Cultural Property Export Regulations

5 (1) Subject to subsections (3) and (4), there shall be included with an application for an export permit in respect of an object a photograph or, in the case of an object that is a document, a photograph or photostatic copy of the object, satisfactory to the Minister, where the application is in respect of

• (a) an object described in paragraph 2(a), (b) or (e) of Group I of the Control List;

• (b) an object described in paragraph 3(a), (b), (c) or (d) of Group I of the Control List;

• (c) an object or collection of objects described in item 4 of Group I of the Control List;

• (d) an object described in any item in Group II, III, IV, V or VI of the Control List;

• (e) an object described in paragraph 2(a) or (b), 3(a) or (b), 4(a) or (b) or 5(a) or (b) of Group VII of the Control List; and

• (f) an object, other than a printed book, described in item 7 of Group VII of the Control List.

(2) Subject to subsection (4), there shall be included with an application for an export permit in respect of a collection of objects described in paragraph 2(c) of Group I of the Control List a photograph, satisfactory to the Minister, of each specimen in the collection.

(3) For the purposes of subsection (1), where an object described in paragraph (1)(e) or (f) contains more than 12 pages, the application for an export permit for that object need include only photograph or photostatic copies satisfactory to the Minister of 12 pages that are representative of the object as a whole.

(4) Subsections (1) and (2) do not apply to an application for an export permit in respect of the following objects:

• (a) an object referred to in paragraph 6(a) of the Act, where the object was imported into Canada for a temporary purpose, other than resale, if the application includes

  • (i) a permit or document described in subparagraph 6(c)(i),

  • (ii) an ATA Carnet described in subparagraph 6(c)(iii), or

  • (iii) a declaration described in subparagraph 6(c)(iv);

• (b) an object referred to in paragraph 6(b) of the Act if the application includes the reference number used by the institution or public authority to identify or catalogue the object; and

• (c) an object referred to in paragraph 6(c) of the Act, where the object is to be exported by an institution or public authority if the application includes the inventory number, accession number or other reference number used by the institution or public authority to identify or catalogue the object.