Some international traders are still not aware that the UN Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods is the law of Ontario, Canada, by virtue of the Ontario International Sales Conventions Act, RSO 1990, c I.10.
The Convention Status Chart is located here.
Pending entry of the United Nations Convention On Contracts for the International Sale of Goods into force in these jurisdictions should be noted*:
DPR Korea on 01.04.2020
Guatemala on 01.01.2021
Lao PDR on 01.10.2020
Liechtenstein on 01.05.2020
*Authoritative information on the status of the treaties deposited with the Secretary-General of the United Nations, including historical status information, may be obtained by consulting the United Nations Treaty Collection. The UNCITRAL Secretariat also prepares yearly a document containing the Status of Conventions and Enactments of UNCITRAL Model Laws, which is available on the web page of the corresponding UNCITRAL Commission Session.
Please read our archive of blog posts on Ontario’s International Sales Convention Act.
The lawyers at Gilbertson Davis LLP have experience with commercial litigation claims, including international sale of goods claims involving the Ontario International Sales Conventions Act and the UN Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods . Please contact us for an initial consultation.
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