Sweden ratifies part II of the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (CISG), February 2012
The United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (CISG) is a UN convention on contracting and sales between parties residing in different countries, and was adopted in 1980. The convention sets forth rules on sales and contracting in the same way as the Swedish Sales of Goods Act does between Swedish parties. The convention was incorporated as an act in Sweden in 1987, and has since been very successful both in Sweden and internationally as a wellfunctioning and applicable act regarding international sales. However, when ratifying the convention, Sweden chose only to ratify the rules concerning sales (part III) and made reservation against the formation of contracts (part II). Part II has been ratified by all other convention states except Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland and Iceland. In addition the Nordic countries have an exemption regarding sales between parties in the Nordic countries. In these cases, national laws shall be applied in lieu of the CISG.