97TH SESSION (ROME, 2-4 MAY 2018)

Documents in connection with the
97^th session of the Governing Council of UNIDROIT
(Rome, 2-4 May 2018)

• Summary Conclusions (C.D. (97) Misc. 2)
• Report (C.D. (97) 19)

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-> Revised Provisional Order of Business (C.D. (97) Misc. 1 rev. 02)

1. Adoption of the Revised annotated draft agenda (C.D. (97) 1 rev. 02)

2. Appointment of the First and Second Vice-Presidents of the Governing Council
(C.D. (97) 1 rev. 02)

3. Reports

(a) Annual Report 2017 (C.D. (97) 2)
(b) Report of the UNIDROIT Foundation

4. Report of the President on the conduct of the selection process of the Secretary-General
and appointment of the new Secretary-General (C.D. (97) 3) (RESTRICTED)

5. International Interests in Mobile Equipment

(a) Implementation and status of the Luxembourg Rail Protocol and of the Space Protocol
(C.D. (97) 4)

[Related documents:
– UNIDROIT 2017 – C.D. (96) 2;
– UNIDROIT 2017 – C.D. (96) 4;
– UNIDROIT 2018 – C.D. (97) 2]

(b) Preliminary draft Protocol to the Cape Town Convention on Matters Specific to Mining,
Agricultural and Construction Equipment (C.D. (97) 5)

[Related documents:
– UNIDROIT 2017 – Study 72K – CGE2 – Report – Appendix III;
– UNIDROIT 2017 – Study 72K – CGE2 – Report;
– MAC Protocol Promotional Flyer]

(c) Preparation of other Protocols to the Cape Town Convention: “Ships and maritime
transport equipment” and “Renewable energy equipment” (C.D. (97) 18)

[Related documents:
– UNIDROIT 2018 – C.D. (97) 2, at pp. 14-15;
– UNIDROIT 2016 – C.D. (95) 13 Add. 4 rev.
(regarding ships and maritime transport equipment);
– UNIDROIT 2016 – C.D. (95) 13 Add. 5 (regarding renewable energy equipment);
– UNIDROIT 2013 – C. D. (92) 5 (c)/(d);
– UNIDROIT 2016 – C.D. (95) 13 rev. (Part B(2))]

6. Transactions on Transnational and Connected Capital Markets: the UNIDROIT Legislative
Guide on Intermediated Securities (C.D. (97) 6)

7. Private Law and Agricultural Development

(a) Follow-up activities and promotion of the UNIDROIT/FAO/IFAD Legal Guide on
Contract Farming (C.D. (97) 7(a))

[Related documents:
– UNIDROIT/FAO/IFAD Legal Guide on Contract Farming;
– Contract Farming webpage;
– Community of Practice on Legal Aspects of Contract Farming Webpage]

(b) Preparation of an international guidance document on agricultural land investment
contracts (C.D. (97) 7(b))

[Related documents:
– UNIDROIT 2017 – C.D. (96) 6(b);
– UNIDROIT 2016 – C.D. (95) 7(b)]

8. Transnational civil procedure

– (a) Formulation of ELI-UNIDROIT regional rules (C.D. (97) 8(a))

[Related documents:
– UNIDROIT 2017 – C.D. (96) 7;
– UNIDROIT 2018 – C.D. (97) 2]

– (b) Principles on Effective Enforcement (C.D.(97) 8(b))

[Related document: UNIDROIT 2018 – C.D. (97) 2]

9. International Commercial Contracts: Formulation of Principles of Reinsurance Contracts
(C.D. (97) 9 rev.)

[Related document: UNIDROIT 2018 – C.D. (97) 2]

10. International Sales Law: Preparation of a guidance document on existing texts in the area
of international sales law in cooperation with UNCITRAL and the Hague Conference on
Private International Law (C.D. (97) 10).

[Related document: UNIDROIT 2018 – C.D. (97) 2]

11. International protection of cultural property (C.D. (97) 11)

(a) Follow-up activities and promotion of the 1995 UNIDROIT Convention on Stolen or
Illegally Exported Cultural Objects and the Model Provisions on State Ownership of
Undiscovered Cultural Objects
(b) Private art collections

[Related document: Annual Report 2017 (C.D. (97) (2)]

12. Promotion of UNIDROIT instruments (C.D. (97) 12)

[Related document: Annual Report 2017 (C.D. (97) (2)]

13. Library and research activities (C.D. (97) 13)

[Related document: UNIDROIT 2017 – Study LXV / Scholarships: Impl. 28]

14. UNIDROIT information resources and policy (C.D. (97) 14)

(a) Uniform Law Review/ Revue de droit uniforme and other publications
(b) The UNIDROIT Web Site and Depository Libraries for UNIDROIT documentation

[Related documents:
– Annual Report 2017 (C.D. (97) (2);
– UNIDROIT 2013 – C.D.(92) 12;
– UNIDROIT 2014 – C.D.(93) 11;
– UNIDROIT 2015 – C.D.(94) 11;
– UNIDROIT 2016 – C.D.(95) 12;
– UNIDROIT 2017 – C.D.(96) 13]

15. Administrative matters

(a) Preparation of the draft budget for the 2019 financial year (C.D. (97) 15(a))

[Related document: UNIDROIT 2018 – F.C. (84) 2
(Draft budget 2019 – First estimates)]

(b) Report of the Secretary-General a.i. on the implementation of the new compensation
and social security scheme applicable to the UNIDROIT staff (C.D. (97) 15(b))

[Related documents:
– UNIDROIT 2018 – C.D. (97) 15(a);
– UNIDROIT 2018 – F.C. (84) 4;
– UNIDROIT 2018 – F.C. (84) 5;
– UNIDROIT 2017 – A.G. (76) 7 rev.;
– UNIDROIT 2017 – A.G. (76) 10;
– UNIDROIT 2017 – F.C. (83) 9;
– UNIDROIT 2017 – F.C. (81) 5;
– UNIDROIT 2017 – F.C. (81) 6]

16. Date and venue of the 98th session of the Governing Council (C.D. (97) 1 rev. 02)

17. Any other business

(a) Private Law and Development – Cooperation with the Global Forum on Law Justice and
Development (GFLJD) and possible future work in relation with the “Human-Centered
Business Model” Project (C.D. (97) 16)

(b) Proposal submitted by the Czech Republic on artificial intelligence (C.D. (97) 17)