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CISG-online number
55
Case name
Austrian fabrics case
Jurisdiction
Switzerland
Court
Zivilgericht Basel-Stadt (Court of First Instance Basel-Stadt)
Date of decision
21 December 1992
Case nr./docket nr.
P4 1991/238
Claimant 1
Place of business
Austria
Role in transaction
Seller
Respondent 1
Place of business
Switzerland
Role in transaction
Buyer
Seller 1
Place of business
Austria
Role in trade
Manufacturer of the goods sold
Buyer 1
Place of business
Switzerland
Category of goods
65: Textile yarn, fabrics, made-up articles, not elsewhere specified, and related products
Goods as per contract
176,000 meters of fabrics, to be produced by the seller
CISG applicable
yes, Art. 1(1)(a)
CISG applied
yes
(Domestic) law applied in addition
Austrian law
Key CISG provisions applied
Art. 9(1); Art. 9(2); Art. 19; Art. 78
CISG provisions also cited
Art. 3(1); Art. 11; Art. 100(1)
This decision is cited by 1
Barbara Berry, S.A. de C.V. v. Ken M. Spooner Farms, Inc.
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington
USA, 13 April 2006 – C05-5538FDB, CISG-online 1354
Decision published in 4
Basler Juristische Mitteilungen (BJM) (1993), 310–313 [Full text – in German]
Schweizerische Zeitschrift für internationales und europäisches Recht (SZIER) (1995), 276–277 [Abstract – in German]
Revue de Droit des Affaires Internationales/International Business Law Journal (RDAI/IBLJ) (1995), 1012 [Abstract – in French]
Diritto del Commercio Internazionale (Dir. com. int.) (1995), No. 65, 447–448 [Abstract – in Italian]
CLOUT number
95
Case identifier in the old Albert H. Kritzer Database
921221s1
Comments on this decision 2
Volker Behr, 'The Sales Convention in Europe: From Problems in Drafting to Problems in Practice', 17 Journal of Law & Commerce (J.L. & Com.) (1998), 263–299, at 274–275 [– in English]
Ernst A. Kramer, 'Neues aus Gesetzgebung, Praxis und Lehre zum Vertragsschluss', Basler Juristische Mitteilungen (BJM) (1995), 1–24, at 8–10 [– in German]
Full text and abstract of decision 2
Abstract of decision
CLOUT Abstract 95 (Language: English)
Full text of decision
Original language: German