| Austria | 2 | Germany | 9 | Switzerland | 2 |
| Egypt | 1 | ICC | 1 | United States | 1 |
| France | 4 | TOTAL: | 20 |
Presented below is a composite list of Art. 46 cases reporting UNCITRAL Digest cases and other Art. 46 cases. All cases are listed in chronological sequence, commencing with the most recent. Asterisks identify the UNCITRAL Digest cases, commencing with the 7 September 2000 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.
There are scholars who believe that there are circumstances in which the UNIDROIT Principles of International Commercial Contracts may be used to interpret or supplement this Article of the CISG. See match-up of this Article with counterpart provisions of the Principles and commentary on this subject. To the extent this reasoning fits, cases on the counterpart provisions of the UNIDROIT Principles may be relevant. To the extent available, such cases may be found on the Unilex website.
Austria 12 September 2006 Oberster Gerichtshof [Supreme Court] (CD media case) 46C [translation available]
Germany 21 June 2006 Amtsgericht [Lower Court] Landsberg (Dust ventilator case) [translation available]
China 21 May 2006 CIETAC Arbitration Award [CISG/2006/01] (Diesel generators case) 46C [translation available]
Austria 8 November 2005 Oberster Gerichtshof [Supreme Court] [translation available]
Spain 29 March 2005 Juzgado de primera instancia [Court of First Instance] Tudela [translation available]
France 26 October 2004 Cour d'appel [Appellate Court] Poitiers 46A [translation available]
Ukraine 19 October 2004 Arbitration Award (Iron and steel castings case) [translation available]
Switzerland 21 September 2004 Amtsgericht [District Court] Luzern-Land [translation available]
Belgium 30 June 2004 Hof van Beroep [Appellate Court] Gent
Spain 28 April 2004 Audiencia Provincial [Appellate Court] Barcelona [translation available]
Switzerland 27 January 2004 Kantonsgericht [District Court] Schaffhausen 46C [translation available]
Switzerland 13 January 2004 Bundesgericht [Supreme Court]
Spain 5 November 2003 Audiencia Provincial [Appellate Court] Vizcaya
Russia 25 June 2003 Arbitration Award No. 151/2002 46C [translation available]
Germany 25 March 2003 Landgericht [District Court] Köln [translation available]
China 27 December 2002 CIETAC Arbitration Award [CISG 2002/29] (Medicine manufacturing equipment case) [translation available]
Germany 19 December 2002 Oberlandesgericht [Appellate Court] Karlsruhe 46C [translation available]
China 17 December 2002 CIETAC Arbitration Award [CISG 2002/27] (Production line case) 46A [translation available]
Belgium 16 December 2002 Hof van Beroep [Appellate Court] Antwerpen (Steel plates case) [translation available]
China 11 November 2002 CIETAC Arbitration Award [CISG 2002/26] (Platform case) 46B [translation available]
Switzerland 5 November 2002 Handelsgericht [Commercial Court] des Kantons Aargau [translation available]
China 21 October 2002 CIETAC Arbitration Award [CISG 2002/16] (Engraving machine case) 46C [translation available]
Netherlands 15 October 2002 Netherlands Arbitration Institute Case No. 2319 [English text]
Switzerland 25 February 2002 Kantonsgericht [District Court] Schaffhausen [translation available]
Austria 14 January 2002 Oberster Gerichtshof [Supreme Court] [translation available]
France 24 October 2000 Cour d'appel [Appellate Court] Colmar [translation available]
* Austria 7 September 2000 Oberster Gerichtshof [Supreme Court] [translation available]
China 31 January 2000 CIETAC Arbitration Award [CISG/2000/09] (Clothes case) 46C [translation available]
Russia 24 January 2000 Arbitration award 54/1999 46B [translation available]
China 2000 CIETAC Arbitration Award [CISG 2000/17] (Souvenir coins case) [translation available]
United States 7 December 1999 Federal District Court [Illinois] (Magellan International v. Salzgitter Handel) 46A
ICC August 1999 International Court of Arbitration, Case 9083 [translation available]
ICC August 1999 International Court of Arbitration, Case 9887 [English text]
