STANDARD
TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SALE
1. INTERPRETATION
1.1 In these Conditions:-
"ADR Procedure" means a procedure
such as mediation, conciliation or executive
tribunal or other dispute resolution technique
recommended from time to time by the Centre
for Dispute Resolution.
"Affiliate" in relation to the
Buyer means any person who controls alone
or with others the Buyer, or is controlled
by the Buyer alone or with others, or is
under common control with the Buyer (for
which purpose "control" shall
be construed in accordance with section
416(2) or section 840 of the Income and
Corporation Taxes Act 1988).
"Authorised Representative" means
an employee of BENZ International Tech.
Distribution FZ LLC who has been authorised
to be a representative of BENZ International
Tech. Distribution FZ LLC by the board of
Directors and who is acting expressly in
that capacity.
"Buyer" means the person who
accepts a Quotation provided by BENZ International
Tech. Distribution FZ LLC for the sale of
the Goods and or supply of Software or Services
or whose order for the GSS is accepted by
BENZ International Tech. Distribution FZ
LLC.
"Catalogue" means any catalogue
and other sales, price, marketing and similar
information made available by BENZ International
Tech. Distribution FZ LLC and relating to
the GSS supplied by BENZ International Tech.
Distribution FZ LLC to the Buyer in whatever
form or medium, including without limitation
in the form of a book or other paper or
hard copy, in the form of a machine-readable
medium, by sound reproduction or by visual,
electronic or other display.
"Conditions" means the standard
terms and conditions of sale, licence and
supply set out in this document and (unless
the context otherwise requires) includes
any special terms and conditions agreed
in Writing between the Buyer and a Director
of BENZ International Tech. Distribution
FZ LLC.
"Contract" means the contract
for the purchase and sale of the Goods and
licence of Software and/or supply of Services,
such contract to include the acceptance
of Orders by telephone or in Writing.
"Despatch Note" means BENZ International
Tech. Distribution FZ LLC's document that
accompanies the GSS and which details the
GSS ordered by the Buyer.
"Director" means a director of
BENZ International Tech. Distribution FZ
LLC as registered at Companies House.
"GSS" means any or all of Goods,
Software and/or Services as herein defined.
"Goods" means the computer equipment
or other goods (including any instalment
of the Goods or any parts for them) which
BENZ International Tech. Distribution FZ
LLC is to supply in accordance with these
Conditions whether under a Contract to supply
Goods or incidental to a Contract to provide
Services.
"BENZ International Tech. Distribution
FZ LLC" means BENZ International Tech.
Distribution FZ LLC. (registered in Dubai
under number 19790).
"BENZ International Tech. Distribution
FZ LLC Procedures" means the procedures
of BENZ International Tech. Distribution
FZ LLC for the time being in force regarding
notification of rejection, defects, collection
or return of the Goods, proof of warranty,
supply of Services and Software and related
matters (details of which are available
on request).
"Order" means any Written or
oral request for Goods and/or licence of
Software and/or supply of Services made
by the Buyer to BENZ International Tech.
Distribution FZ LLC and as evidenced by
BENZ International Tech. Distribution FZ
LLC's Despatch Note and/or Written acceptance.
"Quotation" means any Written
or oral offer to supply GSS to the Buyer.
"Services" means any of installation,
training, maintenance and consultancy.
"Software" means operating systems
and application software whether bespoke
or off the shelf shrink wrap packages which
BENZ International Tech. Distribution FZ
LLC is to supply in accordance with these
Conditions whether under a Contract to supply
Goods or license Software or incidental
to a Contract to provide Services.
"Writing" "Written"
includes cable, facsimile or electronic
transmission (including e-mail) and comparable
means of communication.
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.
1.3 The headings in these Conditions are
for convenience only and shall not affect
their interpretation.
2. BASIS OF THE CONTRACT
2.1 BENZ International Tech. Distribution
FZ LLC shall sell and the Buyer shall purchase
the Goods and or licence of Software or
supply of Services in accordance with any
Quotation of BENZ International Tech. Distribution
FZ LLC which is accepted by the Buyer, or
any Order of the Buyer which is accepted
by BENZ International Tech. Distribution
FZ LLC, subject in either case to these
Conditions, which shall govern the Contract
to the exclusion of any other terms and
conditions subject to which any such Quotation
is accepted or purported to be accepted,
or any such Order is made or purported to
be made by the Buyer.
2.2 No variation to these Conditions shall
be binding unless agreed in Writing by a
Director of BENZ International Tech. Distribution
FZ LLC.
2.3 BENZ International Tech. Distribution
FZ LLC's employees or agents are not authorised
to make any representations concerning the
GSS unless confirmed by an Authorised Representative
of BENZ International Tech. Distribution
FZ LLC in Writing. In entering into the
Contract the Buyer acknowledges that it
does not rely on and waives any claim for
breach of any such representations which
are not so confirmed. BENZ International
Tech. Distribution FZ LLC’s liability
for such representations is governed by
this Contract.
2.4 Any advice or recommendation given by
BENZ International Tech. Distribution FZ
LLC or its employees or agents to the Buyer
or its employees or agents as to the storage,
application or use of the GSS which is not
confirmed in Writing by an Authorised Representative
is followed or acted upon entirely at the
Buyer's own risk, and accordingly BENZ International
Tech. Distribution FZ LLC shall not be liable
for any such advice or recommendation which
is not so confirmed (and shall be liable
for such advice or recommendation to such
extent as is set out in this Contract).
2.5 Any typographical, clerical or other
error or omission in any sales literature,
Quotation, price list, acceptance of offer,
Despatch Note, invoice or other document
or information (whether written or oral)
issued by BENZ International Tech. Distribution
FZ LLC shall be subject to correction without
any liability on the part of BENZ International
Tech. Distribution FZ LLC.
