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LEGISLATIVE HISTORY
Legislative history of CISG article 87:
Match-up with 1978 Draft to assess relevance of Secretariat Commentary

     1978 Draft article 76                             CISG article 87                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                              
The party who is bound to take steps to     A party who is bound to take steps to                                               
preserve the goods may deposit them in      preserve the goods may deposit them in                                              
a warehouse of a third person at the        a warehouse of a third person at the                                                
expense of the other party provided that    expense of the other party provided that                                            
the expense incurred is not unreason-       the expense incurred is not unreason-                                               
able.                                       able.                                                                               


Editorial comments
CISG article 87 is identical to 1978 Draft article 76, except for "A"
rather than "The" at the outset.  The Secretariat Commentary on 1978 Draft
article 76 should therefore be relevant to the interpretation of CISG
article 87.

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