UN Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (CISG) von Prof. Dr. Burghard Piltz, Prof. Dr. Franco Ferrari, Prof. Dr. Peter Huber, Stefan Kröll, Loukas Mistelis, Pilar Perales Viscasillas, Frank Spohnheimer, Petra Butler, Yesim M. Atamer, Ivo Bach, Gary F. Bell, Andrea K. Björklund, Stavros Brekoulakis, Michael Bridge, Milena Djordjevic, Johan Erauw, John Gotanda, Arjun Harindranath, Johnny Herre, Anjanette Raymond, John Ribeiro, Djakhongir Saidov, Hiroo Sono, Alberto L. Zuppi 1. Auflage UN Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (CISG) Piltz / Ferrari / Huber / et al. wird vertrieben von beck-shop.de Thematische Gliederung: Gesamtdarstellungen und Allgemeines Verlag C.H. Beck München 2011 Verlag C.H. Beck im Internet: www.beck.de ISBN 978 3 406 58416 9 Inhaltsverzeichnis: UN Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (CISG) Piltz / Ferrari / Huber / et al.
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Foreword Foreword Foreword Erstversand Foreword There is hardly any need to provide a justification for a new commentary on such an important topic as the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sales of Goods ( Vienna Convention or CISG ). The Convention was signed in 1980, currently has 76 Contracting States and is potentially applicable to up to two thirds of international trade in goods; sales contracts are a daily occurrence in international commerce. There are many good publications on the topic, predominately in continental Europe or the United States, but we do hope that this commentary offers some new dimensions. First, this commentary aims to be an international approach to the CISG: it brings together authors from fifteen countries in four continents with a wide range of profound academic and practical expertise. They include some very well established names in the field and few very promising newcomers. Second, the coverage is consistent in addressing the general principles and drafting history of each article before providing a detailed commentary and discussion of comparable rules in other instruments, namely the UNIDROIT Principles of International Commercial Contracts ( PICC ), the Principles of European Contract Law ( PECL ) and the Draft Common Frame of Reference ( DCFR ), as well as Incoterms 2010 where necessary. Finally, this commentary highlights all the main commercial law aspects of international sales as well as covering civil law dimensions. Private international law and procedural aspects, such as burden of proof, are also consistently addressed. While we reflect on the doctrinal discussion on the CISG, we have made every effort to also be practical and give due regard to case law with the hope to make this a book useful for both academics and practitioners. The three editors got to know each other and become friends through the Willem C Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot. It has been a great experience to work with one another and solidify a long-standing academic friendship. The editors have a strong interest in international sales ignited and supported by a number of mentors and friends; these include Professor Eric Bergsten, the late Professor Albert Kritzer and the late Professor Oskar Hartwieg. Warm thanks and appreciation are due to them for the enthusiastic and professional way in which they inspired us to work in this area of international commercial law. Thanks are also due to all contributors for their submissions and embracing the project with great motivation, drive and the necessary regard to the international application of the CISG and the need to promote uniformity in the application of the Convention. They have all worked to keep the project alive and bring it to fruition. Friendships were enhanced and strengthened through this project. Deadlines are not easy to keep in such large-scale projects but the gestation of the book remained within set targets and every effort was made to state the law as of December 2010. We also want to extend our thanks to our publisher and in particular, Dr Wilhelm Warth who patiently encouraged us through deadlines and spared no effort to ensure the quality of editing and publishing one would expect from Beck. The editing co-ordination and the lion share of language and consistency editing fell on John Ribeiro, at the School of International Arbitration Queen Mary Univer- V
