Working Group IV: Electronic Commerce
64th session, 31 October - 04 November 2022, Vienna
The use of artificial intelligence and automation in contracting - It is expected that the Working Group will exchange views on business practice in the use of AI and automation in contracting and focus on the first stage of the mandate (i.e. compiling and revising provisions of applicable UNCITRAL texts).
- A/CN.9/1125 - Report of Working Group IV (Electronic Commerce) on the work of its sixty-fourth session (advance copy)
- A/CN.9/WG.IV/WP.174 - Annotated provisional agenda
- A/CN.9/WG.IV/WP.175 - Explanatory note to the UNCITRAL Model Law on the Use and Cross-border Recognition of Identity Management and Trust Services
- A/CN.9/WG.IV/WP.176 - Provisions of UNCITRAL texts applicable to automated contracting
- A/CN.9/WG.IV/WP.177 - Developing new provisions to address legal issues related to automated contracting
63rd session, 4-8 April 2022, New York
- A/CN.9/1093 - Summary of the Chairperson and the Rapporteur of the work of Working Group IV (Electronic Commerce) at its sixty-third session
- A/CN.9/WG.IV/WP.172 - Annotated provisional agenda
- A/CN.9/WG.IV/WP.173 - The use of artificial intelligence and automation in contracting
- A/CN.9/1112 - Draft Model Law on the Use and Cross border Recognition of Identity Management and Trust Services
62nd session, 22-26 November 2021, Vienna
- A/CN.9/1087 - Report of Working Group IV (Electronic Commerce) on the work of its sixty-second session
- A/CN.9/WG.IV/WP.169 - Annotated provisional agenda
- A/CN.9/WG.IV/WP.170 - Draft Provisions on the Use and Cross-border Recognition of Identity Management and Trust Services
- A/CN.9/WG.IV/WP.171 - Explanatory Note to the Draft Provisions on the Use and Cross-border Recognition of Identity Management and Trust Services
61st session, 6-9 April 2021, New York
- A/CN.9/1051 - Report of Working Group IV (Electronic Commerce) on the work of its sixty-first session
- A/CN.9/WG.IV/WP.166 - Annotated provisional agenda
- A/CN.9/WG.IV/WP.167- Draft Provisions on the Use and Cross border Recognition of Identity Management and Trust Services
- A/CN.9/WG.IV/WP.168 - Draft Provisions on the Use and Cross border Recognition of Identity Management and Trust Services - Submission by the World Bank
60 th session, 19-23 October 2020, Vienna
- A/CN.9/1045 - Report of Working Group IV (Electronic Commerce) on the work of its sixtieth session
- A/CN.9/WG.IV/WP.161/Rev.2 - Annotated provisional agenda
- A/CN.9/WG.IV/WP.162 - Draft Provisions on the Use and Cross border Recognition of Identity Management and Trust Services
- A/CN.9/WG.IV/WP.163 - Draft Provisions on the Use and Cross border Recognition of Identity Management and Trust Services - Submission by the World Bank
- A/CN.9/WG.IV/WP.164 - Draft Provisions on the Use and Cross-border Recognition of Identity Management and Trust Services – synthesis of comments submitted by States and international organizations (Part 1)
- A/CN.9/WG.IV/WP.164/Add.1 - Draft Provisions on the Use and Cross-border Recognition of Identity Management and Trust Services – synthesis of comments submitted by States and international organizations (Part 2)
- A/CN.9/WG.IV/WP.165 - Reconsideration of approach to identity management and trust services – Submission by the United States of America
60 th session, 6-9 April 2020, New York
Due to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, the 2020 March, April and May sessions of UNCITRAL Working Groups I, III, IV, V and VI had to be postponed. Alternative arrangements were put in place, which allowed for progress to be made on the working papers scheduled for consideration at those sessions.
