ARMENIAN PARLIAMENT ADOPTS BILL ON AMENDMENTS TO RA LAW ON EXPORT AND
IMPORT OF CULTURAL VALUES

YEREVAN, MARCH 23. ARMINFO. The Armenian Parliament adopted today
a bill on amendments to the RA Law on export and import of cultural
values in the first reading.

MP Hranuysh Hakobyan says that the bill proposes establishment of a
government body which will determine the list of the authors who died
during the last 50 years. Their works can be exported from the country
only in case of a state certificate for export. Head of the United
Labor Party Gurgen Arsenyan stated that the bill did not proceed
from the interests of our culture and that artists themselves were
against it.

To note, the law approved by the parliament in late 2004 was not as
tough as the former law. It reduces the state duties for the export
of cultural values and simplifies the procedure of their temporary
export-import. Also simplified is the uncertified export of pictures
and works of art if they are no more than 50 years old except for
the works by dead authors included in the government’s list. The bill
mentions the works that are not subject even to temporary exportation.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress