LEGISLATIVE HISTORY

CISG ANTECEDENTS

Match-up of CISG article 31 with ULIS provisions

       CISG Article 31                  ULIS Article 19(2) and 23 
                                                                     
If the seller is not bound to                 ULIS Article 19(2) 
deliver the goods at any other 
particular place, his obligation      Where the contract of sale 
to deliver consists:                  involves carriage of the goods 
                                      and no other place for 
(a) if the contract of sale           delivery has been agreed upon, 
involves carriage of the              delivery shall be effected by 
goods--in handing the goods           handing over the goods to 
over to the first carrier for         the carrier for transmission 
transmission to the buyer;            to the buyer. 
 
                                               ULIS Article 23  
(b) if, in cases not within 
the preceding subparagraph,           1. Where the contract of sale 
the contract relates to specific      does not involve carriage of 
goods, or unidentified goods          the goods, the seller shall 
to be drawn from a specific           deliver the goods at the place 
stock or to be manufactured           where he carried on business at 
or produced, and at the time of       the time of the conclusion of 
the conclusion of the contract        the contract, or, in the absence 
the parties knew that the goods       of a place of business, at his 
were at, or were to be                habitual residence. 
manufactured or produced at, 
a particular place -- in placing      2. If the sale relates to specific
the goods at the buyer's disposal     goods and the parties knew that 
at that place;                        the goods were at a certain place
                                      at the time of the conclusion of the 
(c) in other cases -- in placing the  contract, the seller shall deliver
goods at the buyer's disposal at      the goods at that place.  The same
the place where the seller had his    rule shall apply if the goods sold
place of business at the time of      are unascertained goods to be 
the conclusion of the contract.       taken from a specified stock or if
                                      they are to be manufactured or 
                                      produced at a place known to the 
                                      parties at the time of the 
                                      conclusion of the contract. 

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