Estonian 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 |
4 April 1995
17 January 2005
17January 2005 |
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1970 Unesco Convention
1995 UNIDROIT Convention |
27 October 1995
- |
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1972 World Heritage Convention |
27 October 1995 |
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2001 Underwater Heritage Convention |
- |
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2003 Intangible Heritage Convention |
27 January 2006 |
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2005 Diversity of Cultural Expressions Convention |
18 December 2006 |
State party to regional instruments
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European Cultural Convention |
7 May 1992 |
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European Convention for the Protection of the Architectural Heritage |
15 November 1996 |
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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) |
15 November 1996 |
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European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages |
- |
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Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities |
6 January 1997 |
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European Landscape Convention |
- |
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European Convention for the Protection of the Audiovisual Heritage |
- |
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Framework Convention on the Value of Cultural Heritage for Society |
- |
Constitutional provisions
Constitution of the Republic of Estonia 1992, preamble, Arts 6, 12, 37, 40, 46, 50, 51, and 52
National legislation
The National Library of Estonia Act (1990, replaced in 1998, amended several times, latest in 2009)
Customs Act 1999
Public Libraries Act 1994 (replaced in 1998, amended in 2000 and 2007)
Heritage Conservation Act 1994 (amended in 1997, replaced in 2002, as amended 2004)
Cultural Endowment of Estonia Act 1994 (as amended 2007)
Museums Act 1996 (as amended in 2007)
Act to Regulate Dissemination of Works which Contain Pornography or Promote Violence or Cruelty (1997, as amended 2002 and 2008)
Law on Return of Cultural Objects Unlawfully Removed from the Territory of a European Union Member State 2003, (amended in 2004 and 2005)
Law on the Export and Import of Cultural Objects 2007
Law on National Minorities Cultural Autonomy, 1993 (amended 2002)
Broadcasting Act 1994, (as amended at 2007)
Language Act, 1995 (as amended 2005)
Act on Stating the Order of Laying down the Estonian Literal Language Norms 1995
Environmental Impact Assessment and Environmental Management System Act 2005, (as amended to 2009)
Environmental Monitoring Act 1999, (as amended to 2005)
Other
Declaration contained in the instrument of ratification of the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities, deposited on 6 January 1997
By-Laws of the Ministry of Culture (1996, amended in 2007)
Export Licence Form
CE Cultural Heritage Compendium
Other useful links
Estonian Ministry of Culture, Legislation (in English)
Contact
Republic of Estonia
Ministry of Culture
Website : http://www.kul.ee/index.php?lang=en
Email : [email protected]