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CISG-online number
1377
Case name
Citroen Type C 5 case
Jurisdiction
Austria
Court
Oberlandesgericht Linz (Court of Appeal Linz)
Judges
Dr. Wolfgang Moser (Presiding Judge), Dr. Eva-Maria Mayrbäurl (Judge), Dr. Hildegard Egle (Judge)
Date of decision
23 January 2006
Case nr./docket nr.
6 R 160/05z
Claimant 1
Name
N[...] G[...]
Place of business
Germany
Role in transaction
Buyer
Respondents 2
Name
F[...] C[...] Fahrzeughandel und Reparatur GmbH
Place of business
Austria
Role in transaction
Seller
Name
Citroen Österreich GmbH
Place of business
Austria
Role in transaction
Manufacturer of the goods sold (not party to the international sales contract)
Case History
Citroen Type C 5 case
Landesgericht Linz (District Court Linz)
Austria, 26 April 2005 – 30 Cg 115/03w-36, CISG-online 1226
Present decision reversing in part
Citroen Type C 5 case
Oberster Gerichtshof (Austrian Supreme Court)
Austria, 04 July 2007 – 2 Ob 95/06v, CISG-online 1560
reversing in part
Seller 1
Name
F[...] C[...] Fahrzeughandel und Reparatur GmbH
Place of business
Austria
Role in trade
Dealer / Trader
Buyer 1
Name
N[...] G[...]
Place of business
Germany
Role in trade
End-user of the goods
Category of goods
78: Road vehicles (including air-cushion vehicles)
Goods as per contract
Car (Citroen Type C 5 HDI 100, Model BK 8X)
Price
22'353.00 EUR (Euro)
CISG applicable
yes, Art. 1(1)(a)
CISG applied
yes
Key CISG provisions applied
Art. 6; Art. 25; Art. 35(1); Art. 35(2); Art. 35(3); Art. 38; Art. 39; Art. 82
CISG provisions also cited
Art. 8; Art. 12; Art. 36; Art. 40; Art. 44; Art. 45; Art. 49; Art. 69; Art. 74
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Case identifier in the old Albert H. Kritzer Database
060123a3
Comment on this decision 1
Ernst Karner & Helmut Koziol, Zur Anwendbarkeit des UN-Kaufrechts bei Werk- und Dienstleistungen: Am Beispiel der Maschinen- und Industrieanlagenlieferungsverträge, Vienna: Jan Sramek Verlag (2015), at 61–62 [– in German]
Full text and translation of decision 2
Full text of decision
Original language: German
Translation of decision
Language: English
translated by
Jan Henning Berg & Daniel Nagel