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Other Issues/Provisions Avoidance: CISG Articles 49, 25 and 26 See Clause 4. 3 of Respondent’s General Conditions of Contract, R. p. 12 Remember CISG Article 6 See also Ming email. R. p. 22 CISG Article 39 CISG Article 79 CISG Article 48

Applicable Law: General Considerations Applicability of CISG: Art. 1 Para 4 of Proc. Order 1, Record (“R”) p. 49 Clause 19 of Respondent’s General Conditions, Record (“R”) p. 12 CISG Art. 6 See Clause 4. 3 of Respondent’s General Conditions, R p. 12 CISG Art. 4 and “external gaps” Para 4 of Proc. Order 1, R p. 49 UNIDROIT Principles -- http: //www. unilex. info/dynasite. cfm? dssid=2377&dsmid=14311 Interpretation of CISG: Art. 7(1) “Sources Memo” -- https: //flechtnersalesseminar. wordpress. com/sources-memo/ The Claim in the Preamble to UNIDROIT Principles

Applicable Law: General Considerations cont’d Filling “internal gaps” in the CISG – Article 7(2) The claim in the Preamble to the UNIDROIT Principles as applicable domestic law (para 4 of Proc. Order 1, p. 49 Interpretation of the parties’ agreement – CISG Art. 8 Supplemented by, e. g. , UNIDROIT Principles 4. 6 (“contra proferentem” rule) Also see CISG Art. 9 (usages and party practices)

Issue 1(c) from Procedural Order 1: Which Party’s Standard Terms Govern? What is the “offer” ? – CISG Art. 14 What is the “acceptance” – CISG Article 18 CISG Article 19 – Relevant? See Claimant’s Notice of Arbitration (“NOA”) Para 18 p. 6 See Respondent’s Response to the NOA Para 25 p. 27 See also UNIDROIT 2. 1. 11 and 2. 1. 19 – 2. 1. 22 See also Para 6 of 2016 CISG Digest, p. 98 Remember CISG Art. 8

Issue 1(d)[1] from Procedural Order 1: Non. Conforming Goods? See NOA Paras 17 -18, R. p. 5 See also Claimant’s Supplier Code of Conduct, R. p. 31 See also Arbitrator’s article, R. p. 40 See Respondent’s Response to the NOA Para 24, R. p. 27 See also Respondent’s Code of Conduct for Suppliers, Clause E, R. p. 14

Issue 1(d)[2] from Procedural Order 1: If a Contractual Obligation (R’s Terms? ), “Best Efforts” “Guarantee”? NOA Paras 20 -22, R. p. 7 Respondent’s Response to NOA Paras 1 -2, R. p. 24; Paras 26 -27, R. p. 27 See UNIDROIT 5. 1. 4 & 5. 1. 5 Compare Respondent’s Supplier Code of Conduct Clause E, R. p. 14, with Claimant’s Suppliers Code Clause 4, R. p. 31 See also 3 rd Para of Ming Witness Station, R. p. 41