2016

PROGRAMME
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2016

PROGRAMME
OF ACTION
Contents
FOREWORD BY THE SECRETARY GENERAL . . . . . . . . . . 2
THE VOICE OF WORLD BUSINESS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
A global business network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

We are the
world business
organization.

Writing rules for business . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Policy advocacy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Working with the United Nations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Resolving disputes worldwide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
A global forum for chambers of commerce . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
ICC COMMISSIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Arbitration and ADR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Banking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Commercial Law and Practice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Competition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Corporate Responsibility and Anti-corruption . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Customs and Trade Facilitation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Digital Economy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Environment and Energy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE
TO THE UNITED NATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
NATIONAL COMMITTEES AND MEMBERSHIP . . . . . . . . 16
GLOBAL COMMUNICATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
ICC COMMERCIAL CRIME SERVICES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
International Maritime Bureau . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Financial Investigation Bureau . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Counterfeiting Intelligence Bureau . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
ICC DISPUTE RESOLUTION SERVICES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
ICC International Court of Arbitration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
ICC International Centre for ADR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
ICC Training and Conferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
ICC Institute of World Business Law . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
ICC Publications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
ICC Academy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Intellectual Property . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

WORLD CHAMBERS FEDERATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Marketing and Advertising . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

ATA Carnet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Taxation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Certificates of origin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Trade and Investment Policy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Programmes and partnerships . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

ICC SPECIAL PROJECTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Business Action to Stop Counterfeiting and Piracy
(BASCAP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

World Chambers Congress . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

THE ICC NATIONAL COMMITTEE NETWORK . . . . . . . . . 22
Direct members . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Business Action to Support the Information Society

(BASIS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

CHAIRMANSHIP AND SECRETARY GENERAL . . . . . . . . 23

ICC G20 CEO Advisory Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

INTERNATIONAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE . . . . . . . . 24

ICC World Trade Agenda (WTA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

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FOREWORD BY THE SECRETARY GENERAL

THE VOICE OF WORLD BUSINESS

Throughout 2015, ICC played a central role in

representing business interests in a range of major
global intergovernmental processes that will shape
international commerce for many years to come.
We also broadened the scope of our activities
to support business growth and productivity
most notably with the launch of our new online
professional education platform, the ICC Academy.

The International Chamber of Commerce

is the voice of world business.

We enter 2016 amid an increasingly uncertain global

outlook: weak global growth, wild swings on stock
markets, and a plummeting oil price have all raised
concerns about a fresh financial crisis. As the world
business organizationrepresenting companies
large and small in over 130 countrieswe remain
committed to promoting a global agenda that
enables private sector growth and job creation.
A particular priority must be to reinvigorate trade
growth which effectively flat-lined during 2015. Less
trade means lower growth, less employment and fewer
opportunities for the worlds poorest to escape poverty.
Working with our members and national committees, we
will be active in making the case for polices to reverse
this trendfrom measures to ease the supply of trade
credit through to a strengthened world trade agenda.
In keeping with our founding mission to promote
responsible business, ICC is also firmly committed to
playing a central role in the implementation of the
United Nations 2030 development agenda. Since the
turn of the millennium, the world has seen extreme
poverty more than halved. Business has been central
to this success story, andwith the right supportcan
play a greater and more constructive role in realising
growth and development opportunities in the future.
We look forward to working with you to realise the
vision of a brighter and more prosperous future for all.

ICC champions open cross-border trade and

investment, the market economy system and global
economic integration as essential contributors to
sustainable growth, job creation and prosperity.
ICCs global network comprises over 6 million
companies, chambers of commerce and business
associations in more than 130 countries.

ICC PROGRAMME OF ACTION

The Programme of Action presented in the
following pages sets out a detailed work plan
for ICC during 2016. ICCs commissions, national
committees and worldwide membership participate
in shaping recommendations and rules that support
private sector led growth and development.
Across all areas of our work, we aim to work in partnership
with governments, international organizations and
civil society to foster global policy solutions to issues
that transcend national borders. Our work in 2015 on
issues from climate change to Internet governance
shows the growing importance of this approach.
Our programme this year incorporates a detailed
overview of ICCs dispute resolution activities
profiling our efforts to enhance the quality and
reach of these vital services that remain the bedrock
of our value proposition for global business.

Because national economies are now so closely

interwoven, government decisions have much stronger
international repercussions than in the past.ICC
expresses business views that support multilateralism
as the best way to find effective solutions to
global challenges, based on the principles of open
markets and rules-based trade and investment.

A GLOBAL BUSINESS NETWORK

ICC has direct access to national governments through
its global network of national committees that brings
together ICC member companies, business associations
and chambers of commerce.This network represents
ICC at the national level by acting as a liaison between
ICCs Paris-based international secretariat and ICC
members.ICC national committees convey ICC global
policy views to their respective governments. In turn,
ICCs international secretariat carries ICC policy directly
to intergovernmental organizations on issues that
affect business capacity to conduct cross-border
transactions.Close to 3,000 business experts feed their
knowledge and experience into crafting ICC policy.

ICC activities cover a broad spectrum, from

arbitration and other forms of dispute resolution to
making the case for open international trade and
investment and business self-regulation, offering
training, and combating commercial crime.

WRITING RULES FOR BUSINESS

ICC has a long history of developing voluntary rules,
guidelines and codes to facilitate business and
spread good practice. Examples of these include:
ICCs URBPO: the first-ever Uniform Rules for
Bank Payment Obligations (BPOs), a 21st century
standard in supply chain finance that governs Bank
Payment Obligations transactions worldwide.
ICC Incoterms rules: standard international trade
definitions used every day in thousands of contracts
to define the responsibilities of buyers and sellers.
ICC model contracts that make doing international
business easier, especially for small- and medium-sized
companies that cannot afford big legal departments.
The Consolidated ICC Code of Advertising
and Marketing Communication Practice: the
global foundation for national self-regulatory
systems that monitor marketing practices.

