Negotiable Cargo Documents (NCD) Tracker Launch. On
12 June 2026, ICC DSI, UNCITRAL and UNESCAP will jointly launch the NCD
Convention Tracker - an online tool that tracks economies’ progress towards
becoming parties to the United Nations Convention on Negotiable Cargo Documents
(NCD), adopted by the UN General Assembly in December 2025. The Convention
itself extends the legal recognition of transport documents of title beyond
maritime and across both paper and electronic forms - a significant step for
multimodal supply chains. Over 26 economies are already engaging, including 8
in Asia and 7 in Africa. More
details here.
DSI will also contribute to two
other sessions during the Paperless Trade Week 2026: a plenary session within the Framework Convention’s official proceedings, on
public-private collaboration to support paperless trade, and a discussion on
value chain digitalisation hosted by our partner GS1, on June 10 and 11
respectively. All sessions are available to online attendees. Register here.
ASEAN concludes Digital Economy
Framework Agreement (DEFA) Negotiations. ICC DSI congratulates ASEAN on the conclusion of
negotiations for the Digital Economy Framework Agreement (DEFA), following the
Second Meeting of the 57th ASEAN Senior Economic Officials Meeting in Manila
from 27 to 29 May 2026. The Agreement spans commitments on MLETR alignment and
paperless trade, cross-border data flows, digital payments, and online consumer
protection, with member economies targeting a regional digital economy of up to
USD 2 trillion by 2030. ICC DSI is supporting MLETR implementation across the
bloc under the ASEAN Economic Integration Programme funded by the UK
Government. Details here.
Supporting Tunisia's digital trade
transformation. The
Digitalisation of Trade Finance in Tunisia workshop, held on 7 May, brought
together over 200 stakeholders to explore how Tunisia can accelerate the shift
from paper-based trade to digital systems, highlighting strong momentum across
legal, financial, and logistics actors. The following day, bilateral meetings
were held with the Ministry of Trade and Export Development, to discuss
concrete next steps and potential areas for collaboration. Further insights will be featured in
an upcoming Digital Trade Tunisia Series jointly produced by Trade Treasury Payments, ICC DSI and ICC Tunisia, showcasing
key perspectives from industry and policy leaders. Watch preview here.
Promoting trusted digital trade in
Japan. DSI
co-organised a seminar in Tokyo with GLEIF and ICC Japan to discuss
digitalisation, trusted digital identity and interoperability in trade and
finance. Discussions, including a presentation from the Ministry of Economy,
Trade, and Industry highlighted the progress in Japan in building the
foundations for the digital economy. Under our current understanding, the
legislation governing Electronic Transferable records (targeting EBL) is
expected on or around 2027.
DSI contributes to EU-CPTPP dialogue. DSI was invited to contribute to the EU-CPTPP Track 1.5 Dialogue, an ongoing process examining how cooperation between two of the world's largest trading blocs can support a more cohesive cross-regional trade environment at a time of mounting pressure on the rules-based order. DSI's intervention focused on practical mechanisms for the flow of commercial and supply chain data across borders - a foundational enabler of any deeper EU-CPTPP cooperation. The next session, on rules of origin, takes place on 15 June 2026.
Supporting reliable systems under French ETR framework. DSI, AFNOR and Infocert are jointly leading a working group to develop an assessment framework for systems dedicated to the transfer of electronic transferable records under French law, following the French Decree of 2025. The working group brings together technical and legal experts alongside practitioners from industry, banking, and service providers, filling a critical implementation gap by enabling the assessment and certification of systems deemed reliable under the Decree.
