ValiBio SA as Supplier and B10FIELD CORP. as Distributor
Date
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of
December 2008
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ValiBio
SA
as
Supplier
and
B10FIELD
CORP.
as
Distributor
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CONTENTS
Clause
Heading
Number
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Page
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1.
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INTERPRETATION
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3
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2.
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APPOINTMENT
OF DISTRIBUTOR
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5
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3.
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TERM
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7
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4.
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SUPPLY
OF PRODUCTS
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7
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5.
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PAYMENT
FOR PRODUCTS
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8
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6.
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MARKETING
OF THE PRODUCTS
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9
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7
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INSTALLATION,
MAINTENANCE AND SERVICE
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10
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8.
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REPORTS
AND RECORDS
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12
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9.
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SUPPORT
AND TRAINING
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12
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10.
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DISTRIBUTOR’S
GENERAL OBLIGATIONS
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13
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11.
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COMPLIANCE
WITH LAW
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14
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12.
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INTELLECTUAL
PROPERTY
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15
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13.
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CONFIDENTIALITY
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17
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14.
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REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES
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18
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15.
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BREACH
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19
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16.
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INDEMNITY
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19
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17.
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FORCE
MAJEURE
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20
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18.
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TERMINATION
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20
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19.
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EFFECTS
OF TERMINATION
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21
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20.
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NOTICES
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23
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21.
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MISCELLANEOUS
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24
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22.
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DISPUTE
RESOLUTION
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25
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SCHEDULE
1
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27
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SCHEDULE
2
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28
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SCHEDULE
3
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29
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THIS AGREEMENT is made on the
day of December, 2008
PARTIES
(1)
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ValiBio
SA, a corporation organised and existing under the laws of Belgium, having
its principal place of business at 00 Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx, 0000
Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx (the "Supplier");
and
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(2)
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Biofield
Corp., a Delaware corporation organised, with registered office at 0000
Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, 0xx
Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000 (the "Distributor").
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RECITALS
(A)
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The
Supplier has the exclusive right to supply the Products for the operation
of the Products in the Territory.
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(B)
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The
Supplier wishes to appoint the Distributor and the Distributor wishes to
act as the exclusive distributor of the Products in the Territory on the
tenns of this Agreement.
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OPERATIVE
PROVISIONS
1.
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INTERPRETATION
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1.01
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In
this Agreement, unless the context otherwise
requires:
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"Authorisation"
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means
any authorisation, approvals, consents, licences, permits, franchises,
notarizations, permissions, registrations, resolutions, directions,
declarations and exemptions, however
described;
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"Business
Day"
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means
a day on which banks are open for all forms of normal commercial business
from Monday to Friday from 9 am to 5
pm;
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"Change in
Control"
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means
with respect to any person, any change in the identity or composition of
the person or persons who before such change occurs directly or indirectly
have Control of the first mentioned
person;
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"Commencement
Date"
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means
the date when the Distributor shall have paid an aggregate of not less
than Euro 600,000 for Sale Shares in the Supplier pursuant to a Sale of
Shares Agreement between ValiRx PIc and the Distributor of even date
herewith.;
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"Confidential Information" |
means
any information of a technical, business or financial nature (including
without limitation designs, techniques, software, know-how, service and
operations manuals and pricing infonnation) which is disclosed to the
Distributor by the Supplier (or its nominated manufacturers or agents) in
connection with this Agreement (whether orally or in writing, and whether
or not such information is expressly stated to be confidential or marked
as such);
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"Control"
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when
used with respect to any person means the possession, directly or
indirectly, of power to direct or cause the direction of the management
and policies of such person, whether through the ownership of voting
securities or by contract or
otherwise;
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"Euros"
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mans
the official currency of the European
Union.
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"Force
Majeure"
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means,
in relation to either party, any circumstances beyond the reasonable
control of that party (including, without limitation, any an act of war
(whether declared or not) or terrorism, the mobilisation of armed forces,
civil commotion or riot, natural disaster, lightning, fire, earthquake,
storm, flood, drought, disease, explosion, industrial action or labour
disturbance, currency restriction, embargo, action or inaction by a
Government Agency, or a failure of a supplier, public utility or common
carrier);
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"Governmental
Agency"
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means
a government, a department, agency or instrumentality of any government, a
governmental, semi-governmental or judicial person, or a person who is
charged with the administration of a
law;
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"lncoterms"
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mans
the international rules for the interpretation of trade terms and foreign
trade known as "lncoterms" published by the International Chamber of
Commerce;
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"Intellectual
Property"
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means
all business names, confidential information, copyright, circuit layouts,
designs, registered and unregistered designs (including applications for
registration), emblems, know how, logos, patentable inventions, patent
applications, patents, registered and unregistered trade marks (including
applications for registration), and all other similar industrial or
intellectual property rights whenever created or however arising
subsisting in or relating to the Products, or any improvement or
enhancement to it.
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"Invoice
Value"
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means
the sums invoiced by the Supplier to the Distributor in respect of any
Products, less any value added Tax, goods and services Tax (or other
Taxes, duties or levies) and any amounts for transport or insurance
included in the invoice;
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"Law"
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includes
any constitutional provisions, treaties, conventions, statutes, acts,
laws, decrees, ordinances, subsidiary and subordinate legislation, orders,
awards, determinations, rules and regulations having the force of
law;
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"Licensed
Software Package"
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has
the meaning specified in Clause
7.12(c);
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"Products"
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means,
subject as provided in Clause 4.2, such of the products listed in Schedule
I as are at the date of this Agreement in the range of products
manufactured by or for the Supplier, and such other products as may from
time to time be agreed in writing by the
parties;
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"Services"
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means
the services of warranty and maintenance, fault diagnosis and repair
services of the Products as may be required by customers or
end-users;
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"Tax"
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includes
any Tax, levy, duty, charge, impost, fee, deduction or withholding of any
nature at any time imposed, levied, collected, withheld or assessed by any
taxing or other authority and includes any interest, penalty or other
charge payable or claimed in respect of the
same;
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"Term"
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means
the period beginning on the Commencement Date and ending on the date this
Agreement is terminated in accordance with Clause 3 or Clause
18;
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"Territory"
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means
Worldwide (other than Belgium) except as provided in Clause 2.10 and in
Schedule 1;
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"Trade
Marks"
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means
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(a)
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the
trade marks registered or for which applications for registration have
been made in the name of the Supplier (or its
nominee);
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(b)
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such
other trade marks as are used by the Supplier on or in relation to the
Products at any time during this Agreement;
and
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(c)
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any
trade marks used by the Supplier on or in relation to the Products at any
time.
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1.02
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In
this Agreement the headings are for convenience only and shall not affect
the interpretation of this Agreement. In this Agreement, unless the
context otherwise requires, a reference
to:
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(a)
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any
party shall include its successors and permitted
assigns;
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(b)
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this
Agreement or any other document is a reference to this Agreement or that
other document as amended, varied, novated or substituted from time to
time;
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(c)
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any
legislation (including subordinate legislation) is to that legislation as
amended, re-enacted or replaced, and includes any subordinate legislation
issued under it;
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(d)
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a
singular word includes the plural, and vice versa, a word suggesting one
gender includes the other genders;
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(e)
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a
person includes an individual, firm, body corporate, unincorporated
association, government or governmental, semi-governmental or local
authority or agency; and
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(f)
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Recitals,
Clauses and Schedules are to recitals and clauses of and schedules to this
Agreement.
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2. APPOINTMENT
OF DISTRIBUTOR
2.1
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The
Supplier appoints the Distributor for the Term as its exclusive
distributor for the resale of the Products in the Territory (even to the
Supplier unless the Supplier wishes to use the products for research and
development purposes and only for research and development purposes), and
the Distributor agrees to act in that capacity, subject to the terms and
conditions of this Agreement.
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2.2
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Subject
to Clause 18.1, the Supplier shall
not:
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(a)
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appoint
any other person in the Territory as a distributor or agent for the
Products in the Territory;
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(b)
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supply
to any other person in the Territory any of the Products, whether for use
or resale, except for purposes of research and development only;
or
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(c)
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supply
to any person outside in the Territory to resell any goods to the
Territory of the Distributor.
