Report on the Meeting of the Drafting Committee of 18-20 April 2005 in Preparation of The Twentieth Session of June 2005. Prof. Ron Brand's proposed modifications.

UNIDROIT 2006: Study LXXVIII -Preliminary Draft Convention on Substantive Rules Regarding Intermediated Securities (as adopted by the Committee of Experts at its second session, held in Rome, 06-14 March 2006); Doc. 40 (Comments by the European Banking Federation); Doc. 39 (Comments by the Government of the United States); Doc. 38 (Comments by the Government of Argentina); Doc. 37 (Comments by ISDA); Doc. 36 (Comments by the Government of the United States); Doc. 35 (Comments by the Government of the United States); Doc. 34 (Comments by the Government of France); Doc. 33 rev. (Comments by the Government of the Russian Federation).

American Law Institute (ALI) and UNIDROIT Draft Principles of Transnational Procedure (September 2003).

UNCITRAL Working Party I on Procurement: A/CN.9/WG.I/WP.41 - Annotated provisional agenda; A/CN.9/WG.I/WP.42 - Possible revisions to the UNCITRAL Model Law on Procurement of Goods, Construction and Services - drafting materials addressing the use of electronic communications in public procurement; A/CN.9/WG.I/WP.42/Add.1 - Possible revisions to the UNCITRAL Model Law on Procurement of Goods, Construction and Services - drafting materials addressing the use of electronic communications in public procurement; A/CN.9/WG.I/WP.43 - Possible revisions to the UNCITRAL Model Law on Procurement of Goods, Construction and Services - drafting materials for the use of electronic reverse auctions in public procurement and addressing abnormally low tenders; A/CN.9/WG.I/WP.43/Add.1 - Possible revisions to the UNCITRAL Model Law on Procurement of Goods, Construction and Services - drafting materials for the use of electronic reverse auctions in public procurement and addressing abnormally low tenders; A/CN.9/WG.I/WP.44 - Possible revisions to the UNCITRAL Model Law on Procurement of Goods, Construction and Services - the use of framework agreements in public procurement; A/CN.9/WG.I/WP.44/Add.1 -Possible revisions to the UNCITRAL Model Law on Procurement of Goods, Construction and Services - the use of framework agreements in public procurement; A/CN.9/WG.I/WP.45 - Possible revisions to the UNCITRAL Model Law on Procurement of Goods, Construction and Services - issues arising from the use of suppliers' lists; and A/CN.9/WG.I/WP.45/Add.1 - Possible revisions to the UNCITRAL Model Law on Procurement of Goods, Construction and Services - issues arising from the use of suppliers' lists.

The UNCITRAL Working Party III on Transport Law: A/CN.9/WG.III/WP.60 - Annotated provisional agenda; A/CN.9/WG.III/WP.60/Corr.1 - Annotated provisional agenda, Corrigendum; A/CN.9/WG.III/WP.61 - Transport Law: Preparation of a draft convention on the carriage of goods [wholly or partly] [by sea] - Proposal by Finland on scope of application, freedom of contract and related provisions; A/CN.9/WG.III/WP.62 - Transport Law: Preparation of a draft convention on the carriage of goods [wholly or partly] [by sea] - Transport documents and electronic transport records: Document presented for information by the delegation of the United States of America; A/CN.9/WG.III/WP.63 - Transport Law: Preparation of a draft convention on the carriage of goods [wholly or partly] [by sea] - Delivery to the consignee: Proposal by the delegation of Switzerland on the carrier's right of retention of the goods; A/CN.9/WG.III/WP.64 - Transport Law: Preparation of a draft convention on the carriage of goods [wholly or partly] [by sea] - Comments of the European Shippers' Council regarding the draft convention on the carriage of goods [wholly or partly] [by sea]; A/CN.9/WG.III/WP.65 - Transport Law: Preparation of a draft convention on the carriage of goods [wholly or partly] [by sea] - Proposal by Japan on scope of application; A/CN.9/WG.III/WP.66 - Transport Law: Preparation of a draft convention on the carriage of goods [wholly or partly] [by sea] - Volume Contracts: Document presented for the information of the Working Group by the Comité Maritime International; A/CN.9/WG.III/WP.67 - Transport Law: Preparation of a draft convention on the carriage of goods [wholly or partly] [by sea] - Shipper's Obligations: Drafting proposal by the Swedish delegation; A/CN.9/WG.III/WP.68 - Transport Law: Preparation of a draft convention on the carriage of goods [wholly or partly] [by sea] - Proposal by the Netherlands on bills of lading consigned to a named person; A/CN.9/WG.III/WP.69 - Transport Law: Preparation of a draft convention on the carriage of goods [wholly or partly] [by sea] - Shipper's Obligations: United States Proposal on Chapter 8; and A/CN.9/WG.III/WP.70 - Transport Law: Preparation of a draft convention on the carriage of goods [wholly or partly] [by sea] - Proposals by the Italian delegation regarding Transport Documents and Electronic Transport Records and Scope of Application, Freedom of Contract and Related Provisions.

The UNCITRAL Working Party VI on Security Interests started on January 30, 2006: Annotated provisional agenda, Recommendations of the draft legislative guide on secured transactions,  Recommendations of the draft legislative guide on secured transactions addendum 1, Draft legislative guide on secured transactions - Security rights in rights to drawing proceeds from an independent undertaking: definitions and recommendations addendum 2, Recommendations of the draft legislative guide on secured transactions addendum 3, Recommendations of the draft legislative guide on secured transactions addendum 4, Recommendations of the draft legislative guide on secured transactions addendum 5.

The UNCITRAL Working Party II on Arbitration started on January 23, 2006: Annotated Provisional Agenda, Annotated Provisional Agenda addendum, Settlement of commercial disputes - Preparation of uniform provisions on written form for arbitration agreements - Article II(2) of the Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards (New York, 1958)  and Settlement of Commercial disputes - Interim measures of protection.

Secretariat's November 19, 2004 Note Regarding UNCITRAL Working Group II's Interim Measures of Protection in Arbitration Project.

Working Group I's September 17, 2004 Final Report on Procurement.

United Nations' November 23, 2005 Convention on the Use of Electronic Communications in International Contracts was opened for signature on January 16, 2006. 

The National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws' November 2004 draft model Foreign Country Money Judgments Act (Interim Draft).