Article 1642 Cases (1) This Convention applies to contracts of sale of goods between parties whose places of business are in different States:

(a) when the States are Contracting States; or

(b) when the rules of private international law lead to the application of the law of a Contracting State.

(2) The fact that the parties have their places of business in different States is to be disregarded whenever this fact does not appear either from the contract or from any dealings between, or from information disclosed by, the parties at any time before or at the conclusion of the contract.

(3) Neither the nationality of the parties nor the civil or commercial character of the parties of the contract is to be taken into consideration in determining the application of this Convention.

Number

Issue

# Cases

Material scope of application

1.1

Contract of sale of goods

1.1.1

Civil or commercial character of the contract not relevant

1.1.2

Contracts for the sale of software

1.1.3

Contracts similar to contract of sale

1.1.3.1

Distributorship agreements

1.1.3.2

Other cases (barter, counter-trade, works contracts, etc.)

1.2

Parties with places of business in different States

1.2.1

Concept of place of business

1.2.2

Concept of different States

1.2.2.1

Undisclosed foreign principal

Territorial scope of application

Country	Date	Court
Australia	12-10-2001	Supreme Court of Queensland - Court of Appeal
Cases: 1
Brazil	09-05-2019	Court of Appeal, State of Santa Catarina
Cases: 1
China	24-12-2018	Higher People's Court Jiangsu Province
China	29-10-2019	Intermediate People's Court Beijing
Cases: 2
France	21-06-2016	Cour de Cassation
France	06-07-2023	Cour d'Appel Douai
Cases: 2
Italy	29-12-2016	Corte Suprema di Cassazione
Italy	24-07-2018	Tribunale di Arezzo
Italy	26-01-2021	Corte di Cassazione
Cases: 3
Poland	23-07-2015	Warsaw Court of Appeal
Cases: 1
Spain	11-05-2012	Fuenlabrada Court of First Instance
Cases: 1
USA	09-03-1999	State of Minnesota, County of Hennepin District Court, Fourth Judicial District
USA	18-01-2017	U.S. District Court, Florida
USA	09-02-2018	U.S. District Court, Minnesota
USA	25-01-2022	Supreme Court of the State of New York, Albany County
Cases: 4