[2] Ryan, L., "The Convention on the Contracts for the International Sale of Goods: Divergent Interpretations" 4 Tul. J. Int'l & Comp. Law (winter 1995), 99
[3] This paper is based on the Victorian Act.
[4] Only one case cited in fn 9
[5] Australian Law reform Commission 80, (internet version) at 12
[6] id at 13
[7] Magnus, U., General Principles of UN-Sales Law. [http://www.cisg.law.pace.edu/cisg/biblio.html]
[8] ALRC 80, op cit at 15
[9] Roder Zelt und Hallenkonstruktionen GMBH v Rosedown Park Pty Ltd. (unreported) 13 ACLC 776 (extracts) [1995] 17 ACSR 153
[10] id at 12
[11] id at 55
[12] The Victorian Goods Act is used which has similar or corresponding enactments in all States and Territories.
[13] GPL Treatment Ltd. v Louisiana-Pacific Corp.894 P.2d 470 [Or. Ct. App. 1995]
[14] Fletchner, H.M., "Another CISG case in the U.S. Courts: Pitfalls for the practitioner and the potential for Regionalized Interpretations" (1995) 15 Journal of Law and Commerce, at 129
[15] Note: not all States and Territories have repealed the Statute of Fraud.
[16] England and Japan have not yet adopted the convention
[17] There are presently well in excess of 500 leading cases available world wide.
[18] Mendelson-Zeller Co Inc. v. T & C Providores Pry. Ltd. (1981) 1 NSWLR 366
[19] Art. 28, Abs. 1 S. 1 EGBGB
[20] Zurich Chamber of Commerce, Arbitraton award ZHK 273/95 of 31 May 1996
[21] at 380
[22] The Act has been passed in all States in essentially the same format. The Victorian Act is used for the purpose of this paper.
[23] GPL Treatment Ltd. v Louisiana-Pacific Corp.894 P.2d 470 [Or. Ct. App. 1995] see fn 13
[24] Sales of Goods (Vienna Convention) Act 1987 (Vic)
[25] [1969] Qd R 378
[26] Magnus, U., see fn 7
[27] Vienna Arbitration proceedings SCH-4318 [http://cisg3.law.pace.edu/cases/940615a4.html] last updated Jan. 19, 1999
[28] ibid
[29] ibid
[30] Article 7(1)
[31] Article 7(2)
[32] Magnus, U., see fn 7
[33] "BGB, Burgerliches Gesetzbuch", Prof. Dr. O. Jauernig (ed), C.H. Beck'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, Munchen 1990
[34] Rosenberg, M.N., "The Vienna Convention: Uniformity in interpretation for gap-filling - an analysis and application" (1992) ABLR 442 at 443
[35] Article 7(1)
[36] It needs to be noted that procedural rules will displace the provisions of uniformity as stipulated by article 7.
[37] Roder Zelt und Hallenkonstruktionen GMBH, see fn. 9, at 20
[38] Brand, R.A and Flechtner, H.M., "Arbitration and Contract formation in International Trade: First interpretations of the U.N. Sales Convention" (1993) 12 Journal of Law and Commerce at 239
[39] Ferrari F., "Specific Topics of the CISG in the light of Judicial Application and Scholarly Writing", 15 Journal of Law and Commerce (1995) (excerpts from)
[40] ibid
[41] http://cisgw3.law.pace.edu/cases/940419i.html
[42] OLG Koblenz 17 September, 1993
[43] Ferrari, fn 39
[44] KG Berlin, 24 Jan. 1994, [http://cisgw3.law.pace.edu/cases/940124g1.html, last updated May 22, 1998]
[45] Wilvorst Herenmode v. Erarts, Jan 24, 1995. [http://cisgw3.law.pace.edu/cases/950124b2.html, last updated April 21, 1998]
[46] Delchi Carrier, S.p.A. v Rotorex Corp. , 71 F.3d 1024 [2nd Cir.1995] [http://cisgw3.law.pace.edu/cases/951206u1.html]
[47] Article 1(1)(b)
[48] Callaghan, J.J., "U.N. Convention on Contracts for the International Sale oaf Gods: Examining the Gap-filling role of two French decisions" (1995) 14 Journal of Law and Commerce, at 188
[49] Ytong v Lasaosa [1993], Cour d'Appel de Grenoble, Chambre des Urgences, No 92/4223 (Fr)
[50] Callaghan fn 48 at 188
[51] ICC Arbitration Award 8611/HV/JK of 1997
[52] Both Spain and Germany are contracting Parties to the Convention.
[53] Only Germany is a contracting Party to the Conention.
[54] Zeller, B. "The Vienna Convention 11 years on", (1999) 73(3) LIJ, at 73
[55] The Scandinavian countries have excluded the application of Part II
[56] Bianca, C.M. and Bonell, M.J., "Commentary on the International Sales Law: The 1980 Vienna Sales Convention" (1987) Milan at 643
[57] Callaghan , fn 48 at 188
[58] As well as the United States, China and Singapore have made reservation of article 95.
