Framework Agreement for the Serial Turn Key Manufacture and Supply of Avalanche, Avalanche 1000 and Storm II Printers Made and executed on the 19th day of November 2014 (hereinafter: the “Effective Date”) Between: ITS Industrial Techno logic Solutions...
Exhibit 10.15
English translation of the original Hebrew document.
Framework Agreement for the Serial Turn Key Manufacture and Supply of Avalanche, Avalanche 1000 and Storm II Printers
Made and executed on the 19th day of November 2014
(hereinafter: the “Effective Date”)
Between:
ITS Industrial Techno logic Solutions Ltd.
Private Company No. 512833740
(hereinafter: the “Supplier”)
And:
Kornit Digital Technologies Ltd.
Private Company No. 513846758
(hereinafter: the “Customer”)
Whereas: | The Customer is a manufacturer in the field of machinery for digital printing on textiles; and |
Whereas: | The Supplier is a sub-contractor with the experience, equipment, expertise, skill and human resources required for the serial manufacture and supply of the digital printing machines in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement, and all subject to the provisions of this Agreement; and |
Whereas: | The Supplier is available and is capable of performing its undertakings under this Agreement in accordance with the conditions and stipulations of this Agreement below; and |
Whereas: | On May 24, 2009, the Supplier and the Customer entered into a framework serial manufacture and turn-key supply agreement (the “Previous Agreement”); and |
Whereas: | The Parties have decided to terminate the Previous Agreement, including all sections and appendixes thereto, and to replace it with this Agreement, so that the provisions of this Agreement shall apply as of the Effective Date (and the Previous Agreement shall continue to apply with respect to the Supplier's undertakings that were given prior to the Effective Date), all as set out in this Agreement. |
Therefore, it is agreed, declared and stipulated between the Parties as follows:
1. | Definitions and Appendixes |
1.1. | All of the definitions and the Appendixes constitute an integral and binding part of this Agreement. |
1.2. | Definitions |
The following terms in this Agreement shall have the meanings set out below: |
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1.2.1. | The “Production File” or the “Product File” – A document that shall be delivered to the Supplier by the Customer, containing all of the information required in order to manufacture the product the subject of the Production File, including: the technical specifications of the product, a list of the components of the product, a list of the suppliers from whom the Supplier must purchase such; the Product Tree (as defined below), the quality requirements of all parts of the product, charts, definitions of materials, drawings, sketches and plans, specifications of tests during the process and calibrations, ATP, all documentary engineering supplements done by the Supplier, and any other information relevant for manufacture of the product. The Production Files shall be in the form attached hereto as Appendix 1. For the avoidance of doubt, the Product File shall be the entire and exclusive property of the Customer and shall constitute part of the confidential information as defined in this Agreement below. |
1.2.2. | “Product” or “Products” – including all of the following: (a) The finished machine set out in the Production File; (b) the components of the machine set out in the Production File; (c) all of the spare parts of the machine and its components, as defined below; (d) any inventory of any kind whatsoever of all of the machines including the components, whether such inventory has been and/or is being manufactured and/or stored at the Customer's request or at the Supplier's decision and/or request. |
1.2.3. | “Machine” or “Machines” – A finished printer delivered to the Customer or a printer meeting all of the requirements of the Production File, and the conditions of this Agreement. |
1.2.4. | “Security Inventory” – The minimum quantity of components kept in the Supplier's warehouses as security in accordance with the Customer's demand as set out in Appendix 2. |
1.2.5. | “OSP Items” – The items, parts, spare parts and components that the Customer will provide, which the Supplier is not required to pay for. |
1.2.6. | “Components” – All items, parts, spare parts and components that may be ordered by the Customer from the Supplier or that may be sold or supplied by the Supplier to the Customer, provided that such are not Machines. For the avoidance of doubt, OSP Items shall not be considered to be Components. |
1.2.7. | The “Order” – As such term is defined in section 5.1 below. Any Order that is sent in any way, in writing, by the Customer, including via email, shall be an order that is lawfully signed by the authorized signatory of the Customer, for the purposes of this Agreement. |
1.2.8. | “Supply” – Products which the Supplier has delivered to the Customer. With respect to Machines – supply at the gates of the Supplier's factory. |
1.2.9. | “Receipt” – (a) The Execution of testing by the Customer in accordance with the ATP defined by the Customer in writing as an integral part of the Product File and in accordance with the conditions of this Agreement, for Machines in accordance with the contents of the Product File; or (b) physical receipt by the Customer of the Products sent by the Supplier. It is agreed that any Product that is physically delivered to the Customer in respect of which no written notice of Rejection or no written notice of any defect in the Product has been delivered (including a notice via email or fax) within a period of 3 days after the date of delivery thereof to the Customer shall be deemed to be a product that has been lawfully received by the Customer. |
*** Confidential treatment has been requested for redacted portions of this exhibit. This copy omits the information subject to the confidentiality request. Omissions are designated as [***]. A complete version of this exhibit has been provided separately to the Securities and Exchange Commission. |
1.2.10. | “Product Tree” – Written details which shall be given by the Customer to the Supplier, including all of the parts, components and items required for construction of the Product. In the Product Tree, the Customer shall set out, for each part, component and item, the party that manufactures it. The Product Tree shall be kept in the Product File. |
1.2.11. | “Loading” – The price that the Customer will pay the Supplier for the costs of supply in the Supply of the Customer's Orders. |
1.2.12. | “BOM” (Xxxx of Material) – A list that will be prepared by the Supplier, setting out the price of each of the parts and items contained in the Product Tree. It is agreed that any change to the Product Tree or to the BOM will give rise to a change in the prices of the Machines and the Products set out in this Agreement. Any price change as aforesaid shall be effected with the consent of both of the Parties to this Agreement in writing, under the ECO procedure as defined in this Agreement below. |
1.2.13. | “ECO” – As this term is defined in section 14.3. |
1.2.14. | “ECO Procedure” – A process of presentation of the significance of application by the Supplier and approval in writing by the Customer of the written document that will be drafted by the Supplier. |
1.2.15. | “AVL” – A list of suppliers approved by the Customer (Approved Vendors' List). |
1.2.16. | “Obsolete Items” – As such term is defined in section 12 below. |
1.2.17. | “Disqualification Report” – A report accompanying a disqualified item setting out the substance of the fault. |
1.2.18. | “ATP” – Acceptance Test Procedure – Written procedures for testing the Product, which shall be applied and set by the Customer, setting out the tests that are required to be performed on the Product in order to ensure that it is complete and in working order. The ATP shall match the Product File. |
1.2.19. | “MOQ” – The minimum quantity of Orders of Products. |
1.2.20. | “Lead Time” – Details issued by the Supplier to the Customer setting out the amount of time after the date of the Order in which the Customer will be able to receive the Product ordered by it. |
1.3. | List of Appendixes |
Appendix 1: Production File + BOM + Full pricing of the Machines + ATP list for the Product the subject of the Production File + Product Tree the subject of the Production File.
Appendix 2: LLI (Long Lead Items) components; MOQ (Minimum of Quantity) items; AVL (Approved Vendors List); Security Inventory.
Appendix 3: Non-Disclosure and Non-Competition Undertaking Qualified to Specific Field.
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Appendix 4: Certificate of Insurances.
Appendix 5: Certification of Authorized Signatories for the Customer.
Appendix 6: Details of ATP Procedures for every Product the subject of a Production File.
