Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 333

State of Kuwait · Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 · Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office

English translation of the principle

A sale (C and F) is a sale upon shipment to which the rules of a CIF sale, cif, apply, except for the seller's obligation to insure the goods during the sea voyage for the buyer's benefit; thus the seller bears the risk of damage that may affect the goods during performance of carriage by sea until it passes the ship's rail since transfer of ownership of the goods to the buyer, and the seller has no concern with their fate. The contract containing a term that alters its nature and the essence of its provisions. Its effect. The description (C and F) conferred upon it by the contracting parties does not apply to it, and this description has no meaning other than being merely a method of determining the components of the price. - Formal sale:-
Arabic original
البيع (سي آند إف) هو بيع عند الشحن تطبق عليه قواعد البيع سيف cif عدا التزام البائع بالتأمين على البضاعة أثناء الرحلة البحرية لصالح المشتري فيتحمل البائع تبعة ما قد يلحق بالبضاعة من ضرر أثناء تنفيذ النقل البحري حتى يجتاز حاجز السفينة منذ نقل ملكية البضاعة إلى المشترى ولا شأن للبائع بمصيرها. تضمن العقد شرطاً يغير من طبيعته وجوهر أحكامه. أثره. لا يصدق عليه ما خلعه عليه العاقدان من وصف (سي آند إف) ولا يكون لهذا الوصف معنى سوى أنه مجرد طريقة لتحديد عناصر الثمن. - البيع الرسمي:-
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعنان ١٠١٩/٢٠٠٣، ٣/٢٠٠٤ تجاري جلسة ٩/٥/٢٠٠٥ مج القسم الخامس - المجلد الثالث ص ٦٨٥)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 69. PDF pages: 69.

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