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CPIA Cultural Property MoU with Guatemala Renewed and Expanded

Endangered Maya carved bone subject to import restrictions.  U.S. State Dept. The U.S. government has renewed and expanded its bilateral agreement with Guatemala protecting jeopardized cultural heritage.  Friday’s Federal Register…

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Public Comments Submitted to CPAC Amid Coup and Unrest in Mali

Public comments have now been submitted to the Cultural Property Advisory Committee (CPAC) regarding Mali’s request for a renewal of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the United States.  The…

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Mali, Guatemala, and Bulgaria Up for Discussion by CPAC – Public Session Slated for April 24

Lowland Maya mask from Guatemala.Source: U.S. State Department The Cultural Property Advisory Committee (CPAC) will meet to consider renewal requests by Mali and Guatemala for Memoranda of Understanding (MoU).  A…

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Comments Submitted to CPAC in Cyprus and Peru MoU Extension Requests

Kourion, Cyprus. Mosaic from the house of Eustolios.Source: Lapost. CC. Comments have been submitted to the Cultural Property Advisory Committee (CPAC) regarding an extension of the cultural property Memoranda of Understanding…

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MoU Extended With Bolivia – US Customs Issues Final Rule

Tamucumira Mask.One of the Bolivian objects subject toCPIA import regulations.Photo courtesy US State Dept. The US government has extended import protections over archaeological and ethnological objects from Bolivia. The two…