The Department for Culture Media and Sport published the forty-ninth Report of the Reviewing Committee on the Export of Works of Art on 17 December 2003.

The Reviewing Committee provides independent advice to the Minister of State for the Arts on whether cultural objects that are the subject of applications for export licences are of outstanding national importance using the Waverley criteria (in brief, outstanding historical, aesthetic or scholarly importance). During the year, following recommendations from the Reviewing Committee, temporary bars were placed on the export of 23 items, including paintings, drawings, sculptures, armour and jewellery.  Of these, 11 items, valued at 4.2 million, were purchased by institutions in the UK. The report contains the Reviewing Committee's comments on policy matters relating to the operation of the export control and the protection of cultural objects and details of each case considered during the reporting year 1 July 2002 to 30 June 2003.

The 49th Report of the Reviewing Committee on the Export of Works of Art - Part 1 PDF (668kb) 
The 49th Report of the Reviewing Committee on the Export of Works of Art - Part 2 PDF (697kb)

Works of Art - Set 1 PDF(1.13mb)
Works of Art - Set 2 PDF (1.52mb)
Works of Art - Set 3  PDF (1.67mb)
Works of Art - Set 4 PDF (1.95mb)