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7. Convention on the Limitation Period in the International Sale of Goods

New York, 14 June 1974

 

Entry into force: 1 August 1988, in accordance with article 44 which reads as follows: "1. This Convention shall enter into force on the first day of the month following the expiration of six months after the date of the deposit of the tenth instrument of ratification or accession. 2. For each State ratifying or acceding to this Convention after the deposit of the tenth instrument of ratification or accession, this Convention shall enter into force on the first day of the month following the expiration of six months after the date of the deposit of its instrument of ratification or accession.".
Registration: 1 August 1988, No. 26119.
Status: Signatories: 12 ,Parties: 27.
Text: United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 1511, p. 3; and depositary notification C.N.260.1975.TREATIES-6 of 30 September 1975 (procès-verbal of rectification of the authentic French text). 

Note: The Convention was adopted by the United Nations Conference on Prescription (limitation) in the International Sale of Goods, which convened at the Headquarters of the United Nations, at New York, from 20 May to 14 June 1974. The Conference was convened in accordance with Resolution 3104 (XXVIII)1 of the General Assembly adopted on 12 December 1973. The Convention was opened for signature at the Headquarters of the United Nations, New York, on 14 June 1974, (closing date for signature: 31 December 1975).

 

 

PARTICIPANTS

Participant2  Signature  Ratification, Accession (a), Succession (d), Participation under article XI of the Protocol of 11 April 1980 (P) 
Argentina    9 Oct 1981 a 
Belarus  14 Jun 1974  23 Jan 1997 P 
Bosnia and Herzegovina3    12 Jan 1994 d 
Brazil  14 Jun 1974   
Bulgaria  24 Feb 1975   
Burundi    4 Sep 1998 a 
Costa Rica  30 Aug 1974   
Cuba    2 Nov 1994 P 
Czech Republic4    30 Sep 1993 d 
Dominican Republic    23 Dec 1977 a 
Egypt    6 Dec 1982 P 
Ghana  5 Dec 1974  7 Oct 1975 
Guinea    23 Jan 1991 a 
Hungary  14 Jun 1974  16 Jun 1983 
Liberia    16 Sep 2005 a 
Mexico    21 Jan 1988 a 
Moldova    28 Aug 1997 P 
Mongolia  14 Jun 1974   
Montenegro5    23 Oct 2006 d 
Nicaragua  13 May 1975   
Norway  11 Dec 1975  20 Mar 1980 
Paraguay    18 Aug 2003 P 
Poland  14 Jun 1974  19 May 1995 
Romania    23 Apr 1992 a 
Russian Federation  14 Jun 1974   
Serbia3    12 Mar 2001 d 
Slovakia4    28 May 1993 d 
Slovenia    2 Aug 1995 P 
Uganda    12 Feb 1992 a 
Ukraine  14 Jun 1974  13 Sep 1993 
United States of America    5 May 1994 a 
Uruguay    1 Apr 1997 a 
Zambia    6 Jun 1986 P 
 

 

DECLARATIONS

Declarations and Reservations

(Unless otherwise indicated, the declarations and reservations were made

upon ratification, accession, succession or participation.)

Norway

Declaration made upon signature and confirmed upon ratification:

"In accordance with article 34 the Government of the Kingdom of Norway declares that the Convention shall not govern contracts of sale where the seller and the buyer both have their relevant places of business within the territories of the Nordic States (i.e. Norway, Denmark, Finland, Iceland and Sweden)."

 

 

NOTES

1. Official Records of the General Assembly, Twenty-eighth Session, Supplement No. 30 (A/9030), p. 143.

2. The German Democratic Republic had signed and ratified the Convention on 14 June 1974 and 31 August 1989, respectively. See also note 2 under "Germany" in the "Historical Information" section in the front matter of this volume.

3. The former Yugoslavia had acceeded to the Convention on 27 November 1978. See also note 1 under "Bosnia and Herzegovina", "Croatia", "former Yugoslavia", "Slovenia", "The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia" and "Yugoslavia" in the "Historical Information" section in the front matter of this volume.

4. Czechoslovakia had signed and ratified the Convention on 29 August 1975 and 26 May 1977, respectively. See also note 1 under "Czech Republic" and note 1 under "Slovakia" in the "Historical Information" section in the front matter of this volume.

5. See note 1 under "Montenegro" in the "Historical Information" section in the front matter of this volume.