The one-day seminar on essential ICC Rules focusing on UCP 600,  Incoterms® 2010  will provide a comprehensive review of the new Incoterms® rules and take a detailed technical look at proven methods of generating discrepancy free transport  and commercial documents for presentation under Documentary Letters of Credit based on the UCP 600 rules and international standard banking practice.

This seminars will take the ICC rules and empower participants to use them as tools to undertake secure and successful international trade and finance transactions.

Starting with an overview of Incoterms® 2010 and leading onto the actual transport documents, this seminar will quickly evolve from foundation theory into the practical application of the  technical rules of Incoterms® and UCP600 – to manage risk, reduce costs, eliminate unnecessary discrepancies and enhance security of payment and international trade cash-flow;

This seminar will be case study driven and involve participants in an interactive learning experience based on real life cases and situations and demand participants to apply the ICC rules in a professional and success oriented manner.

Who should attend?

This training will be of particular interest to:

• Contract/Execution managers involved in the export and import of goods;
• Trade finance officers in banks;
• Export or Import consultants and advisors
• Professionals working in finance and risk departments
• In-house freight and carriage operatives with carriers;
• In-house insurance specialists with insurance companies;
• In-house members of the legal profession advising any of the above;

In fact, anyone who is interested in learning about Incoterms, Letters of Credit and other transport Documentation and the technical application of ICC rules will find this practical seminar of tremendous benefit.

ICC India, in association with ING Vysya Bank, will hold one-daySeminars on ' ICC Rules for Trade - ICC Tools for Trade' as per the following schedule:

• February 27, 2012 – FICCI, Federation House, Tansen Marg, New Delhi
• February 29, 2012 – Hotel GRT Grand, T Nagar, Chennai
• March 02, 2012 –  Hotel Trident, Nariman Point,  Mumbai

The seminars will be led by Mr. Vincent O’Brien, Member of ICC Banking Commission & Director, Electronic Business School International.

International commercial frauds know no boundaries and pose immense risks for most companies today. Those that are particularly vulnerable include banks, insurers, financial institutions, businesses, multinational organizations and governments. Understanding and establishing effective methods of preventing and handling these frauds is becoming more and more important especially in the fast globalizing world and increasing international trade.

ICC Commercial Crime Services, which comprise of International Maritime Bureau, the Counterfeiting Intelligence Bureau and the Commercial Crime Bureau, has been at the forefront in investigating, collecting intelligence and evidence and reporting such frauds.To create awareness about the latest variations in banking frauds and commercial crimes, ICC India, in association with IDBI Bank, is organizing one day seminars on “International Trade Frauds and Money Laundering” as per the following schedule :

• November 14, 2011 – Federation House, Tansen Marg, New Delhi
• November 15, 2011 – ITC Grand Central, Parel, Mumbai
• November 17, 2011 –  Hotel GRT Grand, T Nagar, Chennai

The Seminars will be led byCaptain P Mukundan, Director, ICC International Maritime Bureau.

The aim of these seminars is to highlight the types of frauds and money laundering which occur in financial world these days, damage that these incidents cause to its reputation and regulatory compliance issues. These seminars will highlight the procedures and methods which can be used to prevent and tackle frauds and money laundering.

As you would be aware, the Paris based International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) will be launching the revised Incoterms 2010 in September this year. The revision which takes place after 10 years, will come into effect from January 1, 2011 and will be a major step forward in helping international trade professionals ensure legal certainties and save both money and time.

Incoterms rules, initially introduced in 1936, were the first attempt to bring coherence to commercial and judicial system that differed widely from one country to another. The revision, the first in this decade, reflects the profound changes that have taken place in global trade since 2000. Incoterms 2010 is more precise and more comprehensive set of rules adapted for the 21st century that offer increased legal certainty in sales transactions between and within countries as well as within customs-free blocks.

As the rules will help , bankers, traders law firms and all others involved in international trade avoid misunderstanding by clarifying costs, risks and responsibilities of both buyers and sellers, ICC India plans to organize the seminar series on Incoterms 2010 in New Delhi , Mumbai and Chennai in the last quarter of this year.

With increasing pace of globalisation, the landscape of international taxation has witnessed a paradigm shift. The changing world economic dynamics has also contributed to shifting balance of economies and their importance in the world order.

In this evolving scenario, the tax policies of world economies have become more relevant than ever and are becoming decisive of cross-border economic activities. Understanding of the tax administration’s approach in the respective jurisdiction is equally important, as the efficacy of best of the tax policies can be established only through an effective administration.

The ICC Tax Commission’s first India roundtable meeting shall focus on the Indian tax policies and administration. The roundtable is designed to throw open for debate some highly relevant tax policy initiatives and administration issues in Indian context vis-à-vis the evolving global tax policies and best international practices in tax administration.