《UNITED NATIONS COMMISSION ON INTERNATIONAL TRADE LAW VOLUME 9：1978》

Part One. Reports of the Commission on annual sessions；comments and action thereon3

Ⅰ. THE TENTH SESSION（1977）； COMMENTS AND ACTION WITH RESPECT TO THE COMMISSION’S REPORT3

A. United Nations Conference on Trade and Development （UNCTAD）：extract from the report of the Trade and Development Board （second part of the seventeenth session）3

B.General Assembly： report of the Sixth Committee （A/32/402）3

C.General Assembly resolution 32/145 and General Assembly decision 32/438 of 16 December 19778

Ⅱ.THE ELEVENTH SESSION （1978）11

A.Report of the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law on the work of its eleventh session （New York， 30 May-16 June 1978） （A/33/17）11

B.Drafting history at the eleventh session of UNCITRAL of the draft Con-vention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods46

C.List of relevant documents not reproduced in the present volume57

Part Two.Studies and reports on specific subjects61

Ⅰ.INTERNATIONAL SALE OF GOODS61

A.Report of the Working Group on the International Sale of Goods on the work of its ninth session （Geneva， 19-30 September 1977） （A/CN.9/ 142）61

B.Working papers submitted to the Working Group on the International Sale of Goods at its ninth session85

C.Note by the Secretary-General： draft Convention on the Formation of Con-tracts for the International Sale of Goods （A/CN.9/ 143）105

D.Report of the Secretary-General： commentary on the draft Convention on the Formation of Contracts for the International Sale of Goods （A/CN.9/144）106

E.Report of the Secretary-General： incorporation of the provisions of the draft Convention on the Formation of Contracts for the International Sale of Goods into the draft Convention on the International Sale of Goods （A/CN.9/145）121

F.Report of the Secretary-General： analytical compilation of comments by Governments and international organizations on the draft Convention on the Formation of Contracts for the International Sale of Goods as adopted by the Working Group on the International Sale of Goods and on the draft of a uniform law for the unification of certain rules relating to validity of contracts for the international sale of goods prepared by the International Institute for the Unification of Private Law （A/CN.9/ 146 and Add.1-4）127

G.List of relevant documents not reproduced in the present volume146

Ⅱ. INTERNATIONAL PAYMENTS147

A. Report of the Working Group on International Negotiable Instruments on thework of its fifth session （New York， 18-29 July 1977）（A/CN.9/141）147

B. Report of the Working Group on International Negotiable Instruments on the work of its sixth session （Geneva， 3-13 January 1978） （A/CN.9/ 147）160

C. List of relevant documents not reproduced in the present volume178

Ⅲ. MULTINATIONAL ENTERPRISES179

Note by the Secretary-General （A/CN.9/148）179

Ⅳ. PROGRAMME OF WORK OF THE UNITED NATIONS COMMISSION ON INTERNATIONAL TRADE LAW181

A. Report of the Secretary-General （A/CN.9/ 149 and Corr. 1 and 2）181

B. Note by the Secretary-General： recommendations of the Asian-African Legal Consultative Committee （A/CN.9/ 155）195

C. Note by the Secretary-General： proposal by France （A/CN.9/ 156）196

Ⅴ. ACTIVITIES OF OTHER ORGANIZATIONS197

Report of the Secretary-General： current activities of international organiza-tions related to the harmonization and unification of international trade law （A/CN.9/151）197

Part Three. Annexes211

Ⅰ. TEXTS ADOPTED BY THE UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE ON THE CARRIAGE OF GOODS BY SEA （HAMBURG， 6-31 MARCH 1978）211

A. Final Act （A/CONF.89/ 13）211

B.United Nations Convention on .the Carriage of Goods by Sea， 1978（A/CONF.89/ 13， annex Ⅰ）212

C. Common understanding adopted by the United Nations Conference on the Carriage of Goods by Sea （A/CONF.89/ 13， annex Ⅱ）218

D. Resolution adopted by the United Nations Conference on the Carriage of Goods by Sea （A/CONF.89/ 13， annex Ⅲ）218

Ⅱ. BIBLIOGRAPHY OF RECENT WRITINGS RELATED TO THE WORK OF UNCITRAL219

Ⅲ. CHECK LIST OF UNCITRAL DOCUMENTS220