POLICY ADVOCACY
ICC develops global business policy views on key
issues that affect companies ability to trade and
invest across borders, and meet the challenges and
opportunities of an increasingly integrated global

John Danilovich

ICC staff campaigned for the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals
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economy.These issues include: banking, commercial

law and practice, competition policy, corporate
responsibility and anti-corruption, customs and
trade facilitation, the digital economy, environment
and energy, intellectual property, marketing and
advertising, taxation, and trade and investment policy.
ICC policy advocacy, which often takes the form of
policy statements to influence intergovernmental
discussions, is developed through ICC commissions,
specialized working bodies composed of business experts.
The strength and legitimacy of ICC policy derive from
rigorous development through extensive consultation
with member companies via the ICC global network.
ICC policy recommendations are communicated to
both national governments and intergovernmental
organizations (IGOs) including the United Nations
(UN) and the World Trade Organization and forums
such as the G20.They are intended to reflect a broad
business consensus as represented by ICC, while at the
same time making a meaningful contribution to the
policy debate from a global business perspective.

WORKING WITH THE

UNITED NATIONS
ICC enjoys a close working relationship with the UN.
Since 1946, ICC has held consultative status with the
UNs Economic and Social Council.With IGOs increasingly
involved in matters of concern to the business
community, it is important that business representatives
be at the table when these issues are discussed.

ICCs longstanding consultative status at the UN and

its considerable experience as the voice of business in
international negotiations enable it to bring the views
of world business to the UN.Extensive consultation
with its worldwide, multi-sectoral membership lends
ICCs views special authority and legitimacy.ICCs
Permanent Representative to the UN in New York
provides the liaison between ICC and the UN system.

ICC COMMISSIONS
ICC commissions are specialized working bodies composed of business experts nominated by ICC national
committees that examine major issues of practical concern to world business and that work together to
address cross-cutting subjects. They prepare policy products, including statements to inform and shape
intergovernmental discussions and resulting policy, as well as rules and codes to facilitate international
business transactions.

RESOLVING DISPUTES WORLDWIDE

The ICC International Court of Arbitration is the most
trusted system of arbitration in the world, with arbitration
under its rules on the increase.Since 2009, the Court has
received new cases at a rate of more than 750 a year.
The ICC International Centre for ADR has also developed
a full range of other dispute resolution services for
international commerce based on the ICC Mediation Rules,
the ICC Rules for Expertise, the ICC Dispute Board Rules,
and the DOCDEX Rules for the settlement of disputes
arising out of the use of documentary instruments.

Arbitration and ADR

Draft and amend ICCs Arbitration,

Explore the use of arbitration and mediation

A GLOBAL FORUM FOR

CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE

Study the juridical and other aspects of arbitration

Pursue the collaboration with the ICC

Provide reports, guidelines and best practices on

Revise the Rules of ICC as Appointing Authority in

Through the ICC World Chambers Federation

(WCF) ICCs worldwide network of chambers of
commerce ICC fosters interaction and exchange
of best practice among chambers all over the world.
WCF strengthens links among chambers, enabling
them to improve their performance and develop new
products and services to offer their members.

Arbitration and introduce boilerplate clauses

on the use of IT in arbitral proceedings.

Work on a third edition of the Guide to National

MANDATE
As a forum for pooling ideas on issues relating
to international arbitration and other forms
of dispute resolution, the ICC Commission
on Arbitration and ADR aims to:
Mediation, Expert, Dispute Board and other
forms of dispute resolution rules.

and other modes of international dispute settlement,

and examine them in view of current developments.
a range of topics of current relevance to the world
of international dispute resolution, with a view
to improving ICC dispute resolution services.

Create a link among arbitrators, counsel

and users to enable ICC dispute resolution

to respond effectively to users needs.

Procedures for Recognition and Enforcement

of Awards under the New York Convention
and continue the cooperation with UNCITRAL
in promoting the NY Convention.
in antitrust follow-on actions in collaboration
with the ICC Commission on Competition.

Commission on Taxation on the use of arbitration/

mediation in tax dispute resolution.

UNCITRAL or other Ad Hoc Arbitration Proceedings.

Study the probative value of witness

evidence in international arbitration.

Launch and promote the new ICC

Dispute Board Rules.

Promote ICCs various dispute

resolution services globally.

PROJECTS FOR 2016

Position the ICC Report on Decisions as to Costs

in International Arbitration as a major contribution

to on-going discussions on this subject.

Assess through empirical research the use of

arbitration in the banking and financial sectors,

identify the expectation of those sectors and
make recommendations for a more efficient use of
arbitration with a view to promoting the use of ICC
Arbitration, with input from financial institutions and
representatives from the Banking Commission.

Evaluate the intended purpose of the Emergency

Arbitrator proceedings under the 2012 Arbitration

Rules compared to practical experience so far,
and analyse the experience of other institutions
offering emergency arbitrator proceedings.

Complete the update of the Report on IT and

ICC Secretary General
John Danilovich
addressed the United
Nations Sustainable
Development Summit

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ICCs 2015 International Mediation Competition

was the largest and most diverse to date

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Banking
MANDATE
To serve as a global forum and rule-making
body for banks worldwide, with particular focus
on the financing of international trade.

PROJECTS FOR 2016

Organize the ICC Banking Commission annual

meeting in Johannesburg (South Africa) and use

this opportunity to promote ICC and the Banking
Commissions work in Africa.

Pursue the development of a set of uniform rules for

international factoring, in partnership with Factor
Chain International.

Expand and refine the scope of the ICC Trade Finance

Register.

Make recommendations to the Business 20/G20

process on key issues related to trade finance and

actively contribute to the WTO Expert Group on Trade
Finance.

Address regulatory challenges facing trade finance in

the various expert forums of the Banking Commission
and ensure appropriate action by the national and
supranational regulatory agencies, including through
coordinated initiatives with other organizations.
Provide business input on compliance issues

related to financial crime risks including know your

customer and anti-money laundering regulations,
and contribute to the global dialogue with the
Wolfsberg Group and the Financial Action Task Force.

Prepare the 2016 edition of the ICC Global Survey

on Trade Finance and other market intelligence and

analysis to support ICC contributions on trade finance
in key international forums.

Issue official opinions on queries on ICC banking rules.

Finalize and promote the industry-wide and ICC-led

Global Supply Chain Finance (SCF) Forums draft

terminology for SCF practice.

Provide business views on export finance issues

through the ICC Export Finance Working Group, a

global platform for medium- and long-term export
finance banks.

Explore ways to develop non-traditional institutional

Finalize and disseminate the ICC guide on Transport

and the Incoterms 2010 Rules and continue to develop

practical tools and expert guidance to promote the
effective use of the Incoterms 2010 rules globally.

Prepare a discussion paper on the use of arbitration and

Competition

mediation in antitrust follow-on actions

investment in trade finance, possibly including

through the creation of rules or guidelines.

MANDATE

trade finance.

