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CISG-online number
707
Case name
Roller bearings case
Arbitral Tribunal
ICC International Court of Arbitration
Seat of the arbitration
Zurich (Switzerland)
Date of decision
Jul 1999
Case nr./docket nr.
9448 (Final Award)
Claimants 2
Place of business
Switzerland
Role in transaction
Seller
Place of business
Switzerland
Role in transaction
Seller
Respondent 1
Place of business
USA
Role in transaction
Buyer
Sellers 2
Place of business
Switzerland
Role in trade
Manufacturer of the goods sold
Place of business
Switzerland
Role in trade
Manufacturer
Buyer 1
Place of business
USA
Role in trade
Distributor
Category of goods
74: General industrial machinery and equipment, not elsewhere specified, and machine parts, not elsewhere specified
Goods as per contract
Roller bearings
CISG applicable
yes, due to parties' choice of the law of a CISG Contracting State
CISG applied
yes
(Domestic) law applied in addition
Swiss law
Key CISG provisions applied
Art. 78
CISG provisions also cited
Art. 3; Art. 45; Art. 46; Art. 47; Art. 48; Art. 49; Art. 50; Art. 51; Art. 52; Art. 71; Art. 73; Art. 74; Art. 75; Art. 76; Art. 77; Art. 78
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CLOUT number
630
Case identifier in the old Albert H. Kritzer Database
999448i1
Abstract of decision 1