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property; prohibition of exportation of cultural property from their

territory unless accompanied by the previously mentioned export

certificate; and publication of this prohibition by appropriate

means.

3-The International Institute for the Unification of Private

Law (UNIDROIT) Convention on Stolen or Illegally Exported

Cultural Objects (1995)

The 1970 Convention has laid the foundation for an international

framework for cultural heritage protection, but it lacked adequate

enforcement mechanisms. The private law aspects of the

Convention, requiring States Parties to take appropriate measures

to ensure the recovery and return of cultural property, needed

further clarification by the UNIDROIT Convention of 1995. This

Convention was adopted by the Diplomatic Conference held at

Rome in June 1995 to complement the 1970 Convention. The

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