LEGISLATIVE HISTORY

CISG ANTECEDENTS

Match-up of CISG article 32 with ULIS provisions

     CISG Article 32                    ULIS Article 19(3) and 54 
                                                               
1. If the seller, in                       ULIS Article 19(3) 
accordance with the 
contract or this Convention,            Where the goods handed over 
hands the goods over to a               to the carrier are not clearly 
carrier and if the goods are            appropriated to performance 
not clearly identified to the           of the contract by being 
contract by markings on                 marked with an address or by 
the goods, by shipping                  some other means, the seller 
documents or otherwise,                 shall, in addition to handing 
the seller must give the                over the goods, send to the 
buyer notice of the                     buyer notice of the 
consignment specifying the              consignment and, if necessary, 
goods.                                  some document specifying 
                                        the goods. 
2. If the seller is bound to 
arrange for carriage of the               ULIS Article 54 
goods, he must make such 
contracts as are necessary              1. If the seller is bound to 
for carriage to the place               dispatch the goods to the 
fixed by means of                       buyer, he shall make, in the 
transportation appropriate              usual way and on the usual 
in the circumstances and                terms, such contracts as are 
according to the usual terms            necessary for the carriage of 
for such transportation.                of the goods to the place fixed.

3. If the seller is not bound           2. If the seller is not bound    
to effect insurance in respect of       by the contract to effect 
the carriage of the goods, he must,     insurance in respect of the 
at the buyer's request, provide him     carriage of the goods, he shall
with all available information          provide the buyer, at his request,
necessary to enable him to effect       with all information necessary
such insurance.                         to enable him to effect such insurance.

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