International Chamber of Commerce/ICC:
International Chamber of Commerce /ICC- Background
October 1919, after the end of World War I, in order to maintain a state of peace between the economic and trade cooperation, strengthen national economic exchanges, led by the French Trade Minister of France, Britain, Belgium and Italy, business leaders, consisting of the four countries delegation to the United States Atlantic City, New Jersey, International Chamber of Commerce set up consultations with the United States matters. Consultation from October 20 onwards, a total of four days, and decided to set up before the end of International Chamber of Commerce.
International Chamber of Commerce's mission is to promote world economic development, promote free enterprise and market economy and prosperity, enhance economic and trade exchanges between members, to help resolve international trade disputes and disputes arise, and to develop the trade, the rules and freight terms and conditions.
International Chamber of Commerce - Introduction
The International Chamber of Commerce Global Business Services (ICC) is the world's most important private trade organization, founded in 1919 and headquartered in Paris. International Chamber of Commerce aims: the economic and legal areas, with effective action to promote international trade and investment. International Chamber of Commerce works as follows: development of international trade and economic rules, practices and to promote the business world; and dialogue with governments and international organizations, in order to create a conducive to free enterprise, free trade, free competition in the international environment; promote among members economic and trade cooperation, and to provide real world business services.
International Chamber of Commerce / ICC, through its Professional Committee consists of a dozen and dozens of working group to develop many areas of international business rules and practices, such as international trade terms, rules of international trade settlement, widely used around the world. ICC is an important dialogue partner of the United Nations and many other important international organizations, such as the World Trade Organization, EU, OECD, the Western Group of Seven, etc., to maintain a close relationship of these organizations in the formulation of policies on international business time has an important impact. ICC for the majority of the business community to provide practical services such as arbitration, temporary import documents system, trade information networks, etc., greatly facilitated the operation of the business of international trade practices.
International Chamber of Commerce / ICC currently has national committees in 83 countries, from 140 countries with more than 8,000 member companies and member associations. These members are mostly engaged in various countries and regions, the backbone of international trade and economic activities of enterprises and organizations.
International Chamber of Commerce / ICC current Chairman of Vivendi Universal Chairman and CEO Jean-Rene Fourtou, Mr. Secretary-General Kata Wei (former general manager of the World Economic Forum).
International Chamber of Commerce - functions
1 at the international business community representatives, especially the United Nations specialized agencies to act as business and government spokesman.
(2) promote the establishment of free and fair competition in the world based on trade and investment
3 harmonization of trade practices and terms of trade for importers and exporters to develop and the various guidelines.
4 to provide practical services for business.
International Chamber of Commerce - Organization
International Chamber of Commerce organizations including the Council, the Executive Board, Officials Committee, Finance Committee, the Chairman, Vice Chairman and former Secretary-General, their committees and members, members of the General Assembly, also has a national correspondent.
International Chamber of Commerce - other sector
International Trade Policy Committee, International Investment and Multinational Enterprises Committee, International Business Practices Commission, Commission on Banking Technique and Practice, e-commerce committee, intellectual and industrial property committee, Environment Committee, the Energy Commission, Maritime Commission Tax Commission, Committee on Competition Law and Practice , Insurance Committee, the International arbitration Commission, international Chamber of Commerce Court of Arbitration, international Chamber of Commerce Maritime cooperation Center, international Chamber of Commerce counterfeiting Intelligence Bureau, international Chamber of Commerce commercial Crime Bureau against.
Other agencies
International Trade Policy Committee, International Investment and Multinational Enterprises Committee, International Business Practices Commission, Commission on Banking Technique and Practice, e-commerce committee, intellectual and industrial property committee, Environment Committee, the Energy Commission, Maritime Commission Tax Commission, Committee on Competition Law and Practice , Insurance Committee, the International arbitration Commission, international Chamber of Commerce Court of Arbitration, international Chamber of Commerce Maritime cooperation Center, international Chamber of Commerce counterfeiting Intelligence Bureau, international Chamber of Commerce commercial Crime Bureau against.
