Commission on Commercial Law and Practice (CLP)

The Commission on Commercial Law and Practice (CLP) facilitates international trade and promotes a balanced self-regulatory and regulatory legal framework for international business-to-business (B2B) transactions by:

• setting global business rules and standards that companies apply to millions of international B2B transactions every day;
• creating model contracts that facilitate trade between countries in all stages of development and between companies of all sizes and sectors;
• addressing the legal issues that arise from the increasing use of information and communication technologies (ICTs) in international business;
• providing leadership for the development of B2B self-regulation for an increasingly globalized market place;
• working actively with intergovernmental organizations and, when appropriate, national governments to help shape an enabling legal and regulatory framework.

Membership

The CLP Commission comprises 250 members from 42 countries, including partners in international law firms, in-house counsels, law professors and trade executives in member companies and international organizations.

ICC, as the foremost business rule-maker for international trade, sets voluntary rules that companies from all parts of the world apply to millions of transactions every year. The rules of the CLP Commission, such as Incoterms 2000, have become part of the legal fabric of international commerce.

ICC has direct access to national governments through its network of national committees. Backed by experts from its member companies, the ICC International Secretariat feeds business views into intergovernmental organizations as they shape policies that directly affect business operations.

Membership of ICC Commission on Commercial Law and practice provides unique benefits and strategic advantages for companies of all sizes and all parts of the world. Click here for information about how to join now! 

Projects for 2012

• Continue to feed business input into the European Commission’s advisory group of experts on policy options with regard to European contract law
• Continue to monitor and respond appropriately to the international implications of key developments in public procurement policies
• Produce recommendations to governments and guidance to companies, as a complement to ICC model contracts, on specific jurisdiction and applicable law issues
• Continue to develop training and derivative products based on the Incoterms® 2010 rules to promote adoption and correct use of the rules globally, including through partnerships with academic institutions
• Update ICC's Model International Sale Contract to reflect Incoterms® 2010 rules
• Develop new model contracts on subjects including master franchising