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List of National Cultural Heritage Laws

Total number of results: 4801

Country Year Title
  • Philippines
1987 Article 14 of the Constitution of the Philippines [English]
  • Azerbaijan
1998 Law on Cinematography [Закон Азербайджанской Республики О кинематографии] Russian
  • Cuba
1977 Law No.1 on the Protection of the Cultural Heritage [Spanish; Castilian]
Law No.1 on the Protection of the Cultural Heritage (translation) [English]
2002 Νόμος Υπ’Αριθμ. 3028 Για την Προστασία των Αρχαιοτήτων και εν γένει της Πολιτιστικής Κληρονομιάς [Greek, Modern (1453-)]
2001 Act 49 on the Protection of Monuments and Historic sites (translation) [English]
2001 Historic Monuments (Class Consents) Order (Northern Ireland) [English]
  • Romania
2005 Governmental Decision 902 on the Creation of the Elie Wiesel Institute [Hotărârea Guvernului nr. 902/2005 privind înfiinţarea Institutului Naţional pentru Studierea Holocaustului din Romania „Elie Wiesel”, publicată în M. Of. nr. 758] Romanian
  • Argentina
Conditions relating to temporary, permanent exports and to the refunding of archaeological goods [Spanish; Castilian]
  • 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]
  • Serbia
1995 Rules on the forms for documents that are kept on archeological excavation and research (Official Gazette of the RS, N.19/95) [Serbian]
  • Uruguay
2006 Presidential Resolution delegating to the MEC some Attributions of the Executive [Spanish; Castilian]
1994 Law I - 733 on Protection of Immovable cultural Properties [Lithuanian]
Law I - 733 on Protection of Immovable cultural Properties (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]
  • Peru
2002 Law Nº 27811 introducing a protection system for the collecive knowledge of indigenous peoples regarding biological resources [Spanish; Castilian]
Law Nº 27811 introducing a protection system for the collecive knowledge of indigenous peoples regarding biological resources (translation) [English]
  • Uruguay
1992 Decree n°178 on El Preciado Treasure Commission [Spanish; Castilian]
Basic Data about Commission to Preserve National Monuments [PRAVILNIK O AKTIVNOSTIMA KOMISIJE ZA OČUVANJE NACIONALNIH SPOMENIKA VEZANIM ZA MEĐUNARODNU SURADNJU] Bosnian

Basic Data about Commission to Preserve National Monuments (translation) [English]
  • Guatemala
1976 Agreement for the protection and restitution of archaeological, artistical and historical monuments between Guatemala and Mexico [Spanish; Castilian]
Agreement for the protection and restitution of archaeological, artistical and historical monuments between Guatemala and Mexico (translation) [English]
1923 Public Records Act (Northern Ireland) 1923 [English]
  • Belgium
2003 Decree on the Protection of Movable Cultural Heritage of Particular Interest [Topstukkendecreet: 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]
  • Chad
  • Rwanda
  • Senegal
  • Seychelles
  • Sudan
  • Eswatini
  • Togo
  • Tunisia
  • Zambia
  • Zimbabwe
2002 Droit et Patrimoine en Afrique 4: du Rwanda au Zimbabwe [English]
  • Latvia
2003 Law on Preservation and Protection of Riga's Historical Centre [Latvian]
Law on Preservation and Protection of Riga's Historical Centre [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]
  • Azerbaijan
2000 Law on Museums [Закон Азербайджанской Республики О музеях] Russian
1968 Theft Act 1968 (extracts) [English]
2003 Ministerial Decree 22797 [Greek, Modern (1453-)]
  • Cuba
1979 Law No.23 on National Museums [Spanish; Castilian]
Law No.23 on National Museums (translation) [English]
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]
1994 Ancient Monuments (Class Consents) Order [English]
  • Romania
2003 Ordinance 2684 [ORDINUL MINISTRULUI CULTURII SI CULTELOR nr. 2684/2003 privind aprobarea Metodologiei de întocmire a obligatiei privind folosinta monumentului istoric si a continutului acestuia] Romanian
  • 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]
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]
  • Russian Federation
Law on Principles of Touristic Activity 1996 [РОССИЙСКАЯ ФЕДЕРАЦИЯ ФЕДЕРАЛЬНЫЙ ЗАКОН Об основах туристской деятельности в Российской Федерации 1996] Russian
  • Argentina
2004 Resolution 2272/2004 about protection of the archaeological and paleontological heritage [Spanish; Castilian]
  • Peru
Ascertainment Act [Spanish; Castilian]
  • France
Penal Code (to visualise this document please consult the following website: http://www.legifrance.gouv.fr)
  • Kazakhstan
2004 Law on Tourists Activity [Russian]
Antiquities Act The 17 June 1963/295 [Muinaismuistolaki 17.6.1963/295] Finnish
  • Uruguay
1972 Executive Decree n°536 for the Law 14.040 [Spanish; Castilian]
  • Chad
  • Rwanda
  • Senegal
  • Seychelles
  • Sudan
  • Eswatini
  • Togo
  • Tunisia
  • Zambia
  • Zimbabwe
2002 Droit et Patrimoine en Afrique 4: du Rwanda au Zimbabwe [English]
  • Slovenia
2003 The Law on the Return of Unlawfully Removed Objects of Cultural Heritage [Slovenian]
The Law on the Return of Unlawfully Removed Objects of Cultural Heritage (translation) [English]
2001 Section 39 of the Slovak Republic Code No 91/2001 [Deklarácia Národnej rady Slovenskej republiky o ochrane kultúrneho dedičstva] Slovak

Slovak Republic Code No 91/2001, section 39 of 20th March 2001 (translation) [English]
1993 Commission Regulation (EEC) N°752/93 of 30 March 1993 laying down provisions for the implementation of Council Regulation (EEC) N°3911/92 on the export of cultural goods [English]
2004 Ministerial Decree 4746 [Greek, Modern (1453-)]
  • Ecuador
1979 Law 3501 on Cultural Patrimony [Ley de Patrimonio Cultural 3501] Spanish; Castilian

Law 3501 on Cultural Patrimony (translation) [English]
  • 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]
  • 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]