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Federal Act of 20 June 2003 on the International Transfer of Cultural Property (Cultural Property Transfer Act, CPTA)

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444.1

English is not an official language of the Swiss Confederation. This translation is provided for information purposes only and has no legal force.

Federal Act
on the International Transfer of Cultural Property

(Cultural Property Transfer Act, CPTA)

of 20 June 2003 (Last amended on 1 March 2026)

The Federal Assembly of the Swiss Confederation,

on the basis of Articles 69 paragraph 2 and 95 paragraph 1 of the Federal Constitution1,
in implementation of the Convention of 14 November 19702 on the Means of Prohibiting and Preventing the Illicit Import, Export and Transfer of Ownership of Cultural Property (1970 UNESCO Convention)
and of the Convention of 2 November 20013 on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage (2001 UNESCO Convention),4
having considered the Federal Council Dispatch of 21 November 20015,

decrees:

  1. 1 SR 101
  2. 2 SR 0.444.1
  3. 3 SR 0.444.2
  4. 4 Amended by Annex No 1 of the FD of 21 June 2019 on the Approval of the Convention on the Protection of Underwater Cultural Heritage, in force since 1 Nov. 2020 (AS 2020 3793; BBl 2019 467).
  5. 5 BBl 2002 535
SR-Nummer
SR 444.1
Document type
Federal act
Language
English (en)
Data status
2026-03-01
Document date
2003-06-20
Source
Fedlex
Imported/checked on
2026-09-21
Legal area
National law

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