To ensure that business needs and markets

are taken into account in the formulation and
implementation of competition laws and policies.

Help promote the ICC Academy educational offering in

Commercial Law and Practice
MANDATE
To set global business standards for international
B2B transactions and provide world business
input on commercial rules developed by
intergovernmental organizations.

PROJECTS FOR 2016

Prepare and launch new model contracts and guides,

including on consultancy and construction joint
ventures, and refresh existing publications to reflect
current business practices, notably the increasing
importance of sales of digital goods and on-going
issues related to retention of title.

Make business recommendations to improve the

international legal framework for public procurement.

Continue to provide global business views to

European legislators on the proposal for a regulation

to introduce contract rules for online purchases.

Conduct in consultation with the Banking Commission

a global survey on the ICC Uniform Rules on Demand
Guarantees (URDGs) to evaluate users acceptance
of URDGs as the worldwide standard on demand
guarantees.

Model Leniency Programme and elaborate

recommendations regarding cooperation between
antitrust enforcement agencies in the cartel area, in
particular with regards to the Common Market for
Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA).

Corporate Responsibility and

Anti-corruption
MANDATE

PROJECTS FOR 2016

Promote the version of the ICC Antitrust Compliance

Toolkit for small- and medium-sized enterprises

and continue to engage with the International
Competition Network (ICN), the European
Commission Directorate for Competition (DG COMP),
and other competition agencies, through open
dialogue and thought leadership, on the importance
of compliance programmes as a tool for competition
law enforcement.

Organize the 8th ICC-ICN roundtable at the ICN

Annual Conference in Singapore and enhance

ICCs participation in ICN key initiatives, thereby
further establishing ICCs role as the main business
interlocutor of the ICN.

Develop an advocacy guide to help further promote

the ICC recommendations on best practice for the
creation and reform of specific merger control
regimes, and pursue a dialogue with selected
competition authorities and governments.

Organize a seminar for judges and other stakeholders

to exchange views on legal review and best practice
in due process.

Complete ICC recommendations on the improvement

of the European Competition Network (ECN)

To develop policy recommendations and practical

tools from a global business perspective on
corporate responsibility and fighting corruption.

PROJECTS FOR 2016

Prepare an ICC business integrity compendium of ICC

anti-corruption guidelines and rules.

Begin work towards developing guidance for

companies on conflicts of interest.

Shape G20/Business 20 anti-corruption policy,

drawing from ICCs anti-corruption tools as a basis for

concrete action by business for fighting corruption.

Uphold the approach taken by the UN Guiding

Principles on business and human rights, with a

view to ensuring the balance between the corporate
responsibility to respect human rights and the
State duty to protect these rights, and provide
business views into the UN discussions on a possible
international legally binding instrument.

Provide global business input into international

initiatives on corporate responsibility and anticorruption, including the implementation of the

UN Convention against Corruption (UNCAC), the
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Development (OECD) Anti-Bribery Convention and

the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises.

Liaise with the ICC Academy on its development

of online anti-corruption training based on the ICC

Ethics and Compliance Training Handbook.

Contribute global business views on corporate

Promote the policy statements on transfer pricing

and customs value, the misuse of customs valuation

databases, non-preferential rules of origin, and making
transport greener and smarter, including ICC input to
on-going discussions on trade facilitation and climate
change.

responsibility reporting.

Promote the broadest use of the ICC Anti-corruption

Third Party Due Diligence Guide for SMEs.

Digital Economy
MANDATE

Customs and Trade Facilitation

MANDATE
To promote simplified customs and transport
policies and procedures as well as other
measures to facilitate international trade.

PROJECTS FOR 2016

Support the ratification of the World Trade

Organization (WTO) Trade Facilitation Agreement

by mobilizing ICCs global network, and encourage
public-private dialogue towards commercially
meaningful implementation by providing practical
guidance, including by feeding the commissions work
into the Global Alliance for Trade Facilitation.

Develop, jointly with the Commission on Trade and

Investment Policy, an ICC position on preferential
rules of origin.

Provide on-going input into the work of the World

Customs Organization (WCO), including on customs

valuation, classification and trade facilitation.

Finalize and disseminate the ICC guide on Transport

and the Incoterms 2010 Rules in collaboration with

the ICC Commission on Commercial Law and Practice.

Contribute input on the dematerialization of customs

and transport documentation and procedures, in
coordination with the ICC Commission on the Digital
Economy.

To promote the global development of the digital

economy and continued growth of its underlying
information and communication technologies
(ICTs) and related business models, through
private sector policy leadership, regulatory
advocacy and the promotion of best practice.

PROJECTS FOR 2016

Prepare an action plan to highlight global business

priorities and the contribution of the digital economy

to economic growth, social development and job
creation. Offer guidance to governments supported
by a compendium of business actions and practices,
to be used for ICC high-level intergovernmental
engagement, including the G20, United Nations
Sustainable Development Goals, OECD 2016
Ministerial, WTO, and others.

Develop an ICC privacy toolkit aimed at small- and

medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), to provide a

resource for companies to uphold privacy standards
throughout business activity and enhance consumer
and business confidence through effective privacy
practices.

Continue to support cyber security initiatives and

explore ways to mitigate the risks of cybercrime

for e-business, consumer and business confidence
as well as threats to business models and new
technologies in the areas of Internet of things,
machine to machine etc.

Work with the Business and Industry Advisory

Environment and Energy

Committee (BIAC) to the OECD to develop an

appendix to assist business in applying the OECD
cyber security Guidelines.

MANDATE

Advocate cross-sectoral and global business priorities

on privacy policy and regulatory frameworks in
regional forums [European Union, Asia-Pacific
Economic Cooperation (APEC) and others].Explore
policy interoperability to simplify administrative
procedures for business across different legal
systems.Encourage all stakeholders to promote the
appropriate protection of personal data in light of its
nature and sensitivity across its life-cycle, to promote
trust in new digital services (e.g. cloud computing,
e-mobility, e-health solutions).

Advance business-government dialogue to encourage

greater alignment between e-government and
e-business objectives, including by providing
input into the development of global standards for
dematerialization aimed at linking current regional
initiatives to avoid fragmentation in too many
competing regional standards.

Provide practical policy inputs on topical issues that

can help ICC demonstrate the value and necessity

of a multistakeholder approach to Internet and ICT
policies. Apply these practical global business inputs
where possible to intergovernmental discussions and
to reinforce the viability of multistakeholder entities
such as the Internet Governance Forum.

