List of the competent authorities designated by Member States and the United Kingdom in respect of Northern Ireland which are empowered to issue import licences for cultural goods, published in accordance with Article 4(11) of Regulation (EU) 2019/880 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the introduction and the import of cultural goods
Date: 2026-01-12
Institutions: Directorate-General for Taxation and Customs Union, European Commission
Subjects: EU Member State, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, administrative cooperation, art trade, cultural object, import licence, surveillance concerning imports








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List of the competent authorities designated by Member States and the United Kingdom in respect of Northern Ireland which are empowered to issue import licences for cultural goods, published in accordance with Article 4(11) of Regulation (EU) 2019/880 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the introduction and the import of cultural goods (1)

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Member State


Name of competent authorities


Region
(if applicable)




BELGIUM







Federal Public Service Economy, Licence Service




Vooruitgangstraat 50




1210 Brussels




Belgium






 




BULGARIA







Ministry of Culture




BUL. ALEXANDER STAMBOLIISKI 17




SOFIA, 1000




Bulgaria






 




CZECHIA







Ministerstvo kultury České republiky / Ministry of Culture of the Czech Republic




Maltézské náměstí 1, CZ-118 11 Praha 1




CZ- 118 11 Praha




Česká republika / The Czech Republic






 




DENMARK







National Museum of Denmark




Ny Vestergade 10, DK-1471 København K




Copenhagen, Postal Code: DK-1471




Denmark






 




GERMANY







Kunstverwaltung des Bundes




(Federal Art Administration)




Herbert-Bayer-Str. 5




Berlin, 13086




Federal Republic of Germany






 




ESTONIA







National Heritage Board of Estonia




Pikk 2




Tallinn, 10123




Estonia






 




IRELAND







Cultural Schemes and Initiatives Unit,




Department of Culture, Communications and Sport,




Government Offices,




New Road,




Killarney,




Co. Kerry V93 A49X




Ireland






 




GREECE







General Directorate of Antiquities and Cultural Heritage




(Hellenic Ministry of Culture)




20-22 Bouboulinas str.




Athens, 10682




Greece






Greece- Central Authority









The Directorate of Documentation and Protection of Cultural Goods




Department of the Supervision of Private Archaeological Collections and Antique Shops




(Competent Authority for the export of movable monuments dating back to 1453 AD and religious icons and liturgical utensils and for the supervision of imports of the above items)




13 Polygnotou str.,




105 55 Athens




Greece






Greece- Central Authority









The Directorate of Modern Cultural Heritage




Department of Documentation and protection of Cultural Goods




(Competent authority for the control and licensing of the import/export of newer movable monuments and cultural goods)




Department of Museums of Modern Greek Culture




42 Septemvriou 3rd str.,




104 33 Athens




Greece






Greece- Central Authority









The Directorate of Archaeological Museums, Exhibitions and Educational Programs




Department of Exhibitions




5 Themistokleous str.,




106 77 Athens Greece






Greece- Central Authority









Ephorate of Antiquities of the City of Athens




2-4, Makrygianni Street




Athens 11742




Greece






Μunicipality of Athens









Ephorate of Antiquities of western Attica




16, Panos Street




Athens 10555




Greece






Τhe western part of Attica









Ephorate of Antiquities of eastern Attica




98-100, Syggrou Αv.




Athens 11741




Greece






Municipalities of Kifisia, Metamorphosi, Lykovrisi-Peuki, Hrakleion, Philadelpheia-Chalkidona, Nea Ionia, Galatsiou, Philothei-Psychiko, Maroussi, Vrilissia, Chalandri, Ay. Paraskevi, Papagou-Cholargos, Zografou, Ay. Paraskevi, Kaesariani, Vyronas, Ilioupoli, Dapni-Hymittos, Dionysos, Kropia, Lavreotiki, Marathon, Markopoulo, Mesogaia, Paeania, Pallini, Oropos, Raphina-Pikermi, Saronikos, Spata-Artemis (Loutsa)









Ephorate of Antiquities of Piraeus and the Islands




233, Alkiviadou Str.




