CELEX: 51996PC0333
Language: en
Date: 1996-07-08
Title: Amended proposal for a EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND COUNCIL DECISION ESTABLISHING A COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAMME IN THE FIELD OF CULTURAL HERITAGE - THE RAPHAEL PROGRAMME

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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                                            Brussels, 08.07.1996
                                            COM(96) 333 final
                                            95/0078 (COD)
                          Amended proposal for a
        EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND COUNCIL DECISION
       ESTABLISHING A COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAMME
               IN THE FIELD OF CULTURAL HERITAGE
                     THE RAPHAEL PROGRAMME
        (presented by the Commission pursuant to Article 189 a (2)
                            of the EC-Treaty)
 ---pagebreak---  ---pagebreak---                                Explanatory memorandum
                                        RAPHAEL
Amended proposal for a Parliament and Council Decision establishing a Community
action programme in the field of cultural heritage - the Raphael Programme.
1.      On 6 April 1995, the Commission presented a proposal for a Parliament and
       Council Decision establishing a Community action programme in the field of
       cultural heritage - the Raphael Programme (COM(95) 110 final 95/0078 (COD)).
       On 12 October 1995 Parliament adopted a legislative resolution1 endorsing the
       Commission proposal, subject to the amendments it wished to make.
       This amended proposal incorporates the amendments the Commission accepted
       during its discussions with Parliament. More than half the proposed amendments
       have been included in one way or another, some in full and some only partially,
       while, for others, the spirit has been incorporated. This last category comprises
        amendments which are in keeping with the spirit of the Programme but which
       need to be reformulated or reorganized either because they are already contained
       in the original version or one of the other amendments or because they cover
        several points and are therefore a potential source of confusion.
2.      The amendments which have been accepted are, for the most part, additions
        providing greater detail on information measures (information for various target
        groups, including operators, on Community support and in relation to other Union
        policies) and on measures to increase cooperation both inside the Union and with
        non-member countries; other amendments which have been accepted help achieve
        the Commission's objective of promoting access, (virtual or otherwise) to culture
        for everyone (e.g. for particular groups, such as young people).
        OJ C 287, 30.10.1995.
 ---pagebreak--- 3. Amendments were rejected primarily for legal reasons or for reasons connected
   with the scope of the powers conferred by Article 128, as for instance with the
   amendments relating to budgetary matters, where Parliament's concerns have been
   taken into account, in full compliance with the Interinstitutional Agreement, and
   the amendments which come under other legal bases or other Community policies.
   Secondly, the ideas behind the rejected amendments were, in most cases, already
   contained in the version presented by the Commission, which used more standard
   legal phraseology.
4. Thus the Commission has produced this amended version of the proposal taking
   account of the amendments and then "tidying up" the drafting and the legal
   aspects of the sections on budget matters and committee procedure.
                                              I<M.
 ---pagebreak--- ANNEX
Commission position on Parliament's amendments
A.    Amendments incorporated as they stand
No 6 promoting virtual access to avoid risk of irreversible damage
No 9 reference to cultural tourism
No 11 stresses importance of information and education
No 12 outcome of consultation conducted by Commission
No 14 footnote reference to Parliament resolution
No 15 need to reach wide audience with information on programme
No 16 dialogue with non-member countries promotes tolerance
No 23 modus vivendi
No 25 reference to spirit of Programme (cooperation on restoration)
No 29 presentation of Community logo and publicity for funds granted
No 30 reference to Raphael's role in providing information on and protecting common
      cultural heritage
No 36 keeping operators and networks informed
No 38 reference to participation by non-member countries
No 42 add "and restoration" to read "preservation and restoration of cultural heritage"
                                               A Î
                                                  to
 ---pagebreak--- B.     Amendments accepted in part and amendments kept in "spirit"
These amendments are in keeping with the spirit of the Programme but need to be
reformulated either because their purpose is already partially served by other amendments,
making them redundant, or because they cover several points, generating confusion. All
these amendments require better phrasing, comparable to that of the amendments already
incorporated as they stand.
The amendments in questions are 1, 2, 8, 18, 20, 21, 33, 34, 37, 39, 40, 41, 47, 50, 51,
53, 55, 56, 58, 59, 64, 67 and 69.
C.     Amendments rejected
No 3 redundant - already covered by the existing proposal
No 4 the Commission's wording embraces all categories while the amendment leaves
       some out
No 5 the Commission's wording is broader
No 7 references to the past are not appropriate in a Decision establishing a new
       programme
No 10 rejected because it advocates the establishment of a foundation
No 13 does not fit in with any part of the Decision
No 17 already dealt with (opening up the programme to non-member countries)
No 19 already dealt with
No 22 the wording in the existing proposal uses the standard legal phraseology
No 24 though Raphael is primarily a cultural programme, it goes without saying that
       economic and social factors should be taken into consideration
No 26 wording in the initial proposal is broader
No 27 already dealt with and preference for wording used in the Treaty
No 28 the Commission stands by its initial proposal regarding the total amount;
       Parliament's concerns will be taken into account in accordance with the
       Interinstitutional Agreement. As for the transitional phase, the Commission agrees
       with the spirit of the amendment.
No 31 will be taken into consideration when the Programme is implemented
No 32 the Commission took all groups into account, not just young people
                                                  \c
 ---pagebreak--- No 35 committee procedure
No 37 amendment contains two separate paragraphs - one on the interplay between the
      Programme and other common policies (already dealt with in the initial proposal)
      and the other on activity reports (dealt with elsewhere)
No 40 the first date put forward (30 June 1998) is not as realistic as the initial proposal,
      though the second (30 March 2001) is acceptable to the Commission. The report
      must refer to the objectives of the Programme.
No 43 too early to say, but current projects can be brought within the scope of the
      Programme
No 44 application of the Interinstitutional Agreement (see No 28)
No 45 detailed proposals to be examined by the Committee
No 46 our studies will be European in scope
No 48 the phrase "cooperation between countries" is not acceptable
No 49 the Commission stands by its initial wording
No 52 not the right place for this study proposal
No 54 most of the section on training is already dealt with in the proposal
No 57 too specific for the main body of the Decision, but will be taken into account at
       implementation stage
No 60 proposal covered by other Community programmes
No 61 no, because all professionals must be covered; no particular group, should be
       singled out
No 62 not within the scope of this programme (more to do with free movement)
No 63 not within the scope of this programme (more to do with research)
No 65 already dealt with in less specific way
No 66 initial wording is better - does not specify in advance which studies are to be
       done
No 68 beyond the scope of the Programme
No 70 allocation of resources between various countries will depend on the assessment
        of the quality of the projects submitted and the criteria laid down in Programme
 ---pagebreak--- No 71 not covered by Article 128
Nos 72 and 73       already covered by the initial text, with broader wording.
