Internationaal, Europees en vergelijkend handelsrecht

Prof. Matthias E. STORME

Dit betreft het academiejaar 2010-211

Tweede master Rechten UA

Taal: Nederlands
Omvang: 2 sem.u.
3 studiepunten
Dit vak wordt gedoceerd in het 2e semester, dinsdag 16 tot 18 uur

Eindtermen:

Kennis van de rechtsvergelijkende en internationale rechtsbronnen en juridische teksten in verband met de belangrijkste transacties in de internationale handel, en deze kunnen analyseren en beoordelen.

Inhoud:

Het vak behandelt hoofdzakelijk (het recht inzake):
- internationale koop-verkoop
- contracten in het algemeen (in het bijzonder de Unidroit principles)
- e-commerce
- kredietzekerheden, i.h.b. voor de verkoper zoals eigendomsvoorbehoud; Conventie van Kaapstad e.d.
- investeringsbescherming
- financiering van internationale handelstransacties, w.o. documentair krediet en bankgaranties
- internationale betalingen en betalingsinstrumenten
- internationale insolventie

Examen:

Schriftelijk zonder mondelinge toelichting
Gesloten boek - toegelaten zijn officiële rechtsbronnen zonder commentaar (wetgeving, verdragen, rechtspraak), inb. de UPICC, en de tekst van private codificaties (UCP, URDG)

Verplicht Studiemateriaal :

Powerpointpresentatie. Deze wordt regelmatig aangevuld. Zie hieronder per hoofdstuk

Nuttig bijkomend materiaal : zie hieronder per hoofdstuk

I. Koop-verkoop

- ppt internationale koop: http://www.storme.be/JAIZ5.ppt

- LIT4.pdf (= LIT, Chapter 4)

- Engelse PPT 4: http://www.storme.be/IBL4.ppt

NB: "LIT" = H. VAN HOUTTE, The Law of International Trade - Student edition, London, Sweet & Maxwell, 2002, 431 p. (2002, dus voor sommige zaken niét up to date !!)

CISG

- Texts of CISG: http://www.uncitral.org/uncitral/en/uncitral_texts/sale_goods/1980CISG.html (ook op http://www.cisg.law.pace.edu/cisg/text/treaty.html)

- An annotated English version of CISG: http://www.cisg.law.pace.edu/cisg/text/cisg-toc.html

- De tekst van het Weens kooprecht (afgekort CISG) vindt U op vele plaatsen, de Nederlandse tekst onder meer op http://cisgw3.law.pace.edu/cisg/text/verdrag.html

- Opinions of the CISG Advisory Council: http://www.cisg.law.pace.edu/cisg/CISG-AC-op.html

- Uncitral (New York) convention on limitation periods: http://www.uncitral.org/pdf/english/texts/sales/limit/limit-conv.pdf

- Database: Case Law on UNCITRAL Texts (CLOUT) abstracts, mostly on CISG: http://www.uncitral.org/uncitral/en/case_law.html

- UNCITRAL Digest of Case Law on the United Nations Convention on the International Sales of Goods - 2008 revision: full text at http://www.uncitral.org/pdf/english/clout/08-51939_Ebook.pdf  

Summaries of recent cases on CLOUT (Case Law on Uncitral Texts): http://www.uncitral.org/uncitral/en/case_law.html

- cases 859-867

- cases 904-911

- cases 930-938

- cases 939-946

- cases 975-982

- cases 983-991

- cases 992-999

- cases 1017-1024

- cases 1025-1032

- SYNOPSIS OF OPINIONS AND RECENT CASE LAW ON CISG from Summaries on CLOUT (Case Law on Uncitral Texts) with indication of related articles in CISG and UPICC: http://storme.be/CISGrecentcases.pdf

INCOTERMS

- Incoterms 2000 (in a Uncitral document): download via http://www.uncitral.org/uncitral/en/other_organizations_texts.html (possibly at http://daccess-ods.un.org/TMP/6038901.html or http://daccessdds.un.org/doc/UNDOC/GEN/V00/530/93/PDF/V0053093.pdf)

- Summaries of Incoterms 2000 at http://www.cisg.law.pace.edu/cisg/incoterms2000.html ; the"preambles" for each term at http://www.iccwbo.org/incoterms/id3040/index.html.

