Slovakia
Slovak Cultural Heritage legislation as at July 2010
State party to international instruments
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1954 Hague Convention
1954 Hague Protocol
1999 Hague Protocol
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31 March 1993
31 March 1993
11 February 2004
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1970 Unesco Convention
1995 UNIDROIT Convention
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31 March 1993
16 June 2003
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1972 World Heritage Convention
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31 March 1993
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2001 Underwater Heritage Convention
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11 March 2009
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2003 Intangible Heritage Convention
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24 March 2006
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2005 Diversity of Cultural Expressions Convention
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18 December 2006
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State party to regional instruments
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European Cultural Convention
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10 May 1990
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European Convention for the Protection of the Architectural Heritage
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7 March 2001
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European Convention on Offences Relating to Cultural Property
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European Convention for the Protection of the Archaeological Heritage (revised)
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31 October 2000
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European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages
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5 September 2001
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Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities
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14 September 1995
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European Landscape Convention
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9 August 2005
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European Convention for the Protection of the Audiovisual Heritage
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5 September 2007
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Framework Convention on the Value of Cultural Heritage for Society
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Constitutional provisions
Constitutional of the Slovak Republic 1994, Arts 6, 24, 26, 33, 34, 43 and 44
National legislation
Law on the Use of Minority Languages, 1999
Law on Denomination of Communities in Language of National Minorities, 1994
Act No. 4/1958 Coll. on Folk Art Production and Arts and Crafts
Declaration of the National Council of the Slovak Republic on the protection of cultural heritage No. 91/2001
Act No. 49/2002 Coll. on the Protection of Historical Monuments
Act No.115/1998 Coll. on Museums and Galleries and on the Protection of Objects of Museum and Gallery Value (as amended)
Act No.287/1994 on Preservation of Nature and Landscape
Act No.270/1995 Coll. on the Official Language of the Slovak Republic
Act No.183/2000 Coll. On Libraries
Act No.395/2002 Coll. On Archives
Act No.416/2002 Coll. On the Return of Illegally Exported Cultural Objects
Act No.479/2005 Coll. Building Code
CE Cultural Heritage Compendium
Other useful links
Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the Slovak Republic, Legislation (English)
Contact
Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the Slovak Republic
Nam. SNP No. 33.
813 31 Bratislava
Slovakia
Tel.: 00421 2 20482 155
Fax: 00421 2 20482 174
E-mail: mksr@mkcrsr.sk