2. | Scope of Agreement |
This Agreement constitutes a framework for the legal and commercial relations between the Parties to the extent that such relate to Orders, to the planning of purchases, and to the production of the Products the subject of this Agreement. This Agreement, and the Appendixes hereto, including all of the declarations and undertakings contained herein, shall apply to each of the Orders of Products under this Agreement (including the order of Machines and Components and shall also apply to all of the Production Files which shall be provided by the Customer to the Supplier from time to time, and to the relationship between the Parties to this Agreement to the extent that such relates to any Product that may be ordered from the Supplier by the Customer and/or that may be designed and/or manufactured and/or ordered and/or prepared and/or delivered by the Supplier to the Customer). The provisions of this Agreement shall constitute an integral part of all of the work orders and of any other document that may be exchanged by the Parties and/or a person acting on their behalf with respect to any product the subject of this Agreement. |
The Parties confirm and declare that this Agreement terminates the Previous Agreement and all of the conditions, Appendixes and provisions thereof, in such a way that as of the date of execution of this Agreement, the Previous Agreement shall be deemed to have been terminated by the consent of the Parties and to have expired completely. |
3. | Declarations of the Parties |
3.1. | The Supplier declares that it has the equipment, knowledge, ability, experience, tools, skills, means and professional qualifications required for the performance of its undertakings under this Agreement, including that it is able to meet its undertakings under this Agreement in terms of the human resources that will be required in order to perform its undertakings, and with respect to the quality and skill of such performance. The Supplier hereby undertakes to manufacture the Machines in accordance with the provisions of the Orders and the Production Files, exclusively for the Customer, in accordance with the Production Files, the AVLs that constitute an appendix to this Agreement and the technical specifications contained in the Production File that constitutes an appendix to this Agreement, at the appropriate production quality, in accordance with reasonable standards acceptable in the market, and in accordance with the conditions and stipulations of this Agreement. |
3.2. | The Supplier declares and undertakes that its entry into this Agreement and performance of its undertakings hereunder shall not contradict and/or contravene any other undertaking nor breach any other agreement, whether oral or in writing, by the Supplier vis-à-vis any third party whatsoever. The Supplier undertakes that it has all of the licenses or permits required under any law for the purpose of performance of its undertakings under the provisions of this Agreement and inter alia, a business license. The Supplier undertakes to obtain all of the permits and certificates required in the future of the Supplier by any competent authority if so required, under any law, for the purpose of manufacture of the Products in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement and the law, in such a way as not to harm the continued continuous manufacture of the Machines and the parts the subject of this Agreement for the Customer, all in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement. |
*** Confidential treatment has been requested for redacted portions of this exhibit. This copy omits the information subject to the confidentiality request. Omissions are designated as [***]. A complete version of this exhibit has been provided separately to the Securities and Exchange Commission. |
3.3. | The Supplier declares that it has the economic and financial abilities and the other characteristics required to enable it to perform its undertakings under this Agreement. |
3.4. | The Supplier undertakes to implement an internal quality control process prior to delivery of the Products to the Customer. |
3.5. | Without derogating from the provisions of this Contract, to the extent set out in the Supplier's undertakings in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement, the Supplier hereby undertakes to act in accordance with all of the laws and/or regulations and/or ordinances and/or orders and/or provisions and/or rules of any law and/or any collective agreement or other labor agreement that may apply to its employees, including, without restriction: with respect to deductions and/or deposits by the Supplier with respect to National Insurance; government health insurance; pension plans; or other remunerations plans of any kind whatsoever; insurance for loss of capacity to work; for the performance of all safety rules. The Supplier hereby expressly declares and agrees that it shall indemnify the Customer for any direct damage that may be caused to the Customer for the breach set out in this section, and the Customer shall not bear any liability and/or responsibility whatsoever in the event that the Supplier does not perform the provisions of this section. |
3.6. | The Supplier is aware that neither this Contract nor any of the provisions of it shall serve to restrict the Customer from contracting, in such manner and on such conditions and at such time as it may see fit, with any other supplier for the purpose of manufacture of the Products or alternatively, from manufacturing the Products itself. Furthermore, the Customer is aware that this Agreement or any of the provisions hereof shall not serve to restrict the Supplier from contracting, in such manner and on such conditions and at such time as it may see fit, with any third party for the purposes of planning and/or manufacturing and/or constructing any products that are not the Products as defined in this Agreement, for any third party, subject to section 23 (non-competition). |
4. | Human Resources |
4.1. | Transition of the system to turn-key manufacture involves the provision of a great deal of technological and operational information from the Customer to the Supplier and therefore, it is very important that the Supplier consolidates and maintains a suitable technological and operational team. |
This team shall include: |
* | A project manager who shall be the commercial and operational Point of Contact (POC). |
* | A Head of Assembly Team. |
* | An advisory Engineer from the Engineering Department who will be the POC for all future engineering conduct. |
* | Quality assurance. |
4.2. | The Supplier's Human Resources shall be skilled and professional and shall have the qualifications required to manufacture the Products the subject of this Agreement with skill and to a reasonable level. |
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5. | Order |
5.1. | The Customer shall order manufacture of the Products from the Supplier at its discretion. The Customer shall order Products from the Supplier in writing, by dispatch of a written order or email, approved by the Customer's authorized signatory, which shall contain all of the details necessary in order to manufacture the ordered Product, including a Product Tree, BOM, a full Production File and any other information that may be required for the purpose of manufacture of the ordered Product (hereinabove and hereinafter: the “Order”). The Supplier shall confirm receipt of the Order, in the event that it complies with the conditions of the Contract, by email, within five (5) business days of the date of receipt thereof. Confirmation of receipt of the Order shall not constitute confirmation of the dates of supply, which shall be agreed upon by the Parties. The Orders shall be delivered to the Supplier at least [***] months prior to the date of Supply (the requisite Lead Time). The Supplier is required to manufacture the Products in the quantities and within the times required in accordance with the Production Orders, subject to the provisions of this Agreement. |
5.2. | Lead Time – the Supplier shall supply the Order within 20 business days after receipt of the component with the longest supply time, and all subject to the performance of all of the Customer's undertakings under the provisions of this Agreement. The Customer agrees that the Lead Time may be extended in accordance with the list of suppliers (AVL) with whom the Supplier is required to work in accordance with the Customer's instructions. |
5.3. | Forecast of Production Orders. The Customer shall provide the Supplier with the forecast of Orders for the subsequent year, not later than the end of November of each calendar year, and shall update such forecast from time to time. The Order forecast shall not bind the Parties and shall be used for the Supplier's planning purposes only. The forecast shall be for the sake of indication only, and shall not bind the Parties. Only actual Orders shall be binding. |
5.4. | It is agreed that the provisions of this Agreement shall apply to any Production Order issued by the Customer to the Supplier for supply of the Products, whether the Production Order contains an express reference to this Agreement, or not. In the event of a contradiction between the provisions of this Agreement and the provisions of the Production Order, the provisions of this Agreement shall prevail unless the Production Order specifically states that a specific provision shall prevail over the provisions of this Agreement, and the Production Order is signed by both Parties. |
6. | Security Inventory |
6.1. | The Supplier is responsible for purchasing the raw materials in the quantity and quality sufficient for the performance of the Production Order. The Supplier shall keep security inventory for the raw material suppliers in accordance with the Customer's instructions and subject to a cover order received from the Customer, and subject to the effecting of the required payment by the Customer to the Supplier for the cover order. The Supplier undertakes to warn the Customer of any significant lack (known to it) of raw materials immediately upon becoming aware of such. Any change in any raw material shall require the prior written consent of the Customer and shall only be made after the successful completion of manufacture of the Product experimentally, using the raw material. The Customer may give notice to the Supplier that it will itself, and at its own expense, manage the security inventory directly with the raw material suppliers, and in such a case, the Customer waives any claim and/or suit and/or demand against the Supplier originating in and/or relating to and/or connected with management of the security inventory, and in such a case, the Supplier shall be required to receive the Customer's consent in order to make use of the security inventory. |
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6.2. | Inventory imported from ITS China in accordance with the AVL – the Supplier undertakes to maintain security inventory in Israel subject to a cover order for withdrawal which shall be provided by the Customer, and subject to the making of the requisite payment by the Customer to the Supplier for such cover order, at the end of one year after the date of the order, beyond the Order for the Machines. For the avoidance of doubt, the Customer undertakes to purchase the aforesaid security inventory at the price and on the payment conditions set out in such cover order, in the event that the Supplier and/or the Customer do not use the inventory imported from ITS China prior to one year after the date of order of it. The Customer shall be entitled to give notice to the Supplier, in writing, to use the existing security inventory and not to add any additional inventory, all at the Customer's liability. |
