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Airport charges on works of art
Description of the policy/measure
: in 2018, the collection of airport charges on works of art was regulated in brazil. since this date, brazilian airport concessionaires adopt the collection model based on the market value of the parts, however, the international standard is based on the weight of the works. thus, the ministry of culture has obtained from the national aviation council (conac) the publication of a resolution establishing that brazil follows the international standard, which is based on weight. this is conac resolution 2, 19/11/2018, which provides about the methodology of collection of airport storage and wharfage charges on cargo entering brazil under the temporary admission regime for civic-cultural events, that is, referring to works of art, musical instruments and other cargos that enter brazil under temporary admission regime, intended for civic or cultural events.
2005 Convention Monitoring Framework Goal(s)
Area(s) of Monitoring
Cultural Domain(s)
Results achieved
There is no data available on the results achieved by the measure yet, but it is known that it pleased users of the service – the cultural sector in general – who had been pressuring the government to change the model of charging the airport fee for cargo related to the sector.