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Terms of sales

  1. General
    • In these Conditions, Version 2019, the following terms are defined as follows:

“Buyer” the person who accepts a quotation given by the Seller for the supply of the Goods and/or Services or whose order for the Goods and/or services is accepted by the Seller;

“Conditions” the standard terms and conditions of sale set out in this document and (unless the context otherwise requires) includes any special terms and conditions agreed in writing between the Buyer and the Seller;

“Contract” means these Conditions, and the Buyer’s Order as amended from time to time by the agreement in writing of the parties;

“Goods” the Goods agreed to be supplied by the Seller in accordance with the Contract (as amended from time to time in writing by the Seller in accordance with these Conditions);

“Intellectual Property Rights” all patents, rights to inventions, utility models, copyright and related rights, trademarks, service marks, trade, business and domain names, rights in trade dress or get-up, rights in goodwill or to sue for passing off, unfair competition rights, rights in designs, rights in computer software, database right, topography rights, moral rights, rights in confidential information (including knowhow and trade secrets) and any other intellectual property rights, in each case whether registered or unregistered and including all applications for and renewals or extensions of such rights, and all similar or equivalent rights or forms of protection in any part of the world;

“Order” the Buyer’s order for the supply of Goods and/or Services including but not limited to a verbal order which is confirmed in writing by the Seller, or the Buyer’s acceptance of the Seller’s quotation, or the Buyer’s written acceptance of the Seller’s quotation and/or any written specification and/or any special terms and conditions agreed in writing between the parties;

“Quotation” means the definition as set out in condition 2.7 below;

“Seller” means Fire and Safety Plans (Siret number 49292487300028);

“Services” means the services agreed to be supplied by the Seller in accordance with the Contract as amended from time to time in writing by the Seller.

1.2.      Any reference in these Conditions to any provision of a statute shall be construed as a reference to that provision as amended re-enacted or extended at the relevant time.

  1. Quotations and Orders

2.1.      The Seller shall sell and the Buyer shall purchase the Goods and/or Services in accordance with any Quotation or Order Acknowledgement of the Seller which is accepted by the Buyer or any Order which is accepted by the Seller in writing, subject in either case to these Conditions which shall, subject to any variation in accordance with these Conditions, govern the Contract to the exclusion of any other terms and conditions provided that in the case of conflict between any term of these Conditions or a term of the Quotation and/or Contract, these Conditions shall have precedence.

2.2.      In entering into the Contract the Buyer acknowledges that it does not rely on, and hereby waives any claim against the Seller for breach in relation to any representations made by the Seller which are not confirmed subsequently in writing.

2.3.      Any typographical, clerical or other error or omission in any sales literature, quotation, price list, acceptance of offer, invoice or other document or information issued by the Seller shall be subject to correction without any liability on the part of the Seller.

2.4.      The Contract shall be formed upon the Buyer’s acceptance of any written Quotation of the Seller, or upon any Order of the Buyer being acted upon by the Seller, or accepted by the Seller in writing, or paid by the Buyer.

2.5.      The Contract constitutes the entire agreement between the parties. The Buyer acknowledges that it has not relied on any statement, promise or representation made or given by or on behalf of the Seller which is not set out in the Contract.

2.6.      Any samples, drawings, descriptive matter or advertising issued by the Seller and any descriptions of the Goods or illustrations or descriptions of the Services issued or published to set out those Services and/or Goods so described (whether in this Contract or elsewhere) shall not form part of the Contract or have any contractual force unless otherwise agreed in writing by the Seller.

2.7.      A Quotation is an offer by the Seller conditional upon the Seller approving the Buyer’s credit and therefore shall not be capable of forming a contract binding upon the Seller until such time as the credit worthiness of the Buyer has been approved by the Seller.

2.8.      No Order which has been accepted or acknowledged by the Seller may be cancelled by the Buyer except with the agreement in writing of the Seller. Notwithstanding the Seller’s agreement to the cancellation, the Buyer shall fully indemnify the Seller in the event of cancellation, in full against any or all losses (including consequential loss and loss of profit), costs (including the cost of all labour and materials used and including the cost of cancellation of any third party orders placed by the Seller in order to fulfil the contract, transportation and warehousing costs), damages, charges and expenses incurred by the Seller as a result of such cancellation.

