responsible for the Protection and Preservation of National Monuments in Bosnia and Herzegovina (translation) [English]
1937 Public Records (Scotland) Act 1937 [English]
  • Belarus
2003 Instruction on the Order of Reference to Cultural Property for the subjects which are limited for Export/Import from the Territory of the Republic of Belarus and its By-law [Russian]
  • Mexico
1939 Organic law of the National Institute of Anthropology and History [Spanish; Castilian]
Organic law of the National Institute of Anthropology and History (translation) [English]
  • Chad
  • Rwanda
  • Senegal
  • Seychelles
  • Sudan
  • Eswatini
  • Togo
  • Tunisia
  • Zambia
  • Zimbabwe
2002 Droit et Patrimoine en Afrique 4: du Rwanda au Zimbabwe [English]
1993 Enforcement Decree of the Protection of Cultural Property (translation) [English]
  • Costa Rica
1996 Approval of the agreement of the establishment of Iberoamerican Youth Organisation
2003 Iraq (United Nations Sanctions) Order 2003 [English]
  • Tajikistan
2003 Law on Librarianship
2002 Droit et Patrimoine en Afrique 1: de l'Afrique du Sud à l'Ethiopie [English]
  • Tunisia
1994 Loi 94-35 relative au code du patrimoine archéologique, historique et des arts traditionnels (traduction) [French]
1995 Historic Monuments and Archaeological Objects (Northern Ireland) Order [English]
  • Argentina
2006 Forms for Paleontological Goods Exportation: Regulations for the Implementation of the Law 25.743 [Spanish; Castilian]
  • Uganda
1967 The Historical Monuments Act, 1967 [English]
1972 Antiquities Law n° M 26 on 23/6/1392 (Hegira calendar) [Arabic]
Antiquities Law n° M 26 on 23/6/1392 (Hegira calendar) (translation) [English]
  • Ukraine
2000 ЗАКОНУКРAЇНИ Про охорону культурної спадщини [Ukrainian]
Law on Protection of Cultural Heritage [English]
  • Monaco
1998 Law n° 1.198 of March 1998 Code on the Sea [French]
1999 Decision of the Ministry of Education on the licensing authorities in the matter of export of cultural objects Dnr:o 7/600/99 [Opetusministeriön päätös toimimisesta lupaviranomaisena kulttuuriesineiden maastavientiasioissa 21.4.1999 (Decision of the Ministry of Education on the licensing authorities in the matter of export of cultural objects) Dnr:o 7/600/99] Finnish
  • Georgia
2000 Law on the State Support of National Cinematography [ЗАКОН ГРУЗИИ О государственной поддержке национальной кинематографии] Russian
  • Uruguay
1994 Corporative Resolution n°11-23 on Exportation of Characterized Architectonic Elements [Spanish; Castilian]
  • Denmark
1987 Executive Order N. 404 on Protection of Cultural Assets in Denmark [English]
  • Argentina
2000 Law 25.257/2000 for the approval of the UNIDROIT Convention on Cultural Objects Stolen or Illegally Exported [Spanish; Castilian]
  • Uruguay
1971 Law n°14.040 on the Creation of the Heritage Commission [Spanish; Castilian]
  • Romania
2000 Ordinance 2035 [ORDINUL MINISTRULUI CULTURII nr. 2035 /2000 pentru aprobarea Normelor metodologice privind evidenta, gestiunea si inventarierea bunurilor culturale detinute de muzee, colectii publice, case memoriale, centre de cultura si alte unitati de profil] Romanian
  • Chad
  • Rwanda
  • Senegal
  • Seychelles
  • Sudan
  • Eswatini
  • Togo
  • Tunisia
  • Zambia
  • Zimbabwe
2002 Droit et Patrimoine en Afrique 4: du Rwanda au Zimbabwe [English]
  • China
2002 Bylaw of the People’s Republic of China on Protection of Cultural Relics [Chinese]
Bylaw of the People’s Republic of China on Protection of Cultural Relics (translation) [English]
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]
2002 Droit et Patrimoine en Afrique 1: de l'Afrique du Sud à l'Ethiopie [English]
  • Australia
1986 Protection of Movable Cultural Heritage Act, 1986 [English]
1984 Areas of Archaeological Importance (Notification of Operations) (Exemption) Order [English]
  • Costa Rica
1959 Legislation on Material Cultural Heritage (20) 1888 - 2004
2002 Law on Museums [ЗАКОН РЕСПУБЛИКИ МОЛДОВА О музеях] Russian
  • Seychelles
1980 National Monuments Act, 1980 [English]
1983 Law on the protection of Antiquities [قانون رقم 117 لسنه 1983 قانون حماية الآثار] Arabic

Loi sur la protection des antiquités (traduction) [French]
  • Peru
1984 Civil Code [Spanish; Castilian]
Civil Code (Legislative Decree N. 295-translation) [English]
  • Monaco
1928 Law n° 1014 of December 1928 concerning the public sale of pieces of furniture [French]
  • Argentina
2004 Decree 1073/2004 on the incorporation of the federal Administration of the public Receipts, autarkical entity of the Ministry for the Economy and the Production, within the Argentinian Committee of fight against the illicit traffic of cultural goods [Spanish; Castilian]
  • Guatemala
1957 Regulatory Measure on the Functionment of the Tikal's Park [Spanish; Castilian]
  • Uruguay
1996 Law n°16.736 on the Authorization for Resources Acquisition [Spanish; Castilian]
1997 law 2468 [Greek, Modern (1453-)]
  • France
Heritage Code (to visualise this document please consult the following website: http://www.legifrance.gouv.fr)