Pireas 18536




Greece






Municipalities of Piraeus, Keratsini and Drapetsona, Korydallos, Nikaia and Ay. Ioannis Renti, Perama, Moschato, Tavros, Kalithea, Nea Smyrni, Palaio Faliro, Ay. Dimitrios, Elliniko, Argyroupoli, Glyfada, Vari-Voula-Vouliagmeni, Salamis, Aegina, Agkistri, Poros, Hydra, Spetses, Kythira, Troizinia









Ephorate of Antiquities of Achaea (Achaia)




197 Alexander Ypsilantou str., 26225, Patras




Patras, 26225




Greece






Regional unit of Patras
Achaea









Ephorate of Antiquities of Ioannina




6, 25th of March Square




Ioannina, 45221




Greece






Regional unit of Ioannina









Ephorate of Antiquities of Thesprotia




68, Kyprou Str.




Igoumenitsa, 46100




Greece






Regional unit of Thesprotia









Ephorate of Antiquities of Kastoria




Kastoria, 52100




25, Mitropoleos Str.




Greece






Regional unit of Kastoria









Ephorate of Antiquities of Florina




8, Sidirodromikou Stathmou Str.




Florina, 53100




Greece






Regional unit of Florina









Ephorate of Antiquities of Thessaloniki City




Eptapyrgio /Ay. Georgiou Square, Rotonta




Τhessaloniki, 54635




Greece






Municipality of Thessaloniki









Ephorate of Antiquities of Thessaloniki Region




Megalou Alexandrou enanti Poseidoniou




Τhessaloniki, 54646




Greece






Thessaloniki region









Ephorate of Antiquities of Kilkis




77, 21st of June & 1, Kampani Str.




Kilkis, 61100




Greece






Regional unit of Kilkis









Ephorate of Antiquities of Evros




44, Makris Av.




Alexandroupoli, 68131




Greece






Regional unit of Evros









Ephorate of Antiquities of Lesbos




22, Sapphous Str.




Mytilene, 81131




Greece






Islands of Lesbos, Limnos and Ay. Eustratios









Ephorate of Antiquities of Chios




1, Navarchou Nikodimou Str., Ag. Georgios Kastro




Chios, 82131




Greece






Islands of Chios, Psara and Oinousses









Ephorate of Antiquities of Samos and Icaria Archaeological Museum of Vathy, Syntagmatos Square




Vathy, 83100




Samos




Greece






Islands of Samos and Icaria









Ephorate of Antiquities of Dodecanese




Ippotwn Str.




Medieval town of Rhodes, 85131




Greece






Islands of Dodecanese (Agathonisi, Astypalaia, Rhodes, Kalymnos, Kos, Karpathos, Kasos, Leros, Nisyros, Patmos, Tilos, Chalki, Symi, Kastellorizo)









Ephorate of Antiquities of Corfu




Old Fortress,




Corfu, 49131




Greece






Islands of Corfu, Paxoi and the overseas islands









Ephorate of Antiquities of Herakleion




1, Chatzidaki Iossif & Xanthoudidou




Herakleion, 71202




Greece






Regional unit of Herakleion




SPAIN







Ministry of Culture




PLAZA DEL REY No1, PLANTA 4a





MADRID, 28004




Spain






 




FRANCE







Ministère de la Culture




Direction générale des patrimoines et de l’architecture




Service des Musées de France




182, rue Saint-Honoré, 75001 Paris




France






 




CROATIA







Ministry of Culture and Media




Directorate for the Protection of Cultural Heritage




Runjaninova 2,




10 000  Zagreb




Republic of Croatia









Ministarstvo kulture i medija




Uprava za zaštitu kulturne baštine




Runjaninova 2,




10 000  Zagreb




Republika Hrvatska






Croatia- Central Authority




1. 





