CODE OF ETHICS & PRACTICE

1.	The members of the IADAA undertake to the best of their ability to make their purchases in good faith.

2.	The members of the IADAA undertake not to purchase or sell objects until they have established to the best of their ability that such objects were not stolen from excavations. architectural monuments, public institutions or private property.

3.	The members of the IADAA refuse to dismember and sell separately parts of one complete object.

4.	The members of the IADAA undertake to the best of their ability to keep objects together that were originally meant to be kept together.

5.	The members of the IADAA undertake to the best of their ability to keep photographic records prior to repair and restoration, to be honest and open by describing in writing the amount of repair or restoration undertaken to a prospective purchaser.

6.	Members guarantee the authenticity of all objects they offer for sale.

7.	The Members of the IADAA undertake to the best of their ability to inform the Administrative Board about stolen goods and thefts. They also undertake to co-operate with international and national agencies involved in the recovery of stolen goods.

8.	All members undertake to check objects with a purchase value of Euro 3000 or over (or local currency equivalent) with the Art Loss Register unless the item has already been checked.

9.	IADAA condemns the illegal use of metal detectors.

This is an extract from the Rules of the IADAA (Article 12)