• CIDIP VII - Convocation

The General Assembly of the Organization of American States, through resolutions [AG/RES 1923 (XXXIII-O/03)] and [AG/RES 2033 (XXXIV-O/04)], convened the Seventh Inter-American Specialized Conference on Private International Law (CIDIP-VII) and instructed the Permanent Council to conduct consultations with the Member States concerning possible agenda topics.

To comply with this mandate, the Permanent Council’s Committee on Juridical and Political Affairs requested that Member States present proposals for the agenda. Although Member States proposed a total of eight formal topics (including various possible instrument variations and sub-topics), they agreed that CIDIP-VII should focus on a maximum of two. As a result, the Committee met with the Member States in both formal and informal sessions to reduce the number of topics, setting a final two-topic agenda consisting of Consumer Protection and Electronic Registries.

Based on these recommendations the General Assembly, through resolution [AG/RES 2065 (XXXV-O/05)], formally approved the agenda for CIDIP-VII.