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LEGISLATIVE HISTORY
1980 Vienna Diplomatic Conference

H. Report of the Second Committee

Document A/CONF.97/12

[Original: English]
[1 April 1980]

[Go to comments on the scheme of this presentation, on the importance of this material, and on caveats associated with its use]

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Authentic texts
Testimonium [Authentic Texts and Witness Clause]

A. Text by the Secretary-General

1. The text proposed by the Secretary-General provided as follows:

"DONE at . . . this day of . . . in a single original, of which the Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish texts are equally authentic.

" IN WITNESS WHEREOF the undersigned plenipotentiaries, being duly authorized by their respective Governments, have signed this Convention."

B. Amendments

2. No amendments to the Testimonium (authentic text and witness clause) were submitted.

C. Proceedings in the Second Committee

(i) Meetings

3. The Second Committee considered the Testimonium (authentic text and witness clause) at its 6th meeting on 26 March 1980.

(ii) Consideration

4. The text prepared by the Secretary-General was adopted.

[D. Subsequent Proceedings]

[For subsequent Conference material on the development/approval of the final text of the CISG's Testimonium: authentic texts clause, go to Plenary Conference 11th meeting]

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