CISG CASE PRESENTATION

Belgium 13 April 2000 Commercial Court (V. v. B.) (Bowling apparatus case)
[Cite as: http://cisgw3.law.pace.edu/cases/000413b1.html]

Case Table of Contents

• Case identification
• Case outline
• Classification of issues present
• Editorial remarks
• Citations to case abstracts, texts, and commentaries

• Guide to links contained in case presentations

Case identification

DATE OF DECISION: 20000413 (13 April 2000)

JURISDICTION: Belgium

TRIBUNAL: Rechtbank van Koophandel [Commercial Court]

JUDGE(S): Unavailable

CASE NUMBER/DOCKET NUMBER: AR/16/00

CASE NAME: V. v. B.

CASE HISTORY: Unavailable

SELLER'S COUNTRY: Belgium (plaintiff)

BUYER'S COUNTRY: Netherlands (defendant)

GOODS INVOLVED: Bowling apparatus

Case outline

CISG-Belgium database of Katholieke Universitiet Leuven

Jurisdiction -- Art. 5(1) of Brussels Convention -- place of performance -- place of payment -- residence of seller -- Belgium -- Belgian court has jurisdiction. Invoices to third party -- does not alter contractual relationship between parties. Non-conform delivery -- minor non-conformity -- does not justify withholding total amount due -- defendant ordered to pay and withhold only small portion. Interest -- lex contracteus -- Belgian law applied.

Classification of issues present

APPLICATION OF CISG: Yes [Article 1(1)(a)]

APPLICABLE CISG PROVISIONS AND ISSUES

Key CISG provisions at issue: Articles 3 ; 6 ; 9 ; 14 ; 18 ; 19 ;38 ; 39 ; 57 ; 78

Classification of issues using UNCITRAL classification code numbers:

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Descriptors: Unavailable

Editorial remarks

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Citations to case abstracts, texts, and commentaries

CITATIONS TO ABSTRACTS OF DECISION

(a) UNCITRAL abstract: Unavailable

(b) Other abstracts

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CITATIONS TO TEXT OF DECISION

Original language (Dutch): CISG-Belgium database of Katholieke Universiteit Leuven <http://www.law.kuleuven.ac.be/ipr/eng/cases/2000-04-13.html>

Translation: Unavailable

CITATIONS TO COMMENTS ON DECISION

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