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CISG-online number
91
Case name
Industrial ink-jet printers case I
Jurisdiction
Germany
Court
Oberlandesgericht Koblenz (Court of Appeal Koblenz)
Chamber
2. Zivilsenat (2nd panel for civil matters)
Date of decision
17 September 1993
Case nr./docket nr.
2 U 1230/91
Claimant 1
Place of business
France
Role in transaction
Seller
Respondent 1
Place of business
Germany
Role in transaction
Buyer
Case History
Industrial ink-jet printers case I
Landgericht Koblenz (District Court Koblenz)
Germany, 31 July 1991, CISG-online 3678
Present decision affirming in part, reversing in part
Seller 1
Place of business
France
Role in trade
Manufacturer of the goods sold
Buyer 1
Place of business
Germany
Role in trade
Distributor
Category of goods
72: Machinery specialized for particular industries
Goods as per contract
Ink-jet printers for use in industrial production lines
Price
1'665'238.00 FRF (French Francs)
CISG applicable
yes, Art. 1(1)(b)
CISG applied
yes
(Domestic) law applied in addition
French law
Key CISG provisions applied
Art. 1(1); Art. 1(1)(b)
CISG provisions also cited
Art. 3; Art. 53; Art. 35; Art. 39; Art. 59; Art. 61; Art. 63; Art. 74, Art. 75, Art. 76; Art. 77; Art. 95
Non-provision-specific issues addressed
Contracts for software or data
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Decision published in 4
Recht der Internationalen Wirtschaft (RIW) (1993), 934–938 [Full text – in German]
Die deutsche Rechtsprechung auf dem Gebiete des Internationalen Privatrechts (IPRspr) (1993), No. 35, 86–93 [Full text – in German]
15 Journal of Law & Commerce (J.L. & Com.) (1995), 234 [Abstract – in English]
Diritto del Commercio Internazionale (Dir. com. int.) (1998), No. 71, 451–452 [Abstract – in Italian]
European Case Law Identifier (ECLI)
ECLI:DE:OLGKOBL:1993:0917.2U1230.91.0A
CLOUT number
281
Case identifier in the old Albert H. Kritzer Database
930917g1
Comments on this decision 3
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 276–277 [– in English]
Rigo Wenning, 'Die Behandlung von Standardsoftware im Wiener Übereinkommen über den Warenkauf von 1980', JurPC (1995), 3458–3466, at 3460 [– in German]  
Claude Witz, Les premières applications jurisprudentielles du droit uniforme de la vente internationale – Convention des Nations Unies, Paris: L.G.D.J. (1995), at 46 [– in French]
Full text and abstract of decision 2
Abstract of decision
CLOUT Abstract 281 (Language: English)
Full text of decision
Original language: German