LEGISLATIVE HISTORY
1980 Vienna Diplomatic Conference

1st meeting. Articles addressed:

• Draft article 1 [became CISG article 1]
• Draft article 2 [became CISG article 2]

• Draft article 2 (continued) [became CISG article 2]
• Draft article 3 [became CISG article 3]

• Draft article 3 (continued) [became CISG article 3]
• Draft article 4 [became CISG article 4]
• Draft article 4 bis [became CISG article 5 ]
• Draft article 5 [became CISG article 6]

4th meeting. Articles addressed:

• Draft article 5 (continued) [became CISG article 6]

5th meeting. Articles addressed:

• Draft article 6 [became CISG article 7]
• Draft article 7 [became CISG article 8]

6th meeting. Articles addressed:

• Draft article 7 (continued) [became CISG article 8]
• Draft article 8 [became CISG article 9]

7th meeting. Articles addressed:

• Draft article 8 (continued) [became CISG article 9]
• Draft article 9 [became CISG article 10]
• Draft article 10 [became CISG article 11]

8th meeting. Articles addressed:

• Draft article 3 (continued) [became CISG article 3]
• Draft article 11 [became CISG article 12]
• Draft article 12 [became CISG article 14]
• Draft article 51 [became CISG article 55]
• Draft article (X) [became CISG article 96]

9th meeting. Articles addressed:

• Draft article 13 [became CISG article 15]
• Draft article 14 [became CISG article 16]
• Draft article 15 [became CISG article 17]
• Draft article 16 [became CISG article 18]

10th meeting. Articles addressed:

• Draft article 16 (continued) [became CISG article 18]
• Draft article 17 [became CISG article 19]

11th meeting. Articles addressed:

• Draft article 12 [became CISG article 14]
• Draft article 18 [became CISG article 20]
• Draft article 19 [became CISG article 21]
• Draft article 20 [became CISG article 22]
• Draft article 21 [became CISG article 23 ]
• Draft article 22 [became CISG article 24]
• Draft article 51 [became CISG article 55]

• Precontractual liability [no article added]

12th meeting. Articles addressed:

• Draft article 23 [became CISG article 25]

13th meeting. Articles addressed:

• Draft article 23 (continued) [became CISG article 25]
• Draft article 24 [became CISG article 26]
• Draft article 25 [became CISG article 27]
• Draft article 26 [became CISG article 28]
• Draft article 27 [became CISG article 29]
• Draft article 28 [became CISG article 30]

14th meeting. Articles addressed:

• Draft article 29 [became CISG article 31]
• Draft article 30 [became CISG article 32]
• Draft article 31 [became CISG article 33]
• Draft article 32 [became CISG article 34]
• Draft article 33 [became CISG article 35]
• Draft article 34 [became CISG article 36]
• Draft article 35 [became CISG article 37]
• Draft article 36 [became CISG article 38]

15th meeting. Articles addressed:

• Draft article 33 [became CISG article 35]
• Draft article 34 (continued) [became CISG article 36]

16th meeting. Articles addressed:

• Draft article 36 (continued) [became CISG article 38]
• Draft article 37 [became CISG article 39]

17th meeting. Articles addressed:

• Draft article 17 (continued) [became CISG article 19]
• Draft article 37 (continued) [became CISG article 39]
• Draft article 38 [became CISG article 40]
• Draft article 39 [became CISG article 41 and CISG article 43]
• Draft article 40 [became CISG article 42 and CISG article 43]
• Draft article 41 [became CISG article 45]

18th meeting. Articles addressed:

• Draft article 17 (continued) [became CISG article 19]
• Draft article 23 (continued) [became CISG article 25]
• Draft article 42 [became CISG article 46]

19th meeting. Articles addressed:

• Draft article 42 (continued) [became CISG article 46]
• Draft article 43 [became CISG article 47]

20th meeting. Articles addressed:

• Draft article 43 (continued) [became CISG article 47]
• Draft article 44 [became CISG article 48 ]

21st meeting. Articles addressed:

• Draft article 37 (continued) [became CISG article 39]
• Draft article 38 (continued) [became CISG article 40]
• Draft article 40 bis [became CISG article 43(2)]
• Draft article 37(3)/Draft article 40 ter [became CISG article 44]

22nd meeting. Articles addressed:

• Draft article 40 bis (continued) [became CISG article 43(2)]
• Draft article 44 (continued) [became CISG article 48]
• Draft article 45 [became CISG article 49]

