Reference Frameworks
International Trade Rules & Standards Library
A practical reference layer for international trade execution, finance, digital documents and privacy.
Important: These frameworks do not automatically apply to every transaction. Contract wording, governing law, jurisdiction, product, destination and bank requirements determine applicability. ONTJARU is not the issuing body and does not claim certification by ICC, UNCITRAL or the European Commission.
| Framework | Issuer / Source | Business use | Official reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| ICC Incoterms® 2020 | International Chamber of Commerce | 11 trade terms that clarify tasks, costs and risks in goods delivery. | Official source ↗ |
| UCP 600 | International Chamber of Commerce | ICC rules governing documentary credits / letters of credit. | Official source ↗ |
| eUCP 2.1 | International Chamber of Commerce | Digital supplement to UCP 600 for electronic presentation. | Official source ↗ |
| URC 522 / eURC 1.1 | International Chamber of Commerce | Rules for documentary collections and electronic presentation. | Official source ↗ |
| URDG 758 | International Chamber of Commerce | International rules for demand guarantees and counter-guarantees when incorporated. | Official source ↗ |
| ISBP 821 | International Chamber of Commerce | International standard banking practice for examination of documents under UCP 600. | Official source ↗ |
| UNCITRAL MLETR 2017 | United Nations / UNCITRAL | Model law enabling legal use of electronic transferable records such as bills of lading and warehouse receipts. | Official source ↗ |
| EU GDPR | European Commission | Privacy principles and obligations where EU data-protection law applies. | Official source ↗ |
Contract & Delivery
Use the correct Incoterms® rule and named place/port, then align insurance, transport documents and transfer-of-risk terms.
Trade Finance
LCs, collections and guarantees require exact contractual incorporation and bank-document discipline.
Digital Trade & Privacy
Electronic records and personal-data processing require jurisdiction-specific legal review, security and governance.
Additional official trade-facilitation reference
WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement — official WTO legal text and implementation resources. Use it as a reference for customs and cross-border facilitation context; applicability remains subject to the relevant member state and transaction.
Open official WTO source →