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CISG-online number
7436
Case name
Edilfibro S.p.A. v. BMRA Point P S.A.S.
Jurisdiction
France
Court
Cour d'appel de Dijon (Court of Appeal Dijon)
Chamber
1re chambre civile (1st chamber for civil matters)
Judges
Viviane Caullireau-Forel (Presiding Judge), Bénédicte Kuentz (Judge), Leslie Charbonnier (Judge), Aurore Vuillemot (Griffier)
Date of decision
18 March 2025
Case nr./docket nr.
23/01538
Claimant 1
Name
Monsieur F[...] E[...]
Place of business
France
Role in transaction
Party procuring a construction work for which the goods were used as materials
Respondents 3
Name
Develet Frères S.a.r.l.
Place of business
France
Role in transaction
Sub-buyer of the goods (not party to the international sales contract)
Name
BMRA Point P S.A.S.
Place of business
France
Role in transaction
Buyer's successor
Name
Edilfibro S.p.A.
Place of business
Italy
Role in transaction
Seller
Case History
Monsieur F[...] E[...] v. Develet Frères S.a.r.l. et al.
Tribunal de Grande Instance de Chalon sur Saône (District Court Chalon sur Saône)
France, 24 April 2018 – 16/388, CISG-online 5674
Monsieur F[...] E[...] v. Develet Frères S.a.r.l. et al.
Cour d'appel de Dijon (Court of Appeal Dijon)
France, 10 March 2020 – 18/00724, CISG-online 5704
affirming in part, reversing in part
Cour de Cassation (French Supreme Court)
France, 16 February 2022 – S 20-19.047, CISG-online 7241
reversing and remanding
Present decision
Seller 1
Name
Edilfibro S.p.A.
Place of business
Italy
Role in trade
Manufacturer of the goods sold
Buyer 1
Name
Dubois Matériaux
Place of business
France
Role in trade
Dealer / Trader
Category of goods
66: Non-metallic mineral manufactures, not elsewhere specified
Goods as per contract
Fibre-cement roofing panels
CISG applicable
yes
CISG applied
yes
(Domestic) law applied in addition
French law
Key CISG provisions interpreted and applied
Art. 39(1)
CISG provisions also cited
Art. 4
Full text of decision 1
Full text of decision
Original language: French