[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 24 (Monday, February 5, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 5159]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-02175]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice: 10294]


U.S. Department of State Advisory Committee on Private 
International Law (ACPIL): Public Meeting in Advance of Meeting of 
United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) Working 
Group I-Micro, Small, and Medium-Sized Enterprises

    The Office of the Assistant Legal Adviser for Private International 
Law, Department of State, hereby gives notice that the Micro, Small, 
and Medium-Sized Enterprises (MSMEs) study group of the Advisory 
Committee on Private International Law (ACPIL) will hold a public 
meeting via teleconference to discuss the next session of the UNCITRAL 
Working Group I scheduled for March 12-16 in New York. This is not a 
meeting of the full Advisory Committee.
    UNCITRAL has established a working group aimed at reducing the 
legal obstacles faced by MSMEs throughout their life cycle, and in 
particular those in developing countries. UNCITRAL further directed 
that the work should start with a focus on the legal issues surrounding 
the simplification of registration and incorporation. At its upcoming 
session, the UNCITRAL Working Group I will attempt to complete 
consideration of a draft legislative guide on key principles of 
business registration (UN Doc. A/CN.9/WG.I/WP.106) and an introductory 
paper prepared by the Secretariat entitled ``Reducing the legal 
obstacles faced by MSMEs'' (UN Doc. A/CN.9/WG.I/WP.107). Once those 
tasks had been completed, the Working Group would resume its 
consideration of the draft legislative guide on an UNCITRAL Limited 
Liability Organization found in documents A/CN.9/WG.I/WP.99 and A/CN.9/
WG.I/WP.99/Add.1. Draft texts, along with the reports of earlier 
sessions of the Working Group will be available at http://www.uncitral.org/uncitral/en/commission/working_groups/1MSME.html.
    Time and Place: The ACPIL public meeting will take place on 
Tuesday, February 20, 2018, from 10 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. EDT via 
teleconference.
    Public Participation: Those planning to participate should email 
[email protected] to obtain the call-in number.

Michael J. Dennis,
Attorney-Adviser, Office of Private International Law, Office of the 
Legal Adviser, Department of State.
[FR Doc. 2018-02175 Filed 2-2-18; 8:45 am]
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