Russia 27 July 1999 Arbitration award 302/1996 46A [translation available]
ICC July 1999 International Court of Arbitration, Case 9448 [English text]
ICC June 1999 International Court of Arbitration, Case 9187 [English text]
* France 26 May 1999 Cour de Cassation [Supreme Court] [translation available]
* Germany 26 November 1998 Landgericht [District Court] Memmingen [translation available]
Russia 17 November 1998 Arbitration award 164/1996 46B [translation available]
Belgium 4 November 1998 Hof van Beroep [Appellate Court] Antwerp (I.S. Trading v. Vadotex) [translation available]
* Switzerland 28 October 1998 Bundesgericht [Supreme Court] (Meat case) [translation available]
Germany 22 September 1998 Oberlandesgericht [Appellate Court] Oldenburg 46A [translation available]
Switzerland 21 September 1998 Handelsgericht [Commercial Court] Zürich (Catalogue case) [translation available]
ICC March 1998 International Court of Arbitration, Case 9117 [English text]
* France 29 January 1998 Cour d'appel [Appellate Court] Versailles 46C [translation available]
China 4 July 1997 CIETAC Arbitration Award [CISG/1997/19] (Gear processing machine case) 46B ; 46C [translation available]
Germany 25 June 1997 Oberlandesgericht [Appellate Court] Karlsruhe [translation available]
Germany 24 April 1997 Oberlandesgericht [Appellate Court] Düsseldorf [translation available]
China 11 April 1997 CIETAC Arbitration Award [CISG/1997/05] (Silicon metal case) [translation available]
* Germany 31 January 1997 Oberlandesgericht [Appellate Court] Koblenz
* ICC January 1997 International Court of Arbitration, Case 8786 [English text]
Netherlands 21 November 1996 Arrondissementsrechtbank [District Court] Rotterdam
* Germany Germany 3 April 1996 Bundesgerichtshof [Supreme Court] [translation available]
* France 23 January 1996 Cour de Cassation [Supreme Court] [translation available]
* United States 6 December 1995 Federal Appellate Court [2nd Circuit] (Delchi Carrier v. Rotorex) 46B
Hungary 5 December 1995 Budapest Arbitration award Vb 94131 46C [translation available]
* Germany 12 October 1995 Landgericht [District Court] Trier [translation available]
* Egypt 3 October 1995 Arbitration award (Cairo Chamber of Commerce & Industry) [translation available]
Germany 21 September 1995 Landgericht [District Court] Kassel [translation available]
Germany 20 September 1995 Oberlandesgericht [Appellate Court] Nürnberg
Switzerland 30 June 1995 Gerichtskommission [Judicial Commission] Oberrheintal (Sliding doors case) [translation available]
* Germany 9 June 1995 Oberlandesgericht [Appellate Court] Hamm 46B ; 46C [translation available]
* France 26 April 1995 Cour d'appel [Appellate Court] Grenoble (Marques Roque v. Manin Riviére) 46C [translation available]
* Switzerland 26 April 1995 Handelsgericht [Commercial Court] Zürich [translation available]
* Germany 5 April 1995 Landgericht [District Court] Landshut [translation available]
ICC January 1995 International Court of Arbitration, Case 7754 [English text]
* Germany 9 November 1994 Landgericht [District Court] Oldenburg 46C [translation available]
United States 9 September 1994 Federal District Court [Northern Dist. NY] (Delchi Carrier v. Rotorex) 46B
Germany 6 July 1994 Landgericht [District Court] Oldenburg
* Austria 1 July 1994 Oberlandesgericht [Appellate Court] Innsbruck [translation available]
China 6 April 1994 CIETAC Arbitration Award [CISG/1994/05] (Printing machine case) 46C [translation available]
Germany 10 February 1994 Oberlandesgericht [Appellate Court] Düsseldorf [6 U 32/93] [translation available]
Germany 10 February 1994 Oberlandesgericht [Appellate Court] Düsseldorf [6 U 119/93] [translation available]
* Germany 18 January 1994 Oberlandesgericht [Appellate Court] Frankfurt [translation available]
ICC 1994 International Court of Arbitration, Case 7565 [English text]
Germany 14 April 1993 Amtsgericht [Lower Court] Cloppenburg [translation available]
* Germany 17 September 1991 Oberlandesgericht [Appellate Court] Frankfurt [translation available]
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