translate English to French: In the first place, one of the major parties (the RPR) had abstained, and all the Deputies, of all political hues, who had approved the ratification of the text had done so "with reservations". The Deputies (particularly the Socialists) had criticised "the vagueness, ambiguity, subjectivity and open-endedness" of the words "significant cultural importance", the length of the limitation period and the consequent insecurity surrounding transactions and ownership of movable items. This was why the representative of the then French Government had undertaken not to proceed with ratification before the Senate until a domestic law had been adopted to address the Deputies’ concerns. Following all these comments, Mr Jean-Paul Chazal expressed his doubts about possible interpretation because Unidroit prohibited any reservations, and because an international convention always took precedence over a domestic law. What was more, such a convention was liable to be counterproductive, for the following reasons:
La nouvelle direction du musée a conscience de l’urgence de la question et va mettre en place une commission sur la politique d’acquisition, qui devra se pencher également sur les acquisitions des sections comme, par exemple, celles de géologie ou de zoologie qui posent aussi parfois des problèmes. Une commission d’éthique est d’ores et déjà saisie des conflits d’intérêt et essaie de mettre en place une réglementation liée aux objets d’artisanat vendus dans les boutiques du Musée.