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All dates: DD/MM/YYYY
State |
Notes |
Signature |
Ratification, Accession(*), Approval(†), Acceptance(‡) or Succession(§) |
Entry into force |
| Albania | 13/05/2009(*) | 01/06/2010 | ||
| Argentina | (a) | 19/07/1983(*) | 01/01/1988 | |
| Armenia | (a), (e)
|
02/12/2008(*) | 01/01/2010 | |
| Australia | 17/03/1988(*) | 01/04/1989 | ||
| Austria | 11/04/1980 | 29/12/1987 | 01/01/1989 | |
| Belarus | (a) | 09/10/1989(*) | 01/11/1990 | |
| Belgium | 31/10/1996(*) | 01/11/1997 | ||
| Benin | 29/07/2011(*) | 01/08/2012 | ||
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 12/01/1994(§) | 06/03/1992 | ||
| Bulgaria | 09/07/1990(*) | 01/08/1991 | ||
| Burundi | 04/09/1998(*) | 01/10/1999 | ||
| Canada | (b) | 23/04/1991(*) | 01/05/1992 | |
| Chile | (a) | 11/04/1980 | 07/02/1990 | 01/03/1991 |
| China | (a), (e) | 30/09/1981 | 11/12/1986(†) | 01/01/1988 |
| Colombia | 10/07/2001(*) | 01/08/2002 | ||
| Croatia | (c) | 08/06/1998(§) | 08/10/1991 | |
| Cuba | 02/11/1994(*) | 01/12/1995 | ||
| Cyprus | 07/03/2005(*) | 01/04/2006 | ||
| Czech Republic | (d), (e) | 30/09/1993(§) | 01/01/1993 | |
| Denmark | (f) | 26/05/1981 | 14/02/1989 | 01/03/1990 |
| Dominican Republic | 07/06/2010(*) | 01/07/2011 | ||
| Ecuador | 27/01/1992(*) | 01/02/1993 | ||
| Egypt | 06/12/1982(*) | 01/01/1988 | ||
| El Salvador | 27/11/2006(*) | 01/12/2007 | ||
| Estonia | (g) | 20/09/1993(*) | 01/10/1994 | |
| Finland | (f) | 26/05/1981 | 15/12/1987 | 01/01/1989 |
| France | 27/08/1981 | 06/08/1982(†) | 01/01/1988 | |
| Gabon | 15/12/2004(*) | 01/01/2006 | ||
| Georgia | 16/08/1994(*) | 01/09/1995 | ||
| Germany | (h), (i) | 26/05/1981 | 21/12/1989 | 01/01/1991 |
| Ghana | 11/04/1980 | |||
| Greece | 12/01/1998(*) | 01/02/1999 | ||
| Guinea | 23/01/1991(*) | 01/02/1992 | ||
| Honduras | 10/10/2002(*) | 01/11/2003 | ||
| Hungary | (a), (j) | 11/04/1980 | 16/06/1983 | 01/01/1988 |
| Iceland | (f) | 10/05/2001(*) | 01/06/2002 | |
| Iraq | 05/03/1990(*) | 01/04/1991 | ||
| Israel | 22/01/2002(*) | 01/02/2003 | ||
| Italy | 30/09/1981 | 11/12/1986 | 01/01/1988 | |
| Japan | 01/07/2008(*) | 01/08/2009 | ||
| Kyrgyzstan | 11/05/1999(*) | 01/06/2000 | ||
| Latvia | (a) | 31/07/1997(*) | 01/08/1998 | |
| Lebanon | 21/11/2008(*) | 01/12/2009 | ||
| Lesotho | 18/06/1981 | 18/06/1981 | 01/01/1988 | |
| Liberia | 16/09/2005(*) | 01/10/2006 | ||
| Lithuania | (a) | 18/01/1995(*) | 01/02/1996 | |
| Luxembourg | 30/01/1997(*) | 01/02/1998 | ||
| Mauritania | 20/08/1999(*) | 01/09/2000 | ||
| Mexico | 29/12/1987(*) | 01/01/1989 | ||
| Mongolia | 31/12/1997(*) | 01/01/1999 | ||
| Montenegro | 23/10/2006(§) | 03/06/2006 | ||
| Netherlands | 29/05/1981 | 13/12/1990(‡) | 01/01/1992 | |
| New Zealand | 22/09/1994(*) | 01/10/1995 | ||
| Norway | (f) | 26/05/1981 | 20/07/1988 | 01/08/1989 |
| Paraguay | (a) | 13/01/2006(*) | 01/02/2007 | |
| Peru | 25/03/1999(*) | 01/04/2000 | ||
| Poland | 28/09/1981 | 19/05/1995 | 01/06/1996 | |
| Republic of Korea | 17/02/2004(*) | 01/03/2005 | ||
| Republic of Moldova | 13/10/1994(*) | 01/11/1995 | ||
| Romania | 22/05/1991(*) | 01/06/1992 | ||
| Russian Federation | (a), (k) | 16/08/1990(*) | 01/09/1991 | |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | (e) | 12/09/2000(*) | 01/10/2001 | |
| Serbia | (l) | 12/03/2001(§) | 27/04/1992 | |
| Singapore | (e) | 11/04/1980 | 16/02/1995 | 01/03/1996 |
| Slovakia | (d), (e) | 28/05/1993(§) | 01/01/1993 | |
| Slovenia | 07/01/1994(§) | 25/06/1991 | ||
| Spain | 24/07/1990(*) | 01/08/1991 | ||
| Sweden | (f) | 26/05/1981 | 15/12/1987 | 01/01/1989 |
| Switzerland | 21/02/1990(*) | 01/03/1991 | ||
| Syrian Arab Republic | 19/10/1982(*) | 01/01/1988 | ||
| The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia | 22/11/2006(§) | 17/11/1991 | ||
| Turkey | 07/07/2010(*) | 01/08/2011 | ||
| Uganda | 12/02/1992(*) | 01/03/1993 | ||
| Ukraine | (a) | 03/01/1990(*) | 01/02/1991 | |
| United States of America | (e) | 31/08/1981 | 11/12/1986 | 01/01/1988 |
| Uruguay | 25/01/1999(*) | 01/02/2000 | ||
| Uzbekistan | 27/11/1996(*) | 01/12/1997 | ||
| Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 28/09/1981 | |||
| Zambia | 06/06/1986(*) | 01/01/1988 |
Parties: 77
(a) This State declared, in accordance with articles 12 and 96 of the Convention, that any provision of article 11, article 29 or Part II of the Convention that allowed 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, would not apply where any party had his place of business in its territory.
