A Working Group on International Contracts (hereafter also referred to as Working Group or Group) has been meeting since 1975 to conduct a systematic analysis of the main types of clauses appearing in international contracts. The Working Group uses large samples taken from the practical experience of its members. The Group is made up of corporate lawyers, members of the Bar and professors specializing in international trade transactions. Most participants come from France and Belgium, but other nations, for instance: Brazil, Egypt, England, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Switzerland and the United States,) are represented by assiduous members. The Group meets usually two or three times a year. For each new topic, abundant documentation is initially gathered to be discussed during several meetings. A draft report is then prepared and submitted to the Group before being finalized. All studies have been published, either in Droit et Pratique du Commerce International, or in the International Trade LawJournal.'2 From 1975 to 1992, the Group was chaired by Marcel Fontaine, before Filip De Ly took the chair.

国际合同工作组（下称工作组）自1975年以来一直在开会，对国际合同中出现的主要条款类型进行系统分析。工作组使用从其成员的实际经验中提取的大量样本。该组织由公司律师、律师协会成员和专门从事国际贸易交易的教授组成。大多数与会者来自法国和比利时，但其他国家（例如：巴西、埃及、英国、德国、意大利、荷兰、波兰、西班牙、瑞士和美国）的代表都是勤奋的成员。这个小组通常每年开会两三次。对于每一个新主题，最初都会收集大量的文档，以便在几次会议上进行讨论。然后编写一份报告草稿，在最后定稿之前提交工作组。所有研究都已发表在《国际商业法与实践》或《国际贸易法杂志》上。2 1975年至1992年，该小组由马塞尔·方丹担任主席，菲利普·德利担任主席。