United Nations Convention on Contracts for the
International Sale of Goods (Vienna, 1980)
Adopting Countries - Current through March 2005
| State |
Signature |
Ratification, Accession (a), Approval (AA),
Acceptance (A), succession (d) |
Entry into force |
| Argentina 1/ |
. |
19 July 1983 a |
1 January 1988 |
| Australia |
. |
17 March 1988 a |
1 April 1989 |
| Austria |
11 April 1980 |
29 December 1987 |
1 January 1989 |
| Belarus 1/ |
. |
9 October 1989 a |
1 November 1990 |
| Belgium |
. |
31 October 1996 a |
1 November 1997 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina |
. |
12 January 1994 d |
6 March 1992 |
| Bulgaria |
. |
9 July 1990 a |
1 August 1991 |
| Burundi |
. |
4 September 1998 a |
1 October 1999 |
| Canada 2/ |
. |
23 April 1991 a |
1 May 1992 |
| Chile 1/ |
11 April 1980 |
7 February 1990 |
1 March 1991 |
| China 3/ |
30 September 1981 |
11 December 1986 AA |
1 January 1988 |
| Colombia |
|
10 July 2001 a |
1 August 2002 |
| Croatia d/ |
. |
8 June 1998 d |
8 October 1991 |
| Cuba |
. |
2 November 1994 a |
1 December 1995 |
| Czech Republic a/ 7/ |
. |
30 September 1993 d |
1 January 1993 |
| Denmark 4/ |
26 May 1981 |
14 February 1989 |
1 March 1990 |
| Ecuador |
. |
27 January 1992 a |
1 February 1993 |
| Egypt |
. |
6 December 1982 a |
1 January 1988 |
| Estonia 8/ |
. |
20 September 1993 a |
1 October 1994 |
| Finland 4/ |
26 May 1981 |
15 December 1987 |
1 January 1989 |
| France |
27 August 1981 |
6 August 1982 AA |
1 January 1988 |
| Gabon |
|
15 December 2004 a |
1 January 2006 |
| Georgia |
. |
16 August 1994 a |
1 September 1995 |
| Germany b/ 5/ |
26 May 1981 |
21 December 1989 |
1 January 1991 |
| Ghana |
11 April 1980 |
. |
. |
| Greece |
. |
12 January 1998 a |
1 February 1999 |
| Guinea |
. |
23 January 1991 a |
1 February 1992 |
| Honduras |
. |
10 October 2002 a |
1 November 2003 |
| Hungary 1/ 6/ |
11 April 1980 |
16 June 1983 |
1 January 1988 |
| Iceland 4/ |
|
10 May 2001 a |
1 June 2002 |
| Iraq |
. |
5 March 1990 a |
1 April 1991 |
| Israel |
. |
22 January 2002 a |
1 February 2003 |
| Italy |
30 September 1981 |
11 December 1986 |
1 January 1988 |
| Kyrgyzstan |
. |
11 May 1999 a |
1 June 2000 |
| Latvia 1/ |
. |
31 July 1997 a |
1 August 1998 |
| Lesotho |
18 June 1981 |
18 June 1981 |
1 January 1988 |
| Lithuania 1/ |
. |
18 January 1995 a |
1 February 1996 |
| Luxembourg |
. |
30 January 1997 a |
1 February 1998 |
| Mauritania |
. |
20 August 1999 a |
1 September 2000 |
| Mexico |
. |
29 December 1987 a |
1 January 1989 |
| Mongolia |
. |
31 December 1997 a |
1 January 1999 |
| Netherlands |
29 May 1981 |
13 December 1990 A |
1 January 1992 |
| New Zealand |
. |
22 September 1994 a |
1 October 1995 |
| Norway 4/ |
26 May 1981 |
20 July 1988 |
1 August 1989 |
| Peru |
. |
25 March 1999 a |
1 April 2000 |
| Poland |
28 September 1981 |
19 May 1995 |
1 June 1996 |
| Republic of Korea |
|
17 February 2004 a |
1 March 2005 |
| Republic of Moldova |
. |
13 October 1994 a |
1 November 1995 |
| Romania |
. |
22 May 1991 a |
1 June 1992 |
| Russian Federation c/ 1/ |
. |
16 August 1990 a |
1 September 1991 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 7/ |
. |
12 September 2000 a |
1 October 2001 |
| Serbia and Montenegro e/ |
. |
12 March 2001 d |
27 April 1992 |
| Singapore 7/ |
11 April 1980 |
16 February 1995 |
1 March 1996 |
| Slovakia a/ 7/ |
. |
28 May 1993 d |
1 January 1993 |
| Slovenia |
. |
7 January 1994 d |
25 June 1991 |
| Spain |
. |
24 July 1990 a |
1 August 1991 |
| Sweden 4/ |
26 May 1981 |
15 December 1987 |
1 January 1989 |
| Switzerland |
. |
21 February 1990 a |
1 March 1991 |
| Syrian Arab Republic |
. |
19 October 1982 a |
1 January 1988 |
| Uganda |
. |
12 February 1992 a |
1 March 1993 |
| Ukraine 1/ |
. |
3 January 1990 a |
1 February 1991 |
| United States of America 7/ |
31 August 1981 |
11 December 1986 |
1 January 1988 |
| Uruguay |
. |
25 January 1999 a |
1 February 2000 |
| Uzbekistan |
. |
27 November 1996 a |
1 December 1997 |
| Venezuela |
28 September 1981 |
. |
. |
| Zambia |
. |
6 June 1986 a |
1 January 1988 |
UNCITRAL Model Law on Electronic Commerce (1996)
Current through March 2005
Legislation implementing provisions of the Model Law has been adopted in
Australia (1999), Colombia* (1999), Dominican Republic* (2002), Ecuador* (2002),
France (2000), India* (2000), Ireland (2000), Jordan (2001), Mauritius (2000),
Mexico (2000), New Zealand (2002), Pakistan (2002), Panama* (2001), Philippines
(2000), Republic of Korea (1999), Singapore (1998), Slovenia (2000), South
Africa* (2002), Thailand (2002) and Venezuela (2001).
The Model Law has also been adopted in the Bailiwick of Guernsey (2000), the
Bailiwick of Jersey (2000) and the Isle of Man (2000), all Crown Dependencies of
the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; in Bermuda (1999),
Cayman Islands (2000), and the Turks and Caicos Islands (2000), overseas
territories of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; and in
the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China (2000).
15. UNCITRAL Model Law on Electronic Signatures (2001)
Current through March 2005
Legislation based on the UNCITRAL Model Law on Electronic Signatures has been
adopted in Thailand and Mexico (2003) .
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