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CISG-online number
6137
Case name
Beologic NV et al. v. MMA IARD et al.
Jurisdiction
France
Court
Cour de Cassation (French Supreme Court)
Chamber
Chambre commerciale, financière et économique (Commercial chamber)
Judges
Annie Vaissette (Presiding Judge), Pascale Fontaine (Reporting judge), Marie-Laure Bélaval (Judge), Mamou (Griffier)
Date of decision
26 October 2022
Case nr./docket nr.
20-16.174, 20-16.798
Claimant 1
Name
Boissec S.A.
Place of business
Switzerland
Role in transaction
Buyer
Respondents 7
Name
Eco Tendance S.a.r.l. (doing business as Wood Chop)
Place of business
France
Role in transaction
Seller
Name
Inter Mutuelles Entreprises (previously Matmut Entreprises)
Place of business
France
Role in transaction
Seller's insurer
Name
Etablissements André Bondet S.A.
Place of business
France
Role in transaction
Seller's supplier
Name
MMA IARD
Place of business
France
Role in transaction
Insurer of seller's supplier
Name
Beologic N.V.
Place of business
Belgium
Role in transaction
Manufacturer of (allegedly defective) component used for the manufacture of the goods
Name
Amlin Europe (subsequently MS Amlin Insurance)
Place of business
Netherlands
Role in transaction
Insurer of manufacturer of (allegedly defective) component used for the manufacture of the goods
Name
HDI Gerling (subsequently HDI Global SE)
Place of business
Germany
Role in transaction
Insurer of manufacturer of (allegedly defective) component used for the manufacture of the goods
Case History
Boissec S.A. v. Eco Tendance S.a.r.l. et al.
Tribunal de Commerce de Montauban (Commercial Court Montauban)
France, 31 May 2017 – 2014/237, CISG-online 5652
Beologic NV et al. v. MMA IARD et al.
Cour d'appel de Toulouse (Court of Appeal Toulouse)
France, 12 February 2020 – 17/03443, CISG-online 5700
Present decision reversing and remanding
Beologic NV v. MS Amlin Insurance et al.
Cour d'appel de Bordeaux (Court of Appeal Bordeaux)
France, 10 January 2024 – 23/00375, CISG-online 6748
affirming in part, reversing in part
Seller 1
Name
Eco Tendance S.a.r.l. (doing business as Wood Chop)
Place of business
France
Role in trade
Dealer / Trader
Buyer 1
Name
Boissec S.A.
Place of business
Switzerland
Role in trade
Dealer / Trader
Category of goods
63: Cork and wood manufactures (excluding furniture)
Goods as per contract
23,740 linear meters of BELAVIA-type composite wood decks (composed of 70% wood and 30% high-density polyethylene (HDPE))
CISG applicable
yes
CISG applied
yes
(Domestic) law applied in addition
French law
Key CISG provisions applied
Art. 7(2)
Non-provision-specific issues addressed
Limitation (prescription) period for claim arising under CISG contract
This decision is cited by 1
MMA IARD SA et al. v. Inter Mutuelles Entreprises SA et al.
Cour d'appel de Toulouse (Court of Appeal Toulouse)
France, 19 March 2024 – 18/05127, CISG-online 6920
European Case Law Identifier (ECLI)
ECLI:FR:CCASS:2022:CO00620
CLOUT number
2081
Full text and abstract of decision 2
Abstract of decision
CLOUT Abstract 2081 (Language: English)
Full text of decision
Original language: French