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Switzerland

Contracting State since
2003.10.03
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

Bilateral agreements on the import and repatriation of cultural property with states that have ratified the UNESCO Convention in 1970

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).

Export ban

General import and trade bans apply to cultural goods from Iraq and Syria:

The Iraq Ordinance of August 7, 1990 prohibits the import, transit and export, as well as the sale, distribution, brokering, acquisition and other transfer of Iraqi cultural goods that have been stolen in Iraq since August 2, 1990, lost against the will of the owner or have been illegally exported from the Republic of Iraq.

The Ordinance on Measures against Syria of May 18, 2011, expanded with a resolution of Nov. 17, 2014, prohibits the import, export and transit, sale, distribution, brokering and acquisition of Syrian cultural goods if there is reason to It is assumed that the goods were stolen or illegally removed from Syria.

Authorities responsible for issuing export permits

Federal Office for Culture
Specialized office for international cultural property transfer
Hallwylstrasse 15
3003 Bern
Switzerland
Contact
Phone: 00 41 58 463 03 25
Fax: 00 41 58 464 85 87
E-Mail: kgt@bak.admin.ch
homepage: https://www.bak.admin.ch/bak/de/home/kulturerbe/kulturgueterschutz.html
Federal Customs Administration
3003 Bern
Switzerland
Kontakt
Phone: 00 41 58 465 10 90
homepage: https://www.ezv.admin.ch/ezv/de/home/information-firmen/verbote--beschraenkungen-und-auflagen/geistiges-eigentum--handel-und-kultur/kulturguetertransfer.html
Head of Customs
Task execution section
Bern
Kontakt
E-Mail: ozd.aufgabenvollzug@ezv.admin.ch

Further Information

Federal Office for Culture
Specialized office for international cultural property transfer
Hallwylstrasse 15
3003 Bern
Schweiz
Tel.: 00 41 58 463 03 25
Fax.:00 41 58 464 85 87
kgt@bak.admin.ch

Information on the Transfer of cultural property

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.