text: theuseofelectronic meansoftransfer ofrightstogoodsintransit. The Sub-Committee hasprepared draftruleswhichshouldgoverntheelectronic transfer ofrightstogoodsintransit. Thoseruleswillbeconsidered atthe 34thInternational Conference ofCMIwhichwillbeheldfrom24to29June 1990. 17.CMI:revision ofRuleVIoftheYork-Antwerp Rules1974 95.TheInternational Conference onSalvage whichwasheldinLondoninApril 1989requested theSecretary-General ofIMOtotakeappropriate stepsinorder toensurespeedy amendment oftheYork-Antwerp Rules1974toensurethat special compensation paidunderArticle 14ofthenewSalvage Convention was•A/CN.9/336 English Page33 notsubject togeneral average. TheSecretary-General ofIMO,inturn, requested thePresident oftheCMItoconsider theactionrequired toamend theYork-Antwerp Rules. TheCMIappointed anInternational Sub-Committee with thetaskofconsidering theproblem. TheSub-Committee hasprepared adraft textofRuleVIoftheYork-Antwerp Rulestodealwithspecial compensation payable pursuant toArticle 14.Thedraftwillbesubmitted forconsideration andapproval tothe34thInternational Conference ofCMIwhichwillbeheldin Parisfrom24to29June1990. B.Transport overland andrelated issues 1.OTIF:Convention Concerning International Transport byRail(COTIF) 97.TheRevision commission setup by OTIF toreviewtheCOTIFhelditsfirst meetings inDecember 1989.Itadopted inaccordance withthesimplified revision procedure revisedarticles oftheCOTIFconcerning thetransportation ofpassengers andluggage andtransportation ofgoods. Inaccordance withthe ordinary revision procedure, itmadeproposals fortheGeneral Assembly to consider: extending thescopeoftheCOTIFtoinclude theremoval and delivery ofthegoodsby means ofroadtransportation; modifying theruleson thetransport ofautomobile vehicles ontimelimitsforreporting on an accident; theamountofdamages incaseoflatedelivery; andadopting uniform rulesfortheconversion ofamounts ofdamages intocurrencies otherthanthe currencies ofaward. Thoseproposals willbediscussed attheGeneral Assembly meeting attheendof1990. 2.UNIDROIT: civilliabilitv fordamagecausedduringcarriage ofdangerous goodsbyroad.railandinlandnavigation vessels 98.AUNIDROIT Committee ofGovernment Experts hascompleted itsworkonthe preparation ofuniform rulesrelating toliability andcompensation fordamage causedduringthecarriage overlandofhazardous substances, begunin1981. AConvention onCivilLiability forDamagecausedDuringtheCarriage of Dangerous Goods by Road,RailandInlandNavigation vessels wasadopted on 10 October 1989.TheConvention hasbeenopenedforsignature byallStatesat Geneva from 1February 1990until31December 1990(UNIDROIT 1990C.D. 69-Doc.6). 3.OAS:Inter-American Convention onContracts fortheInternational Carriage ofGoods by Road 99.TheOrganisation ofAmerican Statesadopted on 14July1989,in Montevideo, aconvention toregulate contracts fortheinternational carriage ofgoodsbyroad.TheConvention applies tocarriage ofgoodswheretheplace ofdispatch ofthegoodsisinaStatepartytotheConvention andthatof deliveries inanother Stateparty,evenwhenthevehicle usedisitself carried, foraportion oftheroute,viasomeothermodeoftransportation without thegoodsbeingunloaded, orwhencarriage isperformed byjoint services. TherulesoftheConvention donotlimittherulesofbilateral or multilateral Conventions between theStatesParties concerning the international transportation ofgoodsormorefavourable practices thatthose Statesmayobserve inrelation thereto.A/CN.9/336 English Page34 IX.INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL ARBITRATION A.AALCC: regional arbitration centres 100.TheAsian-African LegalConsultative Committee (AALCC) in1977adopted a schemefortheestablishment ofregional arbitration centres. In1978the KualaLumpurCentre andin1979theCairoCentrewereestablished. Athird centreinLagos,Nigeria wasinaugurated inMarch1989.Allthreecentres conduct theirarbitrations undertheUNCITRAL Arbitration Rules,as supplemented byinternal oradministrative rulesofthecentres. 101.TheAALCCisalsoinvolved indissemination ofinformation relating to international commercial arbitration. Inthisregard: (i)TheCairo Arbitration Centreincollaboration withtheJeddah Chamber ofCommerce and
analysis: The text appears to be focused on international cooperation and standardization in the fields of transport, trade, and commerce. It discusses various organizations, conferences, and conventions related to these areas, such as the International Chamber of Commerce, the International Maritime Organization, and the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law. The text does not seem to touch on topics like economic development, natural resources, agriculture, forestry, fishing, health, education, employment, humanitarian aid, culture, or science and technology.