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UNCITRAL UNCITRAL: Digest of Case Law on the United Nations Convention on the International Sale of Goods UNCITRAL Digest of Case Law on the United Nations Convention on the International Sale of Goods FOR UNITED NATIONS USE ONLY United Nations publication ISBN 978-92-1-133790-7 Sales No E.08.V.15 *0851939* Printed in Austria V.08-51939—September 2008—680 UNITED NATIONS UNITED NATIONS COMMISSION ON INTERNATIONAL TRADE LAW UNITED NATIONS Further information may be obtained from: UNCITRAL secretariat, Vienna International Centre, P.O Box 500, 1400 Vienna, Austria Telephone: (+43-1) 26060-4060 Internet: http://www.uncitral.org Telefax: (+43-1) 26060-5813 E-mail: uncitral@uncitral.org UNITED NATIONS COMMISSION ON INTERNATIONAL TRADE LAW UNCITRAL Digest of Case Law on the United Nations Convention on the International Sale of Goods UNITED NATIONS New York, 2008 Note Symbols of United Nations documents are composed of capital letters combined with figures Mention of such a symbol indicates a reference to a United Nations document UNITED NATIONS PUBLICATION Sales No E.08.V.15 ISBN 978-92-1-133790-7 This publication has not been formally edited Contents Introduction to the Digest of Case Law on the United Nations Sales Convention ix The Convention as a Whole; Overview of Digest xiii Preamble xv Part one Sphere of applications and general provisions Chapter I Sphere of application (articles 1-6) Overview Chapter I of part I: sphere of application Article Article 13 Article 15 Article 17 Article 21 Article 22 Chapter II (articles 7-13) 27 General provisions 27 Overview 27 Article 28 Article 34 Article 40 Article 10 44 Article 11 46 Article 12 48 Article 13 50 Part two Formation of the contract Overview 53 Permitted reservations by contracting States 53 Exclusivity of part II 53 iii Validity of contract; formal requirements 53 Incorporating standard terms 54 Commercial letters of confirmation 54 Interpretation of statements or conduct 54 Article 14 58 Article 15 62 Article 16 63 Article 17 64 Article 18 65 Article 19 68 Article 20 70 Article 21 71 Article 22 72 Article 23 73 Article 24 74 Part three Sale of goods Overview 77 Permitted reservations by Contracting States 77 Part III, Chapter I 79 General provisions (articles 25-29) 79 Article 25 80 Article 26 83 Article 27 85 Article 28 87 Article 29 88 Part III, Chapter II 91 Obligations of the seller (articles 30-52) 91 Article 30 92 Section I of Part III, Chapter II 93 Delivery of the goods and handing over of documents (articles 31-34) 93 Article 31 94 Article 32 97 Article 33 98 Article 34 100 iv Section II of Part III, Chapter II 103 Conformity of the goods and third party claims (articles 35-44) 103 Article 35 104 Article 36 110 Article 37 113 Article 38 114 Article 39 123 Article 40 136 Article 41 141 Article 42 142 Article 43 144 Article 44 145 Section III of Part III, Chapter II 149 Remedies for breach of contract by the seller (articles 45-52) 149 Article 45 150 Article 46 153 Article 47 156 Article 48 158 Article 49 160 Article 50 165 Article 51 167 Article 52 169 Part III, Chapter III 171 Obligations of the buyer (articles 53-65) 171 Article 53 172 Section I of Part III, Chapter III 175 Payment of the price (articles 54-59) 175 Article 54 176 Article 55 178 Article 56 180 Article 57 181 Article 58 184 Article 59 186 Section II of Part III, Chapter III 187 Taking delivery (article 60) 187 Article 60 188 v Section III of Part III, Chapter III 189 Article 61 190 