6.3. | The Customer may define a list of LLI items which the Supplier must keep in stock in order to shorten the Lead Time, including a number of units of each such item. Upon receipt of LLI items and/or any part thereof in the Supplier's Warehouse, the Customer shall pay the Supplier the price of such items (as appearing in the BOM). |
7. | Production and Assembly |
7.1. | Production of the parts and the items manufactured exclusively for the Customer that are not shelf items (hereinafter: “Make Items”) shall be effected in accordance with the Customer's sketch that is contained in the Product File. The Machines shall be assembled in accordance with the assembly instructions that will be provided by the Customer in writing as part of the Production File on the date of provision of the Production File to the Supplier. |
7.2. | The Machines shall only be assembled by a team that has undergone training by the Supplier and that has received a certificate of authorization from the Supplier's Quality Assurance Unit. The Supplier shall be responsible for authorizing the assembly team and for issuing an appropriate certificate for them. The Customer's Engineering Department Director shall receive a report of employees so authorized, upon demand. |
7.3. | Machines shall be supplied in accordance with the integration procedures and ATP, which shall be defined by the Customer, and which shall be delivered to the Supplier in writing as part of the Production File. |
7.4. | The Supplier shall be responsible for ensuring that the assembly area is in good order in accordance with the scope of production. |
7.5. | All of the equipment assembled shall be stored under a roof. |
8. | Reports |
8.1. | At the written request of the Customer, within two days of the date of such request, a production and supply plan status report shall be provided to the Customer which shall be prepared and updated by the Supplier from time to time in accordance with the progress of work on the Product by the Project Manager. In addition, within seven days of the date of the request, a report of deficiencies shall be provided. |
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8.2. | At the Customer's request, the Supplier shall supply a stocktake report to the Customer of components belonging to the Customer which are in the Supplier's warehouses, once every quarter. |
8.3. | At the Customer's request, within seven (7) days of the date of such request, the Supplier shall provide a stocktake report to the Customer of the printer heads (contained in the BOM) of Products ordered by the Customer which are in the Supplier's warehouses, once a month. |
8.4. | The Supplier shall purchase the components of the Products which the Supplier is responsible for purchasing in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement, and subject to the performance of the Customer's undertakings under the provisions of this Agreement. Purchasing shall be effected in accordance with the provisions of the Production File, the AVL list, and the provisions of this Agreement, and the Customer shall provide the Supplier with all of the components that it is responsible for providing to the Supplier, in accordance with the Production File. Any addition and/or replacement of a Supplier on the AVL list shall require the prior written consent of the Customer. |
8.5. | The Supplier shall report the commencement of the implementation of every ECO by email, bearing the date of application and the Machine number. |
8.6. | The Customer shall be liable for updating sketches and current specifications of the engineering changes to all approved suppliers (the AVL), and shall provide the Supplier with a copy of all up-to-date sketches and specifications. The Supplier shall update the price of the Machine in accordance with the changes made to the BOM. The Supplier shall update the sub-suppliers (AVL) with updated sketches which shall be provided by the Customer within a reasonable time. |
8.7. | The Supplier shall report to the Customer of any substantial faults or problematic work processes that may be discovered or that are expected to be discovered, to the best of the Supplier's knowledge, in manufacture, within a reasonable time of occurrence of the fault. In the event of a substantial fault which might cause a safety or quality problem, a reasonable time shall be considered to be one business day after occurrence of the fault. |
9. | Inventory Management |
The Supplier shall store the product inventory, the parts, the components and the equipment ordered by the Customer (hereinabove and hereinafter: the “Inventory”) in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions. |
10. | Supplier's Obligation to Purchase Inventory from the Customer |
10.1. | The prices of the components included in the Inventory that are sold to the Supplier by the Customer shall be identical to the price in the BOM of such components appearing on the up-to-date BOM list. |
10.1.1. | An item that is found not to be in compliance with the Supplier's requirements shall be reported soon after discovery of the problem by the Supplier and shall be returned to the Customer with a credit to the Supplier for return of the item, in the sum of the relevant purchase price as set out in section 20 of this Agreement. |
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10.1.2. | The Customer undertakes that all of the items of Inventory provided to or sold by it and/or a person acting on its behalf to the Supplier shall be in good and proper condition, in compliance with the production standard and the warranty of the manufacturer who manufactured the aforesaid items, and are suitable to be included among the Products the subject of this Agreement. The Customer shall be liable for any damage that may be caused to the Supplier and/or the Product and/or the Machine for any fault and/or problem and/or defect and/or damage to the items of Inventory and/or to any item or component whatsoever sold and/or delivered by the Customer and/or a person acting on its behalf to the Supplier. Items of Inventory shall be purchased in such quantities, on such dates of supply and payment in accordance with the Customer's Orders and subject to the performance of the Customer's undertakings under the provisions of this Agreement. |
10.1.3. | The Customer shall, at its expense, collect from the Supplier items of Inventory that are damaged and/or faulty and/or not in order and/or in any other way not in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement, and shall immediately provide alternative items of Inventory to the Supplier, at its expense, that are in order and suitable and in compliance with all of the conditions set out in this Agreement. The Supplier undertakes to prepare for the Customer's collection faulty items supplied by the Customer and/or a person acting on its behalf and discovered by the Supplier within 10 business days of discovery of the faulty items, together with a disqualification report. The Customer undertakes to replace the faulty items with working items within 3 business days. This section shall not be relevant to machining, kits, beams and frames and other Make Items. |
10.1.4. | The Customer shall provide the items at least two weeks prior to the start of the date of assembly planned by the Supplier, and not less than one month prior to the planned date of delivery. |
11. | Quality Assurance; Inspection and Review |
11.1. | The Supplier shall manufacture the Product and the Components only from materials approved in the Customer's Production File. The Supplier shall not make any changes to the Product File without the prior written approval of the Customer. |
11.2. | The Supplier shall not make use of Products or Components that have not undergone acceptance review as set out in sections 11.3-11.5 below, and have been found to be perfect and precisely compliant with the specifications of the Product ordered. |
11.3. | The Supplier shall implement such acceptance review as set out in section 11.4 except for OSP Items for which no acceptance review shall be implemented. |
11.4. | Acceptance review shall be implemented on: |
* | Items manufactured by the Supplier – visual review, testing of measurements, supply and raw material tests shall be implemented on 100% of items. |
* | Shelf items not specifically manufactured for Kornit – a visual inspection shall be implemented together with verification of the manufacturer's catalog number. |
11.5. | With respect to a disqualified item, or in the event of any quality problem the treatment of which needs to be decided upon (destruction, return to the Supplier, etc.) (hereinafter: MRD treatment). For OSP items, the Supplier shall be responsible for MRB reporting of OSP items to the Customer within 3 business days, together with an MRB form. |
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11.6. | Once a month, the Supplier shall provide the Customer with a concentrated MRB report, i.e., a report that contains all of the items found in quality control to be faulty or disqualified. |
11.7. | In the event that a problem or fault is found in one of the parts or mechanisms of the Product caused as the result of an act or omission on the part of the Supplier, the Supplier's Quality Manager shall send a report to the Customer's Engineering Department describing the flaw, the remedial operations and the preventative operations taken in order to prevent recurrence of the incident. |
11.8. | The Products shall be subject to final testing and examination at the Supplier's facility (ATP) as such final tests are set out in Appendix 6 to this Agreement, notwithstanding any test or examination having been originally conducted by the Supplier. The process of testing by the Customer, as set out in Appendix 6 to this Agreement, shall be implemented by the Customer at its expense, prior to the process of preparation for packaging which is done by the Supplier. The Customer shall conduct its own tests within 3 business days of receipt of appropriate notice in writing or by email from the Supplier. The Supplier shall participate, advise and assist, in a reasonable manner and on the basis of good will, in the design and performance of the tests by the Customer, where necessary. Should any faults be discovered in the Products, the Supplier shall take care to remedy such at its expense and immediately, quickly, efficiently and continuously. No test by the Customer shall release the Supplier from its liability for any incompatibility of the Product to the items in the technical specifications in the Production File. |
11.9. | The representatives of the Customer shall be entitled, upon prior coordination with the Supplier, to enter into the Supplier's factories where the Products are being manufactured, and to effect inspections and follow-up with respect to the production process and compliance thereof with the provisions of this Agreement, including with respect to the raw materials and inventory items used by the Supplier for manufacture of the Products, the production processes and the quality assurance processes. |
12. | Definition of Purchase Data |