Foreword sity of London. We thank him for the dedication, commitment and contribution to this publication. We hope you find this commentary useful and we are happy to receive any feedback. A book is almost never perfect in its first edition so any suggestions for improvement in future editions are welcome and may be sent to any of three editors or to the following email address: wilhelm.warth@beck.de. SK, LM and PPV Cologne, London and Madrid March 2011 VI
Revision, 08.04.2011 Table of Contents Table of Contents Table of Contents Revision Table of Contents Foreword... V How to use this Commentary VII List of Contributors... IX Table of Cases... XIII Abbreviations... XLVII Abbreviated bibliography... LIII Status of the CISG... LVII Introduction to the CISG (Stefan Kröll, Loukas Mistelis, Pilar Perales Viscasillas) Preamble (Loukas Mistelis)... 19 Part I. Sphere of Application and General Provisions Chapter I. Sphere of Application... 21 Article 1 (Loukas Mistelis)... 21 Article 2 (Frank Spohnheimer) 39 Article 3 (Loukas Mistelis/Anjanette Raymond)... 53 Article 4 (Milena Djordjević)... 62 Article 5 (Loukas Mistelis/John Ribeiro)... 89 Article 6 (Loukas Mistelis)... 99 Chapter II. General Provisions... 111 Article 7 (Pilar Perales Viscasillas)... 111 Article 8 (Alberto I. Zuppi)... 142 Article 9 (Pilar Perales Viscasillas)... 154 Article 10 (Stavros Brekoulakis)... 174 Articles 11 13 (Pilar Perales Viscasillas)... 184 Part II. Formation of the Contract Introduction Remarks to Articles 14 24 (Franco Ferrari)... 207 Articles 14 24 (Franco Ferrari)... 216 LXI
Revision, 08.04.2011 Table of Contents Part III. Sale of Goods Chapter I. General Provisions... 333 Articles 25 29 (Andrea K. Björklund)... 333 Chapter II. Obligations of the Seller... 391 Article 30 (Burghard Piltz)... 391 Section I. Delivery the goods and handing over of documents... 408 Articles 31 34 (Burghard Piltz)... 408 Section II. Conformity of the goods and third party claims... 484 Introduction Remarks to Articles 35 44 (Stefan Kröll)... 484 Articles 35 44 (Stefan Kröll)... 487 Section III. Remedies for breach of contract by the seller... 681 Articles 45 49 (Peter Huber)... 681 Articles 50 52 (Ivo Bach)... 748 Chapter III. Obligations of the Buyer... 797 Article 53 (Petra Butler/Arjun Harindranath)... 797 Section I. Payment of the price... 803 Articles 54 59 (Petra Butler/Arjun Harindranath)... 803 Section II. Taking delivery... 849 Article 60 (Petra Butler/Arjun Harindranath)... 849 Introduction to Articles 61 65 (Garry F. Bell)... 854 Section III. Remedies for breach of contract by the buyer... 854 Articles 61 65 (Garry F. Bell).. 854 Chapter IV. Passing of Risk... 878 Articles 66 67 (John Erauw)... 878 Articles 68 69 (Anjanette Raymond)... 900 Article 70 (John Erauw)... 909 LXII
Revision, 08.04.2011 Table of Contents Chapter V. Provisions Common to the Obligations of the Seller and of the Buyer... 912 Section I. Anticipatory breach and instalment contracts... 912 Introduction to Articles 71 73 (Djakhongir Saidov)... 912 Articles 71 73 (Djakhongir Saidov)... 916 Section II. Damages... 990 Articles 74 78 (John Gotanda)... 990 Section III. Interest... 1042 Article 78 (John Gotanda)... 1042 Section IV. Exemption... 1054 Article 79 (Yesim M. Atamer).. 1054 Section V. Effects of avoidance... 1098 Article 80 (Yesim M. Atamer).. 1098 Articles 81 84 (Michal Bridge)... 1108 Section VI. Preservation of Goods... 1150 Introduction Remarks to Articles 85 88 (Hiroo Sono)... 1150 Articles 85 88 (Hiroo Sono)... 1152 Part IV. Final Provisions Articles 89 101 (Johnny Herre)... 1189 Bibliography... 1223 Index (Frank Spohnheimer)... 1235 LXIII
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