2.9.      The Seller reserves the right to subcontract any Order or part of any Order without giving notice to the Buyer.

2.10.    The Buyer may only request a change to an Order in writing, and for the avoidance of doubt the Seller is under no obligation to accept such change request. In the event that changes to an Order are agreed to by the Seller, such changes will be subject to charges for all costs occasioned by such change(s), and the Seller will be under no obligation to implement said changes unless and until the Buyer agrees to pay such additional costs in writing.

2.11.    No Quotation is valid unless in writing.

2.12.    To the extent that the Goods and Services are to be provided and manufactured in accordance with a Goods Specification supplied by the Buyer, the Buyer shall indemnify the Seller against all liabilities, costs, expenses, damages and losses (including any direct, indirect or consequential losses, loss of profit, loss of reputation and all interest, penalties and legal and other reasonable professional costs and expenses) suffered or incurred by the Seller in connection with any claim made against the Seller for actual or alleged infringement of a third party’s intellectual property rights, patents, copyrights or design trademarks arising out of or in connection with the Seller’s use of the Goods and Services Specification. This condition shall survive termination of the Contract.

  1. The Goods / Services

3.1.      The Seller shall not be liable if such Goods being a component part or parts are not suitable for use with other parts purchased by the Buyer from persons other than the Seller or if such parts do not together perform in the manner required by the Buyer, or if the Goods are not used and/or applied by the Buyer as directed by the Seller.

3.2.      The Buyer shall be responsible to the Seller for ensuring the accuracy of the terms of any Order (including any applicable specification) and for giving the Seller any necessary information relating to the Goods and/or Services within a sufficient time to enable the Seller to perform the Contract in accordance with its terms.

3.3.      The quantity, quality and description of and any specification for the Goods and/or Services shall be those set out in the Order (to the extent accepted and/or amended by the Seller in accordance with the terms of condition 2.4 above).

3.4.      The Seller reserves the right to make any changes to the Order for the Goods and/or Services which are required to conform with any applicable safety or other statutory requirements or, where the Goods and/or Services are to be supplied to the Seller’s specification which do not materially affect their quality or performance.

3.5.      All drawings, designs, specifications and other information provided by the Seller are confidential and all rights of copyright ownership and other intellectual property rights in respect of them shall remain vested in the Seller and shall not pass to the Buyer.

3.6.      The Seller Services include the drafting of plans. Digitalized or vectorized general arrangements, fire fighting and safety plans, escape plans, or any other plans provided by the Seller are created based on the Buyer’s instructions and are meant for display not for building purposes. The content of the plan is the sole responsibility of the Buyer.

The seller will not be liable for errors or wrong information given by the Buyer.

Should the Buyer need a building plan, the Seller can recommend a naval architect.

3.7. The files delivered by the Seller are in pdf format. The Seller will not deliver CAD files.

  1. Prices and Terms of Payment

4.1.      The price of the Goods and/or Services shall be the price(s) as set out in the Seller’s Quotation and valid for 30 calendar days or such other timeframe as the Seller may specify, subject to revision in writing thereafter. All prices quoted by the Seller are nett unless otherwise stated and shall be exclusive of the current rate of value added tax. The Seller holds a VAT exemption, (art. 261 ter-1.7 of the CGI) – Holder of CAPE Couveuse06 – Siret number: 49292487300028.

4.2.      The Seller reserves the right to: a) increase its fee rates for the charges for the Services; and b) increase the price of the Goods, by giving 7 calendar days’ notice to the Buyer at any time before delivery, to reflect any increase in the cost of the Goods to the Seller that is due to: any factor beyond the control of the Seller (including foreign exchange fluctuations, increases in taxes and duties, and increases in labour, materials and other manufacturing costs); apply additional costs in relation to any request by the Buyer to change the delivery date(s), quantities or types of Goods ordered, or the Order; or any delay caused by any instructions of the Buyer in respect of the Goods or failure of the Buyer to give the Seller adequate or accurate information or instructions in respect of the Goods for which the Buyer shall be liable.

4.3.      All Goods and Services shall be paid for, in advance, by way of Pro-Forma Invoice – 50% of invoice total due prior to commencement of production, 50% due prior to despatch unless otherwise stated in writing by the Seller.

