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Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017

Sale of goods - United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods

202: Purpose

You could also call this:

“This part explains why we have rules for buying and selling things with other countries”

This part of the law explains why it exists. It’s about making sure New Zealand follows the rules set out by the United Nations for selling things between different countries. The United Nations has a special set of rules called the ‘Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods’. This law helps make those rules work in New Zealand. When you buy or sell things with people in other countries, these rules help make sure everyone understands what they’re agreeing to.

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Part 3 Sale of goods
United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods

202Purpose

  1. The purpose of this subpart is to give effect to the provisions of the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods.

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