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1、案例分析11.AsentoffertoBNovember25,2001,theGermanCompanyAsentanoffertotheHongKongCompanyBasthefollowing:2000Jettishcolorcopiersand$4,000eachFOB(Hamburg)forpromptshipment,theofferisvaliduntilDecember30.2.ArevoketheoffertoBAreceivedanofferfromacompanyofParistobuythistypeofcopie
2、rs,butofferedhigherpricethanCompanyAhadofferedtoCompanyB.SinceBhadnotmadeacommitmenttocompanyA’soffer,CompanyAsentthenoticetorevokethepreviousoffertoCompanyBonDec.15th.ThensignedacontractwiththecompanyinParis.3.BacceptA’sofferHowever,onDec.22nd,CompanyAreceivedacommitment
3、fromCompanyBthatCompanyBagreedtotheconditionsofCompanyA’soffer.Subsequently,CompanyBopenedanirrevocableletterofcredittoCompanyAandrequiresCompanyAtofulfillthecontract.4.BrequirescompensationSinceCompanyAdidnotperformthecontractattheend,CompanyBresortedtotheSwedisharbitral
4、tribunalandrequiredCompanyA’scompensationforthelosses.5.A’sargumentBut,CompanyA'slawyersarguedthatCompanyAhadsentthenoticeofrevocationtotheCompanyBonDec.15th,sotheoffersentonNov.25thhadbeenrevokedandhadlostitseffectiveness.Inthisway,thecommitmentofCompanyBonDec.22ndwasnot
5、effectiveandthepurchaseandsalecontracthadnotbeenestablished.QuestionsIstherevocationofCompanyAeffective?IstheofferofCompanyAinNov.25thirrevocable?IsthecontractofCompanyAandCompanyBeffective?TherevocationofCompanyAisunreasonable.TheofferofCompanyAisirrevocable.Thecontracto
6、fCompanyAandCompanyBiseffective.AnswersReasonsTherevocationofCompanyAisineffective.CompanyAthinksthathesendstherevocationtotheCompanyB,sotheofferisrevokedandineffective.HoweverUnderCISG15(P361)Anofferbecomeseffectivewhenitreachestheofferee.What’smore,therevocationofanoffe
7、rshouldhappenbeforeanofferiseffective.2.TheofferofCompanyAisirrevocable.UndertheCISGArticle16,(P361)Anoffercannotberevokedundersuchcondition:Ifitindicates,whetherbystatingafixedtimeforacceptanceorotherwise,thatitisirrevocable.CompanyAmentionsthevalidtimeisbeforeDec.30andh
8、ereceivestheacceptancemadebyCompanyBinvalidtime.Theofferiseffectiveandisirrevocable.3.Thecontrac