Title

IV.2.5 - Holidays and non-business days

Content

No. IV.2.5 - Holidays and non-business days

If a notice, letter or other communication cannot be delivered at the address of the addressee on the last day of a period set by law or contractual stipulation because that day falls on an official holiday or non-business day at the place of business of the addressee, the period is extended until the first business day which follows.

Commentary

The Principle is a natural consequence of the fact that holidays or non-business days are non-working days while time periods set by law or contract relate to working days because the act required from one party to be performed within that period can only be performed in his or her professional capacity.

References

National Legislation

Bürgerliches Gesetzbuch - German Civil Code

Doctrine

Domingo, Ortega, Rodriguez-Antolin, Zambrana, Principios de Derecho Global, Navarra, 2006Ferrari, Franco, Das Verhältnis zwischen den Unidroit-Grundsätzen und den allgemeinen Grundsätzen internationaler Einheitsprivatrechtskonventionen, JZ 1998, at 9 et seq.Ferrari, Franco, The CISG's Interpretative Goals, Its Interpretative Method and Its General Principles in Case Law (Part II), IHR 5/2013, at 181 et seq.Herber, Rolf/ Czerwenka, Beate, Internationales Kaufrecht, Art. 20, Munich 1991

Arbitration Rules

ICC Arbitration Rules 1998WIPO Arbitration Rules

International Legislation

United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (CISG)

Contract Clauses

1. DefinitionEmployment Contract