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Austria

Contracting State since
2015.07.15
Lastly updated
2022.08.02

Contact for consular services

German Embassy
Bilateral relations and German missions
homepage: https://www.auswaertiges-amt.de/en/aussenpolitik/laenderinformationen

National legal bases

Information from the Federal Monuments Authority, national laws are also available

EU regulations
The licence for the export of cultural goods from the European customs territory is subject to Council Regulation (EC) No. 116/2009 of 18 December 2008 on the export of cultural goods (OJ L 39, 10.2.2009, p. 1). Exports to the internal market, however, are subject to national regulations, which may differ from the Council regulation with respect to the value and age thresholds of the categories of the protected cultural property.

Further information on the legal situation can be requested from the EUR-Lex Datenbank. The EU also maintains a special database for the regulations regarding the protection of cultural property.

The multilingual UNESCO Database of National Cultural Heritage Laws provides access to the relevant national legal bases. Another source of information on national cultural asset protection laws is the Sharing Electronic Resources and Laws On Crime (SHERLOC) of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).

Definition of cultural property

Authorities responsible for issuing export permits

Department for Movable Monuments - International Transfer of Cultural Property or in the Office of the Federal Monuments Office
Hofburg, Säulenstiege
1010 Vienna
Contact
Phone: 00 43 1 53 415 – 0
E-Mail: ausfuhr@bda.gv.at; service@bda.gv.at
homepage: https://bda.gv.at/
Austrian State Archives
Vienna
Contact
Phone: Tel: 00 43 (0)1 79540-100
E-Mail: gdpost@oesta.gv.at
homepage: http://www.oesta.gv.at/

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Further Information

Further Information is available in German language.

Disclaimer:
The above information is based on the information available and deemed trustworthy at the time indicated, in particular the information provided by the State and the information as available in the UNESCO database . No guarantee can be given for the correctness and completeness of this information, nor can any liability be accepted for any damage that may occur. Legal regulations may change at any time without the Minister of State for Culture and the Media being informed. The decision to acquire, import, export or place cultural property on the market is your sole responsibility. It is therefore recommended that you contact the relevant diplomatic or consular representation and/or the export authorities of the respective foreign country.