Contribute to the transition of the Internet Assigned

Numbers Authority (IANA) from the US government
to a globally inclusive multistakeholder organization,
working with the Internet Corporation for Assigned
Names and Numbers (ICANN) to ensure business input
and support for ICANN multistakeholder oversight of
the Domain Name System, while ensuring its secure,
stable and resilient functioning.

To develop policy recommendations and tools to

address major global environmental and energy issues,
including climate change, green economy, sustainable
development, and to make a substantive contribution
to key intergovernmental discussions in these areas.

PROJECTS FOR 2016

Develop and promote global business priorities on

resource and energy efficiency, including on enabling

investment conditions, the water-energy nexus, and
the efficient use/re-use of rare raw materials.

Ensure that global business priorities on climate

changerealting to mitigation, adaptation/resilience,

technology, markets and investment with a focus
on innovation, finance, energy access, trade and
substantive business engagementare integral to
the implementation of the United Nations Framework
Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
Paris outcome.

Update the ICC Green Economy Roadmap, to include

key success factors for effective public-private
partnerships as a means to implement and scale up
solutions that advance economic growth, societal
development and environmental stewardship.

Provide practical guidance to companies on

implementing the new ICC Charter for Sustainable

Development to shape their sustainability strategies.

Offer business input and expertise to the United

Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), including

to the International Resource Panel, the Climate
Investment Funds, the UNEP/United Nations Industrial
Development Organization (UNIDO) Green Industry
Platform, the United Nations Framework Convention on
Climate Change, and the environment/energy aspects
of the SDGs/2030 Development Agenda.

ICC launched its Cyber

security guide for business
at the Global Conference
on Cyberspace 2015

ICC Secretary General John

Danilovich and Chairman
Terry McGraw discussed
climate change issues with
Christiana Figueres, UNFCCC
Executive Secretary
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Intellectual Property

Marketing and Advertising

MANDATE

MANDATE

To promote efficient intellectual property (IP)

systems that support international trade, encourage
investment in creation and innovation, and
facilitate sustainable economic development.

To promote high ethical standards in marketing by

business self-regulation through the Consolidated ICC
Code of Advertising and Marketing Communications
Practice and formulate world business positions
and initiatives to address government actions that
affect marketing and consumer protection.

PROJECTS FOR 2016

Issue a report on specialized IP jurisdictions around

the world and practical experiences of these to assist

countries setting up courts/jurisdictions specific to IP.

Help negotiators in the UN Framework Convention

on Climate Change understand the importance of

enabling frameworks for technology development
and dissemination and the role of IP in this process.

Monitor and provide business perspectives on

technology and IP-related issues in UN processes

relating to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable
Development and to the Addis Ababa Action Agenda
on Financing for Development.

Analyze trends in labelling and packaging

requirements having an impact on trademark use in

different sectors.

Continue to raise awareness of the role IP plays in the

innovation process through promotion of the series of
ICC research papers and the innovation principles for
high-technology industries.
Coordinate business input on the implementation

of the Convention on Biological Diversitys Nagoya

Protocol on Access and Benefit Sharing at regional and
international levels, and raise business awareness of
the impacts of the EU regulation on access and benefit
sharing.

PROJECTS FOR 2016

Participate in the APEC Committee on Trade and

Investment project on common advertising standards

and work with ICCs global network and partners to
contribute to capacity-building activities that improve
understanding of responsible marketing and the
Consolidated ICC Code, which are the foundation of
nationally-implemented programmes.

Complete a study to ensure that the Consolidated ICC

Code remains future-proof and fit-for-purpose, and
as required develop new or update existing policy
materials to facilitate the interpretation and broader
application of the Code principles.

Use the ICC policy statement on Freedom of

commercial communication as a basis to demonstrate

the benefits of self-regulation as an effective policy
alternative in countries where broad regulatory
restrictions are being considered that abridge this
freedom and risk having detrimental effects on open
markets, cross-border trade and consumer choice.

Contribute world business perspectives and raise

awareness of the Consolidated ICC Code as the global

reference for effective marketing and advertising
self-regulation, in relation to work being carried out
by intergovernmental organizations such as the OECD
and UNEP.

Advance Consolidated ICC Code communication efforts

by seizing opportunities to enhance engagement and
strengthen self-regulation in developing markets, and
by featuring the Code and its translations at relevant
international events on self-regulation.

Taxation
MANDATE
To promote transparent and non-discriminatory treatment
of foreign investments and earnings that eliminates
tax obstacles to cross-border trade and investment.

PROJECTS FOR 2016

Monitor implementation of the G20/OECD Base

Erosion and Profit Shifting Project (BEPS) outcomes

and provide further views into G20/OECD follow-up
deliberations including on the BEPS multilateral
instrument to modify bilateral tax treaties.

Contribute in cooperation with the ICC Commission on

Arbitration and ADR to UN and OECD deliberations
on effective tax dispute resolution mechanisms.

Lead global business input into the work of the

UN Committee of Experts in Tax Matters and its

sub-committees including on dispute resolution,
royalties and the taxation of technical services.

Develop principles on responsible taxation for

companies and tax administrations alike that could

provide guidance for a companys policy/code of
conduct.

Trade and Investment Policy

MANDATE
To promote cross-border trade and investment
by business and an open global economy to
foster job creation, sustainable development,
and improve living standards.

PROJECTS FOR 2016

Elaborate policy positions to shape the ICC World

Trade Agenda, and G20 and Business 20 deliberations

on trade and investment, by contributing to the
development of a robust 21st Century global trade
and investment policy agenda.

Foster progress towards a high-standard multilateral

framework for international investment; as well as
towards enabling regulatory frameworks for Foreign
Direct Investment (FDI), including investment in
infrastructure, as a vehicle for advancing the UN
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Develop policy positions on mega-regional

agreements negotiations and their potential impact

on the multilateral trading system.

Support plurilateral approaches to liberalize trade in

environmental goods, and trade in services

Advocate in favour of effective provisions for arbitration

and Investor-State Dispute Settlement in coordination
with the ICC Commission on Arbitration and ADR.

Promote ICC recommendations on transfer pricing in

relevant intergovernmental policy processes, including

the OECD, the WCO, the UN and the G20, and explore
a possible ICC position on substance requirements for
transfer pricing.

Continue to provide business input on indirect taxation

from a global business perspective, including VATrelated issues.

