CISG CASE PRESENTATION

Netherlands 2 March 2011 District Court Rotterdam (Nidera SA v. General Oil Trading BV)
[Cite as: http://cisgw3.law.pace.edu/cases/110302n1.html]

Primary source(s) of information for case presentation: Netherlands case law website

Case Table of Contents

DATE OF DECISION: 20110302 (2 March 2011)

JURISDICTION: Netherlands

TRIBUNAL: Rb Rotterdam [Rb = Rechtbank = District Court]

JUDGE(S): Unavailable

CASE NUMBER/DOCKET NUMBER: 307736 / HA ZA 08-1306

CASE NAME: Nidera SA v. General Oil Trading BV

CASE HISTORY: Unavailable

SELLER'S COUNTRY: Netherlands

BUYER'S COUNTRY: Argentina

GOODS INVOLVED: Soy bean oil

APPLICATION OF CISG: Yes

APPLICABLE CISG PROVISIONS AND ISSUES

Key CISG provisions at issue: Articles 1 ; 6 ; 8

Classification of issues using UNCITRAL classification code numbers:

1A [Internationality: Parties' places of business in different States];

6A [Exclusion or modification of Convention by contract];

8A ; 8A1 [Intent of party making statement or engaging in conduct (art. 8(1)); Relevant if other party "knows" or "could not have been unaware"]

Descriptors: Applicability ; Exclusion of Convention ; Intent

CITATIONS TO ABSTRACTS OF DECISION

(a) UNCITRAL abstract: Unavailable

(b) Other abstracts

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CITATIONS TO TEXT OF DECISION

Original language (Dutch): Website of the Dutch courts <http://zoeken.rechtspraak.nl/resultpage.aspx?snelzoeken=true&searchtype=ljn&ljn=BP9980&vrije_tekst=CISG>

Translation: Unavailable

CITATIONS TO COMMENTS ON DECISION

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