Status 1980 - United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods This page is updated whenever the UNCITRAL Secretariat is informed of changes in status of the Convention. Readers are also advised to consult the United Nations Treaty Collection for authoritative status information on UNCITRAL Conventions deposited with the Secretary-General of the United Nations. 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. All dates: DD/MM/YYYY State Notes Signature Ratification, Accession(*), Approval(†), Acceptance(‡) or Succession(§) Entry into force Albania 13/05/2009(*) 01/06/2010 Argentina (a) 19/07/1983(*) 01/01/1988 Armenia (a), (e) 02/12/2008(*) 01/01/2010 Australia 17/03/1988(*) 01/04/1989 Austria 11/04/1980 29/12/1987 01/01/1989 Belarus (a) 09/10/1989(*) 01/11/1990 Belgium 31/10/1996(*) 01/11/1997 Benin 29/07/2011(*) 01/08/2012 Bosnia and Herzegovina 12/01/1994(§) 06/03/1992 Bulgaria 09/07/1990(*) 01/08/1991 Burundi 04/09/1998(*) 01/10/1999 Canada (b) 23/04/1991(*) 01/05/1992 Chile (a) 11/04/1980 07/02/1990 01/03/1991 China (a), (e) 30/09/1981 11/12/1986(†) 01/01/1988 Colombia 10/07/2001(*) 01/08/2002 Croatia (c) 08/06/1998(§) 08/10/1991 Cuba 02/11/1994(*) 01/12/1995 Cyprus 07/03/2005(*) 01/04/2006 Czech Republic (d), (e) 30/09/1993(§) 01/01/1993 Denmark (f) 26/05/1981 14/02/1989 01/03/1990 Dominican Republic 07/06/2010(*) 01/07/2011 Ecuador 27/01/1992(*) 01/02/1993 Egypt 06/12/1982(*) 01/01/1988 El Salvador 27/11/2006(*) 01/12/2007 Estonia (g) 20/09/1993(*) 01/10/1994 Finland (f) 26/05/1981 15/12/1987 01/01/1989 France 27/08/1981 06/08/1982(†) 01/01/1988 Gabon 15/12/2004(*) 01/01/2006 Georgia 16/08/1994(*) 01/09/1995 Germany (h), (i) 26/05/1981 21/12/1989 01/01/1991 Ghana 11/04/1980 Greece 12/01/1998(*) 01/02/1999 Guinea 23/01/1991(*) 01/02/1992 Honduras 10/10/2002(*) 01/11/2003 Hungary (a), (j) 11/04/1980 16/06/1983 01/01/1988 Iceland (f) 10/05/2001(*) 01/06/2002 Iraq 05/03/1990(*) 01/04/1991 Israel 22/01/2002(*) 01/02/2003 Italy 30/09/1981 11/12/1986 01/01/1988 Japan 01/07/2008(*) 01/08/2009 Kyrgyzstan 11/05/1999(*) 01/06/2000 Latvia (a) 31/07/1997(*) 01/08/1998 Lebanon 21/11/2008(*) 01/12/2009 Lesotho 18/06/1981 18/06/1981 01/01/1988 Liberia 16/09/2005(*) 01/10/2006 Lithuania (a) 18/01/1995(*) 01/02/1996 Luxembourg 30/01/1997(*) 01/02/1998 Mauritania 20/08/1999(*) 01/09/2000 Mexico 29/12/1987(*) 01/01/1989 Mongolia 31/12/1997(*) 01/01/1999 Montenegro 23/10/2006(§) 03/06/2006 Netherlands 29/05/1981 13/12/1990(‡) 01/01/1992 New Zealand 22/09/1994(*) 01/10/1995 Norway (f) 26/05/1981 20/07/1988 01/08/1989 Paraguay (a) 13/01/2006(*) 01/02/2007 Peru 25/03/1999(*) 01/04/2000 Poland 28/09/1981 19/05/1995 01/06/1996 Republic of Korea 17/02/2004(*) 01/03/2005 Republic of Moldova 13/10/1994(*) 01/11/1995 Romania 22/05/1991(*) 01/06/1992 Russian Federation (a), (k) 16/08/1990(*) 01/09/1991 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (e) 12/09/2000(*) 01/10/2001 San Marino 22/02/2012(*) 01/03/2013 Serbia (l) 12/03/2001(§) 27/04/1992 Singapore (e) 11/04/1980 16/02/1995 01/03/1996 Slovakia (d), (e) 28/05/1993(§) 01/01/1993 Slovenia 07/01/1994(§) 25/06/1991 Spain 24/07/1990(*) 01/08/1991 Sweden (f) 26/05/1981 15/12/1987 01/01/1989 Switzerland 21/02/1990(*) 01/03/1991 Syrian Arab Republic 19/10/1982(*) 01/01/1988 The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia 22/11/2006(§) 17/11/1991 Turkey 07/07/2010(*) 01/08/2011 Uganda 12/02/1992(*) 01/03/1993 Ukraine (a) 03/01/1990(*) 01/02/1991 United States of America (e) 31/08/1981 11/12/1986 01/01/1988 Uruguay 25/01/1999(*) 01/02/2000 Uzbekistan 27/11/1996(*) 01/12/1997 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 28/09/1981 Zambia 06/06/1986(*) 01/01/1988 Parties: 78 Notes (a) This State declared, in accordance with articles 12 and 96 of the Convention, that any provision of article 11, article 29 or Part II of the Convention that allowed a contract of sale or its modification or termination by agreement or any offer, acceptance or other indication of intention to be made in any form other than in writing, would not apply where any party