2.6 The sale, resale, delivery, licensing,
supply and servicing of the GSS may be subject
to US, UK and other laws and regulations
and shall be subject to the obtaining of
any necessary export control and other licences
and consents the granting of which may be
necessary in any relevant jurisdictions.
BENZ International Tech. Distribution FZ
LLC and the Buyer shall co-operate in using
their respective reasonable endeavours to
obtain any such consents, at the cost of
the Buyer.
2.7 To the extent that the Goods include
any media containing material the intellectual
property rights to which are owned by or
licensed to any third party, any licence
supplied by the sale of those Goods, supply
of Software or Services shall be restricted
to the licence given by the third party
and subject to the Buyer entering into such
licences and other agreements as the third
party may require and the Buyer shall comply
with the terms thereof.
2.8 The Buyer shall comply, and shall procure
that any person to whom it may supply the
GSS shall comply and shall similarly require
compliance, with all the requirements of
any such licence or other agreement or consent
as is referred to in Conditions 2.6 and
2.7 above and the Buyer shall indemnify
BENZ International Tech. Distribution FZ
LLC against the consequences of any breach
of the terms of any such licence, agreement
or consent.
3. ORDERS AND SPECIFICATIONS
3.1 No Order submitted by the Buyer shall
be deemed to be accepted by BENZ International
Tech. Distribution FZ LLC unless or until
confirmed by an Authorised Representative
or until BENZ International Tech. Distribution
FZ LLC has commenced fulfilment of such
Order, whichever is the earlier.
3.2 The Despatch Note shall be conclusive
as to the quantity, quality and description
of any specification for any GSS ordered
by the Buyer except to the extent that,
within 7 days after receipt of the Despatch
Note, the Buyer by notice in Writing to
BENZ International Tech. Distribution FZ
LLC disputes its accuracy and gives details
of the alleged inaccuracy. The Buyer must
keep each Despatch Note or a copy thereof
for a minimum of six years.
3.3 BENZ International Tech. Distribution
FZ LLC reserves the right to make any changes
in the specification of the GSS which are
required to conform with any applicable
safety or other statutory requirements or,
where the GSS are to be supplied to BENZ
International Tech. Distribution FZ LLC's
specification, which do not materially adversely
affect their quality or performance.
3.4 If the Goods are to be manufactured
or any process is to be applied to the Goods
by BENZ International Tech. Distribution
FZ LLC in accordance with a specification
submitted by the Buyer, the Buyer shall
indemnify BENZ International Tech. Distribution
FZ LLC against all loss, damages, costs
and expenses awarded against or incurred
by BENZ International Tech. Distribution
FZ LLC in connection with or paid or agreed
to be paid by BENZ International Tech. Distribution
FZ LLC in settlement of any claim for infringement
of any patent, copyright, design, trade
mark or other industrial or intellectual
property rights of any other person which
results from BENZ International Tech. Distribution
FZ LLC’s use of the Buyer’s
specification.
3.5 No Order which has been accepted by
BENZ International Tech. Distribution FZ
LLC may be cancelled by the Buyer except
with the agreement in Writing of BENZ International
Tech. Distribution FZ LLC and on terms that
the Buyer shall indemnify BENZ International
Tech. Distribution FZ LLC in full against
all loss (including loss of profit), costs
(including costs of all labour and materials
used), damages, charges and expenses incurred
by BENZ International Tech. Distribution
FZ LLC as a result of cancellation.
3.6 All specifications and other details
and information concerning the GSS contained
in the Catalogues are based on information
provided by the relevant manufacturers and
sub contractors at the time of preparation
of the relevant catalogues and are liable
to be changed by the manufacturers or sub
contractors without notice. Accordingly,
GSS may be supplied, the specifications
and other details and information concerning
which are those of the manufacturer or sub
contractors applying at the time of supply.
3.7 BENZ International Tech. Distribution
FZ LLC may record or monitor all telephone
and other conversations with the Buyer with
or without the use of warning tones or other
warnings.
4. PRICE
4.1 Subject to clause 4.2
4.1.1 the price of the GSS shall be BENZ
International Tech. Distribution FZ LLC's
quoted price (whether the Quotation is provided
orally or in Writing or is the price specified
via BENZ International Tech. Distribution
FZ LLC’s on-line ordering service
at the time of placing the Order) or, where
no price has been quoted (or a quoted price
is no longer valid), the price listed in
BENZ International Tech. Distribution FZ
LLC's published price list current at the
date of acceptance of the Order;
4.1.2 all prices quoted are valid for 24
hrs only, after which time (unless the Contract
has been entered into before then) they
may be altered by BENZ International Tech.
Distribution FZ LLC without giving notice
to the Buyer.
4.2 BENZ International Tech. Distribution
FZ LLC reserves the right, by giving notice
to the Buyer at any time before delivery
to increase the price of the GSS to reflect:
4.2.1 any increase in the cost to BENZ
International Tech. Distribution FZ LLC
which is due to any factor beyond the control
of BENZ International Tech. Distribution
FZ LLC (such as, without limitation, any
foreign exchange fluctuation, currency regulation,
alteration of duties or taxes, significant
increase in the costs of labour, materials
or other costs of manufacture); or
4.2.2 Any change in delivery dates; or
4.2.3 Any change to the quantities or specifications
for the GSS which is requested by the Buyer;
or
4.2.4 Any delay caused by any instruction
of the Buyer or any failure of the Buyer
to give BENZ International Tech. Distribution
FZ LLC adequate information or instructions.
4.3 Except as otherwise stated under the
terms of any Quotation or in any price list
of BENZ International Tech. Distribution
FZ LLC and unless otherwise agreed in Writing
between the Buyer and BENZ International
Tech. Distribution FZ LLC, all prices for
GSS are given by BENZ International Tech.
Distribution FZ LLC on an ex works basis,
and where BENZ International Tech. Distribution
FZ LLC agrees to deliver the GSS otherwise
than at BENZ International Tech. Distribution
FZ LLC's premises, the Buyer shall be liable
to pay all BENZ International Tech. Distribution
FZ LLC's charges including, but not limited
to, transport, packaging and insurance.