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2.3
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The
Distributor will be an independent contractor. The Distributor shall be
entitled to (and shall when using any of the Intellectual Property)
describe itself as the Supplier's "Authorised Distributor" for the
Products, but shall not hold itself out as the Supplier's agent for sales
of the Products or as being entitled to bind the Supplier in any
way.
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2.4
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The
Distributor shall procure that any Authorized Sub-Distributor complies
with this Agreement as it applies to the Distributor, and the Distributor
shall be liable to the Supplier for any acts or omissions of such
Authorized Sub-Distributor.
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2.5
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Nothing
in this Agreement shall entitle the Distributor
to:
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(a)
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any
priority of supply in relation to the Products as against the Supplier's
other distributors or customers; or
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(b)
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any
right or remedy against the Supplier if any of the Products are sold in
the Territory by any person, firm or company outside the Territory other
than the Supplier, except where Supplier had prior knowledge of such a
sale.
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2.6
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The
Distributor shall not:
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(a)
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obtain
the Products (or any goods which compete with the Products) for resale
from any person, firm or company other than the Supplier, subject to
clause 2.6(a)(l) below;
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2.6
(a)(1)
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The
following goods or products shall not be deemed to "compete with the
Products" pursuant to clause 2.6(a) above and clause 2.6(b) below of this
Agreement: (i) Biofield Diagnostic System and Biofield(R) Breast
Proliferation Rate Detection System and related cancer diagnosis and
screening technology (as reflected in Biofield's previous patents and
patent applications) and any improvements, enhancements, and current or
future applications thereof or thereto, including to other types of
cancers such as cervical and prostrate; (ii) OraCalm™ (for oral herpes)
and ViraCalm™ (for genital herpes) non-invasive medical devices for the
treatment of oral and genital herpes, which NeuroMed Devices, Inc. has
granted exclusive worldwide distributions rights to Biofield and any
improvements, enhancements, and current or future applications thereof or
thereto; and (iii) any other goods, products and technology which are
being distributed or developed by Biofield as of the execution of this
Agreement and any improvements, enhancements, and current or future
applications thereof or thereto.
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(b)
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be
concerned or interested, either directly or indirectly, in the manufacture
or distribution in the Territory of any goods which compete with the
Products which are supplied by any person other than the
Supplier;
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(c)
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seek
customers, establish any branch or maintain any distribution depot for the
Products in any country which is outside the
Territory;
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(d)
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sell
the Products to any customer in any country which
is:
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(i)
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outside
the Territory; or
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(ii)
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within
the Territory to a person who the Distributor ought reasonably to know is
likely to resell, hire or lease the Products to a person outside the
Territory;
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(e)
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lease
or hire out any Products or dispose of any Products otherwise than by
absolute sale without prior written approval of the Supplier;
or
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(f)
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when
selling Products, offer terms to its customers or end-users that are wider
than those found in the standard Terms of Sale under Schedule
3.
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2.7
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The
Distributor shall refer to the Supplier or to such authorized distributor
of the Supplier as the Supplier may notify to the Distributor from time to
time any enquiries for the purchase of Products received by the
Distributor from persons outside the
Territory.
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2.8
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The
Supplier shall refer to the Distributor any enquiries received by it for
the purchase of Products from persons in the
Territory.
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2.9
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If
the Distributor receives any money for the sale of Products to a Person
outside the Territory, it shall hold such moneys for the account of the
Supplier and pay to the Supplier promptly on
receipt.
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2.10
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In
the event that (a) no sales of Products are made in a sovereign country
during the Term after two (2) years of the Authorisation to distribute the
Products by the appropriate governmental agenc(ies) in that particular
sovereign country, or (b) there is a more than fifty percent (50%)
reduction between (i) the value of sales in any 12 months period in any
sovereign country and (ii) the average annual sales averaged over the 24
month period preceding the 12 month period referenced in clause 2.1
O(b)(i), then in either case such sovereign country shall be deemed no
longer to form part of the Territory for the purposes of this agreement,
unless otherwise specifically agreed in writing between the Supplier and
the Distributor. Over the next 12 month period, the Supplier and
Distributor agree to work in good faith with each other (a) to coordinate
distribution strategies and plans in individual countries taking into
consideration any regulatory requirements; (b) to more definitively
establish any minimum sales requirements; and (c) if necessary, to
effectuate any amendment to this clause
2.10.
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3
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TERM
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This
Agreement shall be deemed to have come into force on the Commencement Date and,
subject as provided in Clauses 18.2 and 18.3, shall continue in force for a
period of 10 years from the Commencement Date with automatic renewals for
additional ten (10) years terms and thereafter unless or until terminated by
either party giving to the other not less than 3 months' written notice expiring
at or at any time after the end of that period.
The
Supplier shall grant the option of priority to the Distributor to negotiate a
further renewal with the Supplier. Three months before the end of the Term, the
Distributor shall give notice to the Supplier for the negotiation of the renewal
of this Agreement.
4. SUPPLY
OF PRODUCTS
4.1
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Subject
as provided in Clauses 2.5(a) and 4.2, the Supplier shall use its best
endeavours to supply the Products to the Distributor in accordance with
the Distributor's orders.
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4.2
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The
Supplier shall not be under any obligation to continue to supply or
procure the manufacture of all or any of the Products, and shall be
entitled to make such alterations to the specifications of the Products as
it may think fit and to withdraw from sale any Product at any time and in
its absolute discretion.
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4.3
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Each
order for the Products shall constitute a separate contract, and any
default by the Supplier in relation to anyone order shall not entitle the
Distributor to treat this Agreement as
terminated.
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4.4
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The
Distributor shall, in respect of each order for the Products to be
supplied hereunder, be responsible
for:
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(a)
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ensuring
the accuracy of the order;
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(b)
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providing
the Supplier with any information which is necessary in order to enable
the Supplier to fulfill the order and to comply with all labeling,
marketing and other applicable legal requirements in the Territory;
and
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4.5
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The
Distributor shall give the Supplier not less than 3 months' written notice
of its estimated requirements of the Products for each month, and shall
promptly notify the Supplier of any changes in circumstances which may
affect its requirements.
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4.6
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Upon
receipt and confirmation of each order the Supplier shall as soon as is
practicable inform the Distributor of the Supplier's estimated delivery
date for the consignment. The Supplier shall use all reasonable endeavours
to meet the delivery date, but time of delivery shall not be of the
essence and accordingly the Supplier shall have no liability to the
Distributor if, notwithstanding such endeavours, there is any delay in
delivery.
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4.7
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The
title to any consignment of the Products shall not pass to the Distributor
until the Supplier has received payment in full of the price of such
Products.
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4.8
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Unless
otherwise agreed in writing by the Supplier in respect of any Purchaser
Order, all Products shall be delivered C.I.F. (Incoterms, 2000) to the
Distributor's normal or designated point of shipment in the country of
origin of the Products. Risk of loss of or damage to any consignment of
the Products shall pass to the Distributor on delivery to the Distributor
at the designated point of
delivery.
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4.9
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The
standard conditions of sale of the Supplier as amended by the Supplier
from time to time ("Standard Terms of Sale" under Schedule 3) shall apply
to all sales of the Products to the Distributor pursuant to this Agreement
despite the terms of any purchase order or other document the Distributor
may from time to time specify in respect of any purchase. If and to the
extent that any of the Standard Terms of Sale or any provision of
Incoterms is inconsistent with any of the provisions of this Agreement,
the latter shall prevail. The Supplier shall give to the Distributor
notice in writing of any change in such standard conditions of sale not
less than three months prior to such change taking effect for the purposes
of this Agreement.
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5. PAYMENT
FOR PRODUCTS
4.1
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All
Products to be supplied by the Supplier pursuant to this Agreement shall,
unless otherwise agreed in writing in respect of a particular purchase
order be sold on an C.I.F. (lncoterms, 2000) basis, and accordingly the
Supplier shall, in addition to the price, be liable for arranging and
paying (a) all costs of transport, insurance, freight, storage, Taxes
(including value added Tax, goods and services Tax or similar) and (b) all
fees, levies, charges and duties (including without limitation customs and
import duties) which may be imposed by any Governmental Agency on the
Products or their import, storage or
sale.
