Luxembourg, 20/06/2000 (Agence Europe) - The Council unanimously adopted its common position on the directive relating to resale rights to the benefit of the author of an original work of art. This text will now be forwarded to the European Parliament for second reading in the context of codecision procedure.
The common position provides for a right not exceeding EUR 12,500 to be paid to the artist or to the heirs each time a work of art is resold. EUROPE recalls that the United Kingdom has...