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CISG-online number
5529
Case name
Caffaro Chimica S.r.l. et al. v. Sipcam Agro USA et al.
Jurisdiction
USA
Court
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
Judge
Marvin H. Shoob (Senior District Judge)
Date of decision
15 July 2008
Case nr./docket nr.
1:07-CV-2471-MHS
Claimants 2
Name
Caffaro Chimica S.r.l.
Place of business
Italy
Role in transaction
Seller’s assignee
Name
Caffaro S.r.l.
Place of business
Italy
Role in transaction
Seller
Respondents 2
Name
Sipcam Agro USA
Place of business
USA
Role in transaction
Buyer
Name
Sostram Corporation
Place of business
USA
Role in transaction
Buyer
Seller 1
Name
Caffaro S.r.l.
Place of business
Italy
Role in trade
Manufacturer of the goods sold
Buyers 2
Name
Sipcam Agro USA
Place of business
USA
Role in trade
Dealer / Trader
Name
Sostram Corporation
Place of business
USA
Role in trade
Dealer / Trader
Category of goods
59: Chemical materials and products, not elsewhere specified
Goods as per contract
Technical grade chlorothalonil ("CTL TG"), a component of fungicides used in various agricultural and turf and ornamental markets
CISG applicable
yes, Art. 1(1)(a)
CISG applied
yes
(Domestic) law applied in addition
Italian law
Key CISG provisions interpreted and applied
Art. 8(3)
Key CISG provisions interpreted
Art. 6
Key CISG provisions applied
Art. 8(2)
CISG provisions also cited
Art. 8(1)
Non-provision-specific issues addressed
Merger clause/entire agreement clause
This decision cites the following other CISG-online cases 4
Travelers Property Casualty Co. v. Saint-Gobain Technical Fabrics Canada Ltd
U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota
USA, 31 January 2007 – Civ. 04-4386 ADM/AJB, CISG-online 1435
BP Oil International, Ltd. v. Empresa Estatal Petroleos de Ecuador (PetroEcuador)
U.S. Court of Appeals (5th Circuit)
USA, 11 June 2003 – 02-20166, CISG-online 730
Asante Technologies, Inc. v. PMC-Sierra, Inc.
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
USA, 30 July 2001 – C 01-20230 JW, CISG-online 616
MCC-Marble Ceramic Center, Inc. v. Ceramica Nuova D'Agostino S.p.A.
U.S. Court of Appeals (11th Circuit)
USA, 29 June 1998 – 97-4250, CISG-online 342
This decision cites the following CISG-AC Opinion 1
CISG-AC Opinion No. 3 ‘Parol Evidence Rule, Plain Meaning Rule, Contractual Merger Clause and the CISG’ (Rapporteur: Richard Hyland), adopted by the CISG Advisory Council at its 7th meeting in Madrid (Spain) on 23 October 2004
This decision is cited by 1
Shenzen Synergy Digital Co., Ltd. v. Mingtel, Inc.
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
USA, 29 March 2022 – 4:19-cv-00216, CISG-online 5845
Editorial remark
by Ulrich G. Schroeter

The present decision primarily deals with the effect of an entire agreement clause (merger clause) contained in an Italian-U.S. CISG contract.

Decision published in 1
2008 Westlaw (WL) 11407388 [Full text – in English]
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Original language: English