Import and export of objects of cultural heritage

Legislation of the ​​European Union

• Regulation (EC) No 116/2009 of 18 December 2008 on the export of cultural goods,
  OJ L 39, 10.2.2009,
• Commission implementing regulation (EU) No 1081/2012 of 9 November 2012 for the purposes of Council Regulation (EC) No 116/2009 on the export of cultural goods,
  OJ L 324, 22.11.2012,
• Regulation (EU) 2019/880 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 April 2019 on the introduction and the import of cultural goods (Article 3 paragraph 1 shall apply from 28.12.2020, other parts of the regulation shall apply from 28.6.2025 at the latest), OJ L 151, 7.6.2019,
  
• Commission implementing regulation (EU) No 2021/1079 of 24 June 2021 laying down detailed rules for implementing certain provisions of Regulation (EU) 2019/880 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the introduction and the import of cultural goods (regulation shall apply from 28.6.2025 at the latest), OJ L 234, 2.7.2021,
• Directive 2014/60/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 May 2014 on the return of cultural objects unlawfully removed from the territory of a Member State and amending Regulation (EU) No 1024/2012, OJ L 159, 28.5.2014.

​Na​​tional regulations

• Act No 20/1987 Coll., on State Monument Care,
• ​​Decree of the Ministry of Culture of the Czech Socialist Republic No. 66/1988 Coll., implementing the act of the Czech National Council No. 20/1987 Coll., on State Monument Preservation, 
• ​Act No 71/1997 Coll., on the Sale and Export of Objects of Cultural Value, 
  
• Act No 122/2000 Coll., on the Protection of Collections of a Museum Nature and Amendment to Certain Other Acts,
• Decree of the Ministry of Culture No. 275/2000 Coll., which implements Act No. 122/2000 Coll., on the protection of museum collections and on the amendment of certain other laws,
• Act No 214/2002 Coll., on the Export of Certain Cultural Goods from the Customs Territory of the European Communities,
• Act No 499/2004 Coll., on Archiving and Records Management and on the Amendment of Selected Acts,
• Act No 362/2022 Coll., on the Entry and Import of Certain Cultural Goods in the Customs Territory of the European Union and on the Amendment of some related acts.

More information you can find on the website on the Ministry of Culture of the Czech Republic.  

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