Latvia

Latvian Cultural Heritage legislation as at July 2010

State party to international instruments

1954 Hague Convention 1954 Hague Protocol 1999 Hague Protocol	19 December 2003 19 December 2003 -
1970 Unesco Convention 1995 UNIDROIT Convention	- -
1972 World Heritage Convention	10 January 1995
2001 Underwater Heritage Convention	-
2003 Intangible Heritage Convention	14 January 2005
2005 Diversity of Cultural Expressions Convention	6 July 2007

State party to regional instruments

European Cultural Convention	7 May 1992
European Convention for the Protection of the Architectural Heritage	29 July 2003
European Convention on Offences Relating to Cultural Property	-
European Convention for the Protection of the Archaeological Heritage (revised)	29 July 2003
European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages	-
Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities	6 June 2005
European Landscape Convention	5 June 2007
European Convention for the Protection of the Audiovisual Heritage	-
Framework Convention on the Value of Cultural Heritage for Society	26 April 2006

Constitutional provisions

Constitutional of Republic of Latvia, Chapter 8, Articles 113, 114, 115 and 116

National legislation

Law on Libraries (1998)

Law on Museums (2006)

Law on the Protection of Cultural Monuments (1992)

Law on Cultural Institutions (1998) (not reproduced)

Law on Local Governments (1994, as amended 2009), s.15 (not reproduced)

Law on Archives (1991)

Official Language Law (1999)

Law on the Preservation and Protection of Riga's Historical Centre (2003)

Law on Cultural Autonomy (1991)

Environmental Protection Law (2007)

Law on Environmental Impact Assessment (2001 as amended to 2007)

Regulations No. 8 of the Cabinet of Ministers of January 7, 2003 ”Makslas un antikvaro priekšmetu izvešana no Latvijas un ievešana Latvija” (not reproduced)

Regulations No. 526 of the Cabinet of Ministers of September 16, 2003 “Nelikumigi izvesto makslas un antikvaro priekšmetu atdošanas kartiba” (not reproduced)