论国际货物贸易中价格条款空缺对合同成立的影响——评析《联合国国际货物销售合同公约》第14条与第55条的关系

Influence of the Lack of Price on Contract Conclusion in International Sale of Goods—A Commentary on the Relation between Art.14 and Art.55 of CISG

《联合国国际货物销售合同公约》(CISG)第14条与第55条对于缺乏价格条款的合同的成立问题做了不相容的规定。根据这两个条文本身的措辞以及公约目的、宗旨、立法历史,并结合各国国内法的相关规定以及晚近国际货物贸易理论和实践的发展,尤其是《国际商事合同通则》和《欧洲合同通则》及国外权威网站和刊物上对该问题的观点,可以发现,在CISG下价格不是合同成立的必要条件,而可以在合同成立以后依法确定。

As to the conclusion of a contract without price,there are incompatible provisions in Art.14 and Art.55 of CISC From the two articles’wording per se and CISG’s purposes and legislative history,as well as the relevant provisions of domestic law in national jurisdictions and newly developed theories and practices of international sale of goods,especially the points of view from UPICC and PECL together with those in foreign authoritative websites and journals,we can see that under CISG,price is no more the necessary prerequisite of contract conclusion and can be fixed after the conclusion of the contracts pursuant to law.