Working Group I: Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises

Advance copies of texts prepared for the 56th session of the Commission  

(for reference purposes and in English only)

The documents will be made officially available in all UN languages on the Commission webpage in due course.

• A/CN.9/1156 - Draft Guide on access to credit for micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) (advance copy)
   

39^th session, 13-17 February 2023, New York

• A/CN.9/1128 - Report of Working Group I (MSMEs) on the work of its thirty-ninth session
• A/CN.9/WG.I/WP.129 - Annotated provisional agenda
• A/CN.9/WG.I/WP.130 - Draft Guide on access to credit for micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs)
• Submission by Shanghai Arbitration Commission (not an official document)
   

38^th session, 19-23 September 2022, Vienna

• A/CN.9/1122 - Report of Working Group I (MSMEs) on the work of its thirty-eighth session
• A/CN.9/WG.I/WP.127 - Annotated provisional agenda
• A/CN.9/WG.I/WP.128 - Access to credit for micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs)

37^th session, 9-13 May 2022, New York

• A/CN.9/1090 - Report of Working Group I (MSMEs) on the work of its thirty-seventh session
• A/CN.9/WG.I/WP.125 - Annotated provisional agenda
• A/CN.9/WG.I/WP.126 - Access to credit for micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs)
• Submission by WASME (not an official document)
• Submission by Shanghai Arbitration Commission (not an official document)

36^th session, 4-8 October 2021, Vienna

• A/CN.9/1084 - Report of Working Group I (MSMEs) on the work of its thirty-sixth session
• A/CN.9/WG.I/WP.123 - Annotated provisional agenda
• A/CN.9/WG.I/WP.124 - Access to credit for micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs)
• Submission by WUSME (not an official document)

35^th session, 25-29 January 2021, Vienna

• A/CN.9/1048 - Summary of the Chair and the Rapporteur on the work of Working Group I (MSMEs) at its thirty-fifth session
• A/CN.9/WG.I/WP.121 - Annotated provisional agenda
• A/CN.9/WG.I/WP.122 - Draft Legislative Guide on an UNCITRAL Limited Liability Organization
• A/CN.9/WG.I/WP.119 - Access to credit for micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs)
• A/CN.9/WG.I/WP.119/Add.1 - Access to credit for micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs)
• Submission from the representative of Japan (not an official document)

34^th session, 28 September - 2 October 2020, Vienna

• A/CN.9/1042 - Report of Working Group I (MSMEs) on the work of its thirty-fourth session
• A/CN.9/WG.I/WP.118 - Draft Legislative Guide on an UNCITRAL Limited Liability Organization
• A/CN.9/WG.I/WP.119 - Access to credit for micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs)
• A/CN.9/WG.I/WP.119/Add.1 - Access to credit for micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs)
• A/CN.9/WG.I/WP.120 - Possible modifications of the draft legislative guide on an UNCITRAL Limited Liability Organization: Observations by the Government of Italy (Advance copy)

34^th session, 23-27 March 2020, New York 

<span style="color:#e74c3c;">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.</span>

• A/CN.9/WG.I/WP.117 - Annotated provisional agenda
• A/CN.9/WG.I/WP.118 - Draft Legislative Guide on an UNCITRAL Limited Liability Organization
• A/CN.9/WG.I/WP.119 - Access to credit for micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs)

33 ^rd session, 7-11 October 2019, Vienna

• A/CN.9/1002 - Report of Working Group I (MSMEs) on the work of its thirty-third session
• A/CN.9/WG.I/WP.115 - Annotated provisional agenda
• A/CN.9/WG.I/WP.116 - Draft Legislative Guide on an UNCITRAL Limited Liability Organization

32 <span style="font-size: 16px;">^nd</span> session, 25-29 March 2019, New York

• A/CN.9/968 - Report of Working Group I (MSMEs) on the work of its thirty-second session
• A/CN.9/WG.I/WP.113 - Annotated provisional agenda
• A/CN.9/WG.I/WP.114 - Draft Legislative Guide on an UNCITRAL Limited Liability Organization

31 ^st session, 8-12 October 2018, Vienna

• A/CN.9/963 - Report of Working Group I (MSMEs) on the work of its thirty-first session
• A/CN.9/WG.I/WP.111 - Annotated provisional agenda
• A/CN.9/WG.I/WP.112 - Draft Legislative Guide on an UNCITRAL Limited Liability Organization

30 ^th session, 12-16 March 2018, New York

• A/CN.9/933 - Report of Working Group I (MSMEs) on the work of its thirtieth session
• A/CN.9/WG.I/WP.108 - Annotated provisional agenda
• A/CN.9/WG.I/WP.109 - Draft legislative guide on key principles of a business registry
• A/CN.9/WG.I/WP.110 - Reducing the legal obstacles faced by micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs)

