The ten-year check
Proofing is the verification of the presence of works from inventories. It is the consequence of the existence of a public domain (of the State and the local authorities) whose integrity it serves to verify. This is a very old practice, but recently included in the French Museums Act 2002 and codified in Article L.451-2 of the French Heritage Code, which states that the collections of museums in France are inscribed on an inventory. They are proofed every ten years.”
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