UNCITRAL Rules of Procedure and Methods of Work

Establishment of UNCITRAL

A/7216 - Report of the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law on the work of its first session (paras. 16-18, 35-37)

At its forty-third session, UNCITRAL unanimously adopted the Summary of conclusions contained in Annex III to A/65/17 (A/65/17, para. 305).

A/65/17 - Report of the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law, Forty-third session (Annex III. UNCITRAL rules of procedure and methods of work: Summary of conclusions)

Rules of Procedure of the General Assembly

Historical overview of the establishment and evolution of UNCITRAL rules of procedure and methods of work

At its forty-third session, UNCITRAL agreed that documents previously prepared by the Secretariat, in particular document A/CN.9/638 and Add. 1-6, should remain available for future reference (A/65/17, para. 304).

A/CN.9/638 - UNCITRAL rules of procedure and methods of work

A/CN.9/638/Add.1 - UNCITRAL rules of procedure and methods of work

A/CN.9/638/Add.2 - UNCITRAL rules of procedure and methods of work

A/CN.9/638/Add.3 - UNCITRAL rules of procedure and methods of work

A/CN.9/638/Add.4 - UNCITRAL rules of procedure and methods of work

A/CN.9/638/Add.5 - UNCITRAL rules of procedure and methods of work

A/CN.9/638/Add.6 - UNCITRAL rules of procedure and methods of work

A/CN.9/653 - UNCITRAL rules of procedure and methods of work

A/CN.9/676 - UNCITRAL rules of procedure and methods of work

A/CN.9/697 - UNCITRAL rules of procedure and methods of work

See also:

A/62/17 (Part I) - Report of the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law on the work of its fortieth session (paras. 234-241)

A/62/17 (Part II) - Report of the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law on the work of its resumed fortieth session (paras. 101-107)

A/63/17 - Report of the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law, Forty-first session (paras. 373-381)

A/64/17 - Report of the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law, Forty-second session (paras. 379-397)

A/65/17 - Report of the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law, Forty-third session (paras. 299-306)

A/66/17 - Report of the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law, Forty-fourth session (paras. 288-298)

A/67/17 - Report of the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law, Forty-fifth session (paras. 174-181)

A/68/17 - Report of the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law, Forty-sixth session (paras. 257-261)

A/70/17 - Report of the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law, Forty-eighth session (paras. 279-281)

A/71/17 - Report of the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law Forty-ninth session (paras. 385-391)

A/72/17 - Report of the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law Fiftieth session  (paras. 259, 478-481 and 485)

A/73/17 - Report of the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law Fifty-first session  (paras. 258-270)

A/75/17 – Report of the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law, Fifty-third session (part one, paras.  126-131)

A/76/17 - Report of the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law Fifty-fourth session (paras. 247-250 and 387-388) 

A/77/17 - Report of the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law Fifty-fifth session (paras. 234-239)

A/78/17 - Report of the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law Fifty-sixth session (paras. 216-222) 

A/CN.9/3 - Adoption of rules of procedure: note by the Secretary-General

A/CN.9/6 - Organization and methods of work: note by the Secretary-General

A/CN.9/6/Corr.1 - Organization and methods of work: note by the Secretary-General

A/CN.9/635 - France's Observations on UNCITRAL's working methods

A/CN.9/639 - UNCITRAL rules of procedure and methods of work - Observations by the United States

A/CN.9/660 - UNCITRAL rules of procedure and methods of work - Comments received from Member States

A/CN.9/660/Add.1 - UNCITRAL rules of procedure and methods of work - Comments received from Governments Add.2 Add.3 Add.4 Add.5

A/CN.9/676/Add.1 - UNCITRAL rules of procedure and methods of work - Comments received from Member States and interested international organizations Add.2 Add.3 Add.4 Add.5 Add.6 Add.7 Add.8 Add.9

A/CN.9/680 - UNCITRAL rules of procedure and methods of work - Proposal by France

A/CN.9/697/Add.1 - UNCITRAL rules of procedure and methods of work - Comments received from Member States and interested international organizations

A/CN.9/1013 - Decisions pertaining to the fifty-third session of UNCITRAL adopted by States members of UNCITRAL in accordance with the procedure for taking decisions of UNCITRAL during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic adopted by States members of UNCITRAL on 8 June 2020

A/CN.9/1038 - Decisions adopted by States members of UNCITRAL in August 2020 in accordance with the procedure for taking decisions of UNCITRAL during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic 

A/CN.9/1078 - Decision adopted by States members of UNCITRAL in December 2020 concerning working group sessions in accordance with the procedure for taking decisions of UNCITRAL during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic 

A/CN.9/1079 - Decisions adopted by States members of UNCITRAL in June 2021 concerning the fifty-fourth session of UNCITRAL in accordance with the procedure for taking decisions of UNCITRAL during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic