Objectives:
Protect Denmark’s cultural heritage by regulating export of significant cultural assets. Prevent loss of nationally important objects through controlled export permissions system established since January 1, 1987.
Restitution Measures:
Commission on Export of Cultural Assets has authority to grant or deny export permits. Minister of Culture can designate additional objects of cultural interest for protection in exceptional cases. Mandatory permission system creates oversight mechanism for cultural asset movement.
Limitations:
Only applies to non-publicly owned assets. Restricted scope covering pre-1660 objects, items over 100 years valued at DKK 100,000+, and photographs worth DKK 30,000+. Coins and medals explicitly exempted. Focuses on export control rather than active restitution. No provisions for returning previously exported items or addressing historical acquisitions. Purely preventative rather than restorative approach to cultural heritage protection.