An ICC Conference
on Access and
Benefit Sharing
provided guidance
to help business
comply with new
EU Regulation

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A WORLD OF INFLUENCE
GLOBAL BUSINESS ADVOCACY
A unique network
with the power
to influence policy
in more than

130 countries

ICC SPECIAL PROJECTS AND GROUPS

ICC special projects are intended to complement ICC commission work by increasing the outreach
of policy products developed by commissions.

Business Action to Stop

Counterfeiting and Piracy (BASCAP)

Business Action to Support the

Information Society (BASIS)

MANDATE

MANDATE

To raise awareness of the economic and social

harm of counterfeiting and piracy and to petition
for greater commitments by local, national and
international authorities in the enforcement and
protection of intellectual property rights.

To promote global business priorities on the range of

Internet governance and information and communications
technology issues that contribute to economic and
social development, in forums established by the UN
World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS), and
preserve the multistakeholder approach to these issues.

PROJECTS FOR 2016

Publish country reports on the value of IP, the

economic and social risks from counterfeiting

and piracy, and recommendations for improving
IP enforcement regimes and distribute to key
intergovernmental organizations, plurilateral bodies
such as the Association of South East Asian Nations
(ASEAN), Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation, G20
and BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South
Africa), and national governments.

Promote a high-standard set of proactive IP rights

enforcement measures to national governments,

including legislation on the use of proceeds of crime and
improving IP rights enforcement in free trade zones.

PROJECTS FOR 2016

Ensure business engagement remains coordinated

and inserted into the decision-making on Internet

governance following the December 2015 High Level
World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS)
review statement of the UN General Assembly.
Convene business across the membership and insert
these perspectives in the WSIS follow up institutions,
including UN Commission on Science and Technology
for Development (UNCTAD), the Economic and Social
Council and UN General Assembly as well as the ITU,
and UNESCO.

Select and present private sector candidates for the

2016 Multistakeholder Advisory Group for the Internet

Governance Forum (IGF), and ensure business voices
are influencing the shape of the 2016 IGF in Mexico
and that business plays its part in the on-going
success of this important multistakeholder forum.

Provide a representative to ensure the broad business

perspective is taken into account in the on-going
deliberations and transition of the Internet Assigned
Numbers Authority (IANA) function and engage in
the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and
Numbers (ICANN) to promote accountability efforts
and support a secure, stable, and resilient Domain
Name System.
Advocate ICC Commission on the Digital Economy

policy positions and ensure the key role of business

in innovation, economic and social development as
well as job creation is considered in global discussions
and events on Internet governance and ICTs for
development.

policy recommendations, including new editions of

the ICC G20 Business Scorecard and the ICC Global
Survey of G20 Business Policy Priorities.

Ensure effective world business input into the work of

the G20, including by communicating business priorities

at CEO-level to G20 leaders, sherpas and ministers.

Strengthen ICCs position as the indispensable

representative of world business vis--vis the G20,

leading up to the G20 Leaders Summit in China in
2016, by working with the Chinese government,
business associations and others.

Strengthen ICCs role in providing continuity and

being the voice of world business in the B20 process,

including by continuing to act as the Secretariat of the
B20 International Business Advisory Council (IBAC).

ICC World Trade Agenda (WTA)

MANDATE

ICC G20 CEO Advisory Group

MANDATE
To provide a CEO-led platform to leverage ICCs
policy work and pursue progress on international
business priorities through the work of the G20 on
an on-going basis.

PROJECTS FOR 2016

Work with key supply chain actors, including

Develop and consolidate global business policy views

Cooperate in the organization of conferences and

Conduct a globally inclusive appraisal of business

views on G20 priorities, including consultations with
businesses worldwide.

on key issues for global business on the G20 agenda.

intermediaries, to improve protections against

the infiltration of counterfeiting and piracy and to
promote best practice.

Produce distinctive reports that complement ICC

In partnership with the Qatar Chamber of Commerce

and Industry, enable global business leaders to define
multilateral trade negotiation priorities and help
governments set a trade and investment policy agenda
for the 21st century that contributes to sustainable
economic growth and quality job creation.

PROJECTS FOR 2016

Promote WTA business priorities in relevant forums,

including Business 20 and G20 discussions, and in
particular at the WTO.

Continue to mobilize world business in support of

a robust 21st Century trade and investment policy

agenda, with a particular focus on SMEs and chambers
of commerce.

meetings in collaboration with the International

Anti-Counterfeiting Coalition, the World Intellectual
Property Organization, the International Trademark
Association, the WCO and Interpol.

Work to strengthen anti-counterfeiting measures in

the areas of customs, trademark package, goods in

transit and copyright issues, in particular with the EU.

Continue to broaden the reach of the BASCAP I

Buy Real, Fakes Cost More campaign to national

governments and national anti-counterfeiting
associations.

Encourage intergovernmental organizations and

national governments to better inform consumers of

the health and safety risks associated with counterfeit
and pirated products.

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BASIS member Jimson Olufuye delivered a closing

ceremony speech on behalf of business at the 2015
Internet Governance Forum

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PERMANENT
REPRESENTATIVE TO
THE UNITED NATIONS

NATIONAL COMMITTEES
AND MEMBERSHIP

GLOBAL
COMMUNICATIONS

ICC COMMERCIAL CRIME

SERVICES

MANDATE

MANDATE

MANDATE

MANDATE

To strengthen ICC representation across the globe

by fostering effective working relations between
ICC national committees, direct members and
the ICC international secretariat in Paris.

To increase awareness of ICCs role as the world

business organization and to promote its policies, rules
and services to internal and external audiences.

PROJECTS FOR 2016

Execute global campaigns aimed at shaping key

To convey world business views to the UN through

representation at intergovernmental deliberations
and through substantive engagement with UN
agencies, departments, funds and programmes.

PROJECTS FOR 2016

Represent ICC at UN meetings in New York and

elsewhere, including the UN Global Compact

Board, UNIDOs Green Industry Platform and the
Multistakeholder Advisory Group to the UN Economic
and Social Council (ECOSOC).

Mobilize ICC policy and global networks to provide

business sector input to UN intergovernmental

processes including: the High-Level Political Forum on
sustainable development, Financing for Development,
Disaster Risk Reduction, Least Developed Countries,
the World Summit on the Information Society and
annual meetings of ECOSOC.

Support ICCs international secretariat in the

planning and design of all ICC activities relating to

the implementation of the UN 2030 Sustainable
Development Agenda.