12.1. | “Obsolete Items”, within the meaning of this Agreement, are items or components whose manufacturer or an authorized representative of them gave notice to the Supplier and/or published a notice that the manufacture of them has been stopped on a given date (hereinafter: the “Obsolete Notice”). The Supplier undertakes to give notice to the Customer within 2 business days of the date of receipt by the Supplier of an Obsolete Notice as aforesaid from the manufacturer, with respect to any relevant item. The Customer shall confirm in writing to the Supplier receipt of the Obsolete Notice from the Supplier. |
12.2. | Once a year, the Supplier shall provide the Customer with an Excel File (Appendix 2) which shall contain all of the items of the Machine including MOQ, Lead Time, and security inventory, which shall be approved by the Customer. If a new item is added, the file shall be updated in accordance with data that will be provided by the Customer. The provisions of the Excel file as aforesaid shall not serve to amend the Product File or any of the appendixes thereof. Any amendment of the Product File may only be made in accordance with the procedures set out in this Agreement. |
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12.3 | The Supplier shall be entitled to purchase items from alternative sources of supply, i.e., sources of supply that are not set out in the Product File, and that may be chosen exclusively by the Supplier, provided that the prices set out in this Agreement shall not be changed to the Customer as a result of such change. The Supplier shall be liable for the quality of the items. The Supplier shall provide the Customer with documentation if requested. The Supplier shall not be entitled to replace OEM manufacturers without the Customer's consent. In any event, the price offered by the Supplier shall not be greater than any alternative price that the Customer may find for the same item, of the same quality. At the Customer's request, the Supplier shall provide a list of all suppliers of the manufactured items (namely that are not a shelf products), the Customer shall be entitled to approve this list. The supplier shall not modify this list without the prior written consent of the Customer. |
13. | OSP Items |
13.1. | The Supplier shall not be liable for the quality of OSP Items or their condition and they are not included in the warranty that the Supplier grants the Customer for the Machine. |
13.2. | OSP items shall be defined in the Production File. |
13.3. | The Supplier shall assemble and install the OSP Items in accordance with the Production File and/or the Customer's written instructions. |
13.4. | The Customer shall supply all of the OSP Items required for assembling the Product up to 45 days prior to the ate of supply of the Machine approved by the Supplier, and upon coordination with the Supplier. |
13.5. | A delay in the supply of OSP Items up to 15 days prior to the date of supply shall entitle the Supplier to demand that the Customer pay the entire price of the Machine on the date of supply, in accordance with the Order, and in accordance with the agreed payment conditions, notwithstanding the fact that the date of actual supply of the Machine may be deferred by the Supplier due to the delay in supply of the OSP Items, on condition that the delay in supply of them contributed to the delay in supplying the Machine. By way of example, if the Customer ordered a Machine on February 20, and the date of supply approved by the Supplier was set for June 20, but the Customer only supplied the heads for installation in the Machine on June 19, the Supplier may supply the Machine on a later date, however since the delay in supply of the heads was what caused the delay in supply of the Order, the Customer shall be charged on June 20 and shall pay the price of the Machine to the Supplier on the date so required by the Supplier. |
13.6. | OSP Items found to be faulty in the assembly process shall be replaced by the Customer within three business days. |
13.7. | The Customer shall be liable for the working order and quality of the OSP components. |
13.8. | The Supplier shall handle the OSP Items responsibly and carefully. Only the Supplier's human resources who have undergone training to construct the Products the subject of this Agreement and staff in the warehouse and quality assurance shall be entitled to handle OSP Items. The Supplier shall not be liable for any damage that might be caused to OSP Items, from receipt thereof by the Customer to completion of assembly of the Machine, including during the warranty period of the Machine. Notwithstanding the aforesaid, if the Supplier's information system, when compared with Orders from the Supplier only, and following a stock take at the Supplier, encounters a situation in which OSP Items provided to the Supplier are discovered to be missing, the Supplier shall pay the cost of the missing items to the Customer. |
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14. | Changes |
14.1. | The Customer shall be entitled, at any time and by notice in advance and in writing, to make changes to the Production File. The Customer shall bear all of the costs involved in any such change, in accordance with this Agreement. The Parties shall reach understandings, in good faith, with respect to possible changes in timetables and with respect to the application of the costs of such changes to the price of the Product and the Inventory to the Parties. |
14.2. | It is emphasized that the Supplier shall not have any authority to make any changes to the Product File without the prior written approval of the Customer. |
14.3. | In the event of any change whatsoever in the Product File, the Customer shall be responsible for providing the Supplier with an document setting out engineering changes to the Product File (hereinabove and hereinafter: “Engineering Changes” or “ECO”) within 3 business days of the date of imposition of any such change. The ECO document shall be submitted to the Supplier's Engineering Department for orderly receiving and implementation in the Production File. Confirmation that the ECO has been received and is being handled shall be provided by the Supplier within 2 business days of receipt. |
14.4. | Implementation of the ECO in assembly shall apply in accordance with the Customer's instruction, i.e., the Customer shall set out to the Supplier, in writing, the Machine in which ECO implementation is to commence. |
14.5. | The process of implementation of ECO includes the following Departments: Engineering, Configuration Control, Production Design and Supervision, Purchasing, and Warehouse. |
14.6. | The ECO shall be updated and implemented in products by the Supplier within 15 business days of the date of receipt of it, subject to the Supplier being able to obtain all of the necessary components within such timeframe. If this is not possible, the Customer shall choose whether to defer the date of implementation of the Engineering Change or to supply the components required in order to implement the Change to the Supplier itself, on the date prescribed in writing by the Supplier. |
14.7. | The Customer shall be responsible for providing the Supplier, in writing, with purchasing details for new items contained in the ECO (including price, supplier, MOQ). If the Customer gives notice to the Supplier in writing that the ECO is mandatory, i.e., critical and urgent, update and implementation of the ECO in Products shall be executed within 7 business days, subject to the Parties reaching a written agreement with respect to the change that may be required in the price, and in the payment conditions. In such a case, the Customer shall supply the components required for updating the ECO at its expense, immediately upon the date required by the Supplier. |
14.8. | If there is surplus Inventory as a result of the Engineering Change and this is purchased by the Supplier in accordance with the Orders provided by the Customer, all such surplus Inventory shall be purchased by the Customer, within 7 business days of the date of the notice in writing regarding the Engineering Changes, at the price agreed for pricing the Machine, plus [***]% (cost + [***]%) (cost + [***]% as set out in the price list in section 19.3), plus VAT at law. |
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15. | Supply |
15.1. | Machines shall undergo integration (i.e., a process set out in the Production File and effected by the Supplier), ATP and preparation for packaging (cleaning, color corrections, etc.), defined by the Customer. |
15.2. | After preparation of the Machine for packaging, the Supplier shall conduct a review of the packaging process, in coordination with the Customer and in accordance with the packaging procedures set out in the Production File. |
15.3. | The Machines shall be supplied at the gates of the Supplier's factory. |
15.4. | Packaged Machines shall be sent for storage by the Customer, at the Customer's expense, to a storage site selected by the Customer. |
15.5. | Machines that do not contain all of the items defined in the exit kit as such term is defined in the Production File shall not be packaged and shall not leave the gates of the Supplier's factory without the written consent of the Customer. |
15.6. | The Supplier shall be liable for the completion and orderly functioning of the Products up to delivery thereof to the Customer or to the packaging company at the gate of the Supplier's factory. |
15.7. | If there is a delay in the supply plan, the Supplier must, within one week of the date requested in the Purchase Order, submit a renewed supply plan, setting out the method for closing the gap for subsequent Machines in line for Supply (a Recovery Plan) during the following month. In other words, if there is a delay in the supply of one Machine, the Supplier must send an updated supply plan containing an up-to-date date of supply for such Machine and for all subsequent Machines the supply of which is also delayed due to the delay in supplying the first Machine. |
16. | Cancellations, Deferrals and Advancements: |
The Customer shall have the right to advance, defer or cancel the supply of Products, as follows: |
16.1. | Cancellations |
Orders may be cancelled at no cost, except for the payments set out in this Agreement below, by way of written notice which shall be given to the Supplier at least three months prior to the date set out in the Work Order. |
In the event of any cancellation of an Order, the Customer shall pay for any Inventory that the Supplier purchased in accordance with the Customer's Orders / undertakings and which cannot be cancelled without payment after the Supplier has made reasonable efforts to cancel them, plus [***]% plus VAT at law (cost + [***]% + VAT). |
16.2. | Deferrals |
The Customer shall be entitled to defer the dates of supply set out in the Work Order provided that the Supplier receive a written notice of deferral from the Customer at least [***] days prior to the date of supply set out in the Work Order, the deferral shall be for a period of not more than 30 days, in an advance written notice to the Supplier in accordance with the following conditions and details: |
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Deferral Option | Period Prior to Date of Supply set out in the Work Order | |
[***] | Up to 30 days | |
[***]% of the quantity of the Machines intended to be supplied in the coming month (i.e., the calendar month following the original date of supply set out in the original Order) | Between 31-60 days | |