- Summary in chart i.a. at http://www.seafarer.su/useful_information.html, http://incoterms.atspace.com/incoterms2000/airfreight/chart.html and at http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incoterms

- Incoterms 2010 (as of Jan. 1, 2011) (the 5 D terms will be replaced by 3 new D terms). Een scan kan gevonden worden achter deze bestanden:

INCO1.pdf (inleiding)

INCO2.pdf (voor alle transportmodi)

INCO3.pdf (speciaal voor scheepstransport)

EUROPEAN CONTRACT LAW OPTIONAL INSTRUMENT

- "Feasability study" on European contract law (sales and related services): http://ec.europa.eu/justice/policies/consumer/docs/explanatory_note_results_feasibility_study_05_2011_en.pdf

II. Handelshuur

vergelijkend overzicht door dr. K. VANHOVE. Presentatie op http://storme.be/VanhoveHandelshuur.pptx.

III. Algemeen contractenrecht

- PPT: http://www.storme.be/IBL5NL.ppt

- Engelse PPT 5: http://www.storme.be/IBL5.ppt

UPICC

- De UNIDROIT Principles of International Commercial Contracts 2004 in meerdere talen (zowel de "rules only" versie als de full text met commentaar) zijn te vindne op : http://www.unidroit.org/english/principles/contracts/main.htm

- UPICC work in progress, deel III: zie http://www.unidroit.org/english/workprogramme/study050/main.htm

- Voor geïnteresseerden : de DCFR (outline editie, d.i. artikelen zonder de commentaar) kan worden afgeladen op http://www.storme.be/DCFR.html

E-COMMERCE

- UNCITRAL Model law on electronic commerce 1996/1998: http://www.uncitral.org/pdf/english/texts/electcom/05-89450_Ebook.pdf

- UN Convention on the Use of Electronic Communications in International Contracts 2005 (niet in werking): http://www.uncitral.org/uncitral/en/uncitral_texts/electronic_commerce/2005Convention.html

- EC Richtlijnen e-handtekening (1999/93) en e-handel (2000/31):

http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=CELEX:31999L0093:NL:HTML

http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=CELEX:32000L0031:NL:HTML

IV. Financieringstechnieken

ppt documentaire kredieten, factoring, bankgaranties, leasing en projectfinanciering (aangevuld): http://www.storme.be/JAIZ9.ppt

Engelse PPT 9: http://www.storme.be/IBL9.ppt

LIT8.pdf

- UCP for documentary credits: since 2007 UCP 600: http://storme.be/UCP600.pdf.

- Een rechtstechnische en systematische uiteenzetting over documentaire kredieten en bankgaranties vindt U ook in de syllabus "Persoonlijke zekerheden" (uitg. 2011): http://storme.be/PersoonlijkeZekerheden.pdf , p. 165-201

- eUCP (electronic presentation supplement to the UCP) v. 1.1: http://storme.be/eUCPV1.pdf

- ICC DOCDEX rules (dispute resolution): http://www.iccwbo.org/uploadedFiles/Court/DRS/DOCDEX/rules_docdex_english.pdf

- International Standby Practices (ISP98): download via http://www.uncitral.org/uncitral/en/other_organizations_texts.html

- United Nations Convention on Independent Guarantees and Stand-by Letters of Credit (1995): http://www.uncitral.org/uncitral/en/uncitral_texts/payments/1995Convention_guarantees_credit.html

- ICC Uniform Rules for Demand Guarantees (URDG): version 758: http://storme.be/URDG758.pdf (old version 458 at http://storme.be/URDG.pdf)

- Uniform Rules for Contract Bonds 1993 (URCB) : download via http://www.uncitral.org/uncitral/en/other_organizations_texts.html

- DCFR Book IV G Personal Securities

- de Unidroit conventie internationale leasing (Ottawa 1988): http://www.unidroit.org/english/conventions/1988leasing/1988leasing-e.htm

- Unidroit modelwet leasing: http://www.unidroit.org/english/modellaws/2008leasing/main.htm

- Uncitral 2003 Model Legislative Provisions on Privately Financed Infrastructure Projects: http://www.uncitral.org/uncitral/en/uncitral_texts/procurement_infrastructure/2003Model_PFIP.html (concerns concessions of public projects)

