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Trade Rules:
United Nations Commission on International Trade Law

Global Business Management

SARJEEVAN SAINBHI
20104006
“It is widely accepted that trade
creates wealth and is essential to School of Petroleum Management
the economic health of the world.
But who works out the rules for Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University
international trade and decides Gandhinagar
how payments should be made
and disputes are to be settled?” Aug. 2011

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Chair Attended UNCITRAL Colloquium, Vienna, Austria
Mar 29, 2010

First UNCITRAL Regional Workshop in Asia (23 to 24 November 2010)

February 7-13, 2011 UNCITRAL’s 54th session of its Working group on
arbitration

15th August 2010, Kuala Lumpur Regional Centre for Arbitration
(KLRCA) became the first arbitration centre in the world to adopt the
UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules as revised in 2010.

Preface

When world trade began to expand dramatically in the 1960s, national governments began to realize the

need for a global set of standards and rules to harmonize and modernize the assortment of national and

regional regulations, which until then largely governed international trade. They turned to the United Nations,

which in 1966 recognized the need for it to play a more active role in removing legal obstacles to the flow of

international trade and established the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL).

UNCITRAL has since become the core legal body of the United Nations system in the field of international

trade law. Much of the complex network of international legal rules and agreements that affects today's

commercial arrangements has been reached through long and detailed consultations and negotiations

organized by UNCITRAL. Its aim is to remove or reduce legal obstacles to the flow of international trade and

progressively modernize and harmonize trade laws. It also seeks to coordinate the work of organizations

active in this type of work and promote wider acceptance and use of the rules and legal texts it develops.

Contents

Sr. Page
Description
No. No.

1. Introduction 1

2. Origin, Mandate and Composition of UNCITRAL 1

3. Methods of Work 2

4. Model Law 8

5. Technical Assistance and Coordination 9

6. India’s participation in UNCITRAL activities 11

7. Ending Note 11

8. References 11

Annexure-I : UNCITRAL position in UN system 12

Annexure-II : UNCITRAL member States 13

Annexure-III : Chairpersons of UNCITRAL 15

Annexure-IV : UNCITRAL working groups and chairpersons 16

Annexure-V : Secretaries of UNCITRAL 17

Annexure-VI : 44th Session Documents 18

Annexure-VII : Future Meetings 20

Sarjeevan Sainbhi Dt. 23-08-2011

Trade Rules:
United Nations Commission on International Trade Law

1.0 Introduction

United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) was created by the UN General
Assembly in 1966 with the mandate of reducing obstacles to international trade. For position of
UNCITRAL in UN system refer Annexure I. The General Assembly understood that existing national trade
laws were disparate and recognized that there needed to be an international commission whose
purpose is to work toward a more unified concept of international trade law. One of UNCITRAL's
missions is the creation of model laws in areas of international trade, as a means of fostering uniformity
in trade laws, with the intent that the participating nations will adopt the laws. The Model Law on
International Commercial Arbitration is one example of the work of UNCITRAL.

UNCITRAL is a legal body with universal membership specializing in commercial law reform worldwide
for over 40 years. UNCITRAL's business is the modernization and harmonization of rules on international
business. Trade means faster growth, higher living standards, and new opportunities through
commerce. In order to increase these opportunities worldwide, UNCITRAL is formulating modern, fair,
and harmonized rules on commercial transactions. These include:

 Conventions, model laws and rules which are acceptable worldwide.
 Legal and legislative guides and recommendations of great practical value.
 Updated information on case law and enactments of uniform commercial law.
 Technical assistance in law reform projects.
 Regional and national seminars on uniform commercial law.

2.0 Origin, Mandate and Composition of UNCITRAL

2.1 Origin
UNCITRAL was established by the General Assembly in 1966 [Resolution 2205(XXI) of 17 December
1966]. In establishing the Commission, the General Assembly recognized that disparities in national laws
governing international trade created obstacles to the flow of trade, and it regarded the Commission as
the vehicle by which the United Nations could play a more active role in reducing or removing these
obstacles.

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2.2 Mandate
The General Assembly gave the Commission the general mandate to further the progressive
harmonization and unification of the law of international trade. The Commission has since come to be
the core legal body of the United Nations system in the field of international trade law.

2.3 Composition
The Commission is composed of sixty member States elected by the General Assembly (for details refer
Annexure II). Membership is structured so as to be representative of the world's various geographic
regions and its principal economic and legal systems. Members of the Commission are elected for terms
of six years (Refer Annexure III, IV & V).

