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CISG-online number
2805
Case name
Tritex paper rolls case
Jurisdiction
France
Court
Cour d'appel de Douai (Court of Appeal Douai)
Chamber
Chambre 2, section 2 (Chamber 2, section 2)
Judges
Pascale Fontaine (Presiding Judge), Nadia Cordier (Judge), Stéphanie André (Judge), Marguerite-Marie Hainaut (Griffier)
Date of decision
16 February 2017
Case nr./docket nr.
15/02339
Claimant 1
Name
A[...] F[...] GmbH & Co.
Place of business
Germany
Role in transaction
Seller
Respondent 1
Name
CFT S.A.
Place of business
France
Role in transaction
Buyer
Case History
Tritex paper rolls case
Tribunal de Commerce de Dunkerque (Commercial Court Dunkerque)
France, 17 November 2014 – 2013001849, CISG-online 4279
Present decision affirming
Seller 1
Name
A[...] F[...] GmbH & Co.
Place of business
Germany
Role in trade
Manufacturer of the goods sold
Buyer 1
Name
CFT S.A.
Place of business
France
Role in trade
Manufacturer purchasing goods as supplies for production purposes
Category of goods
64: Paper, paperboard and articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard
Goods as per contract
Rolls of TRITEX paper (for the production of magnetic tickets)
Price
13'669.80 EUR (Euro)
CISG applicable
yes
CISG applied
yes
(Domestic) law applied in addition
German law
Key CISG provisions interpreted and applied
Art. 78
Key CISG provisions applied
Art. 39(1); Art. 54; Art. 59
CISG provisions also cited
Art. 26; Art. 35; Art. 36; Art. 38; Art. 39(2); Art. 49; Art. 54 et seq.; Art. 81(1)
Comment on this decision 1
Claude Witz & Ben Köhler, 'Panorama: Droit uniforme de la vente internationale de marchandises (janvier 2017 – juin 2018)', Recueil Dalloz (D.) (2018), 1986–1999, at 1992 [– in French]
Full text of decision 1
Full text of decision
Original language: French