4.4 The price is exclusive of any applicable
value added tax, which the Buyer shall be
additionally liable to pay to BENZ International
Tech. Distribution FZ LLC.
5. TERMS OF PAYMENT
5.1 Subject to any special terms agreed
in Writing between the Buyer and BENZ International
Tech. Distribution FZ LLC, BENZ International
Tech. Distribution FZ LLC shall be entitled
to invoice the Buyer for the price of the
GSS on or at any time after delivery of
the GSS, unless the Goods or Software are
to be collected by the Buyer and the Buyer
wrongfully fails to take delivery of the
Goods or Software or the Buyer fails to
make adequate provision to accept the supply
of Services, in which event BENZ International
Tech. Distribution FZ LLC shall be entitled
to invoice the Buyer for the price at any
time after BENZ International Tech. Distribution
FZ LLC has notified the Buyer that the Goods
or Software are ready for collection or,
as the case may be, BENZ International Tech.
Distribution FZ LLC has tendered delivery
of the Goods or Software or the supply of
Services.
5.2 The Buyer shall pay the price of the
GSS within agreed time of the date of BENZ
International Tech. Distribution FZ LLC's
invoice, notwithstanding that delivery or
supply may not have taken place and the
property in the Goods has not passed to
the Buyer. The time of payment of the price
shall be of the essence of the Contract.
Receipts for payment will be issued only
upon request. BENZ International Tech. Distribution
FZ LLC may at any time at its discretion
by notice in Writing demand and the Buyer
shall forthwith make early payment of the
price if BENZ International Tech. Distribution
FZ LLC certifies that it has reasonable
grounds to doubt the continued creditworthiness
of the Buyer.
5.3 Payment by cheque or other negotiable
instrument is ineffective until such instrument
is honoured and BENZ International Tech.
Distribution FZ LLC's bank account is irrevocably
credited with the amount due.
5.4 If the Buyer or any Affiliate of the
Buyer fails to make any payment on the due
date or breaches any other provision of
the Contract or any provision of any other
contract with BENZ International Tech. Distribution
FZ LLC or if Condition 10.1 applies, then
the Buyer shall be deemed to have repudiated
each Contract and BENZ International Tech.
Distribution FZ LLC shall be entitled to:
5.4.1 Exercise its rights under Condition
7.6 and/or Condition 10.2 below;
5.4.2 Appropriate any payment made by the
Buyer to such of the GSS (or the GSS supplied
under any other Contract between the Buyer
and BENZ International Tech. Distribution
FZ LLC) as BENZ International Tech. Distribution
FZ LLC may think fit (notwithstanding any
purported appropriation by the Buyer);
5.4.3 Charge the Buyer interest (both before
and after any judgement ) on the amount
unpaid, at the rate of 3 per cent per month
above National Westminster Bank Plc base
rate from time to time, until payment in
full is made (a part of a month being treated
as a full month for the purpose of calculating
interest); and
5.4.4 Charge the Buyer with any costs incurred
by BENZ International Tech. Distribution
FZ LLC in the course of collecting outstanding
monies due to BENZ International Tech. Distribution
FZ LLC from the Buyer.
5.5 The Buyer shall make all payments in
the currency in which the price is denominated
and without any set-off, deduction or withholding.
Without limitation, the Buyer shall not
be entitled to withhold payment by reason
of any breach of warranty or other obligation
of BENZ International Tech. Distribution
FZ LLC. In such circumstances the Buyer's
sole remedy shall be the provisions set
out in condition 8.
6. DELIVERY
6.1 Delivery and/or supply whether by means
of installation or not of the Goods and/or
Software shall be made by BENZ International
Tech. Distribution FZ LLC delivering and/or
supplying the Goods and/or Software to the
Buyer's premises or, if some other place
for delivery and/or supply is agreed by
BENZ International Tech. Distribution FZ
LLC, by BENZ International Tech. Distribution
FZ LLC delivering and/or supplying the Goods
and/or Software to that place or by the
Buyer collecting the Goods and/or Software
at BENZ International Tech. Distribution
FZ LLC's premises at any time after BENZ
International Tech. Distribution FZ LLC
has notified the Buyer that the Goods and/or
Software are ready for collection. If it
is agreed that the Goods and/or Software
are to be sent by a third party carrier
to the Buyer, they may be sent by such method
of carriage as BENZ International Tech.
Distribution FZ LLC may choose and, if BENZ
International Tech. Distribution FZ LLC
arranges for the carriage and/or insurance
of the Goods and/or Software in transit,
it will do so as agent for the Buyer so
that the carrier is the Buyer's and not
BENZ International Tech. Distribution FZ
LLC's agent and the Buyer will reimburse
the cost accordingly, but section 32(2)
and (3) of the Sale of Goods Act 1979 shall
not apply.
6.2 Supply of Services shall be made by
BENZ International Tech. Distribution FZ
LLC carrying out the Services as specified
in the Order at a location to be agreed
between the Buyer and Seller as the most
practical venue taking into account the
nature of the Services to be provided.
6.3 Any dates quoted for delivery or supply
of the GSS is approximate only and BENZ
International Tech. Distribution FZ LLC
shall not be liable for any delay in the
delivery and/or supply of the GSS howsoever
caused. Subject to Condition 6.4, time for
delivery shall not be of the essence unless
previously agreed by an Authorised Representative
in Writing. The Goods and/or Software may
be delivered by BENZ International Tech.
Distribution FZ LLC in advance of the quoted
delivery date if authorised by an Authorised
Representative in Writing and upon giving
reasonable notice to the Buyer.
