Internationaal Recht
18-04-17
Literatuur: A basic guide to international business law (HW)
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CISG (Confension for international sale of goods):
Weens Koopverdrag, 83 memberstates, salescontracts
Application of the CISG (art. 1, 1 CISG):
Sale of goods (so not services) +
Moveable goods (roerende zaken)
International (parties from diferent memberstates) +
Minimaal 2 landen aangesloten bij de deal
Professionals (so strictly Business to Business) +
Geen B2C of C2C!!
(None of the exceptionals of art. 2 and 6)
Niet belangrijk voor het tentamen
Je kunt het verdrag gebruiken wanneer alle eisen een + hebben
Formation of an agreement (23 CISG):
Ofer and Acceptance (aanbod en aanvaarding)
Offer (art. 14 CISG)
A proposal for concluding a contract
Fiets te koop, ik wil graag een deal sluiten +
Adressed to one or more specifc persons
E-bay?, Marktplaats?, Newspaper?
Aangeboden aan een klas met meerdere leerlingen +
Aanbod op Ebay, Marktplaats en krant, niet specifek, iedereen
kan het bekijken!! -
Sufficiently defnite
(Otherwise “an invitation to make an oferr)
Alle relevante kenmerken moeten erin zitten, anders is het een
uitnodiging tot een overeenkomst!!
Je kunt het gebruiken wanneer alle eisen een + hebben
When is the agreement concluded?
When the acceptance becomes efective (23 CISG)
Wanneer de deal gesloten is
The agreement is concluded when the acceptance reaches the
oferer (Reception Theory, art. 18 CISG)
ontvangsttheorie, plof op de deurmat!
Telephone? Live? Letter? Fax? Email? Whatsapp?
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, Is it possible to cancel your offer?
Withdrawal (intrekken, art. 15)
Withdrawal must reach the oferee before or at the same time as the
original ofer!
voor of gelijktijdig met het aanbod
Revocation (herroepen, art. 16)
Revocation is possible unless the oferee has sent his or her
acceptance
voordat de aanvaarding is verstuurd
Exercise 1
Question A
Application of the CISG (art. 1, 1 CISG):
Yes, it is a moveable good +
Yes, there are two diferent countries involved
+
Yes, it’s a business to business deal (from company to company)
+
Conclusion: Yes, the CISG does apply to the agreement between A and B
Question B
Withdrawal (art. 15)
Withdrawal must reach the oferee before or at the same time as the
original ofer. In this exercise, this is on the 5th of May at 10AM.
Conclusion: the withdrawal must reach the oferee before or at 10AM at
the 5th of May.
Question C
Revocation (art. 16)
Revocation is possible unless the oferee has sent his or her acceptance.
On the 7th of May B sends the letter of acceptation to A.
Conclusion: There is a valid agreement, because the revoke on the 8th of
May isn’t valid because the oferee has already send his acceptance.
Exercise 3
Question A
Application of the CISG (art. 1, 1 CISG):
Yes, it is a moveable good (computer)
+
Yes, there are two diferent countries involved (NL and Germany)
+
Yes, it’s a business to business deal (from company to company)
+
Conclusion: Yes, the CISG does apply to the agreement between de Vries
en KompuKing.
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