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LEGISLATIVE HISTORY
Legislative history of CISG article 16:
Match-up with 1978 Draft to assess relevance of Secretariat Commentary

      1978 Draft article 14                             CISG article 16 

(1)Until a contract is concluded an       (1)Until a contract is concluded an  
   offer may be revoked if the revoca-       offer may be revoked if the revoca- 
   tion reaches the offeree before he        tion reaches the offeree before he 
   has dispatched an acceptance.             has dispatched an acceptance.      

(2)However, an offer cannot be re-        (2)However, an offer cannot be re- 
   voked:                                    voked:                            

   (a)if it indicates, whether by stat-      (a)if it indicates, whether by stat- 
      ing a fixed time for acceptance           ing a fixed time for acceptance    
      or otherwise, that it is irrevo-          or otherwise, that it is irrevo-  
      cable, or                                 cable, or                             
 
   (b)if it was reasonable for the           (b)if it was reasonable for the   
      offeree to rely upon the offer as         offeree to rely upon the offer as 
      being irrevocable and the                 being irrevocable and the        
      offeree has acted in reliance on          offeree has acted in reliance on  
      the offer.                                the offer.           


Editorial comments
CISG article 16 and 1978 Draft article 14 are identical.  The Secretariat
Commentary on 1978 Draft article 14 should therefore be relevant to the
interpretation of CISG article 16.

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