Subsidiary Committee & Sessions

The Subsidiary Committee

The Subsidiary Committee of the Meeting of States Parties to the 1970 Convention is made up of representatives from 18 States Parties (3 per regional group). The election of the Committee follows the principles of geographic representation and fair rotation. The members of the Committee are elected for a period of four years. Every two years, the Meeting of States Parties renews half of the members of the Committee. A member of the Committee cannot be elected for two consecutive terms.
The functions of the Subsidiary Committee are:

promoting the aims of the Convention;
reviewing of national reports submitted to the General Conference by States Parties to the Convention;
preparing and submitting to the Meeting of States Parties recommendations and guidelines that can contribute to the implementation of the Convention;
identify problematic situations resulting from the implementation of the Convention, including matters relating to the protection and return of cultural property;
establishing and maintaining coordination with the “Return-Restitution” Committee in connection with capacity-building measures to fight the illicit trafficking of cultural property;
informing the Meeting of States Parties of the activities that have been implemented.

Sessions of the Subsidiary Committee

Tenth Session of the Subsidiary Committee (10.SC)

The Tenth Session of the Subsidiary Committee of the Meeting of States Parties to the 1970 Convention on the Means of Prohibiting and Preventing the Illicit Import, Export and Transfer of Ownership of Cultural Property, will be held in Room XI, UNESCO Headquarters in Paris, and online, on 16 and 17 May 2022.

Simultaneous interpretation and working documents will be provide in the two working languages for the Committee (English and French). These, as well as general information about the session, are available below.

Composition

List of the 18 Members of the Committee EN │ FR

Bureau

Chairperson: Mr Ahmad Pakatchi (Islamic Republic of Iran)
Vice-Chairpersons: Chile, Ethiopia, France, Poland
Rapporteur: Mr Rodrigo Alejandro Waghorn Gallegos (Chile)

Final document

C70/22/10.SC/Decisions EN I FR

Working documents

Election of the Bureau

C70/22/10.SC/2 EN │ FR

Adoption of the Provisional Agenda and Timetable

C70/22/10.SC/3.REV EN | FR

Report of the Secretariat on its activities

C70/22/10.SC/5 EN I FR

Recommendations of the Working Group on measures to strengthen the implementation of the 1970 Convention

C70/22/10.SC/6 EN | FR

Report on the identified results of activities in the framework of the celebration of the 50th anniversary of the 1970 Convention

C70/22/10.SC/7 EN l FR

Evaluation of the feasibility of the proposal to modify the national reporting procedure

C70/22/10.SC/8.REV EN I FR

Report on the results of the consultations with the art market on the revision to the International Code of Ethics for Dealers in Cultural Property

C70/22/10.SC/9 EN I FR

Recommendation of the Working Group on the list of documents to be submitted to the Director-General for public statements in accordance with paragraph 5 of Resolution 40 C/42

C70/22/10.SC/10 EN | FR

Report on the results of the discussions on return and restitution held during the Seventh Session of the Subsidiary Committee

C70/22/10.SC/11.REV EN I FR

The procedures for the restitution of cultural property

C70/22/10.SC/12 EN I FR

Progress report on the resource mobilization plan of the 1970 Convention (Priority topic)

C70/22/10.SC/13a EN I FR

Presentations: Priority topics

Provenance

Item 13b

Importance of inventories

Item 13c

Emergency situations

Item 13d

Monitoring of online sales

Item 13e

Information Documents

List of documents

C70/22/10.SC/INF.3 EN │ FR

Presentations: International Cooperation with Partners

International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL) - "INTERPOL Activities"
International Institute for the Unification of Private Law (UNIDROIT) - "Update on UNIDROIT’s activities related to cultural property"
World Customs Organization (WCO) - "Countering illicit trafficking of cultural objects: WCO activity report 2021-2022"
European Union (EU) - "Planned EU Action Plan tackling Trafficking in Cultural Goods"
International Council of Museums (ICOM) - "The role of the museum community in the fight against illicit trafficking of cultural property"
International alliance for the protection of heritage in conflict areas (ALIPH) - "ALIPH and the fight against illicit trafficking"

Links to watch the event on the webcast: EN I FR

Eighth Session of the Subsidiary Committee (8.SC)

The Eighth Session of the Subsidiary Committee of the Meeting of States Parties to the 1970 Convention on the Means of Prohibiting and Preventing the Illicit Import, Export and Transfer of Ownership of Cultural Property will be held on 27 and 28 October 2020 in Room I at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris.

