Cultural Property Transfer Ordinance (CPTO)

Art. 1 Definitions

In this Ordinance: a. the description of an item of cultural property means: 1. information on the nature of an item of cultural property, the materials from which it is made, its dimensions and/or weight, any inscriptions or markings thereon, and any special features, in particular damage and repairs, by which the item can be identified, 2. its era or date of creation, creator and its name, insofar as these details are known or can with reasonable expense be established; b. the origin means the provenance of an item of cultural property and its place of manufacture or, if it originates from archaeological or palaeontological excavations or discoveries, the place where the item of cultural property was found; c. federal institutions means: 1. the Swiss National Museum and the National Museum Zurich, the Château de Prangins, the Forum der Schweizer Geschichte Schwyz, and the Sammlungszentrum Affoltern am Albis, 2. the Swiss National Library with the Swiss Literary Archives, the Prints a