Cultural legislation

Archaeology Monuments Museums and mobile heritage Conservation and restoration European Conventions

Archaeology

Government Ordinance No. 43/2000 on Archaeological Heritage Protection and Declaring of Certain Archaeological Sites as Areas of National Interest (modified text following the Law No. 378/200 and the Law No. 462/2003)

Standards and Procedures in Archaeology (Order of the Minister of Culture and Religious Affairs no. 2392/06.09.2004 ;(in Romanian)

Forms and Guides for Archaeological Projects, Excavations and Reports (established by the Historical Monuments and Museums Department of the Ministry of Culture and Religious Affairs);(in Romanian)

Archaeologists' National Register

Monuments

Law No. 422/ 2001 for the Protection of Historic Monuments

Decision No. 230/ 2003 regarding the Delimitation of Biosphere's Reserves, Natural Parks and their Administration: National Natural Parks (in Romanian)

List of Protected Built Areas (Annex III in Law No. 5/ 2000) (in Romanian)

Museums and mobile heritage

Order no. 2185 of April 2nd 2007 on the approval of the norms for classifying museums and public collections

Order no. 2057 of February 5th 2007 on the approval of the criteria and norms on licensing museums and public collections;

Order no. 2297 of the 17th of July 2006 on approving the Criteria for granting the prior endorsement for establishing museums and public collections;

Order no. 2009 of 12th of February 2001 on the approval of the Norms for licensing experts;

Law of Public Museums and Collections No. 311/ 2003

Law No. 182/ 2000 for Protection of Movable National Cultural Heritage

Government Decision no. 518 of 7th of April 2004, on the approval of the methodological norms regarding temporary or permanent exportation of movable cultural goods;

Government Decision no. 1420 of the 4th of December 2003, on the approval of the norms regarding the movable cultural goods trade;

Government Decision no. 1221 of 29th of November 2000, on the approval of the methodological norms regarding the granting of the Governmental Guarantee Certificate.

Order no. 2008 of 12th of February 2001 on the approval of the Norms for licensing conservators and restorers.

Government Decision no. 216 of the 20th of February 2004, on the approval of the Norms regarding the restoration and conservation workshops and laboratories licensing procedure, followed by Government Decision no. 1023 of the 8th of September 2005 for the modification of appendix no. 3 of the Norms on licensing the conservation and restoration laboratories and workshops, approved by the Decision no. 216/2004 of the Government

European Conventions ratified by Romania

Law No. 150/1997 for Ratifying of the European Convention on the protection of archaeological heritage (Revised), La Valetta, 16 January 1992

Law 157/1997 for Ratifying of the Convention on the protection of architectural heritage of Europe, Granada, 3 October 1985

Law No. 451/ 2002 for Ratifying of the European Landscape Convention, adopted in Florence

Law No. 149/1997 for ratifying UNIDROIT Convention on stolen goods Rome 24 June 1995

The EAA's Code of Practice, Ravenna, 1997.

The EAA Principles of Conduct - for archaeologists involved in contract archaeological work - text was approved by the members of the Association at the Annual Business Meeting, held in Goteborg (Sweden) on 26 September 1998.

The EAA Code of Practice for Fieldwork Training - A Code of Practice for running field and other practical training courses by John Collis.