[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 34 (Friday, February 18, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 8468]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-3984]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice No. 3220]


Secretary of State's Advisory Committee on Private International 
Law: Study Group on Jurisdiction and Judgments; Meeting Notice

    There will be a public meeting of a study group of the Secretary of 
State's Advisory Committee on Private International Law on Friday, 
March 10, 2000, to discuss intellectual property issues related to the 
draft Hague convention on jurisdiction and the recognition and 
enforcement of foreign civil judgments. The meeting will be held from 
9:30 am to 3: pm in room 1107 of the Department of State building, 2201 
C St., NW, Washington DC 20520.
    The purpose of the Study Group meeting is to assist the Department 
of State consider the position of the United States in negotiations at 
the Hague Conference on Private International Law for the development 
of a convention that would regulate jurisdiction in international cases 
and provide for the recognition and enforcement of certain resulting 
judgments. The meeting will consider the preliminary draft text of the 
convention, completed at the last round of intergovernmental 
negotiations in October 1999. The Department expects the Hague 
Conference to convene an international experts meeting to consider 
intellectual property aspects of the text possibly by mid-summer 2000.
    Persons interested in the work of the study group or in attending 
the March 10 meeting in Washington may find a copy of the preliminary 
draft convention on the Department of State website: www.state.gov>. 
The text may be found by clicking on ``index,'' ``legal,'' ``private 
international law,'' then ``what's new.'' Copies may also be requested 
from Ms. Rosie Gonzales by fax at 202-776-8482, by telephone at 202-
776-8420 (you may leave your request, name, telephone number and 
mailing address on the answering machine), or by email at 
[email protected]>.
    The study group meeting is open to the public up to the capacity of 
the meeting room. As entry to the Department of State is controlled for 
security reasons, persons who wish to attend the meeting must notify 
Ms. Gonzales no later than Wednesday March 8 with their name, date of 
birth, and social security number. They should also provide their 
company or organization affiliation, mailing and email addresses, and 
fax and telephone numbers. Persons registered to attend must arrive by 
9:30 am at the main entrance to the Department of State at 2201 C St., 
NW, unless they have made separate arrangements with Ms. Gonzales.
    Any person who is unable to attend, but wishes to have his or her 
views considered, may send comments to Ms. Gonzales at the above fax 
number or email address, or may address them to the Assistant Legal 
Adviser for Private International Law (L/PIL), Suite 203, South 
Building, 2430 E Street, NW Washington, DC, 20037-2851.

    Dated: February 14, 2000.
Jeffrey D. Kovar,
Assistant Legal Adviser for Private International Law.
[FR Doc. 00-3984 Filed 2-17-00; 8:45 am]
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