Movable Cultural Property Secretariat

Recommendation for the Protection of Movable Cultural Property

Movable Cultural Property Program

Lost Heritage Regained: Works of Art Repatriated with the Help of Canada's Cultural Property Program

It recommends, for example, the implementation of a system of cooperation between the various administrations and institutions involved in preventing and combating the unlawful trafficking of cultural objects at European level, the creation of a European internet portal, the endorsement of the international conventions of UNESCO and UNIDROIT[11], the imposition of an obligation to provide information at Union level on internet sales sites, the standardisation of national documents authorising the dispatch of cultural objects, the creation of a "passport" for goods being moved within Europe or the introduction of a general obligation to k ...[+++]eep police records of moveable cultural objects.

It recommends, for example, the implementation of a system of cooperation between the various administrations and institutions involved in preventing and combating the unlawful trafficking of cultural objects at European level, the creation of a European internet portal, the endorsement of the international conventions of UNESCO and UNIDROIT[11], the imposition of an obligation to provide information at Union level on internet sales sites, the standardisation of national documents authorising the dispatch of cultural objects, the creation of a "passport" for goods being moved within Europe or the introduction of a general obligation to k ...[+++]eep police records of moveable cultural objects.

C.Libraries, archives, museums and other cultural services (CPC 963) | (1)Unbound, except in AT: none(2)Unbound, except in AT, EE: none(3)Unbound, except in AT, LT:AT: noneLT: licenses for researching, reservation and restoration of the immovable cultural values, for preparation of the conditions, programmes and projects of such works, for preservation and restoration of movable cultural values are necessary (4)Unbound, except in AT, EE: unbound, except as indicated in the horizontal section under (i) and (ii).

This place of jurisdiction, which applies to moveable property in general, also covers proceedings for the recovery of cultural objects by their owners.