CISG
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LEGISLATIVE HISTORY
1980 Vienna Diplomatic Conference
[Outline of committee proceedings]
Document A/CONF.97/11 [Original: English 7 April 1980]
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1. The text of the [1978 draft of the ] United Nations Commission on International Trade Law provided as follows:
"Article 32 [became CISG article 34 ]
"If the seller is bound to hand over documents relating to the goods, he must hand them over at the time and place and in the form required by the contract."
[Go to Secretariat Commentary on the above text]
[See also pre-Conference observations and proposals by Governments and International Organizations]
2. An amendment was submitted to article 32 [became CISG article 34 ] by Yugoslavia (A/CONF.97/C.1/L.114).
3. The amendment was to the following effect:
Yugoslavia (A/CONF.97/C.1/L.114):
[Withdrawn: see Consideration, 5, below.]
C. Proceedings in the First Committee
(i) Meetings
4. The First Committee considered article 32 [became CISG article 34 ] at its 14th meeting on 19 March 1980 [see also 37th meeting of First Committee].
(ii) Consideration
5. At the 14th meeting, the amendment by Yugoslavia was withdrawn, and the UNCITRAL text adopted.
[For subsequent Conference material on the development/approval of the final text of CISG article 34, go to Plenary Conference 7th meeting]
[English translation of report on the significance of the deliberations on this article at the Diplomatic Conference: prepared by Peter Schlechtriem, based on notes taken at the conference and published shortly thereafter]
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