[***]% of the quantity of the Machines intended to be supplied in the coming month (i.e., the calendar month following the original date of supply set out in the original Order) | Between 61-90 days |
A notice of deferral as aforesaid may be given only once for each Machine (i.e., the Customer shall be entitled to give only one notice of deferral for each of the Machines in the Order). |
Delivery of a notice of deferral within a period of less than 30 days prior to the date of supply set out in the Work Order shall require the Customer to pay [***] set out in the Work Order for the relevant Machine at the time of supply agreed upon in the original Order, and as of the date set out in the original Work Order, on the date on which the Machine is prepared for dispatch to the Customer, the Customer shall be required to send the Machine for storage immediately, at the Customer's expense and liability, at the storage site prescribed by the Customer. |
In the event of deferral of the date of supply by more than 7 days due to the performance of development works by the Customer, the Customer shall be charged with payment for the production floor area that will be required for performance of the development works in accordance with the size of the area required and the period of performance of the development works (and all in accordance with the price list as set out in section 19.3 below). |
16.3. | Advancement of Supply of the Machine to the Customer |
Advancement of Supply of a Machine to the Customer relates both to existing Orders and to new Orders that are required to be supplied within a shorter time than the Lead Time. The Supplier shall act, to the extent that such is reasonably possible, to bring forward the date of supply set out in the Order, in accordance with the written request of the Customer. |
The Customer shall bear all of the costs directly incurred by the Supplier for bringing forward the date of supply (if any), including for: flying in parts and/or components and/or human resources, manufacture by an alternative supplier, sub-supplier requests for price supplements, and any other actual expense that may be incurred by the Supplier. The Supplier shall present invoices to the Customer for independent production (an agreed price list shall be presented in this case) for any such additional expenses. Every expense shall be approved in advance and in writing (including by email) by the Customer and shall be paid by the Customer on the date of payment for the Machine set out in the Order, together with the payment for the Machine, or on such other date as may be agreed upon in writing by the Parties. |
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If, for the purpose of bringing forward the date of supply, the Supplier is required to deviate from ordinary operating hours, subject to the prior written approval of the Customer, the Customer shall be charged for all additional work hours invested by the Supplier, including its employees and contractors, in order to bring forward the date of supply, in accordance with the special work hour tariff under the price list set out in section 19.3. |
17. | Production File |
The Production File or Files and all information and intellectual property rights of the Customer that are contained therein and/or that are related thereto, including as defined above, shall be and shall remain the property of the Customer alone, and there is and shall be no claim, right or argument of any kind whatsoever against the Customer for the Customer's intellectual property that is in the Production File, in whole or in part. The Production File or Files, and all of the aforesaid information, shall be returned to the Customer by the Supplier upon termination of this Agreement for any reason whatsoever, or upon termination of the orderly manufacture of the Product the subject of the Production File, whichever is the earlier. The Supplier undertakes to make no use, except as set out explicitly in this Agreement, of the Production File or Files and any of the above information, or any other equipment belonging to the Customer and/or any intellectual property right belonging to the Customer. The aforesaid shall not derogate from the Supplier's right to keep a copy of the Production File in its possession in order to perform its undertakings under this Agreement and/or in order to document the reason for the Supplier's actions, provided that the Production File, as aforesaid, and all of the portions of it, shall be subject to all of the Supplier's non-disclosure undertakings as set out in this Agreement. |
18. | Production Tools |
18.1. | With respect to all of the production tools which the Product Tree prescribes are to be supplied by the Customer and at its expense, but which will in fact be supplied to the Supplier by the Customer and at its expense (hereinafter: the “Production Tools”), the Supplier undertakes: (a) To keep and maintain all of the Production Tools and to store them in the Supplier's warehouses, all at the Supplier's expense; (b) to store the Production Tools at its own facility separate from materials that are not related to the performance of this Agreement and/or that belong to any third party whatsoever, and to xxxx them clearly as being the property of the Customer; (c) to keep the Production Tools in good order, with the exception of reasonable wear and tear, and to replace and repair them at its expense, if they are damaged as a result of an act of malice or negligence of the Supplier. |
18.2. | Immediately upon the rescission or termination of this Agreement, the Supplier shall return the Production Tools in full to the Customer, in working order, except for reasonable wear and tear. The Customer shall bear the costs of transfer. |
19. | Prices |
The Machines shall be priced in the following way, and the Customer shall pay the payments set out below to the Supplier. For each Machine, the Customer shall pay the Supplier all of the following components: |
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19.1. | Payment for Raw Material: |
The Customer shall pay the Supplier for the raw material as set out in the BOM, in accordance with the pricing for raw materials which shall be provided from time to time (and for each product that will be ordered separately) by the Supplier to the Customer, in accordance with the list of components (BOM) which will be provided by the Customer to the Supplier, plus payment for work and loading as set out in the Table below. |
19.2. | Payment for Work and Loading: |
In addition to the payment that the Customer shall pay to the Supplier as set out in section 19.1, and to the extent that the matter relates to the specific machines set out in the Table below, the payment that the Customer shall make for loading and all work hours that the Supplier and/or a person acting on its behalf may invest in the construction and/or production and/or assembly of each of the Machines that may be ordered by the Customer shall be in accordance with the tariff appearing in the Table below. With respect to Machines that are not set out in the Table, the Parties shall agree on a price and conditions between them, in writing, and until the date of such agreement, the provisions of section 19.3 shall apply. |
The level of prices set out in the Table has been set given the situation in which the Supplier is the manufacturer of at least [***]% of the Machines that it will sell to the Customer, with respect to the aforesaid Machines during the Term of the Agreement. |
931 (Storm II) | 951 (Avalanche) | 952
(Avalanche 1000) | ||||
Loading | NIS [***] | NIS [***] | NIS [***] | |||
Work | NIS [***] | NIS [***] | NIS [***] | |||
Total | NIS [***] | NIS [***] | NIS [***] **** |
Additional agreements between the Parties with respect to the pricing of the Machines: |
The price set out in the Table above is for the manufacture of one Machine and does not include VAT. |
**** The price of Machine 952 does not include costs for [***] hours of work, in the sum of NIS [***] for the assembly of a [***] system. These costs, plus VAT, will be added to the cost of that Machine. |
If a total of fewer than [***] Machines are manufactured during one calendar month, an additional NIS [***] plus VAT at law shall be added to the price for each of the Machines manufactured during such calendar month. |
So long as the actual BOM of the Machine, compared with the BOM appearing in Appendix 1 to this Agreement, alters by a sum of not more than NIS [***] plus VAT, the rate of the load on the Machine shall remain unchanged. In other words, a difference of up to NIS [***] shall not give rise to a change in the price of the Machine. |
(The BOM of a Machine pursuant to Appendix 1 to this Agreement, less the actual requested BOM of a Machine shall hereinafter be known as: the “Difference”). |
If the Difference is greater than NIS [***] plus VAT, the rate of the load paid for the relevant machine shall increase by [***]% of the Difference, plus VAT at law. If the Difference is negative, and is lower than minus NIS [***] plus VAT at law, the load price shall be reduced by [***]% of the Difference. A numerical example for the purpose of illustration: If, following Engineering Changes, the price of Machine 931 drops by NIS [***], the load cost shall drop by NIS [***] ([***]% x [***]), and the final price of Machine 931 will be NIS [***]. |
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In pricing a new model machine that has not yet moved over to serial production, the estimated working hours of an engineer, at an agreed tariff for hourly engineering work (as set out in the price list for services in section 19.3 below), shall be added. For the avoidance of doubt, an Order of a new model machine that has not yet moved to serial production shall require the prior written consent of the Parties to this Agreement with respect to the price of such machine. |
All of the payments set out in this section 19.2 shall be valid for the entire term of the Agreement. |
19.3. | Price List for Services: |
# | Product | Price per Unit before VAT | ||
1 | Loading on spare parts | [***]% of the agreed Machine price for each spare part. | ||
2 | One assembly worker hour. | NIS [***] | ||
3 | Floor space Kfar Saba – sqm per month | NIS [***] | ||
4 | Floor space Nir Eliyahu – sqm per month | NIS [***] | ||
5 | Loading on sale of slow or dead inventory (in the case of ECO) | [***]% of purchase price of all Inventory that has become slow or dead inventory. | ||
6 | Cost of special work hour and renovation | NIS [***] | ||
7 | Cost of one working day overseas for assembly worker ** | NIS [***] | ||
8 | Cost of one working day overseas for engineer ** | NIS [***] | ||
9 | Cost of one working hour in development | NIS [***] | ||
10 | Change in a new product (first 10 Machines, or one year, whichever is the earlier) | NIS [***] for each ECO that contains a change in content |
** The Customer shall be charged with an additional payment for each day on which an employee of the Supplier is overseas on a Friday and Saturday. If the Supplier's employee is required to work on a Friday or Saturday whilst overseas, a [***]% supplement to the tariff set out in the above table shall be added to the above. |
** In addition to the tariff set out in the Table, the Customer shall pay full coverage of the costs of the Supplier's employees for overseas stays, including costs for flights, accommodation, travel, communications, etc., but not including salary, living expenses and overseas travel insurance. For the avoidance of doubt, the Customer shall pay up to NIS [***] per day for communications costs. |
The Customer's Orders for works that are not defined in the Production File, which shall be approved in writing by the Supplier, shall be charged in accordance with the work hours in fact invested, calculated in accordance with the price list in section 19.3 above. |