3.0 Methods of Work

3.1 The Commission
The Commission carries out its work at annual sessions, which are held in alternate years at United
Nations Headquarters in New York and at the Vienna International Centre at Vienna. Each working
group of the Commission typically holds one or two sessions a year, depending on the subject-matter to
be covered; these sessions also alternate between New York and Vienna. For details regarding year 2011
session refer Annexure VI & for Future Meeting to be held in year 2011/2012 refer Annexure VII.

In addition to member States, all States that are not members of the Commission, as well as interested
international organizations, are invited to attend sessions of the Commission and of its working groups
as observers. Observers are permitted to participate in discussions at sessions of the Commission and its
working groups to the same extent as members.

3.2 Working Groups
The Commission has established six working groups to perform the substantive preparatory work on
topics within the Commission's programme of work. Each of the working groups is composed of all
member States of the Commission.

The six working groups and their current topics are as follows:

 Working Group I - Procurement
 Working Group II - Arbitration and Conciliation
 Working Group III - Online Dispute Resolution
 Working Group IV - Electronic Commerce
 Working Group V - Insolvency Law
 Working Group VI - Security Interests



3.2.1 Working group I – Procurement
Purpose

The Model Law on Public Procurement contains procedures and principles aimed at achieving value for
money and avoiding abuses in the procurement process. The text promotes objectivity, fairness,
participation and competition and integrity towards these goals. Transparency is also a key principle,
allowing visible compliance with the procedures and principles to be confirmed.

Why is it relevant?

The nature of procurement is that it involves discretionary decision-taking on behalf of government at
all levels; procurement spending may represent 10-20 % of GDP and up to 50% or even more of total
government spending. The nature of procurement necessarily involves a risk of abuse and the size of
the market shows that potential losses could be significant, but also procurement involves important
projects (health, education, infrastructure), which will have a major impact on economic performance
and development. Accordingly, achieving value for money in procurement is critical. Responding to
these key factors, the Model Law allows the enacting State to develop a procurement system that will
both achieve value for money and avoid abuse.

Key provisions

The Model Law allows government purchasers to take advantage of modern commercial techniques,
such as e-procurement and framework agreements, to allow it to maximize value for money in
procurement. The Law contains procedures to allow for standard procurement, urgent or emergency
procurement, simple and low-value procurement, and large and complex projects (in which, and where
appropriate, the government can interact with potential suppliers and contractors to obtain the best
solution to its needs). All procedures are subject to rigorous transparency mechanisms and
requirements to promote competition and objectivity. All decisions and actions taken in the
procurement process can be challenged by potential suppliers. While the government purchaser
therefore has discretion in deciding what to purchase and how to conduct the procurement, that
discretion is subject to safeguards that are consistent with other international standards - notably, those
imposed by the United Nations Convention Against Corruption.

The Model Law has also been prepared with a view to supporting the harmonization of international
standards in public procurement, and takes account of the provisions of the WTO Agreement on
Government Procurement, the European Union Directives (on procurement and remedies), the UN
Convention Against Corruption, the Procurement Guidelines and Consultant Guidelines of the World
Bank and the equivalent documents of other IFIs.



3.2.2 Working Group II - Arbitration and Conciliation

Arbitration Rules

Adopted by UNCITRAL on 28 April 1976, the UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules provide a comprehensive set of
procedural rules upon which parties may agree for the conduct of arbitral proceedings arising out of
their commercial relationship and are widely used in ad hoc arbitrations as well as administered
arbitrations. The Rules cover all aspects of the arbitral process, providing a model arbitration clause,
setting out procedural rules regarding the appointment of arbitrators and the conduct of arbitral
proceedings and establishing rules in relation to the form, effect and interpretation of the award.

Conciliation Rules

Adopted by UNCITRAL on 23 July 1980, the UNCITRAL Conciliation Rules provide a comprehensive set of
procedural rules upon which parties may agree for the conduct of conciliation proceedings arising out of
their commercial relationship. The Rules cover all aspects of the conciliation process, providing a model
conciliation clause, defining when conciliation is deemed to have commenced and terminated and
addressing procedural aspects relating to the appointment and role of conciliators and the general
conduct of proceedings. The Rules also address issues such as confidentiality, admissibility of evidence in
other proceedings and limits to the right of parties to undertake judicial or arbitral proceedings whilst
the conciliation is in progress.

