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CISG-online number
7770
Case name
[…] v. Clean Mat Trucks B.V.
Jurisdiction
Netherlands
Court
Rechtbank Gelderland (District Court Gelderland)
Judge
J.H. Steverink (Sole judge)
Date of decision
14 November 2025
Case nr./docket nr.
11365862 \ CV EXPL 24-3237
Claimant 1
Name
[…]
Place of business
Austria
Role in transaction
Buyer
Respondent 1
Name
Clean Mat Trucks B.V.
Place of business
Netherlands
Role in transaction
Seller
Case History
[…] v. Clean Mat Trucks B.V.
Rechtbank Gelderland (District Court Gelderland)
Netherlands, 20 December 2024 – 11365862 \ CV EXPL 24-3237, CISG-online 7618
Present decision
Seller 1
Name
Clean Mat Trucks B.V.
Place of business
Netherlands
Role in trade
Dealer / Trader
Buyer 1
Name
[…]
Place of business
Austria
Category of goods
78: Road vehicles (including air-cushion vehicles)
Goods as per contract
Used truck with mounted loading crane (year of construction: 2016, brand: Iveco)
Price
178'000.00 EUR (Euro)
CISG applicable
no, Art. 6 (exclusion by the parties in their sales contract)
CISG applied
applicability of the CISG discussed, but found that a clause in seller' standard terms excluding the CISG had been agreed upon by the parties
(Domestic) law applied in addition
Dutch law
Key CISG provisions interpreted and applied
Art. 6; Art. 8
CISG provisions also cited
Art. 1(1)(a)
Relevant CISG provisions not cited
Art. 18(1)
Non-provision-specific issues addressed
Burden of proof; Contractual limitation of liability clause in CISG contract (including its validity); Incorporation of standard terms into CISG contracts
This decision cites the following CISG-AC Opinion 1
CISG-AC Opinion No. 13 ‘Inclusion of Standard Terms under the CISG’ (Rapporteur: Sieg Eiselen), adopted by the CISG Advisory Council following its 17th meeting in Philadelphia (USA) on 20 January 2013
European Case Law Identifier (ECLI)
ECLI:NL:RBGEL:2025:11561
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Original language: Dutch