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This legislation aims to safeguard the temporal and regional diversity of the built cultural environment, preserving its unique characteristics and promoting culturally sustainable maintenance. It establishes a framework for protecting heritage buildings by outlining the process for proposing buildings for protection and the criteria for assessing their historical significance. The law requires written applications justifying the need for protection and specifying the reasons for deviation from protection decisions. Furthermore, the legislation mandates that applications for protection can be submitted by various entities, including owners, government authorities, and cultural heritage organisations.