EXHIBIT 10.1
Sino-foreign Joint Venture Contract for
New Dragon Asia Flour (Yantai) Company Limited
Article 1 Introduction
1.1 Shandong Longfeng Flour Company Limited (as "Party A") and Mix Creation
Limited (as "Party B"), based on the principal of equality, mutual
benefits and upon friendly consultation, agreed to jointly establish
the New Dragon Asia Flour (Yantai) Company Limited in Yantai, Shandong,
the P.R.C. according to the "Sino-foreign Equity Joint Venture Law of
the P.R.C.". The joint venture is regulated by this contract.
Article 2 Joint Venture Parties
2.1 The joint venture parties of this contract are:
Party A: Shandong Longfeng Flour Company Limited,
registered in Yantai,
Shandong, the P.R.C.
Legal address: 00 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxx (X), Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxx,
Shandong, the P.R.C.
Legal representative: Xue Xxx Xxxx
Position: Chairman
Nationality: Chinese
Party B: Mix Creation Limited
Legal address: TrustNet Xxxxxxxx X.X. Xxx 0000, Xxxx Xxxx,
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx
Legal representative: Suk Xxxxx Xx
Position: Chairman
Nationality: American
Article 3 Joint Venture Company
3.1 Party A and Party B agreed to jointly establish the New Dragon Asia
Flour (Yantai) Company Limited (as "Joint Venture") according to the
"Sino-foreign Equity Joint Venture Law of the P.R.C." and other
relevant regulations in the P.R.C.
3.2 Name of the Joint Venture: (___)
English name: New Dragon Asia Flour (Yantai)
Company Limited
Address of the Joint Venture: 00 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxx(X), Xxxxxxx,
Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx, the P.R.C.
The Joint Venture is registered in Yantai, Shandong, the P.R.C.
3.3 All activities of the Joint Venture must obey the laws, orders and
relevant regulations of the P.R.C.
3.4 The Joint Venture is a limited liability company. Party A and Party B,
as the Joint Venture's shareholders, bear limited liability according
to their respective registered capital. Party A and Party B share the
profits, the losses and the risks in proportion to their respective
registered capital.
Article 4 Operation Aims, Areas and Capacity
4.1 The joint venture of Party A and Party B aims at utilizing the funding
and technology from both parties to assist the Joint Venture to produce
flour and other foods by employing advanced technology and scientific
management method. In addition, the Joint Venture will develop new
products and improve efficiency and quality of the products so as to
compete in the market and bring profits to the shareholders.
4.2 The operation areas of the Joint Venture are:
(i) Production and sales of flour and other foods;
(ii) Research and development of flour and other foods;
(iii) Provision of after-sales services for flour and other foods.
4.3 The production capacity of the Joint Venture in the first year shall be
100,000.00 tones per annum. Among 30% of the total products shall be
exported. The expansion of production capacity and the operation sizes
in the future will be decided by the Board of Directors
Article 5 Total Investment Amount and Registered Capital
5.1 The total investment amount of the Joint Venture is RMB 56,000,000.00
The registered capital of the Joint Venture is RMB 28,000,000.00 Of
which:
Party A will provide RMB 2,800,000.00 in form of cash, factory and
equipment as 10% of the registered capital of the Joint Venture.
Party B will provide foreign currency equivalent to RMB 25,200,000.00
as 90% of the registered capital of the Joint Venture.
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The difference between total investment amount and the registered
capital will be provided by the shareholders in form of shareholder
loans. Of which:
Party A will provide RMB 2,800,000.00 as Party A's shareholder loan to
the Joint Venture. The Joint Venture will repay Party A's shareholder
loan and interest in RMB. Party B will provide foreign currency or RMB
equivalent to RMB 25,200,000.00 as Party B's shareholder loan to the
Joint Venture. The Joint Venture will repay
Party B's shareholder loan and interest in original loan currency.
The timing of providing shareholder loan depends on the funding
requirement of the Joint Venture.
