Institutions in the form of so called formulating agencies have greatly contributed to the harmonization of international trade law. Their efforts in fnding common principles in different national trade laws are all in the service of providing international trade flow, increased law certainty and prevention of legal disputes. To achieve those goals, formulating agencies use different normative methods, both traditional (hard law) and alternative (soft law) sources. However, imprecise allocation of jurisdiction between these international organisations leads to unreasonable wastage of intellectual and fnancial capacities, but also to a serious problem of doubling legal acts with purpose of regulating the same questions at the international level. Influence of formulating agencies on modern normative processes is steadily growing, yet still there are steps to be taken in terms of clear coordination and separation of their activities.Izuzetan doprinos harmonizaciji međunarodnog trgovinskog prava daju institucije u vidu tzv. agencija za formulisanje koje čine ogromne napore u pronalaženju zajedničkih načela pojedinih nacionalnih trgovinskih prava, a sve zarad olakšanja sprovođenja međunarodne trgovine, povećanja pravne sigurnosti i sprečavanja nastajanja sporova. U tom cilju koriste se različitim normativnim instrumentima koji pripadaju i tradicionalnim i alternativnim metodama, odnosno tzv. hard law i soft law izvorima. Međutim, usled nejasne raspodele nadležnosti navedenih međunarodnih organizacija dolazi do neracionalnog rasipanja intelektualnih i finansijskih kapaciteta, ali i do ozbiljnog problema dupliranja propisa kojima se uređuju istovetna pitanja na internacionalnom nivou. Uticaj agencija za formulisanje na moderne normativne tokove sve je veći, pa ipak je potrebno preduzeti korake u pravcu jasne koordinacije i razgraničenja njihovih aktivnosti
