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NL-9206 AZ DRACHTEN, THE NETHERLANDS
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(0)512 544100
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: logistics@msstainless.com
1.
These general conditions are applicable to all business acts, offers and
agreements between companies within the M.S. STAINLESS INTERNATIONAL GROUP
HOLDING BV, referred to hereinafter as “MSG”, and all of our business partners
(“BPs”), unless expressly otherwise agreed on in writing. Conditions of third
parties shall not be binding on us, unless expressly declared applicable by us
in writing.
2.
That will also apply if BPs send us agreements, enquiries, orders,
offers, order confirmations or whatever correspondence in which explicit
reference is made to the conditions of BPs. We consider those as business
propositions with our purchase conditions continuing in full force unless we
have accepted the applicability of the conditions of BPs in writing in specific
cases.
3.
Commercial terms used in correspondence, offers, agreements or otherwise
shall be interpreted according to the International Code for the Interpretation
of Commercial Terms drawn up by the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC
Incoterms) as applicable at the time of conclusion of the agreement, and to the
extent not contrary to these purchase conditions.
4.
These general purchase conditions prevail above selling conditions of
seller unless expressly declared applicable by us in writing.
5.
Orders and related understandings shall not be binding
on us unless confirmed in writing by or on behalf of the Purchase Department or
our management board. The terms and prices stated in our purchase order shall
apply. If the seller does not agree thereto, he must report so to our Purchase
Department immediately. Delivery of what was ordered without prior reporting of
any deviations established by the seller shall mean unconditional acceptance of
the terms and prices stated by us in the purchase order.
6.
Unless any provision of the agreement provides
otherwise, the ownership and risk of the goods shall pass to us on delivery to
us at the place of destination, without prejudice to the provisions of Articles
6 and 7.
7.
Without prejudice to the provisions of Article 7, we
shall be entitled to reject goods delivered by the seller if, in our reasonable
opinion, these are not in accordance with specifications set by us or with
samples approved by us. In such cases we are entitled to postpone the payment
and, at our option, either to cancel the order or to oblige the seller to replace the goods within 5 days from the
date of rejection, without prejudice to
our entitlement to full compensation for any loss suffered by us.
8.
Unless otherwise agreed on, we will not be obliged to
inspect or cause to inspect any seller-delivered goods on a short notice. The
seller warrants that goods to be delivered are manufactured, packaged, stored
and transported with the greatest possible care to ensure their high quality,
and that they are fully in accordance with the description given in our order.
If, in our reasonable opinion, such care or accordance is lacking, we shall
notify the seller thereof In such cases we are entitled to postpone the payment
and, at our option, either to cancel
the order or to oblige the seller to
replace the goods within 5 days from the date of rejection, without prejudice to our entitlement to full compensation for any loss suffered by
us.
9.
Delivery of less or more than the agreed quantities
shall not be accepted.
10. We
may request the seller to neutrally package or ship any goods ordered by us or
on our instructions. If the seller cannot comply with such request, he shall
forthwith notify us thereof in writing. The relevant goods shall not be shipped
until we have confirmed to the seller in writing that we agree to non-neutral
packaging or shipment thereof. If we do not receive such written notification
from the seller, we will assume that the seller will fully and correctly comply
with our request. If nevertheless the seller does not package or ship the
relevant materials in a neutral manner, we shall be entitled to full
compensation for any resulting losses and costs. If any existing business
relation of ours should directly contact the seller as a result of such default
by the seller, we shall also be entitled to compensation of EUR 5,000 for each
business transaction between such business relation and the seller.
11. If
agreed delivery periods are exceeded, we shall be entitled, without further
notice of default, without recourse to the courts and without prejudice to any
of our further rights, which expressly include our entitlement to offset table
damages, to cancel the order to the extent not yet executed without us being
liable to pay any damages ourselves.
12. Payment
shall, in principle, be made within 90 days of receipt of the goods and the
invoice unless we raised objections, prior to the due date, to the way in which
the order was executed. Payment shall in no way mean a waiver of the right, in
accordance with the provisions of Article 12, to reconsider the way in which
the order was executed.
13. Without
prejudice to the provisions of Articles 10 and 13, we shall be entitled,
without recourse to the courts and by mere notice to the seller, to
unilaterally dissolve the agreement, to the extent the agreement relates to
goods not delivered yet and to goods not delivered timely or properly, if: -
14. The
seller fails to fulfil any obligation arising from any agreement that is
governed by these purchase conditions or from any further agreement arising
therefrom;
15. The
seller is adjudicated bankrupt; has applied for a moratorium on payments; or
liquidates his business or transfers it to any third party;
16. All of which without prejudice to our entitlement to full compensation for any loss suffered by us.
17. Force majeure shall only include that which this term includes according to prevailing Dutch law. In particular, force majeure cannot be invoked in the event of non-performance by sellers or suppliers nor in the event of short-lived machine or production failures.
18. The
seller warrants that the goods to be delivered as well as the use thereof do
not infringe, neither in the Netherlands, nor in the country of destination
stated in the order, on any industrial or intellectual property right of a
scope of protection expressly covering such goods or such use. The seller commits
himself to us and our customers to fully compensate any loss that our customers
or we may suffer as a result of such an infringement.
19. All
goods provided by us for the purpose of any order, including drawings or other
tools, shall remain our property under all circumstances. The seller is obliged
to observe absolute secrecy vis-à-vis any third parties in respect of all of
our business affairs, in the broadest sense, that come to his knowledge by
virtue of any order.
20. The
official exchange rate as at the date of payment (see Article 10) shall be used
as conversion rate for foreign and Dutch currencies.
21. Dutch
law governs our purchase conditions. Only the court in the District Leeuwarden
shall have jurisdiction to settle disputes relating to or arising from orders.
22. In
performing purchasing acts, we assume that the purchasing and subcontracting
practices prevailing in the Netherlands shall be applicable. If practices in
the supplier’s country are different, we shall be indemnified therefrom unless
different practices have been accepted by us in writing.
23. These
General Purchase Conditions form an integral part of our GENERAL CONDITIONS, as
filed with the Registry of the District Court in Leeuwarden.