This page is updated whenever the UNCITRAL Secretariat is informed of changes in enactment of the Model Law.
The UNCITRAL Secretariat also prepares yearly a document containing the Status of Conventions and Enactments of UNCITRAL Model Laws, which is available on the web page of the corresponding UNCITRAL Commission Session.
Legislation implementing provisions of the Model Law has been adopted in:
Australia (1999), China (2004), Colombia* (1999), Dominican Republic* (2002), Ecuador* (2002), France (2000), India* (2000), Ireland (2000), Jordan (2001), Mauritius (2000), Mexico (2000), New Zealand (2002), Pakistan (2002), Panama* (2001), Philippines (2000), Republic of Korea (1999), Singapore (1998), Slovenia (2000), South Africa* (2002), Sri Lanka (2006), Thailand (2002), United Arab Emirates (2006), Venezuela (2001) and Viet Nam (2005).
The Model Law has also been adopted in:
the Bailiwick of Guernsey (2000), the Bailiwick of Jersey (2000) and the Isle of Man (2000), all Crown Dependencies of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; in Bermuda (1999), Cayman Islands (2000), and the Turks and Caicos Islands (2000), overseas territories of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; and in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China (2000).
Uniform legislation influenced by the Model Law and the principles on which it is based has been prepared in:
the United States (Uniform Electronic Transactions Act, adopted in 1999 by the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Law)
and enacted by:
the States of Alabama (2001), Alaska (2004), Arizona (2000), Arkansas (2001), California (1999), Colorado (2002), Connecticut (2002), Delaware (2000),District of Columbia (2001), Florida (2000), Hawaii (2000), Idaho (2000), Indiana (2000), Iowa (2000), Kansas (2000), Kentucky (2000), Louisiana (2001), Maine (2000), Maryland (2000), Massachusetts (2003), Michigan (2000), Minnesota (2000), Mississippi (2001), Missouri (2003), Montana (2001), Nebraska (2000), Nevada (2001), New Hampshire (2001), New Jersey (2000), New Mexico (2001), North Carolina (2000), North Dakota (2001), Ohio (2000), Oklahoma (2000), Oregon (2001), Pennsylvania (1999), Rhode Island (2000),South Carolina (2004), South Dakota (2000), Tennessee (2001), Texas (2001), Utah (2000), Vermont (2003), Virginia (2000), West Virginia (2001), Wisconsin (2004) and Wyoming (2001). The State of Illinois had already enacted the Model Law in 1998.
Uniform legislation influenced by the Model Law and the principles on which it is based has also been prepared in:
Canada (Uniform Electronic Commerce Act, adopted in 1999 by the Uniform Law Conference of Canada)
and enacted in:
a number of Provinces and Territories, including Alberta (2001), British Columbia (2001), Manitoba (2000), New Brunswick (2001), Newfoundland and Labrador (2001), Nova Scotia (2000), Nunavut (2004), Ontario (2001), Prince Edward Island (2001), Saskatchewan (2000) and Yukon (2000).
Legislation influenced by the Model Law and the principles on which it is based has also been adopted in:
the Province of Quebec (2001).
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* Except for the provisions on certification and electronic signatures.
