CONFIDENTIAL PORTIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT DESIGNATED BY ASTERISKS (*) HAVE BEEN OMITTED AND FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE COMMISSION PURSUANT TO A REQUEST FOR CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT.
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CONFIDENTIAL
PORTIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT DESIGNATED BY ASTERISKS (*) HAVE BEEN OMITTED AND
FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE COMMISSION PURSUANT TO A REQUEST FOR CONFIDENTIAL
TREATMENT.
This
Agreement is effective as of July 15, 2009 by and between Cardio Vascular
Medical Device Corp., a company organized and existing under the laws of the
State of Delaware listed on the OTCBB under Ticker CVSL (the “Marketing Arm”), and Elgressy
Engineering Services (1987) Ltd., a company incorporated in the State of Israel
with principal place of business located in 00 Xxxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx
Xxxx Netanya (hereinafter “Elgressy”); each of the
Marketing Arm and Elgressy may be referred to as a "Party" and collectively as the
"Parties".
RECITALS
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Elgressy
is engaged in the business of designing and manufacturing products for
cooling tower water treatment systems, parts of which currently are either
patented or have patents pending (the "Products") and desires
that the sale and use of such Products be actively and diligently promoted
in the Territory and in the Fields (both as defined below);
and,
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The
Marketing Arm desires to actively and diligently promote the use of the
Products in the Territory and in the Fields, with the aim of locating
customers in the Territory and in the Field and entering into Lease
Agreements or Sale Agreements, as defined below, for the Products with
such customers.
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IN
CONSIDERATION OF THE MUTUAL BENEFITS TO BE DERIVED HERETO AND MUTUAL AGREEMENTS
HEREIN, THE PARTIES, INTENDING TO BE LEGALLY BOUND, HEREBY AGREE AS
FOLLOWS:
1.
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DEFINITIONS
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1.1
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"Additional Installation"
means as defined in Section 3.12
below.
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1.2
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"Affiliate" means all
persons and business entities that now or hereafter, directly or
indirectly, i) control, or ii) are owned or controlled by, or iii) are
under common control of such Party.
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1.3
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"Agreement" means this
document and any annex, exhibit, attachment, schedule, addendum, or
modification hereto, unless the context otherwise
indicates.
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1.4
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"Claims" means any and
all costs, losses, liabilities, damages, lawsuits, judgments, claims,
actions, penalties, fines and expenses (including, without limitation,
interest, penalties, reasonable attorneys’ fees and all monies paid in the
investigations, defense or settlement of any or all of the
foregoing).
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1.5
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"Confidential
Information" means any invention, know-how or idea of a Party
hereto or any other scientific, business, technical or financial
information of Party hereto including any proprietary information relating
to the Products or the business of a Party hereto, its financials and
business, marketing and sales plans that may be divulged to the other
Party in the course of the performance of this Agreement provided however,
that any of the above which is either (i) already known to the disclosing
Party at time of its disclosure; or (ii) becomes publicly known through no
wrongful act of the disclosing Party or as a result of a breach of this
Agreement; or (iii) received from a third party free to disclose it to
the
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1.6
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disclosing
Party and without any obligations to keep confidential; or (iv)
communicated to a third party with express written consent of the other
Party, shall not be deemed to be Confidential
Information.
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1.7
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"Customer” means a lessee
or purchaser(s) of Products pursuant to a Lease or a Sale Agreement under
the Revenue Based Model (as defined in Section
9).
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1.8
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"Field" means any and all
types of power plants in the United States (the “Power Plants”) or the
hotel chains set forth in Schedule1.8 hereto, in
the United States (the "Hotels"); the Power Plants
and the Hotels are hereinafter collectively referred to as the "Fields".
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1.9
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"Initial Installation"
means as defined in Section 3.12
below.
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1.10
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"Installation" means to
install and execute the initial operation of a Pilot Products and/or the
Products (as the case may be) at the Customer's
facility.
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1.11
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"Intellectual Property
Rights" means any and all patent and patent application rights,
copyrights, moral rights and any other rights in works of authorship,
rights to trademarks and service marks and applications, and all other
intellectual property rights in connection with inventions, improvements,
designs, configurations, ideas, concepts, innovations, know how, drawings,
schematics, original works of authorship, formulae, concepts, techniques,
methods, systems, processes, compositions of matter, software, databases
and mask works; all of the foregoing, in any jurisdiction, whether or not
patentable, copyrightable or protectable as trade secrets, irrespective of
whether registered as a patent, copyright, trademark or in another form,
and irrespective of whether constituting a commercial, professional or
trade secret, including, without limitation, with respect to Elgressy, the
Manufacturing Technology and the Production Data
Package.
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1.12
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"Lease Agreement" means a
lease agreement entered into by the Marketing Arm or a subsidiary thereof,
with a Customer, for the lease of the Products, for a period of up to ten
(10) years.
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1.13
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"Lease Price" means the total
consideration paid by the Customer in connection with the lease of the
Products.
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1.14
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"Manufacturing
Technology" means
hardware, software, inventions, data, trade secrets, works of authorship,
know-how, methods and methodologies, inventions, ideas, processes and
practices, technical data, drawings, formulations, technical reports,
operating and testing procedures, instruction manuals, raw material or
production specifications, computer software, the results of research and
development work, whether in hard copy or in computer held form, including
without limitation the Production Data Package and all Intellectual
Property Rights underlying the
Products;
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1.15
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"Material Breach" a
material breach of this agreement shall be a default of a Party under
Sections 3.3('Non-competition), 3.15
('Title to
Modifications'), 4.15 ('Elgressy IP rights')
and any other breach which a Party fails to rectify, if rectifiable,
within a period of thirty (30) days after receipt of a written notice of
default. In order to remove doubt, failure to reach the sales targets
whether pursuant the Short Marketing Plan or the Five Year Marketing Plan
will not be considered a Material
Breach.
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1.16
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“Pilot Product” means as
defined in Section 4.5 below.
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1.17
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"Product" means as
defined in the recitals above.
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1.18
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“Production Data Package”
means the design, engineering, functional and technical specifications,
xxxx of materials and testing procedures for the Products, including net
lists, schematics, enhancements, designs, formulae, processes, drawings,
routines, subroutines, techniques, concepts, computer software programs or
applications (in both source code and object code form), flow charts,
diagrams, work product and other materials or any types whatsoever,
know-how, and tangible or intangible information or material, including
third party software to the extent permitted by law or
contract.
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1.19
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"Regulatory Requirements"
means any laws, rules, regulations, certifications and standards under any
applicable law or that are promulgated or provided by a governmental or
regulatory agency, as they may be from time to time, which apply to or are
required for certain activity in connection with or arising out of this
Agreement.
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1.20
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A
“Sale Agreement”
means an agreement for the sale of the Products entered into by the
Marketing Arm or its subsidiary with a
Customer.
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1.21
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"SLA" means a service
level agreement. "Elgressy SLA" means the
SLA which sets forth the level of service Elgressy is required to provide
to the Marketing Arm, and is attached hereto as Schedule 1.21A. "MA SLA" means the SLA
which sets forth the minimum level of service the Marketing Arm, directly
or indirectly, is required to provide to a Customer and is attached hereto
as Schedule
1.21.B.
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1.22
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"Territory" means (i)
Germany and (ii) the states of the United States of America listed in
Schedule
1.22 hereto (the "States").
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2.
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APPOINTMENT
AND SCOPE
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2.1
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Appointment. Elgressy
hereby appoints the Marketing Arm as: (1) its exclusive independent sales
and marketing representative for the Products in the Territory and the
Fields, and (2) its exclusive service provider relating thereto, and the
Marketing Arm hereby accepts such appointments, all subject to the terms
and conditions of this Agreement.
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2.2
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Activity Outside Territory.
The Marketing Arm shall be entitled to act outside the Territory
and/or the Fields with respect to marketing and sale of the Products, only
with the prior written consent of Elgressy, for each
sale.
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2.3
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Subagents.
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2.3.1
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The
Marketing Arm may use subcontractors and/or subagents including the
Marketing Arm’s subsidiaries (“Subagent(s)”), to
promote the sale, lease and use of the Products and for the Installation
(as defined below) and the supply of the after sale technical and other
required services in the Territory and/or in the Fields; provided that: (i) the
Marketing Arm shall provide Elgressy with the name, address and field of
activity of any such Subagent, (ii) all agreements with Subagents relating
to the Products (“Subagent’s
Agreement(s)”) shall be consistent with this Agreement and shall
include the provisions attached hereto as Schedule 2.3.1,
and (iii) Elgressy shall have the right to demand that the Marketing Arm
replace any Subagent in the event of a breach of this Agreement and/or the
Subagent's Agreement, if such breach is not cured within sixty (60) days
of receiving a notice by the Marketing Arm from Elgressy regarding such
breach. It is agreed that the Marketing Arm shall consult Elgressy
regarding the criteria which may be applied for selecting local Subagents.
