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A Spanish company, Hernández SL (buyer) domiciled in BCN concludes a contract of sale of

goods (sport wear) with a Croatian company (seller) domiciled in Dubrovnik.

According to the terms of the contract the goods had to be delivered at Barcelona Port (in
Spain) in condition of CIF INCOTERMS 2020. The seller delivered them late and of a quality
different from the established. The Spanish company decides to sue the seller before the
Spanish courts.

1. Is the CISG applicable? Why? Would the answer be the same if the seller was established
in India?

2. Which remedies may the parties apply to solve the dispute?

3. How could this conflict be solved using the litigation mechanism? Determine the court
jurisdiction

4. And what if the seller was a Mexican company? Determine the court jurisdiction

5. Will the answer to question 4 be different if there was a choice-of-court agreement to the
French courts?

6. What relevance does the Incoterm CIF have in this case? Is this Incoterm binding on the
contracting parties? Why?

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