CHAPTER X

INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT7Convention on the Limitation Period in the International Sale of GoodsNew York, 14 June 1974Entry into force1 August 1988, in accordance with article 44 which reads as follows: "1. This Convention shall enter into force on the first day of the month following the expiration of six months after the date of the deposit of the tenth instrument of ratification or accession. 2. For each State ratifying or acceding to this Convention after the deposit of the tenth instrument of ratification or accession, this Convention shall enter into force on the first day of the month following the expiration of six months after the date of the deposit of its instrument of ratification or accession.".Registration1 August 1988, No. 26119StatusSignatories12Parties29TextUnited Nations, <i>Treaty Series </i>, vol. 1511, p. 3; and depositary notification C.N.260.1975.TREATIES-6 of 30 September 1975 (procès-verbal of rectification of the authentic French text); C.N.754.2008.TREATIES-2 of 14 October 2008 (Proposal of corrections to the original text of the Protocol (Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish authentic texts) and to the Certified True Copies) and C.N.8.2009.TREATIES-1 of 12 January 2009 (Corrections).The Convention was adopted by the United Nations Conference on Prescription (limitation) in the International Sale of Goods, which convened at the Headquarters of the United Nations, at New York, from 20 May to 14 June 1974. The Conference was convened in accordance with Resolution 3104 (XXVIII)<superscript>1</superscript> of the General Assembly adopted on 12 December 1973. The Convention was opened for signature at the Headquarters of the United Nations, New York, on 14 June 1974, (closing date for signature: 31 December 1975).

Participant<superscript>2</superscript>SignatureParticipation under article XI of the Protocol of 11 April 1980(P), Accession(a), Succession(d), RatificationArgentina 9 Oct 1981 aBelarus14 Jun 1974 23 Jan 1997 PBelgium 1 Aug 2008 aBenin29 Jul 2011 aBosnia and Herzegovina<superscript>3</superscript>12 Jan 1994 dBrazil14 Jun 1974 Bulgaria24 Feb 1975 Burundi 4 Sep 1998 aCosta Rica30 Aug 1974 Cuba 2 Nov 1994 PCzech Republic<superscript>4</superscript>30 Sep 1993 dDominican Republic23 Dec 1977 aEgypt 6 Dec 1982 PGhana 5 Dec 1974 7 Oct 1975 Guinea23 Jan 1991 aHungary14 Jun 1974 16 Jun 1983 Liberia16 Sep 2005 aMexico21 Jan 1988 aMongolia14 Jun 1974 Montenegro<superscript>5</superscript>23 Oct 2006 dNicaragua13 May 1975 Norway11 Dec 1975 20 Mar 1980 Paraguay18 Aug 2003 PPoland14 Jun 1974 19 May 1995 Republic of Moldova28 Aug 1997 PRomania23 Apr 1992 aRussian Federation14 Jun 1974 Serbia<superscript>3</superscript>12 Mar 2001 dSlovakia<superscript>4</superscript>28 May 1993 dSlovenia 2 Aug 1995 PUganda12 Feb 1992 aUkraine14 Jun 1974 13 Sep 1993 United States of America 5 May 1994 aUruguay 1 Apr 1997 aZambia 6 Jun 1986 PNorwayDeclaration made upon signature and confirmed upon ratification:"In accordance with article 34 the Government of the Kingdom of Norway declares that the Convention shall not govern contracts of sale where the seller and the buyer both have their relevant places of business within the territories of the Nordic States (i.e. Norway, Denmark, Finland, Iceland and Sweden)."1<i>Official Records of the General Assembly, Twenty-eighth Session, Supplement No. 30 </i>(A/9030), p. 143.2The German Democratic Republic had signed and ratified the Convention on 14 June 1974 and 31 August 1989, respectively. See also note 2 under “Germany” in the “Historical Information” section in the front matter of this volume.3The former Yugoslavia had acceeded to the Convention on 27 November 1978. See also note 1 under “Bosnia and Herzegovina", "Croatia", "former Yugoslavia", "Slovenia", "The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia" and "Yugoslavia" in the "Historical Information" section in the front matter of this volume.4Czechoslovakia had signed and ratified the Convention on 29 August 1975 and 26 May 1977, respectively. See also note 1 under “Czech Republic” and note 1 under “Slovakia” in the “Historical Information” section in the front matter of this volume.5See note 1 under "Montenegro" in the "Historical Information" section in the front matter of this volume.