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CONVENTION ON THE JURISDICTION OF THE SELECTED FORUM INTHE CASE
OF INTERNATIONAL SALES OF GOODS
(Concluded 15 April 1958)
The signatories to this Convention;
Desiring to esta!ish "o##on $rovisions "on"erning the e%%e"ts o%
the &esignation o% a %or'# in the "ase o%internationa! sa!es o%
goo&s;
Have reso!ve& to "on"!'&e a Convention to this e%%e"t
an& have agree& '$on the %o!!o(ing $rovisions)
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The $resent Convention sha!! a$$!* to sa!es o% tangi!e
internationa! %'rnishings+
It &oes not a$$!* to sa!es o% se"'rities, sa!es o% shi$s,
vesse!s or air"ra%t registere&, sa!es * a'thorit* o% !a(+
Ita$$!ies to sa!es &o"'#ents+
For its a$$!i"ation are "onsi&ere& to e sa!es "ontra"ts
%or the &e!iver* o% goo&s to e #an'%a"t're& or
$ro&'"e&,(here the $art* is o!igate& to &e!iver
sha!! $rovi&e the ra( #ateria!s %or the #an'%a"t're or
$ro&'"tion+
The on!* &e"!aration o% the $arties on the a$$!i"ation o% a
!a( or the -'ris&i"tion o% a -'&ge or aritrator is not
eno'ghto give the internationa! sa!e (ithin the #eaning o% the
%irst $aragra$h o% this arti"!e+
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I% the $arties to a "ontra"t o% sa!e e/$ress!* &esignate a
"o'rt or "o'rts o% a Contra"ting State as "o#$etent to
hear&is$'tes (hi"h have arisen or #a* arise that "ontra"t
et(een the $arties, the "o'rt so &esignate& sha!!
ee/"!'sive!* an& an* other "o#$etent "o'rt #'st &e"!ine
-'ris&i"tion s'-e"t to the $rovisions o% Arti"!e 0+
1hen the sa!e "on"!'&e& ora!!*, "ontains the
&es"ri$tion o% the %or'#, this &esignation is not va!i&
'n!ess it has eene/$resse& or "on%ir#e& * a (ritten
state#ent %ro# a $art* or a ro2er (itho't eing "ha!!enge&+
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Ho(ever, i% a &e%en&ant a$$ears e%ore a "o'rt o% a
Contra"ting State (ho is in"o#$etent &'e to a &esignation
%or inArti"!e . 't (hi"h its o(n !a( "an ass'#e -'ris&i"tion,
it sha!! e &ee#e& to have a""e$te& the -'ris&i"tion
o% the"o'rt, 'n!ess it a$$eare& to o-e"t to s'"h
-'ris&i"tion or to save sei3e&, or in &anger o%
%ore"!os're, or to !i%t asei3're+
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The %oregoing sha!! not $re"!'&e the "o'rts o% the
Contra"ting States on the $rovisiona! or $rote"tive #eas'res+
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The -'&g#ent in a Contra"ting State * an* "o#$etent "o'rt
'n&er Arti"!e . or Arti"!e 0 sha!! e re"ogni3e&
an&&e"!are& en%or"ea!e, (itho't revie( o% the #erits in
the other Contra"ting State i% the %o!!o(ing "on&itions are
#et)
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6+ The $arties (ere &'!* s'##one&, re$resente& or
&e"!are& in &e%a'!t * the !a( o% the State (hi"h has
#a&e, an&in "ase o% &e%a'!t -'&g#ent, the
&e%a'!ting $art* (as a(are o% the re7'est in a ti#e!* %ashion
to &e%en&;
+ . the -'&g#ent has e"o#e %ina! an& en%or"ea!e
'n&er the !a( o% the State (here it (as ren&ere&;
+ 0 it is not "ontrar* to a -'&g#ent a!rea&*
ren&ere& on the sa#e s'-e"t et(een the sa#e $arties * a
"o'rt o% theState (here it is invo2e& an& has the %or"e o%
res -'&i"ata;
+ 4 it "ontains nothing "ontrar* to the $'!i" $o!i"* o% the
State in (hi"h it is invo2e&;
+ The o$inion o% the "o'rt re7'ire& 5, the -'&g#ent is
not the res'!t o% %ra'& (hi"h the %oreign "o'rt (as not
re7'ire&to 2no(;
A""or&ing to the !a( o% the State (here the -'&g#ent (as
given 8+, The e/$e&ition that is $ro&'"e& %'!%i!!s
the"on&itions ne"essar* to esta!ish its a'thenti"it*+
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1here re"ognition an& en%or"e#ent is re%'se& e"a'se the
%ina! -'&g#ent &oes not #eet the "on&itions !ai&
&o(n in$aragra$h 6 o% Arti"!e 5, thro'gh no %a'!t o% the
a$$!i"ant, the agree#ent on -'ris&i"tion re%erre& to in
Arti"!e .$re"!'&es not that the $!ainti%% ringing a ne( a"tion
%or the sa#e "a'se in the "o'rts o% the Contra"ting State (herethe
re"ognition an& en%or"e#ent o% -'&g#ent (ere
&enie&+
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The $resent Convention sha!! a$$!* to the #etro$o!itan
territories o% the Contra"ting States+
I% a Contra"ting State (ishes the i#$!e#entation in a!! other
territories or s'"h other territories %or (hose
internationa!re!ations it is res$onsi!e, it sha!! noti%* its
intention to &o so * an a"t (hi"h sha!! e &e$osite&
(ith the Ministr* o%Foreign A%%airs Nether!an&s+ It
%or(ar&, thro'gh &i$!o#ati" "hanne!s, a "erti%ie& "o$*
to ea"h o% the Contra"tingStates+
This &e"!aration sha!! have e%%e"t (ith res$e"t to ea"h
non:#etro$o!itan territor* in the re!ationshi$ et(een the State
(hi"h has #a&e an& the States (hi"h have
&e"!are& to a""e$t+ This !ast state#ent is %i!e& (ith
the Ministr* o% ForeignA%%airs o% the Nether!an&s; it
%or(ar&, thro'gh &i$!o#ati" "hanne!s, a "erti%ie& "o$*
to ea"h o% the Contra"ting States+
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The Convention sha!! a$$!* on!* %ors &esignations #a&e
a%ter its entr* into %or"e+
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