Aspects of property and proprietary security

- Assignment chapter in UPICC, see supra

- Zie hoger hoofdstuk cessie in UPICC

- de Unidroit conventie internationale factoring (Ottawa 1988): http://www.unidroit.org/english/conventions/1988factoring/1988factoring-e.htm (Status at http://www.unidroit.org/english/implement/i-88-f.pdf)

- Convention on International Interests in Mobile Equipment, Cape Town 2001: http://www.unidroit.org/english/conventions/mobile-equipment/main.htm (Status at http://www.unidroit.org/english/implement/i-2001-convention.pdf)

- EU-Insolventieverordening (EC) No 1346/2000 van 29 mei 2000 (consolidated 2 April 2010): http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=CONSLEG:2000R1346:20100402:NL:PDF

- ppt procedure: enkel het deel Insolventieverordening is leerstof voor dit vak : http://www.storme.be/JAIZ11.ppt

VI. Betalingen

- ppt internationale betalingen : http://www.storme.be/JAIZ10.ppt

- Engelse PPT 10: http://www.storme.be/IBL10.ppt

- LIT9.pdf

- I.v.m. rekenmunt, betaalmunt en conversie: de Unidroit-oplossing is te vinden in art. 6.1.9 (in de Nederlandse versie 1994 - Engelse versie 2004)

- IMF-Agreement ("Articles of Agreement of the International Monetary Fund"): http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/aa/index.htm. See esp. art. VIII at http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/aa/aa08.htm

- Fact Sheet on SDR: https://www.imf.org/external/np/exr/facts/sdr.htm

- Uniform Rules on Collections (URC) v. 522 : http://www.bexi.co.id/images/_res/URC.pdf or http://www.storme.be/URC522.pdf

- Uncitral model law international credit transfers: http://www.uncitral.org/pdf/english/texts/payments/transfers/ml-credittrans.pdf

- Belgische Wet op de wisselbrief:

- Geneva Uniform Law on bills of exchange 1930: http://www.jus.uio.no/lm/bills.of.exchange.and.promissory.notes.convention.1930/toc.html

- Uncitral convention on Bills of exchange 1988: http://www.uncitral.org/uncitral/en/uncitral_texts/payments/1988Convention_bills_promissory.html

- EG-Richtlijn 97/5 van 27 januari 1997 betreffende grensoverschrijdende overmakingen: http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=CELEX:31997L0005:NL:HTML. Deze is opgeheven vanaf 31 oktober 2008 en vervangen door de veel uitgebreidere SEPA-Richtlijn (EG-Richtlijn van van 13 november 2007 betreffende betalingsdiensten in de interne markt: http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2007:319:0001:01:NL:HTML).

GEEN LEERSTOF 2010-2011 (nederlandse versies ppt zijn oude versies uit 2007)

I. Bronnen internationaal handelsrecht

* ppt 1A (bronnen)

* ppt 1B (spelers)

- algemeen: J. WOUTERS & M. BOSSUYT, Grondlijnen van internationaal recht (2005)

- Op http://www.storme.be/RREV.pdf vindt U een syllabus Europees en internationaal recht waarvan enkele delen nuttig zijn voor dit vak: zo kan het nuttig zijn hiervan te raadplegen voor LIT 1.24: hoofdstuk I (nr. 1 tot 14), voor LIT 1.02 (treaties) en 1.32 (uniform law) hoofdstuk 3 B. nr. 34-42, i.v.m. LIT 1.33 (lex mercatoria) hoofdstuk 3 nr. 43-51. Verder ook i.v.m. LIT 1.02 directe werking : Hoofdstuk 4 nr. 52 tot 54bis en i.v.m. LIT 1.03 uitleg van uniform recht: hoofdstuk 8A nr. 107-112.