Article 62 192 Article 63 193 Article 64 194 Article 65 196 Part III, Chapter IV 197 Passing of risk (articles 66-70) 197 Article 66 200 Article 67 202 Article 68 204 Article 69 205 Article 70 207 Part III, Chapter V 209 Provisions common to the obligations of the seller and of the buyer (articles 71-88) 209 Section I of Part III, Chapter V 211 Anticipatory breach and instalment contracts (articles 71-73) 211 Article 71 212 Article 72 215 Article 73 217 Section II of Part III, Chapter V 221 Damages (articles 74-77) 221 Article 74 224 Article 75 233 Article 76 237 Article 77 240 Section III of Part III, Chapter V 245 Interest (article 78) 245 Article 78 246 Section IV of Part III, Chapter V 251 Exemption (articles 79-80) 251 Article 79 252 Article 80 262 Section V of Part III, Chapter V 267 vi Effects of avoidance (articles 81-84) 267 Article 81 268 Article 82 273 Article 83 276 Article 84 277 Section VI of Part III, Chapter V 281 Article 85 282 Article 86 284 Article 87 286 Article 88 287 Part four Final provisions Overview 293 Discussion of Part IV elsewhere in this Digest 293 Authentic Text and Witness Clause 294 Index I. Case list by country and court 295 Index II. Case list by country 351 vii 392 UNCITRAL Digest of Case Law on the United Nations Convention on the International Sale of Goods Case Parties Article Footnote Remarks Kantonsgericht Wallis,* Switzerland, December 1993 n/a 78 63 29 Tribunal cantonal de Vaud, 17 May 1994 n/a 85 87 88 2, 3, 11 10, 13 CLOUT case No 96 and No 200** Tribunal cantonal du Valais, 29 June 1994 n/a 74 1, 57 CLOUT case No 199 Kantonsgericht Zug, September 1994 n/a 78 29 BG Arbon, December 1994 n/a 78 36 2, 30 Kantonsgericht Zug, 15 December 1994 n/a 78 29 Tribunal cantonal du Valais, 20 December 1994 n/a 58 59 1 CLOUT case No 197 Kantonsgericht des Kantons Zug, 16 March 1995 n/a 19 CLOUT case No. 326 Handelsgericht des Kantons Zürich, 26 April 1995 n/a 39 CLOUT case No 196 46 49 74 9, 16, 20, 41 1, 3, 31 7, 13, 16, 97, 169 16 4, 26 17, 22 Kanton St Gallen, Gerichtskommission Oberrheintal, 30 June 1995 n/a 38 39 51 41 104, 141 CLOUT case No 262 Handelsgericht des Kantons Zürich, 21 September 1995 n/a 74 78 11, 12, 29 CLOUT case No. 195 Handelsgericht des Kantons St Gallen, December 1995 n/a 11 Part II 14 78 6, 12 34 3, 8, 14, 35 29 CLOUT case No 330 Obergericht des Kantons Thurgau, 19 December 1995 n/a Part II 14 37 24, 36 33, 35, 36 3, CLOUT case No 334 Bundesgericht, 18 January 1996 n/a 57 58 CLOUT case No 194 *Also indicated as Tribunal Cantonal Vaud **Both abstracts deal with the same case Case Index II. Case list by country 393 Parties Article Footnote Remarks Canton Ticino, seconda Camera civile del Tribunale d’appello, 12 February 1996 n/a 78 37 24 29 CLOUT case No 335 Tribunal cantonal de Vaud, 11 March 1996 n/a 53 78 6, 33 Tribunal cantonal de Vaud, 11 March 1996 n/a Tribunal de la Glane, 20 May 1996 n/a 78 29 Arbitration award No 273/95, Zürich Handelskammer, Switzerland, 31 May 1996 n/a 39 71 72 73 10 14 12, 24 4, 13, 16 2, 5, 11, 12, 16, 18 7, 15, 27, 31 10, 11, 13, 15 80 81 CLOUT case No. 211 Kantonsgericht Nidwalden, June 1996 n/a CLOUT case No 213 Handelsgericht des Kantons Zürich, 10 July 1996 n/a Part II 18 19 23 79 45 2, 14, 18, 25 CLOUT case No.193 Obergericht des Kantons Luzern, January 1997 n/a 38 13, 16, 45 34, 35, 47, 69, 92 117, 145 11, 14, 22 17 CLOUT case No 192 51 20 20 11 13 13 2, 6, 14, 17 18 CLOUT case No 214 39 44 74 Handelsgericht des Kantons Zürich, February 1997 n/a 25 45 49 73 Part II, Chap