Cultural Property Agreements

29 September 1997 -- Guatemala Information Page

• Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Republic of Guatemala Concerning the Imposition of Import Restrictions on Archaeological Objects and Materials from the Pre Columbian Cultures of Guatemala (Español) 

19 September 1997 -- Mali Information Page

• Agreement between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Republic of Mali Concerning the Imposition of Import Restrictions on Archaeological Material from the Region of the Niger River Valley and the Bandiagara Escarpment (Cliff) (Français ) 

9 June 1997 -- Peru Information Page

• Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of Peru Concerning the Imposition of Import Restrictions on Archaeological Material from the Prehispanic Cultures and Certain Ethnological Material from the Colonial Period of Peru (Español) 

10 April 1997 -- Canada Information Page

• Agreement between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of Canada Concerning the Imposition of Import Restrictions on Certain Categories of Archaeological and Ethnological Material (Français ) 

8 March 1995 -- El Salvador Information Page

• Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Republic of El Salvador Concerning the Imposition of Import Restrictions on Certain Categories of Archaeological Material from the Prehispanic Cultures of the Republic of El Salvador (Español) 

Federal Register Notices of Import Restrictions
(including Emergency Actions)

12 April 1999 --(Emergency Action) Cyprus Information Page

• Import Restrictions Imposed on Byzantine Ecclesiastical and Ritual Ethnological Material from Cyprus (html) (text) U.S. Federal Register Notice: April 12, 1999; 64(69): 17529-17531

3 October 1997 -- Guatemala Information Page

• Import Restrictions Imposed on Archaeological Artifacts From Guatemala (html) (text) U.S. Federal Register Notice: October 3, 1997; 62(192):51771-51774 

23 September 1997 - Mali Information Page

• Import Restrictions Imposed on Archaeological Artifacts From Mali (html) (text) U.S. Federal Register Notice, September 23, 1997; 62(184):49594-49597 

11 June 1997 -- Peru Information Page

• Archaeological and Ethnological Material From Peru (html) (text) U.S. Federal Register Notice, June 11, 1997; 62(112):31713-31721 

22 April 1997 -- Canada Information Page

• Archaeological and Ethnological Material From Canada (html) (text) U.S. Federal Register Notice, April 22, 1997; 62(77):19488-19492 

10 March 1995 -- El Salvador Information Page

• Pre-Hispanic Artifacts From El Salvador (html) (text) U.S. Federal Register Notice, March 10, 1995; 60(47):13352-13361 

23 September 1993 -- (Emergency Action) Mali Information Page 

• Import Restrictions Imposed on Significant Archaeological Artifacts From Mali U.S. Federal Register Notice, September 23, 1993; 58(183):49428-49430 ( Amended 1997 ) 

15 April 1991 -- (Emergency Action) Guatemala Information Page 

• Import Restrictions Imposed on Archaeological Artifacts from Guatemala U.S. Federal Register Notice, April 15, 1991; 56(72): 15181-15182 ( Amended 1997 ) 

7 May 1990 -- (Emergency Action) Peru Information Page 

• Import Restrictions Imposed on Significant Archaeological Artifacts From Peru U.S. Federal Register Notice, May 7, 1990; 55(88): 19029-19030 ( Amended 1997 ) 

14 March 1989 -- (Emergency Action) Bolivia Information Page 

• Import Restrictions on Cultural Textile Artifacts from Bolivia U.S. Federal Register Notice, March 14, 1989; 54(48):10618-10620 (EXPIRED) 

11 September 1987 -- (Emergency Action) El Salvador Information Page 

Import Restrictions on Archaeological Material From El Salvador U.S. Federal Register Notice, September 11, 1987; 52(176):34614-34616 ( Amended 1995 ) 

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