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CISG-online number
6429
Case name
United Auto Enterprises BVBA v. OC Group B.V.
Jurisdiction
Netherlands
Court
Gerechtshof Den Haag (Court of Appeal The Hague)
Judges
A.D. Kiers-Becking (Judge), H.J.M. Burg (Judge), R.M. Hermans (Judge)
Date of decision
08 August 2023
Case nr./docket nr.
200.308.899/01
Claimant 1
Name
United Auto Enterprises BVBA
Place of business
Belgium
Role in transaction
Buyer
Respondent 1
Name
Online Car Group B.V.
Place of business
Netherlands
Role in transaction
Seller
Case History
United Auto Enterprises BVBA v. OC Group B.V.
Rechtbank Den Haag (District Court The Hague)
Netherlands, 05 January 2022 – C/09/588390 / HA ZA 20-171, CISG-online 6314
Present decision
Seller 1
Name
Online Car Group B.V.
Place of business
Netherlands
Role in trade
Dealer / Trader
Buyer 1
Name
United Auto Enterprises BVBA
Place of business
Belgium
Role in trade
Dealer / Trader
Category of goods
78: Road vehicles (including air-cushion vehicles)
Goods as per contract
56 new cars
CISG applicable
no, Art. 6 (exclusion by the parties in their sales contract)
(Domestic) law applied in addition
Dutch law
Key CISG provisions interpreted and applied
Art. 6
Non-provision-specific issues addressed
Incorporation of standard terms into CISG contracts
This decision cites the following CISG-AC Opinion 1
CISG-AC Opinion No. 13 ‘Inclusion of Standard Terms under the CISG’ (Rapporteur: Sieg Eiselen), adopted by the CISG Advisory Council following its 17th meeting in Philadelphia (USA) on 20 January 2013
European Case Law Identifier (ECLI)
ECLI:NL:GHDHA:2023:1527
Full text of decision 1
Full text of decision
Original language: Dutch