V, Sect III 74 78 81 29, 67 1, 8, 15, 25, 27 394 UNCITRAL Digest of Case Law on the United Nations Convention on the International Sale of Goods Case Bezirksgericht der Sanne (Zivilgericht), 20 February 1997 Bezirksgericht St Gallen, July 1997 Parties Article Footnote Remarks n/a 10 14 32 61 63 64 72 Part III, Chap V, Sect II 74 75 81 84 10, 42, 45 10 36 17 4 11 14 18 CLOUT case No 261 n/a 2, 92 35 7, 10, 31 1, 3, 6, 7, 8, 13 CLOUT case No 215 11 14 55 45 13, 14, 21, 23, 34, 45, 46 6, 7, 41 Kantonsgericht St Gallen, 12 August 1997 n/a 34 58 45 2, 6, CLOUT case No 216 Handelsgericht des Kantons Aargau, 26 September 1997 n/a 14 25 49 61 64 Part III, Chap V, Sect II 74 75 78 45 4, 48 11 1, 28 5, 34 6, 16 CLOUT case No 217 73, 87 28, 29, 34 3, Cour de Justice Genève, 10 October 1997 n/a 39 40 188 CLOUT case No 249 Kantonsgericht Zug, 16 October 1997 n/a 45 CLOUT case No 218 Tribunal cantonal du Valais, 28 October 1997 n/a 33 35 39 45 Part III, Chap IV 67 45 12 1, 37 138 13 CLOUT case No 219 13 Kantonsgericht Nidwalden, December 1997 n/a 39 78 45 20 28, 78 32 CLOUT case No 220 Zivilgericht des Kantons Basel-Stadt, December 1997 n/a 57 45 15, 28 CLOUT case No 221 Case Index II. Case list by country 395 Parties Article Footnote Remarks Handelsgericht des Kantons Aargau, 19 December 1997 n/a 78 45 CLOUT case No 254 Tribunal cantonal du Vaud, 24 December 1997 n/a 45 CLOUT case No 257 Cantone del Ticino Tribunale d’appello, 15 January 1998 n/a 35 36 38 Part III, Chap IV 67 74 81 84 45 11 36 41, 42 6, 7, 9, 13 20 19, 20 CLOUT case No 253 5, 17 38 15, 27 1, 2, 6, 7, 8, 13 Kantonsgericht Freiburg, 23 January 1998 n/a 45 38 46 CLOUT case No 259 Tribunal cantonal du Valais (IIe Cour Civile), 29 June 1998 n/a 35 39 45 1, 38 106, 142, 175 CLOUT case No 256 Kantonsgericht Kanton Wallis (Zivilgerichtshof I), 30 June 1998 n/a 54 45 52 CLOUT case No 255 Kanton St Gallen, Bezirksgericht Unterrheintal, 16 September 1998 n/a 39 44 45 141 14 CLOUT case No 263 Handelsgericht des Kantons Zürich, 21 September 1998 n/a 35 39 78 45 20 67, 68, 74 CLOUT case No 252 Canton de Genève, Cour de Justice (Chambre civile), October 1998 n/a 10 CLOUT case No 260 Schweizerisches Bundesgericht (I Zivilabteilung), 28 October 1998 n/a 25 39 45 46 49 50 78 45 50 17, 18 129 10, 11 19, 20 11 11, 12, 17, 29 CLOUT case No 248 396 UNCITRAL Digest of Case Law on the United Nations Convention on the International Sale of Goods Case Handelsgericht des Kantons Zürich, 30 November 1998 Parties Article Footnote Remarks n/a Part II 18 19 35 38 2, 9, 51 16, 24, 52 20 29, 48 2 3, 44 18, 21, 33, 38, 45, 70 13, 16, 44, 95, 105, 121 3, 24 6, CLOUT case No 251 39 40 73 Handelsgericht des Kantons Zürich, 10 February 1999 n/a 31 74 79 45 2, 13, 30 23 12, 13, 21, 36, 76, 81, 85, 99, 100 CLOUT case No 331 Kantonsgericht des Kantons Zug, 25 February 1999 n/a 53 74 78 45 9, 11 55 15, 29 CLOUT case No 327 Handelsgericht des Kantons Zürich, April 1999 n/a 45 CLOUT case No 325 Canton Ticino, seconda Camera civile del Tribunale d’appello, June 1999 n/a 39 45 33, 74 CLOUT case No 336 Handelsgericht des Kantons Aargau, 11 June 1999 n/a 45 24 4, 18 CLOUT case No 333 OG Kanton Basel-Landschaft, October 1999 n/a 45 CLOUT Case No 332 29 3, Kantonsgericht des Kantons Zug, 21 October 1999 n/a 76 78 8, 19, 45 19 1, 7, 29 Bundesgericht, 11 July 2000 n/a 42 42 11 Part III, Chap V, Sect II 75 77 16, 18 27, 34, 35 42 10, 19, 25 Bundesgericht, 15 September 2000 Bundesgericht, 22 December 2000 (FCF S.A v Adriafil Commerciale s.r.l) (Roland Schmidt GmbH