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CISG-online number
6764
Case name
Protective masks case IV
Jurisdiction
Germany
Court
Landgericht Bonn (District Court Bonn)
Chamber
1. Zivilkammer (1st chamber for civil matters)
Date of decision
11 October 2023
Case nr./docket nr.
1 O 321/21
Claimant 1
Place of business
China
Role in transaction
Seller
Respondent 1
Name
Federal Republic of Germany
Place of business
Germany
Role in transaction
Buyer
Case History
Present decision
Protective masks case IV
Oberlandesgericht Köln (Court of Appeal Cologne)
Germany, 09 January 2025 – 8 U 46/23, CISG-online 7261
affirming
Protective masks case IV
Bundesgerichtshof (German Supreme Court)
Germany, 31 March 2026 – VIII ZR 23/25, CISG-online 7882
affirming
Seller 1
Place of business
China
Buyer 1
Name
Federal Republic of Germany
Place of business
Germany
Category of goods
54: Medicinal and pharmaceutical products
Goods as per contract
1 million FFP2 protective face masks
Price
4'500'000.00 EUR (Euro)
CISG applicable
yes, Art. 1(1)(a)
CISG applied
yes
Key CISG provisions interpreted and applied
Art. 6; Art. 49(2)(b)(i); Art. 74; Art. 78
Key CISG provisions interpreted
Art. 46(2)
Key CISG provisions applied
Art. 1(2)
CISG provisions also cited
Art. 1(1); Art. 25; Art. 35; Art. 39(1); Art. 45; Art. 45(1)(b); Art. 46–52; Art. 46(1); Art. 46(3); Art. 47(2); Art. 49
Relevant CISG provisions not cited
Art. 26
Non-provision-specific issues addressed
Recoverability of extra-judicial collection costs
This decision cites the following other CISG-online case 1
Used repainted car case
Oberlandesgericht Stuttgart (Court of Appeal Stuttgart)
Germany, 31 March 2008 – 6 U 220/07, CISG-online 1658
European Case Law Identifier (ECLI)
ECLI:DE:LGBN:2023:1011.1O321.21.00
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