This is the thirtieth year for the publication of the Uniform Commercial Code (U.C.C.) Survey in The Business Lawyer. In reviewing the surveys of the past ten years, two recurring themes emerge: first, the continuing need to adapt the U.C.C. to changing patterns of commercial activity; and second, growing concern about the impact of increasing federal regulation on the U.C.C. Over the past year, we have seen developments occur on both fronts.

This fully revised 7th Edition will give students a comprehensive introduction to the Uniform Commercial Code without burdening them with unnecessary detail: Articles 1 and 2 (sales), Articles 3, 4, 4A and 5 (payment systems), and Article 9 (secured transactions), as well as related statutes, amendments, regulations, and operating rules. The new edition deals not only with the 1999 revisions to Article 9 but also with the recent revisions to Article 1. This edition also addresses the earlier revisions to Articles 5, 3, and 4. It has limited coverage of the failed attempt to revise Article 2. A reference volume relied on by students, courts, and business lawyers for decades, the 7th Edition has been updated in light of modern practice and provides a useful resource for students and practitioners dealing with issues in sales, contracts, secured transactions, and payment systems.