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Article 15

UNCITRAL Digest cases plus added cases

UNCITRAL has identified relevant cases in Digests containing case annotations for each article of the CISG. For Art. 15, the UNCITRAL Digest cites six cases: five from Germany, and one from Australia.

Presented below is a composite list of Art. 15 cases reporting these UNCITRAL Digest cases and other Art. 15 cases. All cases are listed in chronological sequence, commencing with the most recent. Asterisks identify the UNCITRAL Digest cases, commencing with the 3 December 1999 citation reported below. Cases are coded to the UNCITRAL Thesaurus.

English texts and full-text English translations of cases are provided as indicated. In most instances researchers can also access UNCITRAL abstracts and link to Unilex abstracts and full-text original-language case texts sourced from Internet websites and other data, including commentaries by scholars to the extent available.
 

Germany 10 November 2006 Oberlandesgericht [Appellate Court] Dresden (Meat case) 15A [translation available]
 

China 9 November 2005 CIETAC Arbitration Award [CISG/2005/04] (DVD machines case) [translation available]

Canada 28 October 2005 Superior Court of Justice, Ontario (Chateau des Charmes Ltd v. Sabaté USA Inc. et al.)

Netherlands 10 February 2005 Netherland Arbitration Institute (interim award) [English text]

Spain 31 January 2005 Audiencia Provincial [Appellate Court] Cuenca (Live calves case) [translation available]

Belgium 25 January 2005 Rechtbank van Koophandel [District Court] Tongeren (Scaforn International BV & Orion Metal BVBA v. Exma CPI SA) [translation available]
 

Switzerland 11 October 2004 Kantonsgericht [Canton Court] Freiburg 15A [translation available]

Switzerland 29 April 2004 Handelsgericht [Commercial Court] St. Gallen
 

France 10 September 2003 Cour d’appel [Appellate Court] Paris [translation available]
 

* Germany 3 December 1999 Oberlandesgericht [Appellate Court] München [translation available]
 

* Germany 2 September 1998 Oberlandesgericht [Appellate Court] Celle [translation available]
 

Germany 31 July 1997 Landgericht [District Court] Göttingen
 

* Germany 28 February 1996 Landgericht [District Court] Oldenburg (Egg case) [translation available]
 

* Germany 23 May 1995 Oberlandesgericht [Appellate Court] Frankfurt [translation available]

* Australia 28 April 1995 Federal District Court, Adelaide (Roder v. Rosedown)
 

* Germany 24 November 1992 Landgericht [District Court] Krefeld (Shoes case) [translation available]
 

Germany 2 September 1991 Oberlandesgericht [Appellate Court] Celle
 

Germany 26 September 1990 Landgericht [District Court] Hamburg


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