Activities of Marie-Christine BOUTONNET related to 2017/2023(INI)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on cross-border restitution claims of works of art and cultural goods looted in armed conflicts and wars PDF (385 KB) DOC (64 KB)
Amendments (3)
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Notes that there is a lack of coordination in the field of jurisdictional rules, which leads to forum shopping when it comes to claims for the restitution of looted art; notes that Articles 3 and 4 of the 1995 UNIDROIT Convention on Stolen or Illegally Exported Cultural Objects offer a key compromise between civil law and common law jurisdictions when resolving problems concerning stolen or illegally exported cultural objects resulting from differences among national rules; urgesasks, therefore, the Commission to consider how the rules of the 1995 UNIDROIT Convention can be implemented in EU and national lawan exchange between Member States of their legislation and practices related to provenance research, in order to build on each other's successes while adapting them to national contexts for greater effectiveness, and to consider incorporating some of the basic principles of the 1995 UNIDROIT Convention on stolen or illegally exported cultural objects in a legislative act;
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Considers that it is time to put an end to the years of convolutions and nuances if a responsible and ethical European art market is to be established; calls on the Commission, in this regard, to encourage the Member States to identify civil law measures to help overcome the difficult problems encountered by private parties seeking the restitution of works of art genuinely belonging to them;
Amendment 73 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Notes that theft and looting are on increasing with each conflict and that the aim must therefore also be to prevent the illegal trade in such goods; Calls on Member States to take appropriate action to put an end to the illegal trade in cultural goods from the territories of states at war such as Syria and Iraq, thereby preventing cultural goods from being used as a source of terrorist financing;