The Marketing Arm shall inform Elgressy, as soon as practical, of it
becoming aware, of any breach by Subagent which constitutes a breach of
this Agreement or a breach of a Subagent's Agreement, affecting Elgressy’s
IP rights . The Marketing Arm shall assist Elgressy in protecting
Elgressy’s rights against such acts and
infringements.
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2.3.2
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The
Marketing Arm shall require its Subagents, acting on behalf of the
Marketing Arm with respect to this Agreement, to purchase and maintain
insurance at all times throughout the term of the Subagent's Agreement, at
such Subagent's own account, with respect to the operation of the Products
(“Subagent's Insurance Policies”).
The Subagent's Insurance Policies will have terms and conditions and a
limit of liability in an amount as shall be advised by an independent
insurance expert, to be appointed by the Marketing Arm at no expense to
Elgressy. The Subagent's Insurance Policies shall name each of the
Marketing Arm and Elgressy as additional insured or loss
payee.
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3.
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ADDITIONAL
UNDERTAKINGS OF THE MARKETING ARM
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3.1
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The
Marketing Arm undertakes that it will make reasonable commercial efforts
to promote the sale/lease and use of the Products in the Territory and in
the Fields.
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3.2
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The
Marketing Arm agrees to make reasonable commercial efforts to carry out
the marketing, promotion and sale/lease of the Products in the Territory
and in the Fields, by different means, at its sole discretion, but in no
case less than reasonable commercial means pursuant to the Short Marketing
Plan and the 5 Year Marketing Plan (both as defined below). Any and all
marketing, promotional, sales and administrative costs, including any and
all costs associated with attendance at or participation in trade shows,
congresses or similar conferences, shall be borne by the Marketing Arm,
unless otherwise is expressly stated in this
Agreement.
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3.3
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Non-competition. The
Marketing Arm declares that it is not currently selling or promoting
products that are competitive with the Products in the Territory and/or
the Fields, and that the Marketing Arm does not have, nor during the term
of this Agreement will it have, any conflict of interest or otherwise be
subject to any restriction or third party agreement that would
substantially adversely impair or prevent the Marketing Arm from
representing the Products in the Territory and in the Fields faithfully
and diligently, and during the term of this Agreement and for a period of
two (2) years following its termination, will not sell or
promote products that are competitive with the Products.
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It is
hereby clarified that for the purposes of this Section 3.3 "products that are competitive with
the Products" means products with the same functionality of the Products
and that an end user customer may consider purchasing as an alternative to the
Product for the same purpose, and further provided that such products, which may
be competitive, utilize electro-chemical technologies for water
purification.
3.4
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Marketing and Sales
Plan. Prior to the signing of this Agreement the Marketing Arm has
provided Elgressy with a detailed marketing and sales plan for the first
year, including quarterly sales targets (“Short Marketing Plan”). The
signing of this Agreement by the parties hereto is deemed consent of the
Parties to the content of the Short Marketing Plan. The Short Marketing
Plan includes the following:
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3.4.1
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*
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3.4.2
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Each
of the sales targets set forth in the Short Marketing Plan or annual
targets for the Five Year Marketing Plan, respectively, shall be deemed to
be achieved, if the annual aggregate Contract Value of the agreements
relating to each of such Territory or Field entered into by the Marketing
Arm and/or any of its Subagents within the relevant year, shall be equal
to or greater than * with respect to the Short Marketing Plan and 75% of
the sales target for each year specified in the Five Year Marketing
Plan.
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For
the purposes of this Agreement the term "Contract Value"
means the minimum projected total aggregate amount of all income to be
generated over 12 (twelve) months from signing a specific contract, in
accordance with the terms of that contract, commencing upon the signing of
such specific contract regardless whether such period will extend beyond
the year with respect to which sales targets are being calculated,
according to the terms of such specific contract; provided
however that if the actual total
aggregate amount of all income generated, with respect to each Lease and
Sale Agreements - during the twelve (12) months period from its signing,
from Lease and Sale Agreements entered into during the relevant (relevant
for the purposes of sale target calculations) year is less than the
amounts specified in this Section 3.4.6 above then the said sales targets
shall be deemed not to have been achieved, and the provision of Section
3.8 below shall apply, including the Marketing Arm Option, as defined
therein.
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It is
further clarified and agreed for the purposes of assessing whether a sales
target is met, that:
(i) if
such Lease or Sale Agreement has been cancelled
- then the shortfall projected income as from the
cancelation date shall be deducted from the calculation as to whether a
performance target has been achieved with respect to the relevant year (it is
hereby clarified that any income due or actually generated from a cancelled
contract shall be taken into account when calculating Contract Value and sales
targets, respectively, for the purposes of this Agreement); and
(ii)
notwithstanding the above, if such Lease or Sale Agreement has been cancelled
and such cancellation is caused by Elgressy's delay in the supply of the
Products and/or Elgressy's breach of its undertakings under this Agreement
and/or as a direct result from any act or omission of Elgressy, Elgressy's
agents and/or representatives and/or any third party on Elgressy's behalf the
aggregate projected income originally anticipated from such Lease or Sale
Agreement shall be deemed to be actually generated for the purposes of
determining whether a sales target is met.
3.5
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Hotels and States. If
the Marketing Arm achieves the aforesaid targets with respect to the
Chosen Hotels (both Pilot targets and sales targets), then in the
following year the Marketing Arm shall be entitled to the rights granted
under this Agreement with respect to two additional Hotels and to one
additional State, out of the list attached hereto as Schedule
1.8, and this mechanism shall continue in the years thereafter,
granting the Marketing Arm the rights to sell to two additional Hotels a
year, and one additional State for each subsequent year,
subject to its meeting the previous year's sales target for such Chosen
Hotels or Chosen States (including for the States added as aforesaid), as
applicable.
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Five Year Marketing Plan.
Attached to this Agreement as Schedule 3.6,
are the five year sale targets including projections for each of the
different States, Territories and Fields, for the first five
(5) years following the first calendar year of this Agreement (the “Five Year Marketing
Plan”).
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3.7
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Updated Targets. It is agreed that
each of the annual sale targets in the Five Year Marketing
Plan, for subsequent five (5) year periods and thereafter shall
be at least *than the targets for the previous calendar
year.
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3.8
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Non-Performance. If the
Marketing Arm does not meet at least 75% of its annual targets as set out
in the Short Marketing Plan and in the Five Year Marketing Plan and/or
with regard to the Pilot targets (“Non-Performance”), as
updated from time to time in accordance with Section 3.7 above, then
subject to Marketing Arm Option, as defined below, (i) Elgressy may at any
time and in its sole discretion, terminate the Marketing Arm's rights to
exclusivity
with respect to the Territory and/or the Field regarding which the
Non-Performance occurred, by giving ninety (90) days written notice to the
Marketing Arm. For as long as Elgressy has not granted any third party
exclusive rights for such Territory or Field, the Marketing Arm will be
allowed to continue and operate on a non-exclusive basis in such Territory
or Field, or part thereof, which is not subject to third party exclusivity
rights) as the case may be. Upon the appointment by Elgressy of an
exclusive representative or agent in a Chosen State or Germany or Field,
the Marketing Arm will have no further rights in such Chosen State or
Germany or Fields, as the case may be, except under existing Sales or
Lease Contracts. The Marketing Arm shall not have any claims and shall not
be entitled to any remedy against, and compensation from, Elgressy or
anyone acting on its behalf, in connection with any such termination of
rights. It is hereby clarified, that if the Marketing Arm does not achieve
75% of the aforesaid annual targets with respect to the States, it shall
lose its exclusivity with respect to all the States. However
notwithstanding the above, if an annual target is not met, the Marketing
Arm shall have the option to pay Elgressy a cash payment equal to
Elgressy's share in the shortfall with regard to 75% of the relevant
annual target, in order to keep its exclusivity in the aforementioned
Territories or Fields (the "Marketing Arm Option").
The Marketing Arm Option must be exercised and funded within sixty (60)
days of the end of a relevant year, after which it shall
expire.
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Notwithstanding
the above, in the event that (i) the Marketing Arm did not exercise the
Marketing Arm Option, and (ii) Elgressy has not granted any third party
exclusive rights for any Chosen State or Germany or Field, and (iii) in the year
following the Non-Performance, the Marketing Arm has achieved the relevant
targets for a Chosen State or Germany or Field for the year for which
Non-Performance occurred and for the following year, the exclusivity shall be
reinstated for such Chosen State or Germany or Fields, as the case may be and
the above paragraph of this Section 3.8 shall apply. For the purpose of this
section, the target for the Chosen States shall be reduced proportionally for
the Chosen States in which exclusivity has been granted by
Elgressy to a third party. (i.e., if Elgressy grants exclusivity with respect to
one of the Chosen States, and assuming there are three Chosen
States, the annual target with respect to the
Chosen States left shall be reduced from *
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3.9
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Reports.
