Cultural Property Transfer Act (CPTA)
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Art. 10 Application
If cultural property of a contracting State is lent temporarily by a contracting State to a museum or another cultural institution in Switzerland for an exhibition, the borrowing institution may request the Specialised Body to issue the lending institution with a guarantee of return for the duration of the exhibition agreed in the loan agreement.
Art. 11 Publication and objection procedure
1 The request shall be published in the Official Federal Gazette. The notice published shall contain a precise description of the cultural property and of its origin. 2 If the request clearly does not meet the requirements for granting a guarantee of return, it shall be rejected and not published. 3 Any person who is a party under the Federal Act of 20 December 1968 on Administrative Procedure may file a written objection within 30 days with the Specialised Body. The 30-day period begins on publication of the notice. 4 Unless a person has filed an objection, they may not participate in the remainder of the proceedings.
Para. 3 — SR 172.021
Art. 12 Issuing the guarantee
1 The Specialised Body shall decide on the request for issuing a guarantee of return. 2 The guarantee of return may be issued if: a. no one has filed an objection claiming ownership of the cultural property; b. the import of the cultural property is not unlawful; c. the lending agreement provides that the cultural property shall be returned to the contracting State from which it has been borrowed on conclusion of the exhibition. 3 The Federal Council may specify additional requirements.
Art. 13 Effect
The guarantee of return has the effect that private individuals and public authorities may not claim any legal rights to the cultural property while the cultural property is in Switzerland.