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LEGISLATIVE HISTORY
1980 Vienna Diplomatic Conference

H. Report of the Second Committee
[Outline of committee proceedings]
Document A/CONF.97/12 [Original: English 1 April 1980]

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98
Article Y [became CISG article 98 ] Proposal by Austria with Respect to Reservations

A. Text submitted by Austria

1. The text submitted by Austria for a new article Y (A/CONF.97/C.2/L.4) provided as follows:

"No reservation other than that made in accordance with Article X shall be permitted."

B. Amendments

2. No amendments to this proposal were submitted.

C. Proceedings in the Second Committee

(i) Meetings

3. The Second Committee considered new Article Y [became CISG article 98 ] proposed by Austria at its 6th meeting on 26 March 1980.

(ii) Consideration

4. At its 6th meeting, the Second Committee adopted the new article Y [became CISG article 98 ] proposed by Austria with a new wording suggested by the Secretariat. The new article reads:

"No reservations shall be permitted except those expressly authorized in this Convention."

[D. Subsequent Proceedings]

[For subsequent Conference material on the development/approval of the final text of CISG article 98, go to Plenary Conference 11th meeting]

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