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Scene from ‘Faust’ by Goe<strong>the</strong>, directed by Eimuntas Nekrosius <strong>and</strong> performed in Moscow in November 2006<br />

at <strong>the</strong> Novaya Opera Theatre in <strong>the</strong> Stanislavsky Season Festival. Nekrosius has also directed <strong>the</strong>atre <strong>and</strong> opera<br />

productions in various venues, including <strong>the</strong> Bolshoi Theatre. He has won many awards in his native Lithuania <strong>and</strong><br />

in 1995 he was awarded <strong>the</strong> ‘Baltijsky dom’ Festival prize for <strong>the</strong> best direc<strong>to</strong>r’s work in St Petersburg. In 2004<br />

he won <strong>the</strong> special journalists <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong>atre critics prize ‘Golden Mask’ for <strong>the</strong> best performance staged in <strong>Russia</strong>.<br />

Law No I-1115 <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Republic <strong>of</strong> Lithuania <strong>of</strong> 5 December 1995 on Documents <strong>and</strong> Archives<br />

(as last amended on 19 December 2006 – No X-992)<br />

Resolution No 181 <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Government <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Republic <strong>of</strong> Lithuania <strong>of</strong> 15 February 2005 on <strong>the</strong><br />

Approval <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Regulations for <strong>the</strong> Export <strong>of</strong> Documents from <strong>the</strong> Republic <strong>of</strong> Lithuania<br />

INTERNATIONAL<br />

European Community legislation is applicable as explained in Chapter 2<br />

Lithuania has ratifi ed both <strong>the</strong> UNESCO Convention <strong>of</strong> 1970 (in 1998) <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong> UNIDROIT<br />

Convention <strong>of</strong> 1995 (in 1998)<br />

Who is responsible for implementing <strong>the</strong>se regulations?<br />

The Department <strong>of</strong> Cultural Heritage Protection under <strong>the</strong> Ministry <strong>of</strong> Culture issues <strong>export</strong><br />

permits for movable <strong>cultural</strong> property <strong>and</strong> antiques: http://www.heritage.lt.<br />

The Lithuanian Archives Department under <strong>the</strong> Government issues <strong>export</strong> permits for<br />

documents: http://www.archyvai.lt.<br />

The Cus<strong>to</strong>ms Department under <strong>the</strong> Ministry <strong>of</strong> Finance ensures <strong>the</strong> control <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> exit <strong>and</strong><br />

entry <strong>of</strong> <strong>cultural</strong> <strong>goods</strong> through <strong>the</strong> cus<strong>to</strong>ms border <strong>of</strong> Lithuania: http://www.cust.lt.<br />

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