ABSTRACT
For the purposes of this Convention-(a) a contract of sale of goods shall be considered international if, at the
time of the conclusion of the contract, the buyer and the seller have their places of business in different States;
(b) the fact that the parties have their places of business in different States shall 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;
(c) where a party to a contract of sale of goods has places of business in more than one State, the place of business shall be that which has the closest relationship to the contract and its performance, having regard to the circumstances known to or contemplated by the parties at the time of the conclusion of the contract;
(d) where a party does not have a place of business, reference shall be made to his habitual residence;
(e) neither the nationality of the parties nor the civil or commercial character of the parties or of the contract shall be taken into consideration.
