Belgium 16 September 1998 District Court Hasselt (Pelter Pressing v. MAF Diskettes) (Centercores case)
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CASE NUMBER/DOCKET NUMBER: A.R. 2324/98
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SELLER'S COUNTRY: Belgium (plaintiff)
BUYER'S COUNTRY: Italy (defendant)
GOODS INVOLVED: Centercores
Reproduced with permission from CISG-Belgium database of Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
Jurisdiction of the Court - Jurisdiction clause for the Courts of Belgium in invoices send by seller Clause not applied by court because no compliance with requirements of Article 17 Brussels Convention
Jurisdiction of the Court Application of Article 5-1 of Brussels Convention Place of performance of obligation to pay the price
Application of the CISG Both countries party to CISG Direct application of CISG (Article 1(1)(a)) Application limited to invoices dating from after coming into force of CISG in Belgium - CISG Article 57 determines where the price must be paid Price to be paid at sellers place, i.e., Belgium
Invoices dating from before coming into force of CISG in Belgium No application of CISG Determination of applicable law - Convention on the Law Applicable to Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (Hague PIL Conference, June 15, 1955, Article 3) Refers to law of seller, Belgian law Uniform Sales Law of 1964 part of Belgian law application of Article 59 of Uniform Sales Law
Case outline
APPLICATION OF CISG: Yes [Article 1(1)(a)]
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Original language (Dutch): CISG-Belgium database of Katholieke Universiteit Leuven <http://www.law.kuleuven.ac.be/ipr/eng/cases/1998-09-16.html>
Translation (French): [1999] Revue de droit commercial belge / Tijdschrift voor Belgisch handelsrecht 65-66 (Van Houtte)
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