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The United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) was established by the United Nations General Assembly by its Resolution 2205 (XXI) of 17 December 1966 "to promote the progressive harmonization and unification of international trade law".

UNCITRAL carries out its work at annual sessions held alternately in New York City and Vienna.

UNCITRAL Model Law on International Commercial Arbitration (1985)
UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules (1976)
UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules (1982)
UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules (Revised Rules) (2010)
UNCITRAL Conciliation Rules (1980)
UNCITRAL Notes on Organizing Arbitral Proceedings (1996)
UNCITRAL also hosts CLOUT (Case Law on UNCITRAL Texts), a collection of court decisions and arbitral awards interpreting UNCITRAL texts. CLOUT includes case abstracts in the six United Nations languages on the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (CISG) (Vienna, 1980) and the UNCITRAL Model Law on International Commercial Arbitration (1985).
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