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CISG-online number
7284
Case name
Organic sunflower oil case
Jurisdiction
Netherlands
Court
Gerechtshof Den Haag (Court of Appeal The Hague)
Judges
A.E.A.M. van Waesberghe (Judge), F.M.A. Potter (Judge), I. Brand (Judge)
Date of decision
03 December 2024
Case nr./docket nr.
200.343.650/01
Claimants 2
Name
[...] B.V.
Place of business
Netherlands
Role in transaction
Seller
Name
[...] B.V.
Place of business
Netherlands
Role in transaction
Seller
Respondents 2
Name
[...] S.A.S.
Place of business
France
Role in transaction
Buyer
Name
[...] S.A.S.
Place of business
France
Role in transaction
Buyer
Case History
Organic sunflower oil case
Netherlands Oils, Fats and Oilseeds Trade Association (NOFOTA)
Arbitration, 15 December 2023 – Partial award, CISG-online 7148
accepting jurisdiction over the dispute
Organic sunflower oil case
Netherlands Oils, Fats and Oilseeds Trade Association (NOFOTA)
Arbitration, 23 April 2024 – Final award, CISG-online 7207
granting claim
Present decision rejecting application to vacate (set aside) separate arbitral award
Sellers 2
Name
[...] B.V.
Place of business
Netherlands
Name
[...] B.V.
Place of business
Netherlands
Buyers 2
Name
[...] S.A.S.
Place of business
France
Name
[...] S.A.S.
Place of business
France
Category of goods
42: Fixed vegetable fats and oils, crude, refined or fractionated
Goods as per contract
250,000 kilograms of organic sunflower oil
Price
562'500.00 EUR (Euro)
CISG applicable
yes, Art. 1(1)(a) and parties' agreement
CISG applied
yes, in assessing the parties' agreement on a NOFOTA arbitration clause
Key CISG provisions interpreted
Art. 76
Non-provision-specific issues addressed
Formation of party agreement on dispute resolution clause; 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:2024:2616
Full text of decision 1
Full text of decision
Original language: Dutch