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CISG-online number
7288
Case name
EPS granules case
Jurisdiction
Austria
Court
Oberlandesgericht Linz (Court of Appeal Linz)
Chamber
2. Abteilung (2nd department)
Judges
Mag. Bernhard Telfser (Presiding Judge), Mag. Christine Mayrhofer (Judge), Dr. Werner Gratzl (Judge)
Date of decision
12 February 2025
Case nr./docket nr.
2 R 14/25d
Claimant 1
Respondent 1
Case History
Seller 1
Buyer 1
Category of goods
57: Plastics in primary forms
Goods as per contract
Expandable polystyrene (EPS; trade name: Styropor) granules
CISG applicable
yes, Art. 1(1)(a)
CISG applied
yes, in assessing the jurisdiction of the Austrian courts
(Domestic) law applied in addition
EU Brussels Ia (or Brussels I (recast)) Regulation No. 1215/2012
Key CISG provisions interpreted and applied
Art. 8(1); Art. 8(2); Art. 9(1); Art. 14
CISG provisions also cited
Art. 7(1)
Non-provision-specific issues addressed
Formation of party agreement on dispute resolution clause; Incorporation of standard terms into CISG contracts; Jurisdiction of the courts at the place of performance of obligations arising from a CISG contract under the EU 'Brussels Ia' Regulation 1215/2012; Role of good faith in CISG cases
This decision cites the following other CISG-online cases 3
European Case Law Identifier (ECLI)
ECLI:AT:OLG0459:2025:00200R00014.25D.0218.000
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