CISG CASE PRESENTATION

Austria 14 February 2012 Supreme Court (Paprika case)
[Cite as: http://cisgw3.law.pace.edu/cases/120214a3.html]

Case Table of Contents

• Case identification
• Classification of issues present
• Editorial remarks
• Citations to case abstracts, texts, and commentaries

• Guide to links contained in case presentations

Case identification

DATE OF DECISION: 20120214 (14 February 2012)

JURISDICTION: Austria

TRIBUNAL: Oberster Gerichtshof [Supreme Court]

JUDGE(S): Unavailable

CASE NUMBER/DOCKET NUMBER: 10 Ob 4/12d

CASE NAME: Austrian case citations do not generally identify parties to proceedings

CASE HISTORY: 1st instance district court of Salzburg14th September 2011, GZ 10 Cg 126/06x-56 ; 2nd instance Higher Regional Court of Linz Court of Appeal of 28 November 2011, GZ 201/11y-60 4 R

SELLER'S COUNTRY: Israel

BUYER'S COUNTRY: Austria

GOODS INVOLVED: Paprika powder

Classification of issues present

APPLICATION OF CISG: Yes [Article 1(1)(a) ]

APPLICABLE CISG PROVISIONS AND ISSUES

Key CISG provisions at issue: Articles 38(1) ; 39(1) ; 40 [Provisions discussed but not cited 6 ; 7 ; 35(1) ; 36(1) ]

Classification of issues using UNCITRAL classification code numbers:

1B [Relation to Contracting State];

6 [Convention Yields to Contract; Agreements to Apply];

7A1 [International character];

35A [Quality, quantity and description required by contract];

36A [Conformity determined as of time when risk passes to buyer];

38A [Buyer's obligation to examine goods];

39A [Buyer must notify seller within reasonable time];

40 [Seller's Knowledge of Non-conformity];

Descriptors: Applicability of Convention ; Internationality ; Conformity of goods ; Examination of goods ; Lack of conformity known to seller ; Reasonableness

Editorial remarks

• Unavailable

Citations to case abstracts, texts, and commentaries

CITATIONS TO ABSTRACTS OF DECISION

(a) UNCITRAL abstract: Unavailable

(b) Other abstracts

Unavailable

CITATIONS TO TEXT OF DECISION

Original language (German): CISG-online.ch website <http://www.globalsaleslaw.org/content/api/cisg/urteile/2308.pdf>

Translation: Unavailable

CITATIONS TO COMMENTS ON DECISION

Unavailable