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All of the payments set out in this section 19.3 shall be valid for a period of [***] calendar months after the date of execution of this Agreement. After the end of the first such calendar year, the validity of the prices set out in this section 19.3 shall be extended unless one of the Parties gives notice to the other Party of its wish to renegotiate the prices. For the avoidance of doubt, the prices set out in the other sections of this Agreement shall remain in force for the entire term of the Agreement. |
19.4. | Special discounts: |
It is agreed that in the event that the Supplier manufactures more than [***] Machines for the Customer during one calendar year, then the Customer shall receive a discount in the sum of NIS [***] on the Machine price set out in this Agreement for each Machine after the 101st Machine manufactured during such calendar year. |
19.5. | Payment Conditions: |
* | Payment Conditions: End of month + [***] days after the date of issue of the invoice, for new Orders. |
* | VAT on the invoices shall be paid to the Supplier on the basis of end of month + [***] days after the date of issue of the invoice. These shall be paid to the Supplier as a rollover advance payment. |
19.6. | Sale of Parts and Assemblies to Customer: |
19.6.1. | A quote for manufacture or ordering of a single item shall be given within [***] business days. |
19.6.2. | A quote for an assembly shall be given within [***] business days. |
19.6.3. | Business days will be counted with respect to the day on which the Customer provides full details of the Item or the Product Tree to the Supplier, in writing. |
19.6.4. | Once every quarter, the Customer shall provide the Supplier, in writing, with orders of parts and assemblies for a time period of four months. |
19.6.5. | Orders for parts and assemblies shall be supplied in accordance with the agreed Lead Time for the Item and taking into account the requirements of the MOQ for the Item, subject to payment of the prices set out in section 19.3. |
19.6.6. | Items shall be supplied from Inventory on condition that such does not harm the Supplier's production plans, i.e., does not cause any delay in the supply of Machines as a result of supply of parts for the Service Department. |
19.6.7. | The minimum sum for an order of parts or components shall be NIS [***], except for urgent cases in which the Customer shall have the option to send an order for parts or components in a sum of less than NIS [***]. |
19.7. | Transportation Service: |
The Customer shall have the option of using the Supplier's transportation service for transporting OSP Items or Orders for service or for transporting parts for development purposes, twice a month, at no cost. |
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20. | Warranty |
20.1. | The Supplier undertakes to the Customer that the Products: (1) shall be in full and complete compliance with the Production File, shall be new and from current production, without any harm to design (to the extent that the design is within the Supplier's responsibility), materials and work, including with respect to packaging (all apart from components and/or spare parts and/or parts that are to be supplied by the Customer) and (2) the Products shall be free and released from any debt, undertaking, claim, pledge, charge, lien or any other right of any third party whatsoever, stemming from an act or omission on the part of the Supplier (hereinafter: the “Warranty”). |
20.2. | Without derogating from the provisions of section 20.1 above, with respect to the Products, the Warranty Period shall be [***] from the date of supply of the Product to the Customer or from the date of charging of the Customer with payment, whichever is the [***] (the “Warranty Period”). With respect to all of the parts from which the Products are made, the Warranty shall remain in force so long as there is a third party warranty in place vis-à-vis the Supplier (back-to-back). |
20.3. | If during the Warranty Period the Customer discovers a flaw that comes within the ambit of the Warranty (hereinafter: the “fault” or “flaw”), notice of such shall be given to the Supplier in writing / by email (subject to a confirmation of receipt), and the Supplier undertakes: (a) to replace the faulty Item or any part thereof; or (b) to repair the flaws, upon coordination between the Supplier and the Customer, all for no consideration and within seven working days after the faulty Item reaches the Supplier's facility (except in the case of a design flaw by the Customer, which shall be repaired by mutual consent between the Parties, within a reasonable period of time, at the Customer's expense and upon the giving of warning of such by the Supplier). The repaired or replaced Product shall remain under Warranty for the remainder of the original Warranty Period on the faulty Item, but for not fewer than 3 months after the end of the repair, at the same time as any warranty that the Supplier may have from the third party manufacturer, if any (back to back). All of the aforesaid shall be effected by the Customer issuing an Order to the Supplier for the faulty Item and by way of a charge to the Customer, and when the faulty Item is returned following repair or replacement, the Customer shall receive a credit (full total set-off) if the allegation that the Item is faulty turns out to be correct. |
20.4. | Notwithstanding all of the aforesaid provisions, the Warranty under this Agreement shall apply only to direct faults or flaws or damages originating in the assembly and/or production processes. The Warranty shall not apply to flaws or faults or damages caused as a result of an act of malice and/or negligence and/or incorrect use of the Product by the Customer or by the end user, or stemming from the design of the Product, including faulty and/or inappropriate design of the Product and/or any harm stemming from a fault in any component and/or part supplied by the Customer, or due to faulty maintenance or natural and reasonable wear and tear. The Customer shall examine the Products soon after receiving them, including operation of the Products, and shall give notice to the Supplier of any fault and/or flaw that may become apparent in such examination. |
20.5. | The Supplier's Warranty is at the factory gate, i.e., any repaid made during the Warranty Period shall be made at the Supplier's factory. |
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20.6. | If during the Warranty Period, the Customer wishes to repair a fault, the duty of repair of which falls on the Supplier, on a Product that is outside of Israel, the Customer shall bear all of the costs of flight and sojourn (including flight, accommodation, communications, travel, etc. (provided that with respect to communications costs, the Customer shall bear a cost of up to NIS [***] per day)) for the Supplier and/or a person acting on its behalf, except for salary costs and travel expenses, which shall be covered by the Supplier. |
20.7. | For the avoidance of doubt, it is agreed that the Warranty the subject of this Agreement does not apply to OSP Items. |
21. | Termination and Rescission of the Agreement |
21.1. | The term of this Agreement shall commence on November 19, 2014, and shall terminate on November 18, 2016 (the “Term of the Agreement”). |
21.2. | This Agreement shall automatically renew for consecutive periods of one year (the first of which shall commence on November 19, 2016), in the event that neither Party sends a registered letter of termination 30 days prior to the end of the Term of the Agreement, or the end of each relevant year of the Agreement. |
21.3. | At any time, the Customer and the Supplier shall have the right to rescind the Agreement in full, or any part thereof, by the giving of notice in writing within one year (365 days) in advance by registered mail or by electronic mail, which shall be backed up, within 10 days, by a registered letter. Upon receipt of the notice of rescission, the Supplier shall not accrue any additional expenses with respect to the performance of the Agreement or performance of the rescinded portion of the Agreement, however, it shall be entitled to continue to incur expenses in order to comply with all of its undertakings under the Agreement, including all of the Supplier's undertakings as such existed on the date of receipt of the notice of rescission. Under the above circumstances, the Supplier shall take any reasonable action required to stop production on its part and shall use its best effort to stop production by any sub-contractor, all to the extent that the above shall not serve to cause the Supplier any damage and/or out-of-pocket expense. The Customer shall have no obligation to make any payment any quantities of the Products and/or Items manufactured over and above open Orders that may come to an end after 365 days after the date of receipt of the notice of rescission written by the Customer. On the date of termination of the Agreement, and against conclusion of the settlement of accounts between the Parties and payment of all of the sums owing to the Supplier under the provisions of this Agreement, the Supplier shall be required to provide the Customer with the inventory of all of the Products for which the Customer has paid in accordance with the provisions of this section, unless the Parties have agreed otherwise in writing. |
21.4. | The Parties may terminate the Agreement immediately in any event in which attachment, receivership, liquidation or bankruptcy proceedings are instituted and are not cancelled within 60 days of the date of being instituted, or in the event that the business of one of the Parties ceases to operate for a period of more than 60 days, or in the event that arrangement proceedings with creditors are initiated. |
21.5. | Each of the Parties shall be entitled to bring this Agreement to an immediate end in the event that the other Party to this Agreement breaches one of the conditions of this Agreement, provided that the infringing party does not remedy the breach within 60 days of the date of receipt of the written notice of the other Party. |
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21.6. | In the event of lawful termination of the Agreement / cancellation of Orders in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement, the Customer shall purchase all of the Inventory from the Supplier that was purchased and/or manufactured by the Supplier in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement and/or the Purchase Orders and/or an email request from the Customer and/or the necessary MOQ within 90 days of the date of delivery of the notice of rescission of the Agreement to the Supplier. For each such Item and/or Component, the Customer shall pay the price for such Item and/or Component as appearing in the BOM plus [***]% plus VAT at law, and shall pay the entire cost of the work invested for the assembly of parts, if any, with respect to the Item the subject of the Order and/or cancellation of the Order, the entire sum payable being paid on the date of demand by the Supplier. The Supplier shall, for its part, act reasonably in order to minimize the damage vis-à-vis the Supplier's suppliers. |