v TextilWerke Blumenegg AG) CLOUT case No 328 Case Index II. Case list by country Parties 397 Article Footnote Remarks UNITED STATES U.S [Federal] Court of International Trade, 24 October, 1989 (Orbisphere Corp v United States) 14 U.S [Federal] District Court for the Southern District of New York, 14 April 1992 (Filanto, s.p.a v Chilewich International Corp) 67 42, 47 CLOUT case No 23 U.S Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit, 15 June 1993 (Beijing Metals & Minerals Import/ Export Corporation v American Business Center, Inc., et al.) 67 38 CLOUT case No 24 U.S District Court for the Northern District of New York, September 1994 (Delchi Carrier, s.p.a v Rotorex Corp.) 45 74 CLOUT case No 85 75 77 78 86 87 67 2, 19, 32, 34, 35, 45, 67, 71, 75, 92 14, 18 10 34 U.S District Court Southern District, New York, April 1994 (S.V Braun Inc v Alitalia Linee Aeree Italiane, s.p.a.) 50 1, U.S [Federal] District Court, Southern District of New York, 22 September 1994 (Graves Import Co Ltd and Italian Trading Company v Chilewich Int’l Corp.) 29 67 1, 15 Oregon Court of Appeals, 12 April, 1995 (GPL Treatment Ltd v LouisianaPacific Group) 27 U.S.Federal Court of Appeals, Second Circuit, December 1995 (Delchi Carrier s.p.a v Rotorex Corp) 25 35 45 46 49 74 CLOUT case No 138 75 77 86 87 67 5, 21 31 14 23 2, 4, 19, 31, 34, 35, 45, 67, 68, 71, 75, 92 14, 18 10 CLOUT case No 86 Oregon Supreme Court, 11 April 1996 (GPL Treatment, Ltd v LouisianaPacific Corp.) 11 CLOUT case No 137 U.S [Federal] District Court, Southern District of New York, 23 July 1997 (Helen Kaminski Pty Ltd v Marketing Australian Products, Inc doing business as Fiona Waterstreet Hats) 14 25 61 63 12, 45, 67 28 10 CLOUT case No 187 398 UNCITRAL Digest of Case Law on the United Nations Convention on the International Sale of Goods Case Parties U.S [Federal] District Court for the Southern District of New York, April 1998 (Calzaturificio Claudia s.n.c v Olivieri Footwear Ltd.) U.S Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit, 29 June 1998 (MCC-Marble Ceramic Center, Inc v Ceramica Nuova D’Agostino, s.p.a.) Article Footnote Remarks Part II 19 29 45, 67 43 33 CLOUT case No 413 CLOUT case No 222 11 Part II 39 46, 67 11, 12, 17, 19, 38, 44 16 18, 36 U.S [Federal] District Court, Northern District of Illinois, 27 October 1998 (Mitchell Aircraft Spares, Inc v European Aircraft Service AB) Part II 45, 67 39 CLOUT case No 419 Federal District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana, 17 May 1999 (Medical Marketing International, Inc v Internazionale Medico Scientifica, s.r.l.) 25 35 49 46 2 26 CLOUT case No 418 U.S [Federal] District Court, Northern District of Illinois, December 1999 (Magellan International Corp v Salzgitter Handel GmbH) Part II 14 18 19 28 72 67 33 12 15 1, 2, 3, 6, CLOUT case No 417 Minnesota State District Court for the County of Hennepin, 14 December 1999 (KSTP-FM, LLC v Specialized Communications, Inc and Adtronics Signs, Ltd.) Part II 18 45, 67 35 25 CLOUT case No 416 U.S [Federal] District Court, Southern District of New York, August 2000 (Fercus, s.r.l v Palazzo) 11 13 CLOUT case No 414 U.S [Federal] District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 29 August 2000 (Viva Vino Import Corporation v Farnese Vini s.r.l.) 74 47 15 CLOUT case No 420 [Federal] Bankruptcy Court, United States, 10 April 2001 (Victoria Alloys, Inc v Fortis Bank SA/NV) 53 29 CLOUT case No 632 [Federal] Northern District Court for California, 27 July 2001 (Asante Technologies, Inc