General Terms and Conditions
Article 1. Definitions
1.1 In these terms and conditions the following terms, provided that they start with a capital letter, are defined as:
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Buyer: the Party requesting, ordering, buying and/or receiving any Product(s) sold by the Seller.
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Contract: any agreement pursuant to which and/or orders upon which the Seller sells Product(s) to the Buyer.
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General Terms: these general terms and conditions of the Seller.
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Order: a purchase order for the purchase of Products.
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Parties: means the Seller and the Buyer collectively.
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Party: means the Seller or the Buyer as the case may be.
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Product(s): any and all mosquito traps and/or any other products of, or sold by, the Seller.
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Purchase Price: means the price for the relevant Product(s) which is determined in the Contract.
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Seller: PreMal B.V. registered with the trade register of the chamber of commerce under number 74657194.
Article 2. Applicability of the terms and conditions
2.1 These General Terms apply to all Contracts, as well as to all requests, quotations, offers, instructions, orders, order confirmations and other transactions among the Parties in relation to the sale of one or more Products.
2.2 The Contract and the General Terms constitute the whole and only agreement and understanding between the Parties in relation to its subject matter. Any reference to applicability of general terms and conditions of the Buyer is explicitly waived by the Buyer and renounced by the Seller.
2.3 Any deviations from these General Terms can only be agreed upon by the Parties in writing.
2.4 In the event that the terms of the Contract deviate from the General Terms, the terms of the Contract shall prevail.
Article 3. Offers and models
3.1 All offers and proposals made by the Seller are non-binding and can be revoked at any time. All prices in offers and proposals made by the Seller shall be in EUR.
3.2 All models and samples of or relating Products shown or provided by the Seller to the Buyer are shown or provided by way of illustration only.
Article 4. Payment
4.1 The Purchase Price is exclusive of taxes, international transportation costs, custom duties, levies and other charges whatsoever which, if applicable, shall be payable by the Buyer in addition to the Purchase Price.
4.2 The Purchase Price, and the additional charges set forth in Clause 4.1 of these General Terms if applicable, shall be paid by the Buyer to the Seller within 14 (fourteen) days after the date of the invoice. All payments made by the Buyer to the Seller shall be made in EUR.
4.3 The Buyer is not entitled to withhold or deduct or to set-off any payment from or against any amounts due to the Seller.
Article 5. Interest and collection
5.1 If the Buyer fails to pay any amount within the 14 (fourteen)-day payment term referred to in Clause 4.2, the Seller shall be entitled to send a default notice to the Buyer and if no payment has been received from the Buyer within 14 (fourteen) days after the date of the aforementioned default notice, all claims for payment of the relevant outstanding amount shall be immediately due and payable in full by the Seller. In addition, the Buyer shall be obliged to pay to the Seller interest of 10% (ten per cent) per month with respect to the outstanding amount until the date of payment in full, notwithstanding any other rights the Seller may have under the Contract, these General Terms or the applicable laws.
5.2 Any (extrajudicial or other) costs incurred by the Seller in relation to the collection of any amount (including but not limited to legal expenses, damages and/or penalties) shall be borne by the Buyer.
Article 6. Ownership and risk
6.1 The Seller is only required to deliver goods at a predetermined location, and the Buyer bears responsibility for all shipping costs. The Seller merely has to make the Products available, suitably packaged, at the specified place, usually the Seller’s factory or depot.
6.2 The ownership of a Product sold and/or delivered by the Seller to the Buyer remains with the Seller until all payment obligations of the Buyer vis-à-vis the Seller have been settled in full.
6.3 As long as the Seller is the owner of a Product sold by the Seller to the Buyer, the Buyer shall not sell, lease, pledge, create any lien upon, exercise any right of retention (retentierecht) or otherwise dispose of, or encumber any such Product(s).
6.4 If a third party seizes any Product which is subject to retention of title or wishes to establish or assert any right to such Product while the Seller has ownership of such Product the Buyer shall (i) immediately inform the Seller thereof in writing, (ii) provide the Seller with a copy of the available documents concerning such seizure or other enforcement of any third party right and (iii) inform such third party in writing that the Seller has ownership of such Product(s).
Article 7. Delivery
7.1 Any dates specified by the Seller for delivery of the Product are indicative and non-binding.
7.2 Failure to meet the specified delivery time shall not entitle the Buyer to compensation or to terminate or dissolve the Contract.
7.3 If the Buyer refuses to accept the Product upon delivery by the Seller, all costs and expenses resulting therefrom, such as transportation costs, customs duties and handling and storage costs) will be reimbursed and paid by the Buyer to the Seller.
Article 8. Liability
8.1 The liability of the Seller is limited to compliance with the warranty set forth in Clause 8 of these General Terms. The Seller shall not be liable to the Buyer or any third parties at any time for incidental, indirect or consequential damages or damages resulting from product liability, unless in case of gross negligence or wilful misconduct of the Seller.
8.2 The Seller total aggregate liability either based on breach of contract, wrongful act, strict liability or otherwise (including any warranty claim) shall be limited to the amount paid by Buyer under the Orders (exclusive of VAT) during the twelve (12) months period immediately preceding the (first) date on which the liability arose.
Article 9. Termination
9.1 A Contract may be terminated by the Seller for a breach of Contract by the Buyer, provided that due notice has been given of the alleged breach and such breach has not been cured within 14 (fourteen) days thereof.
9.2 Upon the termination of a Contract, all rights and obligations of the Parties hereunder shall cease, except for (i) the obligation of the Buyer to pay any amounts due, or becoming due, as of, or after the date of, termination, (ii) any other obligation set forth in these General Terms or in a Contract which is to take effect after the date of termination and (iii) the provisions of Clause 11 (Governing Law and Jurisdiction) of these General Terms.
Article 10. Miscellaneous
10.1 Variations to these General Terms or to a Contract shall only be of effect if they are agreed in writing and signed by or on behalf of each Party.
10.2 Each of the provisions of these General Terms and/or a Contract is severable. If any such provision is or becomes illegal, invalid or unenforceable (whether in whole or in part) in any respect under the law of any jurisdiction: (a) that shall not affect or impair the legality, validity or enforceability in that jurisdiction of the other provisions of these General Terms and/or a Contract (if these other provisions are not inextricably related to the illegal, invalid or unenforceable provision), or of that or any provisions of these General Terms and/or a Contract in any other jurisdiction; and (b) the Parties will use reasonable endeavours to negotiate in good faith with a view to replacing it with one or more provisions which are not illegal, invalid or unenforceable and which differ from the replaced provision as little as possible, always taking into account the substance and purpose of these General Terms and/or the Contract as applicable.
10.3 The Seller may, with written notice to the Buyer, assign, transfer or otherwise dispose of any of its rights or obligations under any Contract to any of its affiliates, to which assignment the Buyer hereby consents.
Article 11. Governing law and jurisdiction
11.1 These General Terms and any Contract will be governed exclusively by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Netherlands. Applicability of the Convention on the International Sale of Goods is excluded.
11.2 All disputes arising out of or in connection with these General Terms will be resolved by the Amsterdam District Court following proceedings in English before the Chamber for International Commercial Matters (“Netherlands Commercial Court”), to the exclusion of the jurisdiction of any other courts. An action for interim measures, including protective measures, available under the law of the Netherlands may be brought in the Netherlands Commercial Court in Summary Proceedings (CSP) in proceedings in English. Any appeals against NCC or CSP judgments will be submitted to the Amsterdam Court of Appeal’s Chamber for International Commercial Matters.