Protocol (SDR Protocol) amending the International Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules of Law relating to Bills of Lading of 25 August 1924 (The Hague Rules), as amended by the Protocol of 23 February 1968 (Visby Rules)

An agreement for the sale of manufactured goods between a seller and a buyer. It contains added specifications and explanations on issues such as lack of conformity and limitation of the sellers’ liability.

This contract models is intended for the long-term supply of manufactured goods between a supplier and a customer.  It should be used when there will be repeat transactions over a long period of time.

• Items addressed include provisions for the procedure for ordering and delivering goods, establishing prices and payments, liabilities and the duration of the contract.
• This model contract is not for commodities or where goods are supplied for resale by a distributor.  In these cases, see the model contract models for the International Distribution of Goods [LINK].
• Model contract models are general frameworks only. They must be tailored to the specific circumstances of the users.