POUDARJAJOČ, da je namen te konvencije olajšati izročanje in vračanje predmetov kulturne dediščine in da zagotovitev katerih koli sredstev, kot so odškodnine, potrebnih za izročitev in vračilo v nekaterih državah, ne pomeni, da morajo ta sredstva druge države sprejeti,
EMPHASISING that this Convention is intended to facilitate the restitution and return of cultural objects, and that the provision of any remedies, such as compensation, needed to effect restitution and return in some States, does not imply that such remedies should be adopted in other States,