CISG CASE PRESENTATION

Argentina 18 March 1994 National Commercial Court of First Instance Buenos Aires (Bedial v. Müggenburg) [translation available]
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DATE OF DECISIONS: 19940318 (18 March 1994)

JURISDICTION: Argentina

TRIBUNAL: Juzgado Nacional de Primera Instancia en lo Comercial No. 11 (Buenos Aires)

JUDGE(S): Miguel F. Bargallo

CASE NUMBER/DOCKET NUMBER: 58.109/90

CASE NAME: Bedial S.A. v. Paul Müggenburg GmbH

CASE HISTORY: 2^nd instance Cámara Nacional (Appellate Court) 31 October 1995 [affirming]

SELLER'S COUNTRY: Germany (defendant)

BUYER'S COUNTRY: Argentina (plaintiff)

GOODS INVOLVED: Dehydrated mushrooms

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Classification of issues present

APPLICATION OF CISG: No, but court applied the CISG

APPLICABLE CISG PROVISIONS AND ISSUES

Key CISG provisions at issue: Articles 31 ; 36 ; 66 ; 67 ; 100 [Also cited: Articles 30 ; 39 ; 86 ]

Classification of issues using UNCITRAL classification code numbers:

31A [Place for delivery: contracts involving carriage of goods];

36A ; 36B1 [Time for assessing conformity of goods: conformity determined as of time when risk passes to buyer; Unless lack of conformity caused by seller's breach of any of his obligations];

66B [Loss or damage after risk has passed to buyer: buyer not relieved of obligation to pay unless damage due to seller's act or omission];

67A [Risk passes on handing goods over to first carrier]

Descriptors: Delivery ; Passage of risk

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