General Sale Conditions
Elo TouchSystems
is a unit of Tyco Electronics and operates in Belgium as Tyco Electronics
Raychem N.V.
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Tyco Electronics
Raychem, hereafter called "Vendor", undertakes to supply
Buyer with the products described on the reverse side hereof, in
accordance with the present conditions, which constitute the entire
agreement of the parties, notwithstanding any clause to the contrary
stated in Buyer's order or otherwise, except for written and express
agreement of Vendor. |
2. |
Vendor will
only be bound to carry out an order if he has previously accepted
such order in writing.
Buyer will be entitled to cancel an order accepted by Vendor only:
a. |
with
the written agreement of Vendor and |
b. |
against
payment by Buyer to Vendor of a fair and equitable amount
calculated on the basis of its real cost until order's cancellation
approval date. Such cost will include the cost of completion,
by individual workshop labors, of the products being manufactured
on cancellation date, as well as the purchase cost of all
parts, required for manufacturing such products, sent to Vendor
or which cannot be countermanded. |
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3. |
Unless stated
on the reverse side hereof, prices and payment conditions are FOB
Vendor's warehouse. Seller shall invoice Buyer at the time of shipment
of each installment on payment terms of cash in advance, except
where open account credit is established and maintained to Seller's
satisfaction. . Any claim will be addressed to Vendor within 14
days following reception of the invoice by Buyer. After such term,
Buyer will be considered as waiving all his rights with respect
to any claim. Buyer will pay and bear all taxes and duties, of any
kind, to be levied at the present time or in the future, directly
or indirectly, on the sale of Vendor's products or the cost of carriage. |
4. |
Except in the
event of a special written agreement to the contrary, terms are
only provided for guidance. Late delivery will never give rise to
any kind of indemnification. |
5. |
Delivery of
the products to the carrier will be deemed delivery to Buyer. Products
will be transported at Buyer's risks. All carriage and delivery
costs will be borne by Buyer. Any claim for alleged missing goods,
damages occurred after delivery to the carrier, or for increases
of the carriage cost, will be addressed directly to the carrier
by Buyer. |
6. |
In the event
of default in payment of an invoice when due, its amount will bear,
without formal notice and automatically, a 12% interest, as from
the maturity date. Buyer will in addition pay to Vendor a contractual
20% indemnity, calculated on the total amount of the invoice, with
a minimum of 25 EURO. |
7. |
Vendor reserves
the right either to refuse delivery, or to require prior payment
of all orders or parts of orders in the event Buyer's solvency would
deem insufficient or no more sufficient, in the event Buyer defaults
in paying invoices when due, or in the event Buyer fails to comply
with Vendor's instructions. In the event Vendor refuses to deliver
due to one of the above-mentioned reasons, Buyer will bear the costs
of the work, performed so far, either partly or totally, to the
extent set forth in the above-mentioned clause 2b concerning orders
cancellations. |
8. |
Goods will
be invoiced to Buyer either on expedition date or on the date they
are made available at Buyer's warehouse, if Buyer lacks giving any
delivery instructions. |
9. |
Vendor's obligations
will be voided ipso jure and without indemnity in the event an act
beyond reasonable control ("force majeure") hinders normal
performance. It is expressly agreed that strike, lock-out, fire,
natural disasters, equipment damage, riot, war, either by Vendor
or by his suppliers or carriers, will be deemed force majeure, even
though partial, and for whichever cause they may have. |
10. |
In the event
of a claim by Buyer, he will address it by registered writing to
Vendor within fifteen days following supply, and in any event before
using the products. Vendor reserves the right to ask Buyer to return
the litigious products or to make them available in order for him
to dispose of them, as he desires. |
11. |
(a) |
Vendor
warrants goods delivered hereunder against faulty workmanship
and use of defective materials for the following periods (each
a "Warranty Period") from the date of shipment:
five (5) years for AccuTouch touchscreens and controllers
(except COACH chip controller); ten (10) years for IntelliTouch
touchscreens and five (5) years for controllers; and for the
period stated in the relevant specification sheet for TouchMonitors,
and (y) shall be free of liens and encumbrances when shipped
to Buyer. Faulty workmanship and/or use of defective materials
shall be hereinafter referred to as "deficiency".
