YEREVAN, November 9 (Noyan Tapan). On November 9, RA NA approved the bill "On Export and Import of Cultural Values" in second reading. NA also approved the legislative package envisaging amendments to a number of current laws proceeding from the above-mentioned bill. According to the statement made in advance, the United Labor Party faction didn't participate in voting. According to Gurgen Arsenian, Head of the faction, their position is conditioned by the fact that the bill contains rather serious risks that export of cultural values may become uncontrollable. In difference to the law of the same name operating since 1994, which prohibited to export cultural values of 100-year and more prescription, the new bill prohibits to export works of culture representing a particular value of cultural heritage. The list of these works is set up by the government. It's prohibited to export cultural values constantly kept in RA state storages, museums, archives, libraries, with the exception of cases of temporary export.

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