TY - JOUR TI - The Implementation Process of Directive 2014/60/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council in Austrian Legislation AU - Łukańko, Bernard TI - The Implementation Process of Directive 2014/60/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council in Austrian Legislation AB - This article presents the process of implementing Directive 2014/60/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council in Austrian law, focusing on a presentation of the solutions set out in the draft act as well as of amendments made in the course of parliamentary proceedings. In particular, the analysis includes: the work record, aims and objective scope of the act, the notion of “unlawful removal of a cultural object”, the ban on imports, legal definitions, the obligations of care and attention, pursuing claims, court jurisdiction, compensation and other claims, and Austria’s claim to return a cultural object. The article concludes that Austria’s interest in combating illegal imports of cultural objects has grown considerably. It seems that the Act as adopted can significantly reduce the illicit trafficking of cultural objects from other states to the territory of Austria. The new solutions, including longer periods for pursuing claims, will allow authorised persons to recover lost cultural objects in more cases. VL - 2016 IS - 2/2016 (2) PY - 2017 SN - 2391-7997 C1 - 2450-050X SP - 119 EP - 134 DO - 10.4467/2450050XSR.16.022.6130 UR - https://ejournals.eu/czasopismo/saaclr/artykul/the-implementation-process-of-directive-2014-60-eu-of-the-european-parliament-and-of-the-council-in-austrian-legislation KW - Cultural property KW - Austria KW - EU legislation KW - cultural significance KW - criminal liability