Rule 5 May 2025 cultural property, customs, reporting and recordkeeping requirements, import restrictions, trade regulations, customs duties and inspection, imports, uzbekistan, archaeological materials

🏺New Import Restrictions on Archaeological Materials from Uzbekistan

This document amends the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) regulations to reflect the imposition of import restrictions on certain archaeological and ethnological materials from the Republic of Uzbekistan (Uzbekistan). These restrictions are imposed pursuant to an agreement between the United States and Uzbekistan, entered into under the authority of the Convention on Cultural Property Implementation Act. This document amends the CBP regulations by adding Uzbekistan to the list of countries which have bilateral agreements with the United States imposing cultural property import restrictions and contains the Designated List, describing the archaeological and ethnological material to which the restrictions apply.

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Notice 23 Apr 2025 trade agreements, cultural property, cultural heritage, regulatory compliance, import restrictions

🏛️Cultural Property Advisory Committee Meeting and Business Implications

The Department of State announces the location, dates, times, and agenda for the next meeting of the Cultural Property Advisory Committee ("the Committee").

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Notice 22 Apr 2025 import restrictions, cultural property, business regulation, archaeology, trade agreements, compliance, costa rica

📜Proposal to Extend Cultural Property Agreement with Costa Rica

Proposal to extend the Memorandum of Understanding Between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Republic of Costa Rica Concerning the Imposition of Import Restrictions on Categories of Archaeological Material of Costa Rica ("the Costa Rica Agreement").

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Rule 11 Apr 2025 reporting and recordkeeping requirements, el salvador, historical artifacts, imports, customs regulations, cultural property, import restrictions, customs duties and inspection

🏺Import Restrictions on El Salvador's Cultural Material Extended Through 2030

This document amends the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) regulations to extend import restrictions on certain material from the Republic of El Salvador. The Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Educational and Cultural Affairs, U.S. Department of State, has made the requisite determinations for extending the import restrictions, originally imposed on certain archaeological material by Treasury Decision 95-20, and amended by CBP Decision 20-04 to cover certain ecclesiastical ethnological material. These import restrictions are being extended pursuant to an exchange of diplomatic notes. The CBP regulations are being amended to reflect this further extension through March 2, 2030.

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Notice 7 Feb 2025 department of state, meeting postponement, cultural property, regulatory notice, archaeology

🏛️Notice of Cultural Property Advisory Committee Meeting Postponement

This Notice announces the postponement of a previously announced Cultural Property Advisory Committee meeting.

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