4.4.      The Seller does not open accounts for any Buyers.

4.5.      The price of the Goods is exclusive of delivery, insurance, storage and the costs associated with fitting or erecting the Goods supplied unless otherwise agreed in writing by the Seller.

4.6.      The Seller shall be entitled to withhold supply of any further Services or, delivery of any further Goods (or any further delivery in the case of a delivery effected in instalments) in the event of the Buyer’s non-payment in full in respect of the same. The Seller may, without limiting its other rights or remedies, set-off any amount owing to it by the Buyer against any amount payable by the Seller to the Buyer.

4.7.      In the event Goods and/or Services are made available to the Buyer in time for the agreed supply date, but the Buyer instructs the Seller in writing to delay actual supply, then the Seller will accept such instruction on the strict condition that the invoice of the Seller (or any portion of the invoice as specified by the Seller) shall become immediately due and payable by the Buyer, and that furthermore, concerning Goods, the Seller will have the option to render a storage charge and be indemnified in respect of all and any associated costs in respect of any Goods which need to remain in the care of the Seller until the date of supply which in any event shall be no later than 3 calendar months. Thereafter the Contract shall be automatically terminated unless otherwise agreed in writing. The Buyer will remain liable to the Seller for all and any outstanding costs.

4.8.      The Buyer shall pay all amounts due under the Contract in full without any deduction or withholding except as required by law and the Buyer shall not be entitled to assert any credit, set-off or counterclaim against the Seller in order to justify withholding payment of any such amount in whole or in part.

4.9.      The Seller shall have a lien on any property of the Buyer in his possession for any sum due to the Seller.

4.10.    The Seller does not accept payment to it being conditional upon the Buyer receiving payment from a third party.

4.11.    Without limiting any other right or remedy of the Seller, if the Buyer fails to make any payment due to the Seller under the Contract by the due date for payment, the Seller shall have the right to charge interest on the overdue amount at the rate of 8% per annum above the then current base rate of the Bank of France, accruing on a daily basis from the due date of such payment until the date of actual payment of the overdue amount, whether before or after judgement, and compounding quarterly.

4.12.    Without limiting any other right or remedy of the Seller, if the Buyer fails to make a payment due to the Seller under the Contract by the due date for payment, the Seller shall reserve the right to recover any court costs from the Buyer, incurred from chasing the outstanding debt.

4.13.   Payment can be made by bank transfer. All non European credit/debit card payments are subject to a 3% surcharge.

4.16.     For online payments, The Buyer warrants that in using the online payment facility, they are authorised to use the debit or credit card for the payment or payments they are making.

4.17.    All payments are to be made in € (euros)

4.18      Bank transfer and change fees are at the expense of the Buyer.

  1. Delivery / Supply

5.1.      Delivery of the Goods/Services shall be made in accordance with the terms of the Quote. Delivery of the Goods/Services may also be arranged by the Seller to any place for delivery agreed by the Buyer.

5.2.      Any dates quoted for delivery of the Goods and/or supply of the Services are approximate only and time for delivery of the Goods and/or supply of the Services shall not be of the essence. Goods and/or Services may be delivered by the Seller in advance of the quoted delivery date upon giving reasonable notice to the Buyer. The date(s) for delivery shall only commence upon full and final information from the Buyer and the approval of the Seller’s information in writing by the Buyer.

5.3.      The Seller may deliver the Goods by instalments which shall be invoiced and paid for separately (unless otherwise agreed by the Seller). Each instalment shall constitute a separate Contract and failure by the Seller to deliver any one or more of the instalments in accordance with these Conditions or any claim by the Buyer in respect of any one or more instalments shall not entitle the Buyer to treat the related series of Contracts as a whole as repudiated, or to cancel any other instalment.

5.4.      If the Buyer fails to take delivery of the Goods as agreed or fails to give the Seller adequate delivery instructions at the time stated for delivery then, without prejudice to any other right or remedy available to the Seller, the Seller may store the Goods until actual delivery and charge the Buyer for the reasonable costs (including insurance) of storage.

