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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 1996]

 

Secretary of State's Advisory Committee on Private International 
Law; Annual Meeting and Review of Developments in Private International 
Law

    The Secretary of State's Advisory Committee on Private 
International Law (ACPIL) will hold its annual meeting on Monday, May 
16, 1994 from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Department of State in 
Washington, DC.
    The meeting agenda will include a review of some of the 
developments in international organizations specializing in this field 
of work, including the Hague Conference on Private International Law, 
the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL), 
the Inter-American Specialized Conference on Private International Law 
(CIDIP) sponsored by the Organization of American States (OAS), the 
International Institute for Unification of Private Law (UNIDROIT), and 
other international organizations as appropriate.
    The principle topics for discussion at the meeting will be: U.S. 
accession to the 1974 United Nations Convention on the Limitation 
Period in the International Sale of Goods and its 1980 Protocol; the 
1994 Inter-American Convention on Law Applicable to International 
Contracts, adopted at the Fifth Specialized Conference on Private 
International Law (CIDIP-V); the 1993 Hague Convention on intercountry 
adoption and issues involved in preparing federal implementing 
legislation; the 1994 Inter-American Convention on Civil and Criminal 
Aspects of the Traffic in Minors, also adopted at CIDIP-V; and current 
or proposed law unification projects on secured interests in 
international transactions, insolvency and assignment of claims.
    Copies of documents on particular topics may be requested from the 
Legal Adviser's Office by contacting Harold S. Burman by fax at (202) 
653-9854 or by writing to the Office of the Legal Adviser (L/PIL), 
suite 501, 2100 ``K'' Street, NW., Washington, DC 20037-7180.
    Members of the general public may attend up to the capacity of the 
meeting room and participate subject to the direction of the Chair. The 
meeting will be held in Conference Room 1912 at the Department of 
State. As access to the building is controlled, the office indicated 
above must be notified not later than Tuesday, May 10 of the name, 
affiliation, address, social security number and date of birth of 
persons wishing to attend. In order to facilitate planning for the 
meeting, members of the public are requested to indicate to L/PIL in 
advance the particular issues on which they may wish to comment. 
Attendees should use the State Department 23rd Street entrance between 
C and D Streets NW., between 9 a.m. and 10:15 a.m.; later entrants 
should use the C Street (Diplomatic) entrance between 21st and 23rd 
Streets. Persons interested but unable to attend the meeting are 
welcome to request documents and to submit comments or proposals to the 
address indicated above.

    Dated: April 22, 1994.
Peter H. Pfund,
Assistant Legal Adviser for Private International Law, U.S. Department 
of State.
[FR Doc. 94-10238 Filed 4-28-94; 8:45 am]
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