AGREEMENT FOR LOGISTICS SERVICES
AGREEMENT
FOR LOGISTICS SERVICES
This
Agreement for Logistics Services (this “Agreement”) is dated
January 1, 2009, and is entered into by and between Hangzhou Jiuzhou Grand
Pharmacy Chain Co., Ltd. (“Party A”), and
Zhejiang Yingte Logistics Co., Ltd. (“Party B”). Party A
and Party B are referred to collectively in this Agreement as the “Parties.”
RECITALS
WHEREAS, the Parties desire
that Party B provide logistics services and other relevant services to Party
A;
WHEREAS, the Parties are
entering into this Agreement to set forth the terms and conditions under which
Party B will provide logistics and other related services to Party
A.
NOW THEREFORE, the Parties
agree as follows:
|
1.
|
RETENTION AND SCOPE OF
SERVICES
|
Party A
hereby agrees to retain the services of Party B, and Party B accepts such
appointment, to provide to Party A logistics and other related services (the
“Services”) pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
|
2.
|
TERM OF
AGREEMENT
|
The terms
and conditions of this Agreement shall take effect for a period of one year from
January 1, 2009 to December 31, 2009.
|
3.
|
DUTIES OF THE
PARTIES
|
3.1
|
Duties
of Party A
|
|
3.1.1
|
Party
A guarantees that the pharmaceutical goods and the sources of supply
related to the Services provide by Party B are
legal.
|
|
3.1.2
|
Party
A guarantees that the drug stores related to the Services provided by
Party B meet the requirements of laws and regulations of pharmaceutical
administration.
|
|
3.1.3
|
Party
A shall provide necessary incorporation materials and operation
certificates to Party B before the execution of this Agreement. The
Parties shall later enter into an Agreement of Performance Metrics
(“Performance Metrics”).
|
|
3.1.4
|
Party
A shall provide detailed information of delivered goods to Party B before
delivery, including name of the supplier, delivery address and contact
information. Party A shall provide a letter of permit for Party B’s
consignee to take delivery from the supplier and keep a copy for its own
record. The letter of permit must indicate the name and ID number of the
consignee. Party A shall provide Party B via Internet a copy of the order
that contains the name, specification, quantity, location of production
and price of the delivered goods.
|
|
3.1.5
|
Party
A shall notify in advance or make notes of on invoice or delivery order
any special requirements of inspection, storage and transportation for
freezing or fragile goods.
|
|
3.1.6
|
Pursuant
to the Performance Metrics, Party A shall timely dispose of unqualified
goods and goods that will expire
shortly.
|
3.2
|
Duties
of Party B
|
|
3.2.1
|
Party
B shall perform the Services in accordance with the Good Supply Practice
(“GSP”). Party B shall start inspection and delivery upon receipt of Party
A’s notice. Party B shall guarantee the goods be delivered safely and
maintained in good condition.
|
|
3.2.2
|
Party
B shall make “door to door” deliveries to drug stores designated by Party
A, subject to the following
limits:
|
|
(a)
|
Two
deliveries must be made to any drug store located within the city of
Hangzhou each day, except Sunday.
|
|
(b)
|
One
delivery must be made to any drug store located in counties of Fu Xxxx,
Xxxx An, Xxxx Xx, Xxxx De, Xxx An and other regions each day, except
Sunday.
|
|
(c)
|
Party
B shall be responsible for no more than two expedite deliveries each week
to any drug store located within the city of Hangzhou and can charge 00
XXX per delivery for extra need.
|
|
(d)
|
Party
B shall perform the Services to any drug store located within the city of
Hangzhou on holidays other than the Chinese New Year. Deliveries to any
drug store located in counties and other regions on holidays shall be
advised upon further negotiation of the Parties.
|
|
(e)
|
Party
B shall be ready to take delivery at any
time.
|
|
3.2.3
|
Party
B shall conduct research and inquiry for pharmaceutical goods within the
scope of the Services and inform Party A of the result of such research
and inquiry. Party B shall collect the original signed documents of each
delivery and return to the Financial Department of Party A on a monthly
basis.
