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ProposalforaCouncilRegulation(EEC)ontheexportofculturalgoods
(92/G53/14)
COM(91)447final—SYN382
(SubmittedbytheCommissionon20January1992)
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,thelawoncustomsoragriculturalmatters('),as
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No945/87(2),thesaid
Regulationshouldbeappliedtothismatter;
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity,andinparticularArticle113
thereof, WhereastheAnnextothisRegulationisaimedat
makingclearthetypesofculturalgoodswhichshouldbe
givenparticularprotectionintradewiththirdcountries,
butisnottoprejudicethedefinitionbyMemberStates
ofnationaltreasureswithinthemeaningofArticle36of
theTreaty,HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheEuropean
Parliament,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Whereas,inviewoftheforthcomingcompletionofthe
singlemarketandtheresultantremovalofinternal
borders,rulesontradewiththirdcountriesareneeded
fortheprotectionofculturalgoods;Article1
ForthepurposesofthisRegulation,theterm'cultural
goods'shallrefertotheitemslistedintheAnnex.
Whereas,inthelightoftheconclusionsoftheCouncil
meetingof19November1990,itseemsnecessaryto
takemeasurestoensurethatexportsofculturalgoods
aresubjecttouniformcontrolsattheCommunity's
externalborders;TITLE1
Exportlicence
Article2
1.Theexportofculturalgoodsshallbesubjectto
presentationofanexportlicence.Whereassuchasystemshouldrequirethepresentation
ofalicencepriortotheexportofculturalgoodscovered
bythisRegulation;whereasthisnecessitatesacleardefi­
nitionofthescopeofsuchmeasuresandtheprocedures
fortheirimplementation ;whereasacommitteeshouldbe
setuptoassisttheCommissionincarryingoutthe
responsibilities conferredonitbythisRegulation;2.TheexportlicenceshallbevalidinallMember
StatesoftheCommunity .
3.Anexportlicenceshallbeissuedattherequestof
thepersonconcernedbythecompetentauthoritiesofthe
MemberStateonwhoseterritorytheculturalarticleWhereas,inviewoftheconsiderableexperienceofthe
MemberStates'authoritiesinapplicationofCouncil
Regulation(EEC)No1468/81of19May1981on
mutualassistancebetweentheadministrative authorities
oftheMemberStatesandcooperationbetweenthelatter
andtheCommissiontoensurethecorrectapplicationof0)OJNoL144,2.61981,p.1.
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inquestionwaslawfullyanddefinitivelylocatedon
1January1993,or,thereafter,onwhoseterritoryitis
locatedfollowinglawfulanddefinitiveexportfrom
anotherMemberState.
4.MemberStatesshallfurnishtheCommissionwitha
listofthenationalauthoritiesempoweredtoissueexport
licencesforculturalgoods.
5.TheCommissionshallpublishthelistoftheseauth­
oritiesintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities }Cseries.
Article3
Theexportlicenceshallbepresentedtocustomsatthe
timeofcompletingcustomsformalitiesforexport.
Article4
1.MemberStatesmayrestrictthenumberofcustoms
officesempoweredtohandleformalitiesfortheexport
ofculturalgoods.
2.MemberStatestakingtheoptionofferedby
paragraph 1shallinformtheCommissionofthecustoms
officesdulyempowered .
TheCommissionshallpublishthisinformationinthe
OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities,Cseries.Article7
1.TheCommissionshallbeassistedbyaCultural
GoodsCommittee (hereinafterreferredtoasthe
'committee'),composedoftherepresentatives ofthe
MemberStatesandchairedbytherepresentativeofthe
Commission,whichshalloperateinanadvisorycapacity.
2.TheCommissionrepresentative shallsubmittothe
committeeadraftofthemeasurestobetaken.The
committeeshalldeliveritsopiniononthedraftwithina
timelimitwhichthechairmanmaylaydownaccording
totheurgencyofthematter,ifnecessarybytakinga
vote.
Theopinionshallberecordedintheminutes;in
addition,eachMemberStateshallhavetherighttoask
tohaveitspositionrecordedintheminutes.
TheCommission shalltaketheutmostaccountofthe
opiniondeliveredbythecommittee .Itshallinformthe
committeeofthemannerinwhichitsopinionhasbeen
takenintoaccount.
3.Thecommitteeshallexamineanyquestionarising
fromtheexportofculturalgoodswhichmaybetabled
bythechairmaneitheronhisowninitiativeoratthe
requestofaMemberState'srepresentative .
Article8
EachMemberStateshalldeterminethepenaltiestobe
appliedintheeventofbreachofthisregulationandof
anynationalmeasuresnecessaryforitsapplication;such
penaltiesshouldbeeffective,proportionate anddis­
suasive.
Article9
EachMemberStateshallinformtheCommissionofthe
measurestakenforimplementation ofthisRegulation .
TheCommissionshallpassonthisinformationtothe
otherMemberStates.Everythreeyearsitshallpresenta
reporttotheParliament,theCouncilandtheEconomic
andSocialCommitteeontheimplementation ofthis
Regulation .
Article10
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January1993.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyand
directlyapplicableinallMemberStates.TITLE2
Administrative cooperation
Article5
ForthepurposesofimplementingthisRegulation,the
provisionsofRegulation(EEC)No1468/81,andin
particulartheprovisionsontheconfidentialityofinfor­
mation,shallapplymutatismutandis.
