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November 29, 2016 (State 1 Er January 2017)
The Federal Department of the Interior (DFI),
See art. 28, para. 1, of the Act of 11 December 2009 on the encouragement of culture (LEC 1 ,
Stops:
For the purposes of this order:
The support of museums, collections and networks of third parties (institutions) aims to:
1 Financial assistance to institutions may take the following forms:
2 There is no right to support.
Museums and collections must:
2 Helvetica refers to cultural objects that are closely linked to Switzerland.
1 Code of Ethics of ICOM for the Museums of 4 Nov 1986, revised on 6 July. 2001 and 8 Oct. 2004. The Code can be accessed at the following address: HYPERLINK "http://www.bak.admin.ch" > Cultural Heritage > Spoliated Art > Museum Ethics.
2 The principles can be found at HYPERLINK "http://www.bak.admin.ch" > Cultural Heritage > Spoliated Art > International Basics.
1 The operating contribution shall be paid only to the following institutions at the same height as to date:
2 From 2017 to 2019, the Swiss Institute of Rome Foundation also receives an operating contribution, equivalent to that attributed to date.
Projects must be scientifically sound and based on an appropriate organizational structure.
Institutions that receive an operating contribution cannot in addition benefit from contributions to projects or contributions to insurance premiums.
Collections and museums are supported on the basis of the following criteria:
Contributions to projects are allocated on the basis of the following criteria:
Contributions to insurance premiums are allocated on the basis of the following criteria:
The financial aid amounts to:
1 The Federal Office of Culture (OFC) decides on the allocation of operating contributions.
2 Applications for the allocation of operating contributions to museums and collections are to be sent to the OFC at least two years before the start of the period of support. For the period 2018 to 2022, they must be filed by March 31, 2017.
3 Applications must provide proof that the conditions of support are met and contain all the necessary information in relation to the support criteria.
4 The OFC may use experts to assess applications.
5 It enters into benefit contracts with the operating contribution recipients. In particular, it sets out the amount of financial assistance and benefits to be provided by the beneficiaries.
1 The OFC generally decides every two years, on the basis of a competitive process, for the award of contributions to projects.
2 The time limit for filing applications is indicated in the competition. Requests for contributions to projects for 2018 to 2020 must be received by the OFC by 31 October 2017 at the latest.
3 Applications must provide proof that the conditions of support are met and contain all the necessary information in relation to the support criteria. They should include a description of the project and its objectives, a plan of measures and a timetable, and a budget and a financing plan.
1 The OFC decides annually on the basis of a competitive process for the allocation of contributions to insurance premiums.
2 Claims for contributions to insurance premiums must be received by the OFC by October 31 of each year.
3 Applications must contain all the necessary information in relation to the support criteria.
4 Institutions that have received contributions to insurance premiums one year cannot receive support the following year.
Before making its decisions on contributions, the CFO will lay down the various support criteria. Preference will be given to applications that best meet the support criteria as a whole.
1 Tenants are required to:
2 Institutions that receive operating contributions must submit their basic information to the public in at least two national languages.
3 Alters of contributions to projects and contributions to insurance premiums are also required to provide the OFC with a final report and a final statement within three months of the end of the project.
1 The DFI order of 25 November 2015 establishing a scheme to encourage museums, collections and third-party networks for the preservation of the cultural heritage for the years 2016 and 2017 1 Is applicable to proceedings that are not completed at the time of the coming into force of this order.
2 Museums and collections that have received an operating contribution for the years 2016 and 2017 and which, starting in 2018, will no longer be supported or will see their support fall by at least 30 % compared to 2017 can obtain a Unique transitional contribution for the year 2018. The OFC decides on the allocation of this contribution on request, taking into account in particular:
3 Applications for transitional contributions must be filed by March 31, 2017. They must contain all the data required by s. 18, para. 2.
This order shall enter into force on 1 Er January 2017.