- A/CN.9/WG.IV/WP.161 - Annotated provisional agenda
- A/CN.9/WG.IV/WP.161/Corr.1 - Annotated provisional agenda
- A/CN.9/WG.IV/WP.162 - Draft Provisions on the Use and Cross border Recognition of Identity Management and Trust Services
- A/CN.9/WG.IV/WP.163 - Draft Provisions on the Use and Cross border Recognition of Identity Management and Trust Services - Submission by the World Bank
- Template for comments on WP.162 (for Working Group members and observers only)
59 th session, 25-29 November 2019, Vienna
- A/CN.9/1005 - Report of Working Group IV (Electronic Commerce) on the work of its fifty-ninth session
- A/CN.9/WG.IV/WP.159 - Annotated provisional agenda
- A/CN.9/WG.IV/WP.160 - Draft Provisions on the Cross-border Recognition of Identity Management and Trust Services
58 th session, 8-12 April 2019, New York
- A/CN.9/971 - Report of Working Group IV (Electronic Commerce) on the work of its fifty-eighth session
- A/CN.9/WG.IV/WP.156 - Annotated provisional agenda
- A/CN.9/WG.IV/WP.157 - Draft Provisions on the Cross-border Recognition of Identity Management and Trust Services
- A/CN.9/WG.IV/WP.158 - Explanatory Remarks on the Draft Provisions on the Cross-border Recognition of Identity Management and Trust Services
57 th session, 19-23 November 2018, Vienna
- A/CN.9/965 - Report of Working Group IV (Electronic Commerce) on the work of its fifty-seventh session
- A/CN.9/WG.IV/WP.152 - Annotated provisional agenda
- A/CN.9/WG.IV/WP.153 - Legal Issues Related to Identity Management and Trust Services
- A/CN.9/WG.IV/WP.154 - Legal Issues Related to Identity Management and Trust Services
- A/CN.9/WG.IV/WP.155 - Draft Instrument on Cross-Border Legal Recognition of Identity Management and Trust Services - Proposal by Germany
- A/CN.9/WG.IV/WP.155/Add.1 - Draft Instrument on Cross-Border Legal Recognition of Identity Management and Trust Services - Proposal by Germany
56 th session, 16-20 April 2018, New York
- A/CN.9/936 - Report of Working Group IV (Electronic Commerce) on the work of its fifty-sixth session
- A/CN.9/WG.IV/WP.147 - Annotated provisional agenda
- A/CN.9/WG.IV/WP.148 - Contractual aspects of cloud computing
- A/CN.9/WG.IV/WP.149 - Legal Issues Related to Identity Management and Trust Services
- A/CN.9/WG.IV/WP.150 - Legal issues related to Identity management and Trust Services - Terms and concepts relevant to Identity Management and Trust Services
- A/CN.9/WG.IV/WP.151 - Contractual aspects of cloud computing - Proposal by the United States of America
55 th session, 24-28 April 2017, New York
- A/CN.9/902 - Report of Working Group IV (Electronic Commerce) on the work of its fifty-fifth session
- A/CN.9/WG.IV/WP.140 - Annotated provisional agenda
- A/CN.9/WG.IV/WP.140/Add.1 - Annotated provisional agenda
- A/CN.9/WG.IV/WP.141 - Legal issues related to Identity Management and Trust Services - Proposal by the Russian Federation
- A/CN.9/WG.IV/WP.142 - Contractual aspects of cloud computing
- A/CN.9/WG.IV/WP.143 - Legal issues related to Identity Management and Trust Services - Terms and concepts relevant to Identity Management and Trust Services
- A/CN.9/WG.IV/WP.144 - Legal issues related to Identity Management and Trust Services - Proposal by Austria, Belgium, France, Italy, the United Kingdom and the European Union
- A/CN.9/WG.IV/WP.145 - Legal issues related to Identity Management and Trust Services - Proposal by the United States of America
- A/CN.9/WG.IV/WP.146 - Legal issues related to Identity Management and Trust Services - Proposal by the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
54 th session, 31 October - 4 November 2016, Vienna
- A/CN.9/897 - Report of Working Group IV (Electronic Commerce) on the work of its fifty-fourth session
- A/CN.9/WG.IV/WP.138 - Annotated provisional agenda
- A/CN.9/WG.IV/WP.139 - Draft Model Law on Electronic Transferable Records
- A/CN.9/WG.IV/WP.139/Add.1 - Draft Model Law on Electronic Transferable Records