6.4 If the GSS have not been delivered
or supplied within 28 days after the anticipated
date for delivery quoted by BENZ International
Tech. Distribution FZ LLC then:
6.4.1 the Buyer may, by notice in Writing
to BENZ International Tech. Distribution
FZ LLC referring to this Condition 6.4 ,
require BENZ International Tech. Distribution
FZ LLC to deliver the Goods and/or Software
or supply the Services within 14 days after
service of the notice; and
6.4.2 if BENZ International Tech. Distribution
FZ LLC fails to do so, then the Buyer as
its only remedy may, by further notice in
Writing to BENZ International Tech. Distribution
FZ LLC, cancel the Contract for the GSS.
6.5 Where the GSS are to be delivered in
instalments, each delivery shall constitute
a separate Contract and failure by BENZ
International Tech. Distribution FZ LLC
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 Contract as a whole as
repudiated.
6.6 The GSS may be delivered by instalments.
The Buyer may not reject any GSS by reason
that they are, or any instalments is, less
than the full quantity contracted for save
where, in relation to Goods, the shortfall
is greater than 10%.
6.7 If the Buyer fails to take delivery
of the Goods and/or Software or fails to
give BENZ International Tech. Distribution
FZ LLC adequate instructions at the time
stated for delivery or supply (otherwise
than by reason of any cause beyond the Buyer's
reasonable control or by reason of BENZ
International Tech. Distribution FZ LLC's
fault) then, without prejudice to any other
right or remedy available to BENZ International
Tech. Distribution FZ LLC, BENZ International
Tech. Distribution FZ LLC may:
6.7.1 Store the Goods and/or Software until
actual delivery and charge the Buyer for
the reasonable costs (including insurance)
of storage; or
6.7.2 After seven days, sell the Goods
and/or Software at the best price readily
obtainable and (after deducting all reasonable
storage and selling expenses) account to
the Buyer for the excess over the price
under the Contract or charge the Buyer for
any shortfall below the price under the
Contract.
6.8 If the Goods and/or Software are to
be delivered at BENZ International Tech.
Distribution FZ LLC's premises and the Buyer
so requests in Writing, BENZ International
Tech. Distribution FZ LLC shall afford the
Buyer a reasonable opportunity to inspect
and test the Goods and/or Software as to
conformity with the Contract when the Goods
and/or Software are tendered for delivery
and then and there to reject any non-conforming
items; and, if the Buyer so inspects or
tests them and does not then reject them
within 7 days, then it may not reject them
later.
6.9 If the Goods and/or Software are to
be delivered elsewhere than at BENZ International
Tech. Distribution FZ LLC's premises or
are to be delivered at BENZ International
Tech. Distribution FZ LLC's premises to
a carrier for transmission to the Buyer
without the Buyer having inspected and tested
them, then the Buyer may only reject them
for failure to conform with the Contract
if it does so by notice in Writing to BENZ
International Tech. Distribution FZ LLC
in accordance with BENZ International Tech.
Distribution FZ LLC Procedures within 7
days after the date of the arrival (in which
case the Buyer shall at BENZ International
Tech. Distribution FZ LLC's option deliver
the Goods
and/or Software to, or allow them to be
collected by, BENZ International Tech. Distribution
FZ LLC or its agents and meanwhile the Buyer
shall retain the Goods and/or Software as
bailee for BENZ International Tech. Distribution
FZ LLC and store, protect and insure them
accordingly).
6.10 The Buyer may not reject the Goods
and/or Software by reason of any matter
which occurred after the passing of risk
to the Buyer.
6.11 The Buyer shall accept and pay for
all Goods and/or Software which it may no
longer reject but this is without prejudice
to its warranty rights under Condition 8.
Nothing in these Conditions shall affect
the statutory rights of a consumer.
6.12 Any delivery receipt in respect of
the GSS shall be conclusive if it is signed
by a person who is or appears to be an employee,
representative or agent of the Buyer, whether
or not the Buyer alleges that such person
has no authority to sign delivery receipts,
provided that BENZ International Tech. Distribution
FZ LLC has acted reasonably.
7. RISK AND PROPERTY
7.1 Risk of damage to or loss of the Goods
and/or Software shall pass to the Buyer
:
7.1.1 in the case of Goods and/or Software
to be delivered at BENZ International Tech.
Distribution FZ LLC's premises, at the earlier
of collection and the expiry of a period
of seven days after BENZ International Tech.
Distribution FZ LLC has notified the Buyer
that the goods are available for collection
and has issued an invoice for the price;
or
7.1.2 in the case of Goods and/or Software
to be delivered by BENZ International Tech.
Distribution FZ LLC otherwise than at BENZ
International Tech. Distribution FZ LLC's
premises at the time of delivery or, if
the Buyer wrongfully fails to take delivery
of the Goods and/or Software, the time when
BENZ International Tech. Distribution FZ
LLC has tendered delivery of the Goods and/or
Software; or
7.1.3 in the case of Goods and/or Software
to be sent to the Buyer by a carrier as
agent for the Buyer, at the time of delivery
to the carrier.
7.2 Notwithstanding delivery of and the
passing of risk in the Goods or any document
representing them and notwithstanding any
other provision of these Conditions, BENZ
International Tech. Distribution FZ LLC
reserves the right of disposal of each item
of the Goods, and the property therein shall
not pass to the Buyer, until BENZ International
Tech. Distribution FZ LLC has received in
cash or cleared funds payment in full for
such item and all other GSS supplied by
BENZ International Tech. Distribution FZ
LLC to the Buyer and Affiliates of the Buyer
and default interest and all other monies
on any account whatsoever owed by the Buyer
and Affiliates of the Buyer to BENZ International
Tech. Distribution FZ LLC.
7.3 Until such time as the property in
the Goods passes to the Buyer, the Buyer
shall hold the Goods as fiduciary agent
and bailee for BENZ International Tech.
Distribution FZ LLC, shall retain possession
of them in good order and condition, shall
keep them separate from goods of the Buyer
and third parties and properly stored and
protected and identified as BENZ International
Tech. Distribution FZ LLC's property and
shall (in the absence of proof to the contrary)
be deemed to deal with the Goods and other
goods of the same type supplied by BENZ
International Tech. Distribution FZ LLC
in the order in which they are delivered.