[59] Reservations were mainly made by Eastern European Countries such as Hungary, Ukraine and the Russian Federation.
[60] (1983) 57 ALJR 211
[61] ibid at 217
[62] see OLG Koln, August 26, 1994, 19U 282/93 [http://www.cisg3.law.pace.edu/cisg/cases/940826g1.html] last updated March 17, 1998
[63] OLG, Frankfurt, Sept. 17, 1991 SU 164/90 [http://www.cisg3.law.pace.edu/cisg/cases/910917g.html ] last updated May 22, 1998
[64] ibid
[65] OGH, 27.10.1994, 8 Ob 509/93
[66] id, in case commentaries
[67] OLG Frankfurt am Main, 1991 RIW 950, OLG Dusseldorf, 1993 RIW 845, OLG Koblenz, 1993 RIW 934.
[68] Karollus, M., "Judicial Interpretation and Application of the CISG in Germany 1988-1994," Cornell Review of the Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (1995) 51-94
[69] Ferrari F., fn 39
[70] ibid
[71] id, see footnotes 417 and 418
[72] 1997 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 10630, 1997 WL 414137 (M-47 DLC)
[73] ibid
[74] In the US these sales are referred to as conditional sales agreements and are treated as a short form of mortgage.
[75] See fn 9
[76] J.S. Ziegel, "Comment on Roder Zelt- und Hallenkonstructionen GmbH" http://www.cisg.law.pace.edu/cisg/biblio/bib2.html last updated Dec. 4, 1998
[77] ibid
[78] ibid
[79] s.6, Sale of Goods (Vienna Convention) Act 1987
[80] s.3 Goods Act
[81] article 2(a)
[82] article 2(c) to (f)
[83] article 2(b)
[84] In this context article 5 must be mentioned which states that "The Convention does not apply to the liability of the seller for death or personal injury caused by the goods to any person."
[85] Ferrari, fn 39
[86] article 2(a)
[87] OGH, 11 Febr. 1997, 10 Ob 1506/94,[ http://cisgw3.law.pace.edu/cases/970211a3.html] last updated March 17, 1998
[88] ibid
[89] Honnold and Schlechtriem suggest this approach. See Ferrari fn 39 at footnote 500 and 502
[90] Ferrari, fn 39
[91] ibid
[92] ibid
[93] Bank of New South Wales v Palmer (1970) 91 WN (NSW) 580 at 583
[94] United Technologies (Pratt & Wittney) v Malev Hungarian Airlines, Legfalsobb Birosag 25 Sept. 1992
[95] article 4
[96] article 4(a)
[97] article 4(b)
[98] Pryles, M., Waincymer, J., and Davies, M., "International Trade Law", 1996, Sydney, at 103
[99] 14 Oct 1993, Camera Nacional de Apelaciones en lo Comercial (Inta S.A. v MCS Officina Meccanica S.p.A [http://cisgw3.law.pace.edu/cases/931014a1.html] last update Jan 25, 19
[100] Handelgericht St. Gallen, August 24, 1995, HG 48/1994 [http://cisgw3.law.pace.edu/cases/950824s1.html] last update Feb 24, 1998
[101] Niggemann, F., "Erreur sur une qualite substantielle de la chose et application de la C.V.I.M" (1994) RDAI/IBLJ No 4, at 411
[102] ibid at 398
[103] ibid at 409
[104] ibid
[105] FB Budapest, July 1, 1997, [http://cisgw3.law.pace.edu/cases/970701h2.html] last update April 21, 1998
[106] Niggeman fn 101, at 412
[107] Cook, S., "The UN Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods: a Mandate to abandon legal ethnocentricity", (1997) 16 Journal of Law and Commerce, 157
[108] Schedule of U.S. cases on the CISG search form on the Internet
[109] Delchi Carriers, S.p.A. v Rotorex Corp. , fn 46
[110] id , at 1028
[111] Carbonneau ed., "Lex Mercantoria and Arbitration" (1990) Transnational, 154
[112] Cook, fn 107, at 259"
[113] id at 260
[114] Fletchner H.M., "More U.S. Decisions on the U.N. Sales Convention: Scope, Parole Evidence, "Validity" and reduction of price under Article 50" (1995) 14 Journal of Law and Commerce
[115] id at 172
[116] 144 F.3d 1384 (11th Cir.(Fla.) 1998) No 97-4250
[117] Editorial remarks on Internet http://www.cisg.law.pace.edu
[118] ibid
[119] see fn 116
[120] Fletchner, H.M., "Another CISG case in the U.S. Courts: Pitfalls for the practitioner and the potential for Regionalized Interpretations" (1995) 15 Journal of Law and Commerce, at 129
[121] Karollus, M., fn, at 68