Decision database

Each entry carries a reference number (for example TAO-2023-A-014), the date, the chamber, the language, the themes, the articles of the Rules and a ten-line summary. The facts are described in neutral form; the questions of law decided are distinguished from the outcome.

A box indicates whether the award was the subject of an action for annulment and its outcome. Decisions of rectification or interpretation are linked to the main award.

Decisions are classified in a tree of four main branches (authenticity, provenance, restitution, contracts), themselves divided into thirty sub-themes: authenticity warranty, adversarial appraisal, latent defects, title, good faith of the buyer, limitation, restitution of cultural property, and so on.

A single decision may appear under several themes. A chronological index and an index by articles of the Rules make consultation easier.

Consultation is free and open. Decisions are published under an open licence, with an obligation to cite the source. Attempting to re-identify the parties is prohibited: users undertake to respect anonymity.

Researchers may request bulk access to the data (JSON format) for analysis work. An agreement sets out the conditions of use.

Each published decision is proofread by the editorial committee, which checks the anonymisation, the consistency of the summary and the list of keywords. Errors reported by users are corrected within fifteen days.

Decisions that have been set aside in full are kept but clearly flagged, to prevent them being invoked as valid examples.