CISG CASE PRESENTATION

Italy 13 October 2006 Court Suprema di Cassazione [Supreme Court] (Amministrazione delle Finanze dello Stato v. Ford Italia S.p.A.)
[Cite as: http://cisgw3.law.pace.edu/cases/061013i3.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: 20061013 (13 October 2006)

JURISDICTION: Italy

TRIBUNAL: Court Suprema di Cassazione

JUDGE(S): Unavailable

CASE NUMBER/DOCKET NUMBER: n. 22023

CASE NAME: Amministrazione delle Finanze dello Stato v. Ford Italia S.p.A.

CASE HISTORY: See also Corte di Cassazione 16 May 2007 (same facts, different tax period)

SELLER'S COUNTRY: Contracting State other than Italy

BUYER'S COUNTRY: Italy (defendant)

GOODS INVOLVED: Automoblies

Classification of issues present

APPLICATION OF CISG: Yes [Article 1(1)(a)]

APPLICABLE CISG PROVISIONS AND ISSUES

Key CISG provisions at issue: Article 11

Classification of issues using UNCITRAL classification code numbers:

11A [Writing or other formality for conclusion of contract not required]

Descriptors: Formal requirements

Editorial remarks

• Unavailable

Citations to case abstracts, texts, and commentaries

CITATIONS TO ABSTRACTS OF DECISION

(a) UNCITRAL abstract: Unavailable

(b) Other abstracts

English: Unilex database <http://www.unilex.info/case.cfm?pid=1&do=case&id=1557&step=Abstract>

CITATIONS TO TEXT OF DECISION

Original language (Italian): CISG-online.ch website <http://www.cisg-online.ch/cisg/urteile/1404.pdf>; Unilex database <http://www.unilex.info/case.cfm?pid=1&do=case&id=1557&step=FullText>

Translation: Unavailable

CITATIONS TO COMMENTS ON DECISION

Unavailable