UNIDROIT Proceedings and Papers 2005

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.

CONTENTS

INSTITUTIONAL DOCUMENTS

Governing Council: 84th session (Rome, 18-20 April 2005)
UNIDROIT 2005 - C.D. (84) 2
ANNUAL REPORT 2004 – Rome, 2005

SUMMARY OF THE CONCLUSIONS REACHED BY THE GOVERNING COUNCIL AT ITS 84TH SESSION

General Assembly, 59th session (Rome, 1 December 2005)
UNIDROIT 2005 - A.G. (59) 12
REPORT (prepared by the UNIDROITSecretariat) - December 2005


CURRENT WORK ON ITEMS ON THE UNIDROIT WORK PROGRAMME

Study LIX A – Model Law on Leasing
UNIDROIT 2005 - Study LIX A - Doc. 1
Advisory Board for the preparation of a Model Law on Leasing. First session, Rome 17-18 October 2005. KEY ISSUES RAISED BY THE PREPARATION OF A MODEL LAW ON LEASING (memorandum prepared by the UNIDROIT Secretariat) – October 2005

UNIDROIT 2005 - Study LIX A - Doc. 2
Advisory Board for the preparation of a Model Law on Leasing. First session, Rome 17-18 October 2005. SUMMARY REPORT (prepared by the UNIDROIT Secretariat) – October 2005

UNIDROIT 2005 - Study LIX A - Doc. 3
Advisory Board for the preparation of a Model Law on Leasing. First session, Rome 17-18 October 2005. PRELIMINARY DRAFT MODEL LAW ON LEASING (prepared by Mr R.M. DeKoven, Reporter, on the basis of the guidelines provided by the Advisory Board at its first session (Rome, 17 October 2005)) – November 2005 UNIDROIT 2005 - A.B./Leasing/1/W.P. 1
Advisory Board for the preparation of a Model Law on Leasing. First session, Rome 17-18 October 2005. DRAFT AGENDA - October 2005

UNIDROIT 2005 - A.B./Leasing/1/W.P. 2
Advisory Board for the preparation of a Model Law on Leasing. First session, Rome 17-18 October 2005. COMMENTS REGARDING THE KEY ISSUES TO BE DEALT WITH IN A MODEL LAW ON LEASING. Comments by Mr R. Castillo-Triana (Colombia), Member of the Advisory Board, on memorandum prepared by UNIDROIT Secretariat - October 2005

UNIDROIT 2005 - A.B./Leasing/1/W.P. 3
Advisory Board for the preparation of a Model Law on Leasing. First session, Rome 17-18 October 2005. COMMENTS REGARDING THE KEY ISSUES TO BE DEALT WITH IN A MODEL LAW ON LEASING. Comments by Mr E.M. Bey (France/Tunisia), Member of the Advisory Board, on memorandum prepared by UNIDROIT Secretariat - October 2005

Study LXV - Programme of Legal Co-operation
UNIDROIT 2005 - Study LXV – Scholarships : Impl. 17
Research Scholarships Programme: IMPLEMENTATION REPORT FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR 2005 – December 2005
Study LXXII H – International Interests in Railway Rolling Stock
UNIDROIT 2005 - Study LXXII H - Doc. 17
Committee of Governmental Experts for the preparation of a Draft Protocol to the Convention on International Interests in Mobile Equipment on Matters specific to Railway Rolling Stock. Rail Registry Task Force, Fourth Meeting (Rome, 22-24 February 2005). SUMMARY REPORT (prepared by the UNIDROIT Secretariat) – April 2005

UNIDROIT 2005 - Study LXXII H - Doc. 18
Committee of Governmental Experts for the preparation of a Draft Protocol to the Convention on International Interests in Mobile Equipment on Matters specific to Railway Rolling Stock. Preliminary Draft Protocol to the Convention on International Interests in Mobile Equipment on Matters specific to Railway Rolling Stock (Articles V, XIII, XVII and XVIII, amended by a Sub-Committee of the Drafting Committee of the Joint UNIDROIT/OTIF Committee of governmental experts which met in Rome on 23rd February 2005, on the basis of the discussions of the Rail Registry Task Force which held its fourth meeting in Rome from 22nd to 24th February 2005): INTRODUCTORY REMARKS by the UNIDROIT Secretariat – April 2005