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3.9.1
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Subject
to any applicable law and regulation, the Marketing Arm shall provide
Elgressy with a written report, not later than thirty (30) days following
the completion of each quarter, indicating the Marketing Arm’s
sales/leases in the Territory in the previous calendar quarter, with the
Customer’s name and address. The Marketing Arm will also provide Elgressy
copies of all agreements, in connection with the Products, which were
entered into with Customers and Subagents. The Marketing Arm
shall maintain complete and accurate records of the location, quantities,
catalog number, place of sale in the Territory and lot numbers of all
shipments as part of its in-house tracking program for a period not less
than the longer of: (i) three (3) years after the last Product was
dispatched by Elgressy to the Marketing Arm, and (ii) the period required
under any applicable law or
regulation.
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3.9.2
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In
addition, the Marketing Arm shall provide Elgressy with: (i) a report once
every calendar quarter specifying the Revenues actually received during
the previous calendar quarter for which payments are due to Elgressy,
signed by the Marketing Arm's Chief Financial Officer or Chief Executive
Officer, and (ii) not later than twenty one (21) days following the
publication of the Marketing Arm's annual a copy of financial statements
as published subject to the Marketing Arm being a corporation whose stock
is publicly traded.
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It is
hereby clarified, that for the purpose of this Agreement the term "Revenues"
shall mean any and all payments actually received by the Marketing Arm from
Customers and Subagents (with regard to Products).
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Lease Agreements. The Marketing Arm
undertakes that all Lease Agreements shall be consistent with this
Agreement and shall include the following provisions: (i) all Customers
shall be connected to Elgressy’s control center, if available, and (ii) in
the event that the Marketing Arm shall breach the Elgressy SLA which
breach shall not be cured within thirty (30) days from the receipt of
written notice from Elgressy to this effect, the Lease Agreement
(including all rights and obligations thereof) will be assigned by the
Marketing Arm to Elgressy or its designee, upon Elgressy’s written request
to such assignment. The Marketing Arm shall provide Elgressy with an
electronic copy of all signed Lease Agreements. The aforementioned
provisions shall apply mutatis mutandis to any
Sales Agreement. It is hereby agreed that the Marketing Arm
shall make its best efforts that a Lease Agreement shall not include any
provision with respect to penalty in case of delay in delivery; however,
in the event that a Customer insists on such a provision in its Lease
Agreement or Sale Agreement, such provision in the Lease Agreement or Sale
Agreement will be subject to Elgressy's prior written consent and approval
("Special
Provision"), in order for Elgressy to be deemed liable for payment
thereof.
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Permits and Approvals.
If any Installation (as defined below) requires any permits and
approvals under the jurisdiction of the Territory and/or the Field, as
applicable, the Marketing Arm shall obtain such permits and approvals at
its sole expense - all, subject to Section 6
below.
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Additional
Installations. With respect to
any Installation following the first two Installations ("Additional
Installations") in each of Germany, each Field and the States
(together) the Marketing Arm, by itself or through suitable contractors
located by the Marketing Arm ("Contractors"), shall execute the
Installation, as well as provide technical support to the Customers for
the entire Lease Agreement period, subject to the terms and conditions of
such Lease Agreement and this Agreement. All the
costs and expenses relating to these Additional Installations will be
borne by the Marketing Arm. It is clarified that the first two
Installations in each of Germany, each Field and the States (together) (8
Installations in total) (the "Initial Installations")
shall be carried out according to Section 4.8
hereto.
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3.13
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Subagents/Contractors.
Any agreement with a Subagent and/or Contactor shall include a
provision according to which any such agreement, including all rights and
obligations thereof, may be assigned by the Marketing Arm to Elgressy or
its designee, subject to Elgressy's prior written
consent.
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3.14
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Service Warranty. Upon Customer's
request only, the Marketing Arm shall provide each Customer with a service
warranty consistent with the MA
SLA.
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3.15
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Title to Modifications..
The Marketing Arm agrees that Elgressy shall have any and all right, title
and interest in and to any modifications, design changes or improvements
arising directly out of or in direct connection to the Products'
technology suggested by the Marketing Arm, its employees, Subagents,
Customers, or other persons, without the payment of any additional
consideration therefor either to any of such persons, except to the
extent, and then only to the extent, required by applicable law otherwise.
The Marketing Arm will execute (and/or cause the execution) of all
reasonable documents and take (and/or cause to be taken) all other
reasonable action necessary to vest all such right, title and interest in
such modifications, design changes or improvements in Elgressy; provided
however that any costs and expenses incurred by the Marketing Arm and/or
its Contactor or Subagents with respect to this Section shall be borne
and/or reimbursed by Elgressy, subject to its prior written consent. For
removal of doubt the Marketing Arm and/or its Contractor and/or Subagents'
undertakings under this Section shall be subject to such reimbursement by
Elgressy, and the reasonable availability of the Marketing Arm and/or is
Contractor and/or Subagent's.
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4.
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ADDITIONAL
OBLIGATIONS OF ELGRESSY
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4.1
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Sales Support. Elgressy
shall provide the Marketing Arm with any and all sales and marketing
information available with regard to the Products and shall furnish,
without charge, such promotional literature, and other materials
pertaining to products as are available from time to time. Elgressy hereby
authorizes the Marketing Arm and any of its employees and Subagents to use
such material and information in connection with the Products as well as
with any other material and information available on the Elgressy website
as may be updated from time to
time.
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Control Center. Subject
to the terms of this Agreement, the Lease Agreements and the Sale
Agreement, Elgressy hereby undertakes to (i) enable the connection of each
and every Customer's Product to its control center within thirty (30) days
following such request from the Marketing Arm and through provision of the
Products with the relevant functionality to allow such connection; (ii) to
provide control, malfunction assessments and diagnosis in real time
pursuant to the Elgressy SLA for a period equal to the term of each Lease
Agreement.
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4.3
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Warranty
and Process Guarantee.
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4.3.1
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THE
WARRANTIES SET FORTH IN THIS SECTION 4.3 ARE IN LIEU OF ALL OTHER
WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, ALL OF WHICH ARE HEREBY EXPRESSLY
DISCLAIMED AND EXCLUDED BY ELGRESSY, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY
WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR
USE.
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4.3.2
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The
warranties and performance guarantee in this Section 4.3 do not extend to
any Product that is modified or altered, is not maintained according to
Elgressy’s maintenance recommendations attached hereto as Schedule 4.3.2
(the "Maintenance
Recommendations"), is operated, handled or stored in a manner other
than that specified in the Maintenance Recommendations (as such
recommendations are reasonably amended by Elgressy from time to time with
respect to its customers generally), has its serial number removed or
altered or is treated with abuse, negligence or other improper treatment.
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4.3.3
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Product
Warranty. Elgressy warrants and represents, for a period of 18
(eighteen) months commencing upon installation of a Product at the
Customer's premises (the "Warranty Period") that
the Products (including any spare parts) shall be free from defects in
material and workmanship and shall comply with the specifications. The
Marketing Arm will provide a back-to-back warranty to the Customer in the
States and the Fields. In Germany, the Marketing Arm shall provide the
Customers with an Elgressy product warranty unless otherwise demanded by
Customer, and Elgressy undertakes to provide such Product warranty.
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Warranty for
Repairs. Without derogating from the warranty provided in the
preceding clause, Elgressy warrants and represents that any repair of a
Product shall be free from material defects in material and workmanship,
and shall comply with the applicable specifications, for a period of
eighteen (18) months from the date of repair of such
Product.
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Performance
Guarantee. Elgressy shall provide the Marketing Arm with a
performance guarantee for the Warranty Period, with respect to the
Product, as may be adjusted on a project-by-project basis, upon receiving
the Customer's specifications, whereby Elgressy shall guarantee the due
performance of the Product pursuant to the specifications and Customer's
requirement, as set forth in the request for quotation, as may be
thereafter amended by the consent of the parties. The Marketing Arm will
provide a back-to-back performance guarantee to the Customer in the States
and the Fields. In Germany, the Marketing Arm shall provide the Customers
with an Elgressy performance guarantee, and the latter undertakes to
supply such performance guarantee
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4.3.6
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Remedies.
Should there be any defect covered by the warranties and guarantees set
forth in Sections 4.3.3 to 4.3.5 above, Elgressy shall, at its own
expense, repair or replace the non-conforming Product pursuant to and
within the time frame set forth in the Elgressy SLA. It is understood by
the Parties that neither the Marketing Arm nor any of its Subagents shall
be entitled to any other remedy from Elgressy under such warranties and
guarantees unless otherwise expressly stated herein). Notwithstanding the
aforesaid, it is hereby clarified, that in the event of a malfunction or
breakdown of a Product within 30 days of Installation, in a way that
Elgressy is not able to repair or replace such Product, Elgressy shall (i)
remove the Product from the Customer’s premises, at its own expense, and
(ii) will return to the Marketing Arm the consideration paid for such
Product and this shall be the sole and exclusive liability of
Elgressy.