3.2.3 Working Group III - Online Dispute Resolution

Electronic Consumer Dispute Resolution (ECODIR): Online Dispute Resolution Process

ECODIR is concerned with transactions between Businesses and Consumers taking place over the
Internet. Through ECODIR's Online Dispute Resolution process, a conflict born on the Internet can be
resolved using the Internet.

The system is designed to resolve disputes in an easy, swift and inexpensive manner. The process is
confidential and voluntary.

ECODIR involves a 3-step process of negotiation, mediation, and recommendation:



The 3-step process is designed to maximize the chances of parties reaching a quick and mutually
beneficial settlement.

The negotiation phase is initiated when ECODIR sends an invitation to the respondent to enter
negotiations, based on information provided by the consumer. Should the respondent agree to
cooperate, the parties then have a fixed time limit within which to negotiate a solution to their dispute
via the ECODIR platform.

Should negotiations between the parties fail, they may then ask ECODIR to commence the mediation
phase; indeed, if no settlement is reached within an 18 days in the negotiation phase, ECODIR will
contact the parties and invite them to enter the mediation phase. For this an independent mediator will
be appointed by ECODIR to help the parties interact and to identify the key elements of their
disagreement in order to assist them in reaching an agreed solution.

If a solution is not found through mediation within 15 days, the mediator may then issue a
recommendation based on the principles of honesty and justice, taking into consideration the rights and
obligations of the parties in relation to the circumstances of their dispute.

A significant element in the ECODIR process is that it is entirely consensual; either party is free to walk
away from the process at any stage, and the mediator's recommendation will not be binding on any
party unless they have specifically agreed to be bound by it in a separate agreement.

3.2.4 Working Group IV - Electronic Commerce

Purpose

The Model Law on Electronic Commerce (MLEC) purports to enable and facilitate commerce conducted
using electronic means by providing national legislators with a set of internationally acceptable rules
aimed at removing legal obstacles and increasing legal predictability for electronic commerce. In
particular, it is intended to overcome obstacles arising from statutory provisions that may not be varied



contractually by providing equal treatment to paper-based and electronic information. Such equal
treatment is essential for enabling the use of paperless communication, thus fostering efficiency in
international trade.

Why is it relevant?

The MLEC was the first legislative text to adopt the fundamental principles of non-discrimination,
technological neutrality and functional equivalence that are widely regarded as the founding elements
of modern electronic commerce law. The principle of non-discrimination ensures that a document
would not be denied legal effect, validity or enforceability solely on the grounds that it is in electronic
form. The principle of technological neutrality mandates the adoption of provisions that are neutral with
respect to technology used. In light of the rapid technological advances, neutral rules aim at
accommodating any future development without further legislative work. The functional equivalence
principle lays out criteria under which electronic communications may be considered equivalent to
paper-based communications. In particular, it sets out the specific requirements that electronic
communications need to meet in order to fulfill the same purposes and functions that certain notions in
the traditional paper-based system - for example, "writing," "original," "signed," and "record"- seek to
achieve.

Key provisions

Besides formulating the legal notions of non-discrimination, technological neutrality and functional
equivalence, the MLEC establishes rules for the formation and validity of contracts concluded by
electronic means, for the attribution of data messages, for the acknowledgement of receipt and for
determining the time and place of dispatch and receipt of data messages.

3.2.5 Working Group V - Insolvency Law

UNCITRAL Legislative Guide on Insolvency Law

Adopted by UNCITRAL on 25 June 2004, the purpose of the Legislative Guide is to assist the
establishment of an efficient and effective legal framework to address the financial difficulty of debtors.
It is intended to be used as a reference by national authorities and legislative bodies when preparing
new laws and regulations or reviewing the adequacy of existing laws and regulations. The advice
provided in the Legislative Guide aims at achieving a balance between the need to address the debtor's
financial difficulty as quickly and efficiently as possible and the interests of the various parties directly
concerned with that financial difficulty, principally creditors and other parties with a stake in the
debtor's business, as well as public policy concerns. The Legislative Guide addresses the issues central to



an effective and efficient insolvency law and assists the reader to evaluate different approaches
available and to choose the one most suitable in the national or local context.