|
|
3.2.4
|
Party
B shall accept rejected goods only upon being represented a Return
Note. Party B shall store the returned goods in conformity with
the requirements of GSP.
|
|
3.2.5
|
If
a delivery contains more than one type of goods, Party A shall inspect and
accept each type of goods separately. Party B shall be responsible for any
damaged goods. Each drug store shall appoint an inspector to inspect and
accept the goods delivered by Party B and submit to Party B the names and
signatures of the inspectors.
|
|
3.2.6
|
Drug
stores shall report to the head office of Party A any request of expedite
delivery. The head office shall notify Party B and make arrangement to
take delivery at the location of Party
B.
|
|
3.2.7
|
Party
B shall inspect, store and maintain the goods returned by the drug stores
pursuant to the Performance Metrics and the requirements of
GSP.
|
|
3.2.8
|
Party
B shall only be responsible for damages happened during the process of
taking delivery, inspection and
transportation.
|
3.3
|
Charges
to be Determined
|
After the
fuel tax becomes effective, the fuel surcharge shall be determined upon further
negotiation of the Parties.
|
4.
|
RATES AND
PAYMENTS
|
4.1
|
Rates
|
In
consideration of the Services to be performed by Party B, Party A shall pay
Party B the fees that equal to 1% of the purchase price of the delivered goods
(this amount includes fees for storage, equipment, facilities, operation and
transportation). Party A shall pay a minimum annual fee of 2.9 million
RMB. (1% of 290 million RMB).
4.2
|
Payments
|
Party A
shall pay one fourth of the minimum annual payment (1/4 of 2.9 million RMB) for
the first quarter starting on January 1, 2009. Starting from April, payment
shall be made on a monthly basis according to actual services performed by Party
B.
|
5.
|
LIABILITIES FOR BREACH
OF AGREEMENT
|
5.1
|
Liabilities
of Party A
|
|
5.1.1
|
Party
B may stop performance if the goods to be delivered fail to meet the
requirements of the laws and
regulations.
|
|
5.1.2
|
Party
A shall answer and give instructions to any notice made by Party B. Where
Party A delays in answering or giving instruction, it shall be liable for
any damage so caused.
|
5.2
|
Liabilities
of Party B
|
|
5.2.1
|
Party
B shall store the goods in conformity with the GSP. Party B shall be
liable for damages if the goods are damaged or lost, or fail to pass the
GSP inspection due to improper care of Party B. Where Party B accepts
packaged goods, it shall not be liable for any loss or damaged cause to
inner packaging. Party B shall be liable for any loss or damage found
after inspection and storing. Where Party B has evidence that the original
packaging is missing for a whole box, Party B shall not be liable for the
loss of packaging.
|
|
5.2.2
|
The
Parties shall enter into a Confidentiality Agreement to protect the
confidentiality of product information provided by Party A or to which
Party B obtains access by virtue of its performance under this Agreement.
Party B shall not disclose any confidential information without Party A’s
consent.
|
|
5.2.3
|
Party
B shall apologize for any of its conduct in violation of the Code of
Service of the company. If Party B has a dispute with Party A’s customer,
it shall submit the dispute to the customer service. Party B shall be
liable to any damage caused to Party A’s
customer.
|
5.3
|
Other
Liabilities
|
|
5.3.1
|
Database
|
Party B
can use the Xxxxx Xxx System in the prior period, but shall complete the system
integration in the time period as required in the report of the Department of
Drug Control.
|
5.3.2
|
Penalties
|
(1)
|
Party
B is subject to a fine that equals double amount of error if the error is
more than 0.5/1000 of the value of delivered goods in a
month.
|
(2)
|
Party
A shall raise any amount of error within half a day; otherwise the error
shall be excused.
|
(3)
|
If
Part A misstates the amount of error and Party B is able to prove Party
A’s misstatement, Party A is subject to a fine that equals ten times of
the misstated amount.
