Belgium 8 October 1996 District Court Hasselt (Vandermaesen Viswaren v. Euromar Seafood)
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CASE NUMBER/DOCKET NUMBER: A.R. 975/96
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CASE HISTORY: 2d instance Hof van Beroep [Court of Appeal] Antwerpen 18 May 1999
SELLER'S COUNTRY: Netherlands (defendant)
BUYER'S COUNTRY: Belgium (plaintiff)
GOODS INVOLVED: Crayfish
Reproduced with permission from CISG-Belgium database of Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
Application of CISG – European Contracts Convention (Art. 3) – law of residence of seller applicable - Dutch law – Netherlands party to CISG
Seller liable for non-delivery
Buyer entitled to interest
Seller has counterclaim – interest according to applicable national law: Dutch law
Case outline
APPLICATION OF CISG: Yes
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CITATIONS TO ABSTRACTS OF DECISION
(a) UNCITRAL abstract: Unavailable
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CITATIONS TO TEXT OF DECISION
Original language (Dutch): CISG-Belgium database of Katholieke Universiteit Leuven <http://www.law.kuleuven.ac.be/ipr/eng/cases/1996-10-08.html>
Translation: Unavailable
CITATIONS TO COMMENTS ON DECISION
English: Article 78 and rate of interest: Mazzotta, Endless disagreement among commentators, much less among courts (2004) [citing this case and 275 other court and arbitral rulings]
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