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Conventions

The Convention is an agreement among participating states establishing obligations binding upon those States that ratify or accede to it. A convention is designed to unify law by establishing binding legal obligations. To become a party to a convention, States are required formally to deposit a binding instrument of ratification or accession with the depository. The entry into force of a convention is usually dependent upon the deposit of a minimum number of instruments of ratification.

UNCITRAL conventions:

  • the Convention on the Limitation Period in the International Sale of Goods (1974) (text)
  • the United Nations Convention on the Carriage of Goods by Sea (1978)
  • the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (1980)
  • the United Nations Convention on International Bills of Exchange and International Promissory Notes (1988)
  • the United Nations Convention on the Liability of Operators of Transport Terminals in International Trade (1991)
  • the United Nations Convention on Independent Guarantees and Stand-by Letters of Credit (1995)
  • the United Nations Convention on the Assignment of Receivables in International Trade (2001)
  • the United Nations Convention on the Use of Electronic Communications in International Contracts (2005)
  • the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Carriage of Goods Wholly or Partly by Sea (2008)

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