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CISG-online number
638
Case name
Czech cheese case
Arbitral Tribunal
Schiedsgericht der Hamburger freundschaftlichen Arbitrage
(Hamburg Friendly Arbitration)
Seat of the arbitration
Hamburg (Germany)
Date of decision
29 December 1998
Claimant 1
Place of business
Germany
Role in transaction
Buyer
Respondent 1
Place of business
Czech Republic
Role in transaction
Seller
Seller 1
Place of business
Czech Republic
Role in trade
Manufacturer of the goods sold
Buyer 1
Place of business
Germany
Category of goods
2: Dairy products and birds' eggs
Goods as per contract
300 tons of cheese
Price
756'000.00 USD (U.S. Dollar)
CISG applicable
yes, Art. 1(1)(a) or (b)
CISG applied
yes
(Domestic) law applied in addition
German law
Key CISG provisions applied
Art. 8; Art. 26; Art. 47(1); Art. 49(1)(b); Art. 63; Art. 73(1); Art. 73(2); Art. 74; Art. 81(2); Art. 84(1)
CISG provisions also cited
Art. 1(1)(a); Art. 1(1)(b); Art. 7(2); Art. 9; Art. 11; Art. 30; Art. 31(b); Art. 45(1)(a); Art. 53; Art. 54; Art. 60; Art. 61; Art. 74; Art. 85; Art. 87; Art. 88
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Decision published in 5
Neue Juristische Wochenschrift – Rechtsprechungs-Report (NJW-RR) (1999), 780–782
Recht der Internationalen Wirtschaft (RIW) (1999), 394–396
Internationales Handelsrecht (IHR) (2001), 35–38
24 Yearbook Commercial Arbitration (Y.B. Com. Arb.) (1999), 13–22
Rechtsprechung kaufmännischer Schiedsgerichte (RKS)
CLOUT number
293
Case identifier in the old Albert H. Kritzer Database
981229g1
Full text, translation and abstract of decision 3
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