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4.2
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All
payments under this Agreement or any sale and purchase of Products shall
unless otherwise agreed in writing by the Parties be in Euros. All
payments shall be made by the Distributor by transfer to such bank account
as the Supplier may from time to time notify in writing to the
Distributor.
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4.3
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The
prices for all Products to be supplied hereunder shall be the Supplier's
list prices from time to time (inclusive of packaging costs). Subject to
this Clause 5.3, the Supplier's
shall:
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(a)
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supply
to the Distributor up to date copies of all price lists for the Products
from time to time; and
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(b)
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give
the Distributor not less than three months' notice in writing of any
alteration in such list prices, and the prices as so altered shall apply
to all Products which are the subject of Purchase Orders accepted after
the date of the increase.
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4.4
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A
deposit of thirty percent (30%) of the relevant list price for each order
shall be payable by the Distributor at the time of placing the order, and
the balance of the price shall be invoiced for payment on
delivery.
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4.5
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If
the Distributor fails to pay the price for any Products within 60 days
after the date of the relevant invoice, the Supplier shall be entitled
(without prejudice to any other right or remedy it may have)
to:
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(a)
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cancel
or suspend any further delivery to the Distributor under any existing
order;
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(b)
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sell
or otherwise dispose of any Products which are the subject of any order by
the Distributor, whether or not appropriated thereto, and apply the
proceeds of sale to the overdue payment;
and
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(c)
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charge
the Distributor interest on the price at the prime rate of HSBC in force
from time to time plus 1 per cent per annum from the date the payment
became due until actual payment is made (irrespective of whether the date
of payment is before or after any judgment or award in respect of the
same).
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4.6
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The
Supplier may take back possession of any Products for which the Supplier
has not been paid in full by the due date, and may enter on the premises
of the Distributor for that purpose. The Supplier may re-sell the
repossessed Products and the Distributor shall pay to the Supplier the
expenses of re-sale (including storage) and if the re-sale price is lower
than the Invoice Amount at which the Products were sold to the
Distributor, the Distributor shall pay the difference to the
Supplier.
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6. MARKETING
OF THE PRODUCTS
6.1
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The
Distributor shall use its best endeavours at its own expense to promote
the sale of the Products throughout the Territory and to satisfy market
demand for the Products.
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6.2
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The
Distributor shall maintain such stocks of the Products as may be necessary
to meet its customers' requirements and will permit the Supplier or its
delegate, on reasonable notice, to conduct a stock take of Produet
inventory at the Distributor's
premises.
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6.3
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The
Distributor shall establish and maintain an adeqnate, skilled and properly
trained sales and administration organization to fulfil its obligations
under this Agreement.
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6.4
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In
connection with the promotion and marketing of the Products the
Distributor shall:
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(a)
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make
clear, in all dealings with customers and prospective customers, that it
is acting as distributor of the Products and not as agent of the
Supplier;
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(b)
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comply
with all legal requirements from time to time in force relating to the
storage and sale of the Products;
and
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(c)
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use
in relation to the Products only such advertising, promotional and selling
materials as have been approved in advance in writing by the
Supplier.
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6.5
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The
Supplier shall procure that high quality translations into English are
made and provided to the Distributor all instruction and operating manuals
and all other written or diagrammatic documentation provided with the
Products and all brochures, advertising, promotional and selling
material.
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6.6
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The
Distributor shall:
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(a)
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(if
requested by customers or end-users) assist them with the installation of
Products, and provide basic training and guidance on the proper operation
of the Products;
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(b)
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provide
customers and end users with all operating and service instructions and
safety notices in the form provided by the
Supplier;
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(c)
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provide
responses to enquiries from customers concerning Products and their
operation and use.
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6.7
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The
Distributor shall maintain a record of subject to compliance with and any
restrictions under local Law, the name and address of each customer and
the Products sold to such customer and shall on request provide full
details of such records to the
Supplier.
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6.8
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The
Supplier may modify or upgrade any Product from time to time and shall
give the Distributor at least 30 days notice of implementation of any such
modification or upgrade, together with the Supplier's then current price
for sale of such modified Products. Except as required to meet Purchase
Orders that have been accepted by the Supplier, the Supplier may but shall
not be obliged to offer old models or versions of any Products for sale
after giving notice of the introduction of modified or upgraded versions
of such Products.
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7. INSTALLATION,
MAINTENANCE AND SERVICE
7.1
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The
Distributor shall establish an adequate, skilled and properly trained
service organization to provide necessary assistance to the Supplier to
fulfil its obligations under this Agreement with respect to the
Services.
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7.2
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The
Supplier shall provide the Services in the
Territory.
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7.3
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For
the purposes of carrying out the Services, the Supplier shall establish at
least one central Service centre in the Territory or in Belgium, to which
customers shall be required to send all faulty or defective Products in
the Territory for fault diagnosis.
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7.4
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As
part of its Services, the Supplier shall provide warranty services on
Products in line with the Supplier's warranty terms and conditions as set
out in the Supplier's Standard Terms of
Sale.
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7.5
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The
Distributor shall not carry out any Services, including but not limited to
inspection, maintenance or repair services, to any of its customers. The
Distributor shall not be entitled to any compensation from the Supplier
and shall seek reasonable compensation directly from its customers for all
unauthorized repair services rendered to its
customers.
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7.6
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If
a Product faults, the Distributor shall procure that the Product is sent
to the Supplier (or its designated factory) for inspection, repair or
replacement and the provisions of Clauses 7.9 and 7.10 shall
apply.
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7.7
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In
respect of warranty inspection, repair or replacement of
Products:
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(a)
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any
Products sent by the Distributor to the Supplier (or its nominated
manufacturer) for inspection, repair or replacement shall be delivered
CI.F (Incoterms, 2000);
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(b)
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the
Supplier shall be entitled to determine whether to repair, replace or pay
the purchase cost of any faulty Product returned to
it;
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(c)
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any
Products sent by the Supplier (or its nominated manufacturer) to the
Distributor following inspection, replacement or repair shall be delivered
C.l.F (lncoterms, 2000);
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(d)
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for
the avoidance of doubt, the Supplier shall bear or compensate the
Distributor for all costs of transport, insurance, freight, storage, Taxes
(including value added Tax, goods and services Tax or similar) and all
fees, levies, charges and duties (including without limitation customs and
import 01' export duties) which may be imposed by any Governmental Agency
in respect of (i) Products returned to the Supplier for inspection 01'
repair and/or (Ii) Products ordered by the Distributor for use (iii)
Products returned 01' delivered by the Supplier to the Distributor
following repair 01' replacement by the
Supplier.
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7.8
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The
Distributor shall:
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(a)
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maintain,
at its own expense, suitable facilities (including the supply of
appropriate materials, documentation, tools and spare parts), and
sufficient and duly trained personnel, as may be necessary to actively and
diligently provide assistance to the Supplier in order to perform the
Services;
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(b)
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notify
the Supplier immediately of any incidents 01' accidents occurring in
connection with your provision of the Services that results in injury or
damage to persons or property;
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(c)
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permit
the Supplier to perform periodic audits of the Distributor's business
records as they pertain to the Services (including customer lists,
Products and service history);
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(e)
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facilitate
and assist with the Supplier's conduct of independent customer surveys in
the Territory at any time at the Distributor's expense. The Distributor
shall at its own expense carry out any corrective action which the
Supplier identifies promptly upon the Supplier informing the
Distributor.
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7.9
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The
Distributor shall:
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(a)
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deal
promptly with any customer 01' end-user complaints concerning Products and
take appropriate action to resolve such complaints in a diligent
manner;
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(b)
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maintain
a record in reasonable detail of all complaints received concerning
Products and the action taken to resolve or address such
complaints.
