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ICC Model Contracts and Clauses

ICC Model Contracts and Clauses provide businesses – from start-ups to SMEs to multinationals – with practical legal tools for international commercial activities, including sales, franchising, trademark licenses, and more.

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What are the ICC Model Contracts and Clauses?

Our easy-to-use model contracts and clauses are drafted by legal experts from across ICC’s worldwide network, providing balanced, neutral templates rich with guidance for use across legal jurisdictions.

The models cover a broad range of key topics arising in international trade, from sale, agency and distribution to intellectual property to anti-corruption.

Why choose ICC Model Contracts and Clauses?

Building on a century of experience

Our models build on our century-long experience as the world’s leading arbitral institution: the International Court of Arbitration, and the pioneering role we have played supporting global trade through investment in dispute prevention and resolution. The ICC Models are integral parts to our cause.

Fully customisable

The ICC Model Contracts and Clauses are editable according to your or your clients’ specific needs and situation. They are also designed to be used across all jurisdictions to provide balanced solutions representing the interests of all parties.

Applicable for everyone, every day, everywhere

Unlike other models, ICC Models do not favour any industry sector, geography or category of parties (such as sellers or buyers). In case of dispute, ICC Models provide users flexibility in the innovative choice of either a particular national law or — where such option is not favoured — general principles of international commercial law.

Who can use the models? 

The ICC Model Contracts and Clauses are designed for businesses looking for a balanced international template during negotiations. Featuring expert guidance notes, the models provide a solid foundation even for those who don’t have in-house legal support.

Our models also serve as a neutral, international benchmark that can help guide negotiations among even the most experienced legal practitioners.