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Article 44

UNCITRAL Digest cases plus added cases

UNCITRAL has identified relevant cases in Digests containing case annotations for each article of the CISG. UNCITRAL cites 16 cases in its Digest of Art. 44 case law:

Denmark       1           Italy      1           Russian Federation        1
Germany 7 Netherlands      1 Switzerland        2
ICC      3 TOTAL:   16

Presented below is a composite list of Art. 44 cases reporting UNCITRAL Digest cases and other Art. 44 cases. All cases are listed in chronological sequence, commencing with the most recent. Asterisks identify the UNCITRAL Digest cases, commencing with the 31 January 2002 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.

For a recent review of Article 44 jurisprudence, see Anselmo Martinez Cañellas, "The Scope of Article 44 CISG", 25 Journal of Law and Commerce (2005-2006) 261-271; see also Sonja A. Kruisinga, "(Non-)conformity in the 1980 UN Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods: a uniform concept?", Intersentia (2004) 117-121.
 

Austria 24 September 2007 Oberlandesgericht [Appellate Court] Linz (Laminated glass case) [translation available]
 

Netherlands 18 July 2006 Gerechtshof [Appellate Court] Arnhem (Potting soil case) [translation available]

Austria 23 January 2006 Oberlandesgericht [Appellate Court] Linz (Auto case) [translation available]

Switzerland 20 January 2006 Cour de Justice [Appellate Court] Genève (Paper products case) [translation available]

Germany 11 January 2006 Bundesgerichtshof [Supreme Court] (Automobile case) 44A [translation available]
 

Germany 11 April 2005 Landgericht [District Court] Frankfurt 44A [translation available]
 

United States 9 September 2004 Federal District Court [State of Washington] (Delizia v. Columbia Distributing Company)

Germany 30 June 2004 Bundesgerichtshof [Supreme Court] [translation available]

Germany 10 March 2004 Oberlandesgericht [Appellate Court] Celle 44A [translation available]

Germany 2 February 2004 Oberlandesgericht [Appellate Court] Zweibrücken [translation available]
 

Germany 15 August 2003 Landgericht [District Court] Bielefeld (Strapping machine case) [translation available]

Switzerland 11 February 2003 Handelsgericht [Commercial Court] St. Gallen [detailed abstract available]
 

Italy 26 November 2002 Tribunale [District Court] Rimini [translation available]

France 13 November 2002 Cour d’appel [Appellate Court] Colmar [translation available]

Germany 13 November 2002 Oberlandesgericht [Appellate Court] München 44A

Austria 17 April 2002 Oberster Gerichtshof [Supreme Court] [7 Ob 54/02m] 44A [translation available]

* Denmark 31 January 2002 Sø og Handelsretten [Maritime Commercial Court] 44A [translation available]

Austria 14 January 2002 Oberster Gerichtshof [Supreme Court] [translation available]
 

United States 17 December 2001 U.S. District Court [Western Dist. Michigan] (Shuttle Packaging Systems v. Tsonakis) 44A
 

Germany 5 December 2000 Oberlandesgericht [Appellate Court] Oldenburg 44A [translation available]

* Italy 12 July 2000 Tribunale [District Court] Vigevano [translation available]

Germany 28 April 2000 Oberlandesgericht [Appellate Court] Oldenburg 44A [translation available]

Spain 27 March 2000 Audiencia Provincial [Appellate Court] Navarra

* Russia 24 January 2000 Arbitration award 54/1999 44A [translation available]
 

* ICC June 1999 International Court of Arbitration, Case 9187 44A [English text]

ICC March 1999 International Court of Arbitration, Case 9978

ICC February 1999 International Court of Arbitraton, Case 9474 44A [English text]
 

Switzerland 30 November 1998 Handelsgericht [Commercial Court] Zürich [translation available]

* Germany 25 November 1998 Bundesgerichtshof [Federal Supreme Court] [translation available]

Austria 15 October 1998 Oberster Gerichtshof [Supreme Court] 44A [translation available]

Switzerland 21 September 1998 Handelsgericht [Commercial Court] Zürich (Catalogue case) [translation available]

* Switzerland 16 September 1998 Bezirksgericht [District Court] Unterrheintal

* Germany 11 September 1998 Oberlandesgericht [Appellate Court] Koblenz 44A [translation available]

Germany 19 August 1998 Oberlandesgericht [Appellate Court] Bamberg

* Germany 26 May 1998 Oberlandesgericht [Appellate Court] Thüringer, Jena [translation available]

Austria 11 March 1998 Oberlandesgericht [Appellate Court] Graz (Timber case) 44A [translation available]

Germany 11 March 1998 Oberlandesgericht [Appellate Court] München 44A [translation available]

Netherlands 20 February 1998 Hoge Raad [Supreme Court]

Austria 12 February 1998 Oberster Gerichtshof [Supreme Court] [translation available]
 

* Netherlands 15 December 1997 Gerechtshof [Appellate Court] 's Hertogenbosch 44A

Germany 28 October 1997 Landgericht [District Court] Erfurt

Germany 15 October 1997 Landgericht [District Court] Hagen [translation available]

* Germany 9 July 1997 Oberlandesgericht [Appellate Court] München [7 U 2070/97] [translation available]

* Germany 25 June 1997 Oberlandesgericht [Appellate Court] Karlsruhe 44A [translation available]

Germany 23 June 1997 Landgericht [District Court] München

Netherlands 5 March 1997 Arrondissementsrechtbank [District Court] Zwolle

* ICC 23 January 1997 International Court of Arbitration, Case 8611 [translation available]

* Switzerland 8 January 1997 Obergericht [Appellate Court] Luzern [translation available]
 

Germany 25 June 1996 Landgericht [District Court] Paderborn 44A [translation available]
 

Hungary 5 December 1995 Budapest Arbitration award Vb 94131 [translation available]

Germany 30 November 1995 Landgericht [District Court] Stuttgart

* Germany 8 February 1995 Oberlandesgericht [Appellate Court] München [7 U 3758/94] (Plastic granulate case) 44A [translation available]
 

Germany 9 November 1994 Landgericht [District Court] Oldenburg [translation available]

Germany 10 February 1994 Oberlandesgericht [Appellate Court] Düsseldorf [6 U 32/93] [translation available]

* ICC 1994 International Court of Arbitration, Case 7331 [English text]

ICC 1994 International Court of Arbitration, Case 7531 [English text]
 

* Germany 13 January 1993 Oberlandesgericht [Appellate Court] Saarbrücken (Doors case) [translation available]
 


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