Drafting history Art. 15 CISG can be traced back to Art. 5(1) ULF, but uses clearer terminology than the earlier provision, making a distinction between ‘withdrawal’ (up until receipt) and ‘revoca-tion’ (after receipt), the latter of which is regulated in Art. 16 CISG. Together, these two provisions serve to clarify the distinction between when an oﬀer becomes eﬀective, and when it becomes binding. Operation of Art. 15 CISG : An oﬀer and its content do not become eﬀective until they have ‘reached’ the oﬀeree. The concept of when an oﬀer ‘reaches’ the oﬀeree has important consequences for the notion of revocability in certain cases; for the concept of ‘reaching’, please have reference to Art. 24 CISG below. There are, as yet, no reported cases dealing directly with either Art. 15(1) or 15(2) CISG,

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Drafting history Art. 15 CISG can be traced back to Art. 5(1) ULF, but uses clearer terminology than the earlier provision, making a distinction between ‘withdrawal’ (up until receipt) and ‘revoca-tion’ (after receipt), the latter of which is regulated in Art. 16 CISG. Together, these two provisions serve to clarify the distinction between when an oﬀer becomes eﬀective, and when it becomes binding. Operation of Art. 15 CISG

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3. Drafting history Art. 15 CISG can be traced back to Art. 5(1) ULF, but uses clearer terminology than the earlier provision, making a distinction between ‘withdrawal’ (up until receipt) and ‘revocation’ (after receipt), the latter of which is regulated in Art. 16 CISG. Together, these two provisions serve to clarify the distinction between when an oﬀer becomes eﬀective, and when it becomes binding.