Latvia

National Cultural Heritage Laws

Source: UNESCO Database of National Cultural Heritage Laws UNESCO/CLT/Natlaws

Document	Years	Themes	Categories	Language
http://www.unesco.org/culture/natlaws/media/pdf/	2003	Exportation Importation	Cultural Movable Heritage - Cultural Property Underwater Cultural Heritage	lv
Procedures for Return of Unlawfully Removed Art and Antique Objects Procedures for Return of Unlawfully Removed Art and Antique Objects (translation)	2003	Return	Cultural Movable Heritage - Cultural Property	lv
Law on Preservation and Protection of Riga's Historical Centre	2003	Compensation Maintenance Promotion and Development Protected Area or Good World heritage	Cultural Immovable Heritage Cultural Movable Heritage - Cultural Property	lv
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		Maintenance Protected Area or Good	Cultural Immovable Heritage Cultural Movable Heritage - Cultural Property Intangible Cultural Heritage Natural Heritage	lv
Law on Cultural Monuments Protection	1995	Protected Area or Good	Cultural Immovable Heritage Cultural Movable Heritage - Cultural Property	English
Regulations N.232 of Cabinet of Ministries-Resolution of the State inspection for heritage protection	1996	Protected Area or Good	Cultural Movable Heritage - Cultural Property	English
Regulations of territorial planning		Statutory Bodies Creation		English
By-law of the State Inspection for Heritage Protection	2004	Protected Area or Good	Cultural Movable Heritage - Cultural Property	English
By-law of the Council for preservation and development of Riga Historic Centre		Protected Area or Good	Cultural Immovable Heritage	English
Regulations regarding the procedures and terms for exercising the right of first refusal on cultural monuments of state significance	2011	Inventory, Registry Maintenance Promotion and Development	Cultural Immovable Heritage Cultural Movable Heritage - Cultural Property	English
Regulations regarding the accreditation of museums	2006	Authorization, Permits, License	Cultural Immovable Heritage	English
Regulation N.473 regarding the procedures by which cultural monuments shall be inculded in/excluded from the list of State Protected Monuments	2003	Inventory, Registry Protected Area or Good	Cultural Immovable Heritage Cultural Movable Heritage - Cultural Property	English
Regulation n.397 regarding the procedure by which a record included in the National Documentary Heritage may be temporarily taken out of the Republic of Latvia	2011	Exportation	Cultural Immovable Heritage Cultural Movable Heritage - Cultural Property	English
Procedure for accreditation of private archives	2011	Inventory, Registry	Cultural Immovable Heritage	English
Regulation n.117 regarding the manner of appraisal of eletronic records and the procedures for the storage thereof and transfer to the State Archives for storage	2005		Cultural Immovable Heritage	English
Order N.538 of 11 August 2009	2009		Cultural Immovable Heritage Cultural Movable Heritage - Cultural Property	English
Law on the Latvian National Commission for the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization	2010			English
Law on museums	2007	Maintenance Promotion and Development Protected Area or Good	Cultural Immovable Heritage	English
By-law of the National Archives of Latvia	2010		Cultural Immovable Heritage Cultural Movable Heritage - Cultural Property	English
Archives law	2010	Inventory, Registry Maintenance Promotion and Development Protected Area or Good	Cultural Movable Heritage - Cultural Property	English
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