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CISG-online number
920
Case name
Ketchup bottles case
Jurisdiction
Germany
Court
Oberlandesgericht Rostock (Court of Appeal Rostock)
Chamber
3. Zivilsenat (3rd panel for civil matters)
Judges
Dr. Jedamzik (Presiding Judge), Gombac (Judge), Feger (Judge)
Date of decision
15 September 2003
Case nr./docket nr.
3 U 19/03
Claimant 1
Place of business
Denmark
Role in transaction
Seller
Respondent 1
Place of business
Germany
Role in transaction
Buyer
Case History
Ketchup bottles case
Landgericht Stralsund (District Court Stralsund)
Germany, 30 April 2002 – 3 O 49/01, CISG-online 3519
Present decision affirming
Seller 1
Place of business
Denmark
Role in trade
Manufacturer of the goods sold
Buyer 1
Place of business
Germany
Role in trade
Manufacturer purchasing goods as supplies for production purposes
Category of goods
58: Plastics in non-primary forms
Goods as per contract
Ketchup bottles for eventual sale at German supermarket chain "ALDI Süd"
CISG applicable
yes, Art. 1(1)(a)
CISG applied
yes
Key CISG provisions applied
Art. 33; Art. 71(1)(b)
CISG provisions also cited
Art. 45(1); Art. 53; Art. 62; Art. 74; Art. 78
Relevant CISG provisions not cited
Art. 1(1)(a); Art. 29
Case identifier in the old Albert H. Kritzer Database
030915g1
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