Article 10. Ensuring the state protection of cultural heritage sites

State protection of cultural heritage sites is a system of legal, organizational, financial, informational, material-technical, and other measures undertaken by state bodies responsible for the protection and use of cultural heritage sites.

State protection of cultural heritage sites includes:

registration of sites of historical and cultural value in the State register, and maintenance of the State Cadastre of Tangible Cultural Heritage Sites and the Register of Intangible Cultural Heritage Sites;

development of scientific and scientific-technical research of cultural heritage sites;

conducting historical and cultural expertise of cultural heritage sites;

development of projects for the protection boundaries of tangible cultural heritage sites;

granting permits for excavation, land management, construction, reclamation, economic activities and other works, as well as conservation works and scientific research on sites of tangible cultural heritage;

establishing the boundaries of urban planning activities subject to special regulation in connection with the protection of tangible cultural heritage sites;

installation of protection signs on cultural heritage sites;

carrying out monitoring of the condition of cultural heritage sites.

State protection of cultural heritage sites may also be ensured through other measures in accordance with legislation.