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CISG-online number
1002
Case name
Grootscholten v. Vergo Kwekerjien B.V.B.A.
Jurisdiction
Netherlands
Court
Hoge Raad (Dutch Supreme Court)
Date of decision
28 January 2005
Case nr./docket nr.
C03/290HR
Claimant 1
Name
Grootscholten
Place of business
Netherlands
Role in transaction
Seller
Respondent 1
Name
Vergo Kwekerjien B.V.B.A.
Place of business
Belgium
Role in transaction
Buyer
Case History
Grootscholten v. Vergo Kwekerjien B.V.B.A.
Rechtbank Rotterdam (District Court Rotterdam)
Netherlands, 26 April 2001, CISG-online 3138
Rechtbank Rotterdam (District Court Rotterdam)
Netherlands, 26 April 2001, CISG-online 3138
Grootscholten v. Vergo Kwekerjien B.V.B.A.
Gerechthof 's-Gravenhage (Court of Appeal The Hague)
Netherlands, 24 June 2003, CISG-online 3140
Gerechthof 's-Gravenhage (Court of Appeal The Hague)
Netherlands, 24 June 2003, CISG-online 3140
Grootscholten v. Vergo Kwekerjien B.V.B.A.
Parket bij de Hoge Raad (Advocate General at the Dutch Supreme Court)
Netherlands, 29 October 2004 – C03/290HR, CISG-online 5343
Parket bij de Hoge Raad (Advocate General at the Dutch Supreme Court)
Netherlands, 29 October 2004 – C03/290HR, CISG-online 5343
Present decision
Seller 1
Name
Grootscholten
Place of business
Netherlands
Buyer 1
Name
Vergo Kwekerjien B.V.B.A.
Place of business
Belgium
Category of goods
29: Crude animal and vegetable materials, not elsewhere specified
Goods as per contract
78,700 tomato plants (origin: Gran Canaria)
CISG applicable
yes, Art. 1(1)(a)
CISG applied
yes
Key CISG provisions applied
Art. 4; Art. 7(2); Art. 8
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Decision published in 4
Zeitschrift für Europäisches Privatrecht (ZEuP) (2008), 605–607
Nederlandse Jurisprudentie (NJ) (2006), 17 [ – in Dutch]
Rechtspraak van de Week (RvdW) (2005), 22
Uniform Law Review/Revue de droit uniforme (Unif. L. Rev.) (2005), 901
European Case Law Identifier (ECLI)
ECLI:NL:HR:2005:AR4837
CLOUT number
831
Case identifier in the old Albert H. Kritzer Database
050128n1
Comments on this decision 4
Filip J.M. De Ly, 'Sources Of International Sales Law: An Eclectic Model', 25 Journal of Law & Commerce (J.L. & Com.) (2005), 1–12, at 8–9 [– in English]
André Janssen, 'The Dutch Supreme Court and the Incorporation of Standard Contract Terms in International Sales Contracts', 10 Uniform Law Review/Revue de droit uniforme (Unif. L. Rev.) (2005), 901–905 [– in English]
André Janssen, 'Nach welchem Recht richtet sich die Einbeziehung von Allgemeinen Geschäftsbedingungen in den Niederlanden? – zugleich Anmerkung zum Urteil des Hoge Raad der Nederlanden vom 28.1.2005, C03/290HR –', Internationales Handelsrecht (IHR) (2005), 155–110 [– in German]
Martin Schmidt-Kessel, 'Kollisionsrechtliche Behandlung der Einbeziehung Allgemeiner Geschäftsbedingungen unter dem CISG', Zeitschrift für Europäisches Privatrecht (ZEuP) (2008), 605–617 [– in German]
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