5.5.      The Seller shall use reasonable endeavours to meet the time for delivery of Goods and/or supply of Services but shall not be liable for delay caused by the following events:

5.5.1    the Seller not having received from the Buyer (or if appropriate from any third party) in due time any necessary instructions, information, calculations, drawings, details and/or visuals;

5.5.2    the Seller’s inability for reasons beyond his control to secure such Goods or materials or services as is essential to meet the requirements of the Buyer.

5.6.      The Seller shall not be liable to the Buyer for delay in any event in the following circumstances:

5.6.1.   if the Buyer is entitled to any extension of time for completion of any works pursuant to any contract the Buyer has with a third party;

5.6.2.   if the Buyer would have been delayed in his performance of any other contract in any event due to the act or omission of any other person.

5.7.      The Buyer shall not return any Goods to the Seller without the Seller’s prior written authorisation. In any event any such return shall be made at the sole risk and expense of the Buyer. The Seller shall always be entitled to payment for these Goods in accordance with these Conditions.

  1. Export Terms

6.1.      Where the Goods are supplied for export from France, the provision of conditions 6.1 to 6.8 shall (subject to any special terms agreed in writing between the Buyer and the Seller) apply notwithstanding any other provision of these Conditions.

6.2.      The Buyer shall be responsible for complying with any legislation or regulations governing the importation of the Goods into the country of destination and for the payment of any duties thereon.

6.3.      Unless otherwise agreed in writing between the Buyer and the Seller, the Goods shall be delivered Incoterms: 2010 FCA or Ex-works.

6.4.      The Buyer shall be responsible for arranging inspection of the Goods at the Seller’s premises if required before shipment. The Seller shall have no liability for any claim in respect of any defect in the Goods which would have been apparent on inspection and/or which is detected and/or made after shipment, or in respect of any damage occasioned during transit.

6.5.      If delivery is other than FCA, then the Seller shall not accept any claims for damage, unless notice in writing reaches the Seller within 24 hours of arrival or anticipated arrival of consignment at port of destination and no responsibility will be accepted by the company for any failure or delay on the part of the Buyer to make a claim on insurance where applicable.

6.6       If delivery is other than FCA, then the Seller shall not accept any claims for shortage, mis-delivery or loss in transit unless notice in writing reaches the Seller within 14 days of arrival or anticipated arrival of consignment at port of destination and no responsibility will be accepted by the company for any failure or delay on the part of the Buyer to make a claim on insurance where applicable.

6.7.      Unless otherwise stated in writing by the Seller, the Buyer shall be responsible for obtaining any import licences and complying with all regulations governing the admission of the goods into the country of destination and for payment of all customs duties, port dues and other charges.

6.8.      For the avoidance of doubt the Seller shall have no liability whatsoever on collection of the Goods by the Buyer or their servants or agents.

  1. Risk and Property

7.1.      The risk in the Goods shall pass, in accordance to Incoterms to the Buyer either:

7.1.1.   at the time when the Goods have been delivered to the Buyer in accordance with condition 5 above; or

7.1.2.   within 3 calendar days of the date of notification by the Seller to the Buyer that the Goods are ready for collection whichever is the earlier.

7.2.      Prior to the Buyer collecting the Goods, the Seller may at his absolute discretion store the Goods anywhere at the Buyer’s risk and expense.

7.3.      Notwithstanding delivery and the passing of risk in the Goods or any other provision of these Conditions, title in the Goods shall not pass to the Buyer until the Seller has received payment in full (in cash or cleared funds).

7.4.      Until such time as title in the Goods passes to the Buyer the Buyer shall hold the Goods as the Seller’s fiduciary agent and bailee and shall keep the Goods separate from these of the Buyer and third parties and stored in dry and clean conditions and insured and identified as the Seller’s property.

  1. Warranties

8.1.      Subject to the conditions set out below the Seller warrants that the Goods will correspond with their specification at the time of delivery.  Further, the Seller warrants that the Goods will be free from defects caused by faulty materials or workmanship for the period of 1 month after the delivery date (or such other period as may be indicated in writing by the Seller)

8.2.      The Buyer shall be responsible for arranging testing and inspection of the Goods at the Seller’s premises prior to shipment.  The Seller shall have no liability for any claim in respect of any defect in the Goods which would be apparent on inspection and which is made after shipment, or in respect of any damage during transit.