Support national committees in the promotion of ICC

products and services and in increasing the number
of active ICC members.

Improve the implementation of the ICC Charter between

national committees and the ICC World Council.

Provide updated practical guidance for national

committees, including through the ICC Guide to

running a national committee.

Increase opportunities for interaction and exchange

of best practice within the ICC global network, by way

of training sessions, regional consultative groups and
other mechanisms.

Bring added value to national committees, including

through the My ICC portal, by centralizing and
sharing information through ICCs global networks.

PROJECTS FOR 2016

policy processes and raising visibility of ICC as the

world business organization.

including maritime piracy, fraud in international trade,

insurance fraud, financial instrument fraud, money
laundering and product counterfeiting.

International Maritime Bureau (IMB)

Expand ICCs suite of promotional and informational

Implement new systems to match case characteristics

Leverage print and broadcast media as well as ICCs

Use the extensive database of the CCS to provide half

Highlight ICCs role in shaping business

Provide ship chartering experience reporting in order

materials to showcase ICC achievements, value

proposition and products.

own media platforms (including the ICC website) to

position ICC as the premier source of business views
on ICC priority issues such as the implementation of
the WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement.
recommendations to G20 leaders.

Drive the strategic placement of ICC opinion articles

and letters to top-tier international publications and
news wires.

Manage ICC social media campaigns to engage

members, media and general public and drive traffic

to the ICC website.

Coordinate the engagement and tasks of the Global

Business Alliance for Sustainable Development by
2030, a diverse group of major international private
sector organizations which aims to make effective,
concrete and long-term contributions to the UN 2030
Sustainable Development Agenda.

To help businesses fight all types of commercial crime

Promote the expanding international reach of ICC and

the ICC International Court of Arbitration.

of recent trading fraud and disseminate information

to members.

yearly reports analysing trends, high risk areas and

methods used to target banks, insurance companies
traders and shipping companies, to enable members
to optimize their due diligence resources.
to complement existing loss prevention services to
ship owners and charterers.

Develop an industry supported sustainable global

piracy reporting system with the IMB Piracy Reporting

Centre playing a key role.

Financial Investigation Bureau (FIB)

Offer a dedicated service to banks in emerging
markets to help with anti-money laundering and
know-your-customer due diligence checks.

Establish a secure online portal for the exchange of

Collaborate with member states, UN agencies,

information with members.

intergovernmental organizations, non-governmental

organizations and other stakeholders to participate
and co-organize events around issues relevant to the
UN 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda. Launch
annual Seminar Series with Mission of Korea on
Trade, Development, and Law in the Context of the
2030 Sustainable Development Agenda.

Counterfeiting Intelligence Bureau

(CIB)

Strengthen the online Hologram Image Register

(HIR) the only resource of its kind in the world

to significantly increase registrations of holograms
worldwide.

Continue to serve as organizing partner for the

business and industry major group, at the HighLevel Political Forum, and as Chair of the Business
Steering Committee for Financing for Development
and the Business Steering Committee for Landlocked
Developing Countries.

Develop a system, in collaboration with BASCAP,

to enable transport intermediaries to conduct due

diligence on exporters of counterfeit or mis-described
goods.

Monitor the activities of the different UN bodies

Offer services to brand owners to identify websites

and alert ICC international secretariat, national

committees and chambers on issues that are of major
concern to the global business community.

offering or distributing counterfeit products.

Provide business speakers to UN high-level meetings

through engagement with ICCs international
secretariat and global networks.

Harsh Pati Singhania, President of ICC India led an Asia

Pacific regional meeting of ICC national committees
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Francois Georges, Secretary General of ICC France spoke

to media during the Business and Climate Summit
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ICC DISPUTE RESOLUTION SERVICES

ICC International Centre for ADR

ICC Training and Conferences

MANDATE

The International Centre for ADR administers all nonarbitration proceedings filed at ICC. The Centre provides
services under the Mediation Rules, the Expert Rules,
the Dispute Board Rules and the DOCDEX Rules and
provides information about said rules and services.

ICC Training and Conferences objective is to share ICCs

dispute resolution expertise with a wider audience,
through events such as training seminars and conferences.

PROJECTS FOR 2016

In todays global economy, international commercial

disputes are commonplace. Resolving these
disputes is vital to trade and investment. ICC Dispute
Resolution Services perform this critical role, giving
business partners a wide choice of administered
procedures for settling disputes outside the courts.
ICC Dispute Resolution Services provides
services through two main bodies:
the ICC International Court of Arbitration
the ICC International Centre for ADR

The Court and the Centre each are mandated to market

and promote their services, and enhance their visibility
worldwide.

Consolidate and enhance its position as the leading

dispute resolution institution worldwide

Study and implement the opening of new offices

in Brazil and China.

which meet the growing complexity of todays

business transactions and the demand for greater
speed and cost-efficiency.

These proceedings are set in place to help international

business to resolve their disputes in a cost-effective and
time-efficient manner. The Centres extensive experience
and know-how is a valuable resource for facilitating
parties dispute resolution proceedings efficiently.

and ADR to launch its new products.

PROJECTS FOR 2016

Continue to promote the ICC Arbitration Rules 2012

Work closely with the ICC Commission on Arbitration
Develop regional outreach by creating more awareness:
With the help of Regional Directors in Asia, Latin

and North America and MENA

With the support of ICC national committees

ICC International Court

of Arbitration
ICC Arbitration, the flagship of ICC Dispute
Resolution Services carries the hallmark of the ICC
International Court of Arbitration: a world leader in
resolving international commercial disputes. Since
its creation in 1923, the Court has administered
almost 22,000 cases from across the world.
The Court confirms, appoints and replaces arbitrators,
and decides on challenges made against them. It
monitors the arbitral process to ensure it is performed
quickly, efficiently and correctly. The Court also
scrutinizes and approves draft arbitral awards,
primarily to ensure their quality and enforceability.
The Courts secretariat is the main link between parties,
arbitrators and the Court and manages around 1,500 cases
at any given time through nine teams with offices in Paris,
Hong Kong and New York (through its US SICANA Inc.).

Through partnerships with local institutions

to strengthen regional presence

Organize the annual ICC Mediation Conference in

autumn 2016.

Organize the annual ICC Mediation Competition from

5 to 10 February 2016, hosting over 500 participants
in mock mediation sessions, training programmes and
social events.

Reach a more varied audience e.g. in-house counsel.