Ministry of Culture and Media




Directorate for the Protection of Cultural Heritage




Regional Conservation Office in Osijek




Kuhačeva 27




31000 Osijek




Republic of Croatia




1. 





Ministarstvo kulture i medija




Uprava za zaštitu kulturne baštine




Područni konzervatorski ured u Osijeku




Kuhačeva 27




31000 Osijek




Republika Hrvatska






Region covered by the competency of this authority: for Osijek Baranja County, Požega Slavonia County and Virovitica Podravina County, Vukovar-Syrmia County and Brod Posavina County




2. 





Ministry of Culture and Media




Directorate for the Protection of Cultural Heritage




Regional Conservation Office in Split




Porinova b.b, 21 000  Split




Republic of Croatia




2. 





Ministarstvo kulture i medija




Uprava za zaštitu kulturne baštine




Područni konzervatorski ured u Splitu




Porinova b.b, 21 000  Split




Republika Hrvatska






Region covered by the competency of this authority: for Split-Dalmatia County, Zadar County, Šibenik-Knin County and Dubrovnik-Neretva County




3. 





Ministry of Culture and Media




Directorate for the Protection of Cultural Heritage




Regional Conservation Office in Rijeka




Republic of Croatia




3. 





Ministarstvo kulture i medija




Uprava za zaštitu kulturne baštine




Područni konzervatorski ured u Rijeci




Užarska 26, 51000 Rijeka




Republika Hrvatska






Region covered by the competency of this authority: For Primorje-Gorski Kotar County, Istra County, Karlovac County and Lika-Senj County




4. 





Ministry of Culture and Media




Directorate for the Protection of Cultural Heritage




Regional Conservation Office in Zagreb




Mesnička 49




10000 Zagreb




Republic of Croatia




4. 





Ministarstvo kulture i medija




Uprava za zaštitu kulturne baštine




Područni konzervatorski ured u Zagrebu




Mesnička 49




10000 Zagreb




Republika Hrvatska






Region covered by the competency of this authority: For Zagreb County and The City of Zagreb, Krapina-Zagorje County, Varaždin County, Koprivnica-križevci County, Sisak-Moslavina County, Bjelovar-Bilogora County and Međjimurje County




ITALY







Direzione generale archeologia belle Arti e paesaggio




(Directorate general for Archaeology, fine arts and landscape)




Via di San Michele, 22




Roma, 00153




Italy






Italy – Central Authority









Milan Export office




Corso Magenta 24,




Milano, 20123




Italy






 









Venice Export office




Piazza San Marco 1,




Palazzo Ducale




Venice, 30124




Italy






 









Turin Export office




Piazza S. Giovanni 2,




Turin, 10122




Italy






 









Rome Export office




Via Cernaia 1,




Roma, 00185




Italy






 









Naples Export office




Piazza del Plebiscito 1,




Napoli, 80132




Italy






 




CYPRUS







Department of Antiquities, Deputy Ministry of Culture




1 Mikis Theodorakis Avenue,




Lefkosia (Nicosia), 1097




Cyprus






 




LATVIA







National Heritage Board of Latvia




Mazā Pils iela 19




Rīga, LV-1050




Latvia






 




LITHUANIA







Department of Cultural Heritage under the Ministry of Culture




ŠNIPIŠKIŲ STR. 3




VILNIUS, 09309




Lithuania






 




LUXEMBOURG







Ministry of Culture




4 Bd Franklin Delano Roosevelt,




2450 Luxembourg




Grand Duchy of Luxembourg






 




HUNGARY







Inspectorate of Cultural Goods




(Kulturális Javak Főosztály)




Ministry of Construction and Transport (Építési és Közlekedési Minisztérium)




Kálmán Imre utca 2.