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4.4
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SLA. All of Elgressy's
obligations hereunder shall be performed at the times and under the terms
prescribed in the Elgressy SLA.
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4.5
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Products Supply. Elgressy
undertakes to supply, during the term of this Agreement the Products to
the Marketing Arm, for the consideration set out in Section 5. In
addition, Elgressy shall supply to the Marketing Arm, upon the latter’s
request and free of any consideration, two (2) pilots of the Product
(“Pilot
Products”), provided that (i) the cost of each of these Pilot
Products based on the price set forth in the Price List (as defined below)
(in this Section only, the "Cost") shall not
exceeed* and (ii) Installation of the Pilot Products shall be
as provided for Initial Installations or Additional Installations, as
applicable, and any, additional expenses such as shipment shall not be
borne by Elgressy and (iii) the Lease/ Sale Agreement with such Customer
shall include a provision according to which the Customer undertakes to
lease/purchase the Product within thirty (30) days of Installation, if,
the Pilot Products fulfils the performance criteria set out in such Lease
Agreement or Sale Agreement. It is hereby clarified, that (a) in the event
that the Marketing Arm requires Pilot Products with a Cost
greater than * Elgressy shall be entitled to receive payment of the
difference between the Cost of the Pilot Products required and * (b) upon
the reimbursement of Elgressy for a Pilot Product, the Marketing Arm shall
be entitled to a replacement Pilot Product such that at all
times the Marketing Arm shall have at its disposal two (2) Pilot Product
installations.
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4.6
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Technical Support.
Elgressy (directly or through its designees) undertakes to provide the
Marketing Arm and the Customers, as may be required by the Marketing Arm
and/or by the Customers, with technical support by e-mail or telephone, in
accordance with the Elgressy SLA. In the event of a malfunction or
breakdown of a Product during the Warranty Period and subject to the above
Warranty, Elgressy undertakes that it will, at its expense, solve any
problems that the Marketing Arm's technical support or the Subagents and
Contractors are (i) unable to resolve despite the reasonable efforts by
duly trained personnel, or (ii) unauthorized to resolve pursuant to this
Agreement, or (iii) if resolved by them would void the warranty granted by
Elgressy to the Product, and in such cases, to repair or replace such
Product (or its spare parts), at its own expense upon receipt of a written
notice of such malfunction or breakdown. The repaired or
replaced the Product (or its spare parts) shall be returned to the
Customer via a commercially acceptable carrier, freight prepaid within
seven (7) days from the date of the aforementioned notice for parts which
are considered critical (as defined as in the Elgressy SLA) or within
thirty (30) days in other cases.
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4.7
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Customer Information.
Elgressy undertakes to provide the Marketing Arm with contact information
of any potential clients that approach it with regard to the Products in
the Territory and/or in the Fields. Elgressy shall not be entitled to sell
and/or lease Products and/or provide services with respect to the Products
in the Territory and/or in the Fields as long as the Marketing Arm is
entitled to do the same, exclusively, pursuant to this
Agreement.
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4.8
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Initial Installations.
Elgressy undertakes that it will ensure that Elgressy's
professional and suitably trained technical personnel are available to
execute the Initial Installations. It is agreed that the Parties shall
take all reasonable efforts to coordinate the Initial Installations in
order to minimize travel to the States and Germany. Elgressy shall not be
entitled to any consideration with respect to the above-mentioned Initial
Installations. The Marketing Arm shall bear costs and expenses incurred by
Elgressy personnel with respect to such Initial Installations (e.g. flight
tickets, hotels, etc.). It is clarified that the costs and expenses
relating to all the personnel of the Marketing Arm and the Customers
and/or the infrastructure costs relating to these Initial Installations
will not be borne by Elgressy. Elgressy agrees that the Subagents and/or
Contractors appointed by the Marketing Arm for the purpose of Additional
Installations, after sale support and maintenance of the Product at the
Customer site, will be trained by Elgressy on site and will be permitted
to observe and participate in all the aforementioned Initial Installations
in order to acquire the skills which will enable them to undertake
subsequent Additional Installations to Elgressy’s satisfaction and to
provide continuous support to Customers, in accordance with
the MA SLA provided that
all expenses thereto will be borne by the Marketing Arm or the Subagent or
a Contractor It is hereby
clarified, that the Marketing Arm shall be responsible for the Additional
Installations and providing support, in accordance with the MA SLA, and
Elgressy shall only be obliged, without derogating from any of its
warranties and guarantees set forth above, to provide for no additional
consideration, the technical support set forth in Section 4.6 above and in
accordance with the Elgressy SLA.
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4.9
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Notification of Changes.
Elgressy reserves the right to change a Product or its
specifications or to discontinue the manufacture of one or more of the
Products, without payment of any compensation to the Marketing Arm,
subject to Elgressy providing the Marketing Arm with: (i) one hundred
twenty (120) days advance notice of any material changes or
discontinuations of Products; and (ii) one hundred twenty (120) days
advance notice of any changes in Products that are expected to result in a
change in the catalog number or model number of a Product. Elgressy shall
notify the Marketing Arm promptly of any material changes in the Products
or affecting prices, new products, supplementary products, new versions
and/or generations of the Products, terms, and conditions of sale, sales
policies, projected delivery dates, schedule changes, and other matters
that may affect the processing and completion of orders solicited by the
Marketing Arm. The provisions of this Section 4.9 shall not be applicable
to Products with respect to which a quotation has been provided by
Elgressy, but only to Products with respect to which Elgressy has not yet
provided a quotation.
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4.10
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In
any event of a material change to product and/or material modification of
its specifications or the replacement of a product by another product all
in a way that results in material change of the Product functioning or its
Installation, Elgressy shall train anew the Marketing Arm, its Contractors
and its Subagents at their premises and/or on site for the first two (2)
Installations in a Territory or a Field, in accordance with the mechanism
set out in Section 4.8 above, and maintenance of the modified products or
new products, in order to enable them to install such products in a
professional manner and to provide services pursuant to Elgressy's
SLA.
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4.11
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Elgressy
hereby grants the Marketing Arm an irrevocable license with a right to
sublicense, to use the Production Data Package and the Manufacturing
Technology to manufacture, market and sell, within the Territory and the
Fields in the event that Elgressy, by itself or through third parties,
discontinues its engagement in the business (including in case of
liquidation whether voluntary or otherwise) of selling products for water
treatment or alternatively if Elgressy discontinues the manufacture of the
Products or any "product that is competitive with the Products" (as such
phrase is defined in Section 3.3 above) by itself or through third parties
(including in case of sale of the business or assets of Elgressy in the
framework which the purchaser reserves the rights of the Marketing Arm
pursuant to this Agreement); provided,
however,
that Elgressy shall be entitled to a royalty payment equal * of any and
all of the consideration, excluding VAT, sales tax or any similar tax,
actually paid by the end-user Customer to either the Marketing
Arm or any of its subsidiaries or affiliate or sub-licensees with respect
to any use, sale, license, distribution or any other manner, of such
Production Data Package and the Manufacturing Technology or products
relating thereto, as long as the Marketing Arm uses such license or any of
the rights connected to or arising thereof out of, the Production Data
Package and the Manufacturing Technology. It is hereby clarified that the
Marketing Arm shall be entitled to withhold taxes from the amounts due to
Elgressy to the extent required by any applicable law, unless Elgressy has
provided the Marketing Arm with the required document which under the
applicable law, removes the Marketing Arm's legal requirement to withhold
taxes. The Marketing Arm shall provide Elgressy with documentary evidence
of any such payments.
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For
the purposes of the license granted to the Marketing Arm under this
Section, within ninety (90) days of signing the first Lease
Agreement, Elgressy will deposit the Production Data Package and the
Manufacturing Technology of all Products and any other relevant
information required for the manufacture of the Product with Escrow Europe
in Israel, who will act as a trustee for the parties hereto and shall be
required to release such material to the Marketing Arm
only:
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(a)
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If
Elgressy, by itself or thorough third parties, discontinues its engagement
in the business of selling products for water treatment (including in case
of liquidation whether voluntary or otherwise);
or
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(b)
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If
Elgressy, by itself or through third parties, for a period of 6 (six)
months, is unable to provide
a Product;
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The
Marketing Arm shall bear all costs with respect to the
trustee.
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4.12
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Spare Parts. Elgressy
undertakes to supply to the Marketing Arm, such amount of inventory in
order to meet all undertakings set forth in the Lease Agreements,
including without limitation to provide spare parts for any Products sold
by the Marketing Arm in accordance with the Lease Agreements. The
Marketing Arm will pay for these spare parts according to the Price List.
Elgressy undertakes to hold, during the term of this Agreement and with
respect to each Product installed at a Customer's site for a period equal
to the lease period, as may be extended or renewed from time to time, a
minimum level of inventory in order to meet all undertakings set forth in
this Agreement and in the Lease Agreements. Such inventory will be kept at
all time in good order and in marketable
conditions.