                                                    e~
 ---pagebreak---                     Proposal for                                        A mended proposal for
A EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND COUNCIL                         A      EURpPEAN_PARLIAMENT AND COUNCIL
DECISION ESTABLISHING A                                   DECISION ESTABLISHING A
COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAMME                                COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAMME
IN THE FIELD OF CULTURAL                                  IN THE FIELD OF CULTURAL
HERITAGE - THE RAPHAEL                                    HERITAGE - THE RAPHAEL
PROGRAMME                                                 PROGRAMME
THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND                               THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN                               THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN
UNION,                                                    UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European     Having regard to the Treaty establishing the
Community, and in particular Article 128 thereof,         European Community, and in particular Article 128
                                                          thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,        Having regard to the proposal from the
                                                          Commission,
Having regard to the Opinion of the Committee of          Having regard to the Opinion of the Committee of
the Regions,                                              the Regions,
Acting in accordance with the procedure provided for      Acting in accordance with the procedure provided
in Article 189b of the Treaty,                            for in Article 189b of the Treaty,
                                                          Whereas the most tangible and influential reality of
                                                          Europe as a whole is not merely its geographical,
                                                          political, economic and social features, but also
                                                          essentially, its culture;
Whereas Title IX of the Treaty is devoted specifically    Whereas Title IX of the Treaty is devoted
to Culture and states that the Community shall            specifically to Culture and states that the
contribute to the flowering of the cultures of the        Community shall contribute to the flowering of the
Member States, while respecting their national and        cultures of the Member States, while respecting
regional diversity and at the same time bringing the      their national and regional diversity and at the same
common cultural heritage to the fore;                     time bringing the common cultural heritage to the
                                                          fore;
Whereas Article 128 of the Treaty identifies cultural     Whereas Article 128 of the Treaty identifies
heritage as a specific field of action and that cultural  cultural heritage as a specific field of action and
heritage is the expression of national and regional       that cultural heritage is the expression of national
identities and the links between peoples; whereas it      and regional identities and the links between
must be preserved and the public's access to it           peoples; whereas it must be preserved and the
improved (including for those who face particular         public's access to it improved (including for those
problems of access) in order to contribute to greater     who face particular problems of access) in order to
mutual understanding and respect;                         contribute to greater mutual understanding and
                                                          respect;
                                                        É
 ---pagebreak---                                                          Whereas consideration must be given to the
                                                         irreversible damage caused to certain monuments
                                                         and/or sites by an excessive number of visitors;
                                                         whereas provision must be made for greater use
                                                         of new technologies in order to enable everyone
                                                         to have virtual access;
Whereas Community action can contribute to               Whereas Community action can contribute to
better preservation of the cultural heritage by          better preservation of the cultural heritage by
promoting the exchange of experiences and                promoting the exchange of experiences and
expertise and encouraging operational synergies          expertise and encouraging operational synergies
and partnership;                                         and partnership;
Whereas, because of its socioeconomic                    Whereas, because of its socioeconomic
dimension, the preservation of the cultural              dimension, the preservation of the cultural
heritage is an element in a design for society and       heritage is an element in a design for society and
can contribute significantly to job creation and         can contribute significantly to job creation and
regional'development and to improving the                regional development and to improving the
quality of life and the day-to-day environment of        quality of life and the day-to-day environment of
ordinary people;                                         ordinary people;
                                                         Whereas the enhancement of the cultural heritage
                                                         encourages the development of a type of tourism
                                                         which, if properly managed, will be a source of
                                                         enrichment since it allows people to come more
                                                          into contact with and learn about different ways
                                                         of life and different customs;
Whereas the culture is an important area for              Whereas the culture is an important area for
action in the context of the information society,         action in the context of the information society,
as highlighted in the Commission communication            as highlighted in the Commission communication
entitled Europe's way to the information society:         entitled Europe's way to the information society:
an action plan];                                          an action plan];
Whereas Community action in research,                     Whereas Community action in research,
technological development and demonstration is            technological development and demonstration is
undertaken in accordance with the technological           undertaken in accordance with the technological
research and development                                  research and development
Framework-Programme,2 which could be of                   Framework-Programme,2 which could be of
benefit to this programme;                                benefit to this programme;
                                                                    COM(94) 347 final
          COM(94) 347 final
                                                                    Parliament and Council Decision 1110/94/EEC of
          Parliament and Council Decision 1110/94/EEC of
                                                                    26 April 1994 concerning the fourth framework
          26 April 1994 concerning tlie fourth framework
                                                                    programme of the European Community activities
          programme of the European Community activities
                                                                    in the field of research and technological
          in the field of research and technological
                                                                    development and demonstration (1994 to )998).OJ
          development and demonstration (1994 to 1998),
                                                                    n' L 126 from 18.05.1994, p. 1-33.
          OJ n° L 126 from 18.05.1994, p. 1-33.
 ---pagebreak---                                                             Whereas the theft of cultural assets and
                                                            vandalism are among the most serious causes of
                                                            impoverishment of the European cultural
                                                            heritage, a heritage which cannot be replaced;
                                                            whereas serious consideration should be given to
                                                            the best way of combating these problems, with
                                                            particular emphasis on measures in the field of
                                                            information and education which could help to
                                                            increase respect for Europe's cultural heritage;
Whereas the Commission has gained experience                Whereas the Commission has gained experience
through the activities undertaken to date in the            through the activities undertaken to date in the
field of architectural heritage;                            field of architectural heritage and the results of
                                                            consultations it has held with all the parties
                                                            concerned;
Whereas the European Parliament attaches                    Whereas the European Parliament attaches
importance to Community action in favour of                 importance to Community action in favour of
heritage, and in particular to training, research,          heritage, and in particular to training, research,
raising the awareness of young people and                   raising the awareness of young people and
adolescents, cooperation with non-member                    adolescents, cooperation with non-member
countries and the Council of Europe and links               countries and the Council of Europe and links
with other Community policies, particularly as              with other Community policies, particularly as
regards training and regional development3;                 regards training and regional development3;
          European Parliament resolution on protecting the            European Parliament resolution on protecting the
                                                                      European cultural heritage, OJ No C 62.
