Art. 75 CISG

If the contract is avoided and if, in a reasonable manner and within a reasonable time after avoidance, the buyer has bought goods in replacement or the seller has resold the goods, the party claiming damages may recover the difference between the contract price and the price in the substitute transaction as well as any further damages recoverable under article 74.

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Secretariat Commentary

The Secretariat Commentary on Art. 71 of the 1978 New York Draft, predecessor to Art. 75 CISG, gives insight into the drafters' unterstanding on the eve of the 1980 Vienna Diplomatic Conference.

Commentary on the Draft Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods, prepared by the Secretariat (UN Doc. A/CONF.97/5), in: United Nations Conference on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods, Vienna, 10 March – 11 April 1980, Official Records: Documents of the Conference and Summary Records of the Plenary Meetings and of the Meetings of the Main Committees, New York: United Nations (1991), pp. 14 et seq., at p. 60

CISG-AC Opinion regarding Art. 75 CISG

CISG-AC Opinion No. 8 ‘Calculation of Damages under Articles 75 and 76 CISG’ (Rapporteur: John Y. Gotanda), adopted by the CISG Advisory Council following its 12th meeting in Tokyo (Japan) on 15 November 2008

Overview of case law on Art. 75 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.

2016 UNCITRAL Digest of case law on Art. 75 CISG