Table of Abbreviations

AAA

American Arbitration Association

ACDC

Australian Commercial Disputes Centre

ACICA

Australian Centre for International Commercial Arbitration

ADR

alternative dispute resolution

ADR Rules

ICC ADR Rules, ICC Publication 809

Amended version

Warsaw Convention as amended by the Hague Protocol 1955

BA

Bribery Act 2010

BALTIME

Baltic and International Maritime Conference Uniform Time Charter

BEA

Bills of Exchange Act 1882

BIFA

British International Freight Association

BIMCO

Baltic and International Maritime Council

C&F

cost and freight

CBI

Confederation of British Industries

CEDR

Centre for Dispute Resolution

CEFIC

Conseil Européen des Fédérations l’Industrie Chimique

CIF

cost, insurance, freight

cif & c&t

cost, insurance, freight and commission and interest

cif & e

cost, insurance, freight and exchange

cif & c

cost, insurance, freight and commission

CIM Rules

Uniform Rules Concerning the Contract for the International Carriage of

Goods by Rail

CIP

carriage and insurance paid to

CISG

Convention on International Sales of Goods 1980

CMA

Computer Misuse Act 1990

CMI

Comité Maritime International

CMI Rules

CMI Rules for Electronic Bills of Lading 1990

CMR

Convention on the International Carriage of Goods by Road 1956

COD

cash on delivery

COE Convention

Council of Europe Convention on Cybercrime 2003

Conciliation Law

Model Law on International Commercial Conciliation 2003

Conditions

Standard Trading Conditions 2005(a)