23rd meeting. Articles addressed:

• Draft article 45 (continued) [became CISG article 49]
• Draft article 46 [became CISG article 50]
• Draft article 47 [became CISG article 51]
• Draft article 48 [became CISG article 52]

24th meeting. Articles addressed:

• Draft article 4(a) (continued) [became CISG article 4(a)]
• Draft article 48 (continued) [became CISG article 52]
• Draft article 49 [became CISG article 53]
• Draft article 50 [became CISG article 54]
• Draft article 51 [became CISG article 55]
• Draft article 52 [became CISG article 56]

25th meeting. Articles addressed:

• Draft article 33 (continued) [became CISG article 35]
• Draft article 51 (continued) [became CISG article 55]
• Draft article 53 [became CISG article 57]
• Draft article 54(1) [became CISG article 58(1)]
• Draft article 55 [became CISG article 59]
• Draft article 56 [became CISG article 60]
• Draft article 57 [became CISG article 61]
• Draft article 58 [became CISG article 62]
• Draft article 59 [became CISG article 63]
• Draft article 60 [became CISG article 64]

26th meeting. Articles addressed:

• Draft article 60 (continued) [became CISG article 64]
• Draft article 61 [became CISG article 65]
• Draft article 62 [became CISG article 71]

27th meeting. Articles addressed:

• Draft article 54(1) (continued) (continued) [became CISG article 58(1)]
• Draft article 62 (continued) [became CISG article 7]
• Draft article 63 [became CISG article 72]
• Draft article 64 [became CISG article 73]
• Draft article 65 [became CISG article 79 ]

28th meeting. Articles addressed:

• Draft article 65 (continued) [became CISG article 79]
• Draft article 65 bis [became CISG article 80]
• Draft article 66 [became CISG article 81]
• Draft article 67 [became CISG article 82]
• Draft article 68 [became CISG article 83]
• Draft article 69 [became CISG article 84]

29th meeting. Articles addressed:

• Draft article 51 (continued) [became CISG article 55]
• Draft article 69 (continued) and provisions on interest [became CISG article 78 and CISG article 84]

30th meeting. Articles addressed:

• Draft article 70 [became CISG article 74]
• Draft article 71 [became CISG article 75]
• Draft article 72 [became CISG article 76]
• Draft article 73 [became CISG article 77]
• Draft article 65 bis (continued) [became CISG article 80]
• Draft article 74 [became CISG article 85]
• Draft article 75 [became CISG article 86]

31st meeting. Articles addressed:

• Draft article 78 (continued) [became CISG article 66]
• Draft article 79 (continued) [became CISG article 67]
• Draft article 75 (continued) [became CISG article 86]
• Draft article 76 [became CISG article 87]
• Draft article 77 [became CISG article 88]

32nd meeting. Articles addressed:

• Draft article 80 [became CISG article 68]
• Draft article 81 [became CISG article 69]
• Draft article 82 [became CISG article 70]
• Draft article 65 (continued) [became CISG article 79]
• Draft article 74 (continued) [became CISG article 85]

33rd meeting. Articles addressed:

• Draft article 60 (continued) [became CISG article 64]
• Draft article 72 (continued) [became CISG article 76]
• Draft article 65 (continued) [became CISG article 79]
• Draft article 66 (continued) [became CISG article 81]
• Draft article 77 (continued) [became CISG article 88]

34th meeting. Articles addressed:

• Draft article 62 (continued) [became CISG article 71]
• Draft article 63 (continued) [became CISG article 72]
• Draft article 73 bis (continued) [became CISG article 78]
• Draft article 84 (continued) [became CISG article 84]

35th meeting. Articles addressed:

• Draft article 1 (continued) [became CISG article 1]
• Draft article 2 (continued) [became CISG article 2]
• Draft article 3 (continued) [became CISG article 3]
• Draft article 4 (continued) [became CISG article 4]
• Draft article 4 bis (continued) [became CISG article 5]
• Draft article 5 (continued) [became CISG article 6]
• Draft article 6 (continued) [became CISG article 7]
• Draft article 7 (continued) [became CISG article 8]
• Draft article 8 (continued) [became CISG article 9]
• Draft article 9 (continued) [became CISG article 10]
• Draft article 10 (continued) [became CISG article 11]
• Draft article 11 bis [became CISG article 13]
• Draft article 12 (continued) [became CISG article 14]
• Draft article 13 (continued) [became CISG article 15]
• Draft article 14 (continued) [became CISG article 16]
• Draft article 15 (continued) [became CISG article 17]
• Draft article 16 (continued) [became CISG article 18]
• Draft article 62 (continued) [became CISG article 71]
• Draft article 63 (continued) [became CISG article 72]