- A/CN.9/WG.IV/WP.139/Add.2 - Draft Model Law on Electronic Transferable Records
53 rd session, 9-13 May 2016, New York
- A/CN.9/869 - Report of Working Group IV (Electronic Commerce) on the work of its fifty-third session
- A/CN.9/WG.IV/WP.136 - Annotated provisional agenda
- A/CN.9/WG.IV/WP.137 - Draft Model Law on Electronic Transferable Records
- A/CN.9/WG.IV/WP.137/Add.1 - Draft Model Law on Electronic Transferable Records
52 nd session, 9-13 November 2015, Vienna
- A/CN.9/863 - Report of Working Group IV (Electronic Commerce) on the work of its fifty-second session
- A/CN.9/WG.IV/WP.134 - Annotated provisional agenda
- A/CN.9/WG.IV/WP.135 - Draft Model Law on Electronic Transferable Records
- A/CN.9/WG.IV/WP.135/Add.1 - Draft Model Law on Electronic Transferable Records
51 st session, 18-22 May 2015, New York
- A/CN.9/834 - Report of Working Group IV (Electronic Commerce) on the work of its fifty-first session
- A/CN.9/WG.IV/WP.131 - Annotated provisional agenda
- A/CN.9/WG.IV/WP.132 - Draft provisions on electronic transferable records
- A/CN.9/WG.IV/WP.132/Add.1 - Draft provisions on electronic transferable records
- A/CN.9/WG.IV/WP.133 - Mobile commerce/payments effected with mobile devices - Possible future work: Proposal by Colombia
50 th session, 10-14 November 2014, Vienna
- A/CN.9/828 - Report of Working Group IV (Electronic Commerce) on the work of its fiftieth session
- A/CN.9/WG.IV/WP.129 - Annotated provisional agenda
- A/CN.9/WG.IV/WP.130 - Draft provisions on electronic transferable records
- A/CN.9/WG.IV/WP.130/Add.1 - Draft provisions on electronic transferable records
49 th session, 28 April - 2 May 2014, New York
- A/CN.9/804 - Report of Working Group IV (Electronic Commerce) on the work of its forty-ninth session
- A/CN.9/WG.IV/WP.127 - Annotated provisional agenda
- A/CN.9/WG.IV/WP.128 - Draft provisions on electronic transferable records
- A/CN.9/WG.IV/WP.128/Add.1 - Draft provisions on electronic transferable records
48 th session, 9-13 December 2013, Vienna
- A/CN.9/797 - Report of Working Group IV (Electronic Commerce) on the work of its forty-eighth session
- A/CN.9/WG.IV/WP.123 - Annotated provisional agenda
- A/CN.9/WG.IV/WP.124 - Draft provisions on electronic transferable records
- A/CN.9/WG.IV/WP.124/Add.1 - Draft provisions on electronic transferable records
- A/CN.9/WG.IV/WP.125 - Legal issues relating to the use of electronic transferable records
47 th session, 13-17 May 2013, New York
- A/CN.9/768 - Report of Working Group IV (Electronic Commerce) on the work of its forty-seventh session
- A/CN.9/WG.IV/WP.121 - Annotated provisional agenda
- A/CN.9/WG.IV/WP.122 - Draft provisions on electronic transferable records
46 th session, 29 October- 2 November 2012, Vienna
- A/CN.9/761 - Report of Working Group IV (Electronic Commerce) on the work of its forty-sixth session
- A/CN.9/WG.IV/WP.117 - Annotated provisional agenda
- A/CN.9/WG.IV/WP.118 - Legal issues relating to the use of electronic transferable records
- A/CN.9/WG.IV/WP.118/Add.1 - Legal issues relating to the use of electronic transferable records
- A/CN.9/WG.IV/WP.119 - Legal issues relating to the use of electronic transferable records - Proposal by the Governments of Colombia, Spain and the United States
- A/CN.9/WG.IV/WP.120 - Overview of identity management - Background paper submitted by the Identity Management Legal Task Force of the American Bar Association
45 th session, 10-14 October 2011, Vienna
- A/CN.9/737 - Report of the Working Group on Electronic Commerce on the work of its forty-fifth session
- A/CN.9/WG.IV/WP.114 - Annotated provisional agenda
- A/CN.9/WG.IV/WP.115 - Legal issues relating to the use of electronic transferable records
- A/CN.9/WG.IV/WP.116 - Legal aspects of electronic commerce - Proposal by the Government of Spain
44 th session, 11-22 October 2004, Vienna
- A/CN.9/571 - Report of the Working Group on Electronic Commerce on the work of its forty-fourth session
- A/CN.9/WG.IV/WP.109 - Annotated provisional agenda
