Legal and practical instruments
Detail of pillaged Temple, Cambodia © UNESCO/ C. Jacques
Further practical tools and ethical instruments have been developed by UNESCO to contribute to the fight against illicit traffic:
Rules of Procedure for Mediation and Conciliation
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Model Provisions on State Ownership of Undiscovered Cultural Objects
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Traffic on the Internet
- Basic Actions concerning Cultural Objects being offered for sale over the Internet (INTERPOL-UNESCO-ICOM):
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The inventory of cultural properties
Exportation certificate
- Model Export Certificate for Cultural Objects (UNESCO-WCO)
Code of Ethics
- UNESCO International Code of Ethics for Dealers in Cultural Property (UNESCO)
- ICOM Code of Ethics for Museums (ICOM)
Objects in danger