Explore new areas for development e.g. climate

Organize the Mediation Round Table on 4 February

Specifically address the younger generation:

Continue to support the implementation of the new

change-related disputes.

Develop the network through the ICC Young

Arbitrators Forum (YAF) fast approaching 10,000

members
Organize trainings and conferences
Organize and host pre-moots and moot competitions
Host university and law school visits to the Court

and the International Centre for ADR

Provide educational services:

Host events (training programmes, conferences,

topical colloquia)
Seek new speaking opportunities for members

of the Court Secretariat

Support national committee events (trainings,

workshops).

2015, the forum for discussion on the best practices

among the practicing mediators.

Expert Rules, Dispute Board Rules and DOCDEX

rules all launched in 2015 and organize further launch
events, trainings and conferences.

Promote use of mediation in the business disputes,

particularly within the companies.

Enhance the Centres presence in the Americas, Asia

and Africa with the help of Regional ICC Dispute
Resolution Services Directors in Asia, Latin and North
America and MENA and with the support of ICC
national committees.

PROJECTS FOR 2016

Increase the availability of ICC events in countries

where there is a particular need for training on ICC

dispute settlement and arbitral procedure.

Broaden the visibility of annual regional conferences

on ICC Arbitration, with special emphasis on the New

York conference and highlight the Asian conference
by rotating the host country between Singapore and
Hong Kong.

Provide more roundtables and sessions for corporate

counsel.

ICC Institute of World

Business Law
The Institute provides innovative research and training
for the legal profession, business executives, and
academics interested in the development of international
business law, and particularly international arbitration.

PROJECTS FOR 2016

Launch the ICC Advanced Arbitration Academy in

the MENA and Latin America, to improve the legal

knowledge and develop the practical skills of native
practitioners in these regions who wish to pursue
their careers as arbitrators.

Continue to expand and strengthen the network of

Institute members to experienced practitioners of
international business law worldwide.

Develop a level-3 Contracts training for experienced

professionals to meet an increasing demand on the
market.

ICC dispute resolution-related events in 2015 gave

insight into ICC arbitral procedures and latest
developments
Below from left: Andrea Carlevaris, Secretary
General of the ICC Court, Alexis Mourre, President of
the ICC Court, and Ana Serra e Moura, ICC Counsel

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BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT

WORLD CHAMBERS FEDERATION (WCF)

The role of the Business Development Department is to develop ICC products and services that will bring
increased value to users, including ICC members and the ICC global network. This will broaden the availability of
ICC publications, trainings, conferences, certifications and online programmes in all regions of the world.

MANDATE

ICC Publications

ICC Academy

MANDATE

MANDATE

To expand the reach of ICC publications to make ICC

work accessible to a larger audience, and provide
essential tools for conducting international business
and facilitating cross-border trade and investment.

To become a global leader in the provision

of business education that contributes to the
expansion of cross-border trade and investment,
including through a series of specialized certification
programmes recognized by business worldwide.

PROJECTS FOR 2016

Develop a modern and state-of-the-art tool providing

easy access to ICCs entire digital content.

Work closely with ICC commissions to identify new

content and new authors.

Work directly with experts to identify new books and

series within the scope of ICC.

Strengthen relations with national committees through

direct channels.

PROJECTS FOR 2016

Consolidate the position of the newly created ICC

Academy in the business education market with its

dynamic digital platform including innovative tools for
combining digital learning and group-based project
work.

Enlarge the offering by creating new curricula on

ICC core topics, together with world-class experts

and practitioners, incorporating insights from senior
business leaders and policymakers.

ATA Carnet

Programmes and Partnerships

Support customs authorities

Invite chambers to nominate candidates for election

and business organizations in

implementing the ATA system
for the duty and tax-free
temporary admission of goods
in Brazil and Saudi Arabia.

Encourage new countries

to ratify the Convention on temporary admission

(Istanbul Convention) and implement the ATA
System, with priority markets being the Philippines,
Qatar and Vietnam.

Move forward the digitization of the ATA Carnet,

starting with issuance data, and cooperate with the

World Customs Organization to link it to the global
e-ATA Carnet System.

to the WCF General Council (2017-19)

Manage the global nomination network for the annual

Oslo Business for Peace Awards.

Promote business opportunities available to chambers

and companies as part of WCFs partnership with
the International Festival of Business and the 2016
Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games business programme
together with the Brazilian and Rio chambers.

Establish WCF online business matching and chamber

information service offerings.

Develop programmes, online training and printed

materials to promote the role of chambers, tailored

to audiences in both developed and developing
economies.

Enrich the professional individual membership

Certificates of Origin

Ensure that ICC national committees play a key role

World Chambers Congress

Increase the number of

Co-organize the 10th World

programme though new offers and services.

ICCs state-of-the-art Hearing Centre is located

in the heart of Paris

To be the global forum for chambers of commerce and industry, facilitating the exchange of best practice
and the development of new global products and services for chambers, as well as fostering international
partnerships between global business stakeholders and chambers, including transnational chambers.

in supporting and promoting the ICC Academy, and

benefit from its future development.

International Certificates of
Origin (COs) Accreditation Chain
member chambers.

Reinforce chambers staff

competency and professionalism

in CO issuance through the CO
online training and international certification
programme and through the release of a new version
of the International CO Guidelines.

Chambers Congress in Sydney,

Australia, 19-21 September 2017.

Prepare the 2017 edition of the

World Chambers Competition.

Select the co-organizer of the 11th

World Chambers Congress to be held in the Americas

in 2019.

Advocate and promote the acceptance of electronic

COs by customs, reinforced through the use of the CO

verification website.

Promote the role of chambers as customs partners in

the issuance of preferential COs.

Develop a trusted traders certification system and

accompanying online platform.