          European cultural heritage, OJ No C 62,
                                                                      30.5.1974, p. 5-7.
          30.5.1974, p. 5-7.
                                                                      European Parliament resolution on the protection
          European Parliament resolution on the protection
                                                                      of the architectural and archaeological heritage,
          of the architectural and archaeological heritage,
                                                                      OJ No C 267, 11.10.1982, p. 25-29.
          OJ No C 267. 11.10.1982, p. 25-29.
                                                                      European Parliament resolution on the
          European Parliament resolution on the
                                                                      conservation of the Community's architectural and
          conservation of the Community's architectural and
                                                                      archaeological heritage, OJ No C 309, 5.12.1988,
          archaeological heritage, OJ No C 309. 5.12.1988,            p. 423-427.
          p. 423-427.                                                 European Parliament resolution on preserving the
          European Parliament resolution on preserving the            architectural heritage and protecting cultural
          architectural heritage and protecting cultural              assets, OJ No C 72, 15.3.1993, p. 160-166.
          assets, OJ No C 72, 15.3.1993, p. 160-166.
 ---pagebreak--- Whereas the European Parliament has passed                     Whereas the European Parliament has passed
resolutions on the contribution of the Community               resolutions on the contribution of the Community
to work on restoring outstanding examples of the               to work on restoring outstanding examples of the
architectural heritage4;                                       architectural heritage4;
Whereas the Council has expressed an interest in               Whereas the Council has expressed an interest in
closer cooperation in the areas of architectural               closer cooperation in the areas of architectural
heritage, works of art, artefacts and archives, in             heritage, works of art, artefacts and archives, in
particular as regards the exchange of knowledge,               particular as regards the exchange of knowledge,
documentation and training and in view of the                  documentation and training and in view of the
important role of networks of cultural                         important role of networks of cultural
organizations in cultural cooperation in Europe5;              organizations in cultural cooperation in Europe5;
          European Parliament resolution on economic aid                 European Parliament resolution on economic aid
          to Mount Amos (monastery region), OJ No C 144,                 to Mount Athos (monastery region), OJ No C 144,
                                                                         15.6.1981, p. 92.
           15.6.1981. p. 92.
                                                                         European Parliament resolution on the
                                                                         participation of Community financial instruments
                                                                         in the restoration of the historic centre of the citv
                                                                         of Palermo, OJ C 187, 18.7.1988. p.160.
                                                                         European Parliament resolution on aid for the
          European Parliament resolution on aid for the
                                                                         reconstruction of the Chiado district of Lisbon,
          reconstruction of the Chiado district of Lisbon,
                                                                         O J N o C 2 6 2 , 10.10.1988, p. 110.
          OJNo C 262, 10.10.1988, p. 110.
                                                                         European Parliament resolution on the
          European Parliament resolution on the
                                                                         conservation of the Community's architectural and
          conservation of the Community's architectural and
                                                                          archaeological heritage, OJ No C 309, 5.12.1988,
          archaeological heritage, OJ No C 309, 5.12.1988,
                                                                          p. 423-427.
          p. 423-427.
                                                                          European Parliament resolution on the fire at the
           European Parliament resolution on the fire at the
                                                                          Gran Teatro del Liceo (Barcelona), OJ No C 61,
           Gran Teatro del Liceo (Barcelona), OJ No C 61,
                                                                          28.02. 1994, p. 184.
           28.02. 1994, p. 184.
           Resolution of the Ministers responsible for                    Resolution of the Ministers responsible for
           Cultural Affairs meeting within the Council of 13              Cultural Affairs meeting within the Council of 13
           November 1986 on the protection of Europe's                    November 1986 on the protection of Europe's
           architectural heritage, OJ No C 320, 13.12.1986,               architectural heritage, OJ No C 320, 13.12.1986,
           p. 1.                                                          p. 1.
                                                                          Resolution of the Ministers with responsibility for
           Resolution of the Ministers with responsibility for
                                                                          Cultural Affairs meeting within the Council of 13
           Cultural Affairs meeting within the Council of 13
                                                                          November 1986 on the conservation of works of
           November 1986 on the conservation of works of
                                                                          art and artefacts, OJ No C 320, 13.12.1986. p. 3.
           art and artefacts, OJ No C 320, 13.12.1986, p. 3.
                                                                           Resolution of the Council and the Ministers of
           Resolution of the Council and the Ministers of
                                                                           Culture meeting within the Council of 14
           Culture meeting within the Council of 14
                                                                           November 1991 on arrangements concerning
           November 1991 on arrangements concerning
                                                                           archives, OJ No C 314, 5.12.1991, p. 2.
           archives. OJ No C 314, 5.12.1991, p. 2.
                                                                           Council conclusions of 17 June 1994 concerning
           Council conclusions of 17 June 1994 concerning
                                                                           greater cooperation in the field of archives,
           greater cooperation in the field of archives,
                                                                           O J N o C 2 3 5 , 23.8.1994, p. 3.
           OJNo C 235, 23.8.1994, p. 3.
                                                                           Resolution of the Council and the Ministers of
            Resolution of the Council and the Ministers of
                                                                           Culture meeting within the Council of 14
            Culture meeting within the Council of 14
                                                                           November 1991 on European cultural networks,
            November 1991 on European cultural networks,
                                                                           O J N o C 3 1 4 , 5.12.1991, p. 1.
            O J N o C 314, 5.12.1991, p. 1.
 ---pagebreak--- Whereas in its communication "New prospects                Whereas in its communication "New prospects
for Community cultural action"6 the Commission             for Community cultural action"6 the Commission
states that Community action should be extended           states that Community action should be extended
to the movable heritage and steps taken to                to the movable heritage and steps taken to
promote dialogue and cooperation between those            promote dialogue and cooperation between those
involved and encourage the dissemination of               involved and encourage the dissemination of
experiences and specialized information; whereas          experiences and specialized information; whereas
the European Parliament and Council have                  the European Parliament and Council have
encouraged this approach7;                                encouraged this approach7;
Whereas the European institutions have stressed           Whereas the European institutions have stressed
the importance of integrating the different               the importance of integrating the different
aspects of cultural heritage in a coherent                aspects of cultural heritage in a coherent
Community action8 which takes account of the              Community action8 which takes account of the
richness and diversity of the movable and                 richness and diversity of the movable and
non-movable heritage and supports the work of             non-movable heritage and supports the work of
the numerous parties involved;                            the numerous parties involved;
         COM(92) 149 final.                                        COM(92) 149 final.
