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CISG-online number
6272
Case name
Diammonium phosphate case
Arbitral Tribunal
Cairo Regional Centre for International Commercial Arbitration (CRCICA)
Seat of the arbitration
Cairo (Egypt)
Arbitrator
Sherif El Saadani (Sole arbitrator)
Date of decision
19 February 2023
Case nr./docket nr.
1527/2021 (Final Award)
Claimant 1
Place of business
Italy
Role in transaction
Buyer
Respondent 1
Place of business
Egypt
Role in transaction
Seller
Seller 1
Place of business
Egypt
Role in trade
Dealer / Trader
Buyer 1
Place of business
Italy
Category of goods
56: Fertilizers (other than those of group 272 (which is a part of division 27))
Goods as per contract
5,000 metric tons +/-10% of diammonium phosphate (DAP)
Price
2'260'000.00 USD (U.S. Dollar)
CISG applicable
yes, Art. 1(1)(a)
CISG applied
yes
(Domestic) law applied in addition
Egyptian law
Key CISG provisions interpreted and applied
Art. 6; Art. 7(1); Art. 25; Art. 26; Art. 47(1); Art. 49(1)(a); Art. 75; Art. 77; Art. 78
Key CISG provisions interpreted
Art. 7(2); Art. 79(1)
Key CISG provisions applied
Art. 8; Art. 9(1); Art. 33(a); Art. 35(1); Art. 79(4)
CISG provisions also cited
Art. 2; Art. 8(3); Art. 45(1)(b); Art. 46; Art. 49; Art. 49(1)(b); Art. 50; Art. 51(1); Art. 74–77; Art. 76; Art. 78
Non-provision-specific issues addressed
Hardship
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This decision cites the following CISG-AC Opinions 2
CLOUT number
2107
Full text and abstract of decision 2