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

Denmark
Chapter 3: European Union Member States
What are the penalties if I do something wrong?
Contravention of the protection regulations contained in the Cultural Assets Act is punishable
by a fine.
What are the standards of service I can expect to receive?
The legislation sets out various standards of service in terms of delivery time of export
licences.
Are there any special export restrictions on certain objects or other considerations I should
know about?
Objects acquired through purchase by the State following refusal of an export licence
form part of the collection of a state-owned or state-subsidised museum, or other collections.
This is decided by the Cultural Assets Commission. In exceptional cases the Commission
may allow the object to remain where it was previously kept.
The Cultural Assets Commission has acquired around 90 cultural objects during 14 years
of its work through this process. These can be viewed on the website under ‘Assets’.
Annual Reports on the work of the Cultural Assets Commission are available on the website.
In 2005, the Commission handled 31 individual applications under Danish legislation
for licences to export 96 objects and 49 collections of antiquities. Under EU legislation,
43 applications were received for licences to export 507 objects. The large majority of EU
licence applications were from museums and private individuals for the temporary export
of cultural objects for exhibition abroad.
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