
This collection of documents comprises the Annual Report on the activity of the International Institute for the Unification of Private Law (UNIDROIT), a summary of the conclusions reached by the Governing Council of UNIDROIT at its annual session, the report on the annual session of the General Assembly of UNIDROIT member States, the final texts of instruments prepared under the auspices of UNIDROIT, documents concerning current work on instruments adopted as well as the preparatory work, consisting of the studies and reports of the various working groups and committees of governmental experts, on items on the UNIDROIT Work Programme.
INSTITUTIONAL DOCUMENTS
SUMMARY OF THE CONCLUSIONS REACHED BY THE GOVERNING COUNCIL AT ITS 78TH SESSION
UNIDROIT 1999 - Study L - Doc. 59
UNIDROIT 1999 - Study L - Doc. 60
UNIDROIT 1999 - Study L - Doc. 61
UNIDROIT 1999 - Study L - Doc. 62
UNIDROIT 1999 - Study L Misc. 21
UNIDROIT 1999 - Study L - Doc. 63
UNIDROIT 1999 - Study L Doc. 63/Add.1
UNIDROIT 1999 - Study L - Doc. 64
UNIDROIT 1999 - Study L - Doc. 65
UNIDROIT 1999 - Study LXVIII - Doc. 19
UNIDROIT 1999 - Study LXXII - Doc. 48 / UNIDROIT 1999 - Study LXXII D - Doc. 8
UNIDROIT 1999 - Study LXXII - Doc. 49 / UNIDROIT 1999 - Study LXXII D - Doc. 9
UNIDROIT 1999 - Study LXXII - Doc. 49 / UNIDROIT 1999 - Study LXXII D - Doc. 9
Governing Council: 78th session (Rome, 12-16 April 1999)
CURRENT WORK ON ITEMS ON THE UNIDROIT WORK PROGRAMME
UNIDROIT 1999 - C.D. (78) 2
General Assembly, 53rd session (Rome, 25 November 2000)

ANNUAL REPORT 1998 Rome, 1999
UNIDROIT 1999 - A.G. (53) 10
MINUTES (prepared by the UNIDROITSecretariat) - Rome, December 1999
Study L Principles of International Commercial Contracts
UNIDROIT 1999 - Study L - Doc. 58
Study LXV - Programme of Legal Co-operation
Working Group for the preparation of Principles of International Commercial Contracts. CHAPTER [...] LIMITATION OF ACTIONS BY PRESCRIPTION (Position Paper prepared by Professor P. Schlechtriem) Rome, January 1999
Working Group for the preparation of Principles of International Commercial Contracts. THIRD PARTY RIGHTS UNDER CONTRACT (Position Paper prepared by Professor M. Furmston) Rome, February 1999
Working Group for the preparation of Principles of International Commercial Contracts. UNIDROIT PRINCIPLES AND ELECTRONIC COMMERCE (Position Paper prepared by Professor T. Uchida) Rome, February 1999
Working Group for the preparation of Principles of International Commercial Contracts. ASSIGNMENT OF CONTRACTUAL RIGHTS AND DUTIES (Position Paper prepared by Professor M. Fontaine) Rome, February 1999
Working Group for the preparation of Principles of International Commercial Contracts. SET-OFF (Position Paper prepared by Professor C. Jauffret-Spinosi) Rome, February 1999
[In French; the English language version of this document was issued in 2000 as UNIDROIT 2000 -Study L - Doc. 62 bis]
Working Group for the preparation of Principles of International Commercial Contracts. SUMMARY RECORDS OF THE MEETING HELD IN BOLZANO/BOZEN FROM 22 TO 26 FEBRUARY 1999 (Prepared by the Secretariat of UNIDROIT) Rome, June 1999
Working Group for the preparation of Principles of International Commercial Contracts. CHAPTER [...] AUTHORITY OF AGENTS (Revised draft prepared by Professor M.J. Bonell in the light of the discussions of the Working Group at its second session) Rome, March 1999
Working Group for the preparation of Principles of International Commercial Contracts. COMMENTS ON THE REVISED DRAFT CHAPTER ON AUTHORITY OF AGENTS (Study L - Doc. 63) by Professors D. DeMott and F. Reynolds Rome, December 1999
Working Group for the preparation of Principles of International Commercial Contracts. CHAPTER [...] LIMITATION OF ACTIONS BY PRESCRIPTION (Draft and Explanatory Notes prepared by Professor P. Schlechtriem) Rome, November 1999
Working Group for the preparation of Principles of International Commercial Contracts. CHAPTER [...] ASSIGNMENT OF RIGHTS, TRANSFER OF DUTIES AND ASSIGNMENT OF CONTRACTS Section I: ASSIGNMENT OF RIGHTS (Draft and Explanatory Notes prepared by Professor M. Fontaine) Rome, December 1999
UNIDROIT 1999 - Study LXV Scholarships: Impl. 12
Study LXVIII International Franchising

