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Chapter 3: European Union Member States<br />

Hungary<br />

<strong>goods</strong> (not falling under <strong>the</strong> categories <strong>of</strong> especially protected under Act No. 64) on <strong>the</strong><br />

grounds <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>ir being irreplaceable <strong>and</strong> <strong>of</strong> outst<strong>and</strong>ing <strong>import</strong>ance.<br />

The permanent <strong>export</strong> <strong>of</strong> protected <strong>cultural</strong> <strong>goods</strong>, or those for which protection has been<br />

declared by <strong>the</strong> National Office <strong>of</strong> Cultural Heritage, is prohibited.<br />

The <strong>export</strong> <strong>of</strong> an object can also be forbidden if <strong>the</strong> State decides <strong>to</strong> initiate a declaration<br />

<strong>of</strong> protection.<br />

What are <strong>the</strong> requirements if I want <strong>to</strong> <strong>import</strong> <strong>cultural</strong> <strong>goods</strong> in<strong>to</strong> Hungary from <strong>Russia</strong>?<br />

You have <strong>to</strong> declare <strong>the</strong> <strong>goods</strong> at <strong>the</strong> border. You can be asked <strong>to</strong> produce documentation<br />

proving that <strong>the</strong> <strong>goods</strong> were taken out <strong>of</strong> <strong>Russia</strong> legally.<br />

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