- A/CN.9/WG.IV/WP.110 - Legal aspects of Electronic Commerce - Electronic contracting: provisions for a draft convention
- A/CN.9/WG.IV/WP.111 - Legal aspects of electronic commerce - Electronic contracting: provisions for a draft convention
- A/CN.9/WG.IV/WP.112 - Legal aspects of electronic commerce - Electronic contracting: provisions for a draft convention - Proposed amendment to article 10, paragraph 2, submitted by Belgium
- A/CN.9/WG.IV/WP.113 - Legal aspects of electronic commerce - ICC eTerms 2004 - ICC Guide to electronic contracting
43 rd session, 15-19 March 2004, New York
- A/CN.9/548 - Report of the Working Group on Electronic Commerce on the work of its forty-third session
- A/CN.9/WG.IV/WP.107 - Provisional agenda, annotations thereto and scheduling of meetings of the forty-third session
- A/CN.9/WG.IV/WP.108 - Legal aspects of electronic commerce - Electronic contracting: provisions for a draft convention
42 nd session, 17-21 November 2003, Vienna
- A/CN.9/546 - Report of Working Group IV (Electronic Commerce) on the work of its forty-second session
- A/CN.9/WG.IV/WP.102 - Provisional agenda, annotations thereto and scheduling of meetings of the forty-second session
- A/CN.9/WG.IV/WP.103 - Legal aspects of electronic commerce - Electronic contracting: provisions for a draft convention
- A/CN.9/WG.IV/WP.104 - Legal aspects of electronic commerce - Electronic contracting: background information
- A/CN.9/WG.IV/WP.104/Add.1 - Legal aspects of electronic commerce - Electronic contracting: background information
- A/CN.9/WG.IV/WP.104/Add.2 - Legal aspects of electronic commerce - Electronic contracting: background information
- A/CN.9/WG.IV/WP.104/Add.3 - Legal aspects of electronic commerce - Electronic contracting: background information
- A/CN.9/WG.IV/WP.104/Add.4 - Legal aspects of electronic commerce - Electronic contracting: background information
- A/CN.9/WG.IV/WP.105 - Legal aspects of electronic commerce - Electronic contracting: provisions for a draft convention - Comments by the International Chamber of Commerce
- A/CN.9/WG.IV/WP.106 - Legal aspects of electronic commerce - Electronic contracting: provisions for a draft convention - Comments by the World Intellectual Property Organization
41 st session, 5-9 May 2003, New York
- A/CN.9/528 - Report of Working Group IV (Electronic Commerce) on the work of its forty-first session
- A/CN.9/WG.IV/WP.98/Add.5 - Legal barriers to the development of electronic commerce in international instruments relating to international trade - Compilation of comments by Governments and international organizations
- A/CN.9/WG.IV/WP.98/Add.6 - Legal barriers to the development of electronic commerce in international instruments relating to international trade - Compilation of comments by Governments and international organizations
- A/CN.9/WG.IV/WP.99 - Provisional Agenda, annotations thereto and scheduling of meeting of the forty-first session
- A/CN.9/WG.IV/WP.100 - Legal aspects of electronic commerce - Electronic contracting: provisions for a draft convention
- A/CN.9/WG.IV/WP.101 - Legal aspects of electronic commerce - Electronic contracting: provisions for a draft convention - Comments by the International Chamber of Commerce
40 th session, 14-18 October 2002, Vienna
- A/CN.9/527 - Report of Working Group IV (Electronic Commerce) on the work of its fortieth session
- ACN.9/WG.IV/WP.97 - Provisional Agenda
- A/CN.9/WG.IV/WP.98 - Legal barriers to the development of electronic commerce in international instruments relating to international trade - Compilation of comments by Governments and international organizations
- A/CN.9/WG.IV/WP.98/Add.1 - Legal barriers to the development of electronic commerce in international instruments relating to international trade - Compilation of comments by Governments and international organizations
