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Revised anti-money laundering rules: five tips for auctioneers at the NAVA Forum
15 October 2019A change to EU law, requiring auction houses, dealers and agents in art and antiques to carry out checks on transactions and customers, will come into force in January 2020 – regardless of Brexit.
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Art Business Conference highlights: changing auction buyers and the challenges of European export regulations
05 September 2019Held at Church House Conference Centre in Westminster, the 2019 Art Business Conference took place yesterday just a stones throw from parliament where politicians were discussing a bill ruling out a no-deal Brexit.
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EU cultural goods bill is ‘blow’ to market – but full impact may not be felt until 2025
29 April 2019The art and antiques trade has described the introduction of new controls on the import of cultural goods as a “considerable blow” to the market.
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Shippers welcome new EU grace period for imports and exports in the event of a no-deal Brexit
04 April 2019Art shippers have welcomed European Union laws that create a grace period for UK hauliers until the end of 2019.
MEPs raise concerns over ‘freeports' for storing art
25 March 2019Members of the European Parliament on a special committee for financial crime and tax evasion have warned of the art market potentially being used as “a suitable vehicle for illegal activity”, according to a report.
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French trade bodies call on President Macron to stop UK art market gaining an advantage from Brexit
08 February 2019Members of the trade federation Conseil National du Marché de l’Art (CNMA) have published an open letter to President Emmanuel Macron and the French government calling for changes to stop France’s art market losing out to the UK after Brexit.
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Antiques and antiquities trade fear extra red tape from EU bill on cultural objects
21 January 2019The European Parliament is to vote on a new law this week that would introduce extra red tape for dealers in antiques and antiquities operating within the European Union.
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No deal Brexit has “grave risks” for European art and antiques sector, warns trade body
29 October 2018The UK government’s Brexit documents reveal that in the event of a no-deal with the European Union it will not be aligned with EU regulations on cross-border trade for cultural property.
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UK government to hire more than a thousand Border Force workers in preparation for possibility of ‘no deal’ Brexit
23 August 2018Brexit minister Dominic Raab revealed the government has hired an extra 300 staff for the Home Office’s Border Force ready for the UK’s exit from the European Union and will recruit another 1000 “ready to deal with any increase in work”.
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EU proposals for the crackdown on cultural goods imports delayed
06 August 2018The European Union’s plan to introduce new laws on the import of cultural goods, due to be voted on this summer, has been delayed until September.
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New money laundering regulation a “disproportionate burden” on art and antiques businesses
27 April 2018A European Union update to current anti-money laundering regulation designed to tackle terrorist financing risks will place an extra administrative burden on art and antiques businesses, warn trade associations.
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Proposed EU cultural goods bill ‘unworkable’ say trade bodies
16 April 2018Book dealers seek change to 250-years-old clause in proposed import licensing law.
Credit card fees banned from January
24 July 2017Auctioneers and dealers will have to decide whether to absorb the cost of credit card transactions or pass them on to buyers in another form when a ban on all such fees comes into force in January 2018.
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Dealers and auctioneers banned from adding card charges to buyers in UK law change
19 July 2017New rules coming into force in January 2018 mean that dealers and auctioneers can no longer add extra charges to cover credit or debit card fees when processing transactions.
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Arts minister says he will "do all he can to support" art market interests
19 July 2017The new arts minister John Glen MP has vowed he will do all he can to support the art market’s interests in government.
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Money laundering: know the rules
17 July 2017The art and antiques sector is a target for money launderers and the industry must be aware of new regulations, a leading anti-corruption group has said.
Droit de suite: Court says seller must pay levy
05 April 2017The way Droit de Suite is applied in France was affirmed by a French court ruling last month.
Brexit hopes of Artist’s Resale Right demise may be premature – but it could be amended
05 April 2017In ATG’s coverage of Brexit in the past year, we regularly asked which EU-inspired law we could most live without. Unanimously the response was Artist’s Resale Right, a royalty on the resale of art hammered above €1000.
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Art and antiques trade welcomes clarity from Theresa May's Brexit speech
18 January 2017Prime Minister Theresa May laid out the government’s Brexit plan this week giving some clarity on how it will leave the European Union.
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Art and antiques leaders call for 'cool heads and steady hands' after UK votes to leave EU
24 June 2016Art and antiques industry figures are urging “cool heads and steady hands” in the wake of the UK’s vote to leave the European Union, while stressing the UK’s continued prominence in the global art market.
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