5.2 Party B will provide foreign currency as registered capital. The
exchange rate between foreign currency and RMB shall be the middle
foreign exchange rate quoted by the Bank of China at the capital
payment day.
5.3 The shareholder loan interest and the loan maturity date shall be
decided by the Board of directors.
5.4 The Joint Venture will apply and register the relevant contracts and
Party B's shareholder loan so that Party B's dividends and shareholder
loan principal and interest can be remitted out of the P.R.C. legally.
5.5 The registered capital of the Joint Venture shall be paid according to
the following schedule:
(i) Party A will invest in form of cash, factory and equipment
within 3 months after the Joint Venture obtained its business
license;
(ii) Party B will invest in form of Hong Kong dollars, US dollars
or equivalent foreign currency within 3 months after the Joint
Venture obtained its business license.
5.6 The registered capital of both Parties will need the written
confirmation report from a certified practising accountant registered
in the P.R.C. The confirmation fee will be paid by the Joint Venture.
After obtaining the capital contribution confirmation report, the Board
will issue the certificate of investment.
5.7 The increment of registered capital of the Joint Venture will need the
Board approval. If one party cannot provide new capital according to
the board resolution, the other party can choose to provide the new
capital for the other party. The shareholdings will then be adjusted
according to the actual investment in registered capital of both
Parties. The change in shareholdings will need the approval of and
registered in the relevant authority.
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5.8 The increment of shareholder loan of the Joint Venture will need the
approval of the Board. If it involved the increment of total investment
amount or registered capital, the approval from relevant authority will
be needed. Each party should provide his shareholder loan according to
their respective proportion in the registered capital of the Joint
Venture.
5.9 If any party transfers all or part of her registered capital to other
third party, other Party and relevant P.R.C. authority's approvals are
required.
5.10 When one party transfers all or part of its registered capital
("Vendor"), other shareholder shall have the first priority to
purchase. The other shareholder should reply whether agree to purchase
the Vendor's registered capital according to the selling price offered
by the Vendor within 60 days (including public holidays) after the
Vendor sent out the sales notice. If the other shareholder agrees to
purchase the Vendor's registered capital, the Vendor should perform the
share transfer and bear the related costs. If the other shareholder
does not purchase the Vendor's registered capital or does not reply
within the said 60 days, the Vendor can sell its registered capital to
third party with the selling price not lower than the price offered to
other shareholder beforehand. The Vendor shall apply the approval from
and registered the transfer at the relevant authority. Besides, the
third party purchaser must provide a written agreement to comply with
the terms of this contract and bear the responsibilities of the Vendor
under this contract.
The Vendor shall give the certificate of investment back to the Joint
Venture during the transfer. The Joint Venture will then cancel it and
issue a new certificate to the purchaser and register the transfer with
the relevant authority.
5.11 Any party cannot mortgage, pledge or create lien on all or part of his
registered capital without the approval of the Board.
5.12 The total cash invested by both Parties shall be used to purchase all
assets and liabilities of Dalian Meilong Food Company Limited
("Seller") existed on the date of obtaining Joint Venture's business
license. The Seller will responsible for filing the transfer
application and handling the approval requirement of the relevant
authority. The selling costs will be borne by the Seller.
5.13 After the Joint Venture purchase the assets and liabilities from the
Seller, the Board of the Joint Venture will appoint people to examine
the assets and liabilities. The Joint Venture and the Seller will then
sign the assets and liabilities transfer confirmation as evidence to
prove the Seller has transferred all assets and liabilities to the
Joint Venture.
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Article 6 Responsibilities of Each Party
6.1 Party A and Party B shall be individually responsible for the
completion of the following tasks:
Party A's responsibilities:
(i) process approval application and taxation and other
registration procedure, obtaining business license for the
Joint Venture from relevant Chinese authorities.
(ii) apply to the land administrative department for the Joint
Venture to obtain necessary land use right and arrange the
land lease contract.
(iii) assist the Joint Venture to notarize the land lease contract,
the land use right certificate and/or assets purchase
agreement. The costs shall be borne by the Joint Venture.
