Belgium 10 April 2001 District Court Hasselt (Steel plates case)
[Cite as: http://cisgw3.law.pace.edu/cases/010410b1.html]
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CASE NUMBER/DOCKET NUMBER: A.R. 1122/00
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CASE HISTORY: Unavailable
SELLER'S COUNTRY: Belgium (plaintiff)
BUYER'S COUNTRY: Netherlands (defendant)
GOODS INVOLVED: Steel plates
APPLICATION OF CISG: Yes
APPLICABLE CISG PROVISIONS AND ISSUES
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Overview comments (CISG-Belgium database): "Jurisdiction – art. 5(1) of Brussels Convention – place of performance – payment – according to CISG – residence of seller – Belgium – Belgian court has jurisdiction. Inspection of goods – short period, taking circumstances into account – in some cases, problem only seen when good used – not in this case – too late. Damages – determined in conditions – validity – CISG has no provisions – lex contractus – Belgian law."
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CITATIONS TO ABSTRACTS OF DECISION
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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/2001-04-10.html>
Translation: Unavailable
CITATIONS TO COMMENTS ON DECISION
English: [2004] S.A. Kruisinga, (Non-)conformity in the 1980 UN Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods: a uniform concept?, Intersentia at 108
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