Belgium 7 September 1999 Appellate Court Brussels (I.C.N. Pharmaceuticals Holland v. Dilco) (Vision care products case)
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CASE NUMBER/DOCKET NUMBER: 1999/KR/53
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CASE HISTORY: 1st instance Commercial Court Brussels 24 December 1998
SELLER'S COUNTRY: Netherlands (defendant)
BUYER'S COUNTRY: Belgium (plaintiff)
GOODS INVOLVED: Vision care products
Reproduced with permission from CISG-Belgium database of Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
Jurisdiction – jurisdiction clause on reverse side of delivery note in favour of Court in The Hague – Brussels Convention art. 17 – exclusive jurisdiction to Court in The Hague
Jurisdiction – Brussels Convention art. 2 – place of residence of Defendant – Netherlands
Jurisdiction – Brussels Convention art 5(1) as alternative to art. 2 – place of performance – parties chose Dutch law – CISG applicable in Netherlands – delivery in Netherlands
Jurisdiction – Brussels Convention art. 24 - Provisional measures at different court than court with exclusive jurisdiction – no evasion of rules possible - cannot be applied
Court has no jurisdiction
Case outline
APPLICATION OF CISG: No
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Original language (Dutch): CISG-Belgium database of Katholieke Universiteit Leuven <http://www.law.kuleuven.ac.be/ipr/eng/cases/1999-09-07.html>
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