UNCITRAL Practice Guide on Cross-Border Insolvency Cooperation

Adopted by UNCITRAL on 1 July 2009, the UNCITRAL Practice Guide on Cross-Border Insolvency
Cooperation provides information for insolvency practitioners and judges on practical aspects of
cooperation and communication in cross-border insolvency cases. The information is based upon a
description of collected experience and practice, focusing on the use and negotiation of cross-border
agreements. It provides an analysis of more than 39 agreements, ranging from written agreements
approved by courts to oral arrangement between parties to the proceedings, which have been entered
into over the last decade or so. The Practice Guide is not intended to be prescriptive, but rather to
illustrate how the resolution of issues and conflicts that might arise in cross-border insolvency cases
could be facilitated by cross-border cooperation, in particular the use of such agreements, tailored to
meet the specific needs of each case and the particular requirements of applicable law. The Practice
Guide includes a number of sample clauses to illustrate how different issues have been, or might be,
addressed - they are not intended to serve as model provisions for direct incorporation into a cross-
border agreement. It also includes summaries of the cases in which the cross-border agreements that
form the basis of the analysis were used.

3.2.6 Working Group VI - Security Interests

United Nations Convention on the Assignment of Receivables in International Trade

Adopted by the General Assembly on 12 December 2001, the main objective of the Convention is to
promote the movement of goods and services across national borders by facilitating increased access to
lower-cost credit. In order to achieve this objective, the Convention, inter alia:

i. Removes legal obstacles to certain international financing practices, such as asset-based
lending, factoring, forfeiting, securitization, refinancing and project financing (e.g. by validating
assignments of future receivables and bulk assignments, and by partially invalidating contractual
limitations to the assignment of receivables);

ii. Unifies assignment law with respect to a number of issues, such as effectiveness of an
assignment as between the assignor and the assignee and as against the debtor;

iii. Enhances certainty and predictability with respect to the law applicable to key issues, such as
priority between competing claims; and



iv. Facilitates the harmonization of domestic assignment laws by providing a substantive law
regime governing priority between competing claims that States may adopt on an optional
basis.

UNCITRAL conventions:

 the Convention on the Limitation Period in the International Sale of Goods (1974)
 the United Nations Convention on the Carriage of Goods by Sea (1978)
 the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (1980)
 the United Nations Convention on International Bills of Exchange and International Promissory
Notes (1988)
 the United Nations Convention on the Liability of Operators of Transport Terminals in
International Trade (1991)
 the United Nations Convention on Independent Guarantees and Stand-by Letters of Credit
(1995)
 the United Nations Convention on the Assignment of Receivables in International Trade (2001)
 the United Nations Convention on the Use of Electronic Communications in International
Contracts (2005)
 the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Carriage of Goods Wholly or
Partly by Sea (2008)

4.0 Model Law

A model law is a legislative text that is recommended to States for enactment as part of their national
law. Model laws are generally finalized and adapted by UNCITRAL, at its annual session, while
conventions require the convening of a diplomatic conference. Few of the Model Law including those
discussed above in Para. 3.2 are:

 UNCITRAL Model Law on International Commercial Arbitration (1985)
 Model Law on International Credit Transfers (1992)
 UNCITRAL Model Law on Procurement of Goods, Construction and Services (1994)
 UNCITRAL Model Law on Electronic Commerce (1996)
 Model Law on Cross-border Insolvency (1997)
 UNCITRAL Model Law on Electronic Signatures (2001)
 UNCITRAL Model Law on International Commercial Conciliation (2002)
 Model Legislative Provisions on Privately Financed Infrastructure Projects (2003)



UNCITRAL also drafted the:

 UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules (1976) - revised rules will be effective August 15, 2010; pre-
released, July 12, 2010
 UNCITRAL Conciliation Rules (1980)
 UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules (1982)
 UNCITRAL Notes on Organizing Arbitral Proceedings (1996)

5.0 Technical Assistance and Coordination

In an increasingly economically interdependent world, the importance of an improved legal framework
for the facilitation of international trade and investment is widely acknowledged.

UNCITRAL plays an important role in developing that framework because of its mandate to prepare and
promote the use and adoption of legislative and non-legislative instruments in a number of key areas.

These instruments are negotiated through an international process involving a variety of participants.
UNCITRAL membership is structured so as to be representative of different legal traditions and levels of
economic development. As a result of this process, the UNCITRAL texts are widely accepted as offering
solutions appropriate to many different countries at different stages of economic development.