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7.10
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The
Distributor shall notify the Supplier promptly of any quality,
reliability, safety 01' product liability matters affecting or which may
reasonably be suspected of affecting any of the
Products.
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7.11
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The
Supplier shall:
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(a)
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provide
01' procure the provision of technical support to the Distributor for the
provision of the Services, if and when required by the Distributor, and as
may be deemed necessary by the
Supplier;
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(b)
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provide
further technical tra1l11l1g to the Distributor's personnel as may be
agreed between the parties at the cost of the Distributor;
and
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(d)
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make
available to the Distributor, exclusively for its provISIon of the
Services to Customers, any software and related documentation relating to
the Products (the "Licensed Software Package") under licence by the
Supplier or its affiliate upon the terms and conditions specified by the
Supplier from time to time.
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8. REPORTS
AND RECORDS
8.1
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The
Distributor shall deliver to the Supplier within 30 days of the beginning
of each quarter, six month rolling forecasts of sales, specifying all
anticipated sales of Products distinguishing between sales for which
Purchase Orders have been submitted to the Supplier and other anticipated
sales.
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8.2
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The
Distributor shall prepare a Sales Report and such other information as the
Supplier may reasonably require.
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8.3
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The
Distributor shall provide assistance to the Supplier to maintain a record
of all Services undertaken.
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8.4
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The
Distributor shall prepare a report in writing of all complaints of
customers in respect of any Products and/or Services that are outstanding
or that may reasonably be expected to give rise to potential liability on
the part of the Distributor or the Supplier, such reports to give
reasonable details of the complaint and action taken in respect ofthe
complaint.
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8.5
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The
Distributor shall at the Supplier's request, provide market and customer
information relating to the marketing, sale, repair and service of
Products and such other reports and information as the Supplier shall
reasonably require.
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8.6
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The
Distributor shall maintain and allow the Supplier and its advisers access
to and the ability (at the Supplier's cost) to make copies of all proper
accounting and other records relating to all transactions entered into by
it for a period of 2 years. This Clause 8.6 shall survive the termination
of this Agreement.
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9. SUPPORT
AND TRAINING
9.1
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The
Supplier shall from time to time provide the Distributor with such
instructions, labeling and regulatory matters and up to date information
concerning the Products as the Supplier may consider appropriate or as the
Distributor may reasonably require in such languages as the Supplier and
Distributor shall agree in writing in order to assist the Distributor with
the sale of the Products in the Territory, and the Supplier shall
endeavour to answer as soon as practicable any technical enquiries
concerning the Products which are made by the Distributor or its
customers.
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9.2
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The
Supplier shall provide an initial training course for employees of the
Distributor as follows:
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(a)
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The
Supplier shall make available to the Distributor (for a period not
exceeding 10 working days) the services of a suitably qualified technician
of the Supplier or a manufacturer of the Products to provide training for
the Distributor's sales and technical staff with respect to the
functioning, proper operation and maintenance of the
Products;
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(b)
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The
training course shall be held at the Distributor's principal service
centre in the Territory or Supplier's office in
Belgium;
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(c)
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All
training will be conducted in English and any translation required will be
provided by the Distributor at its own
cost;
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(e)
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Upon
completing the sales or maintenance training course to the satisfaction of
the Supplier, a participant may be certified by the Supplier as having
completed such course.
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9.3
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The
services to be provided by the Supplier under Clauses 9.1 and 9.2 shall be
free of charge, but the Distributor shall remain liable for all salaries
and other employment costs of, and all travelling, accommodation and other
expenses incurred by, employees of the Distributor who are sent to the
Supplier's premises at any time.
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9.4
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The
Supplier may provide additional training for employees of the Distributor
or any Approved Sub-Distributor upon written request from the Distributor.
Any such additional training shall be charged at the Supplier's then
applicable rates.
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9.5
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In
any case where employees of either party or its delegates visit the
premises of the other for the purposes of this Agreement, the first
mentioned party shall:
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(a)
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procure
that each such employee complies with all security, safety and other
regulations which apply to or are in force at the other party's premises;
and
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(b)
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indemnity
the other party against any direct damage to property of the other party
which is caused by any act or omission of any such employee at the other
party's premises.
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10. DISTRIBUTOR'S
GENERAL OBLIGATIONS
10.1
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The
Distributor shall:
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(a)
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inform
the Supplier of all Authorisations required from any Governmental Agency
necessary for the marketing, importation, or sale of Products in the
Territory or for the Supplier to conduct its business, and the Distributor
shall apply for all such Authorisations (in the Supplier's name if
requested by the Supplier) and keep them in effect for the Supplier's
benefit and transfer them to the Supplier or its nominee on the Supplier's
written request;
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(b)
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inform
the Supplier promptly of any Law, judgment, order, award, or determination
of any court or arbitration or administrative tribunal or policy of any
Governmental Agency that conflicts with any provision of this Agreement or
that may result in any provision of this Agreement being or becoming
unenforceable under the Laws of any jurisdiction in the
Territory;
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(c)
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promptly
inform the Distributor of any investigations, legal proceedings, and
threats of legal proceedings against the Distributor or any Authorized
Sub-Distributor and regularly update the Supplier with respect to such
investigations or legal
proceedings;
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(d)
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store
and transport the Products in accordance with the manufacturers'
directions and the Supplier's reasonable requirements as notified from
time to time and otherwise so as to prevent them from being damaged or
adversely affected by heat, cold, moisture or
otherwise;
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(e)
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permit
the Supplier to inspect, audit and conduct a stock take of all Products
held by the Distributor from time to
time;
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(f)
|
exercise
reasonable skill and care in performing its obligations under this
Agreement;
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(g)
|
not
re-package or vary the packaging of the Products or obscure, remove, vary
or interfere with in any way any label, marking or other indication on any
Product or Material without the prior written consent of the
Supplier;
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(h)
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keep
the Products in its possession or under its control insured against fire,
theft, storm, accident or other loss or damage for their full insurable
value, and provide the Supplier with a certificate of insurance or copy of
the policy on the Commencement Date and before each renewal
date;
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(i)
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not
sell any Products which to its knowledge are defective or could result in
liability for Supplier; and
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(j)
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at
the Supplier's request and expenses, make any necessary administrative
arrangements in order to enable the Supplier's technical personnel to
travel and stay in the Territory in order to perform the Supplier's
obligations under this Agreement.
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10.2
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The
Distributor represents and warrants that all information provided by it to
the Supplier will be and will at all times remain true, accurate and not
misleading.
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10.3
|
Subject
to the approval of the insurance company, both Parties shall obtain and
keep in effect at its own expense throughout the Term and for 3 years
after the termination of this Agreement a Product liability insurance with
an insurance company of international repute, covering all direct and
indirect claims related to or arising from the Products, including without
limitation to defective, faulty workmanship, materials, components of the
Products, and all sums which the Parties shall become legally liable to
pay as damages or compensation in respect of accidental death or bodily
injury of any person and/or accidental loss of or damage to property in
the course of or in connection with the Parties' own business caused by or
arising out of the Products. Such insurance shall require the Parties to
receive not less than 60 days prior written notice of any cancellation or
modification of such insurance coverage. Each Party shall look only to its
own insurance coverage to cover any claim, loss, expense, and liability
solely caused by its own failure to perform any of its obligations under
this Agreement (such as, for illustrative purposes only, in the case of
the Supplier any claim, loss, expense, and liability solely caused by the
Supplier's design and manufacture of the Products; and in the case of the
Distributor, any claim, loss, expense, and liability solely caused by the
Distributor's distribution of the Products). Each Party's insurance (as
required under this clause 10.3) shall contain waiver of subrogation
provisions necessary to effectuate the Parties' intent in the preceding
sentence. Both Parties shall provide each other with copies of all cover
notes and policy documents relating to such insurance on receipt. All sums
payable by the either Party under this Agreement shall be paid in full
without set-off or counterclaim or any restriction or condition and free
and clear of any Tax or other deductions or withholdings of any nature. If
either Party or any other person is required by any Law or regulation to
make any deduction or withholding (on account of Tax or otherwise) from
any payment, either Party shall, together with such payment, pay such
additional amount as will ensure that the other Party receives (free and
clear of any Tax or other deductions or withholdings) the full amount
which it would have received if no such deduction or withholding had been
required. All Parties shall promptly forward to each other copies of
official receipts or other evidence showing that the full amount of any
such deduction or withholding has been paid over to the relevant taxation
or other authority.