7.4 The Buyer shall not be entitled to
pledge, charge, encumber or otherwise dispose
of the GSS or any interest therein or purport
to do so until title passes.
7.5 If, before paying for them, the Buyer
on-sells any of the Goods and/or Software,
the Buyer shall account to BENZ International
Tech. Distribution FZ LLC for the proceeds
of on-sale to the extent that BENZ International
Tech. Distribution FZ LLC has not received
payment of the price for such Goods and/or
Software and pending payment shall hold
such proceeds on trust for BENZ International
Tech. Distribution FZ LLC and maintain them
in a separate bank account.
7.6 If Condition 10.1 applies, then BENZ
International Tech. Distribution FZ LLC
shall be entitled by notice in Writing to
revoke its consent to the Buyer retaining
possession of, and any express or implied
authority to sell, use or consume, any Goods
the property in which has not passed to
the Buyer and require the Buyer to deliver
them up to BENZ International Tech. Distribution
FZ LLC (and the Buyer shall forthwith do
so, failing which BENZ International Tech.
Distribution FZ LLC may repossess, and in
order to do so may enter the premises of
the Buyer or any third party where the Goods
are or are thought to be without liability
for any resulting damage, and against the
consequences of which the Buyer shall indemnify
BENZ International Tech. Distribution FZ
LLC) and re-sell the Goods or transfer the
property in them to the Buyer.
7.7 The Buyer shall keep the Goods fully
insured in their full replacement value
against all risks prudently insured against
between risk passing and property passing
and shall on demand produce evidence thereof
to BENZ International Tech. Distribution
FZ LLC. Until the full price has been paid
the Buyer shall hold on trust for BENZ International
Tech. Distribution FZ LLC the policy and
proceeds of insurance to the extent of the
unpaid price.
7.8 No title shall pass in any Software
provided to the Buyer.
7.9 All information which the Buyer shall
supply to BENZ International Tech. Distribution
FZ LLC to enable BENZ International Tech.
Distribution FZ LLC to supply the Services
under the Contract shall be supplied at
the expense of the Buyer.
8. WARRANTIES AND LIABILITY
8.1
8.1.1 Subject to the provisions set out
below, BENZ International Tech. Distribution
FZ LLC warrants that if BENZ International
Tech. Distribution FZ LLC (who shall act
reasonably) is satisfied that (a) any item
of the Goods is, and was at the time of
delivery, defective as to material or workmanship,
or as to a failure to meet specification,
and (b) within a reasonable time after discovery
of the defect and in any event within the
relevant warranty period (which shall be
twelve months from delivery unless otherwise
agreed in Writing), the Buyer has followed
the BENZ International Tech. Distribution
FZ LLC Procedures so far as applicable in
relation to the defect, then BENZ International
Tech. Distribution FZ LLC shall repair or
replace that item (or the part in question)
free of charge, subject to availability
of spares or parts, or credit the price
of the Goods or an appropriate part of it.
This warranty shall not be assignable save
with the prior consent of BENZ International
Tech. Distribution FZ LLC in Writing.
8.1.2 BENZ International Tech. Distribution
FZ LLC provides that the warranty on all
Software supplied under these Conditions
shall be limited to the warranty provided
by the supplier or manufacturer, details
of which will be supplied to the Buyer upon
sale via the BENZ International Tech. Distribution
FZ LLC Procedures but any failure on the
part of BENZ International Tech. Distribution
FZ LLC to comply with the obligation to
so inform shall not affect the provision
of the limited warranty contained herein.
8.1.3 BENZ International Tech. Distribution
FZ LLC warrants that all Services will be
provided using reasonable skill and care
and, as far as possible, in accordance with
the Order.
8.2 The above warranties are given by BENZ
International Tech. Distribution FZ LLC
subject to the following conditions:
8.2.1 BENZ International Tech. Distribution
FZ LLC shall be under no liability in respect
of any defect in the GSS supplied arising
from any drawing, design or specification
supplied by the Buyer;
8.2.2 BENZ International Tech. Distribution
FZ LLC shall be under no liability in respect
of any of the following after the passing
of risk in the Goods and/or Software to
the Buyer: fair wear and tear, wilful or
accidental damage, negligence, alteration
or repair of the Goods and/or Software without
BENZ International Tech. Distribution FZ
LLC's approval in Writing, failure to follow
the manufacturer’s or BENZ International
Tech. Distribution FZ LLC's instructions
(whether oral or in Writing) or, without
limiting the foregoing, the use or handling
of the Goods and/or Software without a high
standard of care (for which purpose the
Buyer acknowledges that the Goods must not
be moved while in operation or subjected
to any physical or electromagnetic or electrostatic
shock and that they should be used, handled
and maintained in accordance with any applicable
instructions of BENZ International Tech.
Distribution FZ LLC or the manufacturer
supplied to the Buyer and the Buyer shall
treat the Goods accordingly and require
its customers to do so);
8.2.3 BENZ International Tech. Distribution
FZ LLC shall be under no liability under
the above warranties (or any other warranty,
Condition or guarantee) if the total price
for the GSS has not been paid by the due
date for payment;
8.2.4 if and to the extent that BENZ International
Tech. Distribution FZ LLC has the benefit
of any warranty or guarantee recourse against
the manufacturer or supplier which extends
beyond the scope of the warranty set out
in Condition 8.1 above, BENZ International
Tech. Distribution FZ LLC may, at its discretion
and subject to the Buyer bearing any associated
costs and expenses, pursue recourse and
make the benefit available (but not by way
of assignment) to the Buyer;
8.2.5 the Buyer shall indemnify BENZ International
Tech. Distribution FZ LLC against all liabilities,
losses, damages, costs and expenses incurred
by BENZ International Tech. Distribution
FZ LLC and arising directly or indirectly
out of or in connection with any invalid
warranty claim made by the Buyer under Condition
8.1;
8.2.6 BENZ International Tech. Distribution
FZ LLC shall not be liable for any loss
of, damage to or disclosure of data either
contained in Goods and/or Software returned
to BENZ International Tech. Distribution
FZ LLC for any reason whatsoever or arising
from the supply of Services by BENZ International
Tech. Distribution FZ LLC (and it is the
Buyer’s responsibility to take all
adequate back-up precautions to include,
but not limited to, the taking of back-up
copies of any such data and the removal
of confidential data);
8.2.7 any replacement item need not be
new but shall be of a condition which is
comparable to that of the original and may
be the same as, or similar to, or better
than, the original;
8.2.8 the warranty shall apply to the repaired
item or replacement item for a period of
two months or the balance of the warranty
period applicable to the original item whichever
is the longer;
8.2.9 as between BENZ International Tech.