8.3.      The Seller shall be under no liability in respect of any defect arising from fair wear and tear, or any wilful damage, negligence, subjection to abnormal conditions, failure to follow the Sellers instructions (whether verbal or in writing), misuse or alteration of the Goods without the Sellers approval, or any other act or omission on the part of the Buyer, its employees or agents or any third party.

8.4.      Subject as expressly provided in these conditions, all warranties, conditions or other terms implied by statute or rulings are excluded to the fullest extent permitted by law.

8.5.      No Goods may be returned to the Seller without prior agreement in writing of the Seller.  Subject thereto any Goods returned which the Seller is satisfied were supplied subject to defects of quality or condition which would not be apparent on inspection may be replaced free of charge or, at the Sellers sole discretion, the Seller may refund or credit to the Buyer the price of the defective Goods but the Seller shall not further liability to the Buyer. A copy of the Seller’s Returns policy is available upon request.

8.6.      Except as expressly provided in these conditions, the Seller shall not be liable to the Buyer by reason of any representation, or any implied warranty, condition or other term, or any duty, or under the express terms of the Contract, for any direct or consequential loss or damage sustained by the Buyer (including, without limitation, loss of profit or indirect or special loss), costs, expenses or other claims  for consequential compensation whatsoever (and whether caused by the negligence of the Seller, its servants or agents or otherwise) which arise out of or in connection with the supply of the Goods and Services or their use or resale by the Buyer.

8.7.      The Buyer shall ensure that, except to the extent that instructions as to the use or sale of the Goods are contained in the packaging or labelling of the Goods, any use or sale of the Goods by the Buyer is in compliance with all applicable statutory and other regulatory requirements and that the storage and handling of the Goods by the Buyer is carried out in accordance with directions given by the Seller or any competent governmental or regulatory authority and the Buyer will indemnify the Seller against any liability loss or damage which the Seller might suffer as a result of the Buyer’s failure to comply with this condition.

  1. Liabilities

9.1.      Subject to conditions 4, 5 and 8 above, the following provisions set out the entire financial liability of the Seller (including any liability for the acts or omissions of its employees, agents and sub-contractors) to the Buyer in respect of:

9.1.1. any breach of these conditions

9.1.2. any use made or resale by the Buyer of any Goods, or of any product incorporating any of the Goods and:

9.1.3. any representation, statement or tortious act or omission including negligence arising under or in connection with the Contract.

9.1.4. All warranties, conditions and other terms implied by statute or law are, to the fullest extent permitted by law, excluded from the Contract.

9.2. Nothing in these conditions excludes or limits the liability of the Seller:

9.2.1. for death or personal injury caused by the Seller’s negligence or:

9.2.2. for any matter which it would be illegal for the Seller to exclude or attempt to exclude its liability or:

9.2.3. for fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation.

9.3. Subject to condition 9.2 and 9.3:

9.3.1. the Seller’s total liability in contract, tort (including negligence or breach of statutory duty), misrepresentation, restitution or otherwise, arising in connection with the performance or contemplated performance of the Contract shall be limited to the Contract price and:

9.3.2. the Seller shall not be liable to the Buyer for any pure economic loss, loss of profit, loss of business, depletion of goodwill or otherwise, in each case whether direct, indirect or consequential, or any claims for consequential compensation whatsoever (howsoever caused) which arise out of or in connection with the Contract,

  1. Intellectual Property Rights

10.1.    All designs drawings specifications and information supplied to the Buyer whether directly or indirectly are confidential.

10.2.    All Intellectual Property Rights in or arising out of or in connection with the Goods and/or Services shall be owned by the Seller.

10.3.    The Buyer acknowledges that, in respect of any third party Intellectual Property Rights in the Goods and/or Services, the Buyer’s use of any such Intellectual Property Rights is conditional on the Seller obtaining a written licence from the relevant licensor on such terms as will entitle the Seller to license such rights to the Buyer.

10.4.    All designs, drawings, specifications, and information used and/or supplied to the Buyer in the course of the Contract remain the exclusive property of the Seller.

