DRAFT 5 November 2007

 

COMMITTEE TO IMPLEMENT THE UN CONVENTION ON INDEPENDENT GUARANTIES AND STAND-BY LETTERS OF CREDIT

 

November 9-10, 2007

 

Denver, CO

 

AGENDA

 

I.          INTRODUCTION (Ed Smith)

 

II.         SUMMARY OF THE CONVENTION (Jim Bryne and Jim Barnes)

 

            A.        Background

 

            B.         Substantive provisions

 

III.       COMPARISON OF THE CONVENTION TO DOMESTIC LAW

 

            A.        Canada (Steven Jeffery)

 

            B.         Mexico (Elias Mansur)

 

            C.        United States (Jim White)

 

IV.       DESIRABILITY OF ADOPTION OF THE CONVENTION

 

            A.        Benefits

 

            B.         Costs with respect to each country’s existing domestic law

 

V.        TECHNIQUES FOR IMPLEMENTING THE CONVENTION

 

            A.        Canada (Mireille Blanchard)

 

            B.         Mexico (Elias Mansur)

 

            C.        United States (Kathy Patchel and Hal Burman)

 

VI.       THE ROLE OF THE COMMITTEE WITH RESPECT TO THE CONVENTION

 

VII.      OTHER TASKS FOR THE COMMITTEE

 

VIII.     ACTION ITEMS AND FUTURE WORK