WTO Quantitative Restrictions

United Kingdom #6488 (v.3)

Base data

Notified in
Version validity
30/09/2024 - present
Current active version v.3
Reporting member
United Kingdom
In force from
End date
In force
General description
Export restriction on certain cultural goods.
National legal basis
The Export of Objects of Cultural Interest (Control) Order 2003.

Available through:
https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2003/2759/pdfs/uksi_20032759_en.pdf

As amended by:
the Export of Objects of Cultural Interest (Control) (Amendment) Order 2009, S.I. 2009/2164 and the Treaty of Lisbon (Changes in Terminology) Order 2011 (SI No. 1043) and the Export of Objects of Cultural Interest (Control) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (SI No. 1186).

Available through:
https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2009/2164/contents/made

https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2011/1043/contents

https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2018/1186/contents/made

Measure applied from 01.05.2004, assimilated version of Regulation applied since 31.01.2020.
Administrative mechanism
Administration: Department for Culture, Media & Sport
Responsible entities
Department for Culture, Media & Sport
HS version
HS 2022
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Meta data

WTO justifications

XX:(f) - (f) imposed for the protection of national treasures of artistic, historic or archaeological value;

GATT 1994 (GATT 1947 provisions)

Reported as: Article XX(f) GATT Protection of treasures of artistic, historic or archaeological value.
Non-WTO commitments

UNESCO Convention on the Means of Prohibiting and Preventing the Illicit Import, Export and Transfer of Ownership of Cultural Property

Reported as: Article 6 of the 1970 Convention on the Means of Prohibiting and Preventing the Illicit Import, Export and Transfer of Ownership of Cultural Property.
Affected partners
Non-affected partners

Measures

Reported restrictions
NAL-X
Symbol
NAL-X

Tariff lines
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