1054 Budapest




Hungary






 




MALTA







Superintendence of Cultural Heritage




173, St. Christopher’s Street,




Valletta, VLT 1467,




Malta






 




NETHERLANDS


On behalf of the Minister of Education, Culture and Science:
Inspectie Overheidsinformatie en Erfgoed / Information and Heritage Inspectorate
Postal address: P.O. Box 16478 – 2500 BL The Hague – The Netherlands
Visiting address: Rijnstraat 50 – 2515 XP The Hague –The Netherlands


 




AUSTRIA







Federal Monuments Authority (Office) Austria




Hofburg, Saeulenstiege




Vienna, 1010




Austria






 




POLAND







Ministry of Culture and National Heritage of Poland,




Department of Monument Protection




Krakowskie Przedmiescie 15




Warsaw 00-071




Poland






 




PORTUGAL







Museus e Monumentos de Portugal e.p.e




Palácio Nacional da Ajuda, Lg. da Ajuda




1349-021- Lisboa




Portugal






 




ROMANIA


1. 





Direcţia Judeţeană pentru Cultură Alba




(D.J.C. Alba)




Str. Regina Maria nr. 20




510103 Alba Iulia, județul Alba




Romania






Alba County, Romania




2. 





Direcţia Judeţeană pentru Cultură Arad




(D.J.C. Arad)




Str. Gheorghe Lazăr nr.21




310126 Arad, județul Arad




Romania






Arad County, Romania




3. 





Direcţia Judeţeană pentru Cultură Argeș




(D.J.C. Argeș)




Piaţa Vasile Milea nr.1




110053 Piteşti, județul Argeș




Romania






Argeş County, Romania




4. 





Direcţia Judeţeană pentru Cultură Bacău




(D.J.C. Bacău)




Str. 9 Mai, nr. 33, etaj 3,




600066 Bacău, județul Bacău




Romania






Bacău County, Romania




5. 





Direcţia Judeţeană pentru Cultură Bihor




(D.J.C. Bihor)




Str. Moscovei nr. 25




410001 Oradea, județul Bihor




Romania






Bihor County,
Romania




6. 





Direcţia Judeţeană pentru Cultură Bistrița-Năsăud




(D.J.C. Bistrița-Năsăud)




Str. General Eremia Grigorescu, nr. 6;




420018 Bistriţa, județul Bistrița-Năsăud




Romania






Bistriţa-Năsăud County, Romania




7. 





Direcţia Judeţeană pentru Cultură Botoșani




(D.J.C. Botoșani)




Str. Unirii nr. 10




710233 Botoşani, județul Botoșani




Romania






Botoşani County, Romania




8. 





Direcţia Judeţeană pentru Cultură Brașov




(D.J.C. Brașov)




Str. Michael Weiss nr. 22




500031 Braşov, județul Brașov




Romania






Braşov County, Romania




9. 





Direcţia Judeţeană pentru Cultură Brăila




(D.J.C. Brăila)




Str. Mihai Eminescu nr. 10-12




810024 Brăila, județul Brăila




Romania






Brăila County, Romania




10. 





Direcţia Judeţeană pentru Cultură Buzău




(D.J.C. Buzău)




Bd. Nicolae Bălcescu nr. 48




120525 Buzău, județul Buzău




Romania






Buzău County, Romania




11. 





Direcţia Judeţeană pentru Cultură Caraş-Severin




(D.J.C. Caraş-Severin)




Piaţa 1 Decembrie 1918 nr. 30-31




320067 Reşiţa, județul Caraş-Severin




Romania






Caras-Severin County, Romania




12. 





Direcţia Judeţeană pentru Cultură Călărași




(D.J.C. Călărași)




Str. 13 Decembrie, nr. 9 A




910014 Călăraşi, județul Călărași




Romania






Călăraşi County, Romania




13. 