- engelse PPT 1A: http://www.storme.be/IBL1A.ppt

- engelse PPT 1B: http://www.storme.be/IBL1B.ppt

- LIT Ch. 1 p. 1-15 and Ch. 2 and p. 29-54: LIT1A.pdf, LIT1B.pdf

- UN Convention againts corruption (in force 2005), "UNCAC": http://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/treaties/CAC/index.html

- OECD Guidelines for multinational enterprises: http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/56/36/1922428.pdf

- Website of the Permanent Court of Arbitration: http://www.pca-cpa.org/showpage.asp?pag_id=363

II. internationaal privaatrecht

* ppt 2 (internationaal privaatrecht)

- Engelse PPT 2: http://www.storme.be/IBL2.ppt

- LIT Ch. 1 p.16-28: LIT2.pdf

- Verordening (EG) nr. 593/2008 van het Europees Parlement en de Raad van 17 juni 2008 inzake het recht dat van toepassing is op verbintenissen uit overeenkomst (Rome I) : http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2008:177:0006:01:NL:HTML (vervangt EVO-Verdrag, behlave in Denemarken)

- Regulation 864/2007 on the law applicable to non-contractual obligations (applicable since 11 January 2009) : http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2007:199:0040:01:EN:HTML

- Hague Convention of 14 March 1978 on the Law Applicable to Agency: http://www.hcch.net/index_en.php?act=conventions.text&cid=89

- ppt. H. van Houtte, "Lex mercatoria": http://www.storme.be/07.09.17lexMercatoriaDeusto.ppt

III. WTO

* hoofdstuk 3-I en 2-III (WTO - GATT)

* hoofdstuk 3-II tot V (GATS, TRIPS, DSU)

- Engelse PPT 3: http://www.storme.be/IBL3.ppt

- op http://www.wto.org/English/docs_e/legal_e/legal_e.htm#GATT94 vindt U het geheel van de GATT/WTO - teksten waaronder

- GATT 1994: http://www.wto.org/English/docs_e/legal_e/06-gatt_e.htm. The relevant tex being the GATT 1947 As emended, found at http://www.wto.org/english/docs_e/legal_e/gatt47_01_e.htm

Agreement on Government Procurement: http://www.wto.org/English/docs_e/legal_e/gpr-94_01_e.htm

SPS Agreement: http://www.wto.org/English/docs_e/legal_e/15sps_01_e.htm

TBT Agreement: http://www.wto.org/English/docs_e/legal_e/17-tbt_e.htm

Agreement on agriculture 1994: http://www.wto.org/English/docs_e/legal_e/14-ag_01_e.htm

Anti-dumping Agreement: http://www.wto.org/English/docs_e/legal_e/19-adp_01_e.htm

SCM (Subsidies and counterveiling measures) Agreement: http://www.wto.org/English/docs_e/legal_e/24-scm_01_e.htm

GATS: http://www.wto.org/English/docs_e/legal_e/26-gats_01_e.htm

TRIPS: http://www.wto.org/English/docs_e/legal_e/27-trips_01_e.htm

DSU (Dispute Settlement Understanding) : http://www.wto.org/English/docs_e/legal_e/28-dsu_e.htm

- LIT p. 54-142: LIT3A.pdf, LIT3B.pdf, LIT3C.pdf, LIT3D.pdf

- Additional Background Literature: P. VAN DEN BOSSCH & D. PREVOST, WTO Law in an nutshell (2009). Available on demand with prof. Storme.

- EU Trade Barriers Regulation (to file a complaint with the European Commission against tarde barriers): see http://ec.europa.eu/trade/issues/respectrules/tbr/index_en.htm

- WTO Disputes: all information at http://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/dispu_e/dispu_e.htm#disputes. See especially at http://www.wto.org/english/res_e/publications_e/dispu_settl_1995_2008_e.htm
the pdf of the book with one-page case summaries of the disputes settled 1995-2008

- Convention on TRIPS refers to:

* Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property (1883): http://www.wipo.int/treaties/en/ip/paris/ (TRIPS refers to the version as amended by the Stockholm Act 1967)

* Berne Convention on Copyright 1886 as amended by the Paris Act 1971: http://www.wipo.int/treaties/en/ip/berne/

* Rome Convention 1961 for the Protection of Performers, Producers of Phonograms and Broadcasting Organizations: http://www.wipo.int/treaties/en/ip/rome/

* NB: Washington Treaty of the  WIPO on Integrated Circuits 1989 not yet in force, only 3 ratifications (see http://www.wipo.int/treaties/en/ip/washington/)

- ACTA, see infra

VI Distributie

* hoofdstuk 6 (distributie-overeenkomsten)

- Engelse PPT 6: http://www.storme.be/IBL6.ppt

- LIT5.pdf (some parts outdated, see general warning above)

- De Belgische concessie-wet van 27 juli 1961 (Wet betreffende eenzijdige beëindiging van de voor onbepaalde tijd verleende concessies van alleenverkoop) vind je zoals alle Belgische wetten op http://www.juridat.be/cgi_wet/wetgeving.pl (datum ingeven).

