Article 4163 Cases
This Convention governs only the formation of the contract of sale and the rights and obligations of the seller and the buyer arising from such a contract. In particular, except as otherwise expressly provided in this Convention, it is not concerned with:
(a) the validity of the contract or of any of its provisions or of any usage;
(b) the effect which the contract may have on the property in the goods sold.
| Number |
Issue |
# Cases |
| 1 |
Aspects of contract of sale expressly excluded from scope of Convention |
3 |
| 1.1 |
Validity of contract, its provisions or of usages |
9 |
| 1.1.1 |
Mistake |
6 |
| 1.1.2 |
Requirements as to form of contract |
1 |
| 1.2 |
Effect of contract on property in goods |
11 |
| 2 |
Matters implicitly excluded from scope of Convention |
1 |
| 2.01 |
Capacity of parties |
3 |
| 2.02 |
Agency |
12 |
| 2.03 |
Set-off |
36 |
| 2.04 |
Assignment |
7 |
| 2.05 |
Limitation period (prescription) |
23 |
| 2.06 |
Hardship |
2 |
| 2.07 |
Penalty clauses |
7 |
| 2.08 |
Interest rate (see also art. 78) |
9 |
| 2.09 |
Burden of proof |
14 |
| 2.10 |
Letters of confirmation, standard terms |
7 |
| 2.11 |
Other matters |
40 |
| Country |
Date |
Court |
| Arbitral Award |
00-00-1994 |
ICC Court of Arbitration - Paris |
| Cases: 1 |
| Argentina |
14-10-1993 |
Cámara Nacional en lo Comercial, Sala E |
| Argentina |
24-04-2000 |
Camara Nacional de Apelaciones en lo Comercial de Buenos Aires - Sala E |
| Cases: 2 |
| Austria |
24-04-1997 |
Oberster Gerichtshof |
| Austria |
08-09-1997 |
Oberster Gerichtshof |
| Austria |
10-03-1998 |
Oberster Gerichtshof |
| Austria |
07-09-2000 |
Oberster Gerichtshof |
| Cases: 4 |
| Belgium |
31-01-2002 |
Hof van Beroep, Gent |
| Cases: 1 |
| Canada |
14-11-2003 |
Ontario Superior Court of Justice |
| Canada |
13-05-2015 |
Supreme Court of British Columbia |
| Cases: 2 |
| Finland |
12-04-2002 |
Court of Appeal of Turku |
| Cases: 1 |
| France |
26-10-2004 |
Cour d'Appel de Poitiers |
| Cases: 1 |
| Germany |
27-07-1995 |
Oberlandesgericht Rostock |
| Germany |
21-05-1996 |
Oberlandesgericht Köln |
| Germany |
28-01-1998 |
Oberlandesgericht Munchen |
| Germany |
23-06-1998 |
Oberlandesgericht Hamm |
| Germany |
28-05-2001 |
Oberlandesgericht Köln |
| Germany |
09-01-2002 |
Bundesgerichtshof |
| Germany |
20-12-2004 |
Oberlandesgericht Stuttgart |
| Cases: 7 |
| Hungary |
17-06-1997 |
Metropolitan Court of Budapest |
| Hungary |
01-07-1997 |
Metropolitan Court of Budapest |
| Cases: 2 |
| Italy |
09-12-2005 |
Tribunale di Modena - sez. Carpi |
| Cases: 1 |
| Netherlands |
05-10-1994 |
Arrondissementsrechtbank Amsterdam |
| Cases: 1 |
| Poland |
25-01-2017 |
Białystok Court of Appeal |
| Cases: 1 |
| Russian Federation |
19-12-2008 |
International Court of Arbitration of the Chamber of Industry and Commerce of the Russian Federation |
| Cases: 1 |
| Slovenia |
01-07-2013 |
Ljubljana Arbitration Centre |
| Cases: 1 |
| Spain |
21-01-2016 |
Audiencia Provincial de Girona |
| Cases: 1 |
| Switzerland |
17-10-2000 |
Schweizerisches Bundesgericht |
| Switzerland |
07-07-2004 |
Schweizerisches Bundesgericht |
| Switzerland |
16-12-2009 |
Schweizerisches Bundesgericht |
| Switzerland |
17-12-2009 |
Schweizerisches Bundesgericht |
| Cases: 4 |
| USA |
09-03-1999 |
State of Minnesota, County of Hennepin District Court, Fourth Judicial District |
| USA |
28-03-2002 |
United States District Court, N.D., Illinois |
| USA |
10-05-2002 |
U.S District Court, S.D., New York |
| USA |
21-06-2002 |
U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit |
| USA |
10-10-2006 |
U.S. District Court, Ohio |
| USA |
19-07-2007 |
U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York |
| USA |
16-11-2007 |
U.S. Court of Appeals, 9th Circuit |
| USA |
18-03-2008 |
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Kentucky |
| USA |
23-12-2009 |
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Arkansas, Western Division |
| Cases: 9 |
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