         European Parliament resolution on the                     European Parliament resolution on the
         Commission communication entitled 'New                    Commission communication entitled 'New
         prospects for Community cultural action',                 prospects for Community cultural action',
         O J N o C 4 2 , 15.2.1993, p. 173-181.                    OJ No C 42, 15.2.1993, p. 173-181.
         European Parliament resolution on Community               European Parliament resolution on Community
         policy in the field of culture, OJ No C 44,               policy in the field of culture, OJ No C 44,
          14.2.1994. p. 184-188.                                    14.2.1994, p. 184-188.
         Conclusions of the Council and Ministers of               Conclusions of the Council and Ministers of
         Culture meeting within the Council of                     Culture meeting within the Council of
          12 November 1992 on guidelines for Community              12 November 1992 on guidelines for Community
         cultural action, OJ No C 336. 19.12.1992, p 1-2.          cultural action, OJ No C 336, 19.12.1992, p. 1-2.
         European Parliament resolution on preserving the          European Parliament resolution on preserving the
         architectural heritage and protecting cultural            architectural heritage and protecting cultural
         assets, OJ No C 72, 15.3.1993, p. 160-166.                assets, OJ No C 72, 15.3.1993, p. 160-166.
         Council conclusions of 17 June 1994 on drawing            Council conclusions of 17 June 1994 on drawing
                                                                   up a Community Action Plan in the field of
         up a Community Action Plan in the field of
                                                                   cultural heritage, OJ No C 235, 23.8.1994, p. 1.
         cultural heritage, OJ No C 235, 23.8.1994, p. 1.
 ---pagebreak---                                                  Whereas it remains necessary to communicate to
                                                 as wide a public as possible, by means of general
                                                 information, the importance of protecting the
                                                 cultural heritage;
Whereas Community action should take account     Whereas Community action should take account
of the changing nature of the definition of      of the changing nature of the definition of
heritage and include all types of heritage by    heritage and include all types of heritage by
encouraging multidisciplinary approaches;        encouraging multidisciplinary approaches;
Whereas the Commission has organized             Whereas the Commission has organized
consultations with all interested parties,       consultations with all interested parties,
particularly the departments in the              particularly the departments in the
Member States, the professionals,                Member States, the professionals,
non-governmental organizations, foundations and  non-governmental organizations, foundations and
associations, with a view to preparing an action associations, with a view to preparing an action
programme in the field of cultural heritage;     programme in the field of cultural heritage;
                                                 Whereas cultural dialogue between the European
                                                  Union Member States and third countries, both
                                                 European and non-European, plays a key role in
                                                 promoting mutual understanding, cooperation,
                                                 tolerance and peace;
 ---pagebreak--- Whereas there are numerous links between the       Whereas there are numerous links between the
cultural heritage in Europe and other              cultural heritage in Europe and other
non-Community countries; whereas, therefore,       non-Community countries ; whereas, therefore,
this area is ideally suited to developing forms of this area is ideally suited to developing forms of
cooperation with non-member countries and the      cooperation with non-member countries, the
competent international organizations, in          Council of Europe and the competent
accordance with the requirements of the Treaty     international organizations in the field of the
and the conclusions of the resolutions cited       cultural heritage (for example UNESCO), in
above;                                             accordance with the requirements of the Treaty
                                                   and the conclusions of the resolutions cited
                                                   above;
Whereas the conclusions of the Copenhagen          Whereas the conclusions of the Copenhagen
European Council of 21-23 June 1993 call for       European Council of 21-23 June 1993 call for
Community programmes to be opened up to the        Community programmes to be opened up to the
countries of Central and Eastern Europe that are   countries of Central and Eastern Europe that are
party to association agreements; whereas the       party to association agreements; whereas the
Community has signed cooperation agreements        Community has signed cooperation agreements
that include a section on culture with certain     that include a section on culture with certain
third countries;                                   third countries;
Whereas the present decision establishes, for the  Whereas the present decision establishes, for the
total duration of the programme and in the spirit  total duration of the programme and in the spirit
of point 1 of the declaration of 6 March 1995 by   of point 1 of the declaration of 6 March 1995 by
the Parliament, the Council and the Commission,    the Parliament, the Council and the Commission,
a budgetary envelope which constitutes a           a budgetary envelope which constitutes a
privileged reference for the budgetary authority   privileged reference for the budgetary authority
in the framework of the annual procedure;          in the framework of the annual procedure;
                                                   Whereas the importance accorded to protecting
                                                   the cultural heritage, which has been heightened
                                                   by the Treaty on European Union, implies that
                                                   adequate funding should be committed under the
                                                   Raphaël programme, thereby making it possible
                                                   to implement effective and coherent measures of
                                                   support for Europe's cultural heritage;
                                                   Whereas measures under this programme will
                                                   also take account of the complementary nature of
                                                   measures which may be taken under other
                                                   Community policies;
 ---pagebreak--- Whereas the implementation of the present            Whereas the implementation of the present
programme relies on close cooperation with           programme relies on close cooperation with
national authorities, with a view to ensuring that   national authorities, with a view to ensuring that
Community action supports and supplements            Community action supports and supplements
activities at national level in confirming respect   activities at national level in confirming respect
for the principle of subsidiary, as it is defined by for the principle of subsidiary, as it is defined by
Article 3b of the Treaty;                            Article 3b of the Treaty;
Whereas that, in the execution of its tasks, the     Whereas that, in the execution of its tasks, the
Commission is assisted by an advisory                Commission is assisted by an advisory
committee consisting of representatives of the       committee consisting of representatives of the
Member States;                                       Member States;
                                                     Whereas an agreement on a modus vivendi
                                                     between the European Parliament, the Council
                                                     and the Commission with regard to the
                                                     implementing measures of the acts adopted in
                                                     accordance with the procedure referred to in
                                                     Article 189b of the Treaty was reached on
                                                     20 December 1994;
 ---pagebreak--- HAVE DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:                           HAVE DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
                      Article 1                                          Article 1
A Community action programme in the field of       A Community action programme in the field of
cultural heritage, to be known as the Raphael      cultural heritage, to be known as the Raphael
Programme, is hereby established, with the aim     Programme, is hereby established, with the aim
of encouraging and supplementing action taken      of encouraging and supplementing action taken
by the Member States. The Programme shall run      by the Member States. The Programme shall run
from 1 January 1996 to 31 December 2000.           from 1 January 1996 to 31 December 2000.
                      Article 2                                          Article 2
The specific objectives of the Raphael             The specific objectives of the Raphael
Programme shall be to:                             Programme shall be to:
- contribute to the development and promotion      - contribute to the development and promotion
  of cultural heritage;                              of cultural heritage;
- encourage cooperation and the European-level     - encourage cooperation and the European-level
  pooling of knowledge, expertise and practices      pooling of knowledge, expertise and practices
   in matters of heritage preservation;              in matters of heritage preservation and
                                                     restoration;
- improve access to heritage and the supply of     - improve access to heritage and the supply of
   information on it for the public at large so as   information on it for the public at large so as
  to contribute to the affirmation of a European     to contribute to the affirmation of a European
  citizenship through greater knowledge of           citizenship through greater knowledge of
  heritage;                                          heritage;
- support the stepping-up of research and          - support the stepping-up of research and
  common practices in the heritage field in order    common practices in the heritage field in order
  to realize Europe's potential;                     to realize Europe's potential;
- foster cooperation with non-member countries     - foster cooperation with non-member countries
  and other competent international                  and other competent international
  organizations, in particular the Council of        organizations, in particular the Council of
  Europe.                                            Europe.
 ---pagebreak---                       Article 3                                            Article 3
The Raphael Programme shall cover the movable        The Raphael Programme shall cover the movable
and non-movable cultural heritage and consist of     and non-movable cultural heritage and consist of
five types of action:                                five types of action:
I. Development and promotion of cultural             I. Development and promotion of cultural
      heritage;                                            heritage;
II. Networks and partnerships;                       II. Networks and partnerships;
III. Access to heritage;                             III. Access to heritage;
IV. Innovation, training and professional            IV. Innovation, training and professional
      mobility;                                            mobility;
V. Cooperation with third countries and              V. Cooperation with third countries and
      international organizations.                         international organizations.
The total appropriation for the implementation of    The total appropriation for the implementation of
this programme shall be ECU 67 million for the       this programme shall be ECU 67 million for the
period 1996-2000.                                    period 1996-2000.
Annual appropriations shall be authorized by the     Annual appropriations shall be authorized by the
budgetary authority within the limits of the         budgetary authority within the limits of the
financial perspectives.                              financial perspectives.
The measures described in the Annex shall be         The measures described in the Annex shall be
applied to achieve the objectives laid down in       applied to achieve the objectives laid down in
Article 2. They shall be implemented on the          Article 2. They shall be implemented on the
basis of the priorities set by the annual work       basis of the priorities set by the annual work
plans adopted in accordance with the procedure       plans in accordance with the procedure provided
provided for in Article 6.                           for by the second paragraph of Article 5.
The programme shall run for five years. It shall     The programme shall run for five years. It shall
enter into force on 1 January 1996.                  enter into force on 1 January 1996.
                                                                         Article 3a bis
                                                     All projects receiving financial support under the
                                                     Raphael programme shall be required to display
                                                     the European Union flag and acknowledge
                                                     funding.
                      Article 4                                            Article 4
 In order to achieve the stated objectives, projects  In order to achieve the stated objectives, projects
 undertaken in the framework of the Raphael          undertaken in the framework of the Raphael
 Programme must:                                      Programme must:
    have a European dimension and offer genuine       - have a European dimension and offer genuine
    added value with respect to action taken in the      added value with respect to action taken in the
    Member States;                                       Member States;
    help to promote cultural heritage;                - help to promote cultural heritage;
    contribute to the development of better           - help to provide infonnation on and promote
    practices and greater knowledge and expertise        the common cultural heritage;
    in matters of conservation;                       - contribute to the development of better
    be of relevance at Community level because           practices and greater knowledge and expertise
    of their exemplary or innovative and                 in matters of conservation;
    informative nature, or have a multiplier effect   - be of relevance at Community level because
    in cultural, educational or socioeconomic            of their exemplary or innovative and
    terms.                                               informative nature, or have a multiplier effect
                                                         in cultural, educational or socioeconomic
                                                         terms.
 ---pagebreak---                       Article 5                                           Article 5
The Commission shall be assisted by an              The Commission shall be assisted by an
Advisory Committee, provided for in Article 4       Advisory Committee, provided for in Article 4
of the European Parliament and Council              of the European Parliament and Council
Decision establishing a programme to support        Decision establishing a programme to support
artistic and cultural activities having European    artistic and cultural activities having European
dimension (Kaleidoscope 2000 Programme),            dimension (Kaleidoscope 2000 Programme).
consisting of one representative from each
Member State and presided by a representative       The representative of the Commission shall
of the Commission.                                  submit to the committee a draft of the measures
                                                    to be taken. The Committee shall deliver its
The Committee may consider any matter relating      opinion on the draft, within a time limit which
to the implementation of the programme. The         the chairman may lay down according to the
Commission may consult the committee on             urgency of the matter, if necessary by taking a
general guidelines and on any other matter not      vote. The opinion shall be recorded in the
provided in Article 6.                              minutes; in addition, each Member State shall
                                                    have the right to ask to have its position
                                                    recorded in the minutes.
                                                    The Committee may consider any matter relating
                                                    to the implementation of the programme.
                      Article 6                                       Article 6 (new)
The representative of the Commission shall          The Commission shall give priority to publicity
submit to the committee a draft of the measures     and the dissemination of information on this
to be taken and specifically the annual plan of     programme so as to ensure that all cultural
work for Actions II, 112, III3, 1114, V. The        operators and networks are informed about and
Committee shall deliver its opinion on the draft,   aware of the activities which concern them.
within a time limit which the chariman may lay
down according to the urgency of the matter, if
necessary by taking a vote.
The opinion shall be recorded in the minutes; in
addition, each Member State shall have the right
to ask to have its position recorded in the
minutes.
The Commission shall take the utmost account of
the opinion delivered by the Committee. It shall
inform the Committee of the manner in which its
opinion has been taken into account.
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 ---pagebreak---                    Article 7                                        Article 7
The Commission shall ensure that the Raphael  The Commission shall ensure that the Raphael
Programme is compatible with and complements  Programme is compatible with and complements
other Community programmes and policies on    other Community programmes and policies on
cultural heritage.                            cultural heritage.
