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CISG-online number
346
Case name
Bulgarian white urea case
Jurisdiction
Switzerland
Court
Zivilgericht Basel-Stadt (Court of First Instance Basel-Stadt)
Judges
Dr. U. Engler (Presiding Judge), A. Grisard (Judge), Dr. P. Staehelin (Judge), lic. iur. U. Mathys (Judge), Dr. V. Preiswerk (Judge)
Date of decision
03 December 1997
Case nr./docket nr.
P4 1996/00448
Claimant 1
Respondent 1
Seller 1
Buyer 1
Category of goods
56: Fertilizers (other than those of group 272 (which is a part of division 27))
Goods as per contract
5,000 metric tons of white urea (origin: Bulgaria)
Price
1'044'419.97 USD (U.S. Dollar)
CISG applicable
yes, Art. 1(1)(a)
CISG applied
yes
Key CISG provisions interpreted and applied
Art. 9(1); Art. 9(2); Art. 57(1)(a)
Key CISG provisions interpreted
Art. 57(1)(b)
CISG provisions also cited
Art. 8(1)
Non-provision-specific issues addressed
Formation of party agreement on dispute resolution clause; Jurisdiction of the courts at the place of performance of obligations arising from a CISG contract under the 1988 Lugano Convention
Legal issues regarding Incoterms addressed
Impact on the calculation of the purchase price
Decision published in 2
CLOUT number
221
Case identifier in the old Albert H. Kritzer Database
971203s2
Comment on this decision 1
Full text and abstract of decision 2