v PMC-Sierra, Inc.) Preamble 10 CLOUT case No 433 Western District Court for Michigan, United States, 17 December 2001 (Shuttle Packaging Systems, L.L.C v Tsonakis, Ina S.A and Ina Plastics Corporation) 64 71 73 39 14 CLOUT case No 578 U.S [Federal] District Court, Southern District of New York, 26 March 2002 (St Paul Guardian Insurance Co & Travelers Insurance Co v Neuromed Medical Systems & Support) Part III, Chap IV 67 41 2, 19 CLOUT case No 447 1, Case Index II. Case list by country Parties 399 Article Footnote Remarks U.S.[Federal] District Court, Northern District of Illinois, 27 March 2002 (Usinor Industeel v Leeco Steel Products, Inc.) 81 29, 45, 50 11 41 CLOUT case No 613 [Federal] District Court, Southern District of New York, 10 May 2002 (Geneva Pharmaceuticals Tech Corp v Barr Labs Inc.) Preamble 14 16 18 22, 47 19 26 17 CLOUT case No 579 U.S [Federal] Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit), 21 June 2002 (Schmitz-Werke GmbH + Co v Rockland Industries, Incorporated) CLOUT case No 580 U.S.[Federal] Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit, July 2003 (BP Oil International, Ltd and BP Exploration & Oil, Inc v Empresa Estatal Petroleos de Ecuador et al.) 22 CLOUT case No 575 38 39 40 8, 65 178 4, 25 CLOUT case No 45 75 79 9, 14, 27, 52, 61, 63, 68, 81 CLOUT case No 102 Part II 25 63 Part III, Chap V, Sect II 74 12, 16 10 CLOUT case No 301 ARBITRATION ICC, Court of Arbitration, case No 5713/1989 ICC, Court of Arbitration, 26 August 1989, case No 6281/1989 ICC, Court of Arbitration, case No 7585/1992 n/a 75 77 78 ICC, Court of Arbitration, case No 7197/1992 ICC, Court of Arbitration, case No 7153/1992 53 54 61 62 69 Part III, Chap V, Sect II 74 77 78 79 51, 52, 60, 67 10, 28 30 6, 14, 17, 22 34 4 4, 15 85 87 9, 50 17 11 16, 26, 51, 80, 87, 93 3, 4, 7, 10 3 53 12 CLOUT case No 104 CLOUT case No 26 400 UNCITRAL Digest of Case Law on the United Nations Convention on the International Sale of Goods Case Parties Article Footnote Remarks ICC, Court of Arbitration, case No 6653/1993 35 78 81 84 10 21 36 41 23, 27 27 1, 2, 5, 10, 15 CLOUT case No 103 ICC, Court of Arbitration, case No 7565/1994 39 21 189, 191, 193 29 CLOUT case No 300 78 ICC, Court of Arbitration, case No 7660/1994 39 51 74 81 84 51 40 21 189, 190 1, 8, 16 42 27, 37 1, 2, 6, 7, 13, 17 CLOUT case No 302 ICC, Court of Arbitration, case No 7331/1994 39 44 50 77 78 11 1, 33, 35 13, 14 7, 23 6, 25 CLOUT case No 303 ICC, Court of Arbitration, case No 7531/1994 48 51 Part III, Chap V, Sect II 74 75 84 Part III, Chap V, Sect VI 86 87 88 1, 15 CLOUT case No 304 33, 40 1, 12 ICC, Court of Arbitration, case No 7844/1994 18 21 23 21 24 ICC Court of Arbitration, January 1995, case No 7754 48 5, ICC, Court of Arbitration, March 1995, case No 7645 34 Part III, Chap V, Sect II 75 81 16 2 34 Case Index II. Case list by country Article Footnote ICC, Court of Arbitration, case No 8324/1995 14 55 54 21 16, 18, 35 32 32 ICC, Court of Arbitration, case No 8128/ 1995 73 75 78 79 20, 56 3, 20, 21 21, 35 9, 14, 27, 49, 55, 57, 98 ICC, Court of Arbitration, case No 8204/1995 41 ICC Court of Arbitration, October 1995, case No 8453 29 ICC, Court of Arbitration, June 1996, case No 8247 35 38 39 45 20 3, 44, 75, 85 104, 168 2, 8, 13 71 72 Part III, Chap V, Sect II 75 76 2, 3, 15, 18 73 Part III, Chap V, Sect II 74 75 76 77 43 5, 15 15 ICC, Court of Arbitration, December 1996, case No 8769 78 26, 35 ICC, Court of Arbitration, January 1997, case No 8786 25 33 45 46 49 71 72 77 14 6, 16, 18, 19 16 