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CISG-online number
833
Case name
International Housewares (NZ) Ltd v. SEB S.A.
Jurisdiction
New Zealand
Court
High Court of New Zealand
Chamber
Auckland Registry
Judge
G. Lang (Sole judge)
Date of decision
31 March 2003
Case nr./docket nr.
CP 395 SD 01
Claimant 1
Name
International Housewares (NZ) Ltd
Place of business
New Zealand
Role in transaction
Buyer
Respondent 1
Name
SEB S.A.
Place of business
France
Role in transaction
Seller
Seller 1
Name
SEB S.A.
Place of business
France
Buyer 1
Name
International Housewares (NZ) Ltd
Place of business
New Zealand
Category of goods
89: Miscellaneous manufactured articles, not elsewhere specified
Goods as per contract
Household products (toasters, deep fryers, food processors, kettles, etc.)
CISG applicable
yes, Art. 1(1)(a)
CISG applied
yes
Key CISG provisions applied
Art. 35
Case identifier in the old Albert H. Kritzer Database
030331n6
Comment on this decision 1
Andrea L. Charters, 'Fitting the “Situation”: The CISG and the Regulated Market', 4 Washington University Global Studies Law Review (Wash. U. Global Stud. L. Rev.) (2005), 1–42, at 33–34 [– in English]