Polityka i handel międzynarodowy · 02/11/1999

Culturally Significant Objects Imported for Exhibition Determinations: Johannes Vermeer's ``The Art of Painting''

Notice is hereby given of the following determinations: Pursuant to the authority vested in me by the Act of October 19, 1965 (79 Stat. 985, 22 U.S.C. 2459 ), the Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act of 1998 (112 Stat. 2681, et seq.), Delegation of Authority No. 234 of October 1, 1999, and Delegation of Authority of October 19, 1999, I hereby determine that the object to be included in the exhibition Johannes Vermeer's ``The Art of Painting,'' imported from abroad for the temporary exhibition without profit within the United States, is of cultural significance. This object is imported pursuant to a loan agreement with a foreign lender. I also determine that the exhibition or display of the exhibit object at the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, from on or about December 5, 1999, to on or about February 6, 2000, is in the national interest. Public Notice of these determinations is ordered to be published in the Federal Register.