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

Russia
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a certificate for the right to export cultural goods, as provided in the Cultural Goods Export
and Import Law. The specific format of the certificate is given in the Russian Federation
Government’s Decree No. 322 of April 27 2001.
The official list of cultural goods allowed for export on the basis of an export certificate is
given in Order No. 844 issued by the Russian Federation Ministry of Culture on August 7
2001. It is reproduced below:
1. Cultural goods from the Museum, Archive and Library Stocks of the Russian Federation.*
2. Objects and collections of historical, scientific, artistic or any other cultural value related to
important events in the lives of nations, evolution of society and the state, and the history
of science and engineering:
2.1. mementos associated with the lives of prominent political and public figures,
national heroes and people in sciences, literature and the arts;
2.2. objects and collections of uniforms and kits designed over 50 years ago for use
on the factory floor, in the armed forces and elsewhere;
2.3. items of technology, instruments, tools, devices and equipment for use in science,
industry, households and the armed forces and/or their elements, designed and
built over 50 years ago;
2.4. artefacts or fragments recovered in archaeological excavations;
3. Goods of artistic value created over 50 years ago;**
3.1. works of art and sculptures;
3.2. works of graphics and original graphic printing plates;
3.3. custom-made designs, installations and artistic compositions and montages;
3.4. devotional articles of various religions;
3.5. works of decorative and applied arts;
3.6. decorated weapons and arms.
4. Elements and fragments of architectural and historical monuments and memorials of
monumental art.
5. Printed works created over 50 years ago.
6. Manuscripts, documentary memorials and archives, including sound, photography and
film archives, dating back more than 50 years.
7. Unique and rare musical instruments (including custom-made folk instruments from over
50 years ago).***
8. Postmarks (postage stamps and blocks), labelled postcards and envelopes, tax and other
stamps designed over 50 years ago.
* No export certifi cate is required to export copies of documents kept at federal and government archives
(document safekeeping centres) of the subjects of the Russian Federation, public museums and libraries of the
Ministry of Culture’s system, the State Film Archives and the institutional system of the Russian Academy of
Sciences from the Russian Federation.
** No export certifi cate is required to export paintings, sculptures and graphic works, articles of decorative
and applied art, design projects, installations and works of children’s arts created less than 50 years ago, or
for household articles regardless of the time of their creation, which are not entered in offi cial registers and are
designated by experts as belonging to the category objects for cultural purposes.
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