The bill “On amendments to the RF Law" On Export and Import of Cultural Property, "the State Duma of the Russian Federation adopted on 17 April in the first reading

the State Duma of the Russian Federation allows the exportation of cultural property created more than 100 years ago. As the correspondent of news REGNUM, the bill «On amendments to the law of the Russian Federation« On Export and Import of Cultural Property »The State Duma has adopted on 17 April in the first reading. According to the chairman of the Duma Committee on Culture Gregory Ivlieva ( «United Russia»), the bill provides for the introduction of rules allowing the exportation of cultural property created more than 100 years ago, but only on condition that the export of cultural property declared purchased outside Russia, and imported the territory of Russia by natural and legal persons of the entry of the federal law in force.

Any collection provides for the exchange, so to facilitate the importation of cultural property in the country facilitated the exportation of cultural property, said Ivliev.

Chapter Profile Duma Committee stressed that a ban on the export of cultural property made to the security mailing lists and registers - Museum Fund of Russia, archival collection of Russian Federation, as well as permanently preserved in state and municipal museums, archives, libraries and other public repositories of cultural property, said the head of committee. This is thought lawmakers would allow Russian citizens to freely dispose of owned cultural property acquired outside of Russia, will contribute to the movement of cultural property in the country, the development of private collectors in Russia and the expansion of international cultural cooperation.

In turn, the first deputy chairman of the Duma Committee on Culture, Elena Drapeko ( «Just Russia») noted that «if the examination was left».

State Duma deputy Anatoly Lokot (CPRF), shared his feeling that the parliamentarians «open a Pandora's box». He drew attention to the fact that, in justifying the need for the Bill, Explanatory Note says that the beginning of the 1990's, characterized by a giant shadow scale trafficking of cultural property, - «that the socio-economic change, the crisis in the economy and the financial failure of the budgets of all levels». «And now what? No crisis? »- Lokot said, expressing concern that many masterpieces can be freely exported from Russia.

Responding to a comment Drapeko cited an example of a situation with the purchase of Victor Vekselberg eggs created by Carl Faberge. Collector held several exhibitions in Russia and then moved the masterpieces abroad. «If the law was already passed, Vekselberg may leave eggs in Russia», - said the deputy.

Source: regnum.ru