CISG CASE PRESENTATION

France 18 October 2012 Appellate Court Lyon (Christmas tree case)
[Cite as: http://cisgw3.law.pace.edu/cases/121018f1.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: 20121018 (18 October 2012)

JURISDICTION: France

TRIBUNAL: Cour d'appel [Appellate Court] de Lyon

JUDGE(S): Michel Gaget President; François Martin, advisor; Philippe Semeriva, advisor

CASE NUMBER/DOCKET NUMBER: 11/01896

CASE NAME: Unavailable

CASE HISTORY: Cour d'appel de Riom 29 April 2009; Cour de Cassation 8 February 2011

SELLER'S COUNTRY: Denmark

BUYER'S COUNTRY: France

GOODS INVOLVED: Christmas tree

Classification of issues present

APPLICATION OF CISG: Yes

APPLICABLE CISG PROVISIONS AND ISSUES

Key CISG provisions at issue: Articles 38 ; 39 ; 40 [Also cited: Article 77 ]

Classification of issues using UNCITRAL classification code numbers:

38A [Buyer's obligation to examine goods];

39A ; 39A3 [Buyer must notify seller within reasonable time (art. 39(1)) ; Exception in case of seller's knowledge (see art. 40) ; Excuse for failure to comply with art. 39(1): See art. 44];

40A [Seller fails to disclose known non-conformity]

Descriptors: Conformity of goods ; Examination of goods ; Good faith ; Lack of conformity known to seller ; Lack of conformity notice, timeliness

Editorial remarks

• Unavailable

Citations to case abstracts, texts, and commentaries

CITATIONS TO ABSTRACTS OF DECISION

(a) UNCITRAL abstract: Unavailable

(b) Other abstracts

Unavailable

CITATIONS TO TEXT OF DECISION

Original language (French): CISG-France database <http://www.cisg.fr/decision.html?lang=fr&date=12-10-18>

Translation: Unavailable

CITATIONS TO COMMENTS ON DECISION

Unavailable