Export of objects of cultural interest 2012/13 : 1 May 2012 - 30 April 2013

Bok av Reviewing Committee on the Export of Works of Art and Objects of Cultural I

The UK's export controls of objects of cultural interest are aimed to strike a balance between the need to protect the heritage, the rights of owners and the encouragement of a thriving art market. This is the ninth annual report on the operation of export controls on objects of cultural interest which covers the period 1 May 2012 to 30 April 2013. As well as the Reviewing Committee report, it includes descriptions of individual export cases that were referred to the Committee by expert advisors.