CISG CASE PRESENTATION

Spain 12 February 2002 Appellate Court Barcelona (Comercial San Antonio, S.A. v. Grupo Blocnesa, S.L.)
[Cite as: http://cisgw3.law.pace.edu/cases/020212s4.html]

Case Table of Contents

• Case identification
• UNCITRAL abstract
• 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: 20020212 (12 February 2002)

JURISDICTION: Spain

TRIBUNAL: Audiencia Provincial de Barcelona [Appellate Court], sección 14ª

JUDGE(S): María Eugenia Alegret Burgues

CASE NUMBER/DOCKET NUMBER: 1307/2000

CASE NAME: Comercial San Antonio, S.A. v. Grupo Blocnesa, S.L.

CASE HISTORY: 1st instance Juzgado Primera Instancia No. 47 de Barcelona 30 October 2000

SELLER'S COUNTRY: Spain (defendant)

BUYER'S COUNTRY: Venezuela (plaintiff)

GOODS INVOLVED: Goods

SPAIN: Audiencia Provincial de Barcelona 12 February 2002

Case law on UNCITRAL texts (CLOUT) abstract no. 488

Reproduced with permission of UNCITRAL

A Venezuelan seller and a Spanish buyer were in a dispute about the performance of a sales contract. The Court, citing article 329 of the Spanish Commercial Code and articles 25, 32(2), 34 and 49 CISG, held that the seller had failed to perform its main obligation, namely to place at the buyer's disposal the goods which were prepaid by the buyer, and in particular by failing to provide a certificate of origin of the goods which was necessary in order for the goods to be exported.

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Classification of issues present

APPLICATION OF CISG: Yes

APPLICABLE CISG PROVISIONS AND ISSUES

Key CISG provisions at issue: Articles 25 ; 32(2) ; 34 ; 49 ; 84

Classification of issues using UNCITRAL classification code numbers:

25A [Effect of a fundamental breach: avoidance of contract];

32B [Seller’s duties when obliged to arrange for carriage];

34A [Seller’s obligation to hand over documents];

49A1 [Buyer’s right to avoid contract (grounds for avoidance): fundamental breach of contract];

84A [Seller bound to refund price must pay interest]

Descriptors: Avoidance ; Fundamental breach ; Delivery ; Interest

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Editorial remarks

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Citations to other abstracts, case texts and commentaries

CITATIONS TO OTHER ABSTRACTS OF DECISION

English: Unilex database <http://www.unilex.info/case.cfm?pid=1&do=case&id=881&step=Abstract>

Spanish: CISG-Spain and Latin America website <http://www.uc3m.es/cisg/respan21.htm>

CITATIONS TO TEXT OF DECISION

Original language (Spanish): CISG-Spain and Latin America website <http://www.uc3m.es/cisg/sespan21.htm>; Unilex database <http://www.unilex.info/case.cfm?pid=1&do=case&id=881&step=FullText>

Translation: Unavailable

CITATIONS TO COMMENTS ON DECISION

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