The Manufacturers' Agents' Association of Great Britain and Ireland Incorporated

Internationally United Commercial Agents and Brokers- IUCAB. www.iucab.com
As a result of close cooperation between its Member Associations all over Europe and North America, IUCAB represents a huge international resource of knowledge and information on matters relating to the commercial agency profession covering commercial, promotional and legal issues.

www.themaa.co.uk, www.iucab.com

Jan 2019 - Dec 2019

150,000€

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The MAA publishes a periodical printed editions of the "MAAagentsnews" with on-line updates in the intervening periods

During the years between the First and the Second World War contacts were established between several National Associations of Independent Commercial Agents aiming at an international cooperation to the benefit of their Members. These contacts were renewed after the end of the Second World War and on the 21st of September 1953 the Internationally United Commercial Agents and Brokers (IUCAB) was established. At that time IUCAB consisted of seven National Member Associations. During the following years, more and more National Associations throughout Europe and North America joined IUCAB. Today the Membership of IUCAB consists of 18 National Associations of independent commercial agents.

The Charter adopted by the Delegates of IUCAB contains a description of the aim and task of IUCAB which reads as follows:

"It is IUCAB's aim to uphold the freedom and sound development of international trade, to protect and promote the common interests of the commercial agents and brokers of all countries and to strengthen the position of the commercial agents and brokers as independent businessmen. IUCAB will also take part in the activities of other International Organisations. Together with the National Federations and Associations, IUCAB will undertake the activities that serve this purpose. IUCAB is neutral as to politics and religion."
International Recognition by the Business World and Governmental Institutions
The international appearance of IUCAB has not only brought recognition by the international business world of the extremely efficient and effective role of commercial agents in international trade and distribution, but also official recognition of IUCAB by Governmental Institutions.

In the European Union, IUCAB is registered in the European Commission's Register of Interest Representatives and it has successfully influenced a major legislative harmonisation project resulting in a Directive of the European Council in 1986 on independent commercial agents. As a result, working with commercial agents under the laws of one of the EU Member States is fairly regulated by a unique and specific set of legal rules.

In North America, IUCAB's Member Association MANA has been a major contributor to successful negotiations leading to Commission Protection Statutes in the various state jurisdictions. Largely due to MANA's efforts, 33 states have enacted legislation that require the timely payment of the due commissions and provide for consequences for failure to do so.

International recognition by the business world was reflected by the International Congresses both in Europe and the USA which were attended by commercial agents and manufacturers from all over the world. The first International IUCAB Congress was organised and hosted by the German Member Association CDH in 1962 and the success of this first Congress was followed up during the following years by International Congresses in Paris (1963), London (1965), Rome (1967), Tel Aviv (1969), Copenhagen (1973), San Francisco (1976), Amsterdam (1979), Vienna (1984). Another major International Congress was held in Vienna in the year 2003 on the occasion of the 50th Anniversary of IUCAB. Further venues for the International IUCAB Congress recently included Marrakech (2011), Paris (2012), Salzburg (2013), Ljubjana (2014),Warsaw (2015), Malaga (2016), Helsinki (2017), Turin (2018) & Valcencia (2019).

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