Drafting history Art. 24 CISG can be traced back to the deﬁnition of the expression ‘to be communicated’ in Art. 12(1) ULF and was repeatedly amended in the Working Group. Particular con-sideration was given to oral declarations and the addressee’s place of habitual residence. Art. 24 CISG and the age of electronic communication : With the increased use of and reliance on electronic means of communication, the need to regulate this area of the law is gradually being recognised. The rule of ‘receipt’ has necessi- tated at least some conceptual modiﬁcations in light of the ever-increasing proliferation of electronic means of communication, both under the CISG and under domestic legal systems. It is, for example, reﬂected in § 2–213 UCC 2003 Amendments, which is an

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Drafting history Art. 24 CISG can be traced back to the deﬁnition of the expression ‘to be communicated’ in Art. 12(1) ULF and was repeatedly amended in the Working Group. Particular con-sideration was given to oral declarations and the addressee’s place of habitual residence. Art. 24 CISG and the age of electronic communication

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ABSTRACT

With the increased use of and reliance on electronic means of communication, the need to regulate this area of the law is gradually being recognised. The rule of ‘receipt’ has necessitated at least some conceptual modiﬁcations in light of the ever-increasing proliferation of electronic means of communication, both under the CISG and under domestic legal systems. It is, for example, reﬂected in § 2-213 UCC 2003 Amendments, which is an entirely new provision.