《联合国国际货物买卖合同公约》(以下简称《公约》)第1条(1)款(a)、(b)两项规定了《公约》总的适用范围。中国在参加该《公约》时作了两个保留规定,其中一个就是针对《公约》第1条(1)款中的(b)项规定。这样的《公约》我国只适用于营业地点在不同缔约国的当事人之间所订立的货物买卖合同。除了这种总的适用范围的规定,《公约》还就某些实质性问题作了规定。了解这些规定对理解《公约》的适用范围 Article 1 (1) (a) and (b) of the UN Convention on Contracts for the International Sale and Purchase of Goods (hereinafter referred to as “the Convention”) stipulates the general scope of application of the Convention. China has made two reservations when participating in the Convention, one of which is directed to subparagraph (b) of Article 1 (1) of the Convention. Such a “Convention” my country applies only to contracts of sale and purchase of goods between parties in different States Parties at the place of business. In addition to the general scope of the provisions of this Convention, the Convention also provides for certain substantive issues. Understand the extent to which these provisions apply to the understanding of the Convention