(iv) contribute registered capital and shareholder loan according
to provisions of Article 5.
(v) arrange foreign currency registration of the related contracts
and Party B's shareholders loans so that the dividend and
shareholder loan and interest can legally remit out of the
P.R.C. in foreign currency.
(vi) assist the Joint Venture to lease or purchase equipment,
parts, raw materials, office utensils, transportation and
communication facilities, etc.
(vii) assist the Joint Venture to arrange any matters in relation to
infrastructure facilities such as water, electricity and
transportation, etc.
(viii) assist the Joint Venture to manage daily operation. (ix)
assist the Joint Venture to arrange local bank loans. (x)
assist Party B to handle necessary matters. (xi) assist the
Joint Venture to handle other matters.
Party B's Responsibilities:
(i) contribute registered capital and shareholder loan according to
provisions of Article 5.
(ii) responsible for the Joint Venture's quality control, product
development, management training and market development in the P.R.C.
and aboard.
(iii) responsible for set up, operation, control and computerization of the
finance department of the Joint Venture.
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(iv) responsible for the daily operation management of the Joint Venture.
(v) implement other matters being entrusted by the Joint Venture.
Article 7 Sales of Products
7.1 Products of the Joint Venture can be sold both in and out of Chinese
territory. 30% of sales are sold abroad and 70% are sold within the
country.
7.2 Products of the Joint Venture sold in domestic markets can be sold
through Chinese governmental departments, commercial departments or the
Joint Venture.
7.3 In order to sell products and provide after-sale service in and out of
Chinese territory, the Joint Venture can establish branches in and out
of Chinese territory for sale service after obtaining approval from
relevant authorities.
Articles 8 Board of Directors
8.1 The registration date of the Joint Venture is the setting up date for
the Board of Directors.
8.2 The Board of Directors consist of 9 directors, of which 1 director
shall be appointed by Party A and 8 directors shall be appointed by
Party B. The Chairman of the Board shall be appointed by Party B and
the Vice-chairman appointed by Party A. The office term of directors,
chairman and vice chairman shall be 4 years. The directors can continue
their positions upon reappointment by their respective parties.
8.3 The Board of Directors is the highest authority in the Joint Venture
and has the power to determine all important issues concerning the
Joint Venture. Its major powers are set as follows:
(i) amendment or supplement to the Articles of Association of the
Joint Venture.
(ii) termination and dissolution of the Joint Venture and selecting
members of the liquidity committee.
(iii) increase or transfer of the registered capital.
(iv) cooperation and merger with other economic organizations.
(v) mortgage, guarantee or transfer of assets of the Joint
Venture.
(vi) appointment, division of responsibilities and employment
termination of General Managers, Assistant General Manager,
Chief Engineer, Chief Accountant and auditors.
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(vii) preparing plans for the Joint Venture development and
determining plans for production, operation, sale and finance
and profit.
(viii) reviewing annual operation report submitted by the general
manager.
(ix) deciding annual profit distribution scheme.
(x) approving Joint Venture's labor contract scheme and various
internal rules.
(xi) revising salary and welfare system of the Joint Venture.
(xii) determining organization structure of the Joint Venture,
establishing or canceling functional departments.
(xiii) Other major issues concerning the Joint Venture.
Abovementioned subsection (i), (ii)(except condition 18.2), (iii), (iv),
(v) shall be approved by unanimous consent of all directors present in
the board meeting. The other matters shall be approved by majority vote
in the board meeting.
8.4 Unless appointed as representative of other director, Chairman and
vice-chairman do not have an extra vote or casting vote on any board
meeting.
8.5 The board meeting shall be initiated and held by the Chairman. If the
Chairman cannot hold the meeting for any reason, the Vice-chairman or
other directors shall hold the meeting.
8.6 Chairman of the Board of Directors is the legal representative of Joint
Venture. Temporary authorization could be delegated to Vice-chairman or
other directors when Chairman is not able to perform his duty.