Research Scholarships Programme. IMPLEMENTATION AS OF 31 DECEMBER 1999 Rome, December 1999
UNIDROIT 1999 - Study LXVIII - Doc. 18
Study LXXII International Interests in Mobile Equipment
Study Group on franchising. Drafting Committee, First Session, Rome, 14 - 16 January 1999. REPORT (Prepared by the Secretariat) Rome, November 1999
Study Group on franchising. MODEL LAW ON FRANCHISING. Text of the Preliminary Draft as adopted by the Drafting Committee at its First Session, held in Rome from 14 to 16 January 1999, with COMMENTS prepared by the UNIDROIT Secretariat Rome, November 1999
UNIDROIT 1999 - Study LXXII - Doc. 47
UNIDROIT Committee of Governmental Experts for the preparation of a draft Convention on International Interests in Mobile Equipment and a draft Protocol thereto on Matters specific to Aircraft Equipment / Sub-Committee of the ICAO Legal Committee on the study of international interests in mobile equipment (aircraft equipment). First Joint Session (Rome, 1-12 February 1999)

Committee of governmental experts for the preparation of a draft Convention on International Interests in Mobile Equipment and a draft Protocol on Matters specific to Aircraft Equipment. PRELIMINARY DRAFT UNIDROIT CONVENTION ON INTERNATIONAL INTERESTS IN MOBILE EQUIPMENT: DISCUSSION PAPER ON THE LEGAL RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE PRELIMINARY DRAFT CONVENTION AND ITS EQUIPMENT SPECIFIC PROTOCOLS (prepared by Ms C. Chinkin (Professor of Public International Law, London School of Economics) and Ms C. Kessedjian (Professor of Law; Deputy Secretary-General, Hague Conference on Private International Law) at the request of the Steering and Revisions Committee) Rome, January 1999
Committee of governmental experts for the preparation of a draft Convention on International Interests in Mobile Equipment and a draft Protocol on Matters specific to Aircraft Equipment. PRELIMINARY DRAFT UNIDROIT CONVENTION ON INTERNATIONAL INTERESTS IN MOBILE EQUIPMENT and PRELIMINARY DRAFT PROTOCOL TO THE PRELIMINARY DRAFT UNIDROIT CONVENTION ON INTERNATIONAL INTERESTS IN MOBILE EQUIPMENT ON MATTERS SPECIFIC TO AIRCRAFT EQUIPMENT: COMMENTS (submitted by the Government of Switzerland) Rome, January 1999
Committee of governmental experts for the preparation of a draft Convention on International Interests in Mobile Equipment and a draft Protocol on Matters specific to Aircraft Equipment. PRELIMINARY DRAFT UNIDROIT CONVENTION ON INTERNATIONAL INTERESTS IN MOBILE EQUIPMENT and PRELIMINARY DRAFT PROTOCOL TO THE PRELIMINARY DRAFT UNIDROIT CONVENTION ON INTERNATIONAL INTERESTS IN MOBILE EQUIPMENT ON MATTERS SPECIFIC TO AIRCRAFT EQUIPMENT: COMMENTS (submitted by the Government of Japan) Rome, January 1999
UNIDROIT CGE / Int.Int./Report
UNIDROIT Committee of Governmental Experts for the preparation of a draft Convention on International Interests in Mobile Equipment and a draft Protocol thereto on Matters specific to Aircraft Equipment / Sub-Committee of the ICAO Legal Committee on the study of international interests in mobile equipment (aircraft equipment). Second Joint Session (Montreal, 24 August - 3 September 1999)
ICAO Ref. LSC/ME-Report 
REPORT
ICAO Ref. LSC/ME/2-Report
Study LXXII D - International Interests in Aircraft Equipment
UNIDROIT CGE/Int.Int./2-Report 
REPORT
UNIDROIT 1999 - Study LXXII - Doc. 48 / UNIDROIT 1999 - Study LXXII D - Doc. 8
Study LXXVI Principles and Rules of Transnational Civil Procedure

Committee of governmental experts for the preparation of a draft Convention on International Interests in Mobile Equipment and a draft Protocol on Matters specific to Aircraft Equipment. PRELIMINARY DRAFT UNIDROIT CONVENTION ON INTERNATIONAL INTERESTS IN MOBILE EQUIPMENT and PRELIMINARY DRAFT PROTOCOL TO THE PRELIMINARY DRAFT UNIDROIT CONVENTION ON INTERNATIONAL INTERESTS IN MOBILE EQUIPMENT ON MATTERS SPECIFIC TO AIRCRAFT EQUIPMENT: COMMENTS (submitted by the Government of Switzerland) Rome, January 1999
Committee of governmental experts for the preparation of a draft Convention on International Interests in Mobile Equipment and a draft Protocol on Matters specific to Aircraft Equipment. PRELIMINARY DRAFT UNIDROIT CONVENTION ON INTERNATIONAL INTERESTS IN MOBILE EQUIPMENT and PRELIMINARY DRAFT PROTOCOL TO THE PRELIMINARY DRAFT UNIDROIT CONVENTION ON INTERNATIONAL INTERESTS IN MOBILE EQUIPMENT ON MATTERS SPECIFIC TO AIRCRAFT EQUIPMENT: COMMENTS (submitted by the Government of Japan) Rome, January 1999
UNIDROIT 1999 - Study LXXVI - Doc. 1

Transnational Rules of Civil Procedure. FEASIBILITY STUDY (prepared by Rolf Stόrner, Professor of Law, University of Freiburg, Germany) Rome, February 1999