- TFEU Treaty: http://eur-lex.europa.eu/JOHtml.do?uri=OJ:C:2010:083:SOM:EN:HTML (replacing since Dec 1, 2009 the EC Treaty, http://eur-lex.europa.eu/en/treaties/dat/12002E/htm/12002E.html)

- C-453/99 Courage/Crehan, http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=CELEX:61999J0453:EN:HTML

- De hervorming van 2003/2004 volgt uit Verordening 1/2003, te vinden op http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=CELEX:32003R0001:NL:HTML. consolidated text 2006 at: http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=CONSLEG:2003R0001:20061018:EN:HTML

De bekendmaking over het de-minimis-vermoeden is gewijzigd en vervangen door een nieuwe van 22-12-2001, zie http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=CELEX:52001XC1222(03):NL:HTML.

- Block exemptions: the principle itself is found in Regulation 19/1965.

The relevant block exemption regulation for vertical agreements is from June 1, 2010 on Regulation 330/2010 of 20 April 2010 on the application of Article 101(3) of the TFEU to categories of vertical agreements and concerted practices, http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2010:102:0001:01:EN:HTML (replacing Regulation 2790/1999)

Apart from the general Block exemption regulation, there are some Regulations for specific sectors, such as the motor vehicle sector: Regulation 461/2010: http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2010:129:0052:01:EN:HTML

- De "richtsnoeren inzake verticale beperkingen" replaced in 2010: http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:C:2010:130:0001:01:EN:HTML

- Een overzicht van de mededingingsregels in het Nederlands ook op http://www.nmanet.nl/nederlands/home/Wet_en_regelgeving/Europese_regelgeving/Index.asp

- De agentuurrichtlijn vind je op http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=CELEX:31986L0653:NL:HTML De belgische wet van 15 april 1995 (Wet betreffende de handelsagentuurovereenkomst) vind je zoals alle Belgische wetten op http://www.juridat.be/cgi_wet/wetgeving.pl (datum ingeven).

- Unidroit Model Franchise disclosure law (2002): http://www.unidroit.org/english/modellaws/2002franchise/main.htm

- De Belgische franchising-wet van 19-12-2005 (Wet betreffende de precontractuele informatie bij commerciële samenwerkingsovereenkomsten) vind je zoals alle Belgische wetten op http://www.juridat.be/cgi_wet/wetgeving.pl (datum ingeven). Enkele populariserende bijdragen op http://www.startersservice.be/images/res205534_9.pdf en op http://www.ey.be/PMEKMO/Input.nsf/All/AEF68BC06BCF0C37C1257219003A51AA

- Trademarks: Paris Trademark Convention 1883 as amended 1967: http://www.wipo.int/treaties/en/ip/paris/

- OHIM (trade marks and designs registration officie of the EU): http://oami.europa.eu/ows/rw/pages/index.en.do

- Domain names: ICANN & WIPO Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy: http://www.icann.org/en/udrp/udrp.htm

VII. technologie-overdracht

* hoofdstuk 7 (technologie-transfer)

- Engelse PPT 7: http://www.storme.be/IBL7.ppt

- LIT6.pdf

a) IP rights

- TRIPS: supra Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property (1883): http://www.wipo.int/treaties/en/ip/paris/summary_paris.html

- PCT (Patent Cooperation Treaty) (international procedures): http://www.wipo.int/pct/en/texts/articles/atoc.htm

- Additional PLT (WIPO Patent Law Treaty 2000, in force 2010) (harmonising national procedures) : http://www.wipo.int/treaties/en/ip/plt/trtdocs_wo038.html

- European Patent Convention (as in force 2007): http://www.epo.org/patents/law/legal-texts/html/epc/2000/e/contents.html

