Belgium 17 June 1998 District Court Hasselt (Koning & Hartman and Klaasing Electronics v. Beerten)
[Cite as: http://cisgw3.law.pace.edu/cases/980617b1.html]
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CASE NUMBER/DOCKET NUMBER: A.R. 1639/95
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CASE HISTORY: 1st instance Vrederechter te Hasselt 15 February 1995
SELLER'S COUNTRY: Netherlands (plaintiff)
BUYER'S COUNTRY: Belgium (defendant)
GOODS INVOLVED: Unavailable
Reproduced with permission from CISG-Belgium database of Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
Applicable law - Convention on the Law Applicable to Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (Hague PIL Conference, June 15, 1955) – residence of seller – Netherlands – in Netherlands CISG applicable – CISG applicable
Notice of non-conformity – not timely
Repairs of goods by seller – second delivery – if still not conform – timely notification required
Interest – Dutch law
Interest - no VAT on intercommunity commerce
Applicable law (for repairs) – art. 4(1) and 4(2) of European Contracts Convention – residence of party who has to perform characteristic performance - Netherlands
Case outline
APPLICATION OF CISG: Yes
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CITATIONS TO ABSTRACTS OF DECISION
(a) UNCITRAL abstract: Unavailable
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CITATIONS TO TEXT OF DECISION
Original language (Dutch): CISG-Belgium database of Katholieke Universiteit Leuven <http://www.law.kuleuven.ac.be/ipr/eng/cases/1998-06-17.html>
Translation: Unavailable
CITATIONS TO COMMENTS ON DECISION
English: 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]
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