                                                                   Article 7 a
                                              The associated countries of Central and Eastern
                                              Europe may participate in this programme in
                                              accordance with the conditions set out in the
                                              additional protocols to the association agreements
                                              relating to participation in Community
                                              programmes which have been concluded or will
                                              be concluded with those countries. Cyprus and
                                              Malta may participate in this programme and
                                              other non-member countries which have
                                              concluded association or cooperation agreements
                                              including cultural clauses may cooperate with it,
                                              on the basis of additional appropriations to be
                                              provided in accordance with procedures to be
                                              agreed with those countries.
                                                                   Article 7 b
                                              The Community shall encourage cooperation
                                              with the Council of Europe and other relevant
                                              international organizations in the field of the
                                              cultural heritage (for example UNESCO) while
                                              ensuring that the instruments employed
                                              complement each other in keeping with the
                                               identity and freedom of action of each institution
                                              and organization.
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Three years after commencement of the Raphael     Two years and six months after commencement
Programme or by 30 September 1999, whichever      of the Raphael Programme and within six
shall be the earlier, the Commission, having      months following that period, the Commission
consulted the Committee, shall present a report   shall present a report to the European
to the European Parliament, the Council and the   Parliament, the Council and the Committee of
Committee of the Regions evaluating the results   the Regions evaluating the results achieved,
achieved, together with appropriate proposals,    together with appropriate proposals, where
where necessary, for adapting the programme in    necessary, for adapting the programme in line
line with requirements arising in the course of   with requirements arising in the course of
implementation.                                   implementation. This report shall evaluate in
                                                  quantative and qualitative terms to what extent
                                                  the programme has made it possible to achieve
                                                  the objectives listed in Article 2.
                                                  After the end of the Raphael Programme but no
After the end of the Raphael Programme but no     later than 30 September 2001, the Commission,
later than 30 September 2001, the Commission,     acting in accordance with the procedure laid
acting in accordance with the procedure laid      down in Article 5, shall present a report on the
down in Article 5, shall present a report on the  implementation and results of the programme to
implementation and results of the programme to    the European Parliament, the Council and the
the European Parliament, the Council and the      Committee of the Regions.
Committee of the Regions.
                       Article 9                                        Article 9
 This Decision shall enter into force on the       This Decision shall enter into force on the
twentieth day following its publication in the    twentieth day following its publication in the
 Official Journal of the European Communities.     Official Journal of the European Communities.
 Done at Brussels.                                 Done at Brussels,
 For the European Parliament,                      For the European Parliament,
 The President                                     The President
 For the Council,                                  For the Council,
 The President                                     The President
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 ---pagebreak---                                                                                                   ANNEX
                               COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAMME
                            IN THE FIELD OF CULTURAL HERITAGE
                                    THE RAPHAEL PROGRAMME
The aim of the Raphael Programme is to support       The aim of the Raphael Programme is to support
actions at European level in all heritage            actions at European level in all heritage
disciplines - non-movable heritage,                  disciplines - non-movable heritage,
archaeological heritage, underwater heritage,        archaeological heritage, including archaeological
movable heritage, museums and collections,           sites, underwater heritage, movable heritage,
archives, etc.                                       museums and collections, archives, etc.
Action I - Development and promotion of              Action I - Development and promotion of
cultural heritage                                    cultural heritage
- The aim of this action is to contribute to the     - The aim of this action is to contribute to the
   development and promotion of cultural                development and promotion of cultural
   heritage and to encourage the development            heritage and to encourage the development
   and pooling of better conservation practices,        and pooling of better conservation practices,
   by creating an environment conducive to the          by creating an environment conducive to the
   preservation of cultural heritage.                   preservation and restoration of cultural
                                                        heritage.
   The action involves the following measures:       - The action involves the following measures:
    1. Support for projects to preserve the              1. Support for projects to preserve the
   movable or non-movable heritage that qualify         movable or non-movable heritage that qualify'
   as "European heritage laboratories" by virtue        as "European heritage laboratories" by virtue
   of the interest or exemplary value of their          of the interest or exemplary value of their
   content. The conservation work must relate to        content. The conservation work must relate to
   works, monuments or sites of exceptional             works, monuments or sites of exceptional
   historic importance which are special                historic importance which are special
   landmarks in Europe. The projects will be            landmarks in Europe. The projects will be
   spread over several years and will seek to           spread over several years and will seek to
   recruit the most highly-skilled staff, by            recruit the most highly-skilled staff, by
   appointing a multidisciplinary European team         appointing a multidisciplinary European team
   to study particularly difficult conservation         to study particularly difficult conservation
   problems and develop appropriate approaches,         problems and develop appropriate approaches,
   methods and/or techniques. Particular attention      methods and/or techniques. Particular attention
   will be paid to sharing the experience gained        will be paid to sharing the experience gained
   in the course of this work.                          in the course of this work.
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 ---pagebreak--- 2. Support for "European heritage sites"             2. Support for "European heritage sites"
concerned with common themes related to the          concerned with common themes related to the
preservation of the movable and/or non-movable       preservation of the movable and/or non-movable
heritage. The projects must have exemplary           heritage. The projects must have exemplary
value and a multiplier effect. They may be           value and a multiplier effect. They may be
spread over several consecutive years. The           spread over several consecutive years. The
experience gained with regard to the                 experience gained with regard to the
management and/or conservation problem in            management and/or conservation problem in
question will be widely disseminated among the       question will be widely disseminated among the
professionals. Themes will be selected according     professionals. Themes will be selected according
to the concerns of the various heritage              to the concerns of the various heritage
disciplines.                                         disciplines.
3. Support for the development of European           3. Support for the development of European
standards and/or recommendations with a view to      standards and/or recommendations with a view to
improving good heritage conservation and             improving good heritage conservation and
management practice and, where appropriate,          management practice and, where appropriate,
encouraging exchanges. The aim is to develop         encouraging exchanges. The aim is to develop
standards and/or recommendations at European         standards and/or recommendations at European
level on, for example, documenting cultural          level on, for example, documenting cultural
goods, the conditions for loans of works of art      goods, the conditions for loans of works of art
for exhibitions, the passive conservation of         for exhibitions, the passive conservation of
works of art, fire protection for works of art,      works of art, fire protection for works of art,
monuments, etc. Community support could be           monuments, etc. Community support could be
used for surveys, seminars, studies, etc.            used for surveys, seminars, studies, etc.
organized in the context of this work.               organized in the context of this work.