Direcţia Judeţeană pentru Cultură Cluj




(D.J.C. Cluj)




Piaţa Unirii nr. 1, camera 26




400133 Cluj-Napoca, județul Cluj




(temporarily relocated at




Bulevardul 21 Decembrie 1989, nr. 108, camera 13,




400124, Cluj-Napoca, judeţul Cluj)




Romania






Cluj County, Romania




14. 





Direcţia Judeţeană pentru Cultură Constanța




(D.J.C. Constanța)




Str. Mircea cel Bătrân nr. 106




900663 Constanţa, județul Constanța




Romania






Constanţa County, Romania




15. 





Direcţia Judeţeană pentru Cultură Covasna




(D.J.C. Covasna)




Str. Gabor Aron nr. 1




520003 Covasna, județul Covasna




Romania






Covasna County, Romania




16. 





Direcţia Judeţeană pentru Cultură Dâmbovița




(D.J.C. Dâmbovița)




Bd. Mircea cel Batran, nr.6,




130023 Târgovişte, județul Dâmbovița




Romania






Dâmboviţa County, Romania




17. 





Direcţia Judeţeană pentru Cultură Dolj




(D.J.C. Dolj)




Str. M. Viteazul nr. 14




200417 Craiova, județul Dolj




Romania






Dolj County, Romania




18. 





Direcţia Judeţeană pentru Cultură Galați




(D.J.C. Galați)




Str. Domnească nr. 84, Bl.Mioriţa, sc.1, ap.2, et.I-II




800215 Galaţi, județul Galați




Romania






Galaţi County, Romania




19. 





Direcţia Judeţeană pentru Cultură Giurgiu




(D.J.C. Giurgiu)




Str. Livezilor nr. 3




080246 Giurgiu, județul Giurgiu




Romania






Giurgiu County, Romania




20. 





Direcţia Judeţeană pentru Cultură Gorj




(D.J.C. Gorj)




Calea Eroilor nr. 15 – 17




210135 Târgu-Jiu, județul Gorj




Romania






Gorj County, Romania




21. 





Direcţia Judeţeană pentru Cultură Harghita




(D.J.C. Harghita)




Str. Tudor Vladimirescu nr. 28,




530170 Miercurea-Ciuc, județul Harghita




Romania






Harghita County, Romania




22. 





Direcţia Judeţeană pentru Cultură Hunedoara




(D.J.C. Hunedoara)




Str. Mihai Eminescu nr 29




330030 Deva, județul Hunedoara




Romania






Hunedoara County, Romania




23. 





Direcţia Judeţeană pentru Cultură Ialomița




(D.J.C. Ialomița)




Str. Matei Basarab nr. 26




920055 Slobozia, județul Ialomița




Romania






Ialomiţa County, Romania




24. 





Direcţia Judeţeană pentru Cultură Iași




(D.J.C. Iași)




Bulevardul Ştefan cel Mare şi Sfânt nr. 69




70075 Iaşi, județul Iași




Romania






Iaşi County, Romania




25. 





Direcţia Judeţeană pentru Cultură Maramureș




(D.J.C. Maramureș)




str. Dacia, nr. 2, 430406 Baia Mare, județul Maramureș




Romania






Maramures County, Romania




26. 





Direcţia Judeţeană pentru Cultură Mehedinți




(D.J.C. Mehedinți)




Bulevard Carol I, Nr. 2A, etaj 3,




220099 Drobeta Turnu-Severin, județul Mehedinți




Romania






Mehedinti County, Romania




27. 





Direcţia Judeţeană pentru Cultură Mureș




(D.J.C. Mureș)




Str. Mărăşti, nr. 8




540328 Târgu-Mureş, județulMureș




Romania






Mures County, Romania




28. 





Direcţia Judeţeană pentru Cultură Neamț




(D.J.C. Neamț)




Bd. Traian nr. 17, bl. A4, etaj I,




610136 Piatra-Neamţ, județul Neamț




Romania






Neamt County, Romania




29. 





