联合国国际货物销售合同公约英文版Word文档格式.docx

1、BEING OF THE OPINION that the adoption of uniform rules which govern contracts for the international sale of goods and take into account the different social, economic and legal systems would contribute to the removal of legal barriers in international trade and promote the development of internatio

2、nal trade, 5HAVE DECREED as follows: 6PART I - Sphere of Application and General Provisions 7Chapter I - Sphere of Application 8Article 1 9（1） This Convention applies to contracts of sale of goods between parties whose places of business are in different States:10（a） when the States are Contracting

3、States; or 11（b） when the rules of private international law lead to the application of the law of a Contracting State. 12（2） The fact that the parties have their places of business in different States is to be disregarded whenever this fact does not appear either from the contract or from any deali

4、ngs between, or from information disclosed by, the parties at any time before or at the conclusion of the contract. 13（3） Neither the nationality of the parties nor the civil or commercial character of the parties or of the contract is to be taken into consideration in determining the application of

5、 this Convention. 14Article 2 15This Convention does not apply to sales:16（a） of goods bought for personal, family or household use, unless the seller, at any time before or at the conclusion of the contract, neither knew nor ought to have known that the goods were bought for any such use;17（b） by a

6、uction;18（c） on execution or otherwise by authority of law;19（d） of stocks, shares, investment securities, negotiable instruments or money;20（e） of ships, vessels, hovercraft or aircraft;21（f） of electricity. 22Article 3 23（1） Contracts for the supply of goods to be manufactured or produced are to b

7、e considered sales unless the party who orders the goods undertakes to supply a substantial part of the materials necessary for such manufacture or production. 24（2） This Convention does not apply to contracts in which the preponderant part of the obligations of the party who furnishes the goods con

8、sists in the supply of labour or other services. 25Article 4 26This Convention governs only the formation of the contract of sale and the rights and obligations of the seller and the buyer arising from such a contract. In particular, except as otherwise expressly provided in this Convention, it is n

9、ot concerned with:27（a） the validity of the contract or of any of its provisions or of any usage;28（b） the effect which the contract may have on the property in the goods sold. 29Article 5 30This Convention does not apply to the liability of the seller for death or personal injury caused by the good

10、s to any person. 31Article 6 32The parties may exclude the application of this Convention or, subject to article 12, derogate from or vary the effect of any of its provisions. 33Chapter II - General Provisions 34Article 7 35（1） In the interpretation of this Convention, regard is to be had to its int

11、ernational character and to the need to promote uniformity in its application and the observance of good faith in international trade. 36（2） Questions concerning matters governed by this Convention which are not expressly settled in it are to be settled in conformity with the general principles on w

12、hich it is based or, in the absence of such principles, in conformity with the law applicable by virtue of the rules of private international law. 37Article 8 38（1） For the purposes of this Convention statements made by and other conduct of a party are to be interpreted according to his intent where

13、 the other party knew or could not have been unaware what that intent was. 39（2） If the preceding paragraph is not applicable, statements made by and other conduct of a party are to be interpreted according to the understanding that a reasonable person of the same kind as the other party would have

14、had in the same circumstances. 40（3） In determining the intent of a party or the understanding a reasonable person would have had, due consideration is to be given to all relevant circumstances of the case including the negotiations, any practices which the parties have established between themselve

15、s, usages and any subsequent conduct of the parties. 41Article 9 42（1） The parties are bound by any usage to which they have agreed and by any practices which they have established between themselves. 43（2） The parties are considered, unless otherwise agreed, to have impliedly made applicable to the

16、ir contract or its formation a usage of which the parties knew or ought to have known and which in international trade is widely known to, and regularly observed by, parties to contracts of the type involved in the particular trade concerned. 44Article 10 45For the purposes of this Convention:46（a）

17、if a party has more than one place of business, the place of business is that which has the closest relationship to the contract and its performance, having regard to the circumstances known to or contemplated by the parties at any time before or at the conclusion of the contract;47（b） if a party do

18、es not have a place of business, reference is to be made to his habitual residence. 48Article 11 49A contract of sale need not be concluded in or evidenced by writing and is not subject to any other requirement as to form. It may be proved by any means, including witnesses. 50Article 12 51Any provis

19、ion of article 11, article 29 or Part II of this Convention that allows a contract of sale or its modification or termination by agreement or any offer, acceptance or other indication of intention to be made in any form other than in writing does not apply where any party has his place of business i

20、n a Contracting State which has made a declaration under article 96 of this Convention. The parties may not derogate from or vary the effect or this article. 52Article 13 53For the purposes of this Convention writing includes telegram and telex. 54PART II - Formation of the Contract 55Article 14 56（

21、1） A proposal for concluding a contract addressed to one or more specific persons constitutes an offer if it is sufficiently definite and indicates the intention of the offeror to be bound in case of acceptance. A proposal is sufficiently definite if it indicates the goods and expressly or implicitl

22、y fixes or makes provision for determining the quantity and the price. 57（2） A proposal other than one addressed to one or more specific persons is to be considered merely as an invitation to make offers, unless the contrary is clearly indicated by the person making the proposal. 58Article 15 59（1）

23、An offer becomes effective when it reaches the offeree. 60（2） An offer, even if it is irrevocable, may be withdrawn if the withdrawal reaches the offeree before or at the same time as the offer. 61Article 16 62（1） Until a contract is concluded an offer may be revoked if the revocation reaches the of

24、feree before he has dispatched an acceptance. 63（2） However, an offer cannot be revoked:64（a） if it indicates, whether by stating a fixed time for acceptance or otherwise, that it is irrevocable;65（b） if it was reasonable for the offeree to rely on the offer as being irrevocable and the offeree has

25、acted in reliance on the offer. 66Article 17 67An offer, even if it is irrevocable, is terminated when a rejection reaches the offeror. 68Article 18 69（1） A statement made by or other conduct of the offeree indicating assent to an offer is an acceptance. Silence or inactivity does not in itself amount to acceptance. 70（2） An acceptance of an offer becomes effective at the moment the indication of assent reaches the offeror. An acceptance is not effective if the indication of assent does not reach the offeror within the time