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LEGISLATIVE HISTORY
Legislative history of CISG article 61:
Match-up with 1978 Draft to assess relevance of Secretariat Commentary

      1978 Draft article 57                                 CISG article 61                                               
                                                                                                                             
(1)If the buyer fails to perform any of    (1)If the buyer fails to perform any of                   
   his obligations under the contract and     his obligations under the contract or                    
   this Convention, the seller may:           this Convention, the seller may:                    
                                                                                                              
   (a)exercise the rights provided in         (a)exercise the rights provided in                  
      articles 58 to 61;                         articles 62 to 65;                               
                                                                                                              
   (b)claim damages as provided in            (b)claim damages as provided in                     
      articles 70 to 73;                         articles 74 to 77;                               
                                                                                                              
(2)The seller is not deprived of any        (2)The seller is not deprived of any                      
   right he may have to claim damages          right he may have to claim damages                       
   by exercising his right to other            by exercising his right to other                         
   remedies.                                   remedies.                                                
                                                                                                              
(3)No period of grace may be granted        (3)No period of grace may be granted                        
   to the buyer by a court or arbitral         to the buyer by a court or arbitral                      
   tribunal when the seller resorts to         tribunal when the seller resorts to                      
   a remedy for breach of contract.            a remedy for breach of contract.                                                                                                            


Editorial comments
The only modifications were to change "and" to "or" in paragraph (1) and
to conform the article references to the new sequence.  The Secretariat
Commentary on 1978 Draft article 57 should therefore be relevant to the
interpretation of CISG article 61.

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