The first session of the diplomatic Conference to adopt a Convention on Substantive Rules regarding Intermediated Securities was held, under the auspices of the International Institute for the Unification of Private Law (UNIDROIT), at the invitation of the Government of Switzerland, in Geneva, from 1 to 12 September 2008.

52 States, 11 international Organisations, the European Community and the European Central Bank participated in the first session of the Diplomatic Conference.

Conference documents (first session)

The final session of the diplomatic Conference to adopt a Convention on Substantive Rules regarding Intermediated Securities was held, under the auspices of the International Institute for the Unification of Private Law (UNIDROIT), at the invitation of the Government of Switzerland, in Geneva, from 5 to 9 October 2009.

50 States, 13 international Organisations, the European Community and the European Central Bank participated in the final session of the Diplomatic Conference. On 9 October 2009, 37 States (Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bangladesh, Belgium, Brazil, Cameroon, Canada, Chile, Czech Republic, Egypt, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, India, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Nigeria, Poland, Portugal, Korea, Russian Federation, Senegal, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States of America and Zimbabwe) as well as the European Community signed the Final Act (English , French ), and one State (Bangladesh) signed the Convention.

The UNIDROIT Convention on Substantive Rules for Intermediated Securities, adopted by the Conference on 9 October 2009, was drafted in a single original in the English and French languages.

Conference documents (final session)