had his place of business in its territory. (b) Upon accession, Canada declared that, in accordance with article 93 of the Convention, the Convention would extend to Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island and the Northwest Territories. (Upon accession, Canada declared that, in accordance with article 95 of the Convention, with respect to British Columbia, it will not be bound by article 1, paragraph (b), of the Convention. In a notification received on 31 July 1992, Canada withdrew that declaration.) In a declaration received on 9 April 1992, Canada extended the application of the Convention to Quebec and Saskatchewan. In a notification received on 29 June 1992, Canada extended the application of the Convention to the Yukon Territory. In a notification received on 18 June 2003, Canada extended the application of the Convention to the Territory of Nunavut. (c) Upon succeeding to the Convention, Croatia has decided, on the basis of the Constitutional Decision on Sovereignty and Independence of the Republic of Croatia of 25 June 1991 and the Decision of the Croatian Parliament of 8 October 1991, and by virtue of succession of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in respect of the territory of Croatia, to be considered a party to the Convention with effect from 8 October 1991, the date on which Croatia severed all constitutional and legal connections with the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and took over its international obligations. (d) The former Czechoslovakia signed the Convention on 1 September 1981 and deposited an instrument of ratification on 5 March 1990, with the Convention entering into force for the former Czechoslovakia on 1 April 1991. On 28 May and 30 September 1993, respectively, Slovakia and the Czech Republic, deposited instruments of succession, with effect from 1 January 1993, the date of succession of both States. (e) This State declared that it would not be bound by paragraph 1 (b) of article 1. (f) Denmark, Norway and Sweden declared that they would not be bound by Part II of the Convention ("Formation of the Contract"). Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden declared that the Convention would not apply to contracts of sale or to their formation where the parties have their places of business in Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway or Sweden. (g) On 9 March 2004, Estonia withdrew the declaration made upon ratification mentioned in footnote (a). (h) The Convention was signed by the former German Democratic Republic on 13 August 1981 and ratified on 23 February 1989 and entered into force on 1 March 1990. (i) Upon ratifying the Convention, Germany declared that it would not apply article 1, paragraph 1 (b) in respect of any State that had made a declaration that that State would not apply article 1, paragraph 1 (b). (j) Upon ratifying the Convention, Hungary declared that it considered the General Conditions of Delivery of Goods between Organizations of the Member Countries of the Council for Mutual Economic Assistance to be subject to the provisions of article 90 of the Convention. (k) The Russian Federation continues, as from 24 December 1991, the membership of the former Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) in the United Nations and maintains, as from that date, full responsibility for all the rights and obligations of the USSR under the Charter of the United Nations and multilateral treaties deposited with the Secretary-General. (l) The former Yugoslavia signed and ratified the Convention on 11 April 1980 and 27 March 1985, respectively. On 12 March 2001, the former Federal Republic of Yugoslavia declared the following: "The Government of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, having considered [the Convention], succeeds to the same and undertakes faithfully to perform and carry out the stipulations therein contained as from April 27, 1992, the date upon which the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia assumed responsibility for its international relations."