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Public documents

The statutes, annual reports, decisions of the bodies and accounts that OIMAP puts online without formalities.

Updated : October 28, 2026· 4 min read

What the Organization publishes

Portrait of John VIII Palaoelogus, Emperor of Constantinople, 1424-1428 (reverse), Pisanello (c. 1438–1439)
Portrait of John VIII Palaoelogus, Emperor of Constantinople, 1424-1428 (reverse), Pisanello (c. 1438–1439)

Public documents are those that OIMAP puts online on its own initiative. They can be consulted without registration, in French, English and Spanish.

They include the founding texts, the financial reports, the resolutions of the General Assembly and the minutes of the Executive Council.

  • Documents
  • Publications
  • Statutes

Public documents in figures

3Publication languages
1 / yearAnnual activity report
4Executive Council sessions per year
5Standing committees

Source: OIMAP General Secretariat.

Breakdown

Founding textsStatutes and directives
Decisions of the bodiesResolutions and minutes
Reports and accountsAnnual
Information notesStudies and fact sheets

Indicative composition of the public document collection.

The founding texts

The 2007 Statutes are the Organization's basic text. They define its objectives, its bodies, the rights of States and the rules for amendment. The seven OIMAP Directives 2019 are published with their explanatory notes, including Directive No. 2019-07 on the authentication of cultural property.

Each text comes with its date of adoption, its version in force and the history of its revisions, so that it is possible to know at any time which rule applies.

Eighteen Views of Rome: The Piazza Farnese (recto); Cartouche (verso), Lievin Cruyl (1664)
Eighteen Views of Rome: The Piazza Farnese (recto); Cartouche (verso), Lievin Cruyl (1664)
Side Drawer for Cabinet, André-Charles Boulle (c. 1690)
Side Drawer for Cabinet, André-Charles Boulle (c. 1690)
Temple of Ramesses II, Abu Simbel, Antonio Beato (c. 1860s)
Temple of Ramesses II, Abu Simbel, Antonio Beato (c. 1860s)

Decisions of the bodies

General Assembly resolutions are published after each session, together with the chair's reports. The Executive Council, which meets four times a year, circulates a record of decisions in the weeks following each meeting.

The standing committees, for their part, publish their work programme and an annual review. Only preparatory exchanges, which involve the confidentiality of deliberations, are not circulated.

Reports and accounts

The annual activity report reviews the year's operations: certifications, training, disputes resolved, works returned. It is supplemented by the annual accounts, certified by an external auditor and published by 30 June at the latest.

The budget for the financial year, set at €58 M for 2026 (indicative), is presented with its breakdown between contributions, service fees and grants.

Formats and accessibility

Documents are offered as tagged PDF, so that they can be read by assistive technologies, and, where they contain figures, as a CSV spreadsheet. Tables come with a title and a description.

The Organization aims for compliance with the accessibility standards described on the accessibility page. A document can be requested in another format by writing to the Secretariat-General.

Where to find each category

Indicative publication calendar
CategoryFrequencyFormat
Statutes and directivesAt each revisionPDF
General Assembly resolutionsAfter each sessionPDF
Executive Council records4 per yearPDF
Annual report1 per yearPDF
Annual accountsBefore 30 JunePDF and CSV

Milestones

  1. Statutes

    Founding text of the Organization.

  2. Directives

    Seven binding directives, including No. 2019-07.

  3. Annual report

    Review of 23 coordinated operations.

  4. 19th General Assembly

    Singapore, 10–12 June.

Reference version

The Victory Banquet: from Battle Scenes of the Quelling of Rebellions in the Western Regions, with Imperial Poems (c. 1765–74; poem dated 1760)
The Victory Banquet: from Battle Scenes of the Quelling of Rebellions in the Western Regions, with Imperial Poems (c. 1765–74; poem dated 1760)
Roman Ruins, Villa Pamfili, Hubert Robert (1774)
Roman Ruins, Villa Pamfili, Hubert Robert (1774)
Twilight in the Wilderness, Frederic Edwin Church (1860)
Twilight in the Wilderness, Frederic Edwin Church (1860)

Consult or request

Sketch of the Labyrinth of the Villa Pisani, Francesco Guardi (1773–1778(?))

