to examine jointly, if necessary with the assistance of appropriate inter- national organisations, the possible creation in Europe and the structure of a bank of cultural data, which would collect information from the partici- pating countries and make it available to its correspondents on their request, and to convene for this purpose a meeting of experts from in- terested States;
to consider, if necessary in conjunction with appropriate international organisations, ways of compiling in Europe an inventory of documentary films of a cultural or scientific nature from the participating States,
to encourage more frequent book exhibitions and to examine the possibility of organising periodically in Europe a large-scale exhibition of books from the participating States;
to promote the systematic exchange, between the institutions concerned and publishing houses, of catalogues of available books as well as of pre- publication material which will include, as far as possible, all forthcoming publications; and also to promote the exchange of material between firms publishing encyclopaedias, with a view to improving the presentation of each country;
to examine jointly questions of expanding and improving exchanges of information in the various fields of culture, such as theatre, music, library work as well as the conservation and restoration of cultural property.
Exchanges and Dissemination
To contribute to the improvement of facilities for exchanges and the dis- semination of cultural property, by appropriate means, in particular by:
studying the possibilities for harmonising and reducing the charges relating to international commercial exchanges of books and other cultural ma- terials, and also for new means of insuring works of art in foreign ex- hibitions and for reducing the risks of damage or loss to which these works are exposed by their movement;
facilitating the formalities of customs clearance, in good time for programmes of artistic events, of the works of art, materials and accessories appearing on lists agreed upon by the organisers of these events;
encouraging meetings among representatives of competent organisations and relevant firms to examine measures within their field of activity - such as the simplification of orders, time limits for sending supplies and modali- ties of payment - which might facilitate international commercial exchanges of books;
promoting the loan and exchange of films among their film institutes and film libraries;
encouraging the exchange of information among interested parties concern- ing events of a cultural character foreseen in the participating States, in fields where this is most appropriate, such as music, theatre and the plastic and graphic arts, with a view to contributing to the compilation and publication of a calendar of such events, with the assistance, where necessary, of the appropriate international organisations;
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