|
|
5.3.3
|
Circulating
Boxes
|
Party B
shall provide circulating boxes for delivery. Party A shall be liable for any
damage caused to the circulating boxes and shall return these boxes in clean and
good condition within two work days; otherwise Party B may reject and report to
Party A’s head office. Any report of improper use or of circulating boxes is
entitled to an award of 00 XXX and the manager of reported store is subject to a
fine of 000 XXX. Party A is entitled to the cartons of the delivered goods. In
case of any damage caused to the goods, the Parties shall resolve with the
supplier. If the no resolution can be reached, Party B shall pay the damage
based on the purchase price of the goods.
|
5.3.4
|
Personnel
|
Party B
can use the personnel of Party A’s Distribution Center. Party A may send
personnel to work at Party B’s location at the expense of Party A.
|
5.3.5
|
Confidentiality
|
The
Parties shall enter into a Confidential Agreement to protect the confidentiality
of product information such as price, quantity of purchased goods, suppliers,
amount of distribution and quality.
|
5.3.6
|
Quality
Control
|
Party B
shall conduct quality control pursuant to the requirements of GSP. Party A may
send personnel to assist Party B with quality control.
(1)
|
Party
B shall comply with laws and regulations and perform in accordance with
this Agreement and the Performance
Metrics.
|
(2)
|
Party
B shall, without condition, cooperate with Party A in dealing with all
kinds of quality problems.
|
(3)
|
Party
B shall follow the Performance Metrics and shall be liable for any damage
caused by improper performance in all aspects of the Services, including
accepting, maintaining, storing, administrating, distributing, rejecting
goods and dealing with unqualified
goods.
|
(4)
|
Party
B shall report to Party A on a monthly basis any rejection of goods for
the reason of quality problems. Party A shall provide timely instructions
in dealing with unqualified goods within seven work days and shall be
liable for any damage caused by delay of
instruction.
|
|
(5)
|
Party
B shall collect and keep all the original documents of quality control in
accordance with requirements of GSP, including the records of delivery,
storage, rejection, acceptance, maintenance, and distribution, factory
inspection reports, certificates, registration of imported drugs and
inspection reports, and records of returned and unqualified
goods.
|
|
5.3.7
|
Management
of Goods
|
(1)
|
Party
B shall be liable for damages caused by its failure to report expiring and
unsalable goods.
|
(2)
|
The
Parties shall enter into agreement on liabilities with respect of on-time
delivery, undistributed goods and inventory
control.
|
(3)
|
Party
B shall be liable for loss and damage of goods in storage unless Party B
can provide conclusive evidence that the original package has never been
removed and such loss and damage occurred before
storage.
|
(4)
|
Party
B shall assist Party A with distribution of goods among
stores.
|
|
5.3.8
|
Miscellaneous
|
(1)
|
Party
B shall be response for storing, maintaining and distributing Party A’s
packaging materials, large size office supplies and product
samples.
|
(2)
|
Party
B shall distribute samples based on Party A’s confirmation
note.
|
(3)
|
Party
A shall confirm Party B’s entry and billing sheets with suppliers when
making the payment to
suppliers.
|
(4)
|
Party
B may use Party A’s warehouse facilities with the consent of Party
A.
|
(5)
|
Party
A may call back its personnel at the termination of this
Agreement.
|
6.
|
Upon the effect of this Agreement, Party B shall become the logistic
service provider of Party A and the Parties shall establish long term
cooperation.
|
7.
|
Any dispute or unsettled matter between the Parties shall be resolved
through negotiation in good faith. If no resolution can be reached, the
Parties shall submit the dispute to binding
arbitration.
|
8.
|
This Agreement is executed into four (4) duplicate originals. Each Party
has received two (2) duplicate originals, and all originals shall be
equally valid.
|
[SIGNATURE
PAGE FOLLOWS]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF this
Agreement is duly executed by each Party or its legal
representatives.
PARTY A:
|
Hangzhou
Jiuzhou Grand Pharmacy Chain Co., Ltd.
|
|
Legal/Authorized
Representative: /s/
|
||
Date:
January 1, 2009
|
||
PARTY B:
|
Zhejiang
Yingte Logistics Co., Ltd.
|
|
Legal/Authorized
Representative: /s/
|
||
|
Date:
January 1, 2009
|