5 Amendments of Nikolaos CHOUNTIS related to 2017/2023(INL)
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Is aware that provenance research is closely linked to the due diligence obligation applicable when acquiring works of art and constitutes a major concern for all the actors in the art market as acquiring, knowingly or by negligence, stolen artworks is punishable under certain national laws;
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Asks the Commission to encourage Member States to share information on existing practices with regard to the provenance check of cultural goods and to intensify their cooperation in order to harmonize the control measures and administrative procedures aiming at determining the provenance of cultural goods;
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Calls on the Commission to adopt measures aiming at making the art market and also the potential buyers of artefacts aware of the importance of provenance research, given that such research is linked to the due diligence obligation;
Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5c. Calls on the Commission to encourage Member States to regulate the professional activity of art dealers, so that those wishing to deal in cultural goods have to obtain special permits from the relevant heritage protection authorities;
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 d (new)
Paragraph 5 d (new)
5d. Supports the idea that cross-border restitution procedures concerning works of art and cultural goods looted in armed conflicts and wars, and the active promotion of provenance research, should be addressed in the context of the 2018 European Year of Cultural Heritage (‘EYCH’) initiative; calls therefore on the Commission and the working group it has set up to include this item in their working plan detailing the activities for 2018 EYCH.