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

CHAPTER
Chapter 3: European Union Member States
Romania
Russian – Romanian cultural, educational and scientific cooperation is carried out according
to the Bilateral Agreement between the Romanian and Russian Governments
concerning the cultural, educational and scientific fields. This was signed in 1993 and
is still in force.
Many sessions of the Romanian – Russian Joint History Commission have taken place in
both countries. In the cultural field, many wonderful events have taken place in Moscow.
The most recent of these was the Chroma exhibition in 2007 by Romanian contemporary
glass artist, Ioan Nemtoi.
WHAT LEGISLATION APPLIES TO THE IMPORT/EXPORT OF CULTURAL GOODS
BETWEEN ROMANIA AND RUSSIA?
NATIONAL
Law no. 182/2000 on the Protection of Movable National Cultural Heritage
http://www.cultura.ro/Laws.aspx?ID=15
Hotarare nr. 518/2004 (modifi es Law no. 182/2000): Procedures for Defi nitive or Temporary
Export of Movable Cultural Goods http://www.cultura.ro/Laws.aspx?ID=62
Decision HG1221/2000: Romanian Indemnity Scheme – Governmental Guarantees
http://www.cultura.ro/Documents.aspx?ID=184
INTERNATIONAL
European Community legislation is applicable as explained in Chapter 2
UNESCO Convention of 1970 (Romania ratifi ed in 1993) and UNIDROIT Convention of 1995
(Romania ratifi ed in 1997)
Who is responsible for implementing these regulations?
The Ministry of Culture and Religious Affairs (MCC – Ministerul Culturii si Cultelor) is the
competent institution for issuing certificates and licences for the export of cultural goods:
http://www.cultura.ro.
The 42 County Directorates for Culture, Religious Affairs and National Cultural Heritage
are responsible for issuing export licences for non-classified cultural goods.
The Institute for Cultural Memory (cIMeC) manages the database of movable heritage of
exceptional importance: http://www.cimec.ro/.
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