§ 12.104g - Specific items or categories designated by agreements or emergency actions.  


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  • § 12.104g Specific items or categories designated by agreements or emergency actions.

    (a) The following is a list of agreements imposing import restrictions on the described articles of cultural property of State Parties. The listed Treasury Decision contains the Designated Listing with a complete description of specific items or categories of archaeological or ethnological material designated by the agreement as coming under the protection of the Convention on Cultural Property Implementation Act. Import restrictions listed below shall be effective for no more than five years beginning on the date on which the agreement enters into force with respect to the United States. This period may be extended for additional periods of not more than five years if it is determined that the factors which justified the initial agreement still pertain and no cause for suspension of the agreement exists. Any such extension is indicated in the listing.

    State partyCultural
    Property
    Decision No.
    AlbaniaArchaeological material of Albania ranging in date from approximately 300,000 B.C. to A.D. 1750, and ethnological material of Albania ranging in date from approximately A.D. 400 to 1913CBP Dec. 22-06
    AlgeriaArchaeological material representing Algeria's cultural heritage that is at least 250 years old, dating from the Paleolithic (approximately 2.4 million years ago), Neolithic, Classical, Byzantine, and Islamic periods and into the Ottoman period to A.D. 1750CBP Dec. 19-09, extended by CBP Dec. 24-13.
    BelizeArchaeological material, representing Belize's cultural heritage that is at least 250 years old, dating from the Pre-Ceramic (from approximately 9000 B.C.), Pre-Classic, Classic, and Post-Classic Periods of the Pre-Columbian era through the Early and Late Colonial PeriodsCBP Dec. 13-05 extended by CBP Dec. 23-02
    BoliviaArchaeological and Ethnological Material from BoliviaT.D. 01-86 extended by CBP Dec. 21-18
    BulgariaArchaeological material from Bulgaria ranging from approximately 1.6 million years ago through approximately A.D. 1750, and ecclesiastical ethnological material of Bulgaria ranging in date from the beginning of the 4th century A.D. through approximately A.D. 1900CBP Dec. 24-02.
    CambodiaArchaeological material of Cambodia ranging from approximately 2,500 B.C. to A.D. 1750, and ethnological material of Cambodia ranging from approximately A.D. 1400 to 1891CBP Dec. 23-11.
    CanadaArchaeological artifacts and ethnological material culture of Canadian originT.D. 97-31
    ChileArchaeological material representing Chile's cultural heritage from the Paleoindian period (c. 31,000 B.C.) to the Huri Moai phase in Chile (A.D. 1680-1868)CBP Dec. 20-16
    ColombiaPre-Columbian archaeological material ranging approximately from 1500 B.C. to 1530 A.D. and ecclesiastical ethnological material of the Colonial period ranging approximately from A.D. 1530 to 1830CBP Dec. 06-09 extended by CBP Dec. 21-05
    Costa RicaArchaeological material representing Costa Rica's cultural heritage from approximately 12,000 B.C. to A.D. 1550CBP Dec. 21-06
    CyprusArchaeological material ranging approximately from the 11th millennium B.C. to A.D. 1770 and ethnological material ranging from approximately the 4th century A.D. to A.D. 1878CBP Dec. 22-15
    EcuadorArchaeological and ethnological material representing Ecuador's cultural heritage that is at least 250 years old, dating from the Pre-ceramic (approximately 12,000 B.C.), Formative, Regional development, Integration, Inka periods and into the Colonial period to A.D. 1769CBP Dec. 20-03, corrected by CBP Dec. 24-10.
    EgyptArchaeological material representing Egypt's cultural heritage ranging approximately from 300,000 B.C. to A.D. 1750, and ethnological material ranging from A.D. 1517 to 1914CBP Dec. 21-17
    El SalvadorArchaeological material representing El Salvador's Pre-Hispanic cultures ranging in date from approximately 8000 B.C. through A.D. 1550 and ecclesiastical ethnological material from the Colonial period through the first half of the twentieth century ranging in date from approximately A.D. 1525 to 1950CBP Dec. 20-04
    Greece (Hellenic Republic)Archeological materials representing Greece's cultural heritage ranging in date from approximately 3rd millennium B.C. to 15th century A.D., and ecclesiastical ethnological material from Greece from the early Christian, Byzantine, and post-Byzantine periods, including objects made from A.D. 324 through 1830CBP Dec. 21-16