5.1 Technical Assistance to Law Reform

UNCITRAL undertakes a range of technical assistance activities to promote its work and the use and
adoption of the legislative and non-legislative texts it has developed to further the progressive
harmonization and unification of private law.

Technical activities undertaken by UNCITRAL include the following examples:

 organizing briefing missions and seminars and participating in conferences to familiarize
participants with UNCITRAL texts and their use;
 undertaking law reform assessments to assist governments, legislative organs and other
authorities in developing and other countries to review existing legislation and assess their
needs for law reform in the commercial field;
 assisting with the drafting of national legislation to implement UNCITRAL texts;
 assisting international development agencies, such as the World Bank, to use UNCITRAL texts in
their law reform activities and projects;



 providing advice and assistance to international and other organizations, such as professional
associations, organizations of attorneys, chambers of commerce and arbitration centres, on the
use of UNCITRAL texts; and
 Organizing group training activities to facilitate the implementation and interpretation of
modern commercial legislation based on UNCITRAL texts by judiciaries and legal practitioners.

UNCITRAL also prepares teaching and other technical materials, such as the Case Law on UNCITRAL
Texts system, and analytical digests of case law on specific texts, which may be useful in seminars and
briefing missions and in the context of university teaching.

5.2 Coordination of Work on International Trade Law

An important part of the mandate of UNCITRAL is to coordinate the work of organizations active in the
field of international trade law, both within and outside the United Nations' system, to encourage
cooperation between them, avoid duplication of effort and promote efficiency, consistency and
coherence in the modernization and harmonization of international trade law. In recent years, there has
been a growing number of rule-making bodies developing texts in areas of law that affect international
trade, making UNCITRAL's coordination function increasingly important.

Which organizations does UNCITRAL work with?

To implement its mandate, UNCITRAL maintains close links with international and regional
organizations, both inter-governmental and non-governmental, that are active participants in the work
programme of UNCITRAL and in the field of international trade law to facilitate the exchange of ideas
and information. It is represented, through its secretariat, at meetings of those organizations and
actively follows and participates in their work where it relates to topics on UNCITRAL's work
programme. These organizations include:

 the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD);
 the Hague Conference on Private International Law;
 the Organization of American States (OAS);
 the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD);
 the International Institute for the Unification of Private Law (UNIDROIT);
 the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO);
 the World Bank;
 the World Trade Organization (WTO);
 the Comité Maritime International (CMI);
 the Commercial Finance Association (CFA);



 the International Bar Association (IBA);
 the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC); and
 INSOL International (the International Association of Restructuring, Insolvency and Bankruptcy
Professionals).

6.0 India’s participation in UNCITRAL activities

Being member of UNCITRAL, India played a role in the following areas:

 UNCITRAL Model Law on International Commercial Arbitration
 New international arbitration rules, 2010
 Case Law on UNCITRAL Convention on Contracts for The International Sale of Goods
 Online Dispute Resolution (ODR)
 Various Regional Workshops by UNCITRAL

7.0 Ending Note

An important document in regards to international trade laws came after World War II. One of the ways
that people are able to navigate the idea of World Peace across the entire landscape of the world has to
do international law bodies like UNCITRAL. This is not simply a bill of rights or a short list of rules but
rather real laws that relate to how one government of an independent nation interacts with another
independent nation and its government. Companies doing business across international borders face
many of the risks (political, regulatory, natural calamity, credit etc.) as would normally be evident in
strictly domestic transactions. International Law minimizes or binds this risk.

8.0 References

1. Michael R.Czinkota; Ilkka A. Ronkainen; Michael H. Moffett. International Business. New Delhi :
Cengage Learning India pvt. Ltd, 2005.
2. The UNCITRAL Guide : Basic facts about the United Nations Commission on International Trade
Law, 2007
3. UNCITRAL YEARBOOK Volume XXXVII: 2006
4. www.uncitral.org/
5. www.un.org
6. www.wikipedia.com



Annexure I
UNCITRAL position in UN system



Annexure II
UNCITRAL member States
*Denotes membership of UNCITRAL in 2006.

Algeria* 1983-1989; 1995-2001; 2004-2010
Argentina* 1968-1980; 1986-2004; 2004-2007
Australia* 1968-1989; 1995-2001; 2004-2010
Austria* 1971-1989; 1992-1997; 1998-2010
Barbados 1974-1980
Belarus* 2004-2010
Belgium* 1968-1980; 2004-2007
Benin* 2001-2007
Botswana 1995-2001
Brazil 1968-1989; 1995-2007
Bulgaria 1974-1980; 1989-2001
Burkina Faso 1977-1983
Cameroon* 1989-2007
Canada* 1989-1995; 2001-2007
Central African Republic 1983-1989
Chile* 1968-1983; 1986-1998; 2004-2007
China* 1983-2007
Colombia* 1968-1971; 1977-1983; 1998-2010
Congo 1968-1974
Costa Rica 1989-2001
Cuba 1980-1992
Cyprus 1974-1992
Croatia* 2004-2007
Czech Republic* 1968-1971; 1974-2010
Denmark 1989-2001
Ecuador* 1992-1998; 2004-2010
Egypt 1974-2001
Fiji* 1998-2010
Finland 1977-1983; 1995-2001
France* 1968-2007
Gabon* 1974-1980; 2004-2010
German Democratic Republic 1977-1989b
Germany (Federal Republic of)* 1974-1986; 1989-2007
Ghana 1968-1983
Greece 1974-1980
Guatemala* 1980-1986; 2004-2010
Guyana 1971-1977
Honduras 1998-2004
Hungary 1968-2004
India* 1968-2010
Indonesia 1977-1983
Iran (Islamic Republic of)* 1968-1974; 1986-2010
Iraq 1980-1992
Israel* 2004-2010
Italy* 1968-1971; 1980-2010
Japan* 1968-2007
Jordan* 2004-2007



Kenya* 1968-2010
Lebanon* 2004-2010
Lesotho 1986-1992
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya 1986-1992
Lithuania* 1998-2007
Madagascar* 2004-2010
Mexico* 1968-1980; 1983-2007
Mongolia* 2004-2010
Morocco* 1989-2007
Netherlands 1986-1992
Nepal 1974-1977
Nigeria* 1968-2010
Norway 1968-1977
Pakistan* 2004-2010
Paraguay* 1998-2010
Peru 1980-1986
Philippines 1974-1986
Poland* 1971-1977; 1992-1998; 2004-2010
Qatar* 2004-2007c
Republic of Korea* 2004-2007c
Romania 1968-1974; 1998-2004
Russian Federation* 1968-2007
Rwanda* 2004-2007
Saudi Arabia 1992-1998
Serbia and Montenegro* 2004-2010
Senegal 1980-1986
Sierra Leone* 1974-1992; 2004-2007
Singapore* 1971-2007
Somalia 1974-1977
South Africa* 2004-2007
Spain* 1968-1974; 1980-2010
Sri Lanka* 2004-2007c
Sudan 1992-2004
Sweden* 1983-1989; 2001-2007
Switzerland* 2004-2010
Syrian Arab Republic 1968-1980i
Thailand* 1968-1971; 1992-2010
Trinidad and Tobago 1980-1986
Togo 1989-1995
Tunisia* 1968-1974; 2004-2007
Turkey* 2004-2007
Uganda* 1980-1986; 1992-2010
United Arab Emirates 1968-1977
United Kingdom of Great Britain and
Northern Ireland* 1968-2007
United Republic of Tanzania 1968-1989; 1992-1998
United States of America* 1968-2010
Uruguay* 1986-2004, 2004-2007
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)* 2004-2010
Yugoslavia 1980-1992
Zaire 1974-1980
Zimbabwe* 2004-2010



