United Nations Conference on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 115 Report of the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law on the work of its 11th session, published in 1979.

What subjects does this mandate have?

6 subjects

Conference and Meeting Services Conferences Contracts International Sale of Goods Participants Treaties

What’s in this document?

16 operative paragraphs

Expresses its appreciation to the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law for the

s Ibid., Supplement No. 17 (A/33/17). valuable work done in preparing a draft Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods;

Decides that an international conference of plenipotentiaries shall be convened in 1980 at the location of the International Trade Law Branch, or at any other suitable place for which the Secretary-General may receive an invitation, to consider the draft Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods prepared by the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law and to embody the results of its work in an international convention and such other instruments as it may deem appropriate;

Also decides that the United Nations Conference on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods, referred to in paragraph 2 above, should consider the desirability of preparing a Protocol to the Convention on the Limitation Period in the International Sale of Goods, 9 adopted at New York on 12 June 1974, which would harmonize the provisions of that Convention with those of the Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods as it may be adopted by the Conference;

Refers to the Conference the draft Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods approved by the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law, together with draft provisions concerning implementation, reservations and other final clauses to be prepared by the Secretary-General;

Requests the Secretary-General:

To circulate the draft Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods, together with a commentary and draft provisions concerning implementation, reservations and other final clauses to be prepared by the Secretary-General, to Governments and interested international organizations for comments and proposals;

( b) To convene the Conference for a period of five weeks in 1980, with the possibility of extension for up to a further week if necessary, at any of the places mentioned in paragraph 2 above;

( c) To arrange for the preparation of summary records of the proceedings of the plenary meetings of the Conference and of meetings of committees of the whole which the Conference may wish to establish, and for the publication of the official records of the Conference;

( d) To invite all States to participate in the Conference;

( e) To invite representatives of organizations that have received a standing invitation from the General Assembly to participate in the sessions and the work of all international conferences convened under its auspices in the capacity of observers, to participate in the Conference in that capacity in accordance with Assembly resolutions 3237 (XXIX) of 22 November 1974 and 31/152 of 20 December 1976;

To invite representatives of the national libera- (!) tion movements recognized in its region by the Organization of African Unity to participate in the Conference in the capacity of observers in accordance with Gen-

0 Official Records of the United Nations Conference on Prescription (Limitation) in the International Sale of Goods (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.74.V.8), p. 101.

eral Assembly resolution 3280 (XXIX) of 10 December 1974;

To invite the United Nations Council for Namibia to participate in the Conference in ac~ordance with paragraph 3 of General Assembly resolution 32/9 E of 4 November 1977;

To invite the specialized agencies and the International Atomic Energy Agency, as well as interested organs of the United Nations and interested international organizations, to be represented at the Conference by observers;

To draw the attention of the States and other participants referred to in subparagraphs (d) to (h_) above to the desirability of appointing among theIT representatives persons especially competent in the field to be considered;

To place before the Conference:

All comments and proposals received from (i)

Governments and interested international organizations;

An analytical compilation of such comments and proposals prepared by the Secretary- General;

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Draft provisions concerning implementation,

reservations and other final clauses;

All relevant documentation and recommendations relating to methods of work and procedure;

To arrange for adequate staff and facilities for the Conference;

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To ensure that the necessary arrangements are made for the effective participation in the Conference of the representatives referred to in subparagraphs ( e) and (f) above, including the requisite financial provisions for their travel expenses and per diem;

Decides that the languages of the Conference shall be those used in the General Assembly and its Main Committees.

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