Belgium 24 January 1995 District Court Hasselt (Wilvorst Herenmode v. Erarts)
[Cite as: http://cisgw3.law.pace.edu/cases/950124b2.html]
Primary source(s) for case presentation: CISG-Belgium database of Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
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CASE NUMBER/DOCKET NUMBER: A.R. 2532/93
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CASE HISTORY: Unavailable
SELLER'S COUNTRY: Germany (plaintiff)
BUYER'S COUNTRY: Belgium (defendant)
GOODS INVOLVED: Tuxedos
Reproduced with permission from CISG-Belgium database of Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
Application of the CISG - Rules of Private International Law of the forum referring to law of Contracting State (Article 1(1)(b)) - Convention on the Law Applicable to Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (Hague Conference, June 15, 1955)
Exclusion of the Convention - Article 6 CISG - Implied exclusion - Exclusion by standard terms - National law applicable to validity of standard terms - Choice of law of Contracting State in standard terms
Case outline
APPLICATION OF CISG: Normally, Yes [Article 1(1)(b), but Convention held excluded by contract]
APPLICABLE CISG PROVISIONS AND ISSUES
Key CISG provisions at issue: Article
Classification of issues using UNCITRAL classification code numbers:
6A [Exclusion of Convention by contract: express exclusion contained in Commercial letter of confirmation which buyer received but did not object to];
18A [Criteria for acceptance: commercial letter of confirmation]
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CITATIONS TO ABSTRACTS OF DECISION
(a) UNCITRAL abstract: Unavailable
(b) Other abstracts
English: Unilex database <http://www.unilex.info/case.cfm?pid=1&do=case&id=261&step=Abstract>
CITATIONS TO TEXT OF DECISION
Original language (Dutch): CISG-Belgium database of Katholieke Universiteit Leuven <http://www.law.kuleuven.ac.be/ipr/eng/cases/1995-01-24t.html>; Unilex database <http://www.unilex.info/case.cfm?pid=1&do=case&id=261&step=FullText>
Translation: Unavailable
CITATIONS TO COMMENTS ON DECISION
Dutch: Erauw, [1998] Tijdschrift voor Privaatrecht (TvP 35) 1369 [1513-1514 No. 256]
English: Honnold, Uniform Law for International Sales (1999) 175 [Art. 18(1) (commercial letters of confirmation)]
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