A guide to the export and import of cultural goods between Russia ...

Ireland
export licences as part of the work of the
Cultural Institutions Division.
http://www.arts-sport-tourism.gov.ie
All licences for export of cultural goods to
countries outside the EU are issued under
European Community legislation (Council
Regulation 3911/92). The EU export licences
are issued by the Department of Arts,
Sport and Tourism.
Under the Documents and Pictures (Regulation
of Export) Act 1945, licences are also
issued by other bodies in Ireland on behalf
of the Department: the National Library,
National Museum, National Gallery and the
Irish Museum of Modern Art.
Do I need an export licence?
If you are exporting cultural goods from Ireland
to Russia, or any other country outside
the European Union, you will need an export
licence if the goods are covered by the European
Community legislation. Certain categories
of goods, according to age and value
thresholds, must have an EU export licence.
This is explained in more detail in Chapter 2.
Are there different types of licence? What
type of licence do I need?
For export of cultural goods from Ireland
to Russia, you need an EU export licence
which is delivered by the Department of
Arts, Sport and Tourism.
Hugh Douglas Hamilton (1740–1808),
“Cupid and Psyche in the Nuptial Bower”
(1792–93), oil on canvas.
Collection: National Gallery of Ireland. This
painting was exhibited as part of the Europe–
Russia–Europe exhibition at the Tretyakov State
Gallery in Moscow in May 2007.
© The National Gallery of Ireland
If the goods are also covered by the National
Cultural Institutions Act 1997 (this
lists certain categories of goods, according
to age and value in Section 49), the Department
will check whether the goods are an
object of national importance.
It should be noted that the types of cultural
goods, age and value thresholds listed in the