ANNOTATED TEXT OF CISG
Article 100

(2) This Convention applies only to contracts concluded on or after the date when the Convention enters into force in respect of the Contracting States referred to in subparagraph (1)(a) or the Contracting State referred to in subparagraph (1)(b) of article 1.

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Guide to this article

• UNCITRAL outline of issues present
  
• Editorial analysis of this article with cross-reference to related subjects [not yet available]

• Chronology of development of Article 100 at the 1980 Vienna Diplomatic Conference

• CASES INVOLVING CISG ARTICLE 100
  • Computer list of annotated cases
  • Case annotations plus other data

• For a companion report on CISG case law and other material, go to Unilex: click for description of and link to this excellent service

• Selected monographs and anthologies
  • Comments on Article 100 by Malcolm Evans in 1987 Bianca-Bonell Commentary on the International Sales Law
  • Comments on Article 100 by John O. Honnold [U.S.] in the 3rd ed. (1999) of the most frequently cited text on the CISG: Uniform Law for International Sales

• Citations to selected materials in other texts (English language)
• Selected law journal articles and other commentaries
• Supplementary list of citations to Article 100 commentaries: Unilex citations*

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Links to related articles

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• Go to Annotated Text of Article 1 [Basic rules of applicability: internationality; relation to Contracting State]

Words, phrases and concepts

• Enderlein & Maskow, "International Sales Law" (Oceana 1992) is a good place to commence words and phrases research. Click for their analysis of words, phrases and concepts in Article 100.