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CISG-online number
3382
Case name
Danish rugs case
Jurisdiction
Switzerland
Court
Handelsgericht des Kantons Bern/Tribunal de Commerce du Canton de Berne (Commercial Court Canton Bern)
Date of decision
23 January 2018
Case nr./docket nr.
HG 17 98
Claimant 1
Place of business
Germany
Role in transaction
Seller
Respondent 1
Place of business
Switzerland
Role in transaction
Buyer
Seller 1
Place of business
Germany
Role in trade
Distributor
Buyer 1
Place of business
Switzerland
Role in trade
End-user of the goods
Category of goods
65: Textile yarn, fabrics, made-up articles, not elsewhere specified, and related products
Goods as per contract
120 rugs (made in Denmark) for use in a hotel
Price
141'130.08 CHF (Swiss Francs)
CISG applicable
yes, Art. 1(1)(a)
CISG applied
yes
Key CISG provisions interpreted and applied
Art. 7(2); Art. 78
Key CISG provisions interpreted
Art. 58
Key CISG provisions applied
Art. 62
CISG provisions also cited
Art. 1(1); Art. 2; Art. 3(1); Art. 4; Art. 6; Art. 14(1); Art. 18(1); Art. 18(2); Art. 23; Art. 61(1); Arts. 62-65; Arts. 74-77
This decision cites the following other CISG-online cases 4
Handelsgericht des Kantons Bern/Tribunal de Commerce du Canton de Berne (Commercial Court Canton Bern)
Switzerland, 30 June 2017 – HG 13 161, CISG-online 3385
Chinese wire rod case II
Handelsgericht des Kantons Zürich (Commercial Court Canton Zurich)
Switzerland, 17 September 2014 – HG130167-O/U, CISG-online 2656
Clothes and accessories case
Handelsgericht des Kantons Bern/Tribunal de Commerce du Canton de Berne (Commercial Court Canton Bern)
Switzerland, 17 August 2009 – HG 08 67/STH/LEI, CISG-online 1995
Frozen meat case for Egypt case I
Bundesgericht/Tribunal fédéral (Swiss Federal Supreme Court)
Switzerland, 28 October 1998 – 4C.179/1998, CISG-online 413
Decision published in 1
ius.focus: Aktuelle Rechtsprechung kompakt (2018), No. 234,
Comments on this decision 2
Viola Heutger, 'Rechtsprechung zum Wiener Kaufrecht in der Schweiz', Swiss Review of International and European Law (SRIEL) (2018), 579–590, at 584–585 [– in German]
Flavio Peter & Patrick Schmidt, 'Kommentar zu Handelsgericht Bern, 23. Januar 2018 – HG 17 98', ius.focus: Aktuelle Rechtsprechung kompakt (2018), No. 234 [– in German]
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