UIA Seminar "Drafting Effective International Contracts: Special Focus on IP and Fashion and on New Developments in Sales, Distribution and Competition Law"
Porto, Portugal - March 23 & 24, 2023
A Practical Introduction to the CISG
- The 1980 Vienna Convention on the international sale of goods (CISG): uniform rules for international sales
- When does the CISG apply? Supply contracts and manufacturing contracts;
- Current practice in contracts and courts
• Does it make sense to exclude the CISG and continue applying domestic rules on purchase contracts?
- Why is the CISG excluded from so many contracts on international sale of goods?
- Which are the advantages of applying CISG in cross border sales contracts?
- Is CISG always Seller friendly or does it advantage Buyers?
• Does it make a difference? Where are the differences between Portuguese non-unified sales law and CISG?
- Where are the main differences between CISG and non-unified Portuguese sales law.