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CISG-online number
5042
Case name
Merwestaal Moerdijk B.V. v. StaRo Stahlrohrhandelsgesellschaft mbH
Jurisdiction
Netherlands
Court
Rechtbank Zeeland-West-Brabant (District Court Zeeland-West-Brabant)
Judge
Van den Heuvel (Sole judge)
Date of decision
08 March 2018
Case nr./docket nr.
C/02/340290 / KG ZA 18-22
Claimant 1
Name
Merwestaal Moerdijk B.V.
Place of business
Netherlands
Role in transaction
Seller
Respondent 1
Name
StaRo Stahlrohrhandelsgesellschaft mbH
Place of business
Germany
Role in transaction
Buyer
Case History
Present decision
Merwestaal Moerdijk B.V. v. StaRo Stahlrohrhandelsgesellschaft mbH
Gerechthof 's-Hertogenbosch (Court of Appeal 's-Hertogenbosch)
Netherlands, 18 December 2018, CISG-online 5148
Merwestaal Moerdijk B.V. v. StaRo Stahlrohrhandelsgesellschaft mbH
Gerechthof 's-Hertogenbosch (Court of Appeal 's-Hertogenbosch)
Netherlands, 11 June 2019 – 200.239.305_01, CISG-online 5274
affirming in part, reversing in part
Seller 1
Name
Merwestaal Moerdijk B.V.
Place of business
Netherlands
Role in trade
Dealer / Trader
Buyer 1
Name
StaRo Stahlrohrhandelsgesellschaft mbH
Place of business
Germany
Role in trade
Dealer / Trader
Category of goods
67: Iron and steel
Goods as per contract
1850.85 tons of steel plates
Price
647'572.79 EUR (Euro)
CISG applicable
yes, Art. 1(1)(a)
CISG applied
yes
(Domestic) law applied in addition
Dutch law
Key CISG provisions applied
Art. 7(1)
CISG provisions also cited
Art. 6; Art. 7(2)
Relevant CISG provisions not cited
Art. 8; Art. 14(1) (incorporation of standard terms); Art. 19 (battle of the forms; knock-out rule); Art. 74
This decision cites the following CISG-AC Opinion 1
CISG-AC Opinion No. 13 ‘Inclusion of Standard Terms under the CISG’ (Rapporteur: Sieg Eiselen), adopted by the CISG Advisory Council following its 17th meeting in Philadelphia (USA) on 20 January 2013
European Case Law Identifier (ECLI)
ECLI:NL:RBZWB:2018:7406
Full text of decision 1
Full text of decision
Original language: Dutch