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11. COMPLIANCE
WITH LAW
11.1
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The
Distributor shall at all times comply with all Laws and regulations
applicable to it and shall conduct its business (a) in an ethical manner
and (b) in accordance with any policies and guidelines on proper conduct
issued from time to time by the
Supplier.
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11.2
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The
Distributor shall not in relation to its business directly or indirectly,
offer, pay, promise to pay, or authorise the payment of any money or
anything of value to any local or foreign employee or official or any
Governmental Agency for the purposes of influencing any act, omission or
decision of such employee, official, or Governmental
Agency.
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11.3
|
The
Distributor represents and warrants that at the date of this Agreement and
throughout the Term, no shareholder, director, officer or employee of the
Distributor is or will be an employee or official of any Governmental
Agency.
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11.4
|
The
Supplier's obligations under this Agreement are subject at all times to
all export administration and control Laws applicable to it and any
manufacturer of any Products.
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12. INTELLECTUAL
PROPERTY
10.1
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The
Supplier authorises the Distributor to use the Intellectual Property in
the Territory on or in relation to the Products during the Term or until
termination of this Agreement to the extent needed for the operation of
the distributorship granted under this Agreement but not for any greater
extent or for any other purpose and, subject as provided in Clause 2 the
Supplier shall not so authorise any other person, firm or company. The
Supplier grants to the Distributor no other right to the Intellectual
Property.
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10.2
|
The
Distributor shall ensure that each reference to and use of any of the
Trade Marks by the Distributor is in a manner from time to time approved
by the Supplier and accompanied by an acknowledgement, in a form approved
by the Supplier, that the same is a trade xxxx (or registered trade xxxx)
of the Supplier.
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10.3
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The
Distributor must not use the name "ValiBio" in its corporate or business
name.
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10.4
|
The
Distributor shall ensure that all Products sold by it shall have clearly
marked on them a reference to the intellectual property rights of the
Supplier.
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10.5
|
The
Distributor shall not:
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(a)
|
make
any modifications to the Products or their labelling or
packaging;
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(b)
|
alter,
remove or tamper with any Trade Marks, service marks, trade names,
numbers, or other means of identification used on or in relation to the
Products;
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(c)
|
use
any of the Trade Marks, service marks or trade names in any way which
might prejudice their distinctiveness or validity or the goodwill of the
Supplier in them or otherwise than in accordance with any directions that
the Supplier may give the Distributor concerning the use of such Trade
Marks, service marks or trade
names;
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(d)
|
permit
any advertising or practice that may harm the good name, reputation, Trade
Marks, or service marks of the Supplier or the reputation of the Products
and will stop any advertising or practice that the Supplier notifies the
Distributor that it believes will or may have that
effect;
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(e)
|
use
in relation to the Products any trade marks or service marks other than
the Trade Marks without obtaining the prior written consent of the
Supplier; or
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|
(f)
|
use
in the Territory any trade marks, service marks or trade names so
resembling any trade xxxx, service xxxx or trade name of the Supplier as
to be likely to cause confusion or
deception.
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10.6
|
The
Distributor further undertakes that it
shall:
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(a)
|
not
register any Intellectual Property;
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(b)
|
not
amend the form of any Intellectual Property without the prior written
consent of the Supplier (which consent may be withheld in the absolute
discretion of the Supplier);
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(c)
|
do
everything needed to protect and maintain the Intellectual Property and
not cause or permit to be done anything which may damage or endanger any
of the Intellectual Property;
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(d)
|
not
use the Intellectual Property except in accordance with this Agreement (or
any other agreement in writing between the parties relating to the
Intellectual Property);
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(e)
|
hold
any goodwill generated by it from any use by it of the Intellectual
Property as trustee for the
Supplier;
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(f)
|
not
distribute any copies of software Products to any third party unless such
software Product is accompanied by a software license provided by the
Supplier.
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10.7
|
Except
as provided in Clause 12.2 the Distributor shall have no rights in respect
of any Trade Marks, service marks or trade names of or used by the
Supplier in relation to the Products or of the goodwill associated
therewith, and the Distributor hereby acknowledges that, except as
expressly provided in this
Agreement:
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(a)
|
it
shall not acquire any rights in respect of such Intellectual Property and
that all such rights and goodwill are, and shall remain, vested in the
Supplier; and
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|
(b)
|
to
the extent allowed by Law, any powers or rights conferred on authorized
users under any relevant legislation are expressly
excluded.
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10.8
|
The
Distributor shall, at the expense of the Supplier, take all such steps as
the Supplier may reasonably require to assist the Supplier in maintaining
the validity and enforceability of the Intellectual Property of the
Supplier during the Term of this
Agreement.
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10.9
|
The
Distributor shall at the request of the Supplier execute such registered
user agreements or licences in respect of the use of the Trade Marks,
service marks or trade names in the Territory as the Supplier may
reasonably require, provided that the provisions thereof shall not be more
onerous or restrictive than the provisions of this
Agreement.
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10.10
|
The
Distributor shall not do or authorise any third party to do any act which
would or might invalidate or be inconsistent with any Intellectual
Property of the Supplier and shall not omit or authorise any third party
to omit to do any act which, by its omission, would have that effect or
character.
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10.11
|
The
Distributor shall promptly and fully notify the Supplier of any actual,
threatened or suspected infringement in the Territory of any Intellectual
Property of the Supplier which comes to the Distributor's notice, and of
any claim by any third party so coming to its notice that the importation
or sale of the Products into or in the Territory, infringes any rights of
any other person, and the Distributor shall at the request and expense of
the Supplier do all such things as may be reasonably required to assist
the Supplier in taking or resisting any proceedings in relation to any
such infringement or claim.
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10.12
|
If
the Distributor's use of any Product in accordance with this document may
infringe the intellectual property rights ofa third party, the Supplier
may (but shall not be obliged to), at its own
cost:
|
|
(a)
|
recall
any Product from the Distributor (or the Distributor's customers), modify
it or replace any component of it, and return it, or deliver a replacement
Product, to the Distributor (or the Distributor's customers);
or
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|
(b)
|
buy
back any Product at Invoice Value from the Distributor or the
Distributor's customers.
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10.13
|
If
any legal proceedings are brought or threatened against the Distributor
for an alleged infringement of the intellectual property rights ofa third
party, then the Supplier may at its own cost conduct the defense of such
proceedings and may settle those proceedings on such terms as it shall in
its sole and absolute discretion
determine.
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13. CONFIDENTIALITY
13.1
|
Except
as provided by Clauses 13.2 and 1:1.,3, the Distributor shall at all times
during the Term of this Agreement and after its
termination:
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(a)
|
use
its best endeavours to keep all Confidential Information confidential and
accordingly not disclose any Confidential Information to any other person;
and
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|
(b)
|
not
use any Confidential Information for any purpose other than the
performance of its obligations under this
Agreement.
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13.2
|
Any
Confidential Information may be disclosed by the Distributor
to:
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(a)
|
any
customers or prospective customers;
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(b)
|
any
Governmental Agency or regulatory
body;
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(c)
|
any
Authorized Sub-Distributor; or
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|
(d)
|
any
employees of the Distributor or of any of the above
persons,
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to such
extent only as is necessary for the purposes contemplated by this Agreement, or
as is required by Law and subject in each case to the Distributor using its best
endeavours to ensure that the person in question keeps the same confidential and
does not use the same except for the purposes for which the disclosure is
made.
13.3
|
If
required by the Supplier, the Distributor will procure that personnel of
the Distributor or any Authorized Sub-Distributors to whom Confidential
Information is or has been disclosed, enter into confidentiality
agreements undertaking in similar tenns to this Clause 13 in favour of the
Supplier.
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13.4
|
Any
Confidential Information may be used by the Distributor for any purpose,
or disclosed by the Distributor to any other person, to the extent only
that:
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|
(a)
|
it
is at the date hereof, or hereafter becomes, public knowledge through no
fault of the Distributor or any Authorized Sub-Distributor or any of their
respective employees (provided that in doing so the Distributor shall not
disclose any Confidential Information which is not public knowledge);
or
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|
(b)
|
it
can be shown by the Distributor, to the reasonable satisfaction of the
Supplier, to have been known to it prior to its being disclosed by the
Supplier to the Distributor.
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13.5
|
On
expiration or termination of this Agreement, the Distributor must
immediately:
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|
(a)
|
deliver
to the Supplier all documents and other materials containing, recording or
referring to Confidential Information which are in its possession, power
or control; and
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|
(b)
|
ensure
that any person who has received the Confidential Information by the
Distributor's authority returns the Confidential Information (in any form
in which it is held) to the
Supplier.
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13.6
|
Each
party must treat the existence and terms of this Agreement confidentially
and no announcement or communication relating to the negotiations of the
parties or the existence, subject matter or terms of this document may be
made or authorised by a party:
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(a)
|
unless
the other party has first given its written
approval;
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(b)
|
the
disclosure is to the party's employees, consultants, professional
advisers, bankers, financial advisers or financiers or to a person whose
consent is required under this document or for a transaction contemplated
by it and those persons undertake to keep confidential any information so
disclosed; or
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|
(c)
|
the
disclosure is made to the extent reasonably needed to comply with any
applicable Law or requirement of any Governmental Agency or regulatory
body (including any relevant stock exchange or securities regulatory
body).
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13.7
|
The
obligations imposed by this Clause 13 survive the termination of this
Agreement.
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14. REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES
14.1
|
Each
party represents and warrants that:
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|
(a)
|
it
has full legal capacity and power to own its property and to carryon its
business and to enter into and carry out the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement;
|
|
(b)
|
it
has taken all corporate action that is necessary or desirable to authorise
its entry into and its performance of the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement;
|
|
(c)
|
it
holds each Authorisation that is necessary or desirable to execute and
perform the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and to enable it
to properly carryon its business, and it is complying with any conditions
to which any of such Authorisations is
subject;
|
|
(d)
|
this
Agreement constitutes its legal, valid and binding obligations,
enforceable against it in accordance with its terms (except to the extent
limited by equitable principles and Laws affecting creditors' rights
generally);
|
|
(e)
|
neither
its execution nor its performance of this Agreement does or will
contravene any Law to which it or any of its property is subject or any
judgment, order, award, or determination of any court or arbitration or
administrative tribunal or any policy of any Government Agency that is
binding on it or any of its property, contravene any undertaking or
instrument binding on it or any of its property, or contravene its
constitution; and
|
|
(f)
|
no
litigation, arbitration, mediation, conciliation or administrative
proceedings are taking place, pending, or to the knowledge of any of its
officers after due inquiry, threatened which, if adversely decided, could
have a material adverse effect on its ability to perform its obligations
under this document.
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14.2
|
Subject
as herein provided the Supplier warrants to the Distributor
that:
|
|
(a)
|
the
Trade Marks (if any) are registered or are the subject of applications for
registration in the name of the Supplier and that it has disclosed to the
Distributor all trade marks and trade names used by the Supplier in
relation to the Products at the date of this Agreement;
and
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|
(b)
|
it
is not aware of any rights of any third party in the Territory which would
or might render the sale of the Products, or the use of any of the Trade
Marks on or in relation to the Products,
unlawful.
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15. BREACH
If the
Supplier has reasonable belief that the Distributor is in material breach of
this Agreement at any time, the Supplier shall be entitled:
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(a)
|
upon
written notice to the Distributor, to suspend the Supplier's performance
of this Agreement or any transaction under this Agreement without
liability to the Supplier or any third party;
and/or
|
|
(b)
|
to
conduct an audit of the Distributor's business to determine whether a
breach has occurred, and for this purpose the Distributor shall cooperate
with any such audit.
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16. INDEMNITY
16.1
|
The
Distributor shall indemnify the Supplier and the Supplier's officers,
directors, employees and agents (for each of whom the Supplier holds the
benefit of this indemnity upon trust) from any loss, damage, liability or
expense (including without limitation reasonable legal fees and expenses)
directly or indirectly arising out of or relating
to:
|
|
(a)
|
any
representation or warranty made by the Distributor without the authority
of the Supplier or which is not in accordance with the Standard Terms of
Sale;
|
|
(b)
|
any
defective or improper provision of services in respect of the
Products;
|
|
(c)
|
any
provision by the Distributor or its agents of unauthorized repair services
for Products;
|
|
(d)
|
any
alteration of any instructions or operating manuals, labelling or
packaging in respect of any Products that is not authorized in writing by
the Supplier;
|
|
(e)
|
the
Distributor's breach of or non-compliance with any of the Distributor's
obligations under this Agreement (including without limitation a breach
for which the Supplier terminates this
Agreement);
|
|
(f)
|
use
by the Distributor of third party spare parts, supplies or materials
without the Supplier's prior written
consent;
|
|
(g)
|
the
Supplier's termination of this Agreement for breach by the
Distributor;
|
|
(h)
|
any
negligence, wrongful act or omission, or breach of statutory duty by the
Distributor or by its employees, contractors, officers or
agents;
|
|
(i)
|
any
violation of applicable Laws, judgments, orders, awards, or determinations
of any court or arbitration or administrative tribunal in the Territory;
or
|
|
(j)
|
any
similar breach, act or omission as referred to in (a) through (i) above on
the part of any Authorized Sub-Distributor or its respective employees,
officers or agents.
|
16.2
|
The
Supplier shall indemnifY the Distributor and the Distributor's officers,
directors, employees and agents (for each of whom the Supplier holds the
benefit of this indemnity upon trust) from any loss, damage, liability or
expense (including without limitation reasonable legal fees and expenses)
directly or indirectly arising out of or relating
to:
|
|
(a)
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any
breach of Supplier's representations and warranties or covenants contained
herein;
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(b)
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any
actions by persons claiming ownership or other rights in the Products or
the infringement of any patents and copyrights relating to the Products
and any related packaging material and accompanying printed material where
the content thereof has been specifically approved by the Supplier;
and
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(c)
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any
claims in the nature of product liability or defects inherent in the
Products;
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provided
always that (i) notwithstanding the indemnification set forth in this Clause
16.2, Clause 7 of this Agreement, where applicable, shall exclusively govern the
Distributor's remedies directly against the Supplier (as opposed to any product
liability or other claims by a third party) regarding the matters set forth in
Clause 7 of this Agreement; and (ii) in the event that the Distributor becomes
aware of any action or claim of the type contemplated by Section 16.2(b) or (c)
the Distributor shall promptly notify the Supplier and agree to cooperate with
the Distributor in defending such action or claim, including if requested by the
Supplier, permitting the Supplier to assume responsibility for defending such
action or claim.
17. FORCE
MAJEURE
17.1
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If
either party is affected by Force Majeure it shall f0l1hwith notifY the
other party of the nature and extent
thereof.
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17.2
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Neither
party shall be deemed to be in breach of this Agreement, or otherwise be
liable to the other, by reason of any delay in performance, or
non-performance, of any of its obligations under this Agreement (not being
a delay in payment) to the extent that such delay or non-performance is
due to any Force Majeure of which it has notified the other party; and the
time for performance of that obligation shall be extended
accordingly.
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17.3
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If
the Force Majeure in question prevails for a continuous period in excess
of six months, the parties shall enter into bona fide discussions with a
view to alleviating its effects, or to agreeing upon such alternative
arrangements as may be fair and
reasonable.
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18. TERMINATION
18.1
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Either
party shall be entitled to terminate this Agreement in accordance with
Clause 3 (Term).
