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19 USC CHAPTER 11 - IMPORTATION OF PRE-COLUMBIAN

MONUMENTAL OR ARCHITECTURAL SCULPTURE OR

MURALS 01/06/03

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TITLE 19 - CUSTOMS DUTIES

CHAPTER 11 - IMPORTATION OF PRE-COLUMBIAN MONUMENTAL OR

ARCHITECTURAL SCULPTURE OR MURALS

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CHAPTER 11 - IMPORTATION OF PRE-COLUMBIAN MONUMENTAL OR

ARCHITECTURAL SCULPTURE OR MURALS

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Sec.

2091. List of stone carvings and wall art; promulgation and

revision; criteria for classification.

2092. Export certification requirement.

(a) Issuance by country of export.

(b) Procedure when certificate lacking.

2093. Forfeiture of unlawful imports.

(a) Seizure.

(b) Disposition of articles.

2094. Rules and regulations.

2095. Definitions.

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19 USC Sec. 2091 01/06/03

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Sec. 2091. List of stone carvings and wall art; promulgation and

revision; criteria for classification

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The Secretary, after consultation with the Secretary of State, by

regulation shall promulgate, and thereafter when appropriate shall

revise, a list of stone carvings and wall art which are

pre-Columbian monumental or architectural sculpture or murals

within the meaning of paragraph (3) of section 2095 of this title.

Such stone carvings and wall art may be listed by type or other

classification deemed appropriate by the Secretary.

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(Pub. L. 92-587, title II, Sec. 201, Oct. 27, 1972, 86 Stat. 1297.)

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SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This section is referred to in section 2092 of this title.

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19 USC Sec. 2092 01/06/03

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Sec. 2092. Export certification requirement

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(a) Issuance by country of export

No pre-Columbian monumental or architectural sculpture or mural

which is exported (whether or not such exportation is to the United

States) from the country of origin after the effective date of the

regulation listing such sculpture or mural pursuant to section 2091

of this title may be imported into the United States unless the

government of the country of origin of such sculpture or mural

issues a certificate, in a form acceptable to the Secretary, which

certifies that such exportation was not in violation of the laws of

that country.

(b) Procedure when certificate lacking

If the consignee of any pre-Columbian monumental or architectural

sculpture or mural is unable to present to the customs officer

concerned at the time of making entry of such sculpture or mural -

(1) the certificate of the government of the country of origin

required under subsection (a) of this section;

(2) satisfactory evidence that such sculpture or mural was

exported from the country of origin on or before the effective

date of the regulation listing such sculpture or mural pursuant

to section 2091 of this title; or

(3) satisfactory evidence that such sculpture or mural is not

covered by the list promulgated under section 2091 of this title;

the customs officer concerned shall take the sculpture or mural

into customs custody and send it to a bonded warehouse or public

store to be held at the risk and expense of the consignee until

such certificate or evidence is filed with such officer. If such

certificate or evidence is not presented within the 90-day period

after the date on which such sculpture or mural is taken into

customs custody, or such longer period as may be allowed by the

Secretary for good cause shown, the importation of such sculpture

or mural into the United States is in violation of this chapter.

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(Pub. L. 92-587, title II, Sec. 202, Oct. 27, 1972, 86 Stat. 1297.)

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CODIFICATION

References to section 202 of Pub. L. 92-587 in the original were

translated as section 2091 of this title in the classification of

Pub. L. 92-587 as the probable intent of Congress.

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19 USC Sec. 2093 01/06/03

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Sec. 2093. Forfeiture of unlawful imports

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(a) Seizure

Any pre-Columbian monumental or architectural sculpture or mural

imported into the United States in violation of this chapter shall

be seized and subject to forfeiture under the customs laws.

(b) Disposition of articles

Any pre-Columbian monumental or architectural sculpture or mural

which is forfeited to the United States shall -

(1) first be offered for return to the country of origin and

shall be returned if that country bears all expenses incurred

incident to such return and complies with such other requirements

relating to the return as the Secretary shall prescribe; or

(2) if not returned to the country of origin, be disposed of in

the manner prescribed by law for articles forfeited for violation

of the customs laws.

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(Pub. L. 92-587, title II, Sec. 203, Oct. 27, 1972, 86 Stat. 1297.)

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REFERENCES IN TEXT

The customs laws, referred to in text, are classified generally

to this title.

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19 USC Sec. 2094 01/06/03

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Sec. 2094. Rules and regulations

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The Secretary shall prescribe such rules and regulations as are

necessary and appropriate to carry out the provisions of this

chapter.

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(Pub. L. 92-587, title II, Sec. 204, Oct. 27, 1972, 86 Stat. 1297.)

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19 USC Sec. 2095 01/06/03

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Sec. 2095. Definitions

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For the purposes of this chapter -

(1) The term ''Secretary'' means the Secretary of the Treasury.

(2) The term ''United States'' includes the several States, the

District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.

(3) The term ''pre-Columbian monumental or architectural

sculpture or mural'' means -

(A) any stone carving or wall art which -

(i) is the product of a pre-Columbian Indian culture of

Mexico, Central America, South America, or the Caribbean

Islands;

(ii) was an immobile monument or architectural structure or

was a part of, or affixed to, any such monument or structure;

and

(iii) is subject to export control by the country of

origin; or

(B) any fragment or part of any stone carving or wall art

described in subparagraph (A) of this paragraph.

(4) The term ''country of origin'', as applied to any

pre-Columbian monumental or architectural sculpture or mural,

means the country where such sculpture or mural was first

discovered.

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(Pub. L. 92-587, title II, Sec. 205, Oct. 27, 1972, 86 Stat. 1297.)

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SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This section is referred to in section 2091 of this title.

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