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Article 8 Each Party undertakes:

i) To facilitate the national and international exchange of elements of the archaeological heritage for professional scientific purposes, while taking appropriate steps to ensure that such circulation in no way prejudices the cultural and scientific value of those elements;

ii) To promote the pooling of information on archaeological research and excavations in progress and to contribute to the organisation of international research programmes.

Promotion of public awareness

Article 9 Each Party undertakes:

i) To conduct educational actions with a view to rousing and developing an awareness in public opinion of the value of the archaeological heritage for understanding the past and of the threats to this heritage;

ii) To promote public access to important elements of its archaeological heritage especially sites, and encourage the display to the public of suitable selections of archaeological objects.

Prevention of the illicit circulation of elements of the archaeological heritage

Article 10 Each Party undertakes:

i) To arrange for the relevant public authorities and for scientific institutions to pool information on any illicit excavations identified;

ii) To inform the competent authorities in the State of origin which is a Party to this Convention of any offer suspected of coming either from illicit excavations or unlawfully from official excavations, and to provide the necessary details thereof;

Hi) To take such steps as are necessary to ensure that museums and similar institutions whose acquisition policy is under State control do not acquire elements of the archaeological heritage suspected of coming from uncontrolled finds or illicit excavations or unlawfully from official excavations;

rv) As regards museums and similar institutions located in the territory of a Party but the acquisition policy of which is not under State control:

a) To convey to them the text of this (revised) Convention;

b) To spare no effort to ensure respect by the said museums and institutions for the principles set out in paragraph" 3 above;

v) To restrict, as far as possible, by education, information, vigilance and co-operation, the transfer of elements of the archaeological heritage obtained from uncontrolled finds or illicit excavations or unlawfully from official excavations.

Article 11

Nothing in this (revised) Convention shall affect existing or future bilateral or multilateral treaties between

Parties concerning the illicit circulation of elements of the archaeological heritage or their restitution to the rightful owner.

Mutual technical and scientific assistance

Article 12 The Parties undertake:

/) To afford mutual technical and scientific assistance through the pooling of experience and exchanges of experts in matters concerning the archaeological heritage;

ii) To encourage, under the relevant national legislation or international agreements binding them, exchanges of specialists in the preservation of the archaeological heritage, including those responsible for further training.

Control of the application of the (revised) Convention Article 13

For the purposes of this (revised) Convention, a committee of experts, set up by the Committe of Ministers of the Council of Europe pursuant to article 17 of the Statute of the Council of Europe, shall monitor the application of the (revised) Convention and in particular:

i) Report periodically to the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe on the situation of archaeological heritage protection policies in the States Parties to the (revised) Convention and on the implementation of the principles embodied in the (revised) Convention;

ii) Propose measures to the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe for the implementation of the (revised) Convention's provisions, including multilateral activities, revision or amendment of the (revised) Convention and informing public opinion about the purpose of the (revised) Convention;

iii) Make recommendations to the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe regarding invitations to States which are not members of the Council of Europe to accede to the (revised) Convention.

Final clauses

Article 14

1 — This (revised) Convention shall be open for signature by the member States of the Council of Europe and the other States party to the European Cultural Convention.

It is subject to ratification, acceptance or approval. Instruments of ratification, acceptance or approvai shall be deposited with the Secretary General of the Council of Europe.

2 — No State party to the European Convention on the Protection of the Archaeological Heritage, signed in London on 6 May 1969, may deposit its instrument of ratification, acceptance or approval unless it has already denounced the said convention or denounces it simultaneously.