ANNOTATED TEXT OF CISG
Article 99

(2) When a State ratifies, accepts, approves or accedes to this Convention after the deposit of the tenth instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession, this Convention, with the exception of the Part excluded, enters into force in respect of that State, subject to the provisions of paragraph (6) of this article, on the first day of the month following the expiration of twelve months after the date of the deposit of its instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession.

(3) A State which ratifies, accepts, approves or accedes to this Convention and is a party to either or both the Convention relating to a Uniform Law on the Formation of Contracts for the International Sale of Goods done at The Hague on 1 July 1964 (1964 Hague Formation Convention) and the Convention relating to a Uniform Law on the International Sale of Goods done at The Hague on 1 July 1964 (1964 Hague Sales Convention) shall at the same time denounce, as the case may be, either or both the 1964 Hague Sales Convention and the 1964 Hague Formation Convention by notifying the Government of the Netherlands to that effect.

(4) A State party to the 1964 Hague Sales Convention which ratifies, accepts, approves or accedes to the present Convention and declares or has declared under article 92 that it will not be bound by Part II of this Convention shall at the time of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession denounce the 1964 Hague Sales Convention by notifying the Government of the Netherlands to that effect.

(5) A State party to the 1964 Hague Formation Convention which ratifies, accepts, approves or accedes to the present Convention and declares or has declared under article 92 that it will not be bound by Part III of this Convention shall at the time of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession denounce the 1964 Hague Formation Convention by notifying the Government of the Netherlands to that effect.

(6) For the purpose of this article, ratifications, acceptances, approvals and accessions in respect of this Convention by States parties to the 1964 Hague Formation Convention or to the 1964 Hague Sales Convention shall not be effective until such denunciations as may be required on the part of those States in respect of the latter two Conventions have themselves become effective. The depositary of this Convention shall consult with the Government of the Netherlands, as the depositary of the 1964 Conventions, so as to ensure necessary co-ordination in this respect.

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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 99 at the 1980 Vienna Diplomatic Conference

• CASES INVOLVING CISG ARTICLE 99
  • 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

• Citations to selected monographs and anthologies (English language)
• Comments on Article 99 by Malcolm Evans in 1987 Bianca-Bonell Commentary on the International Sales Law
• Comments on Article 99 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
• Selected law journal articles and other commentaries
• Supplementary list of citations to Article 99 commentaries: Unilex citations*

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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 99.