Strasbourg, 14/06/2001 (Agence Europe) - On Tuesday, the EP adopted the report by Pedro Aparicio Sanchez (Spanish Socialist) concerning the application of Community legislation on the unlawful trade of cultural goods. On the basis of a report from the European Commission in March 2000, MEPs consider that the unlawful trade of cultural goods (unauthorised exports, sale of stolen objects by organised crime) has reached such an amplitude that the cultural heritage of Member States constantly suffers serious and often irreparable prejudice because of it. The EP therefore invites the Commission to establish a Green Paper covering the following elements: - a presentation of the current situation of this unlawful trade, including the enumeration and identification of the main works of art stolen and not recovered; - a study on the application of the Community legislation by Member States; - an assessment of the foreseeable effects of accession by new Member States; - recommendations to Member States to elaborate a multilingual type formula with indication of the nature and the characteristics of the unlawfully acquired property, and, where necessary, a photo, as well as information relating to the Schengen Information System (SIS II) and Customs Information System (CIS); - the opening of an Internet site in which the formulas and the pictures concerning these goods would be freely accessible; - and accession by the Union to the Convention on recovery of stolen works of art signed in Rome on 24 June 1985. The EP also calls on the Commission, on Member States and on candidate countries to have owners draw up a complete and public list of cultural goods that are owned by institutions (such as the Church), or public and private foundations or bodies.