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CISG-online number
5538
Case name
Valve tappets case
Jurisdiction
Germany
Court
Oberlandesgericht Schleswig (Court of Appeal Schleswig)
Chamber
16. Zivilsenat (16th panel for civil matters)
Date of decision
28 May 2020
Case nr./docket nr.
16 U 138/19
Claimant 1
Name
A[...] Corp.
Place of business
USA
Role in transaction
Buyer
Respondent 1
Name
P[...] GmbH
Place of business
Germany
Role in transaction
Seller
Case History
Valve tappets case
Landgericht Lübeck (District Court Lübeck)
Germany, 24 October 2019 – 13 HKO 34/17, CISG-online 5496
Present decision
Seller 1
Name
P[...] GmbH
Place of business
Germany
Role in trade
Dealer / Trader
Buyer 1
Name
A[...] Corp.
Place of business
USA
Role in trade
Dealer / Trader
Category of goods
71: Power-generating machinery and equipment
Goods as per contract
Spare parts for gas engines (2 pistons, 2 camshafts, 200 valve tappets)
Price
6'300.00 EUR (Euro)
CISG applicable
yes, Art. 1(1)(a)
CISG applied
yes
Key CISG provisions interpreted and applied
Art. 14 (incorporation of standard terms); Art. 38(1); Art. 39(1); Art. 74; Art. 78
Key CISG provisions applied
Art. 7(1); Art. 18(1); Art. 19(1); Art. 19(3); Art. 35(1); Art. 35(2)(a); Art. 45(1)(b); Art. 49(1)(a); Art. 49(2)(b)
CISG provisions also cited
Art. 8(1); Art. 8(2); Art. 8(3); Art. 45(1); Art. 45(1)(a); Art. 81(1); Art. 81(2)
Non-provision-specific issues addressed
Incorporation of standard terms into CISG contracts; Limitation (prescription) period for claim arising under CISG contract; Recoverability of attorneys' fees as damages
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Decision published in 3
Zeitschrift für Vertriebsrecht (ZVertriebsR) (2021), 163–169 [Full text – in German]
Internationales Handelsrecht (IHR) (2022), 106–115 [Text (excerpt) – in German]
Außenwirtschaftliche Praxis (AW-Prax) (2021), 501–502 [Full text – in German]
Comment on this decision 1
Claude Witz, Ben Köhler & Francis Limbach, 'Panorama: Droit uniforme de la vente internationale de marchandises (janvier 2020 - juin 2021)', Recueil Dalloz (D.) (2021), 2017–2027, at 2024 [– in French]
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