Belgium 1 March 1995 District Court Hasselt (J.P.S. v. Kabri Mode)
[Cite as: http://cisgw3.law.pace.edu/cases/950301b1.html]
Primary source(s) for case presentation: CISG-Belgium database of Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
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CASE NUMBER/DOCKET NUMBER: A.R. 3641/94
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CASE HISTORY: Unavailable
SELLER'S COUNTRY: Netherlands (defendant)
BUYER'S COUNTRY: Belgium (plaintiff)
GOODS INVOLVED: Fashion goods (clothing)
Reproduced with permission from CISG-Belgium database of Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
Application of the CISG - Rules of Private International Law of the forum referring to law of Contracting State (Article 1(1)(b)) - Convention on the Law Applicable to Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (Hague Conference, June 15, 1955)
Temporal applicability of CISG - Article 100 CISG - In respect of formation of contract
Right to suspend performance - Article 71 CISG - Serious deficiency in performance of obligations concerning one installment
Seller’s right to avoid contract - Article 64 CISG - No need for court to declare contract avoided - Declaration of avoidance made by seller himself
Interest - Article 78 CISG - Rate fixed according to "settled case law" of the court
Case outline
APPLICATION OF CISG: Yes [Article 1(1)(b)]
APPLICABLE CISG PROVISIONS AND ISSUES
Key CISG provisions at issue: Articles
Classification of issues using UNCITRAL classification code numbers:
64A1 [Seller's right to avoid contract (fundamental breach of
contract): buyer's failure to pay for goods];
71A [Suspension of performance: apparent that buyer will not perform substantial part of obligations];
78B [Interest on delay in receiving price (rate of interest): determined by standard practice of the court]
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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=269&step=Abstract>
CITATIONS TO TEXT OF DECISION
Original language (Dutch): CISG-Belgium database of Katholieke Universiteit Leuven <http://www.law.kuleuven.ac.be/ipr/eng/cases/1995-03-01.html>; Unilex database <http://www.unilex.info/case.cfm?pid=1&do=case&id=269&step=FullText>
Translation: Unavailable
CITATIONS TO COMMENTS ON DECISION
Dutch: Erauw, [1998] Tijdschrift voor Privaatrecht (TvP 35) 1369 [1513 No. 255, 1523 No. 265]
English: Honnold, Uniform Law for International Sales (1999) 352, 430 [Arts. 54, 71]; van Houtte, 26 International Bus. Law. (1996) 331 [332 n.4]; Article 78 and rate of interest: Mazzotta, Endless disagreement among commentators, much less among courts (2004) [citing this case and 275 other court and arbitral rulings]; [2005] Schlechtriem & Schwenzer ed., Commentary on UN Convention on International Sale of Goods, 2d (English) ed., Oxford University Press, Art. 71 para. 10
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