This final rule amends the U.S. Customs and Border Protection
(CBP) regulations to reflect the imposition of import restrictions on
certain archaeological material from the People's Republic of China
(China). These restrictions are being imposed pursuant to an agreement
between the United States and China that has been entered into under
the authority of the Convention on Cultural Property Implementation Act
in accordance with the United Nations Educational, Scientific and
Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Convention on the Means of Prohibiting
and Preventing the Illicit Import, Export and Transfer of Ownership of
Cultural Property. The final rule amends CBP regulations by adding
China to the list of countries for
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which a bilateral agreement has been entered into for imposing cultural
property import restrictions. The final rule also contains the
designated list that describes the types of archaeological articles to
which the restrictions apply.
Document Subtype:
Final Rule
Received Date:
January 16 2009, at 02:10 PM Eastern Standard Time
Start-End Page:
2838 - 2844
Comment Start Date:
January 16 2009, at 12:00 AM Eastern Standard Time
Import Restrictions Imposed on Certain Archeological Material from China
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