Annex III
Chairpersons of UNCITRAL

Number of session (Year) Name (State)
First (1968) Emmanual Kodjoe Dadzie (Ghana)
Second (1969) Lászlo Réczei (Hungary)
Third (1970) Albert Lilar (Belgium)
Fourth (1971) Nagendra Singh (India)
Fifth (1972) Jorge Barrera-Graf (Mexico)
Sixth (1973) Mohsen Chafik (Egypt)
Seventh (1974) Jerzy Jakubowski (Poland)
Eighth (1975) Roland Loewe (Austria)
Ninth (1976) Warren L. H. Khoo (Singapore)
Tenth (1977) Nehemias Da Silva Gueiros (Brazil)
Eleventh (1978) Samuel K. Date-Bah (Ghana)
Twelfth (1979) Ludvik Kopac (Czechoslovakia)
Thirteenth (1980) Rolf Herber (Federal Republic of Germany)
Fourteenth (1981) Warren L. H. Khoo (Singapore)
Fifteenth (1982) Rafael Eyzaguirre (Chile)
Sixteenth (1983) Mohsen Chafik (Egypt)
Seventeenth (1984) Iván Szász (Hungary)
Eighteenth (1985) Roland Loewe (Austria)
Nineteenth (1986) P. K. Kartha (India)
Twentieth (1987) Ana Isabel Piaggi de Vanossi (Argentina)
Twenty-first (1988) Henry M. Joko-Smart (Sierra Leone)
Twenty-second (1989) Jaromir Ruzicka (Czechoslovakia)
Twenty-third (1990) Michael Joachim Bonell (Italy)
Twenty-fourth (1991) Kazuaki Sono (Japan)
Twenty-fifth (1992) José Maria Abascal Zamora (Mexico)
Twenty-sixth (1993) Sani L. Mohammed (Nigeria)
Twenty-seventh (1994) David Morán Bovio (Spain)
Twenty-eighth (1995) Goh Phai Cheng (Singapore)
Twenty-ninth (1996) Ana Isabel Piaggi de Vanossi (Argentina)
Thirtieth (1997) Joseph Fred Bossa (Uganda)
Thirty-first (1998) Dumitru Mazilu (Romania)
Thirty-second (1999) Reinhard G. Renger (Germany)
Thirty-third (2000) Jeffrey Chan Wah Tek (Singapore)
Thirty-fourth (2001) Alejandro Ogarrio Reyes-España (Mexico)
Thirty-fifth (2002) Henry M. Joko-Smart (Sierra Leone)
Thirty-sixth (2003) Tore Wiwen-Nilsson (Sweden)
Thirty-seventh (2004) Wisit Wisitsora-At (Thailand)
Thirty-eighth (2005) Jorge Pinzón Sánchez (Colombia)
Thirty-ninth (2006) Stephen Karangizi (Uganda)



Annex IV
UNCITRAL working groups and chairpersons

Working Group I (Procurement)
Sixth session (2004)-Ninth session (2006) Stephen Karangizi (Uganda)

Working Group II (Arbitration) (renamed 2001)
Thirty-fifth session (2001)- José María Abascal Zamora (Mexico)
Forty-fourth session (2006)

Working Group III (Transport Law) (renamed 2001)
Ninth session (2002)- Rafael Illescas Ortiz (Spain)
Seventeenth session (2006)

Working Group IV (Electronic Commerce) (renamed 2001)
Thirty-ninth session (2002)- Jeffrey Chan Wah Tek (Singapore)
Forty-fourth session (2004)

Working Group V (Insolvency Law) (renamed 2001)
Twenty-fifth session (2001)- Wisit Wisitsora-At (Thailand)
Thirtieth session (2004)

Working Group VI (Security Interests)
First session (2002)-Tenth session (2006) Kathryn Sabo (Canada)



