MAC PROTOCOL - DIPLOMATIC CONFERENCE (Pretoria 11-22 November 2019)

The Summary of Conclusions of the UNCITRAL/UNIDROIT first Joint Workshop on the legal issues arising from the use of Smart Contracts, Artificial Intelligence and Distributed Ledger Technology on 6-7 May 2019 are now publicly available online.

The second regional consultation workshop on the ALIC Zero Draft was held on Friday 9 August 2019 at the University of São Paulo Faculty of Law (USP).

On Thursday 8 August 2019, UNIDROIT organised a regional consultation workshop in São Paolo Brazil on the Legal and Economic Benefits of the future MAC Protocol for Latin American States.

On 19 July 2019, Mr Boil Banov, Minister of Culture of Bulgaria, visited UNIDROIT together with a delegation.

On 8 - 9 July 2019 UNIDROIT delivered its first regional consultation on the ALIC Zero Draft in Beijing.

On 8 July 2019, UNIDROIT participated in an event in Beijing promoting the Convention on International Interests in Mobile Equipment (Cape Town Convention), the Luxembourg Rail Protocol and future Mining, Agricultural and Construction (MAC) Protocol.

On 16 July 2019, Deputy Secretary-General Anna Veneziano participated in a meeting in Berne hosted by the Secretary General of the Intergovernmental Organisation for International Carriage by Rail (OTIF), Mr Wolfgang Küpper, with participation of the Chair of the Rail Working Group Mr Howard Rosen and the Co-Chair of Preparatory Commission Mr Peter Bloch.