CULTURAL GOODS 1

Cultural activities may be an end in themselves, or they may contribute to the production of cultural goods and services.

illicit trafficking in cultural goods, including antiques and works of art,

illicit trafficking in cultural goods, including antiquities and works of art

` Cultural industries` refers to industries producing and distributing cultural goods or services as defined in paragraph 4 above.

illicit trafficking in cultural goods, including antiquities and works of art;

Cultural activities, goods and services

Developed countries shall facilitate cultural exchanges with developing countries by granting, through the appropriate institutional and legal frameworks, preferential treatment to artists and other cultural professionals and practitioners, as well as cultural goods and services from developing countries.

The projects envisaged within this framework will have considerable impact on the improvement of school infrastructure, working conditions for teachers and pupils, as well as of research; furthermore, the quality of cultural goods in the local community will thus be upgraded.

Underwater cultural heritage shall not be traded, sold, bought or bartered as commercial goods.

` Cultural activities, goods and services` refers to those activities, goods and services, which at the time they are considered as a specific attribute, use or purpose, embody or convey cultural expressions, irrespective of the commercial value they may have.

The Parties commit themselves to enhance their collaboration and to determine, in common agreement, the most advisable reciprocal regime that allows for the repression of illegal traffic of works of art, documents, anthropological and archaeological remains and other cultural goods of historical value, according to the corresponding national legislation and effective international treaties in the field.

Being convinced that cultural activities, goods and services have both an economic and a cultural nature, because they convey identities, values and meanings, and must therefore not be treated as solely having commercial value,

(c) measures aimed at providing domestic independent cultural industries and activities in the informal sector effective access to the means of production, dissemination and distribution of cultural activities, goods and services;

(g) to give recognition to the distinctive nature of cultural activities, goods and services as vehicles of identity, values and meaning;

Transport of accessories and other goods for theaters, music and other cultural events, circus and film shows and radio or TV performances;

(ii) facilitating wider access to the global market and international distribution networks for their cultural activities, goods and services;

(e) measures aimed at encouraging non-profit organizations, as well as public and private institutions and artists and other cultural professionals, to develop and promote the free exchange and circulation of ideas, cultural expressions and cultural activities, goods and services, and to stimulate both the creative and entrepreneurial spirit in their activities;

(b) measures that, in an appropriate manner, provide opportunities for domestic cultural activities, goods and services among all those available within the national territory for the creation, production, dissemination, distribution and enjoyment of such domestic cultural activities, goods and services, including provisions relating to the language used for such activities, goods and services;

` Cultural policies and measures` refers to those policies and measures relating to culture, whether at the local, national, regional or international level that are either focused on culture as such or are designed to have a direct effect on cultural expressions of individuals, groups or societies, including on the creation, production, dissemination, distribution of and access to cultural activities, goods and services.

(iv) adopting, where possible, appropriate measures in developed countries with a view to facilitating access to their territory for the cultural activities, goods and services of developing countries;

These innovative partnerships shall, according to the practical needs of developing countries, emphasize the further development of infrastructure, human resources and policies, as well as the exchange of cultural activities, goods and services.

The Protecting Powers shall lend their good offices in all cases where they may deem it useful in the interests of cultural property, particularly if there is disagreement between the Parties to the conflict as to the application or interpretation of the provisions of this Protocol.

For the Contracting parties transfrontier co-operation shall mean any agreed administrative, technical, economic, social or cultural actions designed to reinforce and develop good neighbourly relations between the regions on both sides of the frontier and to solve any issues which may arise in this region.

In the preparation of the plan, besides regulations, programmes and plans from the spheres of environmental protection, nature conservation, the protection of natural resources, the protection of cultural heritage and environmental starting-points, the guidelines and background provided by ministries and organisations responsible, with regard to the content of the plan, for individual environmental protection matters or the protection or use of natural goods or the protection of cultural heritage, must also be taken into account.

Without prejudice to national provisions safeguarding the artistic and cultural heritage of Contracting States, goods imported or exported by the Institute and strictly necessary for the exercise of its official activities shall be exempt from any turnover tax, customs duties and other taxes or charges, and from all prohibitions and restrictions on import or export.

- a significant interruption of the conservation or advancement of the good state of the environment and parts thereof, defined by the environmental objectives, or the protection of areas on the basis of the requirements of environmental protection, nature conservation, the protection of natural resources, the protection of human health and the protection of cultural heritage.

- important effects of the plan on the environment, which may be direct, long-distance, cumulative and synergistic, short-term, medium-term and long-term, permanent and temporary, positive and negative, and relate to biological diversity, fauna, flora, soil, water, air, climate factors, material goods, cultural heritage including architectural and archeological heritage, landscape, population, human health and their mutual relations;

After consulting the Advisory Committee on Cultural Goods,

Council Regulation (EEC) No 3911/92 of 9 December 1992 on the export of cultural goods;

Licences are required for the export of cultural goods to protect the cultural heritage of the Member States pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 3911/92 of 9 December 1992.

It is intended to guarantee standardised checks on the export of cultural goods outside the Community's borders.

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3911/92 on the export of cultural goods(1), and in particular Article 7 thereof,

Box 24: Photograph(s) of the cultural good(s):

Commission Regulation (EEC) No 752/93 of 30 March 1993 laying down provisions for the implementation of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3911/92 on the export of cultural goods(2), made provision for a model export licence form applicable to categories of cultural goods listed in annex to Regulation (EEC) No 3911/92.

specific open licences, to be issued for specific cultural goods which are liable to be temporarily exported from the Community on a regular basis for use and/or exhibition in a third country,

Category/-ies of cultural good(s): These goods are classified in categories numbered 1 to 14.

Namely, advertising enables the constant flow of meanings from the cultural world to the world of consumer goods.

There is a need for a cultural framework, within which the media audience will be able to distinguish between the good and the bad.

Box 9: Description of the cultural good(s): State the exact nature of the good(s) (for example painting, sculpture, bas-relief, negative matrix or positive copy in the case of films, furniture or objects, musical instruments) and give an objective description of the appearance of the good(s).

Box 13: Purpose of export of the cultural good(s)/reason for which the licence is requested: State whether the good to be exported has been sold or is intended to be sold, exhibited, valued, repaired or put to any other use, and whether its return is compulsory.

CATEGORY OF THE CULTURAL GOODS

on the export of cultural goods