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THE PENAL PROTECTION OF THE CULTURAL PATRIMONY IN THE LIGHT OF THE RECENT AMENDMENTS OPERATED TO THE PENAL CODE BY LAW NO.75/2016
Authors: Sergiu BRÎNZA, Vitalie STATI
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Within this study the subject to interpretation was the normative provisions worked in the Penal Code by Law No.75/2016. When interpreting par.(21) art.186, par.(21) art.187, par.(21) art.188, par.(21) art.190 and par.(22) art.191 PC RM, we established the content of the concepts of „goods of cultural patrimony”, „archaeological sites” and „areas of archaeo¬logical potential”. It is argued then that the offences referred to at art.1991 PC RM can be committed with intention or by negligence. While interpreting the provisions of art.1992 PC RM, we also determined the semantics of the concepts of „unauthorized diggings”, „treasures”, „construction works”, „other techniques of intervention on the soil” and „archaeo¬logical discharge certificate”. Within the analysis process we also established the distinguishing criterion between the acts of concealing or illegal storage of movable archaeological goods (as mentioned in art.1993 PC RM) and the unlawful removal of the same goods (as mentioned at par.(21) art.186, par.(21) art.187, par.(21) art.188, par.(21) art.190 and par.(22) art.191 PC RM). With this regard it is demonstrated that the managing authority of the area, where the incidental archaeo¬logical discovery has been made, and/or the delegated representative of the public administration authority, are the ones to hold accountable for omitting to timely notify the public authorities on the made incidental discovery of movable archaeological goods (including treasures). And not least important is, as presented in the article, that in all cases, under lett. a) par.(3) art.1 of the Law on protection of monuments, public monuments have the property of monuments part of the cultural patrimony. By applying in art.222 PC RM the concept of „public monuments”, the legislature has implicitly considered that such a monument is a good belonging to the movable national cultural patrimony. As with regard to the funeral monument, under lett.a) par.(3) art.1 of the Law on protection of monuments, it can encompass the property of monument part of the cultural patrimony as well. However, when applying in art.222 PC RM the concept of „funeral monument”', the legislature hasn’t implicitly considered that such a monument is a good belonging to the national mo¬vable cultural patrimony. As a result, the desecration by means of destruction or damage of a public monument involves penal liability exclusively under art.222 PC RM. If by means of destruction or damage a monument is desecrated, which, besides being a funeral monument is also a good of cultural patrimony; the committed acts will form the sum of the offences provided by both art.1991 and art.222 PC RM.