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CISG-online number
7474
Case name
Gemini Corporation N.V. v. Kronospan Luxembourg S.A.
Jurisdiction
Belgium
Court
Parket bij het Hof van Cassatie/Parquet près la Cour de Cassation (Advocate General at the Belgian Supreme Court)
Judge
Ria Mortier (Advocate General)
Date of decision
11 March 2019
Claimant 1
Name
Gemini Corporation N.V.
Place of business
Belgium
Role in transaction
Buyer
Respondent 1
Name
Kronospan Luxembourg S.A.
Place of business
Luxembourg
Role in transaction
Seller
Case History
Gemini Corporation N.V. v. Kronospan Luxembourg S.A.
Rechtbank van Koophandel Antwerpen (Commercial Court Antwerp)
Belgium, 11 December 2015 – AR A/11/8077, CISG-online 6277
Gemini Corporation N.V. v. Kronospan Luxembourg S.A.
Hof van Beroep Antwerpen (Court of Appeal Antwerp)
Belgium, 24 October 2018 – 2016/AR/446 / 2018/8329, CISG-online 5173
affirming
Present decision
Gemini Corporation N.V. v. Kronospan Luxembourg S.A.
Hof van Cassatie van België/Cour de cassation de Belgique (Belgian Supreme Court)
Belgium, 07 May 2020 – C.19.0109.N, CISG-online 5402
Seller 1
Name
Kronospan Luxembourg S.A.
Place of business
Luxembourg
Role in trade
Manufacturer of the goods sold
Buyer 1
Name
Gemini Corporation N.V.
Place of business
Belgium
Role in trade
Dealer / Trader
Category of goods
63: Cork and wood manufactures (excluding furniture)
Goods as per contract
2,650.50 cubic meters of fibreboard with a tensile strength of 0.55N/mm2 (for the manufacture of furniture by buyer's customer in Iran)
Price
492'869.36 EUR (Euro)