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CISG CASE PRESENTATION

Belgium 7 May 2003 District Court Hasselt (Car spare parts case)
[Cite as: http://cisgw3.law.pace.edu/cases/030507b1.html]

Primary source(s) of information for case presentation: CISG-Belgium database of Katholieke Universiteit Leuven

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Case identification

DATE OF DECISION: 20030507 (7 May 2003)

JURISDICTION: Belgium

TRIBUNAL: Rechtbank van Koophandel [District Court for Commercial Matters] Hasselt

JUDGE(S): P. Vanhelmont; R. Hoedemakers; Claes

CASE NUMBER/DOCKET NUMBER: A.R. 03/1493

CASE NAME: J. v. F.

CASE HISTORY: Unavailable

SELLER'S COUNTRY: Belgium (plaintiff)

BUYER'S COUNTRY: France (defendant)

GOODS INVOLVED: Car spare parts


Classification of issues present

APPLICATION OF CISG: Yes

APPLICABLE CISG PROVISIONS AND ISSUES

Key CISG provisions at issue: Article 31

Classification of issues using UNCITRAL classification code numbers:

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Descriptors: Unavailable

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Editorial remarks

Overview comments (CISG-Belgium database): "Jurisdiction – Brussels I Regulation art. 23 – practice between the parties – in Dutch – not proved that French buyer understood. Jurisdiction – Brussels I Regulation art. 5.1 – sale – place of delivery – obligation included transportation, no Incoterm – according to CISG – place of handing over to first carrier – Belgium – Belgium court has jurisdiction. Proceedings stayed in accordance with Service Regulation, art. 19 – must be shown that defendant was served."

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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/2003-05-07.html>

Translation: Unavailable

CITATIONS TO COMMENTS ON DECISION

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