29 ^th session, 16-20 October 2017, Vienna

• A/CN.9/928 - Report of Working Group I (MSMEs) on the work of its twenty-ninth session
• A/CN.9/WG.I/WP.105 - Annotated provisional agenda
• A/CN.9/WG.I/WP.106 - Draft legislative guide on key principles of a business registry
• A/CN.9/WG.I/WP.107 - Reducing the legal obstacles faced by micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs)

28 ^th session, 1-9 May 2017, New York

• A/CN.9/900 - Report of Working Group I (MSMEs) on the work of its twenty-eighth session
• A/CN.9/WG.I/WP.100 - Annotated provisional agenda
• A/CN.9/WG.I/WP.101 - Draft legislative guide on key principles of a business registry
• A/CN.9/WG.I/WP.102 - Proposal by the Government of Italy: Contractual networks
• A/CN.9/WG.I/WP.103 - Compilation of draft recommendations on key principles of a business registry
• A/CN.9/WG.I/WP.104 - Observations and model provisions from the Government of Colombia: dissolution and liquidation of MSMEs

27 ^th session, 3-7 October 2016, Vienna

• A/CN.9/895 - Report of Working Group I (MSMEs) on the work of its twenty-seventh session
• A/CN.9/WG.I/WP.97 - Annotated provisional agenda
• A/CN.9/WG.I/WP.98 - Contribution by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) - Lessons learned on business registration
• A/CN.9/WG.I/WP.99 - Draft Legislative Guide on an UNCITRAL Limited Liability Organization
• A/CN.9/WG.I/WP.99/Add.1 - Draft Legislative Guide on an UNCITRAL Limited Liability Organization

26 ^th session, 4-8 April 2016, New York

• A/CN.9/866 - Report of Working Group I (MSMEs) on the work of its twenty-sixth session
• A/CN.9/WG.I/WP.95 - Annotated provisional agenda
• A/CN.9/WG.I/WP.96 - Draft recommendations on key principles of businessregistration
• A/CN.9/WG.I/WP.96/Add.1 - Draft recommendations on key principles of businessregistration

25 ^th session, 19-23 October 2015, Vienna

• A/CN.9/860 - Report of Working Group I (MSMEs) on the work of its twenty-fifth session
• A/CN.9/WG.I/WP.91 - Annotated provisional agenda
• A/CN.9/WG.I/WP.92 - Reducing the legal obstacles faced by micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs)
• A/CN.9/WG.I/WP.93 - Key principles of business registration
• A/CN.9/WG.I/WP.93/Add.1 - Key principles of business registration
• A/CN.9/WG.I/WP.93/Add.2 - Key principles of business registration
• A/CN.9/WG.I/WP.94 - Observations by the Government of the French Republic

24 ^th session, 13-17 April 2015, New York

• A/CN.9/831 - Report of Working Group I (MSMEs) on the work of its twenty-fourth session
• A/CN.9/WG.I/WP.88 - Annotated provisional agenda
• A/CN.9/WG.I/WP.89 - Micro, small and medium-sized enterprises - Draft model law on a simplified business entity
• A/CN.9/WG.I/WP.90 - Observations by the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany

23 ^rd session, 17-21 November 2014, Vienna

• A/CN.9/825 - Report of Working Group I (MSMEs) on the work of its twenty-third session
• A/CN.9/WG.I/WP.84 - Annotated provisional agenda
• A/CN.9/WG.I/WP.85 - Best practices in business registration
• A/CN.9/WG.I/WP.86 - Micro, small and medium-sized enterprises - Legal questions surrounding the simplification of incorporation
• A/CN.9/WG.I/WP.86/Add.1 - Micro, small and medium-sized enterprises - Draft model law on a single-member business entity
• A/CN.9/WG.I/WP.87 - Possible Alternative Legislative Models for Micro and Small Businesses - Submissions from Italy and France
• Presentations

22 ^nd session, 10-14 February 2014, New York

• A/CN.9/800 - Report of Working Group I (MSMEs) on the work of its twenty-second session
• A/CN.9/WG.I/WP.80 - Annotated provisional agenda
• A/CN.9/WG.I/WP.81 - Selected activities of international and intergovernmental organizations to promote micro, small and medium-sized enterprises
• A/CN.9/WG.I/WP.82 - Micro, small and medium-sized enterprises - Features of simplified business incorporation regimes
• A/CN.9/WG.I/WP.83 - Observations by the Government of Colombia