Iraq
Cultural Property Act, No. 55 of 2002 (no official English translation)
The multilingual UNESCO Database of National Cultural Heritage Laws provides access to the relevant national legal bases. Another source of information on national cultural asset protection laws is the Sharing Electronic Resources and Laws On Crime (SHERLOC) of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).
Caution: embargo regulations
Particular attention should be paid to EU-wide regulations for cultural goods from Iraq, which provides an import, export and trade ban for cultural goods. The comprehensive ban on such cultural goods does not apply to Iraq if it can be proven that the goods were exported before August 6, 1990. The burden of proof lies with the owner of the respective property. The violation of these prohibitions is a criminal offense under the Foreign Trade Act, but at least an administrative offense.
Please be aware: certain cultural goods belonging to the cultural heritage of this state are included in object categories of the so called Red Lists of the particularly endangered cultural heritage by the International Council of Museums ICOM.