text: 23/TEDIS-Situation iuridique ...,(seenote14supra), p.263.The translation oftheoriginal Frenchtextwas made by theSecretariat. 24/Ibid.,pp.265-266. 25/SeeA/CN.9/265, paras. 27to48. 26/TEDIS-Situation iuridique .••,(seenote14supra), pp.263-266. 27/TheCommercial UseofElectronic DataInterchange - AReport, (Chicago, Illinois, American BarAssociation, 1990). To bepublished inThe Business Lawyer, vol.44(1990). 28/Electronic Messaging. AReportoftheAd Hoc Subcommittee onthe ScopeoftheUCC,(Chicago, Illinois, American BarAssociation, 1988). 29/SeeTRADE/WP.4/GE.1/79, paras. 37and38. 30/Thecommercial useofEDI.••,(seenote27supra), pp.69-70. 31/Ibid.,pp.28-29. 32/SeeTRADE/WP.4/INF.63; TD/B/FAL/INF.63; alsoquotedinA/CN.9/265, note28. 33/A/CN.9/225, para.47. 34/SeeA/CN.9/265, paras. 49to58. 35/S.W.I.F.T. Newsletter, April-May 1990,p.12. 36/Stephen Castell, "Thelegaladmissibility ofcomputer generated evidence towards 'legally reliable' information andcommunications technology (IACT)", TheComputer LawandSecurity Report, vol.5,issue2,(July-August 1989), p, 6ff. 37/Thecommercial useofEDI..•,(seenote27supra), p.18. 38/TheAPPEALStudy(appendix onevidence admissible inlaw),(London, Central Computer andTelecommunication Agency, British Treasury, 1988),quoted byS.Caste11, (seenote36supra), pp.7-8. 39/Foradiscussion oftheissuesofconsent incontracts made by electronic means,seeEttoreGiannantonio, Trasferimenti E1ettronici deiFondi eAutonomia Privata, (Mi1ano, Giuffre Editore, 1986). 40/Bernard E. Amory, "EDI andtheconclusion ofcontract", The TEDIS-EDI LegalWorkshop, (seenote16supra). 41/Brad1ey Crawford, "Strategic legalplanning forEDI",Canadian Business LawJournal, vol.16,December 1989,pp.66ff.• ..I..A/CN.9/333 English Page25 421Ibid.,p.69. 431Ibid.,p.70. 441SeeBenjamin Wright, EDIandAmerican Law - A Practical Guide, (Alexandria, Virginia, TDCC:TheElectronic DataInterchange Association, 1989),p.30. 451Bernard E. Amory, "EDI andtheconclusion ofcontract", The TEDIS-ED! LegalWorkshop, (seenote16supra). ~IInFrance, seeCour de Cassation, Req.21March1932(Recueil Sirey, 1932.1.278); Corn.7January 1981(Bull.civ.IV.11). IntheUnited Kingdom, wherethenormalruleisthatanofferis accepted bythecommunication oftheacceptance totheofferor, thePostal administration isconsidered astheagentoftheofferor forthepurpose of communicating theacceptance. SeeEntores. Ltd.v.MilesFarEastCorp. (1955), AllEngland LawReports, p.493. IntheUSA,section 63ofthe"Restatement onContracts (second)" statesthat"Unless theofferprovides otherwise, anacceptance madeina manner andby a medium invited by anofferisoperative andcompletes the manifestation ofmutualassentassoonasputoutoftheofferee's possession, without regardtowhetheriteverreaches theofferor; •••". 471SeeBernard E. Amory andMarcSchauss, E.D.I.asa waytoperform andconclude contracts, (paperpresented totheCOMPAT88conference on computer aidedtrade,TheHague,1988)and"Formacion decontratos: comunicacion delaofertay delaaceptacion aloferente", Lavalidez delos contratos internacionales negociados pormedioselectronicos, (Madrid, Centro deestudios comerciales, Camara de comercio eindustria deMadrid, 1988). 481Entores, Ltd.v.MilesFarEastCorp.(seenote46supra), and Brinkibon Ltd.v.StahagStahl-undStahlwarenhandelsgesellschaft mbH(1982), AllEngland LawReports, p.293. 491Statement byLordWilberforce inBrinkibon (note48supra), also quotedbyS.Harvey andJ.Newmanin"Contracts byelectronic mail:someissues explored", TheComputer LawandSecurity Report, vol.3,issue6,(March-April 1988),p.2• 501TRADE/WP.4/l7l, para.15. 511UNCID,pp.10-11• 521TRADE/WP.4/R.652 andTRADE/WP.4/R.652/Corr.l.
analysis: The text appears to be related to the legal aspects of electronic data interchange (EDI) in international trade. It cites various sources, including reports, papers, and court cases, to discuss the legal issues surrounding EDI, such as the admissibility of computer-generated evidence, the conclusion of contracts through electronic means, and the role of postal administrations in accepting offers. The text also references international organizations, such as the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL), and national courts, such as the English and French courts.