21.7. | The following sections shall continue to apply notwithstanding termination of this Agreement for any reason whatsoever: 19 (Prices) up to the full payment of the sums owing to the Supplier from the Customer in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement; 20 (Warranty), 21, 23 (Service and Support Obligation); 24 (Intellectual Property and Non-Disclosure); 29 (General Matters). |
22. | Service and Support Obligation |
22.1. | The Supplier's service period for the Machines shall commence at the end of the Warranty Period and shall end one year after termination of the Agreement (the “Service Period”). |
22.2. | The Supplier undertakes to provide the Customer with the technical support required with respect to the Machines and their accessories during the Service Period, in return for payment by the Customer of the sums and the prices agreed upon for such technical support. The aforesaid technical support shall be provided at the prices and on the conditions agreed upon in writing by the Parties in the context of the quote signed by both of the Parties for every Item or Product in respect of which such technical support is required. |
22.3. | The repairs and/or supply of the spare parts during the Service Period shall be implemented in accordance with the relevant Lead Time, and in return for the making of the required payment by the Customer. In order to enable performance of the aforesaid undertaking, the Supplier shall retain its ability to supply and/or repair and/or renovate and/or restore the Products manufactured by it during the entire Service Period. |
22.4. | The Supplier shall allow visits by employees of the Customer, subject to prior coordination, to the production line at its facility, for the purpose of implementing inspections, training sessions and the preservation of knowledge. |
22.5. | The provisions set out in this section above shall apply to the Supplier in the event that manufacture of the Products or any portion of them is transferred to a sub-contractor of the Supplier however, in such a case, it is agreed by the Parties that any such visit shall be subject to the consent of and coordination with such sub-contractor. It is clarified that the Supplier shall act vis-à-vis the Supplier's sub-contractors in Israel in order that such sub-contractor shall enable visits by the Customer's employees in order to implement inspections, training sessions and the preservation of knowledge. |
22.6. | For the avoidance of doubt, the Warranty the subject of this Agreement and the Service that will be provided during the Service Period shall not apply to faults stemming from the Customer's design problems, faults stemming from natural wear and tear and faults stemming from incorrect maintenance or unreasonable handling of a Machine, unless such is agreed expressly and in writing by the Parties, in return for payment of the full consideration that the Parties shall agree upon for such handling, during the course of the Service Period for such faults. |
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23. | Intellectual Property, Confidentiality and Non-Competition |
23.1. | The Supplier hereby declares that all of the rights to the Production Files, to the Customer's technology delivered to the Supplier in the Production Files, to the Products, to all programs, details of the technical specifications, and to any other information relating thereto belonging to the Customer and provided to the Supplier in the context of the Production Files and/or the Customer's know-how relating to the manufacture of the Products under this Agreement provided by the Customer to the Supplier and any improvement of any such shall be the exclusive property of the Customer. Without derogating from the aforesaid and without derogating from the provisions of section 23.3, the Parties agree that all of the Products, ideas, methods, solutions, know-how, information and applications (hereinafter: the “Products of the Development”) that may be developed with respect to this Agreement, including the Product, new ideas relating to the Product, and any know-how relating to the Product, shall be the exclusive property of the Customer and the Customer shall be entitled to treat such at will, in accordance with its exclusive discretion, including the sale, marketing, transfer and/or grant of a license to use such (or any other right) to any other person. The Supplier does not and will not have any right whatsoever to make any use whatsoever of the Products of the Development or any other equipment belonging to the Customer and/or any intellectual property right belonging to the Customer, except for the purpose of manufacture of the Products in accordance with this Agreement. The Supplier undertakes that, on the date of supply, the Products shall be free and released of any debt, undertaking, claim, pledge, charge, lien or any other third party right whatsoever, stemming from the obligations of the Supplier or any person acting on its behalf. All of the provisions of this section shall be subject to the provisions of section 23.3. |
23.2. | Upon execution of this Agreement, the Supplier shall sign a non-disclosure and non-competition undertaking in the form attached to this Agreement as Appendix 3. |
23.3. | For the avoidance of doubt, the field of the Supplier's business shall be the planning, manufacture, assembly and sale of products of a kind similar to the Products the subject of this Agreement, including digital printers and spare parts, including machining, automation, transition from design to manufacture and the entire field of design and construction of electro-mechanical machines (the “Field of the Supplier's Business”). All of the Supplier's know-how and intellectual property in the Field of the Supplier's Business, as in existence on the date of execution of this Agreement, and as may be developed from time to time by the Supplier and/or a person acting on its behalf in the Field of the Supplier's Business in the context of performance of the Supplier's undertakings under the provisions of this Agreement, shall be the exclusive property of the Supplier and shall continue to remain in the exclusive title of the Supplier throughout the term of the existence of this Agreement and thereafter, and the provisions of this Agreement shall not serve to harm the Supplier's title, as aforesaid, to any know-how and/or intellectual property that is within the Field of the Supplier's Business. |
23.4. | The Supplier shall not be entitled, for its services, to any monetary or other compensation over and above that set out expressly in this Agreement. |
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24. | Relationship between the Parties |
24.1. | It is hereby declared by the Parties that the Supplier is neither an employee nor a representative of the Customer, and with respect to any matter contained in this Agreement, the Supplier is an independent entity. The Supplier is not authorized to make any undertaking of any kind whatsoever on behalf of the Customer, and is not authorized to bind the Customer in any way whatsoever. The Supplier shall bear, at its expense, all of the costs and expenses involved in the performance of this Agreement by it, and all subject to the provisions of this Agreement. |
24.2. | Any person who is sent to do any work whatsoever at the Customer's factories for any period of time whatsoever by the Supplier shall be an “employee” of the Supplier only, as interpreted in accordance with any law, and neither this Agreement nor any other agreement shall create employer-employee relations between such person sent to work by the Supplier to the Customer's factories and the Customer, for any intents or purposes whatsoever. |
24.3. | The Supplier shall make all of the mandatory payments required under any law for its employees by virtue of the relationship between the Supplier and its employees, including income tax, health insurance and any tax or other payment that it may be charged with due to the performance of its undertakings under the Agreement and/or receipt of the consideration for provision of the Services under this Agreement. Furthermore, the Supplier shall make all of the mandatory payments required under the law by virtue of the relationship between it and the Customer for itself, including income tax payments, and any other tax and/or payment that it may be charged with due to its undertakings as an independent supplier under this Agreement. |
24.4. | The Parties agree that if, notwithstanding the aforesaid, the Customer is charged by a competent court, as employer, to make any payment to the Supplier's employees or for any of the Supplier's employees as a result of the existence of employer-employee relations between the Customer and such employee of the Supplier, the Supplier shall reimburse the Customer, immediately upon receipt of notice of such payments, the sum paid by the Customer together with interest and linkage differentials at law from the date of payment until the date of actual restitution by the Supplier. |
24.5. | During the Term of the Agreement and for a period of 12 months following termination hereof, the Parties shall not directly or indirectly solicit, persuade, attempt to solicit or attempt to persuade an employee and/or sub-contractor, including ITS' sub-contractor TD in China, to terminate his employment with the other Party or his contract with the other Party or to reduce the scope of his work with the other Party, and shall not directly or indirectly employee such an employee and shall not enter into a contract with any such sub-contractor directly and/or indirectly, all to the extent that such relates to a contract that did not exist between the party and such sub-contractor prior to the date of execution of this Agreement. |
25. | Declarations |
The Supplier hereby declares and undertakes as follows: |
25.1. | The Supplier shall have the knowledge, expertise, ability, experience, skills, facilities and professional and skilled human resources necessary for manufacture of the Orders at the level, quality, and nature in accordance with the Product File and on the dates set out in the Orders approved in writing by the Supplier; |
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25.2. | The Supplier undertakes to perform its function loyally, with skill and devotion, using all of its skills and know-how, exercising discretion and maintaining the interests of the Customer, acting in accordance with reasonable professional practice and employing, for such purpose, skilled manpower. The Supplier further undertakes to act with reasonable haste as is required for the efficient and timely performance of the Orders, and to provide its services, where necessary, all subject to the performance of the Customer's undertakings under the provisions of this Agreement; |
25.3. | The Supplier has examined the Customer's demands under this Agreement and the Appendixes hereto, and has found them to be clear, precise and appropriate for the requirements of performance of its undertakings under this Agreement; |
25.4. | The Supplier undertakes not to transfer and/or assign and/or convert to any other entity its rights or obligations under this Agreement, in whole or in part. |
26. | Insurance |