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4.13
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Capacity. Without
derogating from the generality of the foregoing in Section 5, Elgressy
warrants that given a two (2) month lead-time it is able to manufacture
and dispatch such number of Products equal to the quantity forecast by the
Marketing Arm for any given three (3) month period pursuant to Section 5
below above. In addition, Elgressy warrants that it is able to manufacture
and supply Products pursuant to the Short Marketing Plan and the Five Year
Marketing Plan as to enable the Marketing Arm to meet the sales targets
set forth therein, and further, that such capacity shall be maintained,
and if necessary increased, throughout this Agreement. Elgressy agrees to
supply to the Marketing Arm, subject to reasonable allocations among all
of Elgressy’s distributors based on relative sales and gross margins
resulting from these sales, in their respective territories, sufficient
quantities of any discontinued Products to cover reasonable Customer
orders or tenders applied for by the Marketing Arm prior to a notice of
discontinuance of a Product.
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4.14
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Meetings. Upon the
Marketing Arm's request that a representative of Elgressy attends a
meeting with a potential customer, Elgressy undertakes, at its expense, to
ensure that a competent Elgressy representative shall be available in
person to attend such meeting, provided, however that Elgressy will not be
required to participate in meetings in the United States and Germany more
than twice a year each. Elgressy may attend additional meetings upon the
Marketing Arm’s requests and at the Marketing Arm’s expense, subject to
Elgressy’s sole discretion.
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4.15
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Elgressy IP Rights.
Elgressy hereby represents and warrants to the Marketing Arm that: (i) to
the best of Elgressy's knowledge, none of the Intellectual Property
related to the Products, the Manufacturing Technology and the Production
Data Package infringes any rights of any third party and there are no
notices and/or claims pending against Elgressy alleging that the
production process and/or the use of the Products infringes the rights of
any third party; (ii) any and all transfers of Intellectual Property
rights by Elgressy shall be carried out subject to and without derogating
from the rights of the Marketing Arm pursuant to this Agreement (iii) to
the best of Elgressy's knowledge, Elgressy owns all Intellectual Property
Rights necessary for the operation of the business of the Elgressy as
presently conducted and as proposed to be conducted under this
Agreement, except for future developments or adjustments to the Products
that may be required.
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4.16
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Performance Standard.
Elgressy represents and warrants that the performance table
attached hereto as Schedule 4.16
accurately represents the range of savings of water and chemicals which
occur directly as a result of the use of the Products under reasonable
conditions.
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5.
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METHOD
OF ORDERING AND ACCEPTANCE OF
ORDERS
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5.1
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Forecast. The Marketing
Arm undertakes to provide Elgressy, within ten (10) days before the end of
every calendar quarter, with a sales forecast for the following three (3)
months. Elgressy undertakes to supply the forecasted sales within 2 months
from the relevant order date. It is hereby agreed and clarified that the
forecast provided by the Marketing Arm is for administrative purposes only
and shall not be deemed an obligation of the Marketing Arm to purchase
Products pursuant to the forecast, in any way
whatsoever.
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5.2
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Quotations. Within
seventy two (72) hours after receiving a request for a quotation
(submitted in accordance with the form set out in Schedule 5.2
attached hereto) from the Marketing Arm, Elgressy shall submit a
quotation, valid for three (3) months, whereby Elgressy will be committed
to supply the Product with respect to which the quotation is given
pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Agreement including without
limitation pursuant to the Price List, as defined
below.
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5.3
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Purchase Order.
Following the receipt of a quotation from Elgressy as set forth above, the
Marketing Arm shall be entitled to provide Elgressy during the three (3)
month term, with a binding Purchase Order (as defined below), with respect
to Products covered by the quotation. Such purchase order shall reference
the quotation, and shall specify: (i) the Products covered by the purchase
order; (ii) requested delivery date; (the "Purchase Order").
Elgressy will confirm receipt of a Purchase Order within two (2) business
days in Israel from its receipt. Elgressy undertakes to meet the delivery
dates set forth in each Purchase Order, only to the extent consistent with
the terms of this Agreement, including payment terms, unless otherwise
agreed by the Parties. A Product shall not be deemed to have been ordered
by the Marketing Arm unless and until Elgressy receives a signed Purchase
Order which has been confirmed pursuant to this Agreement by Elgressy,
which confirmation shall not be withheld if such Purchase Order complies
with the terms set forth in this
Agreement.
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5.4
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Elgressy
may decline to provide a quotation
only:
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5.4.1
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in
the event that for the compliance with a Regulatory Requirement within the
Territory and/or the Fields or a Customer’s requirement, material
technological adjustments/modifications of Products and/or any
technological development work are required;
or
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5.4.2
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LSI at in-let
water > 1 and pH >8
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6.
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REGULATORY
REQUIREMENTS
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Elgressy
manufactures and will manufacture the Products at all times in compliance with
the CE standard applicable to Europe and the UL standard applicable to United
States. Elgressy further undertakes to comply in material respects with the
applicable Regulatory Requirements in Israel including without limitation: (i)
to possess a valid business license and any other permits and licenses to enable
it to perform its obligations hereunder; and (ii) to comply with applicable
environmental laws in all material respect; and (iii) to comply with
occupational health and safety standards and regulations, in each case expect
where such failure would not materially adversely affect its performance
pursuant to this Agreement. Elgressy further undertakes to comply in material
respects with the applicable Regulatory Requirements in other regions in which
it has activity, to the extent required to fully comply with its obligations
pursuant this Agreement.
The
Marketing Arm undertakes to comply in material respects with all applicable
Regulatory Requirements required for its activities under this Agreement
including without limitation: (i) to possess a valid business license and any
other permits and licenses to enable it to perform its obligations hereunder;
and (ii) to comply with occupational health and safety standards and
regulations, in each case expect where such failure would not materially
adversely affect its performance pursuant to this Agreement.
The
Marketing Arm shall inform Elgressy of any applicable specific regulatory
requirements in each of the Fields or States to the extent that it is aware of
any. Elgressy shall make commercially reasonable efforts to comply with such
regulations, subject to Section 5.4 above, to the extent applicable to its
obligations under this Agreement, if these changes affect the cost of the
Product, the price of the Product will be updated accordingly.
7.
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INDEMNIFICATION
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7.1
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Indemnification by Elgressy.
Elgressy shall indemnify, defend and hold the Marketing Arm and its
affiliates, and its and their respective officers, directors, employees,
agents and shareholders, and its and their respective assigns, heirs,
successors and legal representatives harmless from and against, any and
all Claims, that arise out of any claim of a third party asserted against
the Marketing Arm arising as a result of : (a) any Elgressy Liability (as
defined below) including without limitation in connection with any defect
in the design, built, manufacture and the performance of the Product; (b)
any infringement or
misappropriation of any patent or intellectual property rights of such
third party relating to a Product(s) including without limitations in
connection with the Trademarks, as defined below; (c) any claim covered by
the warranties and guarantees provided by Elgressy under this Agreement;
or (d) any other negligent or intentional act or omission of Elgressy, its
employees or representatives.
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7.2
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Indemnification by the
Marketing Arm. The Marketing Arm shall indemnify, defend and hold
Elgressy and its Affiliates, and its and their respective officers,
directors, employees, agents and shareholders, and its and their
respective assigns, heirs, successors and legal representatives harmless
from and against, any and all Claims, that arise out of any
claim of a third party asserted against the Elgressy arising as a result
of (a) any Marketing Arm Liability (as defined below); or (b) any other
negligent or intentional act or omission of the Marketing Arm, its
employees or representatives, Contractors and Subagents; or (c) any
Special Provision to which Elgressy did not agree in advance as
set forth in Section 3.10 above.
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7.3
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It
is further agreed that the indemnification obligations of the Parties
hereto as set forth in Section 7.1 and 7.2 above shall be limited to the
amount actually received by the indemnifying party under its insurance
policy purchased pursuant to Section 7.6 (Insurance) below, if and to the
extent that such insurance policy covers such liability and such amount
are actually received from the insurance company and if such liability is
not covered by insurance and/or no amounts are actually received from the
insurance company, the liability will be as otherwise provided in this
Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing with regard to IP Infringement
Awards (defined in Section 8.1) Elgressy’s liability shall be
unlimited.
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7.4
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Without
derogating from Marketing Arm's rights to be indemnified pursuant to this
Agreement, if a Claim is to be made by a third party with regard to
intellectual property infringement relating to any or all Products, the
Party that received the Claim shall immediately notify the other Party.
