Partner international organisations

The partners fall into several categories: the United Nations organisation for education, science and culture, the international private-law organisation for the unification of law, the world customs organisation, the criminal police organisation and regional cooperation organisations.

Each contributes what OIMAP does not hold: the legitimacy of a treaty, a network of police services or a harmonised customs framework.

OIMAP relies on the 1954 Hague Protocol, the 1970 UNESCO Convention and the 1995 UNIDROIT Convention, which it invites its Member States to ratify. It does not replace these instruments: it makes them easier to apply in daily practice.

The OIMAP Directives 2019, and in particular Directive No. 2019-07, complete this framework by specifying the rules for authenticating cultural property.

The agreements provide for regular exchanges on stolen works, ongoing trafficking and new fraudulent practices. BIOP alerts can thus be taken up by police and customs databases.

The exchanges respect personal data protection and cover only the elements necessary to combat trafficking. Their content is limited by each agreement.

Training sessions are organised with partners for customs officers, magistrates and police officers. They combine OIMAP's expertise on works with the partners' expertise on control procedures.

The content is published in the OIMAP Academy catalogue and updated each cycle.

The Geneva office follows meetings with trade and intellectual property organisations, while the New York office ensures liaison with the United Nations system. They represent the Organisation at technical sessions.

The positions defended are prepared by the General Secretariat and validated by the Executive Council when they commit the Organisation.