- A/CN.9/WG.IV/WP.98/Add.2 - Legal barriers to the development of electronic commerce in international instruments relating to international trade - Compilation of comments by Governments and international organizations
- A/CN.9/WG.IV/WP.98/Add.3 - Legal barriers to the development of electronic commerce in international instruments relating to international trade - Compilation of comments by Governments and international organizations
- A/CN.9/WG.IV/WP.98/Add.4 - Legal barriers to the development of electronic commerce in international instruments relating to international trade - Compilation of comments by Governments and international organizations
39 th session, 11-15 March 2002, New York
- A/CN.9/509 - Report of the Working Group on Electronic Commerce on the work of its thirty-ninth session
- A/CN.9/WG.IV/WP.92 - Provisional Agenda
- A/CN.9/WG.IV/WP.94 - Legal barriers to the development of electronic commerce in international instruments relating to international trade
- A/CN.9/WG.IV/WP.95 - Legal aspects of electronic commerce - Electronic contracting: provisions for a draft convention
- A/CN.9/WG.IV/WP.96 - Legal aspects of electronic commerce - Electronic contracting: provisions for a draft convention - Comments by the International Chamber of Commerce
38 th session, 12-23 March 2001, New York
- A/CN.9/484 - Report of the Working Group on the work of its thirty-eighth session
- A/CN.9/WG.IV/WP.87 - Provisional Agenda
- A/CN.9/WG.IV/WP.88 - Draft Guide to Enactment of the UNCITRAL Model Law on Electronic Signatures
- A/CN.9/WG.IV/WP.89 - Legal aspects of electronic commerce - Legal barriers to the development of electronic commerce in international instruments relating to international trade: ways of overcoming them
- A/CN.9/WG.IV/WP.90 - Possible future work on electronic commerce - Transfer of rights in tangible goods and other rights
- A/CN.9/WG.IV/WP.91 - Possible future work in the field of electronic contracting: an analysis of the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods
- A/CN.9/WG.IV/WP.93 - Legal aspects of electronic commerce - Proposal by France
37 th session, 18-29 September 2000, Vienna
- A/CN.9/483 - Report of the Working Group on Electronic Commerce on the Work of its Thirty-Seventh Session
- A/CN.9/WG.IV/WP.85 - Provisional Agenda
- A/CN.9/WG.IV/WP.86 - Draft Guide to Enactment of the UNCITRAL Uniform Rules on Electronic Signatures
- A/CN.9/WG.IV/WP.86/Add.1 - Draft Guide to Enactment of the UNCITRAL Uniform Rules on Electronic Signatures
36 th session, 14-25 February 2000, New York
- A/CN.9/467 - Report of the Working Group on Electronic Commerce on the Work of its Thirty-Sixth Session
- A/CN.9/WG.IV/WP.83 - Provisional Agenda
- A/CN.9/WG.IV/WP.84 - Draft Uniform Rules on Electronic Signatures
35 th session, 6-17 September 1999, Vienna
- A/CN.9/465 - Report of the Working Group on Electronic Commerce on the Work of its Thirty-Fifth Session
- A/CN.9/WG.IV/WP.81 - Provisional Agenda
- A/CN.9/WG.IV/WP.82 - Draft Uniform Rules on Electronic Signatures
34 th session, 8-19 February 1999, Vienna
- A/CN.9/457 - Report of the Working Group on Electronic Commerce on the Work of its Thirty-Fourth Session
- A/CN.9/WG.IV/WP.78 - Provisional Agenda
- A/CN.9/WG.IV/WP.79 - Draft Uniform Rules on Electronic Signatures
- A/CN.9/WG.IV/WP.80 - Electronic Signatures
33 rd session, 29 June-10 July 1998, New York
- A/CN.9/454 - Report of the Working Group on Electronic Commerce on the Work of its Thirty-Third session
- A/CN.9/WG.IV/WP.75 - Provisional Agenda
- A/CN.9/WG.IV/WP.76 - Draft Uniform Rules on Electronic Signatures
- A/CN.9/WG.IV/WP.77 - Proposal by the United States of America
32 nd session, 19-30 January 1998, Vienna
- A/CN.9/446 - Report of the Working Group on Electronic Commerce on the Work of its Thirty-Second Session
- A/CN.9/WG.IV/WP.72 - Provisional Agenda
- A/CN.9/WG.IV/WP.73 - Draft Uniform Rules on Electronic Signatures
- A/CN.9/WG.IV/WP.74 - Incorporation by Reference: Proposal by the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland