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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice 1997]

 

Secretary of State's Advisory Committee on Private International 
Law; Study Group on International Procurement; Meeting

    A Study Group of the Secretary of State's Advisory Committee on 
Private International Law will hold a meeting at 9:30 a.m. until 2 p.m. 
on Wednesday, May 18th, 1994 in Washington, DC at the International Law 
Institute, 1615 New Hampshire Avenue NW.
    The Study Group will review proposed provisions of a model law for 
the procurement of services which is under consideration by the United 
Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL). UNCITRAL will 
meet for possible final adoption of the proposed rules in June 1994. 
Participants in the Study Group meeting will be asked to provide 
technical advice and to make recommendations for possible U.S. 
positions for the UNCITRAL session.
    UNCITRAL recently completed the Model Law on Procurement of Goods 
and Construction at its Plenary Session in May 1993, which was endorsed 
by the United Nations General Assembly by resolution 48-33 on December 
9, 1993. The text of the Model Law is printed in the annual report of 
the Commission's work, U.N. Doc. A/48/17 Annex I and 33 I.L.M. 445 
(March 1994). A Guide to Enactment was also prepared to accompany the 
Model Law (U.N. Doc. A/CN.9/393). The proposed additional model law 
provisions covering procurement of services and corresponding changes 
to the Guide to Enactment are set out in an annex to the report of the 
Commission's most recent Working Group meeting on this subject, held at 
the U.N. in March 1994 (U.N. Docs. A/CN.9/392 and 394).
    The Study Group will review the proposed scope of the UNCITRAL 
project, including rules on requests for proposals and other 
procurement methods for acquisition of services, open access to 
markets, competitive or restricted bidding, and related matters.
    Copies of the U.N. Documents referred to above and other relevant 
information may be obtained by contacting Harold S. Burman by fax at 
(202) 653-9854 or writing the Office of the Assistant Legal Adviser for 
Private International Law, L/PIL, Suite 501, 2100 ``K'' Street NW., 
Washington, DC 20037-7180.
    The Study Group will also review the status of two related 
international projects, the UNCITRAL Legal Guide on International 
Countertrade Transactions, which is now available as United Nations 
Publication Sales No. E.93.V.7, and the UNIDROIT Principles for 
International Commercial Contracts, which is expected to become final 
in May 1994.
    Members of the general public may attend the meeting up to the 
capacity of the meeting room. The office indicated above should be 
notified not later than Thursday, May 12th of the name, affiliation, 
address and phone number of persons wishing to attend. In order to 
facilitate planning for the meeting, members of the public are 
requested to indicate whether they expect to comment on particular 
issues. Persons interested but unable to attend the meeting are welcome 
to submit comments or proposals to the address indicated above. Persons 
wishing to be placed on the mailing list for notices for meetings of 
the Study group and for further information on documents on this 
subject relating to UNCITRAL's work should so advise the above Office.
Peter H. Pfund,
Assistant Legal Adviser for Private International Law.
[FR Doc. 94-10239 Filed 4-28-94; 8:45 am]
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