•Banking Technique and Practice

 

objective:     to serve as the global forum and rule-making body for the international trade finance

community

                       

     Slovak member: VÚB, a.s.

 

•International Commercial Practice

 

objective:     to create, maintain and promote global standards with regard to international

commercial contracts

 

     Slovak members: Kerametal, a.s. ; Omnia, a.s.

 

•Taxation

 

objective:     to promote a fair international tax system that encourages cross-border trade and

investment

 

     Slovak member: Slovak Chamber of Commerce and Industry

 

•Law and Practices relating to Competition

 

objective:     to ensure that business needs are taken into account when competition laws and

policies are formulated by governements

 

     Slovak member: OTMC Slovakia

 

•Intellectual and Industrial Property

 

objective:     to promote an environment that allows business to create and exploit intellectual

property (IP) internationally with minimum obstacles, including support for the international harmonization of IP rights

 

     Slovak member: none

 

•International Trade and Investment Policy

 

objective:     to break down barriers to international trade and investment so that world business

can benefit from expanding global markets and contribute to raising living standards

 

     Slovak member: Globtel, a.s.

 

•Financial Services and Insurance

 

objective:     to break down barriers to international business in financial services and insurance,

and to contribute to the elaboration of sound self-regulatory and supervisory

frameworks

 

     Slovak member: VÚB, a.s.

 

•Marketing, Advertising and Distribution

 

objective:     to promote high standards of ethics in marketing by business self-regulation through a

series of ICC international marketing codes and guidelines, and to elaborate world

business views on government initiatives affecting marketing and consumer protection

 

     Slovak members : Incheba, a.s. ; Šport Progress

 

•Environment

 

objective:     to develop and promote a world business position on major policy issues in the field

of sustainable development; to promote enviromental management through voluntary

initiatives and self-regulatory products ; to maintain ICC as the principal negotiator for business at the highest multisectoral level

 

     Slovak members: Slovnaft, a.s. ; Slovenské elektrárne, a.s.

 

•Transport

 

objective:     to promote competitive, efficient and open transport markets for goods and for

business travellers worldwide

 

     Slovak member: Siemens

 

•Energy

 

objective:     to develop business policy positions on selected energy issues, and to play a leading

role on behalf of energy producers and consumers worldwide in key international

negotiations

 

     Slovak member: SPP

 

•Telecommunications and Information Technologies

 

objective:     to promote the development of electronic business through policies that encourage

competition and the free flow of information

 

     Slovak member: Siemens

 

•International Arbitration

 

objective:     to serve as a forum for pooling ideas on practical issues relating to international arbitration

 

     Slovak member: Arbitration Court of the Slovak Chamber of Commerce and Industry