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CISG-online number
2125
Case name
Aluminum rings case
Jurisdiction
Germany
Court
Bundesgerichtshof (German Supreme Court)
Chamber
VIII. Zivilsenat (8th panel for civil matters)
Judges
Wolfgang Ball (Presiding Judge), Dr. Bernhard Schneider (Judge), Dr. Gabriele Hessel (Judge), Dr. Karin Milger (Judge), Dr. Wilhelm-Albrecht Achilles (Judge)
Date of decision
11 May 2010
Case nr./docket nr.
VIII ZR 212/07
Claimant 1
Place of business
Germany
Role in transaction
Buyer
Respondent 1
Place of business
United Kingdom
Role in transaction
Seller
Case History
Aluminum rings case
Landgericht Köln (District Court Cologne)
Germany, 11 January 2007 – 83 O 238/05, CISG-online 1835
Aluminum rings case
Oberlandesgericht Köln (Court of Appeal Cologne)
Germany, 21 June 2007 – 12 U 16/07, CISG-online 3084
affirming
Present decision reversing and remanding
Seller 1
Place of business
United Kingdom
Role in trade
Manufacturer
Buyer 1
Place of business
Germany
Role in trade
Manufacturer purchasing goods as supplies for production purposes
Category of goods
69: Manufactures of metals, not elsewhere specified
Goods as per contract
Larger quantity of aluminium rings and stainless steel tap housings
CISG applicable
yes, Art. 1(1)(b)
Key CISG provisions interpreted
Art. 1(1)(b)
Relevant CISG provisions not cited
Art. 6
Non-provision-specific issues addressed
Jurisdiction of the courts at the place of performance of obligations arising from a CISG contract under the EU 'Brussels Ia' Regulation 1215/2012
This decision cites the following other CISG-online cases 2
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Bundesgerichtshof (German Supreme Court)
Germany, 25 November 1998 – VIII ZR 259/97, CISG-online 353
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Decision published in 3
Neue Juristische Wochenschrift – Rechtsprechungs-Report (NJW-RR) (2010), 1217
Internationales Handelsrecht (IHR) (2010), 216–217
Die deutsche Rechtsprechung auf dem Gebiete des Internationalen Privatrechts (IPRspr) (2010), 491–492
Case identifier in the old Albert H. Kritzer Database
100511g1
Comment on this decision 1
Ulrich G. Schroeter, 'Anmerkung zu BGH, 11.5.2010 – VIII ZR 212/07', Entscheidungen zum Wirtschaftsrecht (EWiR) (2011), 149–150 [– in German]
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Original language: German