The foregoing warranty shall not be enlarged, or affected
by, and no obligation or liability shall arise or grow out
of, vendor rendering of systems design, drawings, technical
advice, services or instructions is connection with the goods
furnished hereunder. Such warranty is the only warranty made
by Vendor and it can be amended only by written instrument
signed duly by authorized officer of Vendor. If the goods
furnished by Vendor hereunder are determined to contain a
deficiency, Buyer's exclusive remedy shall be to have Vendor
repair such goods or supply replacement goods or credit Buyer's
account for such goods and accept their return, whichever
Vendor may elect in his sole discretion. |
(b) |
Notwithstanding
the foregoing provision, in no circumstances shall Vendor
have any liability or obligation with respect to expenses,
liabilities or losses associated with the installation or
removal of any goods or the installation of replacement goods
or for any inspection, testing or redesign occasioned by any
deficiency or by the repair and replacement of goods. Vendor's
obligations are subject to further condition that Vendor shall
have no liability whatsoever for any deficiency unless (i)
Vendor is notified in writing promptly (and in no event later
than 30 days) after discovery by Buyer of the alleged deficiency,
which notice shall include a detailed explanation of the alleged
deficiency, (ii) the goods containing the alleged deficiency
are promptly returned to Vendor, F.O.B. Vendor's plant, and
(iii) Vendor's examination of such goods discloses to Vendor's
satisfaction that such alleged deficiency actually exists
and occurred in the proper and normal use and was not caused
by accident, misuse, neglect, alteration or improper installation,
repair or testing. Furthermore, Buyer agrees that Vendor shall
not be liable for any special, incidental, indirect or consequential
damages or for any loss or loss of profit in connection with
any deficiency, even if Vendor shall have been informed about
the possibility of such loss or damage, nor for any damages
to property or personal injury, whether claimed by Buyer or
a third party, in connection therewith. |
(c) |
If any
goods so prove to contain a deficiency and Vendor elects to
repair or replace them, Vendor shall have reasonable time
to make such repairs or replacements. If the contract calls
for system design, drawings, technical advise, services or
instructions (collectively "Services") by Vendor
in connection with the goods, Vendor further warrants for
the above stated warranty period solely that such Services
will be undertaken is accordance with Vendor's reasonable
technical judgement based on Vendors understanding of the
pertinent technical date as of the date of performance of
such Services. THE FORGOING WARRANTY IS IN LIEU OF ALL OTHER
WARRANTIES, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION
ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTIBILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
PURPOSE OR NONINFRINGEMENT, AND OF ANY OTHER OBLIGATION ON
THE PART OF THE VENDOR.
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(d) |
It shall
be the responsibility of the Buyer to determine, on the basis
of the most current written technical data, the suitability
of the goods and of any system design or drawings for the
intended use and their compliance with applicable laws, regulations
codes and standards and the Buyer assumes all risks pertaining
thereto. |
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12. |
The products
will become Buyer's property upon payment of the total contractual
price. Wherever it may be, it will remain movable property and Vendor
will be able to dispose of it freely, totally or partly, in the
event of breach of contract. |
13. |
All special
sale conditions attached to this contract are, under this provision,
incorporated in this contract, and have the same value and effect
as if they appeared in it completely. In the event that any of these
terms and conditions are void or unenforceable, the other terms
and conditions shall survive, and the void or unenforceable provision
shall be replaced by a valid and enforceable provision which most
closely resembles the commercial purpose of the replaced provision. |
14. |
Vendor may
deliver and invoice a quantity of goods inferior or superior - with
a 10% maximum tolerance - to the specific ordered quantity, except
for contrary express clause embodied in this contract. |
15. |
Issue of negotiable
instruments for payment of invoices issued by Vendor will not entail
novation of this sale agreement. |
16. |
This contract
is governed by Belgian Law. The parties agree that the rules of
the 1984 United Nations Convention on Contracts for sale of Goods
(CCISG) do not apply and will not be used for interpretation of
this agreement. Is case of litigation, the Courts of Leuven, Belgium
will have exclusive jurisdiction. |
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