Art. 12 CISG

Any provision of article 11, article 29 or Part II of this Convention that allows a contract of sale or its modification or termination by agreement or any offer, acceptance or other indication of intention to be made in any form other than in writing does not apply where any party has his place of business in a Contracting State which has made a declaration under article 96 of this Convention. The parties may not derogate from or vary the effect of this article.

 

 

Secretariat Commentary

The Secretariat Commentary on Art. 11 of the 1978 New York Draft, predecessor to Art. 12 CISG, gives insight into the drafters' unterstanding on the eve of the 1980 Vienna Diplomatic Conference.

 

 

CISG-AC Opinion regarding Art. 12 CISG

Overview of case law on Art. 12 CISG: UNCITRAL Digest

The UNCITRAL Digest on the CISG can be used as a starting point to discover the relevant case law on this article.