Article 4157 Cases This Convention governs only the formation of the contract of sale and the rights and obligations of the seller and the buyer arising from such a contract. In particular, except as otherwise expressly provided in this Convention, it is not concerned with:

(a) the validity of the contract or of any of its provisions or of any usage;

(b) the effect which the contract may have on the property in the goods sold.

Number

Issue

# Cases

Aspects of contract of sale expressly excluded from scope of Convention

1.1

Validity of contract, its provisions or of usages

1.1.1

Mistake

1.1.2

Requirements as to form of contract

1.2

Effect of contract on property in goods

Matters implicitly excluded from scope of Convention

Country	Date	Court
Austria	22-10-2001	Oberster Gerichtshof
Cases: 1
Czech Republic	29-01-2019	Supreme Court of the Czech Republic
Cases: 1
Germany	17-09-1993	Oberlandesgericht Koblenz
Germany	09-06-1995	Oberlandesgericht Hamm
Germany	23-06-1995	Amtsgericht München
Germany	21-08-1995	Oberlandesgericht Stuttgart
Germany	17-04-1996	Landgericht Duisburg
Germany	11-07-1996	Oberlandesgericht Düsseldorf
Germany	04-07-1997	Oberlandesgericht Hamburg
Germany	28-01-1998	Oberlandesgericht Munchen
Germany	11-03-1998	Oberlandesgericht München
Germany	26-11-1999	Hanseatisches Oberlandesgericht Hamburg
Germany	13-04-2000	Amtsgericht Duisburg
Germany	02-07-2002	Landgericht Saarbrücken
Germany	15-07-2003	Landgericht Mönchengladbach
Germany	20-12-2004	Oberlandesgericht Stuttgart
Germany	13-02-2006	Oberlandesgericht Köln
Germany	19-05-2008	Oberlandesgericht Köln
Germany	24-09-2014	Bundesgerichshof
Cases: 17
Greece	27-11-2007	Monomeles Protodikeio Thessalonikis
Cases: 1
Italy	25-02-2004	Tribunale di Padova - Sez. Este
Cases: 1
Netherlands	25-02-1993	Arrondissementsrechtbank Arnhem
Netherlands	06-05-1993	Arrondissementsrechtbank Roermond
Netherlands	25-01-1995	Arrondissementsrechtbank Middelburg
Netherlands	02-10-1997	Gerechtshof's Hertogenbosch
Cases: 4
Republic of Korea	23-07-2009	Seoul High Court
Republic of Korea	13-04-2010	Suwon District Court
Cases: 2
Sweden	26-05-2020	Swedish Supreme Court
Cases: 1
Switzerland	11-03-1996	Tribunal Cantonal de Vaud
Switzerland	11-03-1996	Tribunal Cantonal de Vaud
Switzerland	23-01-1998	Kantonsgericht Freiburg
Switzerland	07-07-2004	Schweizerisches Bundesgericht
Switzerland	22-12-2005	Handelsgericht Zürich
Switzerland	20-12-2006	Schweizerisches Bundesgericht
Cases: 6