Belgium 4 December 2003 Commercial Court Kortrijk (B. NV v. SN S.r.l.) (Packaging case)
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CASE NUMBER/DOCKET NUMBER: AR/04279/03
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SELLER'S COUNTRY: Belgium (plaintiff)
BUYER'S COUNTRY: Italy (defendant)
GOODS INVOLVED: Packaging
CISG-Belgium database of Katholieke Universitiet Leuven
Forum clause -- General Conditions -- on reverse side of invoice, in Dutch and French, while contract in Italian -- no practice between parties -- invalid. Place of performance -- place of delivery not specified in contract -- place of factual delivery or place of performance of obligations that litigation concerns? -- question left open since same result in this case. Place of delivery -- CISG -- delivery -- first transporter -- in Belgium. Place of payment -- residence of seller -- Belgium.
Go to Case Table of ContentsAPPLICATION OF CISG: Yes [Article 1(1)(a)]
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Original language (Dutch): CISG-Belgium database of Katholieke Universiteit Leuven <http://www.law.kuleuven.ac.be/ipr/eng/cases/2003-12-04.html>
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