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CISG-online number
694
Case name
Romay AG v. Behr France S.a.r.l.
Jurisdiction
France
Court
Cour d'appel de Colmar (Court of Appeal Colmar)
Chamber
Première chambre civile, section A (First chamber for civil matters, section A)
Date of decision
12 June 2001
Case nr./docket nr.
1 A 199800359
Claimant 1
Name
Romay AG
Place of business
Switzerland
Role in transaction
Seller
Respondent 1
Name
Behr France S.a.r.l.
Place of business
France
Role in transaction
Buyer
Case History
Romay AG v. Behr France S.a.r.l.
Tribunal de Grande Instance de Colmar (District Court Colmar)
France, 18 December 1997 – 96-325, CISG-online 555
Present decision reversing
Behr France S.a.r.l. v. Romay AG
Cour de Cassation (French Supreme Court)
France, 30 June 2004 – Y 01-15.964, CISG-online 870
affirming
Seller 1
Name
Romay AG
Place of business
Switzerland
Buyer 1
Name
Behr France S.a.r.l.
Place of business
France
Category of goods
58: Plastics in non-primary forms
Goods as per contract
Cases made from polyurethane foam
CISG applicable
yes, Art. 1(1)(a)
CISG applied
yes
Key CISG provisions interpreted and applied
Art. 74
Key CISG provisions applied
Art. 7; Art. 61; Art. 77; Art. 79
CISG provisions also cited
Art. 1; Art. 30; Art. 53
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CLOUT number
480
Case identifier in the old Albert H. Kritzer Database
010612f1
Comments on this decision 2
Tobias Eckardt, Ulrich Magnus & Burghard Piltz, 'Art. 79 CISG in der internationalen Rechtsprechung. Eine Auswahl französischer, schweizerischer, belgischer, US-amerikanischer, niederländischer und spanischer Entscheidungen', Internationales Handelsrecht (IHR) (2020), 140–149, at 140–141 [– in German]  
Winfried-Thomas Schneider, Recueil Dalloz (D.) (2003), Somm., 2367–2369 [– in French]
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Abstract of decision
CLOUT Abstract 480 (Language: English)
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Original language: French