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Policies International
Policies, Guidelines and Reports Washington
Conference Principles onNazi-Confiscated Art
The Washington
Conference Priniples were released in connection with the Washington Conference
on Holocaust-Era Assets, Washington, D.C., December 3, 1998. A publication of
the proceedings
are
listed on the State Department website.
The Council
of Europe Resolution 1205
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council
of Europe unanimously passed Resolution
1205 on 5 November 1999, which called for the restitution of looted Jewish
property in Europe. Vilnius
International Forum Declaration on Holocaust Era Looted Cultural Assets
The Vilnius International Forum took place
in 2000 as a follow-up to the Washington Conference on Holocaust-Era Assets. The
conference culminated in the Vilnius
Forum Declaration. European
Parliament Resolution and Report of Committe on Legal Affairs and Internal Market
The
European
Parliament Resolution and Report was drawn up by the European Parliament's Committee
on Legal Affairs and the Internal Market, and was passed in a vote of the European
Parliament on 17 December 2003. National
Policies, Legislation and Guidelines Austria
Federal
law of 4 December 1998 concerning the return of works
of art from Austrian federal museums and collections.
Belgium
Law
of December 20, 2001 relating to the indemnification for the Belgian Jewish
Community's assets, which were plundered, surrendered or abandoned during the
Second World War. The law is published in its entirety
in French. Royal
Decrees relating to this subject can also be found on the Study Commission
for Jewish Assets website.
Czech
Republic
Law
No. 212/2000. Act of 23 June 2000 to mitigate certain property-related injustices
caused by the Holocaust and to amend Act No. 243/1992, to regulate certain issues
relating to Act No. 229/1991 regarding the ownership of land and other agricultural
property as amended by Act No. 92/199.
France
Regulatory
texts regarding the Commission for the Compensation of Victims of Spoliation
Resulting from the Anti-Semitic Legislation in force during the Occupation
can be found on the Commission for the Compensation of Victims of Spoliation (CIVS)
website.
Germany
Statement
by the Federal Government, the Länder (Federal States) and the national associations
of local authorities on the tracing and return of Nazi-confiscated art, especially
Jewish property of 14 December 1999.
The
Netherlands
(The)
Decree Establishing the Advisory Committee on the Assessment of Restitution
Applications 16 November 2001. This page also includes
a link to the
Decree (re)appointing members Restitutions Committee, 9 December 2004 for
three more years.
Russia
Russian
Federal Law on Cultural Valuables Displaced to the U.S.S.R. as a Result of
World War II and Located in the Territory of the Russian Federation. Federal Law
N 64-FZ of April 15, 1998.
United
Kingdom
Spoliation of works of art during the Holocaust and World
War II period: National Museums Directors' Conference (NMDC) Statement
of Principles and Proposed Actions, 1998.
United
States of America
American
Association of Museums Guidelines Concerning the Unlawful Appropriation of
Objects During the Nazi Era, November 1999. | 