Study LXXVI – Principles and Rules of Transnational Civil Procedure
UNIDROIT 2005 - Study LXXVI - Doc. 13 [limited distribution]
Joint American Law Institute / UNIDROIT Working Group on Principles and Rules of Transnational Civil Procedure. ALI/UNIDROIT PRINCIPLES OF TRANSNATIONAL CIVIL PROCEDURE. APPENDIX: RULES OF TRANSNATIONAL CIVIL PROCEDURE (A Reporters' Study) – Rome, January 2005
Study LXXVIII – Transactions on Transnational and Connected Capital Markets - Intermediated Securities
UNIDROIT 2005 - Study LXXVIII - Doc. 20
UNIDROIT Committee of Governmental Experts for the Preparation of a Draft Convention on Harmonised Substantive Rules regarding Intermediated Securities Held with an Intermediary. COMMENTS BY GOVERNMENTS AND INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATIONS (Comments by the Government of Finland, the Government of Spain, the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (ISDA) and by the European Banking Federation) - April 2005

UNIDROIT 2005 - Study LXXVIII - Doc. 21
UNIDROIT Committee of Governmental Experts for the Preparation of a Draft Convention on Harmonised Substantive Rules regarding Intermediated Securities Held with an Intermediary. COMMENTS BY GOVERNMENTS AND INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATIONS (Comments by the Governments of Germany and the United States of America) - April 2005

UNIDROIT 2005 - Study LXXVIII - Doc. 22
UNIDROIT Committee of Governmental Experts for the Preparation of a Draft Convention on Harmonised Substantive Rules regarding Intermediated Securities Held with an Intermediary. COMMENTS BY GOVERNMENTS AND INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATIONS (Comments by the Government of the Republic of Tunisia) - April 2005

UNIDROIT 2005 - Study LXXVIII - Doc. 23 rev.
UNIDROIT Committee of Governmental Experts for the Preparation of a Draft Convention on Harmonised Substantive Rules regarding Intermediated Securities Held with an Intermediary.First session, Rome, 9/20 May 2005. FINAL REPORT – August 2005

UNIDROIT 2005 - Study LXXVIII - Doc. 24
UNIDROIT Committee of Governmental Experts for the Preparation of a Draft Convention on Harmonised Substantive Rules regarding Intermediated Securities Held with an Intermediary.First session, Rome, 9/20 May 2005. PRELIMINARY DRAFT CONVENTION ON HARMONISED SUBSTANTIVE RULES REGARDING INTERMEDIATED SECURITIES (as adopted by the Committee of Governmental Experts at its first session, held in Rome, 9-20 May 2005) – June 2005

UNIDROIT 2005 - Study LXXVIII - SEM. 1
UNIDROIT Seminar on Intermediated Securities – Bern, Switzerland, 15-17 September 2005 – Rome 2005

UNIDROIT 2005 - Study LXXVIII - SEM. 2
UNIDROIT Seminar on Intermediated Securities – São Paulo, Brazil, 13-14 October 2005 – Rome 2005

CURRENT WORK ON UNIDROIT'S DEPOSITORY FUNCTIONS
Convention on International Interests in Mobile Equipment (Cape Town, 2001)
Protocol to the Convention on International Interests in Mobile Equipment on Matters Specific to Aircraft Equipment (Cape Town, 2001)
UNIDROIT 2005 DC9/DEP – Doc. 1 Rev. 1
The system of declarations under the Convention on International Interests in Mobile Equipment and the Protocol thereto on Matters Specific to Aircraft Equipment: An explanatory memorandum for the assistance of States and regional economic integration Organisations in the completing of declarations (prepared by the Secretariat of UNIDROIT, as Depositary)

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