Above: A Certificate of Origin and ATA Carnet Council meeting

took place on 18-21 November 2014 in Colombo, Sri Lanka
Left: The 9th World Chambers Congress in Turin, Italy drew
1,100 participants from 113 countries
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THE ICC NATIONAL COMMITTEE NETWORK

CHAIRMANSHIP AND SECRETARY GENERAL

ICCs influence around the world is due in large part to its global network of national committees and groups.
Located in close to 90 countries, they voice the interests of global business to their national governments
and provide input to ICCs policy work.
ICC Albania

ICC Czech Republic

ICC Kuwait

ICC Romania

ICC Algeria

ICC Denmark

ICC Lebanon

ICC Russia

ICC Argentina

ICC Dominican Republic

ICC Lithuania

ICC Saudi Arabia

ICC Australia

ICC Egypt

ICC Luxembourg

ICC Serbia

ICC Austria

ICC Estonia

ICC Macedonia

ICC Singapore

ICC Bahrain

ICC Finland

ICC Malaysia

ICC Slovakia

ICC Bangladesh

ICC France

ICC Macao

ICC Slovenia

ICC Belgium

ICC Georgia

ICC Mexico

ICC South Africa

ICC Bolivia

ICC Germany

ICC Monaco

ICC Spain

ICC Brazil

ICC Ghana

ICC Morocco

ICC Sri Lanka

ICC Bulgaria

ICC Greece

ICC Netherlands

ICC Sweden

ICC Burkina Faso

ICC Guatemala

ICC New Zealand

ICC Switzerland

ICC Canada

ICC Hong Kong, China

ICC Nigeria

ICC Syria

ICC Caribbean

ICC India

ICC Norway

ICC Thailand

ICC Chile

ICC Indonesia

ICC Pakistan

ICC Tunisia

ICC China

ICC Iran (Islamic Republic)

ICC Palestine

ICC Turkey

Chinese Taipei Business

Council of ICC

ICC Ireland

ICC Panama

ICC Ukraine

ICC Israel

ICC Paraguay

ICC United Arab Emirates

ICC Italy

ICC Philippines

ICC United Kingdom

ICC Japan

ICC Poland

ICC United States

ICC Jordan

ICC Portugal

ICC Uruguay

ICC Korea

ICC Qatar

ICC Venezuela

ICC Colombia
ICC Costa Rica
ICC Croatia
ICC Cuba
ICC Cyprus

CHAIRMAN

FIRST VICE-CHAIRMAN

Harold (Terry) McGraw III became Chairman of the

International Chamber of Commerce on 1 July 2013.
Mr McGraw is Chairman Emeritus of McGraw Hill Financial,
Inc. He served as non-executive Chairman of the Company
from November 2013 to April 2015, and Chairman,
President and CEO of the company from 1999.

Sunil Bharti Mittal became Vice-Chairman of the

International Chamber of Commerce on July 1, 2013 and
First Vice Chairman on the 18 March 2015. He is the Founder
& Chairman of Bharti Enterprises which has interests in
telecom, retail, realty, financial services, renewable energy
and agri-products. Bharti Airtel, the groups flagship
company is the worlds third largest telecommunication
company with operations in 20 countries across Asia
and Africa. Sunil is a recipient of the Padma Bhushan,
one of Indias highest civilian awards.

HAROLD MCGRAW III

SUNIL BHARTI MITTAL

HONORARY CHAIRMAN

GERARD WORMS

Gerard Worms became Honorary Chairman of the

International Chamber of Commerce on 1 July 2013.
He is also Chairman of ICC France and Honorary
Chairman of Coe-Rexecode. Mr Worms is a Commander
of the French Legion of Honour.

In countries where no national committee exists, companies and business associations can join ICC individually
by becoming direct members. ICC membership is currently bolstered by direct members in over 40 countries.

VICE-CHAIRMAN

DENNIS NALLY
Dennis M. Nally became Vice-Chairman of the
International Chamber of Commerce on 1 July 2015.
Mr Nally is Chairman of PricewaterhouseCoopers
International, the coordinating and governance entity
of the PwC network.

DIRECT MEMBERS
Afghanistan
Andorra
Angola
Armenia
Azerbaijan
Bahamas
Belarus
Bermuda
Bosnia-Herzegovina
Botswana
Congo
(Rep. of the )

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Congo
(The Dem. Rep. of the)
Cte dIvoire
Eritrea
Ethiopia
Gibraltar
Haiti
Honduras
Hungary
Iceland
Iraq
Jamaica

INTERNATIONAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

Korea (DPR)

Nepal

Latvia

Nicaragua

Liberia

Oman

Libya

Peru

Malta

Seychelles

Mauritania

Sudan

Mauritius

Tajikistan

Moldova

Tanzania

Mongolia

Turkish Cyprus

Montenegro

Uganda

Mozambique

Vietnam

Myanmar

Zambia

VICE-CHAIRMAN

FREDERICO CURADO
Frederico Curado became Vice-Chairman of the
International Chamber of Commerce on 1 July 2015.
Mr Curado has been an executive officer of Embraer S.A.
since 1995, and President and Chief Executive Officer
since 2007.

SECRETARY GENERAL

JOHN DANILOVICH
John Danilovich became Secretary General of the
International Chamber of Commerce on 30 June 2014.
Mr Danilovich is a global business leader with extensive
experience in trade-related issues. He has also had a long
career as an international diplomat.

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THE INTERNATIONAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE (ICC)

ICC is the world business organization, a representative
body that speaks with authority on behalf of enterprises
from all sectors in every part of the world.
The mission of ICC is to promote open international
trade and investment and help business meet the
challenges and opportunities of an increasingly
integrated global economy. Its conviction that trade is
a powerful force for peace and prosperity dates from
the organizations origins early in the 20th century. The
small group of far-sighted business leaders who founded
ICC called themselves the merchants of peace.
ICC has three main activities: rule setting, dispute
resolution, and policy advocacy. Because its member
companies and associations are themselves engaged
in international business, ICC has unrivalled authority in
making rules that govern the conduct of business across
borders. Although these rules are voluntary, they are
observed in countless thousands of transactions every day
and have become part of the fabric of international trade.
ICC also provides essential services, foremost among
them the ICC International Court of Arbitration, the
worlds leading arbitral institution. Another service is the
World Chambers Federation, ICCs worldwide network

of chambers of commerce, fostering interaction and

exchange of chamber best practice. ICC also offers
specialized training and seminars and is an industryleading publisher of practical and educational reference
tools for international business, banking and arbitration.
Business leaders and experts drawn from the ICC
membership establish the business stance on broad
issues of trade and investment policy as well as on
relevant technical subjects. These include: banking,
commercial law and practice, competition policy,
corporate responsibility and anti-corruption, customs
and trade facilitation, the digital economy, environment
and energy, intellectual property, marketing and
advertising, taxation, and trade and investment policy.
ICC works closely with the United Nations,
the World Trade Organization and
intergovernmental forums including the G20.
ICC was founded in 1919. Today its global network
comprises over 6 million companies, chambers of
commerce and business associations in more than 130
countries. National committees work with ICC members
in their countries to address their concerns and convey to
their governments the business views formulated by ICC.

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