United Nations Convention on the Assignment of Receivables in International Trade, 2001

PREAMBLE

CHAPTER I - SCOPE OF APPLICATION

Article 1 - Scope of application

Article 2 - Assignment of receivables

Article 3 - Internationality

Article 4 - Exclusions and other limitations

CHAPTER II - GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article 5 - Definitions and rules of interpretation

Article 6 - Party autonomy

Article 7 - Principles of interpretation

CHAPTER III - EFFECTS OF ASSIGNMENT

Article 8 - Effectiveness of assignments

Article 9 - Contractual limitations on assignments

Article 10 - Transfer of security rights

CHAPTER IV - RIGHTS, OBLIGATIONS AND DEFENCES

Article 11 - Rights and obligations of the assignor and the assignee

Article 12 - Representations of the assignor

Article 13 - Right to notify the debtor

Article 14 - Right to payment

Article 15 - Principle of debtor protection

Article 16 - Notification of the debtor

Article 17 - Debtor's discharge by payment

Article 18 - Defences and rights of set-off of the debtor

Article 19 - Agreement not to raise defences or rights of set-off

Article 20 - Modification of the original contract

Article 21 - Recovery of payments

Article 22 - Law applicable to competing rights

Article 23 - Public policy and mandatory rules

Article 24 - Special rules on proceeds

Article 25 - Subordination

CHAPTER V - AUTONOMOUS CONFLICT-OF-LAWS RULES

Article 26 - Application of chapter V

Article 27 - Form of a contract of assignment

Article 28 - Law applicable to the mutual rights and obligations of the assignor and the assignee

Article 29 - Law applicable to the rights and obligations of the assignee and the debtor

Article 30 - Law applicable to priority

Article 31 - Mandatory rules

Article 32 - Public policy

CHAPTER VI - FINAL PROVISIONS

Article 33 - Depositary

Article 34 - Signature, ratification, acceptance, approval, accession

Article 35 - Application to territorial units

Article 36 - Location in a territorial unit

Article 37 - Applicable law in territorial units

Article 38 - Conflicts with other international agreements

Article 39 - Declaration on application of chapter V

Article 40 - Limitations relating to Governments and other public entities

Article 41 - Other exclusions

Article 42 - Application of the annex

Article 43 - Effect of declaration

Article 44 - Reservations

Article 45 - Entry into force

Article 46 - Denunciation

Article 47 - Revision and amendment

ANNEX TO THE CONVENTION

SECTION I - PRIORITY RULES BASED ON REGISTRATION

Article 1 - Priority among several assignees

Article 2 - Priority between the assignee and the insolvency administrator or creditors of the assignor

SECTION II - REGISTRATION

Article 3 - Establishment of a registration system

Article 4 - Registration

Article 5 - Registry searches

SECTION III - PRIORITY RULES BASED ON THE TIME OF THE CONTRACT OF ASSIGNMENT

Article 6 - Priority among several assignees

Article 7 - Priority between the assignee and the insolvency administrator or creditors of the assignor

Article 8 - Proof of time of contract of assignment

SECTION IV - PRIORITY RULES BASED ON THE TIME OF NOTIFICATION OF ASSIGNMENT

Article 9 - Priority among several assignees

Article 10 - Priority between the assignee and the insolvency administrator or creditors of the assignor

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