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LEGISLATIVE HISTORY
Legislative history of CISG article 33:
Match-up with 1978 Draft to assess relevance of Secretariat Commentary

      1978 Draft article 31                         CISG article 33 

The seller must deliver the goods:          The seller must deliver the goods: 

(a)if a date is fixed by or determinable    (a)if a date is fixed by or determinable 
   from the contract, on that date; or         from the contract, on that date;   

(b)if a period of time is fixed by or       (b)if a period of time is fixed by or 
   determinable from the contract, at          determinable from the contract, at 
   any time within that period unless          any time within that period unless 
   circumstances indicate that the             circumstances indicate that the  
   buyer is to choose a date; or               buyer is to choose a date; or    

(c)in any other case, within a reason-      (c)in any other case, within a reason-  
   able time after the conclusion of the       able time after the conclusion of the 
   contract.                                   contract.                            


Editorial comments
CISG article 33 and 1978 Draft article 31 are identical except for the
deletion of "or" after the first semicolon.  The Secretariat Commentary on
article 31 should therefore be relevant to the interpretation of CISG
article 33.

To examine 1978 Draft provisions in context, go to the full-text of the 1978 Draft || To examine CISG provisions in context, go to the full text of the CISG