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List of National Cultural Heritage Laws

Total number of results: 4801

Country Year Title
2003 Law on Folk Artistic Crafts [ЗАКОН РЕСПУБЛИКИ МОЛДОВА О народных художественных промыслах 2003] Russian
1990 Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act [English]
  • Argentina
1996 Law 24.633/1996 on the international Circulation of works of art [Spanish; Castilian]
  • Niger
1997 Law N. 97-022 of 30 June 1997, pertaining to the protection, conservation and preservation of the National Cultural Heritage [French]
Law N. 97-022 of 30 June 1997, pertaining to the protection, conservation and preservation of the National Cultural Heritage (English version) [English]
  • 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
2002 Decree on the Management of Cultural Private Archives [Archiefdecreet 1] Dutch; Flemish

Décret relatif à la gestion des archives culturelles de droit privé [French]
1999 Act on adopting certain regulations of the Unidroit Convention on Stolen or Illegally Exported Cultural Objects and the application of the Convention 877/1999 [Laki varastetuista tai laittomasti maastaviedyistä kulttuuriesineistä tehdyn Unidroit'n yleissopimuksen eräiden määräysten hyväksymisestä ja yleissopimuksen soveltamisesta N:o 877/ 1999] Finnish

Act on adopting certain regulations of the Unidroit Convention on Stolen or Illegally Exported Cultural Objects and the application of the Convention 877/1999 (translation) [English]
  • Latvia
2004 Regulations regarding the Preservation and Protection of the Historic Centre of Riga (no more in force) [Latvian]
Regulations regarding the Preservation and Protection of the Historic Centre of Riga [English]
  • Uruguay
1991 Executive Decree n°419 on the Law n°15.819 from 22.07.86 [Spanish; Castilian]
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]
2001 Act 387 amending Act No.115/1998 on Museums and Galleries and on the Protection of Objects of Museum Value and Gallery Value and on the amendment to Act No. 563/1991 (NO MORE IN FORCE) [387 Zákon Zo 4. septembra 2001, ktorým sa mení a dopĺňa zákon č. 115/1998 Z. z. o múzeách a galériách a o ochrane predmetov múzejnej hodnoty a galerijnej hodnoty a o doplnení zákona č. 563/1991 Zb. o účtovníctve v znení neskorších predpisov] Slovak

Act 387 amending Act No.115/1998 on Museums and Galleries and on the Protection of Objects of Museum Value and Gallery Value and on the amendment to Act No. 563/1991 (04/09/01) (translation) [English]
  • Romania
2005 Decision 802 on the Organization and Functionment of the National Cultural Fund [HOTĂRÂREA Guvernului nr. 802 din 14 iulie 2005 privind organizarea şi funcţionarea Administraţiei Fondului Cultural Naţional ] Romanian
1993 Enforcement Decree of the Protection of Cultural Property (translation) [English]
2003 Iraq (United Nations Sanctions) Order 2003 [English]
  • Serbia
1996 Rules on the Programme of Professional Exams in the field of protection of cultural property and on the manner of taking such exams (Official Gazette of the RS, N.11/96 and 15/96) [Serbian]
  • Cuba
1977 Law No.2 on National and Local Monuments [Spanish; Castilian]
Law No.2 on National and Local Monuments (translation) [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]
  • Peru
2001 Law Nº 27580 stipulating protection measures to be applied by the National Institute of Culture (INC) for the execution of works in immovable cultural property [Spanish; Castilian]
Law Nº 27580 stipulating protection measures to be applied by the National Institute of Culture (INC) for the execution of works in immovable cultural property (translation) [English]
  • Seychelles
1999 National Monuments (Amendment) Act, 1999 [English]
  • Guatemala
1998 Memorandum concerning archaeology, anthropology, protection and conservation of Cultural Heritage between Guatemala and Mexico [Spanish; Castilian]
Memorandum concerning archaeology, anthropology, protection and conservation of Cultural Heritage between Guatemala and Mexico (translation) [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]
  • Monaco
1998 Law n° 1.198 of March 1998 Code on the Sea [French]
  • Belgium
2003 Decree on the Protection of Movable Cultural Heritage of Particular Interest [Topstukkendecreet 2: 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]
  • Latvia
Text consolidated by the latvian Translation and Terminology Centre with amending laws of: 1 June 1993, 2 December 1993, 9 February 1995, 15 November 2001, 6 November 2003 and 28 April 2005 [Par kultūras pieminekļu aizsardzību] Latvian