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18.2
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The
Supplier shall be entitled to terminate this Agreement immediately upon
notice to the Distributor if:
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(a)
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the
Distributor fails to comply fully with its obligations under Clauses 11.2
and 12 or any clauses under them;
or
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(b)
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the
Distributor fails to pay any sum due to the Supplier when due, and such
failure to pay continues for 14 Business Days following written notice
from the Supplier of such failure;
or
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(c)
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the
Distributor commits any other breach of this Agreement or any breach under
Clause 2.4, 2.6, 6.4(a) and 10 and, in the case of a breach capable of
remedy, fails to remedy the same within 30 days after receipt of a written
notice giving particulars of the breach and requiring it to be remedied;
or
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(d)
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the
Distributor at any time challenges the validity of any Intellectual
Property of the Supplier;
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(e)
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the
Distributor fails to sell any Products 12 months after the grant of all
the necessary Authorisations of any government agent in the sovereign
country; or
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(f)
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there
is a Change in Control of the Distributor so that Control of the
Distributor becomes exerciseable by either (a) a competitor ofthe
Supplier, or (b) any corporation, company, partnership or other
organisation or person in control of a company of the tobacco
industry.
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18.3
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Either
party shall be entitled forthwith to terminate this Agreement by written
notice to the other if:
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(a)
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a
creditor takes possession of all or any part of the business or assets of
that other party or other legal process is enforced against the business
or any asset of the other party and is not discharged within 30 days of
the judgement ;
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(b)
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a
petition is presented or a proceeding is commenced or an order is made or
an effective resolution is passed for the winding-up, insolvency,
administration, reorganization, reconstruction, dissolution or bankruptcy
of that other party or for the appointment of a liquidator, receiver,
administrator, trustee or similar officer of that other party or of all or
any part of its business or assets (except in each case for the purposes
of amalgamation or reconstruction and in such manner that the company
resulting therefrom effectively agrees to be bound by or assume the
obligations imposed on that other party under this
Agreement);
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(c)
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that
other party stops or suspends payments to its creditors generally or is
unable or admits its inability to pay its debts as they fall due or seeks
to enter into any composition or other arrangement with its creditors or
is declared or becomes bankrupt or
insolvent;
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(d)
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that
other party ceases to carry on its
business;
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(e)
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anything
analogous to any of the foregoing under the Law of any jurisdiction occurs
in relation to that other party; or
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(f)
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any
event which has an effect equivalent or similar to any of the above events
occurs in relation to any person who Controls that other
party.
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18.4
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For
the purposes of Clause 18.2(c), a breach shall be considered capable of
remedy if the Distributor can comply with the provision in question in all
respects other than as to the time of performance (provided that time of
performance is not of the essence).
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18.5
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Any
waiver by either party of a breach of any provision of this Agreement
shall not be considered as a waiver of any subsequent breach of the same
or any other provision of this
Agreement.
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18.6
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The
rights to terminate this Agreement given by this Clause 18 shall be
without prejudice to any other right or remedy of either party in respect
of the breach concerned (if any) or any other
breach.
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19. EFFECTS
OF TERMINATION
19.3
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If
either party gives notice in accordance with Clause 3,18.1, 18.2 or 18.3
to terminate this Agreement, the Supplier may at any time after such
notice is given (and despite this Agreement continuing in force during
such notice period) appoint one or more persons as successor or
replacement authorized distributors who may make themselves known as an
authorized distributor of the Products in the Territory and may take
orders for delivery of the Products after the date of expiry or
termination of this Agreement.
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19.3
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Upon
the termination of this Agreement for any
reason:
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(a)
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the
Distributor shall promptly provide a list of its unsold inventory ("Unsold
Inventory List") and such information as to its unsold inventory as the
Supplier shall reasonably require;
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(b)
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the
Supplier shall be entitled (but not obliged) to repurchase from the
Distributor all or part of any stocks of the Products then held by the
Distributor at their original Invoice Value or the value at which they
stand in the books of the Distributor, whichever is lower; provided
that:
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(i)
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the
Supplier shall be responsible for arranging and for the cost of, transport
and insurance; and
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(ii)
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the
Distributor may sell stocks of Products for which it has accepted orders
from customers prior to the date of
termination,
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(iii)
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the
Distributor may sell stocks of Products referred to on the Unsold
Inventory List in respect of which the Supplier does not, by written
notice given to the Distributor within 30 days after receipt of the Unsold
Inventory List, exercise its right of repurchase, and for those purposes
and to that extent the provisions of this Agreement shall continue in full
force and effect;
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(c)
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the
Distributor shall at its own expense within 30 days deliver to the
Supplier (or if requested in writing by the Supplier, dispose of in
accordance with the directions of the Supplier) all Confidential
Information, all samples of the Products, all advertising, promotional or
sales material relating to the Products, all sales records, price lists,
lists of customers and end-users and other records and data relating to
the Distributor's conduct of its business relating to the Products or the
provision of the Services, then in the possession of the Distributor,
which items shall upon such termination be considered the property of the
Supplier;
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(d)
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outstanding
unpaid invoices rendered by the Supplier in respect of the Products shall
become immediately payable by the Distributor and invoices in respect of
Products and ordered prior to termination but for which an invoice has not
been submitted shall be payable in full immediately upon submission of the
invoice;
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(e)
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the
Distributor shall cease to promote, market or advertise the Products,
provide the Services or make any use of the Trade Marks other than for the
purpose of selling stock in accordance with Clauses 19.2(b)Oil or
@;
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(f)
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the
Distributor shall at its own expense Jom with the Supplier in procuring
the cancellation of any registered user agreements in accordance with
Clause 12.9;
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(g)
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the
Distributor shall transfer, cancel or make available to the Supplier or
its nominee, at the Supplier's request, all licences and approvals
relating to the Products or Services granted in the name of the
Distributor;
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(h)
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any
acceptance by the Supplier of orders for Products or any sale of Products
to the Distributor after the termination of this Agreement shall not be
construed as an extension of this Agreement or waiver of termination, but
in the absence of any further agreement between the parties, such
transactions shall be governed by provisions identical to the terms of
this Agreement; and
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(i)
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subject
as otherwise provided herein and to any rights or obligations which have
accrued prior to termination, neither party shall have any further
obligation to the other under this
Agreement.
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(j)
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the
Distributor shall promptly provide a list of its existing clients
("Existing Clients List") to the Supplier. The list must include all
details information of the existing clients including but not limited to
the contacts, history of sales records and the amount of
orders.
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19.3
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The
Supplier and the Distributor agree that, for a period of five years after
Termination,
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the
Distributor shall be entitled to 5% of the sales price for each products,
as described under Schedule 1, sold to the clients listed under the
Existing Clients List;
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(b)
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the
Supplier shall provide a financial report, for the year ending 31st March,
regarding the sale of the Products sold to clients listed in the Existing
Clients List to the Distributor and pay the amount according to Clause
19.3(a) within 60 days after 31st
March;
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(c)
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Upon
request of Distributor, the Supplier's auditor shall provide the
Distributor a certified financial report, for the year ending 31 st March,
regarding the sale of the Products sold to clients listed in the Existing
Clients List.
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19.4
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To
the maximum extent permitted by Law, other than as explicitly set forth in
this Agreement and other than in a case of fraudulent misrepresentation or
misconduct, the Supplier shall have no liability to the Distributor for
the termination of this Agreement for any reason, whether for loss of
profits, for any expenditure, investment, goodwill, or commitment in
connection with the Distributor's business, or
otherwise.
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19.4.1.
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The
provisions of Clause 2.6(b) shall continue to apply for a period of I year
after the date of termination.
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19.5
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The
termination of this Agreement shall not affect the rights and obligations
of the parties under Clauses 8, 10, 12, 11 which shall survive such
termination and remain in full force and
effect.
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20. NOTICES
20.1
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Each
notice, demand or other communication given or made under this Agreement
shall be in writing and delivered or sent to the relevant party
personally, by courier, by certified or registered mail (airmail if sent
overseas) with return receipt requested, or by facsimile at the following
addresses or facsimile numbers (or such other address or facsimile number
as the addressee has by 14 days prior written notice specified to the
other party):
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To the Supplier: | 00 Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx | |
0000
Xxxxxxxxx
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Xxxxxxx
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Fax
Number
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Attention: Chief
Executive
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To
the Distributor:
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BIOFIELD
CORP.
