ThailandThailandand the Accession to the United and the Accession to the United Nations Convention on Contracts Nations Convention on Contracts for thefor theInternational Sale of Goods International Sale of Goods (CISG)(CISG) Vilawan Mangklatanakul
Department of Treaties and Legal AffairsMinistry of Foreign AffairsApril 2015
1. Thailand’s applicable 1. Thailand’s applicable lawslaws on international sales of on international sales of goods goods
The Civil and Commercial Code
The Electronic Transactions Act
The Unfair Contract Terms Act
2. The needs for the 2. The needs for the accessionaccession to the CISG to the CISGUndesirable results from the
applicable laws
A need for the uniformity of law
A need on legal certainty for traders
To keep up with international trends
For the upcoming realization of ASEAN Economic Community (AEC)
Draft implementing Act under the Sub Committee of Law Reform Commission
The Sub Committee consists of experts from relevant agencies (Foreign Ministry and Ministry of Justice) and academics.
3. Current status on the 3. Current status on the accession accession to the CISG to the CISG
4. Implementing 4. Implementing Legislations for the CISGLegislations for the CISG
The Civil and Commercial Code
Specific laws (lex specialis) containing some features of the CISG incorporated
Cabinet has the prerogative to conclude treaties with countries and international organizations,
Except treaties - providing for a change in the Thai
territories or the Thai extraterritorial areas; - requiring the enactment of an Act for its
implementation; or - having wide-scale effects on economic or
social security of the country,which shall be submitted to the National
Legislative Assembly for approval.
5. Constitutional process for 5. Constitutional process for treaty makingtreaty making