VJ Home: Archive: Abstract Article (2000) 4 VJ 1, 62-79 International Sale of Goods and the Transfer of Risk Annemieke Romein* This article contains a comparison between the transfer of risk under the CISG and the German Civil Code (GCC) and will focus on the transfer of risk and related problems. In general, the risk of having to pay the purchase price and the risk of non-performance pass to the buyer at the same time. However, the rules for the passing of risk differ greatly with the sale of goods in transit. * LL.M. (University of Heidelberg). Attorney at NautaDutilh, attorneys, civil law notaries and tax advisers in Rotterdam (Netherlands).