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CISG-online number
276
Case name
Benetton II case
Jurisdiction
Germany
Court
Bundesgerichtshof (German Supreme Court)
Chamber
VIII. Zivilsenat (8th panel for civil matters)
Date of decision
23 July 1997
Case nr./docket nr.
VIII ZR 134/96
Claimant 1
Place of business
Italy
Role in transaction
Seller
Respondent 1
Place of business
Germany
Role in transaction
Buyer
Case History
Benetton II case
Landgericht Kassel (District Court Kassel)
Germany, 27 July 1995 – 11 O 4193/95, CISG-online 3085
Benetton II case
Oberlandesgericht Frankfurt am Main (Court of Appeal Frankfurt am Main)
Germany, 15 March 1996 – 25 U 187/95, CISG-online 275
affirming
Present decision affirming
Related Case
Benetton I case
Bundesgerichtshof (German Supreme Court)
Germany, 23 July 1997 – VIII ZR 130/96, CISG-online 285
Seller 1
Place of business
Italy
Role in trade
Manufacturer of the goods sold
Buyer 1
Place of business
Germany
Role in trade
Dealer / Trader
Category of goods
84: Articles of apparel and clothing accessories
Goods as per contract
Fashion textiles (brand "Benetton")
Price
110'970.20 DEM (Deutsche Mark)
CISG applicable
yes, due to the parties’ choice of the law of a CISG Contracting State during the court proceedings
CISG applied
yes
(Domestic) law applied in addition
German law
Key CISG provisions applied
Art. 4 (a) (possible invalidity of contract due to anti-trust violation); Art. 6
CISG provisions also cited
Art. 45(1)(b); Art. 53; Art. 54
Non-provision-specific issues addressed
Framework agreement
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Decision published in 4
Neue Juristische Wochenschrift (NJW) (1997), 3309–3311 [Full text – in German]
Entscheidungen zum Wirtschaftsrecht (EWiR) (1997), 985 [Abstract – in German]
Schweizerische Zeitschrift für internationales und europäisches Recht (SZIER) (1998), 86–87 [Abstract – in German]
Transportrecht – Beilage Internationales Handelsrecht (TranspR-IHR) 23–24 [Abstract – in English]
CLOUT number
236
Case identifier in the old Albert H. Kritzer Database
970723g2
Comments on this decision 4
Lothar Ende, 'Die Dispositionsbefugnis des Unternehmers (Herstellers) im Rahmen vertikaler Vertriebssysteme', Neue Juristische Wochenschrift (NJW) (1999), 326–330 [– in German]
Alfred Escher, 'Rechtliche Aspekte franchiseänlicher Vertriebssysteme: Zugleich eine Anmerkung zu den praktischen Folgen der Benetton-Urteile des BGH', BetriebsBerater (BB) (1998), 1269–1276 [– in German]
Peter Schlechtriem & Martin Schmidt-Kessel, 'Anmerkung zu BGH, 23.7.1997 – VIII ZR 134/96', Entscheidungen zum Wirtschaftsrecht (EWiR) (1997), 985–986 [– in German]
Claude Witz, Recueil Dalloz (D.) (1998), Somm., 308–309 [– in French]
Full text, translation and abstract of decision 3
Abstract of decision
CLOUT Abstract 236 (Language: English)
Full text of decision
Original language: German
Translation of decision
Language: English
translated by
Alexander P. Imberg & Ruth M. Janal