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Art. 27 CISG–UP–PECL, by Chengwei Liu [China]

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 October 2009

Chengwei Liu
Affiliation:
Attorney-at-Law, Global Law Office, Beijing
John Felemegas
Affiliation:
University of Technology, Sydney
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FORM OF NOTICE

For the purpose of this comparative editorial, the “notices” discussed below cover the whole range of notices, declarations and other communications.

a. As for the form of the notice, the CISG is silent on whether the notice must be in writing or can be presented orally. Although one may submit that Art. 27 does not include a rule for oral declarations, it seems more appropriate to conclude from the Convention's “informality principle,” as contemplated in Art. 11, that generally there are no formal requirements for the notice under the Convention and it can be oral or written. This “informality principle” regarding the notice is clearly adopted under each of the two sets of Principles: in Art. 1.9(1) of the UNIDROIT Principles of International Commercial Contracts and PECL Art. 1:303(1), respectively. In other words, it is the principle that notices or any other kinds of communication of intention (declarations, demands, requests, etc.) required by individual provisions of the two sets of Principles are not subject to any particular requirement as to form, but may be given by any means appropriate in the circumstances. However, this informality principle does not apply if the contract, usages, or practices provide otherwise.

b.On the other hand, it would not be consistent with good faith and fair dealing for a party to rely on, for instance, a purely casual remark made to the other party.

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  • Art. 27 CISG–UP–PECL, by Chengwei Liu [China]
  • Edited by John Felemegas, University of Technology, Sydney
  • Book: An International Approach to the Interpretation of the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (1980) as Uniform Sales Law
  • Online publication: 20 October 2009
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511511417.020
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  • Art. 27 CISG–UP–PECL, by Chengwei Liu [China]
  • Edited by John Felemegas, University of Technology, Sydney
  • Book: An International Approach to the Interpretation of the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (1980) as Uniform Sales Law
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  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511511417.020
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  • Art. 27 CISG–UP–PECL, by Chengwei Liu [China]
  • Edited by John Felemegas, University of Technology, Sydney
  • Book: An International Approach to the Interpretation of the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (1980) as Uniform Sales Law
  • Online publication: 20 October 2009
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511511417.020
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