The Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) differs from the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (CISG) in that the:
A) UCC does not require contracts to be in writing, while CISG requires contracts for the sale of goods in excess of $300 to be in writing.
B) CISG applies to the sale of consumer transactions, while the UCC governs both consumer and commercial transactions.
C) UCC holds merchants to higher standards in some circumstances, while the CISG does not make a distinction between merchants and nonmerchants.
D) CISG applies to both consumer and commercial transactions, while the UCC applies only to commercial sales of goods.

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The UCC differs from the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (CISG) in that the UCC holds merchants to higher standards in some circumstances, while the CISG does not make a distinction between merchants and nonmerchants. This is because all parties must be merchants under the CISG since it applies only to commercial sales.

The Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) Differs from the United Nations