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THE AMERICAN LAW INSTITUTE Continuing Legal
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THE AMERICAN LAW INSTITUTE
Continuing Legal Education
Legal Issues in Museum Administration
Cosponsored by the Smithsonian Institution
March 25 - 27, 2015
Washington, D.C.
Immunity from Seizure Laws
Submitted by
Rachelle V. Browne
Smithsonian Institution
Washington, DC
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Immunity from Seizure Laws1
Domestic
1. Federal
Immunity from Seizure Act, 22 U.S.C. § 2459 (2012)
2. State
A. New York: Exemption from Seizure. NY CLS ART & CULT. AFFR. § 12.03 (2012)
B. Pennsylvania: Tangible Personal Property Exhibited at International Exhibition. 42 PA.
CONS. STAT. § 8125 (2012).
C. Rhode Island: Exemption from Seizure. R.I. GEN. LAWS § 5-62-8 (2012).
D. Tennessee: Attaching or Executing Against Art Work. TENN. CODE. ANN. § 28-3-115
(2012).
E. Texas: Exemption When en Route to or in an Exhibition; Handling and Transportation.
TEX. CIV. PRAC. & REM. CODE §§ 61.081, 082 (2012).
International
1. Australia
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Soo Yeon Park, 2012 OGC Intern and law student, class 2013, Georgetown University Law Center.
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Protection of Movable Cultural Heritage Act 1986, Act No. 11 of 1986, as amended by
Act No. 8 of 2005
2. Austria
Bundesgesetz über die vorübergehende sachliche Immunität von Kulturgut-Leihgaben
zum Zweck der öffentlichen Ausstellung, BGBl. I Nr. 133/2003, zuletzt geändert durch
BGBl. I Nr. 65/2006 [Federal Act on the Temporary Immunity of Cultural Property
Loans for the Purpose of Public Exhibition, BGBl I 133/2003, amended by BGBl I
65/2006]
3. Belgium
14 JUIN 2004 - Loi modifiant le Code judiciaire en vue d’instituer une immunité
d’exécution à l’égard des biens culturels étrangers exposés publiquement en Belgique
[Act to Amend the Judicial Code to Establish Immunity from Execution against Foreign
Cultural Property Exposed Publicly in Belgium]
4. Canada
A. Alberta: Foreign Cultural Property Immunity Act, R.S.A. 2000, Chapter F-17
B. British Columbia: B.C. Statutes: Law and Equity Act, Art Exempt from Seizure
C. Manitoba: The Foreign Cultural Objects Immunity From Seizure Act, R.S.N. 1987.
C.C.S.M. c. F140
D. Ontario: Foreign Cultural Objects Immunity From Seizure Act, R.S.O. 1990, Chapter F.
23, s. 1.
E. Quebec: Code of Civil Procedure, Book IV Execution of Judgments, Title II Compulsory
Execution, Chapter I Preliminary Provisions, Division III Exemptions from Seizure,
R.S.Q., chapter 25.
5. Finland
Act prohibiting the seizure of certain exhibition items on loan in Finland
6. France
Loi no. 94-679 du 8 aout 1994 portant diverses dispositions d’ordre economique et
financier – article 61 [Act No. 94-679 of August 8, 1994, Containing miscellaneous
economic and financial provisions, Art. 61]
7. Germany
Gesetz zum Schutz deutschen Kulturgutes gegen Abwanderung (Kultg Sch 6), 20 [Act to
Prevent the Exodus of German Cultural Property, § 20]
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8. Ireland
Section 5(12), National Monuments (Amendment) Act, 1994 (Act No. 17/1994)
9. Israel
Loan of Cultural Properties (Jurisdiction Restriction) Law, 5767-2007
10. Japan
 Act on Facilitation for Exhibiting Overseas Works of Art, etc. to the Public in Japan (Act
No. 15 of 2011)
 Order for Enforcement of the Act on Facilitation for Exhibiting Overseas Works of Art,
etc. to the Public in Japan (Cabinet Order No. 288 of 2011)
 Ordinance for Enforcement of the Act on Facilitation for Exhibiting Overseas Works of
Art, etc. to the Public in Japan (Ordinance No. 33 of the Ministry of Education, Culture,
Sports, Science and Technology)
11. Switzerland
Federal Act on the International Transfer of Cultural Property (cultural Property Transfer
Act, CPTA), dated 20, 2003
12. The Netherlands
Wetboek van Burgerlijke Rechtsvordering [Code of Civil Procedure]
13. United Kingdom
Chapter 15, the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007, Part 6 Protection of
Cultural Objects on Loan
14. Other Nations
A. Czech Republic
B. Liechtenstein
C. Taiwan
D. Italy
Resources

Dorota Folga Januszewska, European Commission, EXPERT GROUP “MOBILITY OF
COLLECTIONS,” SUBGROUP “IMMUNITY FROM SEIZURE,” REPORT (2010), available at
http://ec.europa.eu/culture/our-policydevelopment/doc/mobility_collections_report/reports/immunity_seizure.pdf.
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European Commission, Expert Group “MOBILITY OF COLLECTIONS,” SUBGROUP “IMMUNITY
FROM SEIZURE,” CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS (2010), available at
http://ec.europa.eu/culture/documents/immunity_seizure.pdf.
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Nout van Woudenberg, STATE IMMUNITY AND CULTURAL OBJECTS ON LOAN: ARE
CULTURAL OBJECTS BELONGING TO FOREIGN STATES WHILE ON LOAN IMMUNE FROM
SEIZURE ON THE BASIS OF CUSTOMARY INTERNATIONAL LAW? (2012).