  1. Termination

11.1.    The Seller may terminate the Contract without liability to the Buyer by giving notice to the Buyer at any time if: the Buyer breaches any material term of this Contract and (if such breach is remediable) fails to remedy that breach within 14 calendar days after receipt of notice in writing of the breach; the Buyer makes any voluntary arrangement with its creditors or becomes bankrupt or becomes subject to an administration order or goes into liquidation (otherwise than for the purpose of amalgamation or reconstruction); or an encumbrancer takes possession, or a receiver is appointed, of any of the property or assets of the Buyer; or the Buyer ceases, or threatens to cease, to carry on business; or any similar or analogous event occurs in any jurisdiction; or the Seller reasonably apprehends that any of the foregoing events is about to occur in relation to the Buyer and notifies the Buyer in writing.

11.2.    Without limiting its other rights or remedies, the Seller may terminate the Contract:

11.2.1. with immediate effect by giving written notice to the Buyer if the Buyer fails to pay any amount due under this Contract on the due date for payment.

11.3.    Without limiting its other rights or remedies, the Seller shall have the right to suspend the supply of Services or all further deliveries of Goods under the Contract or any other contract between the Buyer and the Seller if:

11.3.1.   the Buyer fails to make payment for any amount due under the Contract (or any other contract) on the due date for payment or

11.3.2.   the Buyer becomes subject to any of the events listed under condition 11.1 or the Seller reasonably believes that the Buyer is about to become subject to any of them.

  1. Consequences of Termination

12.1.    On termination of a Contract for any reason:

12.1.1.  the Buyer shall immediately pay to the Seller all of the Seller’s outstanding unpaid invoices and interest and, in respect of Services supplied but for which no invoice has yet been submitted, the Seller shall submit an invoice, which shall be payable by the Buyer immediately on receipt;

12.1.2. the accrued rights and remedies of the Seller as at termination shall not be affected, including the right to claim damages in respect of any breach of the Contract which existed at or before the date of termination or expiry; and

12.1.3. conditions which expressly or by implication have effect after termination shall continue in full force and effect.

  1. Third Parties

13.1.    A person who is not a party to the Contract has no rights to enforce any term of the Contract.

13.2.    No variation to these terms and conditions shall be binding unless made in writing by an authorised signatory of the Seller.

  1. Force Majeure

14.1.    In the event that performance of any part of the Contract is affected by any unforeseen circumstances whatsoever or any cause beyond the Seller’s reasonable control the Seller may delay suspend or terminate performance of the Contract or any part thereof. The Seller shall be under no liability whatsoever for any loss or damage arising in any way out of such delay suspension or termination of the Contract or any part thereof.

14.2.    No failure or delay by a party to exercise any right or remedy provided under these Conditions by law shall constitute a waiver of that or any other right or remedy, nor shall it preclude or restrict the further exercise of that or any other right or remedy. No single or partial exercise of such right or remedy shall preclude or restrict the further exercise of that or any other right or remedy.

  1. Confidentiality

15.1.    A party (Receiving Party) shall keep in strict confidence all technical or commercial know-how, specifications, inventions, processes or initiatives which are of a confidential nature and have been disclosed to the Receiving Party by the other party (Disclosing Party), its employees, agents or subcontractors, and any other confidential information concerning the Disclosing Party’s business or its products or its services which the Receiving Party may obtain. The Receiving Party shall restrict disclosure of such confidential information to such of its employees, agents or subcontractors as need to know it for the purpose of discharging the Receiving Party’s obligations under the Contract, and shall ensure that such employees, agents or subcontractors are subject to obligations of confidentiality corresponding to those which bind the Receiving Party.

15.2.    The restrictions set out in condition 15.1 above do not apply to any use or disclosure authorised by the Disclosing Party or required by law; or any information which is already in, or comes into, the public domain otherwise than through the Receiving Party’s unauthorised disclosure.

15.3.    This clause 15 shall survive termination of the Contract.

  1. Buyers Duty to Advise of Special Requirements

16.1.    When placing the order the Buyer must advise the Seller in writing of any special, legal, administrative or regulatory requirements applying in the territory in which the Buyer is to import, use or sell the Goods or Services and the Buyer must advise the Seller immediately of any change made in such requirements.

  1. Governing Law

17.1.    The Contract, and any dispute or claim arising out of or in connection with it or its subject matter or formation (including non-contractual disputes or claims), shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, French law, and the parties irrevocably submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of France.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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