Cultural Goods Exports: Value Thresholds in France Reassessed

Published on 22 January 2021, by Agathe Albi-Gervy

Art market professionals have won the day: on December 28, after a long consultation process, the French government adopted a decree raising the value thresholds above which a certificate is required to export cultural property (Journal Officiel publication no. 0314 of December 29, 2020).

Gustave Caillebotte, Le Déjeuner (Luncheon), classified as a national treasure in... Cultural Goods Exports: Value Thresholds in France Reassessed

Gustave Caillebotte, Le Déjeuner (Luncheon), classified as a national treasure in February 2020, private collection.

This measure also benefits private individuals wishing to transport their artworks outside France. To a greater extent, it helps facilitate the circulation of cultural goods, and simplifies the…

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