Greece

Greek Cultural Heritage legislation as at July 2010

State party to international instruments

1954 Hague Convention 1954 Hague Protocol 1999 Hague Protocol	9 February 1981 9 February 1981 20 April 2005
1970 Unesco Convention 1995 UNIDROIT Convention	5 June 1981 19 July 2007
1972 World Heritage Convention	17 July 1981
2001 Underwater Heritage Convention	-
2003 Intangible Heritage Convention	3 January 2007
2005 Diversity of Cultural Expressions Convention	3 January 2007

State party to regional instruments

European Cultural Convention	10 January 1962
European Convention for the Protection of the Architectural Heritage	27 May 1992
European Convention on Offences Relating to Cultural Property	Signed on 23 June 1985
European Convention for the Protection of the Archaeological Heritage (revised)	10 July 2006
European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages	-
Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities	Signed 22 September 1997
European Landscape Convention	17 May 2010
European Convention for the Protection of the Audiovisual Heritage	Signed 8 November 2001
Framework Convention on the Value of Cultural Heritage for Society	-

Constitutional provisions

Arts 16 and 24 of the Constitution of Greece 1975 (as amended 2002)

National legislation

Law no. 2557/1997, Institutions, Measures and Actions for Cultural Development (not reproduced)

Law no. 3028/2002, For the Protection of Antiquities and Cultural Heritage in General

Presidential Decree no. 3520/2006, Ratification of the UNESCO Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions (2005) (Greek and French)

Presidential Decree no.3521/2006, Ratification of the UNESCO Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage (2003) (French and Greek) Source : UNESCO

Presidential Decree no.3317/2005, Ratification of the second Protocol of the Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict (UNESCO) (2008) (original language)

Law no.3658 of 2008 on Measures for the Protection of Cultural Objects (original language) Source : UNESCO

Law/Codex no.3463 of 2006 on Municipalities and Local Communities - Relevant article on the protection of cultural environment and establishment of local museums. - (F?? ?’ 114/8.6.2006) (original language) Source : Hellenic Society for Law and Archaeology

Law no.3409 of 2005 on recreational underwater activities - relevant article 11 - (FEK ?? 273/4.11.2005) (original language) Source : Hellenic Society for Law and Archaeology

Regulation no.3389 of 2005 on excavations during public construction works. Relevant articles 17 and 21 (FEK ?' 232/22.9.2005) (original language) Source : Hellenic Society for Law and Archaeology

Presidential Decree no.3378 of 2005 on Ratification of the European Convention for the protection of the Archaeological Heritage - "Valletta Convention" (original language) Source : Hellenic Society for Law and Archaeology

Presidential Decree no.3348 of 2005 Ratification of the Unidroit Convention on the international return of stolen or illegally exported cultural objects (French and Greek)

Presidential Decree no.67 of 2003 Amendments and additions to Presidential Decree 133/1998 on the return of illegally exported cultural Objects (93/7/EC) (original language) Source : Hellenic Society for Law and Archaeology

Presidential Decree No.133 of 1998 conforming Greek laws to the Council Directive 93/7/EEC of 15 March 1993 and 96/100/?EC of 17 February 1997 on the return of cultural objects unlawfully removed from the territory of a Member State - as amended by Presidential Decree 67/2003 (original language) Source : Hellenic Society for Law and Archaeology