36th meeting. Articles addressed:

• Draft article 18 (continued) [became CISG article 20]
• Draft article 19 (continued) [became CISG article 21]
• Draft article 20 (continued) [became CISG article 22]
• Draft article 21 (continued) [became CISG article 23]
• Draft article 22 (continued) [became CISG article 24]
• Draft article 23 (continued) [became CISG article 25]
• Draft article 24 (continued) [became CISG article 26]
• Draft article 25 (continued) [became CISG article 27]
• Draft article 26 (continued) [became CISG article 28]
• Draft article 27 (continued) [became CISG article 29]
• Draft article 28 (continued) [became CISG article 30]
• Draft article 29 (continued) [became CISG article 31]
• Draft article 30 (continued) [became CISG article 32]
• Draft article 31 (continued) [became CISG article 33]

37th meeting. Articles addressed:

• Draft article 32 (continued) [became CISG article 34]
• Draft article 33 (continued) [became CISG article 35]
• Draft article 34 (continued) [became CISG article 36]
• Draft article 35 (continued) [became CISG article 37]
• Draft article 36 (continued) [became CISG article 38]
• Draft article 37 (continued) [became CISG article 39]
• Draft article 38 (continued) [became CISG article 40]
• Draft article 39 (continued) [became CISG article 41 and CISG article 43]
• Draft article 40 (continued) [became CISG article 42 and CISG article 43]
• Draft article 40 bis (continued) [became CISG article 43]
• Draft article 40 ter (continued) [became CISG article 44]
• Draft article 41 (continued) [became CISG article 45]
• Draft article 42 (continued) [became CISG article 46]
• Draft article 43(continued) [became CISG article 47]
• Draft article 44 (continued) [became CISG article 48 ]
• Draft article 45 (continued) [became CISG article 49 ]
• Draft article 46 (continued) [became CISG article 50 ]
• Draft article 47 (continued) [became CISG article 51]
• Draft article 48 (continued) [became CISG article 52]
• Draft article 49 (continued) [became CISG article 53]
• Draft article 50 (continued) [became CISG article 54]
• Draft article 51 (continued) [became CISG article 55]
• Draft article 52 (continued) [became CISG article 56]
• Draft article 53 (continued) [became CISG article 57]
• Draft article 54 (continued) [became CISG article 58]
• Draft article 55 (continued) [became CISG article 59]
• Draft article 56 (continued) [became CISG article 60]
• Draft article 57 (continued) [became CISG article 61]
• Draft article 58 (continued) [became CISG article 62]
• Draft article 59 (continued) [became CISG article 63]
• Draft article 60 (continued) [became CISG article 64]
• Draft article 61 (continued) [became CISG article 65]
• Draft article 78 (continued) [became CISG article 66]
• Draft article 79 (continued) [became CISG article 67]
• Draft article 80 (continued) [became CISG article 68]
• Draft article 81 (continued) [became CISG article 69]
• Draft article 82 (continued) [became CISG article 70 ]
• Draft article 62 (continued) [became CISG article 71]
• Draft article 63 (continued) [became CISG article 72]
• Draft article 64 (continued) [became CISG article 73]
• Draft article 70 (continued) [became CISG article 74]
• Draft article 71 (continued) [became CISG article 75]
• Draft article 72 (continued) [became CISG article 76]
• Draft article 73 (continued) [became CISG article 77]
• Draft article 73 bis (continued) [became CISG article 78]
• Draft article 65 (continued) [became CISG article 79]
• Draft article 65 bis (continued) [became CISG article 80]
• Draft article 66 (continued) [became CISG article 81]
• Draft article 67 (continued) [became CISG article 82]
• Draft article 68 (continued) [became CISG article 83]
• Draft article 69 (continued) [became CISG article 84]
• Draft article 74 (continued) [became CISG article 85]
• Draft article 75 (continued) [became CISG article 86]
• Draft article 76 (continued) [became CISG article 87]
• Draft article 77 (continued) [became CISG article 88]

38th meeting. Articles addressed:

• Draft article 62 (continued) [became CISG article 71]
• Draft article 63 (continued) [became CISG article 72]
• Draft article 64 (continued) [became CISG article 73]

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