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List of National Cultural Heritage Laws

Total number of results: 4801

Country Year Title
  • Portugal
2001 Law 107/01 on Cultural Heritage [Portuguese]
  • Georgia
1997 Law on the National library of the the Parliament [Закон Грузии О рекламе] Russian
  • Uruguay
1991 Executive Decree n°419 on the Law n°15.819 from 22.07.86 [Spanish; Castilian]
Chart of Institutions responsible for the Protection and Preservation of National Monuments in Bosnia and Herzegovina (translation) [English]
  • Romania
2002 ORDER no. 2053 of May 17th 2002 on the approval of the Norms on the Classification of Movable Cultural Goods [ORDIN nr. 2053 din 17 mai 2002 pentru aprobarea Normelor de clasare a bunurilor culturale mobile] Romanian

ORDER no. 2053 of May 17th 2002 on the approval of the Norms on the Classification of Movable Cultural Goods [English]
1937 Public Records (Scotland) Act 1937 [English]
  • Botswana
2002 National Archives Act [English]
  • Mexico
1986 Safety standards of the Museums [Spanish; Castilian]
  • Romania
2005 Decision 499 [ HOTARÂREA Guvernului nr. 499 din 1 iunie 2005 pentru modificarea si completarea Hotarârii Guvernului nr. 1.640/2004 privind stabilirea unor masuri pentru organizarea si functionarea Muzeului Costumelor Populare din România] Romanian
  • 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
2003 Law 8394 concerning the celebration of "DÍA NACIONAL DEL SABANERO"
2003 Iraq (United Nations Sanctions) Order 2003 [English]
  • Cuba
1977 Law No.2 on National and Local Monuments [Spanish; Castilian]
Law No.2 on National and Local Monuments (translation) [English]
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]
2000 Law on Publishing [ЗАКОН РЕСПУБЛИКИ МОЛДОВА Об издательском деле 2000] Russian
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]
  • Nepal
1956 Ancient Monument Preservation Act 2013 (translation) [English]
  • Monaco
1998 Law n° 1.198 of March 1998 Code on the Sea [French]
1994 REGLAMENTO PARCIAL Nº 1 DE LA LEY DE PROTECCIÓN Y DEFENSA DEL PATRIMONIO CULTURAL EN CUANTO A LA DETERMINACIÓN DE LA ESTRUCTURA ORGÁNICA Y LAS MODALIDADES OPERATIVAS DEL INSTITUTO DEL PATRIMONIO CULTURAL [Spanish; Castilian]
PARTIAL REGULATION Nº 1 OF THE PROTECTION AND DEFENSE OF THE CULTURAL HERITAGE ACT IN REFERENCE TO ITS ORGANIC STRUCTURE AND OPERATIVE MODALITIES INSTITUTE OF CULTURAL HERITAGE [English]
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
  • Guatemala
Penal Code [Spanish; Castilian]
  • Uruguay
1994 Law n°16.466 on Environmental Protection [Spanish; Castilian]
2005 Law 3378 [Greek, Modern (1453-)]
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]
1922 Law of Property Act 1922 Chapter 16( no more in force) [English]
  • Azerbaijan
1998 Law on Protection of History and Culture movements [Закон Азербайджанской Республики Об охране памятников истории и культуры] Russian
  • Uruguay
1971 Law n°14.040 on the Creation of the Heritage Commission [Spanish; Castilian]
  • Romania
2004 Decision 518 [HOTARÂREA DE GUVERN nr. 518/ 2004 pentru aprobarea Normelor metodologice privind exportul temporar al bunurilor culturale mobile] Romanian
  • Ecuador
2004 Sustitución de la Decisión 460 sobre la protección y recuperación de bienes del patrimonio cultural de los Países Miembros de la Comunidad Andina [Spanish; Castilian]
2000 Act 61 on Adult Education and Cultural Activities [Zakon z 9. februara 2000 o osvetovej cinnosti] Slovak

Act 61 on Adult Education and Cultural Activities 2000 [English]
  • Australia
1986 Protection of Movable Cultural Heritage Act, 1986 [English]
  • Serbia
1996 Rules on the Registers of Archival materials (Official Gazette of the RS, N.51/96) [Serbian]
1979 Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act [English]
  • Costa Rica
1959 Legislation on Material Cultural Heritage (20) 1888 - 2004
2003 Law on declaring the Complex "Combinatul de Vinuri Cricova - SA" an Object of National Cultural Property [ЗАКОН РЕСПУБЛИКИ МОЛДОВА Об объявлении комплекса "Combinatul de Vinuri "Сricova" - S.A." объектом национального культурного достояния Республики Молдова 2003] Russian
  • Seychelles
1980 National Monuments Act, 1980 [English]
1983 Law on the protection of Antiquities [قانون رقم 117 لسنه 1983 قانون حماية الآثار] Arabic

Law on the protection of Antiquities (translation) [English]
  • Monaco
List of national texts and international conventions related to the cultural heritage protection [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]
  • Uruguay
1996 Law n°16.736 on the Authorization for Resources Acquisition [Spanish; Castilian]
  • Belgium
1998 Decree for granting Subventions to Folk Culture Organizations and for establishing a "Vlaams Centrum voor Volkscultuur" (Flemmish Center of Folk Culture) [Decreet op de Volkscultuur: Decreet houdende de erkenning en subsidiëring van organisaties voor volkscultuur en de oprichting van het Vlaams Centrum voor Volkscultuur] Dutch; Flemish

Décret réglant l'agrément et l'octroi de subventions aux organisations de culture populaire et instituant un "Vlaams Centrum voor Volkscultuur" (Centre flamand de Culture populaire) (traduction) [French]
  • 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]
  • Azerbaijan
1998 Law on Librarianship [Закон Азербайджанской Республики О библиотечном деле] Russian
  • Uruguay
1975 Law n°14.416 on the Authorization of the Creation of the Honorary Executive Board of Colonian°14.416 [Spanish; Castilian]
  • Belarus
1992 Protection of Historical Cultural Heritage Act 1940-XII [ОБ ОХРАНЕ ИСТОРИКО-КУЛЬТУРНОГО НАСЛЕДИЯ] Russian

Law of the Republic of Belarus on the Protection of Historical and Cultural Heritage of the Supreme Soviet of the Republic of Belarus (translation) [English]
  • Mexico
1996 Convenio de proteccion y restitucion de monumentos arquelogicos, artisticos e historicos entre el gobierno de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos y el Gobierno de Belice [Spanish; Castilian]
1992 Council Regulation (EEC) N°3911/92 of 9 December 1992 on the export of cultural goods [English]