Translation of "Cultural conservation " (English → French) :

The areas of cooperation may include in particular translation, exchange of works of art and artists, conservation and restoration of historic and cultural monuments and sites, training of persons working in the cultural field, the organisation of European-oriented cultural events, raising mutual awareness and contributing to the dissemination of information on outstanding cultural events.

In addition to provisions on cultural cooperation, the parties agreed to step up their dialogue concerning the cultural heritage of the ACP States, above all with a view to conservation and exploitation of this cultural heritage, development of information exchanges by giving researchers and historians of the ACP countries access to the archives on their cultural heritage, and assistance for training in the conservation, protection and exhibition of cultural goods.

The area of cooperation may include Community activities concerning, in particular, translation, exchange of works of art and artists, conservation and restoration of historic and cultural monuments and sites, training of persons working in the cultural field, the organization of European-oriented cultural events, raising mutual awareness and contributing to the dissemination of information on outstanding cultural events.

5. Projects related in favour of further training and mobility of professionals in the field of European cultural heritage conservation This action aims to contribute to further training and mobility of professionals in the field of preservation of the European cultural heritage by supporting centres of excellence which provide specialized courses in conservation techniques (27 projects, attributing 392 scholarships, have been selected in the context of this action).

This cooperation involves, in particular, establishing the whereabouts of the cultural objects at the request of the requesting State, notification of the discovery of cultural objects in the territory of Member States, verification by the requesting state of the nature of the object on the territory of other Member States, adoption of all measures necessary for the material conservation of the cultural object and the adoption of provisional measures to avoid the cultural object falling outside the scope of the return procedure.

The Commission proposal provides for the following: with respect to cultural workers: a system for spreading such workers' incomes over several tax years in applying income taxes; with respect to cultural foundations: appropriate tax exemption for cultural foundations approved by Member States; with respect to patronage: appropriate tax deductions for gifts and bequests to approved cultural bodies or institutions, and tax deductions applicable to patronage where a cash gift or bequest is made to an approved body or person in a Member State other than that in which the patron is resident; with respect to succession duty: the system whe ...[+++]reby succession duty can be settled through the surrender of works of art approved by the competent authorities; with respect to the private architectural heritage: an abatement from the valuee of buildings forming part of that heritage which are subject to "cultural servitudes" arising either from legislation relating to listed buildings or from the fact that they are open to the public, where that value serves as a basis for calculating such taxes as land tax, transfer dduty, annual wealth tax and succession duty; and the deduction from the taxable incomes of the taxpayers concerned of expenditure inccurred in conserving and maintaining those buildings; with respect to cultural investments: a system which does not impose tax disadvantages on cultural investments, and in particular will eliminatee possible tax obstacles to the development of cinema and television co-productions; with respect to widening the audiance: that the Member States will not discourage demand for cultural goods and services by applying high rates of value added tax or of other taxes (1) COM(85) 194 - 2 - The Commission has chosen to couch its proposal in the form of a Resolution so that the Council and the Ministers responsible for Cultural Affairs meeting within the Council can enter into a definite political commitment which at the same time forms the f ...