After such notice, Elgressy shall advise the Marketing Arm within the time
specified in such Claim, if it elects at its own cost, risk and
expense, to assume the defense and investigation of such lawsuit or action
and/or, to compromise or settle such claim. It is hereby agreed that the
aforementioned defense, investigation and/or compromise shall not derogate
in any way whatsoever from the Marketing's Arm's rights pursuant to this
Agreement. In the event Elgressy decides not to pursue the defense and/or
compromise and/or settle such claim, it shall promptly notify the
Marketing Arm of its decision which shall constitute an irrevocable
authorization for the Marketing Arm to assume the defense at its own risk
and expense, and in such case (A) if a judgment is given against the
Marketing Arm or Elgressy with regard to such Claim, the provisions of
this Agreement shall continue to be in effect to the extent practical, or
(B) if the Marketing Arm wins such a Claim, then: (i) Elgressy shall grant
the Marketing Arm exclusivity with respect to the Territories and/or
Fields to which such Claim relates, without the Marketing Arm's need to
fulfill the targets relating to such Territories and/or Fields, and (ii)
until the Marketing Arm has recouped from sales of the Products an amount
equal to the actual out of pocket costs and expenses incurred by the
Marketing Arm with respect to defending such Claim, the Marketing Arm
shall not be required to pay Elgressy the Additional Payment (as defined
in Section 9.1.2 below) for the Products relating to such Claim
with respect to the specific Territory, State or Field to which the Claim
relates, however, once the Marketing Arm recoups from sales or leases of
the Products the amount equal to the actual out of pocket costs and
expenses incurred by it with respect to defending such Claim, it shall
again begin paying Elgressy the Additional Payments in accordance with
Section 9. However, in the event that other
distributors of the Products also wish to assume the defense – the costs
and expenses shall be allocated pro-rata between
them.
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In the
event that the Marketing Arm assumes the defense of the Claim, Elgressy will
provide all documents and information reasonably required for such defense
and the Marketing Arm shall not compromise the Claim if such
compromise contains any admission of liability by Elgressy or an undertaking of
payment by Elgressy, without Elgressy’s prior written consent.
It is
hereby clarified, that in case of a Federal claim, the mechanism stated in this
Section 7.4 shall not apply, and the Parties shall decide on a case to case
basis how to handle such Claim.
7.5
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Indemnification
Procedure. The indemnification obligations herein shall be subject
to the following conditions and limitations: (i) any of the parties
entitled to be indemnified pursuant to the above (the "Indemnified Party")
shall notify the other party (the “Indemnifying Party”)
promptly after the assertion of any claim, demand, complaint, other action
by a third party or occurrence of any event which may give rise to
indemnification hereunder; (ii) the Indemnifying Party shall be entitled
to assume the defense against such claim, demand, complaint or other
action, in which case the Indemnified Party shall provide the Indemnifying
Party with reasonable access to its records and personnel relating thereto
during normal business hours, and shall otherwise cooperate with the
Indemnifying Party in the defense or settlement thereof; and (iii) whether
or not the Indemnifying Party has assumed the defense as aforesaid, none
of the Indemnified Party or the Indemnifying Party shall settle or
compromise any such action or claim, without the prior written consent of
the other party, which shall not be unreasonably
withheld.
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7.6
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Insurance. Each Party
undertakes that at all times throughout the term of this Agreement it
shall maintain in effect, on its own account, with respect to the Products
and its obligations under this Agreement, product liability insurance,
third party liability insurance, employer's liability insurance and
property insurance policies. The insurance policies will be issued by a
reputable insurer and will each have a limit of liability per occurrence
and in the yearly aggregate as shall be agreed by the parties in writing
within forty five (45) days following the signing of this Agreement and
following the receipt of an insurance expert's advice. Such policies shall
name the other Party as an additional insured or loss payee and shall be
cancelable only after sixty (60) days advance written notice to the other
Party. The above policies shall, to the extent insurable, also cover
contractual liability and shall provide for the protection of a waiver of
subrogation by all insurance carriers in favor of the other party. Without
derogating from the obligation to produce insurance policies as set forth
above, each Party shall from time to time furnish to the other party
certificates of insurance evidencing such insurance policies, at the
Marketing Arm's request. In the event that the Parties hereto will be
advised to purchase a single insurance policy (regarding third party
claims and product liability) for both Parties, subject to the consent of
all Parties to do so, the provisions of this Section 7.6 shall apply to
such insurance policy, mutatis mutandis.
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7.7
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The
Parties hereto hereby agreed that the costs of the product liability
insurance policy with respect to the Products purchased by the Marketing
Arm shall be borne by the parties hereto in equal parts. However,
Elgressy's share of the said costs shall be deducted each year from the
Additional Payments due to Elgressy in the first four transactions under
this Agreement (hereinafter "Elgressy Insurance
Participation
Costs").
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8.
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LIABILITIES
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8.1
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Subject
to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, including the Elgressy
limited warranty according to Section 4.3 above, Elgressy shall be liable
for all debts, liabilities and obligations of any kind, including without
limitation under applicable Regulatory Requirements or to any third party,
incurred in direct or indirect connection with the manufacture of the
Products and the performance of its obligations under this Agreement
during the term of this Agreement commencing after its signing by both
parties hereto and/or resulting from any product liability or intellectual
property infringement, environmental law or similar claim filed against
the Marketing Arm by Elgressy or any third party with respect to any
Products manufactured by Elgressy (the "Elgressy Liability").
Notwithstanding the foregoing, with regard to third party claims with
regard to intellectual property infringement by
Elgressy, Elgressy’s liability to indemnify the Marketing Arm
for all amounts awarded in favor of such third party by a final judgment
of a competent court against the Marketing Arm with respect
to breach by Elgressy of such third party’s intellectual
property rights (“IP
Infringement Awards”), shall be
unlimited.
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8.2
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Subject
to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Marketing Arm shall be
liable for all debts, liabilities and obligations of any kind, including
without limitations under applicable Regulatory Requirements or to any
third party, incurred in direct or indirect connection with the marketing,
sale installation, support and service of the Products pursuant to this
Agreement, during the term of this Agreement commencing after its signing
by both parties hereto (the "Marketing Arm
Liability").
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8.3
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It
is hereby agreed and clarified that in no event whatsoever, shall the
liability of either Party except with respect to Elgressy unlimited
liability with regard to IP Infringement Awards, under this Agreement
exceed the amount actually received by such Party in consideration during
three years (as from Installation), for the specific project in connection
with which the liability will arise. For the purposes of this Section the
amount actually received by the Marketing Arm shall be deemed to be the
amount received by the Marketing Arm after deduction of any amount paid to
Elgressy under this Agreement with respect to the relevant Product.
Furthermore, the indemnification obligations of either Party shall not be
enforceable in the event of intentional acts and/or omissions and/or gross
negligence on the part of the Party claiming for
indemnification.
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8.4
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IN
NO EVENT WILL ANY PARTY HERETO, OR ITS RESPECTIVE SUBSIDIARIES,
AFFILIATES, EMPLOYEES, OFFICERS, AND DIRECTORS, HAVE ANY LIABILITY UNDER
THIS AGREEMENT, REGARDLESS OF THE BASIS ON WHICH THE OTHER PARTY IS
ENTITLED TO CLAIM DAMAGES (INCLUDING BREACH, NEGLIGENCE,
MISREPRESENTATION, OR OTHER CONTACT OR TORT CLAIM) FOR ANY SPECIAL,
INCIDENTAL, PUNITIVE OR INDIRECT DAMAGES, OR FOR ANY ECONOMIC
CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING LOST PROFITS OR SAVINGS), EVEN IF
FORESEEABLE OR EVEN IF SUCH PARTY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
SUCH DAMAGES. FOR THE REMOVAL OF DOUBT, THE FOREGOING LIMTATION SHALL NOT
APPLY TO LEGAL FEES INCURRED BY ANY PARTY
HERETO.
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9.
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REVENUE
BASED MODEL
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9.1
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Elgressy
shall be entitled to the following consideration for all Products
leased/sold to Customers (the "Revenue Based Model")
under a Lease/Sale Agreement:
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9.1.1
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*
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10.
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INTELLECTUAL
PROPERTY
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10.1
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Elgressy
owns and shall retain all rights, title and interest in the intellectual
property associated with the Products (except for off the shelf components
purchased from third parties) and in the Elgressy Trademarks (as defined
below), including intellectual property rights and any
derivatives thereof, updates, enhancements, modifications or improvements
made thereto.
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10.2
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The
Marketing Arm acknowledges and agrees that Elgressy is the sole owner of
all rights, title and interest in the Products and the Elgressy
Trademarks, copyrights, know-how, trade secrets, patents and other
proprietary rights, and all proprietary, trademark or copyright markings
thereon throughout the world. Without limiting the above, all use by the
Marketing Arm of Elgressy Trademarks shall inure to the benefit of
Elgressy and the Marketing Arm shall not obtain any rights
thereto.
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10.3
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The
Marketing Arm shall cooperate to a reasonable extent with Elgressy, in
protecting Elgressy’s proprietary rights, including intellectual property
rights in the Products within the jurisdictions that the Marketing Arm is
entitled to sell the Products pursuant to this Agreement without the need
for prior consent of Elgressy, and in those jurisdictions where the
Marketing Arm has actually leased or sold Products, subject however to
reasonable availability of the Marketing Arm and its personnel and further
provided that all out of pocket expenses incurred by the Marketing Arm
and/or its personnel shall be borne by Elgressy, as shall be agreed upon
in advance. Additionally, without derogating from any other obligations
hereunder, the Marketing Arm shall ensure that any potential clients
and/or Customers are aware of all of the Elgressy’s
rights.
