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ICC calls on the World Customs Organization to encourage customs administrations to grant payment and debt relief on ATA Carnets issued in Ukraine given the ongoing crisis.

This is the third release of the ICC Task Force on Cartels and Leniency and the sixth publication “designed by business for business” of the ICC Commission on Competition. Intended as a living document, the Manual aims to demystify the leniency application process and assist business with filing local or multi-jurisdictional applications.

Lack of trust in cross-border data flows leads to uncertainty that may discourage the participation of individuals, businesses, and even governments in the global digital economy. Without clear parameters and rules around government access to personal data, including access across international borders, legal uncertainty will persist, likely leading to the proliferation of data localisation measures, which negatively impact the global digital economy. Achieving consensus on common principles for trusted government access to personal data held by the private sector will support the transfer of data between jurisdictions by commercial entities and result in positive economic and social impacts.

In a statement issued by ICC Secretary General John W.H. Denton AO, the International Chamber of Commerce has called for urgent concerted international effort to maintain the viability of Ukraine’s private sector over the coming weeks and months.

Businesses can help support the inclusion of Ukrainian refugees in their host countries, and many companies are already stepping up in different ways. ICC and IOM have worked together to provide this guidance on steps companies can take to respond to the conflict and the resulting displacement.

Jointly published by ICC and Global Credit Data (GCD), the ICC/GCD 2022 Performance Guarantees Paper is an updated revision of a 2019 study on Performance Guarantees.

ICC and the WHO Foundation calls on businesses to join the humanitarian response to the health crisis in Ukraine and help to provide life-saving care and support to those in need.

To facilitate the implementation of the existing cybersecurity acquis (agreed norms and international law), a common implementation framework is needed. On the model of the Sustainable Development Goals, these could be thought of as the “Cyber Development Goals” (CDGs) that would define the necessary technical, legal and policy framework and capacities needed for implementation and inspire collective action. CDGs would primarily be a common capacity building instrument at the nation state level and would depend on states’ commitment to systematically track and report their progress on implementation.

The ICC World Chambers Federation Certificate of Origin Council released a new recommendation paper, noted and reviewed by the ICC Global Customs and Trade Facilitation Commission, calling for the inclusion of multi systems for proof of origin in FTAs.

The Standards Toolkit for Cross-Border Paperless Trade is a joint publication by ICC Digital Standards Initiative and the World Trade Organization.