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361 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 362 2 363 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 1 Soo Yeon Park, 2012 OGC Intern and law student, class 2013, Georgetown University Law Center. 364 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] 365 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. 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. 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).
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