The document defines what protection of cultural monuments is (a system of measures, which ensures preservation of the cultural and historical heritage and encompasses the registration, research, practical preservation thereof, and use of cultural monuments and popularisation thereof) and than specifies the subject of the law, namely cultural monuments and their types (immovable and moveable). It emphasizes that it is prohibited to destroy, move or modify cultural monuments. Also, is is prohibited to export cultural monuments, including antiquities, that belong to the State of Latvia. Temporary export is restricted to