Cultural Property Transfer Act (CPTA)
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Art. 14 Financial assistance
1 The Confederation may grant financial assistance: a. to museums or similar institutions in Switzerland for the temporary fiduciary custody and conservational supervision of cultural property that forms part of the cultural heritage of other states and that is at risk there due to exceptional events; b. for projects to maintain cultural heritage in other contracting states; c. under exceptional circumstances, to facilitate restitution of the cultural heritage of contracting states; d. for the development and operation of a publicly accessible database for research into the provenance of cultural assets. 2 Financial assistance under paragraph 1 letter a may only be paid out if fiduciary custody: a. takes place by agreement with the authorities of the other State; or b. takes place under the auspices of UNESCO or of another international organisation for the protection of cultural property.
Art. 14 — Inserted by Annex No II 4 des Culture Promotion Act of 11 Dec. 2009, in force since 1 Jan. 2012 (AS 2011 6127; BBl 2007 4819 4857). Para. 1 let. d — Inserted by No I of the FA of 21 March 2025, in force since 1 March 2026 (AS 2026 47; BBl 2024 753).
Art. 14a Funding
The funding of financial assistance under Article 14 is governed by Article 27 of the Culture Promotion Act of 11 December 2009.
Art. 14a — Inserted by Annex No II 4 des Culture Promotion Act of 11 Dec. 2009, in force since 1 Jan. 2012 (AS 2011 6127; BBl 2007 4819 4857). SR 442.1