<P> The CISG is divided into four parts: </P> <P> The CISG applies to contracts of the sale of goods between parties whose places of business are in different States, when the States are Contracting States (Article 1 (1) (a)). Given the significant number of Contracting States, this is the usual path to the CISG's applicability . </P> <P> The CISG also applies if the parties are situated in different countries (which need not be Contracting States) and the conflict of law rules lead to the application of the law of a Contracting State . For example, a contract between a Japanese trader and a Brazilian trader may contain a clause that arbitration will be in Sydney under Australian law with the consequence that the CISG would apply . A number of States have declared they will not be bound by this condition . </P> <P> The CISG is intended to apply to commercial goods and products only . With some limited exceptions, the CISG does not apply to personal, family, or household goods, nor does it apply to auctions, ships, aircraft, or intangibles and services . The position of computer software is' controversial' and will depend upon various conditions and situations . </P>

United nations convention for the international sale of goods