The European Confederation of Conservator-Restorers' Organisations (E.C.C.O.)

Summary of the initiative

Name
The European Confederation of Conservator-Restorers' Organisations (E.C.C.O.)
Objective(s)
To standardise at European level the professional status, training and rules governing the professional conduct; To make the recognition of qualifications in this profession more transparent and to facilitate the cross-border provision of such services.

Description of the Initiative

    Sector

    Sector

    Contact Point - Commission
    GROW E1

    Self/Co-Regulation Basic Act

    PRIVATE ACT
    Year
    2002
    Title of Act
    E.C.C.O. Professional Guidelines, March 2002; E.C.C.O. Professional Guidelines (II): Code of Ethics, March 2003; E.C.C.O. Professional Guidelines (III), April 2004

    Geographical Coverage

    Participating Countries
    Austria

    Description

    Problems that lead to the introduction of Self/Co-Regulation and the adoption of the Founding Act
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    Target Group(s)
    Conservator-restorers.
    Type of Instrument(s)
    Guidelines.
    Type of Financing
    Private.
    Type of Monitoring
    Conduct an initial survey of compliance capacity of future regulateesConduct regular visits and spot checksInitiate complaints proceduresMaintain database of those bounded by the normsProduce regular reportsReceive complaints and verify if norms were breached or notReflexive dialogue with the - stakeholdersOther
    European Commission
    National public authority
    International public authority
    Private regulator (code owner)
    Private independent party with a mandate (e.g. auditors)
    Self-appointed private parties (e.g. NGOs)
    Succinct description of the type of Monitoring
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    Type of Enforcement
    Faming, shaming and blamingJudicial sanctionsMembership suspension/exclusionPrivate finesOther
    Private Regulator
    Private independent party with a mandate (e.g. auditors)
    Court system
    Alternative dispute resolution (ADR) / Online dispute resolution (ODR)
    Succinct description of the type of Enforcement
    -

    Results of Commission Monitoring

    Link / Reference of Evaluation
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    Downloads

    SMO self- and co-regulation database - private code 53