1980年联合国国际货物买卖合同公约中英对照版.docx

1、1980年联合国国际货物买卖合同公约中英对照版1980年联合国国际货物买卖合同公约-中英对照版一、1980年联合国国际货物买卖合同公约英文中文United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of GoodsTHE STATES PARTIES TO THIS CONVENTION,BEARING IN MIND the broad objectives in the resolutions adopted by the sixth special session of the General Assembly

2、of the United Nations on the establishment of a New International Economic Order,CONSIDERING that the development of international trade on the basis of equality and mutual benefit is an important element in promoting friendly relations among States,BEING OF THE OPINION that the adoption of uniform

3、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 international trade,HAVE DECREED as follows:PART I SPHERE OF

4、 APPLICATION AND GENERAL PROVISIONSChapter I SPHERE OF APPLICATION (b) by auction;(c) on execution or otherwise by authority of law;(d) of stocks, shares, investment securities, negotiable instruments or money;(e) of ships, vessels, hovercraft or aircraft;(f) of electricity.Article 3(1) Contracts fo

5、r the supply of goods to be manufactured or produced are to be considered sales unless the party who orders the goods undertakes to supply a substantial part of the materials necessary for such manufacture or production.(2) This Convention does not apply to contracts in which the preponderant part o

6、f the obligations of the party who furnishes the goods consists in the supply of labour or other services.Article 4This 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 othe

7、rwise expressly provided in this Convention, it is not concerned with:(a) the validity of the contract or of any of its provisions or of any usage;(b) the effect which the contract may have on the property in the goods sold.（法国是合同订立时转移，德国另外订立物权合同，美国是特定化后转移所有权，英国是特定化后在以当事人的意图决定所有权，我国是动产按照占用交货时转移，不动产按

8、登记。）Article 5This Convention does not apply to the liability of the seller for death or personal injury caused by the goods to any person.Article 6The parties may exclude the application of this Convention or, subject to article 12, derogate from or vary the effect of any of its provisions.Chapter I

9、I GENERAL PROVISIONSArticle 7(1) In the interpretation of this Convention, regard is to be had to its international character and to the need to promote uniformity in its application and the observance of good faith in international trade.(2) Questions concerning matters governed by this Convention

10、which are not expressly settled in it are to be settled in conformity with the general principles on which 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.Article 8(1) For the purposes of this Convention sta

11、tements made by and other conduct of a party are to be interpreted according to his intent where the other party knew or could not have been unaware what that intent was.(2) If the preceding paragraph is not applicable, statements made by and other conduct of a party are to be interpreted according

12、to the understanding that a reasonable person of the same kind as the other party would have had in the same circumstances.(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 incl

13、uding the negotiations, any practices which the parties have established between themselves, usages and any subsequent conduct of the parties.Article 9(1) The parties are bound by any usage to which they have agreed and by any practices which they have established between themselves.(2) The parties

14、are considered, unless otherwise agreed, to have impliedly made applicable to their 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 part

15、icular trade concerned.Article 10For the purposes of this Convention:(a) 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

16、 any time before or at the conclusion of the contract;(b) if a party does not have a place of business, reference is to be made to his habitual residence.Article 11A 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 pr

17、oved by any means, including witnesses.Article 12Any provision 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

18、 does not apply where any party has his place of business in 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.Article 13For the purposes of this Convention writing includes telegram and telex.PA

19、RT II FORMATION OF THE CONTRACTArticle 14(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 offer or to be bound in case of acceptance. A proposal is sufficiently definite if it ind

20、icates the goods and expressly or implicitly fixes or makes provision for determining the quantity and the price.(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

21、making the proposal.Article 15(1) An offer becomes effective when it reaches the offeree.(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.Article 16(1)Until a contract is concluded an offer may be revoked if the r

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

23、and the offeree has acted in reliance on the offer.Article 17An offer, even if it is irrevocable, is terminated when a rejection reaches the offeror.Article 18(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 its

24、elf amount to acceptance.(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 he has fixed or, if no time is fixed, within a reasonable time, d

25、ue account being taken of the circumstances of the transaction, including the rapidity of the means of communication employed by the offeror. An oral offer must be accepted immediately unless the circumstances indicate otherwise.(3) However, if, by virtue of the offer or as a result of practices whi

26、ch the parties have established between themselves or of usage, the offeree may indicate assent by performing an act, such as one relating to the dispatch of the goods or payment of the price, without notice to the offeror, the acceptance is effective at the moment the act is performed, provided tha

27、t the act is performed within the period of time laid down in the preceding paragraph.Article 19(1) A reply to an offer which purports to be an acceptance but contains additions, limitations or other modifications is a rejection of the offer and constitutes a counter-offer.(2) However, a reply to an

28、 offer which purports to be an acceptance but contains additional or different terms which do not materially alter the terms of the offer constitutes an acceptance, unless the offeror, without undue delay, objects orally to the discrepancy or dispatches a notice to that effect. If he does not so obj

29、ect, the terms of the contract are the terms of the offer with the modifications contained in the acceptance.(2)Additional or different terms relating, among other things, to the price, payment, quality and quantity of the goods, place and time of delivery, extent of one partys liability to the othe

30、r or the settlement of disputes are considered to alter the terms of the offer materially.Article 20(1) A period of time for acceptance fixed by the offeror in a telegram or a letter begins to run from the moment the telegram is handed in for dispatch or from the date shown on the letter or, if no s

31、uch date is shown, from the date shown on the envelope. A period of time for acceptance fixed by the offeror by telephone, telex or other means of instantaneous communication, begins to run from the moment that the offer reaches the offeree.(2) Official holidays or non-business days occurring during

32、 the period for acceptance are included in calculating the period. However, if a notice of acceptance cannot be delivered at the address of the offeror on the last day of the period because that day falls on an official holiday or a non-business day at the place of business of the offeror, the period is extended until the first business day which follows.Article 21(1) A late acceptance is nevertheless effective as an acceptance if without delay the offeror orally so informs the offeree or dispatches a notice to th