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CISG-online number
7862
Case name
Demka GmbH v. Enfa Groothandel B.V.
Jurisdiction
Netherlands
Court
Rechtbank Den Haag (District Court The Hague)
Date of decision
01 April 2026
Case nr./docket nr.
C/09/680317 / HA ZA 25-159
Claimant 1
Respondent 1
Case History
Seller 1
Buyer 1
Category of goods
2: Dairy products and birds' eggs
Goods as per contract
Snacks (cheese sticks)
CISG applicable
yes, Art. 1(1)(a)
CISG applied
yes
(Domestic) law applied in addition
German law
Key CISG provisions interpreted and applied
Art. 74; Art. 78
CISG provisions also cited
Art. 53
Non-provision-specific issues addressed
Recoverability of extra-judicial collection costs; Set-off
European Case Law Identifier (ECLI)
ECLI:NL:RBDHA:2026:7375
Full text of decision 1
by Ulrich G. Schroeter
This decision deals with various claims arising out of a contractual relationship between Demka GmbH (the Claimant), a German manufacturer of cheese sticks (a snack), and Enfa Groothandel B.V. (Respondent), a Dutch food and beverage wholesaler.
Most of the decision addresses Demka's claim of a trademark infringement by Enfa, which the Court eventually grants.
In addition, the decision (in paras. 60–71) grants Demka's claim for the payment of an outstanding contract price and interest under the CISG.