8.7 Board of Directors shall hold at least one meeting each year. Chairman of
the Board shall send written "effective notice" to each director 30 days
before the board meeting date. The effective notice shall be treated as
effective arrival after ten days from the sending date.
8.8 The Chairman should hold a temporary meeting upon the request of more
than 1/3 of all the directors. Chairman of the Board shall send
"effective notice" to each director 14 days before the board meeting
date. The effective notice shall be treated as effective arrival after
ten days from the sending date.
8.9 "Effective notice" much be in written form and send by registered air
mail to the correspondence address as stated in Articles 21. Effective
notice should mention the meeting agenda, time and place.
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8.10 The Chairman can use fax to notify each director but this cannot be
treated as "effective notice".
8.11 The board meeting shall only be held with attendance of at least 7
directors from both Parties. Board meeting shall be postponed five
working days after the date of original meeting if directors of either
party are absent from it (based on working day in the P.R.C.). Such
deferred meeting may be held with the attendance of any 7 or more
directors.
8.12 Director can appoint a proxy to attend and vote in the board meeting if
he is unable to attend the meeting.
8.13 If a director's correspondence address changes, he should notify the
Joint Venture, each other directors and the Chairman. If the effective
notice cannot reach the director after two consecutive times and he or
proxy does not attend the board meeting, his absent will be treated as
forfeiting his voting right.
8.14 Joint Venture should bear each director or his representative's
traveling and accommodation expenditure incurred for attending the
board meeting.
8.15 Each board meeting should have a detail written record and signed by
all attended director or his representative. Board resolution will be
signed by attending directors or his representative and keep by the
Joint Venture. A copy will be provided to each party.
Article 9 Management Organization
9.1 The Joint Venture sets up management organization, responsible for the
daily operation of the Joint Venture. The management organization shall
have one general manager and two assistant general managers who are
employed by the Board of Directors for a term of 3 years.
9.2 General manager is responsible for carrying out decisions made by the
Board and daily operation of the Joint Venture. Assistant general
managers shall assist general manager to perform his duty. General
manager can authorize an assistant general manager to perform his duty
on behalf of him under the condition that he is not able to perform his
duty.
9.3 Several senior executives of Joint Venture including a Chief Engineer
and a Chief Accountant shall be employed by Board of Directors to
assist General Manager and assistant general managers. They are
responsible for issues in relation to engineering technology, financial
and accounting management and other business management.
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9.4 Members of the Board may be appointed as General Manager or assistant
general manager at the same time.
9.5 Board has the power to terminate the employment contract with General
Manager, assistant general managers or any employee in the Joint
Venture.
Article 10 Labor Management
10.1 The Board shall, subject to the P.R.C. Regulations on Labor Management
in Sino-foreign Equity Joint Venture and relevant regulations, prepare
plans for labor recruitment, dismissal, salary, insurance, welfare,
rewards and punishments schemes. Employment contracts may be, based on
the proposed system, signed by an employee individually or labor union
collectively with the Joint Venture. Labor contracts shall be reported
to the local labor authority for records after being signed.
10.2 The employment, salary, insurance, welfare benefits and traveling
allowance of senior executives shall be decided by the Board.
Article 11 Taxes, Finance and Audit
11.1 The financial and accounting system of the Joint Venture shall be
established by the Joint Venture according to the Sino-foreign Equity
Joint Venture Financial Accounting Standard issued by the Ministry of
Finance and other relevant rules and regulations.
11.2 The accounting policies and standards of the Joint Venture shall be
initiated by Party A and to be approved by the Board. Such policies
shall be filed in the local government's financial department and tax
department.
11.3 The Joint Venture shall pay various taxes in accordance with the P.R.C.
laws and regulations.
11.4 Employees of the Joint Venture shall pay personal income tax in
accordance with the P.R.C. Law on Personal Income Taxes and other
relevant regulations.
11.5 The Joint Venture shall keep reserve funds, enterprise development
funds and employee welfare funds in accordance with the P.R.C. Law on
Sino-foreign Equity Joint Ventures. The ratio for provision of each
fund shall be determined by the Board based on operating results of the
Joint Venture.
