ANNOTATED TEXT OF CISG
Article 97

(2) Declarations and confirmations of declarations are to be in writing and be formally notified to the depositary.

(3) A declaration takes effect simultaneously with the entry into force of this Convention in respect of the State concerned. However, a declaration of which the depositary receives formal notification after such entry into force takes effect on the first day of the month following the expiration of six months after the date of its receipt by the depositary. Reciprocal unilateral declarations under article 94 take effect on the first day of the month following the expiration of six months after the receipt of the latest declaration by the depositary.

(4) Any State which makes a declaration under this Convention may withdraw it at any time by a formal notification in writing addressed to the depositary. Such withdrawal is to take effect on the first day of the month following the expiration of six months after the date of the receipt of the notification by the depositary.

(5) A withdrawal of a declaration made under article 94 renders inoperative, as from the date on which the withdrawal takes effect, any reciprocal declaration made by another State under that article.

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Scholarly writings on this article

The cisgw3 bibliography contains over 8,000 citations. It is therefore likely that, in addition to case law, you will find scholarly literature - often a wealth of such literature - on virtually every aspect of the CISG you research.

• Selected monographs and anthologies
  • Comments on Article 97 by Malcolm Evans in 1987 Bianca-Bonell Commentary on the International Sales Law
  • Comments on Article 97 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 materials in other texts (English language)
• Supplementary list of citations to Article 97 commentaries: Unilex citations

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 97.