Secretary of State's Advisory Committee on Private International Law (ACPIL) General Meeting on Developments in Private International Law; Meeting Notice

[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 68 (Friday, April 9, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 17437]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-8914]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice #3006]


Secretary of State's Advisory Committee on Private International 
Law (ACPIL) General Meeting on Developments in Private International 
Law; Meeting Notice

    There will be a general meeting of the Secretary of State's 
Advisory Committee on Private International Law (ACPIL) on Monday, May 
10, 1999, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Tuesday, May 11, from 9 a.m. to 3 
p.m., at the Department of State in Washington, DC.
    The general meeting agenda will include a review of activities of 
international organizations specializing in this field, including the 
International Institute for Unification of Private Law (UNIDROIT), the 
Hague Conference on Private International Law, the United Nations 
Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL), the Inter-American 
Specialized Conference on Private International Law (CIDIP) sponsored 
by the Organization of American States (OAS), and other international 
organizations, as appropriate.
    Topics for discussion, subject to available time, will include the 
proposed Hague convention on jurisdiction and the recognition and 
enforcement of foreign civil judgements; current electronic commerce 
developments, including electronic signatures, cross-border 
recognition, jurisdiction, and electronic transfer of rights; 
international commercial finance negotiations, including receivables 
financing and aircraft and space equipment financing; OAS projects on 
secured interests, uniform Inter-American bills of lading, and private 
law jurisdiction and applicable law aspects of cross-border 
environmental damage; problems in implementation of the Hague 
Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction, 
legislative issues for implementation of the Hague Convention on 
Intercountry Adoption, and proposals for agreements on child support 
and protection of incapacitated adults; and developments in 
international commercial arbitration, including proposed rules for the 
1975 Panama Convention, and proposals for changes to the 1958 New York 
Convention.
    The relation between developments in regional bodies such as the EU 
and the OAS and global bodies such as the UN, UNIDROIT and the Hague 
Conference will also be considered. Additional topics may be considered 
as time permits.
    Members of the general public may attend up to the capacity of the 
meeting room, and participate subject to the direction of the Chair. 
The meeting will be held in Conference Room 1107 at the Department of 
State; entry should be only via the Diplomatic entrance at 2201 ``C'' 
Street, NW. As access to the building is controlled, the office 
indicated below should be notified not later than Monday, May 3 of the 
name, address, social security number, date of birth, and firm or 
affiliation of persons wishing to attend.
    To register for the meeting or to request copies of documents on 
particular topics, please contact the Office of the Assistant Legal 
Adviser for Private International Law (L/PIL), attention Ms. Rosie 
Gonzales, at 2430 E Street, NW, Suite 203, South Building, Washington, 
DC 20037-2800, or notify Ms. Gonzales by fax at (202) 776-8482 or by e-
mail at pildb@his.com.
Harold S. Burman,
Advisory Committee Executive Director.
[FR Doc. 99-8914 Filed 4-8-99; 8:45 am]
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