6, 36 2, 12, 21 16 ICC, Court of Arbitration, 23 January 1997, case No 8611 19 39 14 17 11 18 14, 41, 63, 74 13, 14 17, 29 29 ICC, Court of Arbitration, September 1996, case No 8574 ICC, Court of Arbitration, October 1996, case No 8740 Parties 401 44 71 78 4, 7, 14, 27 Remarks 402 UNCITRAL Digest of Case Law on the United Nations Convention on the International Sale of Goods Case Article Footnote ICC, Court of Arbitration, September 1997, case No 8962 78 11 ICC, Court of Arbitration, December 1997, case No 8817 80 43, 57 10 33 ICC, Court of Arbitration, March 1998, case No 9117 33 34 57 7, 21 11 ICC, Court of Arbitration, August 1998, case No 9574 85 3, ICC, Court of Arbitration, October 1998, case No 9333 46 ICC, Court of Arbitration, December 1998, case No 8908 78 14 47 27 ICC, Court of Arbitration, March 1999, case No 9978 81 84 18, 24, 27 1, 2, 6, ICC, Court of Arbitration, June 1999 case No 9187 44 55 77 78 21 2, 6, 14, 21 41 29 ICC, Court of Arbitration, July 1999, case No 9448 71 73 Part III, Chap V, Sect II 78 13 20 3, 22 3, 19, 21 26 64 73 81 6, 22 7, 9, 12, 13 ICC, Court of Arbitration, August 1999, case No 9887 Parties 29 Remarks CLOUT case No 630 Index II. Case list by country Case 403 Article Footnote Report of the Working Group on the International Sale of Goods on the work of its ninth session (Geneva 19-30 September 1977) (A/CN.9/142) United Nations Conference on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods, Vienna, 10 March-11 April 1980 10 11 12 38 45 46 47 48 50 52 61 46, 50, 65 1, 23, 30 12, 31 1, 14, 16 3, 8, 10, 33 1 1, 11 1, 2, 89 1, 8, 9, 11 3, 5, 2, 10 3, 6, 12 2, 5, Article 3, Rome Convention on the Law Applicable to Contractual Obligations, October 1980 55 10 Hague Convention on the Law of Applicable to International Sale of Goods, 1995 56, 57, 58 10 Official Journal of the European Community, Legislation, 16 January 2001 57 Part II 18 27 20 Iran/U.S Claims Tribunal, Watkins-Johnson Co., Watkins-Johnson Ltd v Islamic Republic of Iran, Bank Saderat Iran, 28 July 1989 77 88 31 5, 15 European Court of Justice, Mainschiffahrts-Genossenschaft eb (MSG) v Les Gravihres Rhinanes SARL, 20 February 1997 31 57 Remarks Miscellaneous Opinion of Advocate General Tesauro CLOUT case No 298 Further information may be obtained from: UNCITRAL secretariat, Vienna International Centre, P.O Box 500, 1400 Vienna, Austria Telephone: (+43-1) 26060-4060 Internet: http://www.uncitral.org Telefax: (+43-1) 26060-5813 E-mail: uncitral@uncitral.org UNCITRAL UNCITRAL: Digest of Case Law on the United Nations Convention on the International Sale of Goods UNCITRAL Digest of Case Law on the United Nations Convention on the International Sale of Goods FOR UNITED NATIONS USE ONLY United Nations publication ISBN 978-92-1-133790-7 Sales No E.08.V.15 *0851939* Printed in Austria V.08-51939—September 2008—680 UNITED NATIONS UNITED NATIONS COMMISSION ON INTERNATIONAL TRADE LAW UNITED NATIONS ... and independent interpretation The United Nations Convention on the International Sale of Goods, 1980 (the Convention, or CISG) has become in 25 years an important tool for international trade... UNCITRAL Secretariat Notes United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods, 1980, United Nations Treaty Series, vol 1498, p CISG is deposited with the Secretary-General of... Commission on International Trade law at http://www.uncitral.org/uncitral/en/uncitral_texts/sale_goods/1980CISG_status.html See the Digest discussion of the Preamble infra See the Digest discussion