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LEGISLATIVE HISTORY
Legislative history of CISG article 59:
Match-up with 1978 Draft to assess relevance of Secretariat Commentary

      1978 Draft article 55                              CISG article 59 

The buyer must pay the price on the date   The buyer must pay the price on the date  
fixed by or determinable from the con-     fixed by or determinable from the con-  
tract and this Convention without the      tract and this Convention without the    
need for any request or other formality    need for any request or compliance with  
on the part of the seller.                 any formality on the part of the seller. 


Editorial comments
"Without the need for any request or other formality" has been replaced
by "without the need for any request or compliance with any formality". 
Otherwise, these provisions are identical.  The Secretariat Commentary on
1978 Draft article 55 should therefore be relevant to the interpretation of
CISG article 59.

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