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LEGISLATIVE HISTORY
Legislative history of CISG article 21:
Match-up with 1978 Draft to assess relevance of Secretariat Commentary

       1978 Draft article 19                         CISG article 21 

(1)A late acceptance is nevertheless       (1)A late acceptance is nevertheless   
   effective as an acceptance if without      effective as an acceptance if without   
   delay the offeror so informs the of-       delay the offeror orally so informs   
   feree orally or dispatches a notice to     the offeree or dispatches a notice to 
   that effect.                               that effect.                                 

(2)If the letter or document containing    (2)If a letter or other writing contain- 
   late acceptance shows that it has          ing a late acceptance shows that it 
   been sent in such circumstances            has been sent in such circumstances 
   that if its transmission had been          that if its transmission had been 
   normal it would have reached the           normal it would have reached the  
   offeror in due time, the late accep-       offeror in due time, the late accep-  
   tance is effective as an acceptance        tance is effective as an acceptance 
   unless, without delay, the offeror         unless, without delay, the offeror  
   informs the offeree orally that he         orally informs the offeree that he  
   considers his offer as having lapsed       considers his offer as having lapsed 
   or dispatches a notice to that effect.     or dispatches a notice to that effect. 


Editorial comments
The Secretariat Commentary on 1978 Draft article 19 remains relevant to
CISG article 21.  Paragraph (1) and (2) contain various drafting
modifications.  However, none effect changes in the substantive contents of
the text.

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