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LEGISLATIVE  HISTORY

Legislative history of CISG article 2: 
Match-up with 1978 Draft to assess relevance of Secretariat Commentary

         1978 Draft article 2                        CISG article 2   

   This Convention does not apply to          This Convention does not apply to         
   sales:                                     sales:                                     

   (a)of goods bought for personal, fami-  (a)of goods bought for personal, fami- 
      ly or household use, unless the sel-    ly or household use, unless the sel-                     
      ler, at any time before or at the       ler, at any time before or at the     
      conclusion of the contract, neither     conclusion of the contract, neither   
      knew nor ought to have known that       knew nor ought to have known that      
      the goods were bought for any such      the goods were bought for any such     
      use;                                    use;                                  

   (b)of auction;                          (b)by auction;                               

   (c)on execution or otherwise by au-     (c)on execution or otherwise by au-  
      thority of law;                         thority of law;                           

   (d)of stocks, shares, investment secur- (d)of stocks, shares, investment secur-  
      ities, negotiable instruments or        ities, negotiable instruments or          
      money;                                  money;                                      

   (e)of ships, vessels or aircraft;       (e)of ships, vessels, hovercraft or air                    
                                              craft;                 

   (f)of electricity.                      (f)of electricity. 


Editorial comments
CISG article 2 and 1978 Draft article 2 are identical except "hovercraft"
has been added to subparagraph (e) of CISG article 2.  The Secretariat
Commentary on 1978 Draft article 2 should therefore be relevant to the
interpretation of CISG article 2.

To examine 1978 Draft provisions in context, go to the full-text of the 1978 Draft || To examine CISG provisions in context, go to the full text of the CISG