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Coronation of the Virgin, Christoffel Jegher (1632–36)

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Before citing a document

A doctoral student

Capriccio: A Palace with a Courtyard by the Lagoon, Antonio Canaletto (c. 1750–55)
« Having the resolutions and directives with their revision history allowed me to reconstruct the evolution of the rules over ten years. »
Camille Ferrand, doctoral student in heritage law (example)

Vocabulary

Resolution
Formal decision adopted by a body.
Record of decisions
Summary of the decisions of a meeting.
Tagged PDF
Structured document readable by assistive tools.
Current version
Wording applicable on a given date.

Restricted documents

Some documents are not public. This applies to individual certification files, personal data and documents from arbitration proceedings, which are protected by confidentiality. Working documents of the Member States are placed in the member area.

If a document does not appear in the public list, you may request access to it following the procedure described on the access to information page.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is registration required?

No, consultation is open.

Are the documents translated?

In French, English and Spanish.

Can the data be reused?

Yes, citing the source.

What if a document is missing?

Submit a request: see Access to information.

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Vue générale prise à l'angle sud-ouest, Philoe, Maxime Du Camp (1849–50)
Vue générale prise à l'angle sud-ouest, Philoe, Maxime Du Camp (1849–50)
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The birth of Rama and his brothers, from Chapter 17 of the Bala Kanda (Book of Childhood) of the Adhyatma Ramayana (Rama's Journey of the Su (c. 1820–30)

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Image credits (17)
  • A Palace with an Arched Bridge (A Roman Villa), Hubert Robert (1760) — Cleveland Museum of Art, CC0 1.0
  • Portrait of John VIII Palaoelogus, Emperor of Constantinople, 1424-1428 (reverse), Pisanello (c. 1438–1439) — Cleveland Museum of Art, CC0 1.0
  • Eighteen Views of Rome: The Piazza Farnese (recto); Cartouche (verso), Lievin Cruyl (1664) — Cleveland Museum of Art, CC0 1.0
  • Side Drawer for Cabinet, André-Charles Boulle (c. 1690) — Cleveland Museum of Art, CC0 1.0
  • Temple of Ramesses II, Abu Simbel, Antonio Beato (c. 1860s) — Cleveland Museum of Art, CC0 1.0
  • The Victory Banquet: from Battle Scenes of the Quelling of Rebellions in the Western Regions, with Imperial Poems (c. 1765–74; poem dated 1760) — Cleveland Museum of Art, CC0 1.0
  • Roman Ruins, Villa Pamfili, Hubert Robert (1774) — Cleveland Museum of Art, CC0 1.0
  • Twilight in the Wilderness, Frederic Edwin Church (1860) — Cleveland Museum of Art, CC0 1.0
  • Sketch of the Labyrinth of the Villa Pisani, Francesco Guardi (1773–1778(?)) — Cleveland Museum of Art, CC0 1.0
  • Coronation of the Virgin, Christoffel Jegher (1632–36) — Cleveland Museum of Art, CC0 1.0
  • Capriccio: A Palace with a Courtyard by the Lagoon, Antonio Canaletto (c. 1750–55) — Cleveland Museum of Art, CC0 1.0
  • Vue générale prise à l'angle sud-ouest, Philoe, Maxime Du Camp (1849–50) — Cleveland Museum of Art, CC0 1.0
  • The Dance at the Court of Herod, Israhel van Meckenem (c. 1500) — Cleveland Museum of Art, CC0 1.0
  • The Grotto of Posillipo, Hubert Robert (c. 1769) — Cleveland Museum of Art, CC0 1.0
  • American Red Cross War Council Medal (obverse), Daniel Chester French (1920) — Cleveland Museum of Art, CC0 1.0
  • The Pyramid of Cestius, Rome, Michiel van Overbeek (c. 1650–80) — Cleveland Museum of Art, CC0 1.0
  • The birth of Rama and his brothers, from Chapter 17 of the Bala Kanda (Book of Childhood) of the Adhyatma Ramayana (Rama's Journey of the Su (c. 1820–30) — Cleveland Museum of Art, CC0 1.0
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