Distribution FZ LLC and the Buyer the results
of independent testing by the manufacturer
or the manufacturer's agent shall be conclusive
as to the cause of any failure and Condition
8.2.5 shall apply accordingly.
8.3 The Buyer recognises that the Goods
and/or Software require careful handling
and storage and warrants that only competent
employees or agents shall be used to handle
the Goods and/or Software and that they
shall do so in accordance with the instructions
referred to in Condition 8.2.2 above. Should
the Buyer be in breach of this Condition
then BENZ International Tech. Distribution
FZ LLC shall be under no liability under
the above warranties set out in Condition
8.1. (or any other warranty conditions or
guarantee).
8.4 The Buyer shall indemnify BENZ International
Tech. Distribution FZ LLC against any liability
which the latter may incur, whether by court
proceedings or by a bona fide out of court
settlement as a result of a claim against
BENZ International Tech. Distribution FZ
LLC under Part 1 of the Consumer Protection
Act 1987 in respect of an alleged defect
in the Goods and/or Software. The Buyer
shall ensure that all warning labels and
instructions applicable to Goods and/or
Software are not tampered with and/or removed
before such Goods and/or Software are sold
on or otherwise transferred to any third
party and shall record all serial numbers
of the Goods and/or Software and ensure
that proper records are kept to enable the
Goods and/or Software to be traced to any
such third party. The Buyer shall allow
BENZ International Tech. Distribution FZ
LLC reasonable access to these records and
shall indemnify BENZ International Tech.
Distribution FZ LLC against all costs, liabilities
and expenses incurred by BENZ International
Tech. Distribution FZ LLC because of any
Buyer's breach of this Condition 8.4.
8.5 Subject as expressly provided in these
Conditions and except where the Goods and/or
Software are sold to the Buyer as a person
dealing as a consumer (within the meaning
of the Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977),
all warranties, conditions or other terms
implied by statute or common law as to condition,
fitness for purpose, correspondence with
the description or sample or otherwise are
excluded to the fullest extent permitted
by law. It is acknowledged by the Buyer
that the limited liability accepted by BENZ
International Tech. Distribution FZ LLC
is appropriate in view of the Buyer’s
own expertise in dealing with the GSS and
that such limitations and exclusions of
liability are reasonable.
8.6 Nothing in these Conditions will affect
any statutory rights of a consumer. Nothing
in these Conditions shall exclude or restrict
(a) except in the case of an international
supply Contract within section 26(3) and
(4) of the Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977,
liability of BENZ International Tech. Distribution
FZ LLC for death or personal injury, or
for the cost of repair or replacement up
to £100,000 in respect of physical
damage to the Buyer's property, resulting
from negligence or (b) liability of BENZ
International Tech. Distribution FZ LLC
for breach of the obligations arising from
section 12 of the Sale of Goods Act 1979
or (c) liability which by law cannot be
excluded or restricted.
8.7 BENZ International Tech. Distribution
FZ LLC shall not be liable to the Buyer
by reason of any representation, or any
implied warranty, condition or other term,
or any duty at common law, or under the
express terms of the Contract, for any consequential
or economic loss or damage (whether for
loss of profit or otherwise ), costs, expenses
or other claims for compensation whatsoever
(and whether by the negligence of BENZ International
Tech. Distribution FZ LLC, its employees
or agents or otherwise) which arise out
of or in connection with the supply of the
GSS or the use or resale by the Buyer of
the Goods and/or Software, except as expressly
provided in these Conditions.
8.8 BENZ International Tech. Distribution
FZ LLC shall not be liable to the Buyer
or be deemed to be in breach of the Contract
by reason of any delay in performing, or
any failure to perform, any of BENZ International
Tech. Distribution FZ LLC's obligations
in relation to the GSS, if the delay or
failure was due to any cause beyond BENZ
International Tech. Distribution FZ LLC's
reasonable control. Without prejudice to
the generality of the foregoing, the following
shall be regarded as causes beyond BENZ
International Tech. Distribution FZ LLC's
reasonable control:
8.8.1 act of God, explosion, flood, tempest,
fire or accident;
8.8.2 war or threat of war, sabotage, insurrection,
civil disturbance or requisition ;
8.8.3 acts, restrictions, regulations ,bye-laws,
prohibitions or measures of any kind on
the part of any governmental, parliamentary
or local authority (including without limitation
any matters of the nature referred to in
Condition 2.6 above);
8.8.4 import or export regulations or embargoes
;
8.8.5 strikes lock-outs or other industrial
actions or trade disputes (whether involving
employees of BENZ International Tech. Distribution
FZ LLC or of a third party);
8.8.6 difficulties in obtaining raw materials,
labour, fuel, parts or machinery;
8.8.7 power failure or break-down in machinery.
8.9 Should for any reason any court or
judicial authority deem the exclusions and
limitations contained in these Conditions
to be unreasonable or unenforceable then
the maximum liability of BENZ International
Tech. Distribution FZ LLC (in tort or contract)
shall be the amount paid to and retained
by BENZ International Tech. Distribution
FZ LLC under the Contract.