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10.4
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The
Marketing Arm agrees to market the Products in the Territory under any
trademarks and trade names used by Elgressy (including Elgressy’s name or
any other trademark or trade name used or claimed by Elgressy during the
term of this Agreement, collectively referred to herein as
the “Elgressy Trademarks”). Elgressy
hereby consents to the use of the Trademarks in the Territory and
elsewhere, if applicable, by the Marketing Arm solely in connection with
the marketing and sale of Products and otherwise in accordance with the
terms of this Agreement.
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10.5
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The
Marketing Arm’s use of the Trademarks shall be limited to use for
distribution of the Products in the manner contemplated by this Agreement.
The Marketing Arm shall use its best efforts to seek the prior written
consent of Elgressy prior to the use of the Trademarks in connection with
any packaging or brochures. The Marketing Arm further agrees that it will
not contest, during or after the term of this Agreement, any Trademark and
it will not use, after the term of this Agreement, any Trademark, or other
intellectual property rights of Elgressy, except as expressly provided
hereunder.
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10.6
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The
Marketing Arm agrees not to remove, alter, obscure or destroy any
Trademark, copyright markings or confidentiality legends placed upon or
contained within materials related to Elgressy and/or its Products or
documentation related thereto. The Marketing Arm agrees not to attach or
apply to the Products and any promotional materials related thereto, any
label, marking or other information which has not been approved by
Elgressy in writing in advance.
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10.7
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Notwithstanding
any of the aforementioned, during the term of this Agreement and with
respect with (i) and (iii) below for 2 years following termination of this
Agreement, and with respect to the remaining subsections of this Section
11.7 with no limitation of time, the Marketing Arm shall: (i) not engage,
by itself or through the assistance of any third party (including
Subagents) directly or indirectly, in the research, development,
manufacturing, marketing, distribution, sale, lease or licensing of any
product which is or may constitute a derivative work of the Products (or
any part thereof); (ii) not represent that it possesses any proprietary
interest in the Product (or any part thereof); (iii) not directly or
indirectly, take any action to contest the company’s intellectual property
rights or infringe them in any way; (iv) not register, nor to have
registered, any, domain names, trademarks, trade names or symbols of
Elgressy (or which are similar to Elgressy’s); and (v) save for the
specific purpose contained in this Agreement, it shall not use the
Trademarks, trade-names of Elgressy in any manner
whatsoever.
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10.8
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Subject
to the Marketing Arm's non-compete and confidentiality undertakings, after
termination of this Agreement, no party shall be restrained in any way
from approaching any Customer(s) and/or from doing any business with such
Customer(s) whether in the Territory or the Field or
without.
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11.
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CONFIDENTIALITY
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11.1
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Each
of the Parties hereto acknowledges that the Confidential Information of
the other Party comprises valuable trade secrets and is proprietary to
such other Party. At all times during and after the termination of this
Agreement, each of the Parties hereto shall hold the Confidential
Information of the other Party in strict confidence and shall not disclose
the same to any other person, firm, or corporation except as reasonably
required to perform its obligations under the Agreement. The foregoing
obligation shall not extend to information that: (a) is contained in
a generally available publication; (b) it can be documented that is or
becomes available to the public or the trade during or after termination
of this Agreement, other than as a result of any disclosure by the
disclosing Party of its own Confidential Information or any other person
receiving Confidential Information from such Party; (c) the disclosing
Party has documentation showing that the information is known to it prior
to the disclosure thereof by the other Party from a source independent of
it.
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11.2
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Each
of the Parties hereto shall ensure that each of its employees, agents,
subcontractors, sub-distributors and Subagents (as applicable)
shall be subject to a written agreement for the benefit of the other Party
containing terms comparable to the terms in this Agreement with respect to
the maintenance and non-use of Confidential
Information.
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11.3
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Each
Party will promptly report to the other Party any actual or suspected
violation of the terms of this Section 11, and will take all reasonable
further steps requested by such Party to prevent, control or remedy any
such violation.
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11.4
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Each
Party hereto shall, upon the termination of this Agreement or the request
of the other Party at any time, return to the requesting Party all
tangible manifestations of Confidential Information (and all copies and
reproductions thereof), including, without limitation, any and all
results, data, financial results, business plans, or other information
produced using Confidential
Information.
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11.5
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At
any time during or after the term of this Agreement and for 2 years
following termination of this Agreement, the Marketing Arm shall not take
any action to challenge or assist any other person in challenging the
validity of any patents of Elgressy registered as Patents or patent
applications filed prior to the termination of this
Agreement.
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11.6
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Elgressy
hereby acknowledges that the Marketing Arm is a corporation
which has stock listed for trading in the USA and in light of the above,
it undertakes not to purchase or sell any of the Marketing Arm's
securities, not to use any information received from the Marketing Arm for
trading in the latter's securities, whether directly or indirectly, and
further not to provide any third party with any information relating to
the Marketing Arm which could be used for trading in Marketing Arm's
securities in any way whatsoever, in each case, to the extent that any
such activity may constitute a breach of any applicable
law.
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12.
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TERM
AND TERMINATION
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12.1
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Term. Subject to the
provisions of this Section 11, the term of this agreement shall be for a
period of twenty years (20) years from the Effective
Date. 11.2
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12.2
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Termination. This
Agreement may be terminated in its entirety prior to expiration of the
term, as provided in Section 12.1 above, by prior written notice to the
other Party, whom shall have no claim whatsoever with respect to such
termination of Agreement, as
follows:
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12.2.1
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Immediately,
by either Party, by written notice, in the event of a Material Breach,
subject to the grace period set forth in Section 1.15
above;
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12.2.2
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By
either Party, effective immediately, if the other party should become the
subject of any voluntary or involuntary bankruptcy, receivership, or other
insolvency proceeding or make an assignment or other arrangement for the
benefit of its creditors;
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12.2.3
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By
Elgressy, effective immediately, if the Marketing Arm attempts to sell,
assigns, delegates or transfers any of its rights and obligations under
this agreement, without having obtained Elgressy’s prior written consent
thereto;
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12.2.4
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By
Elgressy, effective immediately, if the Marketing Arm sells the Products
out of the Territory and/or the Field in breach of this
Agreement;
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12.3
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Rights of Parties on
Termination or Expiration. The following provisions apply upon the
termination or expiration of this
Agreement.
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12.3.1
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The
Parties will work together in good faith to wind down their relationship
in an orderly manner.
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12.3.2
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Each
of the Parties hereof will return to the other Party, or destroy, as the
other Party shall instruct all Confidential Information (and any and all
copies thereof), any patents, drawings, formulae, samples, documents,
literature and any other information in its possession. No Party shall
make or retain any copies of Confidential Information of the other party
that it may have received.
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12.3.3
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The
Marketing Arm shall cease soliciting orders for the Products, shall
transfer to Elgressy all Pilots and demonstration material and immediately
cease all use of Confidential Information and marketing materials
previously furnished by Elgressy and then in the Marketing Arm’s
possession;
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12.3.4
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Subject
to Elgressy's rights of assignment of any and all Subagents Agreements,
any Subagents Agreements entered into by the Marketing Arm with respect to
any Products shall terminate without any liability to Elgressy and the
Marketing Arm shall indemnify Elgressy and hold Elgressy harmless from and
against any and all liabilities, costs and expenses (including without
limitation reasonable attorneys fees) associated with, arising out of or
as a result of the termination of any such
Subagents.
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12.3.5
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The
Marketing Arm shall immediately prepare a statement listing all active
Customers and the type and amount of orders of Products that were expected
to be sold to such Customers by the Marketing Arm during the sixty (60)
day period following the date of expiration or termination of this
Agreement. The Marketing Arm shall deliver to Elgressy all open orders for
Product received by the Marketing Arm on or prior to the date of the
notice of termination or
expiration.
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12.3.6
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Upon
Elgressy’s election, the Lease and Sale Agreements and all the rights and
obligations therein shall be assigned to Elgressy and Elgressy will
undertake all the obligations vis–a-vis the Customers deriving from such
Leasing Agreements and sign all required documents to give effect to this
Section 12.3.6 and further that such assignment shall have full force and
effect vis-à-vis the Customers, including, without limitations, by way of
signing any reasonably required documents, provided however, that Elgressy
shall have provided the Marketing Arm with an irrevocable waiver from any
claim and/or liability on the part of the Marketing Arm under such Lease
and Sale Agreements;
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12.3.7
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With
respect to all Lease Agreements within and outside the Territory and the
Fields, the Marketing Arm shall be entitled to payment of the following
sum with regard to all Lease Agreements entered into by the Marketing Arm
and assigned to Elgressy: *
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12.3.8
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Sole Remedy.
