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CISG-online number
2468
Case name
"Bio Suisse" certified organic juices and oils case
Jurisdiction
Switzerland
Court
Handelsgericht des Kantons St. Gallen (Commercial Court Canton St. Gallen)
Judges
Rolf Brunner (Presiding Judge), Dr. Beatrice Uffer-Tobler (Judge), Josef Jäger (Judge), Knuth Rüegg (Judge), Thomas Stalder (Judge), Felipe Pérez (Gerichtsschreiber)
Date of decision
14 June 2012
Case nr./docket nr.
HG.2010.421-HGK
Claimant 1
Respondent 1
Case History
Seller 1
Buyer 1
Category of goods
5: Vegetables and fruit
Goods as per contract
Organic grapefruit, lemon and orange juices (origin: Italy and Brazil); organic orange and lemon oils (origin: Italy); all of them "Bio Suisse" certified
Price
78'488.00 EUR (Euro)
CISG applicable
yes, Art. 1(1)(a)
CISG applied
yes
Key CISG provisions applied
Art. 7(2); Art. 8(2); Art. 9(1); Art. 9(2); Art. 10(a); Art. 30; Art. 34; Art. 35(1); Art. 35(2)(a); Art. 35(2)(b); Art. 35(2)(c); Art. 36(1); Art. 38(1); Art. 39; Art. 58; Art. 67
CISG provisions also cited
Art. 58(1)(2); Art. 58(2); Art. 71; Art. 85(2); Art. 86(1)(2)
Non-provision-specific issues addressed
Contracting party's right to withhold (suspend) performance; Currency of payment; Incorporation of standard terms into CISG contracts; Relevance of local standards (in buyer’s country or third country) for conformity of the goods; Set-off
This decision cites the following other CISG-online cases 6
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Decision published in 1
Case identifier in the old Albert H. Kritzer Database
120614s1
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