8.10 Without limiting the generality of
the foregoing, in submitting each Order
the Buyer shall be deemed to represent and
warrant that it is in the business of dealing
in, or manufacturing, assembling or configuring
computer hardware, software or related products
and that it has sufficient expertise and
qualifications to form its own assessment
of the qualities and characteristics of
the GSS (including without limitation their
merchantability, fitness for required purpose,
compatibility with other products, compliance
with standards and networkability, as appropriate);
and
8.11 Before using or disposing of them
or returning them to BENZ International
Tech. Distribution FZ LLC, the Buyer shall
scan and otherwise check the Goods and/or
Software and any back-up or replacement
goods supplied by BENZ International Tech.
Distribution FZ LLC and any associated software,
media and data for computer viruses and
other inherent defects and shall require
its customers to do so. BENZ International
Tech. Distribution FZ LLC shall not be liable
for, and the Buyer shall indemnify BENZ
International Tech. Distribution FZ LLC
against, any liability, losses, damages,
costs and expenses arising directly or indirectly
out of or in connection with the Buyer's
failure to scan or otherwise check the Goods
and/or Software (or to do so adequately)
for the presence of any such virus or defect.
8.12 Should BENZ International Tech. Distribution
FZ LLC provide any information relating
to the compliance of any GSS with any applicable
millennium standard or otherwise BENZ International
Tech. Distribution FZ LLC does so only on
the basis that it is passing on such information
in good faith from the supplier or manufacturer
of the GSS to the Buyer and BENZ International
Tech. Distribution FZ LLC makes no guarantee
or warranty relating to the accuracy of
any such statement, and excludes liability
relating thereto. The Buyer further expressly
acknowledges that the compliance of any
GSS with any applicable standard may be
dependent on the interoperation of such
GSS with other equipment, firmware or software
and confirms that it has established such
interoperability or compliance of an entire
system with such standards prior to making
such Order.
9. INDEMNITY
9.1 If any claim is made against the Buyer
that the GSS infringe or that their use
or resale infringes the patent, copyright,
design, trade mark or other industrial or
intellectual property rights of any other
person, then unless the claim arises from
the use of any drawing, design, information
or specification supplied by the Buyer,
BENZ International Tech. Distribution FZ
LLC shall indemnify the Buyer against all
loss, damages, costs and expenses awarded
against or incurred by the Buyer in connection
with the claim, or paid or agreed to be
paid by the Buyer in settlement of the claim,
provided that:
9.1.1 BENZ International Tech. Distribution
FZ LLC is given full control of any proceedings
or negotiations in connection with any such
claim,
9.1.2 the Buyer shall give BENZ International
Tech. Distribution FZ LLC all reasonable
assistance for the purposes of any such
proceedings or negotiations;
9.1.3 except pursuant to a non-consensual,
non appealable final award, the Buyer shall
not pay or accept any such claim, or compromise
any such proceedings without the consent
of BENZ International Tech. Distribution
FZ LLC in Writing given by a Director of
BENZ International Tech. Distribution FZ
LLC (which shall not be unreasonably withheld);
9.1.4 the Buyer shall do nothing which
would or might vitiate any insurance cover
which the Buyer may have (or which the Buyer
knows or ought reasonably to know would
or might vitiate any insurance cover which
BENZ International Tech. Distribution FZ
LLC may have) in relation to such infringement,
and this indemnity shall not apply to the
extent that the Buyer recovers any sums
under any such cover (which the Buyer shall
use its best endeavours to do);
9.1.5 BENZ International Tech. Distribution
FZ LLC shall be entitled to the benefit
of, and the Buyer shall accordingly account
to BENZ International Tech. Distribution
FZ LLC for, all damages and costs (if any)
awarded in favour of the Buyer which are
payable by or agreed with the consent of
the Buyer (which consent shall not be unreasonably
withheld) to be paid by any other party
in respect of any such claim; and
9.1.6 without prejudice to any duty of
the Buyer at common law, BENZ International
Tech. Distribution FZ LLC shall be entitled
to require the Buyer to take such steps
as BENZ International Tech. Distribution
FZ LLC may reasonably require to mitigate
or reduce any such loss, damages, costs
or expenses for which BENZ International
Tech. Distribution FZ LLC is liable to indemnify
the Buyer under this Condition.
10. EVENTS OF DEFAULT
10.1 This Condition applies if:
10.1.1 The Buyer makes any voluntary arrangements
with its creditors or becomes subject to
an administration order or (being an individual
or firm) becomes bankrupt or (being a company
or partnership ) goes into any form of liquidation,
winding up, dissolution or insolvency procedure
(otherwise than for the purposes of amalgamation
or reconstruction) or anything analogous
to the foregoing occurs in relation to the
Buyer in any jurisdiction; or
10.1.2 an encumbrancer takes possession,
or a receiver or similar officer is appointed
of any of the property or assets of the
Buyer, or
10.1.3 the Buyer ceases, or threatens to
cease, to carry on business; or
10.1.4 BENZ International Tech. Distribution
FZ LLC reasonably apprehends that any of
the events mentioned above is about to occur
in relation to the Buyer and notifies the
Buyer accordingly; or
10.1.5 BENZ International Tech. Distribution
FZ LLC becomes entitled to exercise any
of its rights under the Condition 5.4 above.
10.2 If this Condition applies, then, without
prejudice to any other right or remedy available
to BENZ International Tech. Distribution
FZ LLC, BENZ International Tech. Distribution
FZ LLC shall be entitled by notice in Writing
to the Buyer to do all or any of the following:
(a) terminate or cancel the Contract; (b)
suspend any further deliveries or provision
of Services under the Contract; (c) suspend
any warranty or other support for the GSS
or any other goods supplied by BENZ International
Tech. Distribution FZ LLC to the Buyer,
whether or not they have been paid for;
(d) declare (whereupon there shall forthwith
become) immediately due and payable the
price for the GSS so far as not already
paid (whether or not the GSS have been delivered
or supplied and notwithstanding any previous
agreement or arrangement to the contrary);
(e) set off any amount owed by BENZ International
Tech. Distribution FZ LLC to the Buyer against
any amount owed by the Buyer to BENZ International
Tech. Distribution FZ LLC on any account
whatsoever; and (f) exercise its rights
under Condition 5.4 and/or Condition 7.6.
