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CISG-online number
7423
Case name
Trend Graphic Services B.V. v. Signe S.A.
Jurisdiction
Netherlands
Court
Rechtbank Zutphen (District Court Zutphen)
Judge
J.S.W. Lucassen (Sole judge)
Date of decision
14 January 2009
Case nr./docket nr.
77180 - HA ZA 06-396
Claimant 1
Name
Trend Graphic Services B.V.
Place of business
Netherlands
Role in transaction
Seller
Respondent 1
Name
Signe S.A.
Place of business
Spain
Role in transaction
Buyer
Case History
Trend Graphic Services B.V. v. Signe S.A.
Rechtbank Zutphen (District Court Zutphen)
Netherlands, 08 November 2006 – 77180 - HA ZA 06-396, CISG-online 7346
Present decision
Seller 1
Name
Trend Graphic Services B.V.
Place of business
Netherlands
Buyer 1
Name
Signe S.A.
Place of business
Spain
Role in trade
End-user of the goods
Category of goods
72: Machinery specialized for particular industries
Goods as per contract
Second-hand printing press (type: Drent Goebel Vision 520)
Price
1'000'000.00 EUR (Euro)
CISG applicable
yes, Art. 1(1)(a)
CISG applied
the Court finds that the CISG applies to the case and invites the parties to commence on the consequences of the CISG's application
CISG provisions also cited
Art. 7(1)
Relevant CISG provisions not cited
Art. 6
Non-provision-specific issues addressed
Incorporation of standard terms into CISG contracts; Role of good faith in CISG cases
This decision cites the following other CISG-online cases 2
Grootscholten v. Vergo Kwekerjien B.V.B.A.
Hoge Raad (Dutch Supreme Court)
Netherlands, 28 January 2005 – C03/290HR, CISG-online 1002
Machinery case
Bundesgerichtshof (German Supreme Court)
Germany, 31 October 2001 – VIII ZR 60/01, CISG-online 617
This decision is cited by 1
Jaguar XK8 coupé case
Parket bij de Hoge Raad (Advocate General at the Dutch Supreme Court)
Netherlands, 08 October 2010 – 09/00498, CISG-online 5421
Decision published in 2
Nederlandse Jurisprudentie Feitenrechtspraak (NJF) (2009), 244 [ – in Dutch]
Nederlands Internationaal Privaatrecht (NIPR) (2009), 233 [ – in Dutch]
European Case Law Identifier (ECLI)
ECLI:NL:RBZUT:2009:BI8528
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Original language: Dutch