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List of the International Council of Museums (ICOM) and

sending the list to Interpol, these efforts have helped Egypt to

recover more than 5,000 objects home, which were illegally taken

out of the country.

C- Law No.14 for the year 1912 concerning Antiquities

1. Every antiquity from all over Egypt, on the ground, or

underground is a public property.

2. An antiquity is any kind of objects or buildings, reflecting an

artistic, scientific, religious, and ethic evolution in Egypt, from

Pharaonic, Graeco Roman and Coptic times.

3. The government has the right of confiscating any building or

land in favor of public interest.

4. Findings, during legal excavations are equally shared between

the excavator and the antiquities authority.

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