- Overview of the situation concerning the Community Patent: http://www.ipo.gov.uk/pro-types/pro-patent/p-policy/p-policy-community.htm

Latest developments (July 1, 2010, including proposed translation arrangement): http://ec.europa.eu/internal_market/indprop/patent/index_en.htm

- OECD Guidelines for multinational enterprises (revised 2000): http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/56/36/1922428.pdf

- Doha declaration on the TRIPS agreement and public health (14 Nov. 2001): http://www.wto.org/english/thewto_e/minist_e/min01_e/mindecl_trips_e.htm

- WIPO Copyright Treaty: http://www.wipo.int/treaties/en/ip/wct/

b) competition law

- Vo. 722/2004 (replacing Reg. 240/96): http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=CELEX:32004R0772:NL:HTML
(Commission Regulation of 27 April 2004 on the application of Article 81(3) of the Treaty to categories of technology transfer agreements)

- Vo. 2658/2000 : http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=CELEX:32000R2658:NL:HTML of http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=CONSLEG:2000R2658:20040501:EN:PDF (Commission Regulation of 29 November 2000 on the application of Article 81(3) of the Treaty to categories of specialisation agreements)

- Regulation 2659/2000: http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=CELEX:32000R2659:NL:HTML of http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=CONSLEG:2000R2659:20040501:EN:PDF (Commission Regulation of 29 November 2000 on the application of Article 81(3) of the Treaty to categories of research and development agreements)

Developments since course (no part of the examn 2010-2011):

- Regulation No 1217/2010 of 14 December 2010 on the application of Article 101(3) of the Treaty on the functioning of the European Union to categories of research and development agreements: http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=CELEX:32010R1217:EN:NOT

- Regulation No 1218/2010 of 14 December 2010 on the application of Article 101(3) of the Treaty to categories of specialisation agreements: http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=CELEX:32010R1218:EN:NOT

- Guidelines 2011 for the assessment of horizontal cooperation agreements: http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:C:2011:011:0001:0072:EN:PDF

c) compliance

- WCO 'Model for National Legislation to give Customs additional powers to implement the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights': http://www.wcoipr.org/wcoipr/gfx/ModelLawfinal.doc (or http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:X2mSMpvCC8IJ:www.wcoipr.org/wcoipr/gfx/ModelLawfinal.doc)

- Verordening 1383/2003 van 22 Juli 2003 inzake het optreden van de douaneautoriteiten ten aanzien van goederen waarvan wordt vermoed dat ze inbreuk maken op bepaalde intellectuele-eigendomsrechten: http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=CELEX:32003R1383:NL:HTML

- Draft ACTA (consolidated final deliberative draft October 2010): http://trade.ec.europa.eu/doclib/docs/2010/october/tradoc_146699.pdf

VII. Investeringsbescherming

- ppt investeringsrecht oude versie 2007,

- Engelse PPT 8: http://www.storme.be/IBL8.ppt

- LIT7.pdf

- het TRIMs-akkoord staat zoals alle WTO-akkoorden op de WTO webstek: http://www.wto.org/english/docs_e/legal_e/18-trims_e.htm

- Energy Charter Treaty: http://www.encharter.org/fileadmin/user_upload/document/EN.pdf

- VN-Resolutie 1803 van 1962: http://daccess-dds-ny.un.org/doc/RESOLUTION/GEN/NR0/193/11/PDF/NR019311.pdf?OpenElement (or via http://www.un.org/documents/ga/res/17/ares17.htm)

- ICSID Conventie en reglementen (o.a. arbitrageregels): http://icsid.worldbank.org/ICSID/ICSID/RulesMain.jsp - the relevant pages are p. 7 to 33.

- OECD Guidelines for multinational enterprises (revised 2000): http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/56/36/1922428.pdf

- UN Global Compact 2000: Ten Principles: http://www.unglobalcompact.org/AboutTheGC/TheTenPrinciples/index.html

XI Internationaal procesrecht

- ppt procedure: : http://www.storme.be/JAIZ11.ppt

- Engelse PPT 11: http://www.storme.be/IBL11.ppt

LIT10.pdf

- Bij meer bepaald 10.06 kan het nuttig zijn op http://www.storme.be/RREV.pdf te raadplegen hoofdstuk VIIIB nr. 113ter-119.

