19 CFR 12.104k
§ 12.104k Emergency protection for Syrian cultural antiquities.
United States · 19 CFR — Customs Duties · Status: effective
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- 19 CFR 12.104k, § 12.104k Emergency protection for Syrian cultural antiquities, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/73555
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(a) Restriction. Importation of archaeological or ethnological material of Syria is restricted pursuant to the Protect and Preserve International Cultural Property Act (Pub. L. 114-151) and section 304 of the Convention on Cultural Property Implementation Act (19 U.S.C. 2603), unless a restriction is waived pursuant to section 3(c) of the Protect and Preserve International Cultural Property Act.
(b) Description of restricted material. The term “archaeological or ethnological material of Syria” means cultural property as defined in section 302 of the Convention on Cultural Property Implementation Act (19 U.S.C. 2601) that is unlawfully removed from Syria on or after March 15, 2011. CBP Decision 16-10 sets forth the Designated List of Archaeological and Ethnological Material of Syria that describes the types of objects or categories of archaeological or ethnological material that are subject to import restrictions.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.