About OIMAP

OIMAP is an organization created by treaty, bringing together States rather than companies. It has international legal personality and acts within the framework of its Statutes, adopted in 2007 by twenty-three pioneering States.

It is independent: it cooperates with the United Nations and other organizations but is answerable to none of them. Its decisions are taken by the States meeting in General Assembly.

The Organization serves States first, helping them apply common rules. It also serves market professionals, museums, law enforcement and collectors, who find concrete services with it: certificates, document verification, alerts.

The general public can consult the data, verify a document or report a suspicious work without any particular formality.

The six missions, observing, regulating, protecting, certifying, training and arbitrating, pursue a single objective: an art market that is transparent, safe and respectful of communities of origin. Each is entrusted to a directorate of the General Secretariat.

The sections of the site follow this structure and let you enter each mission according to your needs.

The headquarters is in Paris. Offices in Geneva, New York, Singapore and Nairobi liaise with the United Nations and trade organizations, and cover the Americas, Asia-Pacific and Africa.

Each Member State designates a focal point, who is the Secretariat's contact for technical questions and the implementation of directives.

Start with the general overview page, then consult the organization chart if you are looking for a specific service. The activity report answers the question of results, with the official figures for the financial year.

States wishing to join the Organization will find the procedure in the Member States section.