Argentina 1/ Australia Austria Bye10russian S.S.R.1/ Chile1/ China2..1 Czechoslovakia J/ Denmark!!/2./ Egypt Finland!!/2./ France GermanDemocratic Republic Germany, Federal Rep.ofQ/ Ghana Hungary1/1/ Iraq ItalySignature 11April1980 11April1980 30September 1981 1September 1981 26May1981 26May1981 27August 1981 13August 1981 26May1981 11April1980 11April1980 30September 1981Ratification Accession Approval 19July1983 17March1988 29December 1987 9October 1989­ 7February 1990 11December 1986 5March1990 14February 1989 6December 1982 15December 1987 6August 1982 23February 1989 21December 1989 16June1983 5March1990 11December 1986Entryintoforce 1January 1988 1April1989 1January 1989 1 November 1990 1March1991 1January 1988 1April1991 1 March 19901 January 1988 1January 1989 1January 1988 1March1990 1January 1991 1January 1988 1April1991 1January 1988ItLesotho Mexico Netherlands Norway!l/'if •Poland Singapore Sweden!l/'if Switzerland SyrianArabRepublic UnitedStatesofAmerica ~/ Venezuela Ukrainian S.S.R.1/ ~Yugoslavia..ZambiaSignature 18June1981 29May1981 26May1981 28September 1981 11April1980 26May1981 31August 1981 28September 1981 11April1980Ratification Accession Approval 18June1981 29December 1987 20July1988 15December 1987 21February 1990 19October 1982 11December 1986 3January 1990 27 March 1985 6June1986A/CN.9/337 English Page5 Entryintoforce 1January 1988 1January 1989 1August1989 1January 1989 1March 1991 1January 1988 1January 1988 1February 1991 1January 1988 1January 1988 Signatures only:5;ratifications, accessions andapproval: 26 Declarations andreservations 1/Uponratifying theConvention theGovernments ofArgentina, Byelorussian S.S.R., Chile,Hungary andUkranian S.S.R.stated, inaccordance witharticles 12 and96oftheConvention, thatanyprovision ofarticle 11,article 29orPart11 oftheConvention thatallowsacontract ofsaleoritsmodification ortermination byagreement oranyoffer,acceptance orotherindication ofintention tobe made inanyformotherthaninwriting, wouldnotapplywhereanypartyhadhisplaceof business intheirrespective States. 2..1Uponapproving theConvention theGovernment ofChinadeclared thatitdid notconsider itselfboundbysub-paragraph (b)ofParagraph 1ofArticle 1 and Article 11aswellastheprovisions intheConvention relating tothecontent ofeArticle 11. ~/Uponratifying theConvention theGovernments ofCzechoslovakia andofthe UnitedStatesofAmerica declared thattheywouldnotbeboundbysub-paragraph (l)(b)ofArticle 1. 4/Uponratifying theConvention theGovernments ofDenmark, Finland, Norway andSwedendeclared inaccordance witharticle 92(1)thattheywouldnotbebound byPart11oftheConvention (Formation oftheContract). ..'ifUponratifying theConvention theGovernments ofDenmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden declared, pursuant toarticle 94(1)and94(2),thattheConvention would notapplytocontracts ofsalewheretheparties havetheirplacesofbusiness in Denmark, Finland, Sweden, Iceland orNorway. Q/Uponratifying theConvention theGovernment oftheFederal Republic of Germany declared thatitwouldnotapplyarticlel(l)(b) inrespect ofanystate thathadmade adeclaration thatthatstatewouldnotapplyarticlel(l)(b). 1/Uponratifying theConvention theGovernment ofHungary declared thatit considered theGeneral Conditions ofDelivery ofGoodsbetween Organizations ofthe
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a document related to international agreements and treaties, specifically regarding the sale of goods. The language used is formal and official, with references to articles and paragraphs of a convention. The text also mentions specific countries and their declarations regarding the application of certain provisions of the convention. Based on this, it is likely that the text is related to international trade and commerce.

**Category**
International trade