Sao Tome and Principe ratifies the 1970 Convention on the Means of Prohibiting and Preventing the Illicit Import, Export and Transfer of Ownership of Cultural Property

On 3 October 2024, Sao Tome and Principe deposited with the Director-General its instrument of ratification of the Convention on the Means of Prohibiting and Preventing the Illicit Import, Export and Transfer of Ownership of Cultural Property (Paris, 14 November 1970).

In accordance with the terms of Article 21, the Convention will enter into force with respect to Sao Tome and Principe three months after the deposit of the instrument of ratification, that is to say on 3 January 2025.

More information:

• Text of the Convention
• List of States Parties
• Fight Illicit Trafficking