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The Role of Art & Antique Dealers An Added Value


CINOA believes that through high ethical standards, the art and antique market players can defend the profession, instead of requiring new laws which are even more restricting and harmful for the art and antique market. CINOA puts this position into practice by insisting on high ethical guidelines for its member dealers and recommends adherence to these guidelines for the entire profession.


Ethical Code of Conduct CINOA wishes to underscore and recommend to its member associations the following lines of conduct which were adopted over 30 years ago:


1. In view of the worldwide concern regarding trafficking and illegal export of stolen antique objects and works of art CINOA wishes that the profession of antique dealers and traders in works of art would be governed by the following principles:


2. The affiliated members of CINOA who happen to possess an object about which there are serious suspicions that it was illegally imported and of which the country of origin demands that it is returned within a reasonable amount of time, shall have to do everything that is possible to them according to the current laws to cooperate in returning theobject to its country of origin. In the case of a purchase in good faith by the antique dealer, an amicable refund may be agreed to.


3. The affiliated members of CINOA agree to complywith the laws on the protection of endangered species. They therefore agree not to trade in objects manufactured from materials that are protected under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species.


4. The members will have to take all the necessary measures to detect stolen objects and refer, among others, to registers that are published to this effect and to use these judiciously.


5. The members cannot under any circumstance participate in transactions which to the best of their knowledge can result in money-laundering operations.


6. It is the duty of each one of the members to check the authenticity of the objects they possess.


The present code of ethics shall apply to all objects that are negotiated on the market of antique objects and art objects.


The CINOA Charter defines fine art dealers uncompromisingly as follows: ‘A fine art dealer, member of a national association affiliated to CINOA, is not only a merchant but also a consultant, who is required to respect the rules of his association. He serves a cultural mission by distributing objects of art which he identifies through experience. The relations with his clientele are based on confidence and mutual trust. He is obliged to give his clients correct information concerning the date, the artist and the state of preservation of the objects he sells.’


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