Methods of Describing Data as the Subject of a Contract. ICLRC’s Participation in UNCITRAL Working Group IV: Electronic Commerce

From 20 to 24 October 2025, the ICLRC will participate as an observer in the 69th session of UNCITRAL Working Group IV on Electronic Commerce.

The current agenda of the Working Group includes the development of Default rules for data provision contracts. The need for such provisions arises from the specific characteristics of data as an object of transactions, the diversity of approaches to their transfer, and the absence of convenient and predictable standards governing the conduct and liability of market participants.

The Center has prepared its commentaries on the issue of data identification for the draft text of the future document. As data are not a conventional type of good, it is important to clarify how market participants can individualize them. Possible parameters include: the dataset name, a unique identifier, dataset attributes, the number of records, and the period during which the data are provided.

Read more about the 69th session here.