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CISG-online number
7297
Case name
Widebird B.V. v. 4wheel24 GmbH
Jurisdiction
Netherlands
Court
Rechtbank Gelderland (District Court Gelderland)
Judge
E. Boerwinkel (Sole judge)
Date of decision
12 February 2025
Case nr./docket nr.
C/05/432020 / HA ZA 24-87
Claimant 1
Name
Widebird B.V.
Place of business
Netherlands
Role in transaction
Seller
Respondent 1
Name
4wheel24 GmbH
Place of business
Germany
Role in transaction
Buyer
Case History
Widebird B.V. v. 4wheel24 GmbH
Rechtbank Gelderland (District Court Gelderland)
Netherlands, 01 May 2024 – C/05/432020 / HA ZA 24-87, CISG-online 7210
Present decision
Seller 1
Name
Widebird B.V.
Place of business
Netherlands
Buyer 1
Name
4wheel24 GmbH
Place of business
Germany
Category of goods
78: Road vehicles (including air-cushion vehicles)
Goods as per contract
Various equipment for expedition vehicles
CISG applicable
yes, Art. 1(1)(a)
CISG applied
yes, in determining the Dutch courts' jurisdiction over the dispute
(Domestic) law applied in addition
EU Brussels Ia (or Brussels I (recast)) Regulation No. 1215/2012 and Dutch law
CISG provisions also cited
Art. 8; Art. 9; Art. 14; Art. 18; Art. 19; Art. 23
Relevant CISG provisions not cited
Art. 6; Art. 78
Non-provision-specific issues addressed
Formation of party agreement on dispute resolution clause; Incorporation of standard terms into CISG contracts; Recoverability of extra-judicial collection costs; Set-off
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:RBGEL:2025:1312
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Original language: Dutch