Treaty

Depositary

Convention on the law applicable to contracts for the international sale of goods

Parties with reservations, declarations and objections

Party Reservations / Declarations Objections
Argentina Yes No
Czech Republic Yes No
Czechoslovakia (<01-01-1993) Yes No
Slovakia Yes No

Argentina

04-10-1991

The Argentine Republic makes the reservation provided for in Article 21, paragraph 1, sub-paragraph (c) that it will not apply the Convention on the law applicable to contracts for the international sale of goods to the formal validity of the contract, where any party has his place of business in Argentine territory at the time of conclusion of the contract.

Czech Republic

28-01-1993

The Czech Republic recognizes the signature made by the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic as if it was made by itself and maintains the reservations made by Czechoslovakia.

Czechoslovakia (<01-01-1993)

22-12-1986

The Czechoslovak Socialist Republic declares in accordance with Article 21, paragraph 1, sub-paragraph a, of the Convention on the law applicable to contracts for the international sale of goods that it will not apply the Convention in accordance with sub-paragraph b of Article 1 in all other cases involving a choice between the laws of different States, unless such a choice arises solely from a stipulation by the parties as to the applicable law, even if accompanied by a choice of court or arbitration.
The Czechoslovak Socialist Republic declares also in accordance with Article 21, paragraph 1, sub-paragraph b, of the Convention on the law applicable to contracts for the international sale of goods that it will not apply paragraph 3 of Article 8 under which Article by way of exception, where, in the light of the circumstances as a whole, for instance any business relations between the parties, the contract is manifestly more closely connected with a law which is not the law which would otherwise be applicable to the contract under paragraphs 1 or 2 of Article 8, the contract is governed by that other law, except where neither party to the contract has his place of business in a State which has made a reservation provided for under this sub-paragraph.

Slovakia

26-04-1993

The Slovak Republic recognizes the signature made by the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic as if it was made by itself and maintains the reservations made by Czechoslovakia.

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