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CISG-online number
4558
Case name
YPF S.A. v. AES Urugaiana Emprendimientos S.A. et al.
Arbitral Tribunal
ICC International Court of Arbitration
Seat of the arbitration
Montevideo
Arbitrators
Prof. Gabrielle Kaufmann-Kohler (Presiding arbitrator (Chairperson)), Prof. Alejandro M. Garro (Co-arbitrator), Prof. Roque J. Caivano (Co-arbitrator)
Date of decision
08 May 2013
Case nr./docket nr.
16232/JRF/CA (Partial Award on Liability)
Claimant 1
Name
Yacimientos Petrolíferos Fiscales (YPF) S.A.
Place of business
Argentina
Role in transaction
Seller
Respondents 5
Name
AES Urugaiana Emprendimientos S.A.
Place of business
Brazil
Role in transaction
Sub-sub-buyer of the goods (not party to the international sales contract)
Name
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. (PETROBRAS)
Place of business
Brazil
Role in transaction
Buyer
Name
Transportadora de Gas del Norte S.A.
Place of business
Brazil
Role in transaction
Carrier charged with the transportation of the goods
Name
Companhia Estadual de Distribuiçao de Energia Eletrica do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul – Brasil (CEEE)
Place of business
Brazil
Role in transaction
Carrier charged with the transportation of the goods
Name
Companhia de Gás do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul (SULGAS)
Place of business
Brazil
Role in transaction
Sub-buyer of the goods (not party to the international sales contract)
Case History
Present decision
YPF S.A. v. AES Urugaiana Emprendimientos S.A. et al.
ICC International Court of Arbitration
Arbitration, 08 May 2013 – 16232/JRF/CA (Dissenting Opinion of Prof. Roque J. Caivano), CISG-online 4596
Dissenting Opinion
YPF S.A. v. AES Urugaiana Emprendimientos S.A. et al.
Tribunal de Apelaciones en lo Civil de Segundo Turno (Court of Appeal for the Second Circuit)
Uruguay, 07 August 2013 – SEF 0005-000152/2014, CISG-online 4600
YPF S.A. v. AES Uruguaiana Empreendimentos, S.A. et al.
ICC International Court of Arbitration
Arbitration, 04 October 2013 – 16232/JRF/CA/ASM; 16029/JRF; 16202/JRF (Addendum), CISG-online 6052
YPF S.A. v. AES Uruguaiana Empreendimentos, S.A. et al.
Cámara Nacional de Apelaciones en lo Contencioso Administrativo Federal (National Court of Appeals in Federal and Contentious Administrative Matters)
Argentina, 07 October 2014 – 41255/2013, CISG-online 6059
vacating (setting aside) arbitral award
YPF S.A. v. AES Urugaiana Emprendimientos S.A. et al.
Cámara Nacional de Apelaciones en lo Contencioso Administrativo Federal (National Court of Appeals in Federal and Contentious Administrative Matters)
Argentina, 22 December 2015 – 41255/2013/1, CISG-online 6091
YPF S.A. v. AES Uruguaiana Empreendimentos, S.A. et al.
Cámara Nacional de Apelaciones en lo Contencioso Administrativo Federal (National Court of Appeals in Federal and Contentious Administrative Matters)
Argentina, 31 March 2016 – 41.255/2013/1, CISG-online 6101
dismissing claim
YPF S.A. v. AES Uruguaiana Empreendimentos, S.A. et al.
Cámara Nacional de Apelaciones en lo Contencioso Administrativo Federal (National Court of Appeals in Federal and Contentious Administrative Matters)
Argentina, 31 March 2016 – 41.255/2013/1 (Partial Dissenting Opinion), CISG-online 6103
YPF S.A. v. AES Uruguaiana Empreendimentos, S.A. et al.
ICC International Court of Arbitration
Arbitration, 20 April 2016 – 16232/JRF/CA (Final Award), CISG-online 6105
YPF S.A. v. AES Uruguaiana Empreendimentos, S.A. et al.
Cámara Nacional de Apelaciones en lo Contencioso Administrativo Federal (National Court of Appeals in Federal and Contentious Administrative Matters)
Argentina, 26 April 2016 – 41.255/2013/1, CISG-online 6107
vacating (setting aside) arbitral award
Seller 1
Name
Yacimientos Petrolíferos Fiscales (YPF) S.A.
Place of business
Argentina
Role in trade
Producer of the goods sold
Buyer 1
Name
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. (PETROBRAS)
Place of business
Brazil
Role in trade
Dealer / Trader
Category of goods
34: Gas, natural and manufactured
Goods as per contract
Natural gas
CISG applicable
yes, due to parties' choice of the law of a CISG Contracting State
CISG applied
yes
(Domestic) law applied in addition
Argentinean law
Key CISG provisions interpreted and applied
Art. 6; Art. 58; Art. 71; Art. 72(1); Art. 72(2); Art. 72(3)
Key CISG provisions interpreted
Art. 79(1)
Key CISG provisions applied
Art. 8(3); Art. 25; Art. 45(2); Art. 49(1)(a); Art. 77
CISG provisions also cited
Art. 7(2); Art. 9; Art. 25; Art. 49(2); Art. 73(2); Art. 96
Non-provision-specific issues addressed
Contracting party's right to withhold (suspend) performance
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Sizing machine case
Handelsgericht des Kantons St. Gallen (Commercial Court Canton St. Gallen)
Switzerland, 03 December 2002 – HG.1999.82-HGK, CISG-online 727
Cooling machine case
Oberster Gerichtshof (Austrian Supreme Court)
Austria, 14 January 2002 – 7 Ob 301/01t, CISG-online 643
BSC Footwear Supplies, Ltd. v. Brumby, SL
Audiencia Provincial de Alicante (Court of Appeal Alicante)
Spain, 16 November 2000, CISG-online 1318
Magellan Int'l Corporation v. Salzgitter Handel GmbH
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
USA, 07 December 1999 – 99 C 5153, CISG-online 439
Czech cheese case
Schiedsgericht der Hamburger freundschaftlichen Arbitrage (Hamburg Friendly Arbitration)
Arbitration, 29 December 1998, CISG-online 638
Cold-rolled metal sheets case I
Vienna International Arbitral Centre of the Austrian Federal Economic Chamber (VIAC)
Arbitration, 15 June 1994 – SCH-4318, CISG-online 120
Italian shoes case XIII
Oberlandesgericht Düsseldorf (Court of Appeal Düsseldorf)
Germany, 14 January 1994 – 17 U 146/93, CISG-online 119
Italian shoes case VIII
Landgericht Berlin (District Court Berlin)
Germany, 30 September 1992 – 99 O 123/92, CISG-online 70
Comment on this decision 1
Diego P. Fernández Arroyo, 'The curious case of an arbitration with two annulment courts: comments on the YPF saga', 33 Arbitration International (Arb. Int.) (2017), 317–344 [– in English]  
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Original language: Spanish
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