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Commission on Commercial Law and Practice (CLP)
| Chair: |
Fabio Bortolotti (Professor at the Univiersity of Turin, Partner at Buffa, Bortolotti & Mathis - Turin) |
| Vice Chair: |
Charles Debattista (Professor of Commercial Law, University of Southampton) |
| Vice Chair: |
Ercüment Erdem (Professor of Commercial Law, Galatasaray University - İstanbul) |
| Commission Secretary: |
Emily O'Connor (Senior Policy Manager, ICC) |
The Commission on Commercial Law and Practice (CLP) facilitates international trade and promotes a balanced self-regulatory and regulatory legal framework for international business-to-business (B2B) transactions by:
- setting global business rules and standards that companies apply to millions of international B2B transactions every day;
- creating model contracts that facilitate trade between countries in all stages of development and between companies of all sizes and sectors;
- addressing the legal issues that arise from the increasing use of information and communication technologies (ICTs) in international business;
- providing leadership for the development of B2B self-regulation for an increasingly globalized market place;
- working actively with intergovernmental organizations and, when appropriate, national governments to help shape an enabling legal and regulatory framework.
Membership
The CLP Commission comprises 250 members from 42 countries, including partners in international law firms, in-house counsels, law professors and trade executives in member companies and international organizations.
ICC, as the foremost business rule-maker for international trade, sets voluntary rules that companies from all parts of the world apply to millions of transactions every year. The rules of the CLP Commission, such as Incoterms 2000, have become part of the legal fabric of international commerce.
ICC has direct access to national governments through its network of national committees. Backed by experts from its member companies, the ICC International Secretariat feeds business views into intergovernmental organizations as they shape policies that directly affect business operations.
Membership of ICC Commission on Commercial Law and practice provides unique benefits and strategic advantages for companies of all sizes and all parts of the world. Click here for information about how to join now!
Projects for 2008
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Begin process of revising Incoterms 2000 with input from ICC community.
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Develop ICC Model International Mergers and Acquisitions Contract (Asset Purchase Agreement).
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Develop ICC Technology Transfer Model Contract.
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Develop ICC Model on Subcontracting.
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Update ICC Model International Sales Contract.
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Influence vital international public procurement projects, including revisions to the WTO Government Procurement Agreement, the UNICTRAL Model Law on Procurement, and the EU’s Public Procurement Remedies Directives.
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Influence key international jurisdiction and applicable law initiatives, including Rome I and Rome II, to ensure they reflect the views of business.
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