4. Support on an experimental basis for the          4. Support on an experimental basis for the
acquisition and joint management of major            acquisition and joint management of major
works of art by several European partners, in        works of art by several European partners, in
order to keep these works in Europe and present      order to keep these works in Europe and present
them to the public.                                  them to the public.
5. Development of projects and studies with a        5. Development of projects and studies with a
cultural focus to complement other Community         cultural focus to complement other Community
activities. Financial support could be given to      activities. Financial support could be given to
projects that back up or complement Community        projects that back up or complement Community
action already taken pursuant to other Treaty        action already taken pursuant to other Treaty
provisions and are of particular interest to the     provisions and are of particular interest to the
heritage sector, to round tables and comparative     heritage sector, to round tables and comparative
studies aimed at collecting factual information on   studies aimed at collecting factual information on
the situation in the Member States, and to impact    the situation in the Member States, and to impact
assessments carried out as part of the preparation   assessments carried out as part of the preparation
for new Community measures.                          for new Community measures.
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 ---pagebreak--- Action II - Networks and partnerships                Action II - Networks and partnerships
    The aim of this action is to encourage the           The aim of this action is to encourage the
    development of networks and partnerships to          development of networks and partnerships to
    enhance transnational cooperation and                enhance transnational cooperation and
    contribute to exchanges, the pooling of              contribute to exchanges, the pooling of
    experiences and the presentation of the              experiences and the presentation of the
    European dimension of heritage.                      European dimension of heritage.
    The action involves the following measures:          The action involves the following measures:
1. Support for the creation of networks of           1. Support for the creation of networks of
"European heritage sites". The networks will be      "European heritage sites". The networks will be
organized by theme and will, where necessary,        organized by theme and will, where necessary,
bring public and private institutions, research      bring public and private institutions, research
centres and private companies with a special         centres and private companies with a special
interest in heritage into contact with those         interest in heritage into contact with those
responsible for managing the sites. The aim of       responsible for managing the sites. The aim of
the networks is to encourage the exchange of         the networks is to encourage the exchange of
experience between project managers themselves       experience between project managers themselves
and between them and other interested parties.       and between them and other interested parties.
Community support could, for example, be used        Community support could, for example, be used
to set up networks, organize seminars on the         to set up networks, organize seminars on the
problems encountered on site and the work            problems encountered on site and the work
planned, and to disseminate the results to other     planned, and to disseminate the results to other
interested parties.                                  interested parties.
2. Collection and dissemination of specialized       2. Collection and dissemination of specialized
information aimed at the heritage sector, using      information aimed at the heritage sector, using
appropriate information channels or relays           appropriate information channels or relays
(competent authorities, professional and             (competent authorities, professional and
non-governmental organizations, associations,        non-governmental organizations, associations,
etc.) and suitable media (paper, CD-ROM, CD-I,       etc.) and suitable media (paper, CD-ROM, CD-I,
on-line). The information will relate to the         on-line). The information will relate to the
drafting of comparative studies of practices and     drafting of comparative studies of practices and
 systems in the Member States that might be of        systems in the Member States that might be of
 common interest, European cultural statistics and    common interest, European cultural statistics and
 indicators, practical guides, manuals, directories   indicators, practical guides, manuals, directories
 and listings of innovative projects and              and listings of innovative projects and
 Community activities of relevance to the cultural    Community activities of relevance to the cultural
 heritage.                                            heritage.
 3. Support for transnational cooperation projects    3. Support for transnational cooperation projects
 between museums and/or monuments using               between museums and/or monuments using
 multimedia or other forms of communication to        multimedia or other forms of communication to
 highlight the European dimension of heritage and     highlight the European dimension of heritage and
 to show visitors to museums, monuments or sites      to show visitors to museums, monuments or sites
 examples of other related works, monuments or        examples of other related works, monuments or
 sites in other European countries.                   sites in other European countries.
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 ---pagebreak---                                                           Support for the creation of multinational
                                                         networks linking museums or sites with
                                                         cultural or historic similarities in order to
                                                         promote a better understanding of each
                                                         cultural heritage, in particular in order to
                                                         reconstruct the common roots of the European
                                                         regions.
4. Support for cooperation projects between           4. Support for cooperation projects between
training institutes and/or research centres           training institutes and/or research centres and
involved in heritage work. The measure is             archaeological and/or scientific institutes
intended to develop the necessary instruments for     involved in cultural heritage work. The measure
setting up networks and/or partnerships,              is intended to develop the necessary instruments
strengthening cooperation between them and            for setting up networks and/or partnerships,
pooling their experience. The financial aid           strengthening cooperation between them and
awarded under these cooperation projects could        pooling their experience. The financial aid
be used for:                                          awarded under these cooperation projects could
                                                      be used for:
- drawing up inventories, by discipline, of               drawing up inventories, by discipline, of
    further training courses;                             further training courses;
- developing methods for evaluating training          -   developing methods for evaluating training
    courses and carrying out joint analysis;              courses and carrying out joint analysis;
- conducting comparative studies on diplomas          -   conducting comparative studies on- diplomas
    and qualifications in the field of cultural           and qualifications in the field of cultural
    heritage and access to the heritage professions       heritage and access to the heritage professions
    in the Member States;                                 in the Member States;
- setting up networks and keeping their               -   setting up networks and keeping their
    members informed;                                     members informed;
- grants and exchanges for teachers, students         -   grants and exchanges for teachers, students
    and/or researchers;                                   and/or researchers;
- disseminating information about ongoing or           -  disseminating information about ongoing or
    completed research, particularly to people            completed research, particularly to people
    working in the heritage field;                        working in the heritage field;
- information on and/or access to new                  -  information on and/or access to new
    technologies and their use in the field of            technologies and their use in the field of
    cultural heritage, etc.                               cultural heritage, etc.
 Synergies with other Community programmes, in         Synergies with other Community programmes, in
 particular in the fields of education and training,   particular in the fields of education and training,
 research and technological development should         research and technological development should
 be clearly indicated.                                 be clearly indicated.
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 ---pagebreak--- Action III - Access to heritage                      Action III - Access to heritage
   The aim of this action is to improve public       - The aim of this action is to improve public
   access to the common heritage by encouraging          access to the common heritage by encouraging
   projects to raise awareness that have a               projects to raise awareness that have a
   European dimension and by promoting the use           European dimension and by promoting the use
   of advanced information and communication             of advanced information and communication
   technologies and services.                            technologies and services.
