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CISG-online number
7438
Case name
Techno-Food B.V. et al. v. Maxwell Chase Technologies LLC et al.
Jurisdiction
Belgium
Court
Hof van Beroep Gent (Court of Appeal Ghent)
Chamber
7e kamer (7th chamber)
Judges
Pieter Vanherpe (Presiding Judge), Geert De la Ruelle (Judge), Geneviève Vanderstichele (Judge), Kristoffel Goossens (Griffier)
Date of decision
Sep 2012
Case nr./docket nr.
2009/AR/1439
Claimant 1
Name
Maxwell Chase Technologies LLC
Place of business
USA
Role in transaction
Buyer
Respondents 5
Name
Techno-Food B.V. (subsequently Belequip B.V.)
Place of business
Belgium
Role in transaction
Seller
Name
Pinguin N.V.
Place of business
Belgium
Name
Demafin B.V.B.A.
Place of business
Belgium
Name
Verhaeghe-Decock N.V.
Place of business
Belgium
Name
VDl B.V.B.A. (subsequently Pinguin Salads B.V.B.A.)
Place of business
Belgium
Case History
Maxwell Chase Technologies LLC v. Techno-Food B.V. et al.
Rechtbank van Eerste Aanleg Gent (Court of First Instance Ghent)
Belgium, 24 December 2008 – 05/4416/A, CISG-online 7280
Techno-Food B.V. et al. v. Maxwell Chase Technologies LLC et al.
Hof van Beroep Gent (Court of Appeal Ghent)
Belgium, 11 April 2011 – 2009/AR/1439, CISG-online 7390
Present decision
Seller 1
Name
Techno-Food B.V. (subsequently Belequip B.V.)
Place of business
Belgium
Role in trade
Manufacturer of the goods sold
Buyer 1
Name
Maxwell Chase Technologies LLC
Place of business
USA
Role in trade
Distributor
Category of goods
72: Machinery specialized for particular industries
Goods as per contract
Vegetable slicing machines (model "Techno premium slicer No 1") and accessories
CISG applicable
no, Art. 1(1) (non-applicability of the CISG to distribution agreement)
CISG applied
applicability of the CISG discussed, but rejected
(Domestic) law applied in addition
Law of the U.S. State of Georgia
Non-provision-specific issues addressed
Distribution agreement
This decision cites the following other CISG-online case 1
Helen Kaminski Pty. Ltd. v. Marketing Australian Products, Inc.
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
USA, 21 July 1997 – 97-8072A, M-47 (DLC), CISG-online 297
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Original language: Dutch