TITLE3
Generalandfinalprovisions
Article6
Theprovisionsnecessaryfortheimplementation ofthis
Regulation,inparticularthoseconcerningtheformtobe
used(model,technicalproperties,etc.)andtherevision
oftheAnnex,shallbeadoptedinaccordancewiththe
procedurelaiddowninArticle7(2).

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ANNEX
CategoriesofculturalgoodscoveredbyArticle1
CNcode
A.1.Productsofarchaeological excavationsandarchaeological finds,ofanageex97060000
exceeding100years
2.Elements,includingfurniture,ofartistic,historicalandreligiousmonuments ex97060000
orarchaeological siteswhichhavebeendismembered ,ofanageexceeding
100years
3.Pictures,paintingsanddrawingsproducedentirelybyhandonanysupport 97011000
andinanymaterial(')
4.—Originalengravings,printsandlithographs(') ex97020000
—Lithographicplates(') ex84425099
5.Originalsculpturesandstatuary(') ex97030000
6.Constructionsandcompositeworks(') ex97019000
ex97030000
7.Photographs(') ex49119180
8.Manuscriptsandincunabulamorethan100yearsold,singlyorincollections ex97060000
9.Booksmorethan200yearsold,singlyorincollections ex97060000
10.Archives,onanysupport:
—from50to100yearsofage ex4901
—ofover100yearsofage ex97060000
11.Collectionsandspecimensforcollectionsofpostagestamps ex97040000
12.Collectionsandspecimensoffauna,flora,mineralsandanatomyorof97050000
historical,archaeological ,palaeontological ,ethnographic ornumismatic
interest
13.Motorvehiclesover75yearsold ex97050000
14.Antiquitiesover100yearsold 97060000
TheculturalobjectsinthesecategoriesareonlycoveredbythepresentRegulationiftheyfulfilthe
financialcriteriaunderB.
B.FinancialcriteriaapplicabletocertaincategoriesunderA:
Category3:—Objectsfrombetween1600and1900:ECU75000;
—Objectsfromafter1900:ECU150000;
Category4:ECU7500;
Category5:ECU50000;
Category6:ECU100000;
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Category7:ECU7500;
Category11:ECU35000;
Category14:—Furniture,furnishingsordecorativeitems:ECU20000;
—Musicalinstruments :ECU20000;
—Anyotherobject:ECU50000.
Theassessmentofwhetherornotamonetarythresholdisreachedmustbemadeatthemomentthe
requestforanauthorization ismade.Themonetarythresholdisthatoftheculturalobjectinthe
MemberStateapplicableunderArticle2(5)(3)ofthepresentRegulation .
ProposalforaCouncilDirectiveonthereturnofculturalobjectsunlawfullyremovedfromthe
territoryofaMemberState
(92/C53/15)
COM(91)447final—SYN382
(SubmittedbytheCommissionon20January1992)
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity,andinparticularArticle100a
thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission,
IncooperationwiththeEuropeanParliament,andhavebeenremovedfromtheirterritoryinbreachof
theabovementioned nationalmeasuresorofCouncil
Regulation (EEC)No...;whereastofacilitate
cooperationwithregardtoreturn,thescopeofthe
arrangementsshouldbeconfinedtoitemsbelongingto
commoncategoriesofculturalobject;whereasthe
AnnextothisDirectiveisconsequentlynotintendedto
defineobjectswhichrankas'nationaltreasures'within
themeaningofArticle36oftheTreaty,butmerely
categoriesofobjectwhichmaybeclassedassuchand
mayaccordinglybecoveredbythereturnprocedure
introducedbythisDirective;
WhereastheprocedureintroducedbythisDirectiveisa
firststepinestablishingcooperationbetweenMember
Statesinthisfieldinthecontextoftheinternalmarket;
whereastheaimismutualrecognitionoftherelevant
nationallaws;whereasprovisionshouldthereforebe
made,inparticular,fortheCommissiontobeassistedby
anadvisorycommitteewithaviewtoamending,if
necessary,theAnnextothisDirectiveinthelightof
experience,HavingregardtotheopinionoftheEconomicand
SocialCommittee ,
WhereasArticle8aoftheTreatyprovidesfortheestab­
lishment,notlaterthan1January1993,oftheinternal
market,whichistocompriseanareawithoutinternal
frontiersinwhichthefreemovementofgoods,persons,
servicesandcapitalisensuredinaccordancewiththe
provisionsoftheTreaty;
Whereas,underthetermsandwithinthelimitsofArticle
36oftheTreaty,MemberStateswillafter1992retain
therighttodefinetheirnationaltreasuresandtotake
thenecessarymeasurestoprotectthem;whereasthey
will,ontheotherhand,nolongerbeabletoapply
checksorformalitiesattheCommunity'sinternal
frontierstoensuretheeffectivenessofthosemeasures;
Whereasarrangementsshouldthereforebeintroduced
enablingMemberStatestosecurethereturntotheir
territoryofculturalobjectswhichareclassedasnational
treasureswithinthemeaningofArticle36oftheTreatyHASADOPTEDTHISDIRECTIVE :
Article1
ForthepurposesofthisDirective:
1.'culturalobject'meansanobjectwhich:
—isa'nationaltreasure'undernationallegislationin
thecontextofArticle36oftheTreaty,
and