The Belgian Royal Chamber of Antiques and Art Dealers
Recent meetings
No recorded meetings with EU commissioners.
Mission & Goals
ROCAD.be must fulfill three main missions. First, it ensures the respect of the professional ethics (as defined in a code of ethics). The code specifies the requirements of its members in terms of expertise, the fight against the illegal trade in cultural property, the fight against money laundering, authenticity and a certain degree of discretion. The second mission is to inform the members permanently by providing information and advice on tax, accounting and legislative questions (import and export, customs, ...). Concretely, this means organizing two to three meetings a year and one or two study days whose themes are related to the exercise of the profession. The fact-finding mission also involves a presence at BRAFA and the publication of the directory which makes the members known to the public. The third mission concerns the defense of the art market before public authorities and the defense of its members in general.
EU Legislative Interests
Traceability of cultural goods in the fight against trafficking at EU and Member State level. EU Import of Cultural Goods (ICG) Regulation. Belgium's transposition of the European Union's “rates directive” 2022/542, which requires member states to partially abolish, as of January 1, 2025, the special profit margin regime to which the art market sector has been subject since 1996.
Communication Activities
Petition against the rise of VAT in Belgium. Articles in the press, radio , television Informations during all the arts fairs in Belgium
Interests Represented
Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Member Of
CINOA
Organisation Members
https://www.rocad.be/