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CISG-online number
706
Case name
Books case I
Arbitral Tribunal
ICC International Court of Arbitration
Seat of the arbitration
Vienna (Austria)
Date of decision
Aug 1999
Case nr./docket nr.
9083 (Final Award)
Claimant 1
Place of business
Unspecified
Role in transaction
Seller
Respondent 1
Place of business
Unspecified
Role in transaction
Buyer
Seller 1
Place of business
Unspecified
Role in trade
Manufacturer of the goods sold
Buyer 1
Place of business
Unspecified
Role in trade
Dealer / Trader
Category of goods
89: Miscellaneous manufactured articles, not elsewhere specified
Goods as per contract
Books
CISG applicable
yes, due to parties' choice of the law of a CISG Contracting State
CISG applied
yes
(Domestic) law applied in addition
Austrian law
Key CISG provisions applied
Art. 40
CISG provisions also cited
Art. 1; Art. 3; Art. 6; Art. 38; Art. 39; Art. 40; Art. 44; Art. 45; Art. 46-52; Art. 74-77
Non-provision-specific issues addressed
Duty to inform the other party
This decision cites the following other CISG-online cases 2
Austrian wood case
Oberster Gerichtshof (Austrian Supreme Court)
Austria, 15 October 1998 – 2 Ob 191/98x, CISG-online 380
Umbrellas case
Oberster Gerichtshof (Austrian Supreme Court)
Austria, 12 February 1998 – 2 Ob 328/97t, CISG-online 349
Editorial remark

Decision published in 1
11 ICC International Court of Arbitration Bulletin (ICC Bull.) (Fall 2000), 78–82
CLOUT number
1086
Abstract of decision 1