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COPARMEX Chihuahua MeetingShaping Policy,
Expediting Trade Organizing the Voice of Business
Peter M. RobinsonPresident and CEOUnited States
Council for International Business
April 18, 2007
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Globalization Opportunity and Challenge

• Global economy provides great opportunities
• But national governments vary in approach
• Result globalization not a smooth process
• Operating environment for business lack of
  harmonization and inconsistent legal frameworks
• Effect inefficiency, duplication, uncertainty

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Intergovernmental Organizations Facilitators or
Obstacles?

• Standardization and harmonization of policies and
  practices
• Development of guidelines and model laws
• Examples WTO and trade negotiations UN and
  climate change International Financial
  Institutions WIPO and patent and trademark OECD
  and tax law ILO and labor
• Alphabet soup of countless others engaged in
  many aspects of regulatory development
• How well do IGOs understand business?

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How can business be heard in global public policy
process

• Company advocacy in national capital and capitals
  abroad
• --the voice of the company
• Industry Trade Association advocacy in national
  capital and where possible abroad
• --the voice of the industry
• Business Organization advocacy in capital and
  abroad
• --the voice of national business
• Global Business Organization advocacy to IGOs and
  national governments
• --the voice of global business

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USCIB at a glance

• Founded 1945 to represent business views in the
  newly-forming United Nations and to promote trade
  and investment
• Global network -- exclusive U.S. affiliate of
• International Chamber of Commerce
• International Organization of Employers
• Business and Industry Advisory Committee to the
  OECD
• It uses these groups to engage with and represent
  business views to government and international
  organizations
• Membership 300 multinational companies, law
  firms and industry associations
• Global Public Policy development and advocacy
  Specialized committees address business issues in
  all major functional areas
• Trade facilitation and services Issues and
  guarantees ATA Carnets, allowing temporary,
  duty-free imports overseas for trade shows,
  commercial samples and professional equipment
• ICC International Commercial Arbitration

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USCIBs Global Advocacy Platform
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COPARMEX USCIB Counterpart in Mexico
COPARMEX
Intl Dept ICC-Mexico
CONCAMIN
ICC
IOE
BIAC
United Nations
OECD
ILO
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USCIBs Global Network
USCIB provides access to a wide variety of
international organizations and resources that
impact trade and commerce. Companies and
business groups use this unique network to affect
policies and regulations abroad, and to develop
new business opportunities overseas.
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Sample List of USCIB Members

• Altria Group
• Agilent Technologies
• Boeing
• ChevronTexaco
• Citigroup
• Coca-Cola Company
• Dow Chemical Company
• Dupont
• ExxonMobil
• Ford Motor Company
• Gap, Inc.
• General Motors
• General Electric
• Hewlett-Packard
• IBM
• Levi Strauss Co.
• Merck

• Microsoft
• Motorola
• Nike
• Oracle
• Pfizer
• Procter Gamble
• 3M
• The Walt Disney Company
• American Electronics Association
• American Chemistry Council
• Information Technology Association of America
• National Retail Federation
• U.S. Chamber of Commerce

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What USCIB Offers

• Information and early warning system
• Consensus Building Forum
• Global Advocacy Platform ICC, BIAC, IOE
• Access and Advisory Role to key governmental
  organizations
• Influence over international governmental
  decisions, standards, and regulations

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Organizing for Action

• Business needs
• Strong representation at ICC/BIAC/IOE
• --across a wide range of issues
• Strong representation in Capital City
• --across a wide range of issues
• Responsiveness, flexibility, leadership
• --in legacy and cutting edge areas

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Action Structure Committees

• Arbitration
• Banking
• Biotechnology
• Competition
• Corporate Responsibility
• Customs Trade Facilitation
• Environment
• Financial Services
• Information Policy

• Intellectual Property
• Investment Corporate Governance
• Labor Employment
• Marketing Advertising
• Nanotechnology
• Regions EU, China
• Taxation
• Telecommunications
• Trade

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Making the Structure Work

• Membership representation broad and deep
• Transparent, consensus-building process
• Frequency of meetings as needed
• Create new Working Groups as needs arise
• Create cross-cutting activity as appropriate
• Corporate representation in ICC/BIAC/IOE

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Committees Serving the Members

• Committees provide members a forum to
• --exchange information and experience
• --create messages for governments
• --launch new initiatives
• --coordinate positions in ICC, BIAC, IOE
• Committees allow the organization
• --an opportunity to show value to members
• --to be distinguished as member-driven

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Committees Case Studies

• Coordination in International Affiliates
• --Trade policy statements in ICC and BIAC
• --Tax in BIAC, supported in ICC
• --E-commerce in ICC, supported in BIAC
• --Health policy in BIAC and IOE
• Launching new Initiatives
• --Biotech and Nanotechnology BIAC, ICC
• Cross-cutting work
• --Trade and Labor, Trade and Environment
• --Europe, APEC, China

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USCIB and COPARMEX Partners in Global Business
Advocacy

• Continue collaboration on trade
• Explore cooperation in other areas, in order to
  amplify the North American voice in ICC, BIAC,
  IOE
• Work together to strengthen the Commissions of
  ICC and BIAC
• Support OECD and Secretary-General Angel Gurria

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Thank you COPARMEX! We look forward to seeing you
at the BIAC General Assembly in June in Mexico
City!