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CISG-online number
7936
Case name
Solar panels case I
Jurisdiction
Austria
Court
Oberlandesgericht Wien (Court of Appeal Vienna)
Judges
Dr. Hofmann (Presiding Judge), MMag. Pichler (Judge), Dobcak (Judge)
Date of decision
28 August 2025
Case nr./docket nr.
2R67/25z
Claimant 1
Place of business
Slovak Republic
Role in transaction
Buyer's insolvency administrator
Respondent 1
Name
[…] GmbH
Place of business
Austria
Role in transaction
Seller
Case History
Solar panels case I
Handelsgericht Wien (Commercial Court Vienna)
Austria, 19 April 2022 – 21 Cg 54/21h-19, CISG-online 6424
granting claim
Solar panels case I
Oberlandesgericht Wien (Court of Appeal Vienna)
Austria, 27 September 2022 – 2 R 94/22s-24, CISG-online 6450
reversing
Solar panels case I
Oberster Gerichtshof (Austrian Supreme Court)
Austria, 22 August 2023 – 10 Ob 62/22y, CISG-online 6483
reversing and remanding
Solar panels case I
Handelsgericht Wien (Commercial Court Vienna)
Austria, 03 March 2025 – […]-64, CISG-online 7896
dismissing claim
Present decision affirming
Seller 1
Name
[…] GmbH
Place of business
Austria
Buyer 1
Name
E[…] a.s.
Place of business
Slovak Republic
Category of goods
71: Power-generating machinery and equipment
Goods as per contract
Solar panels
Price
4'082'008.00 EUR (Euro)
CISG applicable
yes, due to parties' express choice of the CISG in their contract
(Domestic) law applied in addition
Slovak law
CISG provisions also cited
Art. 18(3)
European Case Law Identifier (ECLI)
ECLI:AT:3AOLG0009:3A2025:3A00200R00067.25Z.0828.000:0D:0A
Full text of decision 1
Full text of decision
Original language: German