LEGISLATIVE HISTORY
1980 Vienna Diplomatic Conference

63	Article 59 [became CISG article 63 ]

A. UNCITRAL text

1. The text of the [1978 draft of the ] United Nations Commission on International Trade Law provided as follows:

"Article 59 [became CISG article 63 ]

"(1) The seller may fix an additional period of time of reasonable length for performance by the buyer of his obligations.

"(2) Unless the seller has received notice from the buyer that he will not perform within the period so fixed, the seller may not, during that period, resort to any remedy for breach of contract. However, the seller is not deprived thereby of any right he may have to claim damages for delay in the performance."

[Go to Secretariat Commentary on the above text]

[See also pre-Conference observations and proposals by Governments and International Organizations]

B. Amendments

2. No amendments were submitted to this article.

C. Proceedings in the First Committee

(i) Meetings

3. The First Committee considered this article at its 25th meting on 27 March 1980.

(ii) Consideration

4. At the 25th meeting, the UNCITRAL text was adopted [see also 37th meeting of First Committee].

[For subsequent Conference material on the development/approval of the final text of CISG article 63, go to Plenary Conference 8th 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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