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CISG-online number
6261
Case name
Aan- en Verkoopcoöperatie "De Eendracht" U.A. v. Raiffeisenbank Emsland-Mitte EG et al.
Jurisdiction
Netherlands
Court
Gerechtshof Arnhem-Leeuwarden (Court of Appeal Arnhem-Leeuwarden)
Judges
J. Smit (Judge), M.M. Lorist (Judge), R. Koolhoven (Judge)
Date of decision
21 March 2023
Case nr./docket nr.
200.292.817/01
Claimants 2
Name
Raiffeisenbank Emsland-Mitte EG
Place of business
Germany
Role in transaction
Buyer
Name
R+V Allgemeine Versicherungs AG
Place of business
Germany
Role in transaction
Buyer's insurer
Respondent 1
Name
Aan- en Verkoopcoöperatie De Eendracht U.A.
Place of business
Netherlands
Role in transaction
Seller
Case History
Raiffeisenbank Emsland-Mitte EG et al. v. Aan- en Verkoopcoöperatie "De Eendracht" U.A.
Rechtbank Overijssel (District Court Overijssel)
Netherlands, 19 December 2019 – C/08/202458 / HA ZA 17-254, CISG-online 5193
Raiffeisenbank Emsland-Mitte EG et al. v. Aan- en Verkoopcoöperatie "De Eendracht" U.A.
Rechtbank Overijssel (District Court Overijssel)
Netherlands, 15 April 2020 – C/08/202458 / HA ZA 17-254, CISG-online 5207
Present decision
Aan- en Verkoopcoöperatie "De Eendracht" U.A. v. Raiffeisenbank Emsland-Mitte EG et al.
Gerechtshof Arnhem-Leeuwarden (Court of Appeal Arnhem-Leeuwarden)
Netherlands, 19 September 2023 – 200.292.817/01, CISG-online 6491
reversing in part
Seller 1
Name
Aan- en Verkoopcoöperatie De Eendracht U.A.
Place of business
Netherlands
Buyer 1
Name
Raiffeisenbank Emsland-Mitte EG
Place of business
Germany
Role in trade
Dealer / Trader
Category of goods
8: Feeding stuff for animals (not including unmilled cereals)
Goods as per contract
Organic compound feed for chicken
CISG applicable
yes, Art. 1(1)(a)
CISG applied
yes
(Domestic) law applied in addition
Dutch law
Key CISG provisions interpreted and applied
Art. 38(1); Art. 39(1); Art. 77
Key CISG provisions applied
Art. 35; Art. 74
CISG provisions also cited
Art. 35(3)
Non-provision-specific issues addressed
Burden of proof; Incorporation of standard terms into CISG contracts; Recoverability of attorneys' fees as damages
This decision cites the following other CISG-online case 1
Grootscholten v. Vergo Kwekerjien B.V.B.A.
Hoge Raad (Dutch Supreme Court)
Netherlands, 28 January 2005 – C03/290HR, CISG-online 1002
This decision cites the following CISG-AC Opinion 1
CISG-AC Opinion No. 2 ‘Examination of the Goods and Notice of Non-Conformity – Articles 38 and 39’ (Rapporteur: Eric E. Bergsten), adopted by the CISG Advisory Council on 7 June 2004
European Case Law Identifier (ECLI)
ECLI:NL:GHARL:2023:2514
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Original language: Dutch