11. EXPORT TERMS
11.1 In these Conditions "Incoterms"
means the international rules for the interpretation
of trade terms of the International Chamber
of Commerce as in force at the date when
the Contract is made. Unless the context
otherwise requires, any term or expression
which is defined in or given a particular
meaning by the provisions of Incoterms shall
have the same meanings in these Conditions,
but if there is any conflict between the
provisions of Incoterms and these Conditions,
the latter shall prevail.
11.2 The Buyer shall be responsible for
complying with any legislation or regulations
governing the importation of the Goods into
and/or licensing of Software and/or provision
of Services in the country of destination
and for the payment of any duties thereon.
11.3 Unless otherwise agreed in Writing
between the Buyer and BENZ International
Tech. Distribution FZ LLC, the Goods are
to be delivered F.O.B. the air or seaport
of shipment and BENZ International Tech.
Distribution FZ LLC shall be under no obligation
to give notice under section 32(3) of the
Sale of Goods Act 1979.
11.4 The Buyer shall be responsible for
arranging for testing and inspection of
the Goods and/or Software at BENZ International
Tech. Distribution FZ LLC's premises before
shipment. BENZ International Tech. Distribution
FZ LLC shall have no liability for any claim
in respect of any defect in the Goods and/or
Software which would be apparent on inspection
and which is made after shipment, or in
respect of any damage during transit.
11.5 Payment of the price of the GSS and
all other amounts payable by the Buyer to
BENZ International Tech. Distribution FZ
LLC under the Contract shall be made in
cash on or before delivery.
11.6 BENZ International Tech. Distribution
FZ LLC will charge and the Buyer will pay
on demand value added tax in relation to
the GSS unless evidence satisfactory to
HM Customs & Excise to establish that
the supply of the GSS is zero rated for
the purpose of United Kingdom value added
tax is provided to BENZ International Tech.
Distribution FZ LLC.
12. CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION
12.1 All information which comes to the
knowledge of the parties concerning the
other party’s respective operations
including, but not limited to, price specific
information supplied by BENZ International
Tech. Distribution FZ LLC to the Buyer,
shall be treated as confidential and not
disclosed to any third party without the
prior written consent of an authorised representative
of the party to whom the information relates
save where the information:
12.1.1 is in the public domain prior to
the receipt of such information by the disclosing
party;
12.1.2 is or becomes publicly available
on a non confidential basis through no fault
of the disclosing party
12.1.3 is received in good faith from a
third party who, on reasonable enquiry by
the disclosing party, claims to have no
obligations of confidence in respect of
such information and who imposes no obligations
of confidence upon the disclosing party.
13. GENERAL
13.1 Any notice required or permitted to
be given by either party to the other under
these Conditions shall be in Writing addressed
to that other party at its registered office
or principal place of business or such other
address as may at the relevant time have
been notified pursuant to this provision
to the party giving the notice. Any signature
given by way of electronic signature shall
be deemed by the receiving party to have
been given by the signatory at the time
represented and to be binding upon that
party.
13.2 BENZ International Tech. Distribution
FZ LLC's strict rights shall not be prejudiced
or restricted by any concession, indulgence
or forbearance extended to the Buyer. No
waiver by BENZ International Tech. Distribution
FZ LLC of any breach of any provision of
any Contract by the Buyer shall be considered
as a waiver of any other or subsequent breach
of the same or any other provision of that
or any other Contract. BENZ International
Tech. Distribution FZ LLC's rights under
these Conditions are in addition to any
other rights which BENZ International Tech.
Distribution FZ LLC may have under the general
law or otherwise. If the Buyer comprises
two or more persons, their obligations are
joint and several.
13.3 If any provision of these Conditions
is held by any competent authority to be
invalid or unenforceable in whole or in
part the validity of the other provisions
of these Conditions and the remainder of
the provision in question shall not be affected
thereby.
13.4 The parties will attempt in good faith
to resolve any dispute or claim (other than
one based on non-payment ) arising out of
or relating to these Conditions or any Contract
promptly within 14 days by negotiations
between senior executives of the parties
who have authority to settle the dispute.
If the matter is not resolved through negotiation
the parties will attempt in good faith to
resolve the dispute through an ADR Procedure.
If the parties need advice in appointing
a suitable neutral to assist in the settlement
and/or in formulating the appropriate procedure
they will seek assistance from the Centre
for Dispute Resolution (CEDR), Princes House,
95 Gresham Street, London EC2V 7NA. Unless
extended by the agreement of the parties
if the matter has not been resolved by an
ADR Procedure within 28 days of the initiation
of such procedure, or if either party will
not participate in an ADR Procedure, the
parties shall litigate or arbitrate the
dispute.
13.5 These Conditions and all Contracts
shall be governed by and construed in accordance
with English law. Neither the Uniform Law
on International Sales nor the Convention
on Contracts for the International Sale
of Goods shall apply to any Contract.
13.6 If the Buyer is domiciled in one of
the member states of the European Community,
then any dispute which has not been the
subject of a conclusive ADR procedure for
whatever reason shall be litigated and for
BENZ International Tech. Distribution FZ
LLC's exclusive benefit the Buyer irrevocably
submits to the jurisdiction of the English
courts and agrees (without limiting BENZ
International Tech. Distribution FZ LLC's
rights to bring proceedings in any other
courts of competent jurisdiction, whether
concurrently or not) that the English courts
shall have jurisdiction to settle the dispute
or claim and that their decisions will be
binding, conclusive and enforceable by the
courts of other jurisdiction.