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CISG-online number
7696
Case name
Shanghai Xiangfen Duwei Cosmetics Co., Ltd. v. Generation 3 S.A.S.
Jurisdiction
China
Court
上海市第一中级人民法院 (Intermediate People’s Court Shanghai No. 1)
Date of decision
26 September 2025
Case nr./docket nr.
(2025) Hu 01 Min Zhong No. 7277
Claimant 1
Name
Shanghai Xiangfen Duwei Cosmetics Co., Ltd.
Place of business
China
Role in transaction
Buyer
Respondent 1
Name
Generation 3 S.A.S.
Place of business
France
Role in transaction
Seller
Case History
Shanghai Xiangfen Duwei Cosmetics Co., Ltd. v. Generation 3 S.A.S.
上海市闵行区人民法院 (People’s Court Shanghai Minhang District)
China, 2024 – (2024) Hu 0112 Min Chu 13313, CISG-online 7564
Present decision affirming
Seller 1
Name
Generation 3 S.A.S.
Place of business
France
Buyer 1
Name
Shanghai Xiangfen Duwei Cosmetics Co., Ltd.
Place of business
China
Category of goods
55: Essential oils and resinoids and perfume materials; toilet, polishing and cleaning preparations
Goods as per contract
Cosmetic products (perfumes and fragrances, candles, diffusers, related packaging materials)
Price
3'590'010.00 RMB (Chinese Renminbi)
CISG applicable
yes, Art. 1(1)(a)
CISG applied
yes
(Domestic) law applied in addition
Chinese law
Key CISG provisions interpreted and applied
Art. 6; Art. 27
Key CISG provisions applied
Art. 4(a); Art. 7(1); Art. 29(1); Art. 49(1)(b); Art. 81(1); Art. 84(1)
CISG provisions also cited
Art. 3(1); Art. 81–84
Relevant CISG provisions not cited
Art. 26
Non-provision-specific issues addressed
Validity of contract clauses
This decision cites the following CISG-AC Opinion 1
CISG-AC Opinion No. 16 ‘Exclusion of the CISG under Article 6’ (Rapporteur: Lisa Spagnolo), adopted by the CISG Advisory Council following its 19th meeting in Pretoria (South Africa) on 30 May 2014
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Original language: Chinese