Title 19, Customs DutiesRelease 119-102
§2607 Stolen Cultural Property
Title 19 › CHAPTER 14 — CONVENTION ON CULTURAL PROPERTY › § 2607
Summary
Bars import of items from museums or public monuments when stolen after the later of the chapter’s effective date or the Convention’s entry for that country.
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Title 19, §2607
Customs Duties, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
No article of cultural property documented as appertaining to the inventory of a museum or religious or secular public monument or similar institution in any State Party which is stolen from such institution after the effective date of this chapter, or after the date of entry into force of the Convention for the State Party, whichever date is later, may be imported into the United States.
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References in Text
For the
Effective Date
of this chapter, referred to in text, see section 315 of Pub. L. 97–446, set out as an
Effective Date
note under section 2601 of this title.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
Section effective on the 90th day after Jan. 12, 1983, or on any date which the President shall prescribe and publish in the Federal Register, with exceptions, see section 315 of Pub. L. 97–446, set out as a note under section 2601 of this title.
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Citation
19 U.S.C. § 2607
Title 19, Customs Duties
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102