    GuatemalaArchaeological material, c. 12,000 B.C. to A.D. 1524, and Hispanic period ecclesiastical ethnological material, c. A.D. 1524 to 1821CBP Dec. 12-17 extended by CBP Dec. 22-24
    HondurasArchaeological material of Pre-Columbian cultures ranging approximately from 1200 B.C. to 1500 A.D, and ecclesiastical ethnological materials dating from the Colonial Period, c. A.D. 1502 to 1821CBP Dec. 14-03 extended by CBP Dec. 24-06.
    ItalyArchaeological Material of pre-Classical, Classical, and Imperial Roman periods ranging approximately from the 9th century B.C. to the 4th century A.DT.D. 01-06 extended by CBP Dec. 21-01
    JordanArchaeological material representing Jordan's cultural heritage from the Paleolithic period (c. 1.5 million B.C.) to the middle of the Ottoman period in Jordan (A.D. 1750)CBP Dec. 20-02
    LibyaArchaeological material and ethnological material from Libya.CBP Dec. 23-03
    MaliArchaeological material from Mali from the Paleolithic Era (Stone Age) to approximately the mid-eighteenth century, and ethnological materials dating between the twelfth and twentieth centuriesCBP Dec. 22-23
    MoroccoArchaeological material from Morocco ranging in date from approximately 1 million B.C. to A.D. 1750, and ethnological material from Morocco ranging in date from approximately A.D. 1549 to 1912CBP Dec. 21-02
    NicaraguaArchaeological material of pre-Columbian cultures ranging approximately from 8000 B.C. to 1500 A.DT.D. 00-75 extended by CBP Dec. 15-13
    NigeriaArchaeological material of Nigeria ranging from approximately B.C. 1500 to A.D. 1770, and ethnological material of Nigeria ranging from approximately A.D. 200 to the early 20th century A.DCBP Dec. 22-05
    PakistanArchaeological material of Pakistan ranging from the Lower Paleolithic Period (approximately 2,000,000 Years Before Present) through A.D. 1750, and ethnological material of Pakistan ranging in date from approximately A.D. 800 through 1849CBP Dec. 24-09.
    People's Republic of ChinaArchaeological materials representing China's cultural heritage from the Paleolithic Period (c. 75,000 B.C.) through the end of the Tang Period (A.D. 907) and monumental sculpture and wall art at least 250 years old as of January 14, 2009CBP Dec. 19-02, extended by CBP Dec. 24-01.
    PeruArchaeological material of Peru ranging from approximately 12000 B.C. to A.D. 1532, and ethnological material of Peru ranging from approximately A.D. 1532 to 1821CBP Dec. 23-10
    TunisiaArchaeological material of Tunisia ranging in date from approximately 200,000 B.C. to A.D. 1750, and ethnological material of Tunisia ranging in date from approximately A.D. 1574 to 1881CBP Dec. 24-12.
    TurkeyArchaeological material representing Turkey's cultural heritage ranging from approximately 1,200,000 B.C. to A.D. 1770, and ethnological material ranging from the 1st century A.D. to A.D. 1923CBP Dec. 21-09
    YemenArchaeological material of Yemen ranging in date from approximately 200,000 B.C. to A.D. 1773, and ethnological material of Yemen ranging in date from approximately A.D. 1517 through 1918CBP Dec. 24-15.

    (b) The following is a list of emergency actions imposing import restrictions on the described articles of cultural property of State Parties. The listed decision contains a complete description of specific items or categories of archaeological or ethnological material designated by the emergency actions as coming under the protection of the Convention on Cultural Property Implementation Act. Import restrictions listed below shall be effective for no more than five years from the date on which the State Party requested those restrictions. This period may be extended for three more years if it is determined that the emergency condition continues to apply with respect to the archaeological or ethnological material. Any such extension is indicated in the listing.

    State partyCultural propertyDecision No.
    AfghanistanArchaeological and ethnological material from AfghanistanCBP Dec. 22-04Yemen
    Archaeological UkraineArchaeological material of Ukraine ranging in date from approximately the Paleolithic period (c. 1.4 million years ago) through 1774 C.E., and ethnological material from Yemenof Ukraine ranging in date from approximately 200 C.E. to 1917 C.ECBP Dec. 2024-0116.

    [T.D. 86-52, 51 FR 6907, Feb. 27, 1986]