Direcţia Judeţeană pentru Cultură Olt




(D.J.C. Olt)




Str. Dinu Lipatti nr. 6




230086 Slatina, județul Olt




Romania






Olt County, Romania




30. 





Direcţia Judeţeană pentru Cultură Prahova




(D.J.C. Prahova)




Str. Nicolae Iorga nr. 18




100537 Ploieşti, județul Prahova




Romania






Prahova County, Romania




31. 





Direcţia Judeţeană pentru Cultură Satu Mare




(D.J.C. Satu Mare)




Piaţa 25 Octombrie nr. 1




440026 Satu Mare, județul Satu Mare




Romania






Satu Mare County, Romania




32. 





Direcţia Judeţeană pentru Cultură Sălaj




(D.J.C. Sălaj)




Piaţa Iuliu Maniu nr. 13




450016 Zalău, județul Sălaj




Romania






Salaj County, Romania




33. 





Direcţia Judeţeană pentru Cultură Sibiu




(D.J.C. Sibiu)




Str. Tribunei nr. 6




550176 Sibiu, județul Sibiu




Romania






Sibiu County, Romania




34. 





Direcţia Judeţeană pentru Cultură Suceava




(D.J.C. Suceava)




Str. Mihai Viteazu nr. 27




720061 Suceava, județul Suceava




Romania






Suceava County, Romania




35. 





Direcţia Judeţeană pentru Cultură Teleorman




(D.J.C. Teleorman)




Str. Dunării, nr. 222, bl. 911, sc. E, ap. 40




140065 Alexandria, județul Teleorman




Romania






Teleorman County, Romania




36. 





Direcţia Judeţeană pentru Cultură Timiș




(D.J.C. Timiș)




Str. Episcop Augustin Pacha, nr. 8




300055 Timişoara, județul Timiș




Romania






Timis County, Romania




37. 





Direcţia Judeţeană pentru Cultură Tulcea




(D.J.C. Tulcea)




Str. Isaccei nr. 20




820241 Tulcea, județul Tulcea




Romania






Tulcea County, Romania




38. 





Direcţia Judeţeană pentru Cultură Vaslui




(D.J.C. Vaslui)




Str. Ştefan cel Mare nr. 79




730168 Vaslui, județul Vaslui




Romania






Vaslui County, Romania




39. 





Direcţia Judeţeană pentru Cultură Vâlcea




(D.J.C. Vâlcea)




Str. Regina Maria nr. 7




240151 Râmnicu Vâlcea, județul Vâlcea




Romania






Valcea County, Romania




40. 





Direcţia Judeţeană pentru Cultură Vrancea




(D.J.C. Vrancea)




Str. Lupeni nr. 1-3, parter, 620166 Focşani, județul Vrancea




Romania






Vrancea County, Romania




41. 





Direcţia Judeţeană pentru Cultură Ilfov




(D.J.C. Ilfov)




Bd. M. Eminescu Nr. 2, Buftea, 070000, judeţul Ifov




Romania






Ilfov County, Romania




42. 





Directia pentru Cultura a Municipiului Bucuresti




(D.C.M.B)




Str. Sfântul Ştefan nr. 3, sector 2




023996 Bucureşti




Romania






Bucureşti City, Romania




SLOVENIA







Ministry of Culture




Maistrova ulica 10




1000 Ljubljana




Slovenia






 




SLOVAKIA







Ministerstvo kultúry Slovenskej republiky /Ministry of Culture of Slovak Republic




Nám. SNP č. 33




813 31 Bratislava




Slovenská republika / Slovak Republic






 




FINLAND







Finnish Heritage Agency




P.O.Box 913




00101 Helsinki




Finland






 




SWEDEN







The Swedish National Heritage Board




Box 114




621 22 Visby




Sweden






 




UNITED KINGDOM in respect of NORTHERN IRELAND







Arts Council England




The Hive




49 Lever St




Manchester




M1 1FN




United Kingdom






 






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