CP/RES. 744 (1185/99)

AGENDA OF THE SIXTH INTER-AMERICAN SPECIALIZED CONFERENCE
ON PRIVATE INTERNATIONAL LAW (CIDIP-VI)

THE PERMANENT COUNCIL OF THE ORGANIZATION OF AMERICAN STATES,

HAVING HEARD the presentation by the Chair of the Committee on Juridical and Political Affairs of the draft agenda of the Sixth Inter-American Specialized Conference on Private International Law (CIDIP-VI);

HAVING SEEN the Report of the Meeting of Experts for the Sixth Inter-American Specialized Conference on Private International Law (CIDIP-VI), (RE/CIDIP-VI/doc.9/98);

CONSIDERING that the General Assembly, through resolution AG/RES. 1393 (XXVI-O/96), convened the Sixth Inter-American Specialized Conference on Private International Law and, in keeping with resolution AG/RES. 1558 (XXVIII-O/98), agreed that "given the technical complexity of the subject, it is advisable to hold a meeting of experts to define the precise scope of the topics proposed for CIDIP-VI and begin the preparatory work for the Conference";

BEARING IN MIND that, in fulfillment of resolution AG/RES. 1558 (XXVIII-O/98), the Permanent Council convened the Meeting of Experts for the Sixth Inter-American Specialized Conference on Private International Law (CIDIP-VI) [CP/RES. 732 (1173/98)];

HAVING TAKEN NOTE OF the Report of the Meeting of Experts for the Sixth Inter-American Specialized Conference on Private International Law (CIDIP-VI) (RE/CIDIP-VI/doc.9/98) at the regular meeting on December 11, 1998 (CP/ACTA 1179/98), at which it was recommended that two meetings of experts be held; and

PURSUANT to the decision taken by the General Assembly, through resolution AG/RES. 1393 (XXVI-O/96), to instruct the Permanent Council to approve the agenda for the Sixth Inter-American Specialized Conference on Private International Law (CIDIP-VI),

RESOLVES:

1. To approve the following agenda for the Sixth Inter-American Specialized Conference on Private International Law (CIDIP-VI):

1. Standardized commercial documentation for international transportation, with special reference to the 1989 Inter-American Convention on Contracts for the International Carriage of Goods by Road, with the possible incorporation of an additional protocol on bills of lading.

2. International loan contracts of a private nature, in particular the uniformity and harmonization of international laws governing transactions secured with movable property, commercial, and financial guarantees.

3. Conflict of laws on extracontractual liability, with an emphasis on competency of jurisdiction and applicable law with respect to civil international liability for transboundary pollution.

2. To convene, on the date and at the site determined by the Council, two meetings of government experts during 1999 to examine the documentation and prepare studies on the topics identified in the preceding operative paragraph.

3. To give authorization to make the resources allocated in the program-budget to hold the Sixth International Specialized Conference on Private International Law (CIDIP-VI) available for the meetings of government experts mentioned in the preceding paragraph and to request the General Secretariat to take the steps required to obtain additional external resources to hold these meetings of government experts.
   

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