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Feldsaaten Freudenberger GmbH & Co v Banque Delubac & Cie (Paris Court of Appeal RG 23/10896)

Applicable rules
International Seed Federation Rules
  1. 25 September 2015France

    25 September 2015France

    Judgment of the Paris Commercial Court dated 25 September 2015

    Paris Commercial Court

    Decision summary
    The court rejected the arbitration clause and held that it had jurisdiction over the dispute.

    1 year, 5 months and 10 days later · 529 days

  2. 7 March 2017France

    7 March 2017France

    Decision of the Paris Court of Appeal dated 7 March 2017

    Paris Court of Appeal

    Decision summary
    On a jurisdictional challenge, the court set aside the 25 September 2015 judgment and referred the parties to pursue their claims before the appropriate forum.

    2 years, 7 months and 10 days later · 954 days

  3. 17 October 2019Arbitration

    17 October 2019Arbitration

    CAIP jurisdictional sentence of 17 October 2019

    Decision summary
    The Paris International Arbitration Chamber divided the claims between production contracts and simple contracts, retained competence for disputes under clauses referring to the Chamber and International Seed Federation Rules, and held the Union Francaise des Semences arbitration chamber competent for disputes referring to the International Seed Federation Rules without further specification.

    Supporting details

    3 participants
    Banque Delubac & Cie
    Feldsaaten Freudenberger GmbH & Co
    Institution
    Institutional administrator
    Paris International Arbitration Chamber

    11 months and 28 days later · 364 days

  4. 15 October 2020Arbitration

    15 October 2020Arbitration

    CAIP award of 15 October 2020

    Decision summary
    The Paris International Arbitration Chamber rejected Banque Delubac's claim concerning the invoices for which it had accepted jurisdiction.

    Supporting details

    3 participants
    Banque Delubac & Cie
    Feldsaaten Freudenberger GmbH & Co
    Institution
    Institutional administrator
    Paris International Arbitration Chamber

    22 days later · 22 days

  5. 6 November 2020Arbitration

    6 November 2020Arbitration

    UFS jurisdictional sentence of 6 November 2020

    Decision summary
    The arbitration chamber of the Union Francaise des Semences declared itself incompetent because the International Seed Federation Rules did not apply to the disputed bird-seed invoices and the reference to those rules was inappropriate.

    Supporting details

    3 participants
    Banque Delubac & Cie
    Feldsaaten Freudenberger GmbH & Co
    Institution

    2 years, 5 months and 7 days later · 888 days

  6. 13 April 2023France

    13 April 2023France

    Judgment of the Paris Commercial Court in the case RG 2021032276 dated 13 April 2023

    Paris Commercial Court

    Case no.
    RG 2021032276
    Decision summary
    The court held that the jurisdictional objection was admissible but unfounded, retained jurisdiction over Banque Delubac's claim against Freudenberger, and ordered Freudenberger to pay EUR 5,000 under article 700 of the French Code of Civil Procedure and the incident costs.

    11 months and 20 days later · 355 days

  7. 2 April 2024France

    2 April 2024France

    Decision of the Paris Court of Appeal, International Commercial Chamber, in the case RG 23/10896 dated 2 April 2024

    Paris Court of Appeal, International Commercial Chamber

    Case no.
    RG 23/10896
    Decision summary
    The court held that Freudenberger was barred by the res judicata effect of the UFS sentence from raising an objection to the jurisdiction of the German Seed Association arbitration chamber in Bonn. It upheld the Paris Commercial Court's international jurisdiction over Banque Delubac's damages claim, dismissed the request for damages for abusive appellate proceedings, and ordered Freudenberger to pay costs and EUR 10,000 under article 700 of the French Code of Civil Procedure.

    Supporting details

    8 authorities · 9 participants
    Feldsaaten Freudenberger GmbH & Co
    Representative
    Sylvie Kong Thong (For: Feldsaaten Freudenberger GmbH & Co)
    Banque Delubac & Cie
    Representative
    Luca De Maria (For: Banque Delubac & Cie)
    Representative
    Nathalie Makowski (For: Banque Delubac & Cie)
    Paris Court of Appeal, International Commercial Chamber
    Other
    Court Reporter
    Najma El Farissi

    Authorities cited

    8
    • French Code of Civil Procedure, articles 84, 122, 700, 1448, 1484 and 1506
      statute
    • French Civil Code, article 1240
      statute
    • Regulation (EU) No 1215/2012 of 12 December 2012
      statute
    • Council Regulation (EC) No 44/2001
      statute
    • New York Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards (Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards, article II(3))
      statute
    • Court of Justice of the European Union, 28 January 2015, Case C-375/13 (C-375/13)
      case-law
    • Court of Justice of the European Union, 16 June 2016, Case C-12/15 (C-12/15)
      case-law
    • Court of Justice of the European Union, 12 September 2018, Case C-304/17 (C-304/17)
      case-law

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