- Brussels-I-regulation: COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 44/2001of 22 December 2000 on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters (consolidated): http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=CONSLEG:2001R0044:20070101:EN:PDF

- (latest developments - revision of Reg. Brussels-I: http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/10/1705&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en)

- Lugano Convention 15 October 2007: http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=CELEX:32007D0712:EN:HTML

- Hague Convention on Choice of Court Agreements 2005 (not yet in force): http://www.hcch.net/index_en.php?act=conventions.text&cid=98

- ECJ decision of in C-281/02 Owusu: http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=CELEX:62002J0281:EN:HTML

- ECJ decision of 10 February 2009, C-185/2007, Allianz v. West Tankers (antisuit injunction): http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=CELEX:62007J0185:EN:HTML

- Regulation (EC) No 1393/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 November 2007 on the service in the Member States of judicial and extrajudicial documents in civil or commercial matters (service of documents), and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 1348/2000: http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=CELEX:32007R1393:EN:HTML

- Report of the Storme-commission 1992: Marcel Storme e.a., Rapprochement du droit judiciaire de l'Union europeenne / Approximation of  Judiciary in the European Union (see http://www.amazon.com/Rapprochement-Judiciaire-Approximation-Bibliotheek-Gerechtelijk/dp/0792328744/ref=sr_1_10?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1292182656&sr=1-10): - General Introductory Report - Draft articles

- ALI / Unidroit Principles of transnational civil procedure: http://www.unidroit.org/English/principles/civilprocedure/main.htm

- Verordening (EG) nr. 861/2007 van het Europees Parlement en de Raad van 11 juli 2007 tot vaststelling van een Europese procedure voor geringe vorderingen - ook op http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=CELEX:32007R0861:NL:HTML

- Verordening (EG) nr. 1896/2006 van het Europees Parlement en de Raad van 12 december 2006 tot invoering van een Europese betalingsbevelprocedure : http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2006:399:0001:01:NL:HTML

- European Convention on Information on Foreign Law (London 1968): http://conventions.coe.int/Treaty/en/Treaties/Html/062.htm

- Council Regulation (EC) No 1206/2001 of 28 May 2001 on cooperation between the courts of the Member States in the taking of evidence in civil or commercial matters : http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=CELEX:32001R1206:EN:HTML

- Verordening (EG) nr. 805/2004 van 21 april 2004 tot invoering van een Europese executoriale titel voor niet-betwiste schuldvorderingen : http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=CELEX:32004R0805:NL:HTML

- European Judicial Atlas in civil matters: http://ec.europa.eu/justice_home/judicialatlascivil/html/index_en.htm & European Judicial Network in civil and commercial matters: http://ec.europa.eu/civiljustice/index_en.htm

- COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 1346/2000 of 29 May 2000 on insolvency proceedings (consolidated 2 April 2010): http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=CONSLEG:2000R1346:20100402:EN:PDF

Verder materiaal inzake europees procesrecht & harmonisatie op de pagina Europees procesrecht

XII. internationale handelsarbitrage

* hoofdstuk 12 (handelsarbitrage)

Engelse

PPT 12: http://www.storme.be/IBL12.ppt

LIT11.pdf

- 1958 New York Convention on arbitration: http://www.uncitral.org/uncitral/en/uncitral_texts/arbitration/NYConvention.html

- 1985 UNCITRAL Model Law on International Commercial Arbitration, with amendments as adopted in 2006: http://www.uncitral.org/uncitral/en/uncitral_texts/arbitration/1985Model_arbitration.html

- UNCITRAL arbitration rules (revised 2010): http://www.uncitral.org/pdf/english/texts/arbitration/arb-rules-revised/arb-rules-revised-2010-e.pdf

- ICC arbitration rules: http://www.iccwbo.org/court/arbitration/id4424/index.html

- texts at the website of the Leuven Institute for international trade law: http://www.law.kuleuven.be/ipr/eng/arbitration/documents.html

- EU site on ADR: http://ec.europa.eu/consumers/redress/out_of_court/index_en.htm (contains i.a. the recommendations on ADR)