   The action involves the following measures:       - The action involves the following measures:
1. Inclusion of steps to raise public awareness in    1. Inclusion of steps to raise public awareness in
all projects receiving Community support under       all projects receiving Community support under
the Raphael Programme. Project sponsors will be      the Raphael Programme. Project sponsors will be
asked to present ongoing or completed work to        asked to present ongoing or completed work to
the public. The Commission will pursue the           the public. The Commission will pursue the
initiatives already developed in this field, such as initiatives already developed in this field, such as
the travelling exhibition and the audiovisual        the travelling exhibition and the audiovisual
material to be devoted particularly to the           material and the multimedia to be devoted
European heritage laboratories and sites.            particularly to the European heritage laboratories
                                                     and sites.
2. Support for events to raise public awareness at   2. Support for events to raise public awareness at
European level, such as the European Heritage        European level, such as the European Heritage
Days, events to mark Europe Day (9 May), the         Days, events to mark Europe Day (9 May), the
Mies van der Rohe European Architecture Prize,       Mies van der Rohe European Architecture Prize,
Europan, etc.                                        Europan, etc.
3. Support for multilingual presentations in         3. Support for multilingual presentations in
museums, monuments and sites aimed at                museums, monuments and sites aimed at
nationals of other Member States. Projects might     nationals of other Member States. Projects might
relate to presentational material, brochures,        relate to presentational material, brochures,
exhibition panels, electronic guide systems,         exhibition panels, electronic guide systems,
audiovisual or multimedia products, etc.             audiovisual or multimedia products, museums'
                                                     educational programmes, etc. etc.
4. Support for applications of advanced              4. Support for applications of advanced
information and communication technology and         information and communication technology and
services giving professionals and the general        services giving professionals and the general
public greater access to heritage. Projects must     public access to heritage. Projects must be of
be of interest at European level and serve as        interest at European level and serve as models.
models.
Community support could be used for studies or       Community support could be used for studies or
seminars on a particular problem relating to the     seminars on a particular problem relating to the
use of such technologies and services in the         use of such technologies and services in the
heritage sector or for pilot projects for studying   heritage sector or for pilot projects for studying
 and introducing practical applications.             and introducing practical applications.
 ---pagebreak--- Action IV - Innovation, further training and           Action IV - Innovation, further training and
 professional mobility                                 professional mobility
- The aim of this action is to encourage the           - The aim of this action is to encourage the
    exchange of experiences and promote                   exchange of experiences and promote
    cooperation, professional mobility and training       cooperation, professional mobility and training
    for professionals in the heritage field.              for professionals in the heritage field.
    The action involves the following measures:       - The action involves the following measures:
 1. Support for identifying requirements for           1. Support for identifying requirements for
heritage research at Community level, for the         heritage research at Community level, for the
dissemination of the results of research to           dissemination of the results of research to
professionals in the heritage field and the           professionals in the heritage field and the
development of practical applications for use by      development of practical applications for use by
professionals working in the field. The measures      professionals working in the field. The measures
will be conducted in conjunction with the             will be conducted in conjunction with the
framework programme on research, technological        framework programme on research, technological
development and demonstration; any research           development and demonstration; any research
measures will be carried out as part of the           measures will be carried out as part of the
research and technological development                research and technological development
framework programme in accordance with the            framework programme in accordance with the
provisions governing that programme.                  provisions governing that programme.
2. Support for the organization of conferences        2. Support for the organization of conferences
and colloquia or other similar training activities    and colloquia or other similar training activities
with a European character.                            with a European character.
3. Support for projects setting a European            3. Support for projects setting a European
professional exchange programme for the various       professional exchange programme for the various
heritage disciplines and enabling people who          heritage disciplines and enabling people who
already have solid professional experience to         already have solid professional experience to
work for several months in an equivalent              work for several months in an equivalent
professional setting in another European country.     professional setting in another European country.
Community support would cover organizing              Community support would cover organizing
exchanges and the additional costs incurred, such     exchanges and the additional costs incurred, such
as travel and accommodation.                          as travel and accommodation.
4. Support for basic and further training for         4. Support for basic and further training for
professionals in the heritage field on the use of     professionals in the heritage field on the use of
advanced information and communication                advanced information and communication
technology and services.                              technology and services.
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 ---pagebreak--- Action V - Cooperation with third countries           Action V - Cooperation with third countries
and international organizations                       and international organizations
- The aim of this action is to develop projects       - The aim of this action is to develop projects
    with third countries and create synergies with       with third countries and create synergies with
, activities undertaken by other international           activities undertaken by other international
    organizations, in particular the Council of          organizations, in particular the Council of
    Europe.                                              Europe.
- The action would involve the following              - The action would involve the following
    measures:                                            measures:
 1. Support for projects to preserve the movable      1. Support for projects to preserve the movable
and non-movable heritage, relating in particular      and non-movable heritage, relating in particular
to monuments and sites on the World Heritage         to monuments and sites on the World Heritage
List;                                                 List;
2. Participation in projects related to the           2. Participation in projects related to the
networks and partnerships or the extension of         networks and partnerships or the extension of
certain projects, such as comparative studies, to     certain projects, such as comparative studies, to
non-Community countries;                              non-Community countries;
3. Participation in projects to make the heritage     3. Participation in projects to make the heritage
more accessible to the public, such as European       more accessible to the public, such as European
Heritage Days;                                        Heritage Days;
4. Encouragement for professionals in the             4. Encouragement for professionals in the
heritage field to participate in activities to        heritage field to participate in activities to
promote research, further training and                promote research, further training and
professional mobility.                                professional mobility.
- Community support for cultural cooperation          - Community support for cultural cooperation
    projects with third countries is organized in a      projects with third countries is organized in a
    similar way to that for projects relating to         similar way to that for projects relating to
    countries in the European Union, on the basis        countries in the European Union, on the basis
    of the agreements in force.                          of the agreements in force.
    Efforts will be made to achieve synergies with       Efforts will be made to achieve synergies with
    the competent international organizations,           the competent international organizations,
    particularly the Council of Europe, while            particularly the Council of Europe, while
    respecting the identity and freedom of action        respecting the identity and freedom of action
    of each institution and organization.                of each institution and organization.
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