Substantive provisions
SPHERE OF APPLICATION
Art. 1 [Introductory provisions; subject-matter and definitions]Art. 2 [Definition of a contract of international sale]*Art. 3 [Application of the Convention; exclusion of the rules of private international law]*Art. 4 [Exclusion of certain sales and types of goods]*Art. 5 [Exclusion of certain claims]Art. 6 [Mixed contracts]Art. 7 [Interpretation to promote uniformity]THE DURATION AND COMMENCEMENT OF THE LIMITATION PERIOD
Art. 8 [Length of the period]Art. 9 [Basic rule on commencement of the period]Art. 10 [Special rules: breach; defect or non-conformity of the goods; fraud]Art. 11 [Express undertaking]Art. 12 [Termination before performance is due; instalment contracts]CESSATION AND EXTENSION OF THE LIMITATION PERIOD
Art. 13 [Judicial proceedings]Art. 14 [Arbitration]Art. 15 [Legal proceedings arising from death, bankruptcy or a similar occurrence]*Art. 16 [Counterclaims]Art. 17 [Proceedings not resulting in a decision on the merits of the claim]Art. 18 [Joint debtors; recourse actions]Art. 19 [Recommencement of the period by service of notice]Art. 20 [Acknowledgement by debtor]Art. 21 [Extension where institution of legal proceedings prevented]MODIFICATION OF THE LIMITATION PERIOD BY THE PARTIES
Art. 22 [Modification by the parties]*GENERAL LIMIT OF THE LIMITATION PERIOD
Art. 23 [Over-all limitation for bringing legal proceedings]CONSEQUENCES OF THE EXPIRATION OF THE LIMITATION PERIOD
Art. 24 [Who can invoke limitation]Art. 25 [Effect of expiration of the period; set-off]Art. 26 [Restitution of performance after the expiration of the period]Art. 27 [Interest]CALCULATION OF THE PERIOD
Art. 28 [Basic rule]Art. 29 [Effect of holiday]INTERNATIONAL EFFECT
Art. 30 [Acts or circumstances to be given international effect]
Implementation
Declarations and reservations
Art. 34 [Declarations limiting the application of the Convention]*Art. 35 [Reservation with respect to actions for annulment of the contract]Art. 36 [Reservation with respect to who can invoke limitation]Art. 36 bis (Article XII of the Protocol) [Reservation with respect to the application by reference]Art. 37 [Relationship with conventions containing limitation provisions in respect of international sale of goods]*, **Art. 38 [Reservations with respect to the definition of a contract of international sale]Art. 39 [No other reservations permitted]Art. 40 [When declarations and reservations take effect; withdrawal]
Final clauses
Art. 41 [Signature]Art. 42 [Ratification]Art. 43 [Accession]Art. 43 bis (Article X of the Protocol) [Ratification or accession after entry into force of the 1980 Protocol]*Art. 43 ter (Article VIII (2) of the Protocol) [Accession to the 1980 Protocol by non-parties to the 1974 Convention]Art. 44 [Entry into force]Art. 44 bis (Article XI of the Protocol) [Relations between States bound by the amended and the unamended Convention]Art. 45 [Denunciation]Art. 45 bis (Article XIII (3) of the Protocol) [Effect of denunciation of the 1980 Protocol]*Art. 46 [Depositary and authentic texts]
[Preliminary note] A. IntroductionB. Scope of applicationC. Duration and commencement of limitation periodD. Cessation and extension of limitation periodE. Overall limit of limitation periodF. Consequences of expiration of limitation periodG. Other provisions and final clausesH. Complementary texts[Further information]