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Match-up of CISG article 33 with ULIS provisions


  CISG Article 33                                 ULIS Articles 20
    
The seller must deliver the goods: 
(a) if a date is fixed by or             Where the parties have agreed 
determinable from the contract,          upon a date for delivery or 
on that date;                            where such date is fixed by 
                                         usage, the seller shall, 
(b) if a period of time is fixed         without the need for any other
by or determinable from the              formality, be bound to deliver
contract, at any time within             the goods at that date, provided 
that period unless circumstances         that the date thus fixed is 
indicate that the buyer is to            determined or determinable by 
choose a date; or                        the calendar or is fixed in 
                                         relation to a definite event, 
(c) in any other case, within a          the date of which can be 
reasonable time after the                ascertained by the parties. 
conclusion of the contract.  
                                               ULIS Article 21 
                                                          
                                         Where by agreement of the 
                                         parties or by usage delivery 
                                         shall be affected within a 
                                         certain period (such as a 
                                         particular month or season), 
                                         the seller may fix the precise 
                                         date of delivery, unless the 
                                         circumstances indicate that 
                                         the fixing of the date was 
                                         reserved to the buyer. 
 
                                                ULIS Article 22    
 
                                         Where the date of delivery 
                                         has not been determined in 
                                         accordance with the provisions 
                                         of Article 20 or 21, the seller 
                                         shall be bound to deliver the 
                                         goods withing a reasonable 
                                         time after the conclusion of 
                                         the contract, regard being had 
                                         to the nature of the goods and 
                                         to the circumstances. 

Pace Law School Institute of International Commercial Law - May 22, 2001
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