Warehouse Receipts

Mandates

These collaborative efforts in the subject matter of warehouse receipts are carried out in fulfillment of mandates from the OAS General Assembly, which has instructed the Department of International Law “…to disseminate the work of the CJI, including… the Principles for Electronic Warehouse Receipts for Agricultural Products” (AG/RES. 2930) and also “…to continue promoting among member states further dissemination of private international law, in collaboration with organizations and associations engaged in this area, including (UNCITRAL), (UNIDROIT), et al… ” (AG/RES.2930, June 2019). See also, AG/RES. 2959, October 2020..