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Protection of cultural property; registration
Under certain conditions, cultural property can be entered in a "register of nationally valuable cultural property".
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Bayerisches Staatsministerium für Wissenschaft und Kunst
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Description
Registration takes place at the request of the owner of the cultural property or ex officio. The competent authority is the Bavarian State Ministry of Science and the Arts. A five-member committee of experts is consulted before a decision on registration is made. Cultural property owned by the church can only be registered on application. The complete list of all cultural assets registered in the federal states is published on an internet portal.
Registration is associated with tax advantages for the owner. In addition, in cases of unauthorized removal to a Member State of the European Communities (e.g. theft), the Member State from whose territory the cultural object was unlawfully removed has a direct right of restitution against the owner in addition to the respective claims for return under civil law on the basis of the national provisions of the Member States adopted in accordance with Directive 2014/60/EU.
Requirements
- Work of art or other cultural property (archive material, library material)
- Cultural property is located in Bavaria
- The cultural property is of particular importance for the cultural heritage of Germany, the federal states or one of its historical regions and thus creates an identity for German culture; its removal would mean a significant loss for German cultural heritage and its retention in the federal territory is in the outstanding public interest.
Required documents
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Information on the cultural property/archival property (brief description)
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Details of the owner(s) (address for service)
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Brief justification from a professional point of view on the significance of the cultural property/archival property
Fees
None
Deadlines
None
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Status: 30.07.2024
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