ACCA Applied Skills · Corporate and Business Law (Global) · Obligations of the seller and buyer, and provisions common to both
Aldea Ltd (State A) agrees to sell 500 cartons of ceramic tiles to Borin Co (State B) under a contract governed by the CISG. The contract is silent on delivery place and on who arranges carriage. Which of the following describes Aldea's primary obligations as seller under the CISG?
The seller must deliver the goods, hand over any relevant documents and transfer the property in the goods. The CISG imposes no general duty to insure for the buyer, and buyer inspection at the seller's premises is not a precondition to delivery.
- ADeliver the goods, hand over any documents relating to them, and transfer the property in the goodsCorrect
- BDeliver the goods and insure them for the buyer's benefit throughout the journey
- CDeliver the goods only once the buyer has inspected them at the seller's premises
Explanation
Article 30 CISG requires the seller to deliver the goods, hand over documents and transfer property in the goods, as the contract and Convention require. There is no general duty to insure the goods for the buyer, and inspection before delivery is not a precondition of the seller's duty.
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