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Portugal<br />

INTERNATIONAL<br />

European Community legislation is applicable<br />

as explained in Chapter 2<br />

UNESCO Convention <strong>of</strong> 1970 (Portugal<br />

ratifi ed in 1985) <strong>and</strong> UNIDROIT Convention<br />

<strong>of</strong> 1995 (Portugal ratifi ed in 2002)<br />

Portugal <strong>and</strong> <strong>Russia</strong> signed <strong>the</strong> Cultural,<br />

Educational <strong>and</strong> Scientific Co-operation<br />

Agreement in Moscow in 1994. In Article<br />

8 both countries agree <strong>to</strong> adopt measures<br />

that impede <strong>the</strong> illicit <strong>import</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>export</strong> <strong>of</strong><br />

<strong>cultural</strong> property belonging <strong>to</strong> <strong>the</strong> o<strong>the</strong>r<br />

party as well as ensuring its safety when<br />

it is temporarily staying in <strong>the</strong>ir terri<strong>to</strong>ry.<br />

This agreement was approved under Portuguese<br />

law in 1995.<br />

Portugal also follows <strong>the</strong> following <strong>guide</strong>lines<br />

in relation <strong>to</strong> exchanges <strong>and</strong> loans <strong>of</strong> <strong>cultural</strong><br />

<strong>goods</strong> <strong>between</strong> museums <strong>and</strong> institutions:<br />

• General Principles on <strong>the</strong> Administration<br />

<strong>of</strong> Loans <strong>and</strong> Exchange <strong>of</strong> Cultural<br />

Goods Between Institutions (Bizot<br />

Group Administration <strong>of</strong> Loans<br />

statement, 1995/2005) http://www.<br />

museumcollectionson<strong>the</strong>move.org/<br />

references/Bizot_Admin_<strong>of</strong>_loans.pdf<br />

• International Council <strong>of</strong> Museums<br />

(ICOM) Code <strong>of</strong> Ethics for Museums<br />

http://icom.museum/ethics.html<br />

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

regulations?<br />

Amadeo de Souza Cardoso (1887–1918),<br />

“Sem título” (Untitled), c.1913, oil on board.<br />

The exhibition <strong>of</strong> Souza Cardoso’s work ‘Avantgarde<br />

dialogues’, presented at <strong>the</strong> Calouste<br />

Gulbenkian Foundation in Lisbon in 2006,<br />

involved a fruitful collaboration with <strong>Russia</strong>n<br />

museums.<br />

The Portuguese Institute <strong>of</strong> Museums (IPM),<br />

which acts under <strong>the</strong> Ministry <strong>of</strong> Culture, is<br />

responsible for <strong>the</strong> control <strong>and</strong> registration <strong>of</strong><br />

<strong>the</strong> <strong>export</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>cultural</strong> <strong>goods</strong>. Within <strong>the</strong> same<br />

field, <strong>the</strong> IPM is also responsible for <strong>the</strong> development<br />

<strong>and</strong> promotion <strong>of</strong> st<strong>and</strong>ards for procedures<br />

related <strong>to</strong> <strong>the</strong> mobility <strong>of</strong> collections.<br />

In addition <strong>to</strong> its responsibilities for <strong>export</strong><br />

control, Portuguese Cus<strong>to</strong>ms (DGAIEC) is

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