Text consolidated by the latvian Translation and Terminology Centre with amending laws of: 1 June 1993, 2 December 1993, 9 February 1995, 15 November 2001, 6 November 2003 and 28 April 2005 [English]
  • Azerbaijan
2000 Law on Publishing [Закон Азербайджанской Республики Об издательском деле] Russian
2002 Rule book on the Activities of the Commission to Preserve National Monulents [ODLUKUO KOMISIJI ZA OČUVANJE NACIONALNIH SPOMENIKA] Bosnian

RULEBOOK ON THE ACTIVITIES OF THE COMMISSION TO PRESERVE NATIONAL MONUMENTS AS REGARDS INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION (translation) [English]
2003 Ministerial Decree 42813 [Greek, Modern (1453-)]
1922 Law of Property Act 1922 Chapter 16( no more in force) [English]
1998 Act 115 on Museums and Art Galleries and on the Protection of Valuable Objects for Museums and Art Galleries (01/04/98) 115 ACT of 1 April 1998 on Museums and Art Galleries and on the Protection of Valuable Objects for Museums and Art Galleries (translation) (NO MORE IN FORCE) [English]
  • Uruguay
1971 Law n°14.040 on the Creation of the Heritage Commission [Spanish; Castilian]
  • Chad
  • Rwanda
  • Senegal
  • Seychelles
  • Sudan
  • Eswatini
  • Togo
  • Tunisia
  • Zambia
  • Zimbabwe
2002 Droit et Patrimoine en Afrique 4: du Rwanda au Zimbabwe [English]
  • Romania
2003 Ordinance 2682 [ORDINUL MINISTRULUI CULTURII SI CULTELOR nr. 2682/2003 privind aprobarea Normelor metodologice de clasare si evidenta a monumentelor istorice, a Listei monumentelor istorice, a Fisei analitice de evidenta a monumentelor istorice si a Fisei minimale de evidenta a monumentelor istorice, cu modificarile si completarile ulterioare, cu modificarile si completarile ulterioare] Romanian
2002 Act 395 of 17 May 2002 on Archives and Registries and on the Amendments of certain Acts (translation) [English]
2002 Export Control Act 2002 [English]
  • Cuba
1983 Decree 118 on the Regulation for the enforcement of the Act on the Protection of the Cultural Heritage [Spanish; Castilian]
Decree 118 on the Regulation for the enforcement of the Act on the Protection of the Cultural Heritage (translation) [English]
2002 Droit et Patrimoine en Afrique 1: de l'Afrique du Sud à l'Ethiopie [English]
  • Russian Federation
1998 Law on Cultural Property replaced in USSR as a Result of the World War II and left on its Territory [РОССИЙСКАЯ ФЕДЕРАЦИЯ ФЕДЕРАЛЬНЫЙ ЗАКОН О культурных ценностях, перемещенных в Союз ССР в результате Второй мировой войны и находящихся на территории Российской Федерации 1998] Russian
  • Australia
1986 Protection of Movable Cultural Heritage Act, 1986 [English]
  • Peru
Supreme Resolution N.018-2006 ED [Spanish; Castilian]
  • Costa Rica
1977 Costa Rican Arts Museum Establishment Law
  • Chad
1960 Law n°14-60, 2nd November 1960 related to Protection of Monuments and natural sites, Prehistorical, Archaeological, Scientific, Artistic or Picturesque Sites and Monuments, Classification of Historical and Ethnographical Objects, and Excavations Regulation [French]
Law n°14-60, 2nd November 1960 related to Protection of Monuments and natural sites, Prehistorical, Archaeological, Scientific, Artistic or Picturesque Sites and Monuments, Classification of Historical and Ethnographical Objects, and Excavations Regulation (translation) [English]
  • Kazakhstan
1996 Law on Copyright and related Fields [Russian]
  • 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]
  • Uruguay
1996 Law n°16.736 on the Authorization for Resources Acquisition [Spanish; Castilian]
  • France
1993 Customs Code (to visualise this document please consult the following website: http://www.legifrance.gouv.fr)
2003 Ministerial Decree 48604 of 2003 [Greek, Modern (1453-)]
1985 The Act on the Protection of Buildings (no longer in force) [Rakennussuojelulaki 18.1.1985/60] Finnish