26.1. | Without derogating from the Supplier's undertakings under this Agreement and from its liability for the damages for which it is liable under any law, the Supplier undertakes to take out and keep, at its expense, throughout the entire period of application of this Agreement, and for a period of one year after the termination of this Agreement, insurance policies in its favor, in the sums and at the liability limits prescribed by it at its discretion, provided that such shall not be less than the policies and conditions set out in the form of certificate of insurance attached as Appendix 4 constituting an integral part of this Agreement (hereinafter: the “Certificate of Insurance”), and as set out below: |
A. | Insurance of property, equipment, inventory and any other assets relating only to the equipment and/or inventory and/or property of the Customer that is within the possession and/or control of the Supplier. |
B. | Insurance for Consequential Loss |
C. | Employer’s Liability Insurance |
D. | Third Party Liability Insurance |
E. | Product Liability Insurance |
F. | Professional Liability Insurance |
26.2. | The Supplier undertakes to provide the Customer with the form of Certificate of Insurance (Form 4), verbatim, without any amendments or adjustments apart from the filling in of details and particulars in the designated places for such, and subject to agreements with the insurer, signed by a reputable insurance company operating in Israel, not later than 4 days after the date of execution of this Agreement. In the event of any incompatibility between the provisions of the Certificate of Insurance issued by the Supplier and the provisions of this Agreement, the Supplier undertakes to cause amendment of the insurance policies immediately and within not more than one month of the Customer's demand, in order to adjust them to the provisions of this Agreement, and subject to the insurer's consent. |
26.3. | At the Customer's request, the Supplier undertakes to present the aforesaid certificates at the end of each Insurance Term and so long as this Agreement remains in force, and not more than 7 days after the date of termination of the Insurance Term, as set out in the certificate, and all during the term of the existence of this Agreement. The Customer shall be entitled to prevent the Customer from continuing to provide the Services and/or perform the Orders in the event that the aforesaid certificate is not issued on time. It is agreed that the Supplier shall be estopped from making any claim against the Customer due to not being able to commence and/or continue provision of the Services and/or performance of the Orders prior to issue of the certificate, as aforesaid. |
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26.4. | If in the Supplier's opinion, there is a need for the Supplier to take out additional and/or supplementary insurance policies in addition to the above insurance policies, then following the Supplier's consent, the Supplier undertakes to take out such insurance policies as required. Any such additional and/or supplementary property insurance shall include a section regarding waiver of the right of subrogation in favor of the Customer and its employees and directors, but not in favor of any person who causes malicious damage. For the purposes of liability insurance the name of the insuree shall be extended to include the Customer, its employees and directors for their liability for the acts and/or omissions of the Supplier, subject to the existence of a cross-liability section. |
26.5. | The Supplier undertakes to strictly keep and uphold all of the provisions of the insurance policies and the instructions of the insurer verbatim, and without derogating from the generality of the aforesaid, to maintain all of the provisions regarding safety and precautions. |
26.6. | Should the Supplier, in good faith, breach the provisions of the insurance policies in such a way as to invalidate the rights of the Customer under the policies, the Supplier shall be liable for the damages in full and exclusively, and it shall not have any monetary and/or other claims and/or demands against the Customer for any monetary and/or other damage that may be caused to it as a result of such. |
26.7. | The Supplier undertakes to give notice, immediately, in writing, of the occurrence of any event and/or damage and/or loss. |
26.8. | The Supplier undertakes to take any reasonable action which may be required to be done in order to exercise the (Supplier's) insurance policies where necessary, including joinder to an insurance claim, in accordance with the (Supplier's) insurance policies, if so required by it. The Supplier shall be liable for payment of the insurance premiums, and for payment of the Supplier's policyholder's contribution in the event of damage to the extent that such relates to policies issued by the Supplier and at its expense. These sums may be set off by the Customer (in the event that it pays such sums in lieu of the Supplier) against any sum that may be owing to the Supplier under the Agreement. |
26.9. | The Supplier shall be liable, in full, for uninsured damages which the liability for is imposed upon it by virtue of the sections of this Agreement, including damages that fall below the policyholder's contribution limit set out in the policies. |
26.10. | It is hereby clarified that the existence of the policies shall not serve to release the Supplier from any liability that it owes to the Customer or to any third party by virtue of any law or this Agreement, and the existence of such insurance policies shall not serve to make the Supplier's liability conditional. Should any payment be made by the insurance company in a sum that is lower than the actual sum of the damage or the flaw in respect of which and against which the payment was made, the Supplier shall be required to pay the balance of the sum owing as compensation or as coverage for the damage or the flaw up to the full value thereof, and all subject to legal proceedings or proceedings by consent in the context of and upon coordination with the insurers, between the Parties. Should the insurance company breach its duty to pay under the policies, such shall not serve as a defense for the Supplier and it shall be required to pay any sum that it owes by virtue of its liability under any law or agreement, notwithstanding the fact that this sum was supposed to have been paid by the insurance company. |
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26.11. | For the avoidance of doubt, it is agreed that the liability limitations set out in the Certificate of Insurance, shall amount to minimum requirements imposed upon the Supplier, which must examine its own exposure to duty and determine its own liability limitations accordingly. |
26.12. | The taking out of the insurance policies as aforesaid and/or issue of the certificate and/or any demand by the Customer and/or persons acting on its behalf shall not derogate from the Supplier's liability under this Agreement and/or under any law and/or shall not serve to impose any liability on the Customer and/or the persons acting on its behalf, unless the damage and/or defect are caused due to an act or omission by the Customer and/or a person acting on its behalf, whether caused in good faith or maliciously. It is declared and agreed that the Supplier shall be estopped from making any claim or demand to the Customer and/or the persons acting on its behalf and/or persons under its service with respect to the substance and scope of the insurance policies required. |
26.13. | Without derogating from the liability of the Supplier under this Agreement, the Supplier undertakes to accept any obligation and/or liability of any kind whatsoever which may be imposed upon it due to contractors and/or sub-contractors operating on its behalf and/or for it with respect to the Agreement. |
26.14. | For the avoidance of doubt, the Customer shall act vis-à-vis its customers with respect to any matter of any claim or complaint and shall not redirect any claim to the Supplier, indirectly, other than with respect to the Customer's direct conduct with the Supplier. |
27. | General Matters |
27.1. | Each Party to this Agreement hereby undertakes not to assign its rights or obligations or any part thereof under this Agreement to any third party whatsoever unless: (a) Approval of such assignment is given by the other Party in writing and in advance and (b) the third party agrees, in writing, to be bound by all of the requirements set out in this Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, any form of merger of one of the Parties and/or any act of acquisition of assets and/or change of the shareholders (whether such constitutes a change in control or not), shall be permissible under this Agreement and in any event, shall not constitute a breach of this Agreement by either of the Parties in general, and shall not constitute a prohibited assignment under this section 27.1 in particular. |
27.2. | The laws of the State of Israel shall apply to this Agreement. The exclusive local jurisdiction shall obtain to the courts at Tel Aviv. |
27.3. | This Agreement embodies and exhausts all of the agreements between the Parties, in full, with respect to the matters contained herein, and prevails over any agreements that existed between the Parties prior to the execution of it. No amendment, alteration or addition to this Agreement shall be of any force nor shall be deemed to have been implemented unless effected in writing and signed by both of the Parties to this Agreement. |
27.4. | In the event of any contradiction between the provisions of any Order or any other document between the Parties, the provisions of this Agreement shall prevail, unless otherwise expressly agreed in writing. |
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27.5. | The headings of this Agreement are for the sake of convenience only and shall not have any significance in the interpretation of this Agreement. |
27.6. | The Customer and the Supplier are bound by this Agreement verbatim, but do not waive any of their rights which may not be set out in this Agreement, as companies operating commercially in the State of Israel. |
27.7. | In the event that any of the provisions of this Agreement is deemed to be unenforceable or invalid in accordance with any law or in accordance with the ruling of a court, such ruling shall not make the rest of the Agreement unenforceable or invalid. Under such circumstances, the provision shall be amended and shall be interpreted in such a way that its purposes shall be realized to the extent possible, within the limitations of the applicable law and the relevant judicial rulings. |
27.8. | The addresses of the Parties for the purpose of delivery of notices under this Agreement shall be as set out in the preamble. Any such notice that shall be sent by registered mail shall be deemed to have been delivered three (3) business days after the date of dispatch; in the event of dispatch by facsimile or by some other electronic means, the notice shall be deemed to have been delivered one business day after delivery, subject to written approval of receipt thereof, or on the date of delivery if delivered by hand. |
27.9. | The Parties shall be entitled to set off debts owed to one another, only following advance written notice of 30 days. |
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement,
By their authorized signatories, on the date first set out above:
Kornit Digital Technologies Ltd. | ITS Industrial Techno-logic Solutions Ltd. |
By: /s/ Xxxx Xxxxxxxxx | By: /s/ Xxxx Xxxxx |
Name: Xxxx Xxxxxxxxx | Name: Xxxx Xxxxx |
Position: COO | Position: CEO |
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