The Marketing Arm’s right to receive the post-termination commission
provided in Section 12.3.7 above shall constitute the Marketing Arm’s sole
remedy for or arising out of termination or expiration of this Agreement
under Section 12.1 above.
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12.3.9
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Outstanding Purchase
Orders. Purchase Orders entered into prior to the expiration or
termination of this Agreement shall be valid and remain in effect for the
period of time necessary to fulfill the terms of the Purchase Order,
provided that: (a) Elgressy shall have no obligation to confirm Purchase
Orders requesting delivery after expiration of this Agreement, and (b)
after a notice of termination is given, the Marketing Arm will remain
obligated to confirm purchase orders requesting delivery prior to the
effective date of termination. The provisions of this Agreement shall be
applicable to an otherwise valid purchase order, notwithstanding the
termination or expiration of this
Agreement
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12.4
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Survival. Sections
2.3.1, 3.9, 4.2- 4.4, 4.6, 4.12, 7.1-7.3, 7.5, Error! Reference source not
found.,11.1, 12.3.7 and 12.5 shall survive the expiration or
termination of this Agreement for any reason
whatsoever.
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12.5
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Payments to Elgressy. In
the event of termination or expiration, following which (i) there are
Lease Agreements in force, which were not assigned to Elgressy, and (ii)
the Marketing Arm continues to receive the Lease Price with respect to
such Lease Agreement, then Elgressy shall be entitled to *set out in
Section Error! Reference
source not found. for as long as the Marketing Arm receives any
part of the Lease Price.
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13.
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MISCELLANEOUS
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13.1
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Applicable Law. This
Agreement shall be construed, enforced, and performed in accordance with
the laws of Israel and the competent court of Tel Aviv shall have
exclusive jurisdiction over all matters arising in connection with this
Agreement.
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13.2
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Taxes. Each of the
Parties hereto shall bear his own taxes under any applicable
law. Notwithstanding the above, it is hereby clarified that the
Marketing Arm shall be entitled to withhold taxes from the amounts due to
Elgressy to the extent required by any applicable law, unless Elgressy
provided the Marketing Arm with the required document which under the
applicable law, removes the Marketing Arm's legal requirement to withhold
taxes.
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13.3
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Entire Agreement. This
Agreement, including the Appendices, Schedules and Exhibits hereto, if
any, represents the entire Agreement between the Parties on the subject
matter hereof. There are no conditions to this Agreement not expressed
herein. No modification of this Agreement will be effective unless in
writing and signed by both parties.
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13.4
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Notices. All notices
under this Agreement shall be sent by certified mail, return receipt
requested, addressed to the Parties at the addresses immediately below
their respective signatures hereto, or to such other address of which
either Party may advise the other in
writing.
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13.5
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Force Majeure. No Party
shall be in default hereunder by reason of any failure or delay in the
performance of any obligation under this Agreement (excluding payment
obligations) where such failure of delay arises out of any cause beyond
the reasonable control and without the fault or negligence of such Party.
Such causes shall include, without limitation, storms, floods, other acts
of nature, fires, explosions, riots, war or civil disturbance, strikes,
embargoes and other governmental actions or regulations that would
prohibit a Party from ordering or furnishing Products or from performing
any other aspects of the obligations hereunder, delays in transportation,
and inability to obtain necessary labor, supplies, or manufacturing
facilities.
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The Party
affected by a force majeure event shall inform the other Party in writing as
soon as practicable of (i) the occurrence of the force majeure event; (ii) the
reasonable estimation of the effect of the force majeure event has on the
party's Agreement's obligation; (iii) the measures being taken in order to limit
and minimize the effects of the force majeure event; and (iv) the probable
duration of the force majeure event to the extent known to the affected Party.
The Party affected by the force majeure event shall inform the non-affected
party, as soon as practicable following the end of the force majeure event with
respect to such termination and as soon as practicable thereafter begin to
perform its Agreement obligations anew at such time. In the event that Force
Majeure exists for a consecutive period of 120 days, either Party may terminate
this Agreement by written notice to the other Party.
13.6
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Severability. If any
provision of this Agreement is held to be illegal or unenforceable or
invalid, that provision shall be limited or eliminated to the minimum
extent necessary so that this Agreement shall otherwise remain in full
force and effect and enforceable.
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13.7
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Non-assignment. This
Agreement shall be binding on and inure to the benefit of [Missing Graphic
Reference]the successors and assigns of the business interests of a Party
and may be assigned by a Party to an acquirer of substantially all of a
Party’s assets in conjunction with such an acquisition, subject to the
assumption by the acquirer of Elgressy's obligations pursuant to this
Agreement and its undertaking to respect in full the Marketing Arm's
rights under this Agreement, as the case may be. In addition, Elgressy may
assign any of its rights or obligations hereunder to any parent, Affiliate
or subsidiary corporation of Elgressy provided Elgressy is controlling or
controlled by such assignee. Other than as set forth immediately above, a
Party may not sell, assign, delegate, or otherwise transfer any of its
rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the
other Party.
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13.8
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Headings. Any headings
used herein are for convenience in reference only and are not a part of
this Agreement, nor shall they in any way affect the interpretation
hereof.
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13.9
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Multiple Counterparts.
This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which
shall be deemed an original, by all of which together shall constitute one
and the same instrument.
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13.10
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Relationship Between The
Parties. This Agreement is not intended by the parties to
constitute or create a joint venture, pooling arrangement, partnership,
agency or formal business organization of any kind. Elgressy and Marketing
Arm shall be independent contractors with each other for all purposes at
all times and no Party shall act as or hold itself out as agent for the
other, nor shall either Party create or attempt to create liabilities for
the other party.
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[Signature
Page Follows]
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Elgressy
and the Marketing Arm have caused this instrument to be executed as of the day
and year first above written.
CARDIO
VASCULAR MEDICAL DEVICES CORP.
By:/s/
Lavi Xxxxxxx
Name:
Lavi Xxxxxxx
ELGRESSY
ENGINEERING SERVICES (1987) LTD
By: /s/
Xxxxx Amitzur
By: /s/
Gaby Elgraisy
[Signature
Page for Marketing Agreement between Cardio and Elgressy]
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SCHEDULE
1.8
FIELDS
1.
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1.
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any
and all power plants in the USA, whether privately or publicly
owned
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2.
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the
following hotel chains in the USA, subject to Sections 3.4.4 and 3.6 and
3.8 of the Agreement:
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*
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The
Marketing Arm should choose only 2 hotel chains out of this list for the 1st year
and an additional Hotel chain in each subsequent year according to
Section3.5
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SCHEDULE
1.14A
ELGRESSY
SLA
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SCHEDULE
1.14B
MA
SLA
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SCHEDULE
1.22
TERRITORY
1.
Germany
2. The
following States:
§
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California
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§
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Texas
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§
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Florida
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§
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Nevada
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§
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Pennsylvania
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The
Marketing Arm should choose 3 States out of this list for the 1st
year, and an additional State in each subsequent year according to Section
3.5.
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SCHEDULE
2.3.1
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PROVISIONS
TO BE INCLUDED IN SUBAGENT’S AGREEMENT
1.
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Elgressy’s
right to terminate such Subagent Agreement in the event of breach of this
Agreement and/or the Subagent Agreement, if such breach is not cured
within 30 days of receiving a notice by the Marketing Arm from Elgressy
regarding such breach.
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2.
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Undertaking
to purchase and maintain for the period of Subagent Agreement the
Insurance Policies, to name each of the Marketing Arm and Elgressy as
additional insured or loss payee.
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3.
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Confidentiality
and Non-Compete provisions.
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4.
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Restriction
with respect to the modification of the
Product.
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5.
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Undertaking
to provide the MA with Reports.
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6.
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Provisions
with respect to Elgressy’s IP rights, as are included in the
Agreement.
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7.
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Provisions
regarding termination including provisions with respect to Subagent’s
liability to act in accordance with existing contracts, to the extent
required, the duty to pay all amounts due and the duty to transfer to
Marketing Arm any payments it receives following termination with respect
to the Product.
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8.
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All
Subagent's rights shall terminate upon termination of the Marketing Arm's
rights.
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9.
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Elgressy
liability shall be limited – all as set out in the
Agreement.
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SCHEDULE
3.6
*
SCHEDULE
4.3
*
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SCHEDULE
5.2
FORM OF REQUEST FOR QUOTATION AND
PURCHASE ORDER]
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SCHEDULE Error!
Reference source not found.(a)
*
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SCHEDULE
9.1.1(b)
INVOICE
AND PAYMENT TERMS
§
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Elgressy
shall invoice the Marketing Arm at the time of acceptance of the order by
Elgressy.
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§
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Payment
terms for the Products shall be:
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30% upon Order
30% upon loading on exporting
vehicle.
30% upon arrival to port of
destination
10% 60
days after arrival to port of destination
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