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Paris Office

The OIMAP Headquarters and the office that covers the 25 European States: missions, team, contacts and services.

Updated : October 28, 2026· 3 min read

Headquarters and the European office

Study for "A Sunday on La Grande Jatte", Georges Seurat (1884)
Study for "A Sunday on La Grande Jatte", Georges Seurat (1884)

The Paris office houses the Organisation's Headquarters. It is the direct contact point for the 25 European States and hosts the Member States Relations Directorate, headed by Mr Samuel Okonkwo-Lefèvre.

The office receives focal points, organises plenary meetings and directs requests to the appropriate departments.

Its contact details are given at the bottom of the page; the general e-mail address is paris@oimap.example.

  • Paris
  • Headquarters
  • Office

The Paris office in figures

1Headquarters of the Organisation
25States followed
5 daysWeekly opening
9 a.m. – 5 p.m.Opening hours

Source: Member States Relations Directorate.

Distribution

Relations with States35% (indicative)
Meetings and protocol25% (indicative)
Project support25% (indicative)
Communication15% (indicative)

Indicative breakdown of activities.

Office missions

The Paris office follows relations with the European States: preparing accessions, maintaining lists of focal points, processing requests for assistance and organising meetings. It acts as a relay between the States and the technical departments of Headquarters.

It also coordinates the consultations held with market professionals, which precede the adoption of new directives.

The Grotto of Posillipo, Hubert Robert (c. 1769)
The Grotto of Posillipo, Hubert Robert (c. 1769)
View of the Gulf of Pozzuoli from Solfatara, Philipp Hackert (1803)
View of the Gulf of Pozzuoli from Solfatara, Philipp Hackert (1803)
The Apotheosis of Romulus: Design for a Ceiling, Domenico Maria Canuti (c. 1675–76)
The Apotheosis of Romulus: Design for a Ceiling, Domenico Maria Canuti (c. 1675–76)

The team

The office has some fifteen staff (indicative): programme officers for each group of States, legal advisers, assistants and those in charge of meeting logistics. Each European State has a designated programme officer, whose name is communicated to the focal point.

The office is headed by the director for relations with the Member States, who reports to the Secretary-General.

Receiving delegations

Headquarters welcomes State delegations for working visits, training courses or negotiation sessions. Visit requests are made in writing at least three weeks in advance, stating the purpose and the composition of the delegation.

Meeting rooms equipped for interpretation are available to delegations, subject to availability.

Services for European States

The office offers administrations support in drafting their legislation, preparing inspections and organising national training courses. It can call on experts from the network of national experts.

Requests for support are made through the help request form, with a reply within fifteen days (indicative).

Contact details and opening hours

Main contact.
InformationDetails
Email addressparis@oimap.example
ManagementMember States Relations Directorate
Telephone+33 1 00 00 08 00
Opening hoursMonday to Friday, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Milestones

  1. Establishment of Headquarters

    Creation of the Organisation.

  2. Europe complete

    Twenty-five States followed.

  3. OIMAP Guidelines 2019

    Adoption by the General Assembly.

  4. Consolidated network

    Sixty-seven States in total.

Visiting Headquarters

Portrait of Machtelt Suijs, Maerten van Heemskerck (c. 1540–45)
Portrait of Machtelt Suijs, Maerten van Heemskerck (c. 1540–45)
Maharaja of Kotah Listening to Music and Watching Dancers (c. 1820)
Maharaja of Kotah Listening to Music and Watching Dancers (c. 1820)
Temple of Athene Nike. Venus Victrix—Wingless Victory, Dimitrios Constantin (c. 1850s–60s)
Temple of Athene Nike. Venus Victrix—Wingless Victory, Dimitrios Constantin (c. 1850s–60s)

Write or visit

Nowshera, Kashmir (number 1000), Samuel Bourne (1864)

Write

Message to the office
  • Reply within a few days
  • Attachments possible
  • Written record

For most requests.

Scenes of Witchcraft: Day, Salvator Rosa (c. 1645–49)

Visit in person

Visit to Headquarters
  • By appointment
  • Delegations only
  • Equipped room

For working sessions.

Contacting the office

  1. Specify

    The State and the subject.

  2. Write

    At paris@oimap.example.

  3. Wait

    The acknowledgement of receipt.

  4. Exchange

    With the programme officer.

  5. Conclude

    With a record of the meeting.

Before a visit

A programme officer

Egypt and Nubia, Volume I: The Great Temple of Aboo-Simble, Nubia, Louis Haghe (1846)
« Our role is to facilitate the work of administrations: an identified contact person and a reply within the deadline. »
Marc Delattre, programme officer (example)

Office glossary

Headquarters
Seat of the Organisation's management.
Programme officer
Designated officer for a group of States.
Delegation
Group of officials from a visiting State.
Plenary session
Meeting of all the focal points.

Practical information

The office is open Monday to Friday, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Visitors must report to reception and present an identity document. The premises are accessible to people with reduced mobility.

For an urgent request outside opening hours, a message should be sent to the office's e-mail address, which is checked every working day.

Frequently Asked Questions

Does the office receive the public?

No, only delegations by appointment.

What is the office's e-mail?

paris@oimap.example.

Who heads the Directorate?

Mr Samuel Okonkwo-Lefèvre.

Another European office?

See Geneva.

Useful Documents

Contacts

Châteauvieux-sur-Suran, Antoine-Claude Ponthus-Cinier (1848)
Châteauvieux-sur-Suran, Antoine-Claude Ponthus-Cinier (1848)
Member States Relations DirectorateParis — Headquarters+33 1 00 00 08 00membres@oimap.exampleMonday to Friday, 9 a.m.–5 p.m.

Contact the office

Saint Mary Magdalen, Simon Vouet (c. 1630)

Write to the Paris office.

Geneva office
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