(b) Upon accession, Canada declared that, in accordance with article 93 of the Convention, the Convention would extend to Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island and the Northwest Territories. (Upon accession, Canada declared that, in accordance with article 95 of the Convention, with respect to British Columbia, it will not be bound by article 1, paragraph (b), of the Convention. In a notification received on 31 July 1992, Canada withdrew that declaration.) In a declaration received on 9 April 1992, Canada extended the application of the Convention to Quebec and Saskatchewan. In a notification received on 29 June 1992, Canada extended the application of the Convention to the Yukon Territory. In a notification received on 18 June 2003, Canada extended the application of the Convention to the Territory of Nunavut.
(c) Upon succeeding to the Convention, Croatia has decided, on the basis of the Constitutional Decision on Sovereignty and Independence of the Republic of Croatia of 25 June 1991 and the Decision of the Croatian Parliament of 8 October 1991, and by virtue of succession of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in respect of the territory of Croatia, to be considered a party to the Convention with effect from 8 October 1991, the date on which Croatia severed all constitutional and legal connections with the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and took over its international obligations.
(d) The former Czechoslovakia signed the Convention on 1 September 1981 and deposited an instrument of ratification on 5 March 1990, with the Convention entering into force for the former Czechoslovakia on 1 April 1991. On 28 May and 30 September 1993, respectively, Slovakia and the Czech Republic, deposited instruments of succession, with effect from 1 January 1993, the date of succession of both States.
(e) This State declared that it would not be bound by paragraph 1 (b) of article 1.
(f) Upon ratifying the Convention, Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden declared, in accordance with article 92, paragraph 1, that they would not be bound by Part II of the Convention ("Formation of the Contract"). Upon ratifying the Convention, Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden declared, pursuant to article 94, paragraph 1 and 94, paragraph 2, that the Convention would not apply to contracts of sale where the parties have their places of business in Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway or Sweden. In a notification effected on 12 March 2003, Iceland declared, pursuant to article 94, paragraph 1, that the Convention would not apply to contracts of sale or to their formation where the parties had their places of business in Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway or Sweden.
(g) On 9 March 2004, Estonia withdrew the reservation made upon ratification mentioned in footnote (a).
(h) The Convention was signed by the former German Democratic Republic on 13 August 1981 and ratified on 23 February 1989 and entered into force on 1 March 1990.
(i) Upon ratifying the Convention, Germany declared that it would not apply article 1, paragraph 1 (b) in respect of any State that had made a declaration that that State would not apply article 1, paragraph 1 (b).
(j) Upon ratifying the Convention, Hungary declared that it considered the General Conditions of Delivery of Goods between Organizations of the Member Countries of the Council for Mutual Economic Assistance to be subject to the provisions of article 90 of the Convention.
(k) The Russian Federation continues, as from 24 December 1991, the membership of the former Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) in the United Nations and maintains, as from that date, full responsibility for all the rights and obligations of the USSR under the Charter of the United Nations and multilateral treaties deposited with the Secretary-General.
(l) The former Yugoslavia signed and ratified the Convention on 11 April 1980 and 27 March 1985, respectively. On 12 March 2001, the former Federal Republic of Yugoslavia declared the following:
"The Government of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, having considered [the Convention], succeeds to the same and undertakes faithfully to perform and carry out the stipulations therein contained as from April 27, 1992, the date upon which the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia assumed responsibility for its international relations."