Composition

List of the 18 Members of the Committee

Bureau (elected by Decision 8.SC 2)

Chairperson: H.E.Mr Eduardo Khalifé Moraga (Ecuador)
Vice-Chairpersons: Côte d'Ivoire, Egypt, Iran, Netherlands
Rapporteur: Mr Roman Oleynikov (Russian Federation)

Final documents

Decisions (C70/20/8.SC/Decisions) EN / FR

Working Documents

Election of the Bureau (C70/20/8.SC/2) EN / FR
Provisional Agenda and Timetable (C70/20/8.SC/3.REV) EN / FR
Report of the Secretariat (C70/20/8.SC/5) EN / FR
Report concerning possible tools for strengthening the fight against illicit trafficking in cultural property (C70/20/8.SC/6.Corr) EN / FR
Celebration of the 50th Anniversary of the 1970 Convention (C70/20/8.SC/7) EN / FR
Fundraising Strategy for the 1970 Convention (C70/19/8.SC/8a) EN / FR
Sensitization of the Media (C70/20/8.SC/8b) EN / FR
Importance of inventories and how to improve them (C70/20/8.SC/8c) EN / FR
Links between due diligence and provenance concepts (C70/20/8.SC/9) EN / FR
Checklist of actions to be followed by the concerned institutions and authorities of States Parties in the event of cultural theft (C70/20/8.SC/10) EN / FR

Presentations

Report of the Secretariat - EN
Report concerning possible tools for strengthening the fight against illicit trafficking in cultural property - FR
Celebration of the 50th Anniversary of the 1970 Convention - EN
Fundraising Strategy for the 1970 Convention - EN
Sensitization of the Media - FR
Importance of inventories and how to improve them - EN
Links between due diligence and provenance concepts - FR
Presentation on EU Project Group on Customs Controls and Provenance (EN) PPT / Text
Checklist of actions to be followed by the concerned institutions and authorities of States Parties in the event of cultural theft - EN
Disparities between versions of the Convention in its official languages - FR
The UNESCO Database of National Cultural Heritage Laws: progress made and future planning - EN

Information Documents

List of documents (C70/20/8.SC/INF.3.REV) EN / FR
Oral Report of the Rapporteur of the Seventh Session of the Subsidiary Committee (C70/20/8.SC/INF.4) EN / FR
Disparities between versions of the Convention in its official languages (C/70/20/8.SC/11.INF) EN / FR
The UNESCO Database of National Cultural Heritage Laws: progress made and future planning (C70/20/8.SC/12.INF) EN / FR

Informal Working Group (IWG) Meetings

The informal working group was created following the decision 1.SC 4 on the 1st session of the Subsidiary Committee, and is composed of all 18 Members of the Subsidiary Committee under the coordination of the Chairperson of this Committee to work on the Draft Guidelines for the implementation of the 1970 Convention and on other relevant items in preparation of the next Subsidiary Committee session. The final results of this informal working group will be submitted to the next ordinary session of the Subsidiary Committee (30 June to 2 July 2014) for possible adoption.

4th IWG - 28-30 April 2014

The Informal Working Group will meet to consider the fourth draft of the Operational Guidelines for the implementation of the 1970 Convention and related written inputs, on 28-30 April 2014, in Sofia, Bulgaria. This meeting will be generously hosted by the Government of Bulgaria. Simultaneous interpretation will be provided in English and French. Both Member and Observer States are invited to attend this meeting. The Informal Working Group hopes to reach a consensus on the draft of the Operational Guidelines in Bulgaria, in order to submit it for the consideration during the next ordinary session of the Subsidiary Committee.

3rd IWG - 17-18 March 2014

This working group met for the third time on 17-18 March 2014 at UNESCO Headquarters. During this meeting, the group considered the 3rd Draft of the Operational Guidelines and related written inputs submitted by Member and Observer States, as well as considered ways and means to fulfill the other functions of the Subsidiary Committee to the 1970 Convention.

During this session of the IWG, and following a request by the President, the Secretariat provided the following background notes:

Promoting the objectives of the 1970 UNESCO Convention: EN | FR | ES
Exchange of good practices: EN | FR | ES
National Reports on measures taken in the implementation of the 1970 UNESCO Convention: EN | FR | ES
Coordination with the Intergovernmental Committee ICPRCP: EN | FR | ES
Financial overview: EN | FR | ES

2nd IWG - 17-18 February 2014

This working group met for the second time on 17-18 February 2014 at UNESCO Headquarters (room XIV). Discussions centered around the Operational Guidelines and on the topics raised by the Chairperson.

1st IWG - 26 November 2013

This meeting was held to discuss the methodology that the Informal Working Group (IWG) will follow to fulfill its duties over the coming sessions. The meeting also was an opportunity for the Chairperson of the Subsidiary Committee to provide an information update.

Subsidiary Committee & Sessions

The Subsidiary Committee

Sessions of the Subsidiary Committee

Twelfth Session of the Subsidiary Committee (12.SC)

Working documents

Information Documents

Eleventh Session of the Subsidiary Committee (11.SC)

Tenth Session of the Subsidiary Committee (10.SC)

Ninth Session of the Subsidiary Committee (9.SC)

Eighth Session of the Subsidiary Committee (8.SC)

Seventh Session of the Subsidiary Committee (7.SC)

Sixth Session of the Subsidiary Committee (6.SC)

Fifth Session of the Subsidiary Committee (5.SC)

Fourth Session of the Subsidiary Committee (4.SC)

Third Session of the Subsidiary Committee (3.SC)

Extraordinary session of the Subsidiary Committee

Second session of the Subsidiary Committee (2.SC)

First session of the Subsidiary Committee (1.SC)

Informal Reflection Group Meeting

Informal Working Group (IWG) Meetings

First Joint Meeting of the Bureaus

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