ICC Germany hat eine deutsche Version der „ICC Force Majeure and Hardship Clauses 2020“ veröffentlicht. Mit der Aufnahme der Klauseln in ihre internationale Verträge treffen Unternehmen eine klare Regelung für den Fall, dass eine Vertragspartei aufgrund von höherer Gewalt nicht liefern kann.  Erstmals hat die ICC auch eine kürzere, vereinfachte Fassung veröffentlicht, die sich insbesondere an kleinere und mittelständische Unternehmen richtet.

Der höheren Gewalt ("Force Majeure") werden im internationalen Handel unvorhersehbare, unabwendbare Ereignisse zugeordnet, die außerhalb der Kontrolle aller an einem Handelsgeschäft Beteiligten liegen und die unter den gegebenen Umständen mit angemessenen, zumutbaren Mitteln nicht zu vermeiden waren. Dazu gehören z.B. Kriege, Bürgerkriege, Revolutionen, Erdbeben, Hurrican, Feuer oder Pandemien. In diesen Fällen entfällt die Lieferverpflichtung.

Force Majeure wird je nach den von der jeweiligen nationalen Gesetzgebung entwickelten Grundsätze jedoch höchst unterschiedlich interpretiert. Daher bietet die ICC eine Force Majeure-Klausel an, um Vertragspartner die Einigung auf eine international akzeptierten Text zu erleichtern. 

"Die COVID-19-Krise hat gezeigt, dass in vielen Lieferverträgen der Eintritt von höherer Gewalt und seine Folgen unzureichend geregelt war. Unsere im März dieses Jahres aktualisierten Musterklauseln regeln klar, wann ein Fall "höherer Gewalt" oder "Force Majeure" vorliegt und welche Auswirkung dies auf die vertraglichen Verpflichtungen hat. Die Klauseln können unabhängig von der dem Vertrag zugrunde liegenden Rechtsordnung in alle internationalen Verträgen aufgenommen werden", sagte Oliver Wieck, Generalsekretär von ICC Germany.

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6th Geneva Business Dialogue - The Role of Multinationals in the Economic Recovery

To stimulate and facilitate dialogue among international organisations and the respective diplomatic representations in Geneva, ICC Switzerland continues its Geneva Business Dialogue with a series of high-ranking roundtables. We are pleased to invite you to the sixth of such discussions, on the topic of the role of multinationals in the economic recovery after COVID-19. We strive for an action oriented and forward-looking debate. The event takes place alongside Geneva Trade Week 2020.

Date: 30th September 2020

Venue: Four Seasons Hotel des Bergues, Geneva

Kindly find more information in the programme as well as more information on the speakers. If you are interested in participating, please register here and send the complited form to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

At our Annual Assembly yesterday, we had a look on this year's activities and looked ahead what next year will have to offer. Our guest of honour, Mr Jacques Pitteloud, Swiss Ambassador to the United States of America, joined us virtually and gave us a firsthand view from Washington on the situation of the US. Thank You to Jacques Pitteloud for the amazing Keynote Speech!

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a huge impact on global trade, revealing the fragility of highly complex global value chains, making this week-long event more important than ever. It has put a spotlight on and accelerated the need to act on policy issues such as digitisation as a way to create greater societal equality and sustainability.

ICC International Trade & Prosperity Week (ITPW) will look at the various issues and provide a set of policy recommendations for how global value chains can further evolve to come back better, stronger and smarter, kick-starting the economic recovery.

More Information and registration here.  Participation FREE for all ICC Members!

Towards a Turning Point in America’s Foreign Policy? 

Our Annual Assembly will take place on September 1st, 17:15. It will be an occasion to get an overview on the activities of ICC in general, and to look ahead. Our guest of honour, Mr Jacques Pitteloud, Swiss Ambassador to the United States of America, will joins us virtually and will give us a firsthand view from Washington on the situation of the US, the consequences of the Corona-crisis and notably the outlook on the November election. We look forward to seeing you in September. The event will be organised in accordance with the rules relating to COVID 19. Our assembly is open to representatives of members of ICC Switzerland and delegates in general. Please feel free to forward this invitation to colleagues. Non-members are also welcome to participate. Registration is compulsory.

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The International Chamber of Commerce has published a full statistical report, offering an in-depth breakdown of the numbers behind the growth of its dispute resolution services for the year 2019. 

The annual report provides an overview of the cases administered by the organisation's International Court of Arbitration and International Centre for ADR.

Discover what the 2019 figures reveal and the record numbers announced. 

Here is a glimpse of what is highlighted:

• parties involved, including the numbers, nationalities and state parties
• arbitral tribunals, including their constitution, the numbers and nationalities of arbitrators appointed and confirmed and the number of incidents affecting the composition of arbitral tribunals during the proceedings
• the applicable law chosen by the parties, including the subject and size of disputes
• the places selected as seats of ICC Arbitrations
• awards

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