Convention

New York Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign

Arbitral Awards

COTIF

Convention Internationale sur le Transport de Marchandises par chemin

de fer

CPT

carriage paid to

DAF

delivered at frontier

DDP

delivered duty paid

DDU

delivered duty unpaid

DEQ

delivered ex quay

DES

delivered ex ship

DTI

Department of Trade and Industry

EC Model Law

UNCITRAL Model Law on Electronic Commerce 1996

ECE

United Nations Economic Commission for Europe

ECHR

European Convention on Human Rights 1950

E-commerce

electronic commerce

E-Commerce Directive

Directive 2000/31/EC on Certain Legal Aspects of Information Society

Services in Particular Electronic Commerce in the Internal Market

EC Convention

United National Convention on the Use of Electronic Communications

in International Contracts

EDI

electronic data interchange

EDIFACT

United Nations Electronic Data Interchange for Administration, Com-

merce and Transport

ES Directive

Directive 1999/93/EC on a Community Framework for Electronic

Signatures

ES Model Law

UNCITRAL Model Law on Electronic Signatures 2001

eUCP

Electronic Transmission Supplement Uniform Customs and Practices for

Documents Credits

Factoring Convention

UNIDROIT Convention on International Factoring 1988

FAS

free alongside ship

FATF

Financial Action Task Force

FCA

free carrier

FCPA

Foreign Corrupt Practices Act

FERTICON

Chamber of Shipping Fertilisers Charter

FIATA

International Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations

FIATA Bill

FIATA Negotiable Multimodal Transport Bill of Lading

FOB

free on board

FOBs

FOB stowed

FOBST

FOB stowed and trimmed

FOBT

FOB trimmed

FOR

free on rail

FOSFA

Federation of Oils, Seeds and Fats Associations

FOT

free on truck

GAFTA

Grain and Feed Association

GAMA

Global Arbitration and Mediation Association

GATT

General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade

Guide

Guide to Enactment of the UNCITRAL Model Law on Electronic

Commerce

GUIDEC

General Usage for International Digitally Ensured Commerce

Hague Rules

Brussels International Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules

Relating to Bills of Lading, Brussels, 1924

Hague-Visby Rules

Brussels Protocol revising the Hague Rules in 1968

Hamburg Rules

Convention on the International Carriage of Goods by Sea, Hamburg,

1978

ICAO

International Civil Aviation Organization ICC International Chamber of

Commerce

ICSID

International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes

IETF

Internet Engineering Task Force

IFF 1984

Institute of Freight Forwarders Conditions 1984

ILA

International Law Association

INCOTERMS

International Rules for the Interpretation of Trade Terms

Instrument

Preliminary Draft Instrument on the Carriage of Goods by Sea

INTERTANKO

International Association of Independent Tanker Owners

ISBP

International Standard Banking Practice

ISO

International Standards Organisation

ISP 98

International Standby Practices 1998

ISPs

Internet Service Providers

IT

information technology

LCIA

London Court of International Arbitration

Legislative Provisions

UNCITRAL Model Law on International Commercial Conciliation 2002

LJ

Law Journal

LR

Law Review

MIA

Marine Insurance Act 1906

Montreal Convention

Montreal Convention 1999

Montreal4

Montreal Additional Protocol No 4, 1995

MT Convention

United Nations Convention on International Multimodal Transport of

Goods 1980

Multimodal Convention

United Nations Multimodal Convention 1980

NAI

Nederland Arbitrage Instituut

New York Convention

New York Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign

Arbitral Awards 1958

NORGRAIN 89

North American grain charterparty issued by the Association of Shipbro-

kers and Agents (USA) Inc

NYPE

New York Produce Exchange

ODETTE

Organisation for Data Exchange by Teletransmission in Europe

OECD

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

OREVOY

Baltic and International Maritime Conference standard ore charterparty

OTIF

Inter-governmental Organisation for International Carriage by Rail

Ottawa Convention

UNIDROIT Convention on International Factoring

PACE

Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984

PGP

Pretty Good Privacy

PIN

Personal Identification Numbers

ppi

policy proof of interest

R89(9)

Recommendation 89(9) on computer related crime

R95(13)

Recommendation 95(13) on computer related crime

RCCEB

Rules of Conduct to Combat Extortion and Bribery

Receivables Convention

UN Convention on the Assignment of Receivables in International Trade

2001

Regulation

EC Regulation 44/2001 on Jurisdiction and the Recognition and

Enforcement of Judgments in Civil and Commercial Matters

RIP

Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000

Rome Convention

EC Convention on the Law Applicable to Contractual Obligations

ro-ro

roll on, roll off

Rotterdam Rules

UN Convention on Contracts for the International Carriage of Goods

Wholly or Partly by Sea

SDR

Special Drawing Right

SEC

Securities and Exchange Commission

SFO

British Serious Fraud Office

SG policy

Ships and goods policy

SITPRO

Simplification of International Trade Procedures

SPs

States Parties

SSL

Secure Sockets Layer

Standby Convention

United Nations Convention on Independent Guarantees and Standby

Letters of Credit 1995

TANKERVOY 87

Tanker voyage charterparty 1987

TI

Transparency International

UCP

Uniform Customs and Practice for Documentary Credits 500

UCP 600

Uniform Customs and Practice for Documentary Credits 600

ULFIS

Uniform Law on the Formation of International Sales

ULIS

Uniform Law on International Sales

UN

United Nations

UN/EDIFACT

United Nations Electronic Data Interchange for Administration, Com-

merce and Transport

Unamended version

Warsaw Convention 1929

UNCID

Uniform Rules of Conduct for Interchange of Trade Data by Teletrans-

mission 1987

UNCITRAL

United Nations Commission on International Trade Law

UNCITRAL convention

UN Convention on International Bills of Exchange and International

Promissory Notes 1988

UNCITRAL Rules

UNCITRAL Conciliation Rules 1980

UNCTAD

United Nations Conference on Trade and Development

UNCTAD/ICC Rules

Rules for Multimodal Transport Documents 1992

UNECE

United Nations Economic Commission for Europe

UNESCO

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization

UNIDROIT

International Institute for the Unification of Private Law

UNIDROIT Principles

UNIDROIT Principles for International Commercial Contracts

UNODC

United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime

URC

ICC’s Uniform Rules for Collections

URDG

Uniform Rules for Demand Guarantees

Vienna Convention

Convention on International Sales of Goods 1980

WIPO

World Intellectual Property Organisation

WTO

World Trade Organization