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CISG-online number
2025
Case name
Glass fibre case II
Jurisdiction
Switzerland
Court
Tribunal Cantonal du Valais/Kantonsgericht Wallis (Court of Appeal Canton Valais)
Chamber
IIe Cour civile
Judges
Jean-Pierre Derivaz (Sole judge), Stéphane Epiney (Griffier)
Date of decision
28 January 2009
Case nr./docket nr.
C1 08 45
Claimant 1
Respondent 1
Seller 1
Buyer 1
Category of goods
66: Non-metallic mineral manufactures, not elsewhere specified
Goods as per contract
Composite materials (in particular glass fibre)
CISG applicable
yes, Art. 1(1)(a)
CISG applied
yes
(Domestic) law applied in addition
German law
Key CISG provisions interpreted and applied
Art. 9(1); Art. 9(2); Art. 78
Key CISG provisions applied
Art. 30
CISG provisions also cited
Art. 4(a); Art. 7(2); Art. 8; Art. 53; Art. 58; Art. 59; Art. 74
Non-provision-specific issues addressed
Burden of proof; Currency of payment; Definition of 'contract of sale'
Legal issues regarding Incoterms addressed
Effect on seller's obligations under a CISG contract; Incoterms as international trade usage (Art. 9(2) CISG)
Decision published in 1
Case identifier in the old Albert H. Kritzer Database
090128s1
Comments on this decision 2
Full text and translation of decision 2
