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CISG-online number
7367
Case name
Corsetti S.r.l. v. Préfac Béton Environnement S.A.S.
Jurisdiction
France
Court
Cour d'appel de Riom (Court of Appeal Riom)
Chamber
3ème chambre civile et commerciale (3rd chamber for civil and commercial matters)
Judges
Annette Dubled-Vacheron (Presiding Judge), Anne Céline Berger (Judge), Sophie Noir (Judge), Valérie Souillat (Griffier)
Date of decision
02 April 2025
Case nr./docket nr.
23/00524
Claimant 1
Name
Préfac Béton Environnement S.A.S.
Place of business
France
Role in transaction
Buyer
Respondent 1
Name
Corsetti S.r.l.
Place of business
Italy
Role in transaction
Seller
Case History
Préfac Béton Environnement S.A.S. v. Corsetti S.r.l.
Tribunal de Commerce de Cusset (Commercial Court Cusset)
France, 19 October 2021 – 2019 2702, CISG-online 7225
decision on jurisdiction and on the applicable law
Préfac Béton Environnement S.A.S. v. Corsetti S.r.l.
Tribunal de Commerce de Cusset (Commercial Court Cusset)
France, 21 February 2023 – 2019 2702, CISG-online 7313
Present decision affirming in part, reversing in part
Seller 1
Name
Corsetti S.r.l.
Place of business
Italy
Buyer 1
Name
Préfac Béton Environnement S.A.S.
Place of business
France
Category of goods
72: Machinery specialized for particular industries
Goods as per contract
Machine for the manufacture of concrete elements (model Fleximatic LCM 155)
Price
230'000.00 EUR (Euro)
CISG applicable
yes
CISG applied
yes
(Domestic) law applied in addition
Italian law
Key CISG provisions interpreted and applied
Art. 25; Art. 39(2)
Key CISG provisions interpreted
Art. 39(1)
Key CISG provisions applied
Art. 74
CISG provisions also cited
Art. 7(2); Art. 35; Art. 36(1); Art. 46; Art. 49; Art. 51
Non-provision-specific issues addressed
Limitation (prescription) period for claim arising under CISG contract
This decision cites the following other CISG-online case 1
Taroglass S.r.l. v. Arban S.a.r.l.
Cour de Cassation (French Supreme Court)
France, 06 December 2017 – 16-15674, CISG-online 3856
Full text of decision 1
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