Belgium 22 May 2002 District Court Hasselt (R.B.V. NV. v. J.V. BV)
[Cite as: http://cisgw3.law.pace.edu/cases/020522b1.html]
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CASE NUMBER/DOCKET NUMBER: A.R. 01/1710
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CASE HISTORY: Unavailable
SELLER'S COUNTRY: Belgium (plaintiff)
BUYER'S COUNTRY: Netherlands (defendant)
GOODS INVOLVED: Packaging for vegetables
Reproduced with permission from CISG-Belgium database of Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
Price: all means of proof possible; judge may maintain own rules of evidence, e.g., more weight to documentary evidence
Price increase: party that avers price increase not possible due to contract: has to prove
Interest: on basis of CISG, even if not provided for in contract
Case outline
APPLICATION OF CISG: Yes
APPLICABLE CISG PROVISIONS AND ISSUES
Key CISG provisions at issue:
Classification of issues using UNCITRAL classification code numbers:
11A [Writing or other formality for conclusion of contract];
33A [Time for delivery: on date fixed by or determinable by contract];
74A [General rules for measuring damages];
78A [Interest on delay in receiving price or any other sum in arrears]
Descriptors:
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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/2002-05-22.html>
Translation: Unavailable
CITATIONS TO COMMENTS ON DECISION
English: Article 78 and rate of interest: Mazzotta, Endless disagreement among commentators, much less among courts (2004) [citing this case and 275 other court and arbitral rulings]; [2005] Schlechtriem & Schwenzer ed., Commentary on UN Convention on International Sale of Goods, 2d (English) ed., Oxford University Press, Art. 11 para. 13
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