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0000
Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, 0xx
Xxxxx
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Xxxxxxxxxxxx,
XX 00000 XXX
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Attention: Xxxxx
Xxxxx Hong
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Also
copy to:
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Xxx
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx
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0000,
Xxxxx Merchants Tower,
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000-000
Xxxxxxxxx Xxxx,
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Xxxxxx
Xxx, Xxxx Xxxx
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Fax
Number: (000) 0000
0000
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Attention:
Xxxxx Xxxxx Hong
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Email:
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Any
notice, demand or other communication so addressed to the relevant party shall
be deemed to have been delivered for the purposes of this Agreement (I) if given
or made by letter, when actually delivered to the relevant address, or (ii) if
given by facsimile at the time of transmission, provided that the sending party
shall have obtained electronic or other confirmation of accurate and complete
transmission.
21. MISCELLANEOUS
21.1
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The
Supplier shall be entitled to perform any of the obligations undertaken by
it and to exercise any of the rights granted to it under this Agreement
through any other company which at the relevant time Controls, is under
the Control of or is under common Control with the Supplier and any act or
omission of any such company shall for the purposes of this Agreement be
deemed to be the act or omission of the
Supplier.
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21.2
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The
Supplier may assign this Agreement and its rights and obligations under
this Agreement. Specifically, but without limitation, the Supplier may
nominate an Affiliate of the Supplier, (the "Nominee") to assume the role
of the Supplier, in which event the Distributor shall, if required in
writing by the Supplier, join with the Supplier in entering into a
novation agreement whereby (a) the Nominee shall assume all rights and
obligations of the Supplier under this Agreement, (b) the Distributor
shall release the Supplier from its obligations under this Agreement and
(c) the governing law and jurisdiction provisions of this Agreement shall
if required by the Nominee be changed to the jurisdiction of incorporation
of the Nominee and (d) such other amendments shall be made to this
Agreement as the Nominee may reasonably request, and the Distributor
further agrees to enter into such other licenses or other agreements with
the Nominee or Affiliates of the Nominee as the Supplier may reasonably
request to reflect any restructuring of ownership and other rights
relating to the Intellectual Property. Upon execution of such novation
agreement, all references to the Supplier in this Agreement (except as
expressly provided for in the novation agreement) shall be deemed to be
references to the Nominee.
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21.3
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This
Agreement is personal to the Distributor, which may not without the
written consent of the Supplier, assign, mortgage, charge (otherwise than
by floating charge) or dispose of any of its rights, or sub-contract or
otherwise delegate any of its obligations, under this
Agreement.
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21.4
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Subject
as provided in Clause 5.3, nothing in this Agreement shall create, or be
deemed to create, a partnership or the relationship of principal and agent
or employer and employee between the
parties.
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21.5
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Each
party acknowledges that, in entering into this Agreement, it does not do
so on the basis of, and does not rely on, any representation, warranty or
other provision except as expressly provided in this Agreement, and all
conditions, warranties or other terms implied by statute or common law are
hereby excluded to the fullest extent permitted by
Law.
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21.6
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Unless
otherwise agreed in writing by the parties, Euros shall be the currency of
account and of payment in respect of sums payable under this Agreement. If
an amount is received in another currency, pursuant to a judgment or order
or in the liquidation of the Distributor or otherwise, the Distributor's
obligations under this Agreement shall be discharged only to the extent
that the Supplier may purchase Euros with such other currency in
accordance with normal banking procedures upon receipt of such amount. If
the amount in Euros which may be so purchased, after deducting any costs
of exchange and any other related costs, is less than the relevant sum
payable under this Agreement, the Distributor shall indemnify the Supplier
against the shortfall. This indemnity shall be an obligation of the
Distributor independent of and in addition to its other obligations under
this Agreement and shall take effect notwithstanding any time or other
concession granted to the Distributor or any judgment or order being
obtained or the filing of any claim in the liquidation, dissolution or
bankruptcy (or analogous process) of the
Distributor.
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21.7
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No
amendment or variation of this Agreement shall be effective unless made in
writing and signed by or on behalf of each of the parties except that the
Supplier may, in its sole and absolute discretion from time to
time:
|
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(a)
|
amend
the Standard Terms of Sale; and
|
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(b)
|
amend
any policy statements and codes of conduct issued by it from time to
time.
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21.8
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The
parties acknowledge and agree that despite any other rights a party may
have under this Agreement or otherwise, damages will not be sufficient
remedy for breach of this Agreement and that the non-breaching party will
be entitled to specific performance as a remedy for any such breach and
any temporary measure in the form of a court order for an injunction, as
the case may be.
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21.9
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No
failure or delay by a party in exercising a right under this Agreement
shall impair such right or operate as a waiver of such right, nor shall
any single or partial exercise of any such right preclude any further
exercise of such right or the exercise of any other right. The rights
provided for in this Agreement are cumulative and do not exclude any other
rights provided by Law.
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21.10
|
This
Agreement (and the documents incorporated by reference or otherwise
referred to in it, including without limitation, the Standard Terms of
Sale, which shall be binding on the Distributor) constitute the entire
agreement between the parties in respect of its subject matter and
replaces all previous oral or written agreements, understandings and
communications of the parties as to such subject
matter.
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21.11
|
If
any provision of this Agreement is or becomes illegal, invalid or
unenforceable in any respect under the Law of any jurisdiction, that shall
not affect or impair:
|
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(a)
|
the
legality, validity or enforceability in that jurisdiction of any other
provision of this Agreement;
or
|
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(b)
|
the
legality, validity or enforceability under the Law of any other
jurisdiction of that or any other provision of this
Agreement.
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If any
illegal, invalid or unenforceable provision would be legal, valid or enforceable
in a jurisdiction if some pmt of it were modified, that provision shall be
modified as necessary to give effect to the commercial intention of the parties
or if that is not possible, severed from this Agreement so that the validity and
enforceability of the rest of the Agreement, or the validity of the provision in
question in any other jurisdiction, is not affected.
21.12
|
If
this Agreement is translated into any language other than English, the
English language text shall
prevail.
|
21.13
|
This
Agreement may be executed in counterparts. Each counterpart shall
constitute an original of this Agreement, but all the counterparts
together shall constitute one and the same
instrument.
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22.
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DISPUTE
RESOLUTION
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This
Agreement is governed by and shall be construed in accordance with the laws of
Hong Kong. Any dispute or controversy arising out of or in connection with this
Agreement shall be settled in arbitration in Hong Kong in accordance with the
arbitration rules of the Hong Kong International Arbitration Center, provided
that each Party shall bear its own costs in the arbitration, regardless of
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EXECUTED and delivered by the
Parties or their duly authorized officers on the day and year first written
above.
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SCHEDULE
1
The
Products
All
Products manufactured from time to time by or for the Supplier which (a) are
used for cancer diagnostic purposes, and (b) use technology licensed to the
Supplier for Hypergenomics, Nucleosomics and HPY and including specifically at
the date of this Agreement, HPY diagnostic kits.
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SCHEDULE
2
Trade
Marks & Patents and Regulatory approvals
Patent
Licence (Cronas Therapeutics) W0200SI019826
Patent
Licence (ValiRx) W02002GB03080
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SCHEDULE
3
Terms
& Condition
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SIGNED
by
for
and on behalf of
ValiBio
SA
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)
)
)
)
)
)
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By:
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Date:
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Its:
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In
the presence of:
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SIGNED
by
for
and on behalf of BIOFIELD CORP.
in
the presence of
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)
)
)
)
)
)
|
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By:
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Date:
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Its:
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In
the presence of:
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Acknowledged
by and consented
to
for and on behalf of VALIRX
PLC.,
as the owner or holder of
Patent
License (ValliRx)
W02002GB03080
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)
)
)
)
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Acknowledged
by and consented
to
for and on behalf of CRONOS
THERAPEUTICS,
as the owner or
holder
of Patent License (Cronos Therapeutics)
W0200SI019826
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)
)
)
)
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