Belgium 9 July 1999 District Court Hasselt (Rezinal v. Pur Metall) (Zinc case)
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CASE NUMBER/DOCKET NUMBER: A.R. 1321/99
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SELLER'S COUNTRY: Belgium (plaintiff)
BUYER'S COUNTRY: Switzerland (defendant)
GOODS INVOLVED: Zinc
Reproduced with permission from CISG-Belgium database of Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
Jurisdiction – General conditions – used several times by Plaintiff - never objected by Defendant – this Court has jurisdiction
Applicable law – CISG – in force in both countries
Supplementary law – Convention on the Law Applicable to Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (Hague Conference, June 15, 1955) - Place of residence of seller – Belgian
Punitive clause – not in CISG - according to Belgian law (lex contractus) – judge reduced damages
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/1999-07-09.html>
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