Annex V
Secretaries of UNCITRAL

Paolo Contini 1968-1969

John Honnold 1969-1974

Willem Vis 1974-1980

Kazuaki Sono 1980-1985

Eric Bergsten 1985-1991

Gerold Herrmann 1991-2001

Jernej Sekolec 2001- Not declared



Annexure - VI
44th Session Documents
27 June - 8 July 2011, Vienna

 A/66/17 - Report of the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law, forty-fourth
session (27 June - 8 July 2011)
Note: Unedited text as adopted. Subject to editing outside of the UNCITRAL Secretariat.
Translation pending.
 A/CN.9/711 - Provisional agenda, annotations thereto and scheduling of meetings of the forty-
fourth session
 A/CN.9/711/Corr.1 - Provisional agenda, annotations thereto and scheduling of meetings of the
forty-fourth session
 A/CN.9/712 - Report of Working Group II (Arbitration and Conciliation) on the work of its fifty-
third session (Vienna, 4-8 October 2010)
 A/CN.9/713 - Report of Working Group I (Procurement) on the work of its nineteenth session
(Vienna, 1-5 November 2010)
 A/CN.9/714 - Report of Working Group VI (Security Interests) on the work of its eighteenth
session (Vienna, 8-12 November 2010)
 A/CN.9/715 - Report of Working Group V (Insolvency Law) on the work of its thirty-ninth session
(Vienna, 6-10 December 2010)
 A/CN.9/716 - Report of Working Group III (Online Dispute Resolution) on the work of its twenty-
second session (Vienna, 13-17 December 2010)
 A/CN.9/717 - Report of Working Group II (Arbitration and Conciliation) on the work of its fifty-
fourth session (New York, 7-11 February 2011)
 A/CN.9/718 - Report of Working Group I (Procurement) on the work of its twentieth session
(New York, 14-18 March 2011)
 A/CN.9/719 - Report of Working Group VI (Security Interests) on the work of its nineteenth
session (New York, 11-15 April 2011)
 A/CN.9/720 - Comparison and analysis of major features of international instruments relating to
secured transactions
 A/CN.9/721 - Report of Working Group III (Online Dispute Resolution) on the work of its twenty-
third session (New York, 23-27 May 2011)
 A/CN.9/722 - Bibliography of recent writings related to the work of UNCITRAL
 A/CN.9/723 - Status of conventions and model laws
 A/CN.9/724 - Technical cooperation and assistance
 A/CN.9/725 - Coordination activities
 A/CN.9/726 - Promotion of ways and means of ensuring a uniform interpretation and
application of UNCITRAL legal texts
 A/CN.9/727 - Legal and regulatory issues surrounding microfinance
 A/CN.9/728 - Present and possible future work on electronic commerce
 A/CN.9/728/Add.1 - Present and possible future work on electronic commerce
 A/CN.9/729 - Draft revised text of the Model Law - Note by the Secretariat
 A/CN.9/729/Add.1 - Draft revised text of the Model Law - Note by the Secretariat



 A/CN.9/730 - Finalization and adoption of the UNCITRAL Model Law on Public Procurement -
Compilation of comments by Governments and international organizations on the draft Model
Law on Public Procurement
 A/CN.9/730/Add.1 - Finalization and adoption of the UNCITRAL Model Law on Public
Procurement - Compilation of comments by Governments and international organizations on
the draft Model Law on Public Procurement
 A/CN.9/730/Add.2 - Finalization and adoption of the UNCITRAL Model Law on Public
Procurement - Compilation of comments by Governments and international organizations on
the draft Model Law on Public Procurement
 A/CN.9/731 - Revised Guide to Enactment to accompany the UNCITRAL Model Law on Public
Procurement
 A/CN.9/731/Add.1 - Revised Guide to Enactment to accompany the UNCITRAL Model Law on
Public Procurement
Public Procurement
Public Procurement
Public Procurement
Public Procurement
Public Procurement
Public Procurement
Public Procurement
Public Procurement
 A/CN.9/732 - Judicial materials on the UNCITRAL Model Law on Cross-Border Insolvency
 A/CN.9/732/Add.1 - The UNCITRAL Model Law on Cross-Border Insolvency: The judicial
perspective (continued)
 A/CN.9/733 - Judicial materials on the UNCITRAL Model Law on Cross-Border Insolvency:
Compilation of comments by Governments
 A/CN.9/733/Add.1 - Judicial materials on the UNCITRAL Model Law on Cross-Border Insolvency:
Compilation of comments by Governments (continued)
 A/CN.9/734 - Note by the Secretariat - Annex - Proposal by the United Nations Conference on
Trade and Development (UNCTAD)



Annexure - VII
Future Meetings

 Commission Session 18 June-6 July 2012, New York [or 9-27 July 2012, Vienna]*

 Working Group I: Procurement 16-20 April 2012, New York [or 27 February-2 March 2012,
Vienna]*

 Working Group II: Arbitration and Conciliation
3-7 October 2011, Vienna; 6-10 February 2012, New York [or 30 January-3 February 2012,
Vienna]*

 Working Group III: Online Dispute Resolution
14-18 November 2011, Vienna; 28 May-1 June 2012, New York [or 7-11 May 2012, Vienna]*

 Working Group IV: Electronic Commerce
10-14 October 2011, Vienna; 13-17 February 2012, New York [or 9-13 January 2012, Vienna]*

 Working Group V: Insolvency Law
31 October-4 November 2011, Vienna; 9-13 April 2012, New York [or 20-24 February 2012,
Vienna]*

 Working Group VI: Security Interests
12-16 December 2011, Vienna; 14-18 May 2012, New York [or 5-9 March 2012, Vienna]*

* In line with the established pattern of UNCITRAL meetings, New York will be the location for meetings
scheduled to take place in the first half of 2012. These meetings will only take place in Vienna if the
resources required for the Secretariat to organize meetings in New York are not made available by the
General Assembly. Additional information can be found in A/66/17 (to be issued shortly).

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