Resolutions

A draft resolution is submitted by one or more States, or by the Council. It is examined by the competent committee, which may amend it, then forwarded to the plenary. The Secretariat checks the legal consistency of the text with existing treaties and directives.

The submission is accompanied by an estimate of the cost of implementation, so that the Assembly can decide with full knowledge of the facts.

Budgetary and statutory resolutions, and those adopting directives, bind the Member States. The others express a position or a recommendation. Each text specifies its nature in its operative part, to avoid any ambiguity.

The 2019 OIMAP directives, including Directive No. 2019-07 on the authentication of cultural property, were thus adopted by resolution and then transposed by States into their domestic law.

Voting is by show of hands, or by roll call at the request of a State. When the chair records a consensus, the resolution is declared adopted without a vote. States may explain their position before or after the vote.

Abstentions are not counted among the votes cast. Detailed results appear in the minutes of the session.

At each session the Secretariat reports on the implementation of previous resolutions. A tracking table shows, for each text, the actions taken, the deadlines and the difficulties encountered. States are invited to report the measures taken at national level.

Where a resolution has not been implemented, the Assembly may request a special report or instruct a committee to examine the causes.

Resolutions are numbered according to the year and order of adoption, for example "2026/07". The compendium can be searched by year, by theme and by keyword. Each text is accompanied by the history of its adoption and any declarations by States.

The complete compendium can be downloaded. It is a reference source for administrations, lawyers and art market professionals.