Note concerning the meetings organised or to be organised by UNIDROIT during 2008 as well as meetings being organised on UNIDROIT's work

• Cape Town Convention and Aircraft Protocol – Accession by the United Arab Emirates

  On 29 April 2008 the Government of the United Arab Emirates’ instruments of accession to the Convention on International Interests in Mobile Equipment and the Protocol to the Convention on International Interests in Mobile Equipment on Matters specific to Aircraft Equipment were deposited with UNIDROIT. The United Arab Emirates made declarations under Articles 39(1)(a), 39(1)(b), 40, 52, 53 and 54(2) of the Convention and Articles XIX, XXIX, XXX(1), XXX(2) and XXX(3) of the Aircraft Protocol. The Convention and the Aircraft Protocol will enter into force for the United Arab Emirates on 1 August 2008. Further details about the Convention and Aircraft Protocol are available at the "Depositary Functions of UNIDROIT" page at http://www.unidroit.org/english/conventions/mobile-equipment/depositaryfunction/main.htm.

• Cape Town Convention Official Commentary – Revised Edition

  A Revised Edition of the Official Commentary to the Cape Town Convention and Aircraft Protocol is scheduled to be published by UNIDROIT in May 2008. Click here for further information and to order the Revised Edition at a special pre-publication price.

• Diplomatic Conference to adopt a Convention on Substantive Rules regarding Intermediated Securities

  The diplomatic Conference to adopt a Convention on Substantive Rules regarding Intermediated Securities (Geneva, 1-13 September 2008) will be 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 13 September 2008.