CISG CASE PRESENTATION

Belgium 1 June 2005 District Court Hasselt (Propercarpet BV v. I.O. Building Contracting NV)
[Cite as: http://cisgw3.law.pace.edu/cases/050601b1.html]

Case Table of Contents

• Case identification
• 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: 20050601 (1 June 2005)

JURISDICTION: Belgium

TRIBUNAL: Rechtbank van Koophandel [District Court] Hasselt

JUDGE(S): P. Vanhelmont, R. Nulens, M. Vanstraelen

CASE NUMBER/DOCKET NUMBER: A.R. 05/1505

CASE NAME: Propercarpet BV v. I.O. Building Contracting NV

CASE HISTORY: Unavailable

SELLER'S COUNTRY: Netherlands

BUYER'S COUNTRY: Belgium

GOODS INVOLVED: [-]

Classification of issues present

APPLICATION OF CISG: Yes

APPLICABLE CISG PROVISIONS AND ISSUES

Key CISG provisions at issue: Articles 8 ; 74 ; 78

Classification of issues using UNCITRAL classification code numbers:

Unavailable

Descriptors: Unavailable

Editorial remarks

Overview comments (CISG-Belgium database): "General conditions -- whether part of offer or acceptance -- question governed by lex contractus (Netherlands in this case); European Contracts Convention (Art. 8(2)) -- party may avail himself of own law to state that he did not agree with general conditions; Damages and interest determined according to CISG."

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 <http://www.law.kuleuven.ac.be/ipr/eng/cases/2005-06-01p.html>

Translation: Unavailable

CITATIONS TO COMMENTS ON DECISION

Unavailable