Report of the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law

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A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 127 Report of the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law on the work of its 19th session, published in 1987.

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18 versions · 1969–1987

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
1987	A/RES/41/77	Report of the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law	889	74%Compare
1986	A/RES/40/71	Report of the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law	842	65%Compare
1985	A/RES/39/82	Report of the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law	798	—
1984	A/RES/38/134	Report of the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law	—	—
1983	A/RES/37/106	Report of the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law	1,205	40%Compare

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16 subjects

Bills of Exchange Budget Contributions Conferences Contracts Cooperation Between Organizations Electronic Funds Transfer Factory Construction Fellowships Guidelines International Economic Relations International Law Codification International Trade Law Languages Promissory Notes Purchasing Treaties

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17 operative paragraphs

Takes note with appreciation of the report of the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law on the work of its nineteenth session;

Commends the Commission for the progress made in its work and for having reached decisions by consensus;

Notes the progress made by the Commission at its nineteenth session in the preparation of a draft Convention on International Bilis of Exchange and International Promissory Notes,22 and, in this connection:

Takes note of the need to minimize the financia! costs of adopting the Convention without sacrificing its quality or international acceptability;

Requests the Commission to complete its work on the draft Convention during its twentieth session;

Decides to consider the draft Convention during its forty-second session, with a view to its adoption or other appropriate action;

Cal/s upon the Commission to continue to take account of the relevant provisions of the resolutions concerning the new international economic order, as adopted by the General Assembly at its sixth and seventh special sessions;

Reaffirms the importance, in particular for developing countries, of the work carried out by the Working Group on the New International Economic Order on a legal guide on the drawing up of international contracts for construction of industrial works, and notes with satisfaction the progress made in the preparation of the legal guide;23 Welcomes the decision of the Commission to commence work on the subject of international procurement as a matter of priority;

Notes with particular satisfaction the completion by the Commission of the Legal Guide on Electronic Funds Transfers and welcomes its decisions to authorize the Secretary-General to publish the Legal Guide as a product of the work of the Secretariat, in ali official languages of the United Nations, and to undertake work on the formulation of model legal rules on electronic funds transfers;24 8.

Reaffirms the mandate of the Commission, as the core legal body within the United Nations system in the field of international trade law, to co-ordinate legal activities in this field in order to avoid duplication of effort and to promote efficiency, consistency and coherence in the unification and harmonization of international trade law, and, in this connection, recommends that the Commission, through its secretariat, should continue to maintain close co-operation with the other international organs and organizations, including regional organizations, active in the field of international trade law;

Reaffirms a/so the importance, in particular for developing countries, of the work of the Commission concerned with training and assistance in the field of international trade law and the desirability for it to sponsor symposia and seminars, in particular those organized on a regional basis, to promote such training and assistance, and, in this connection:

Expresses its appreciation to those regional organizations and institutions that have collaborated with the secretariat ofthe Commission in organizing regional seminars and symposia in the field of international trade law;

Welcomes the initiatives being undertaken by the Commission and its secretariat to collaborate with other organizations and institutions in the organization of regional seminars;

( e) Invites Governments, international organizations and institutions to assist the secretariat ofthe Commission in financing and organizing regional seminars and symposia, in particular in developing countries;

Invites Governments, relevant United Nations organs, organizations, institutions and individuals to make voluntary contributions to allow the resumption of the programme of the Commission for the award of fellowships on a regular basis to candidates from developing countries to enable them to participate in such symposia and seminars;

Stresses the importance of bringing into effect the conventions emanating from the work of the Commission for the global unification and harmonization of international trade law;

Recommends that the Commission should continue its work on the topics included in its programme of work;

Expresses its appreciation for the important role played by the International Trade Law Branch of the Office of Legal Affairs of the Secretariat, as the substantive secretariat of the Commission, in assisting in the structuring and implementation of the work programme of the Commission.

IX. 21 /bid., Supplement No. 17 (A/41/17). 22 /bid., annex 1. 23 /bid., chap. 111, sect. A.

24 [bid .. chap. 11, sect. B

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