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11.6 The accounting year of the Joint Venture is from January 1 to December
25 of each year. All accounting receipts, bills, records and reports
shall be produced in Chinese.
11.7 Certified public accountants registered in the P.R.C. shall be
appointed to examine and audit the Joint Venture's financial and
accounting records. They shall report the results to the Board and the
General Manager.
11.8 If any Party requests to employ other auditors to examine the annual
accounts of the Joint Venture, the other Party shall give its consent.
The Joint Venture shall co-operate in full with this auditor.
11.9 During the first 3 months after the end of each business year, the
General Manager shall organize the preparation of the last year's
balance sheet, profit and loss statement and profit distribution plan
and submit the result to the Board for inspection and approval.
Article 12 Bank Accounts and Foreign Exchange
12.1 According to the managing requirement of the Joint Venture and the
relevant regulations, the Joint Venture can open RMB or foreign
currency bank accounts with financial institutions in the P.R.C. or
aboard after approval. The Board of the Joint Venture shall decide the
signatories of the cheques.
12.2 The foreign currency of the Joint Venture (e.g. investment by Party B,
overseas loan, foreign currency incomes or other foreign remittance)
shall be deposited into the Joint Venture's approved foreign currency
bank accounts in the P.R.C. or aboard according to the relevant foreign
exchange laws or regulations. All foreign currency expenses should be
paid through the above foreign currency bank accounts.
Article 13 Profit Distributions
13.1 The Joint Venture shall keep reserve funds, enterprise development
funds and employee welfare funds. The ratio for provision of each fund
shall be determined by the Board based on operating results of the
Joint Venture.
13.2 Profit of the Joint Venture shall be distributed in proportion to the
actual payment of registered capital once a year. The distribution
amount shall be determined by the Board. The profit to both parties
shall be distributed within 1 month after announcement of profits
distribution by the Joint Venture.
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Article 14 Shareholding Transfer
14.1 All assets shall be owned by the Joint Venture during the term of
cooperation. Any party shall not be allowed to transfer, sell or
mortgage any part or all of the assets without approval of the Board.
Any transfer made by a single party shall be void.
14.2 Any transfer of the shareholdings, contractual rights and
responsibilities in part or in whole made by a single party to a third
party must get the prior consent of the other party and approval of the
original approval authority. The other party to the Joint Venture shall
have the priority to purchase the transfer under the same conditions
comparable to a third party.
14.3 If approved by the original approval authority, any party (the
"Purchaser") can purchase the shareholding from other party (the
"Vendor"). Or he can suggest other purchasers (the "Replacement
Purchaser") to purchase the shareholding of the Vendor.
14.4 If both Parties cannot agreed a value of the Joint Venture within 30
days after the Purchaser providing written notice the Vendor to
purchase the shareholdings, the value of the Joint Venture shall be
determined by a registered professional assets valuator based on the
international standard with the assumption that the Joint Venture will
carry on its business. The valuation costs shall be borne by the
Vendor.
14.5 The selling price of the Vendors' shareholdings shall equal to the
value of the Joint Venture agreed by both Parties or determined by the
abovementioned valuator in the proportion of Vendor's total registered
capital in the Joint Venture.
14.6 Any party or Replacement Purchaser can refuse to sell or purchase the
proposed transfer shareholdings (where applicable) within 15 days after
receiving the notice of Joint Venture`s value from the abovementioned
valuator.
14.7 If the Purchaser or the Replacement Purchaser provides written notice
in agreeing to buy the Vendor's shareholdings in the Joint Venture, the
Vendors shall complete all transfer procedures within 30 days after the
date of such written notice. The Purchaser or Replacement Purchaser
shall pay all purchase consideration in Hong Kong dollars or US dollars
(RMB if local purchaser) within 10 days after the completion of
transfer. If the Vendor is Party B, the Purchaser or Replacement
Purchaser shall remit the purchase consideration to bank account
designated by Party B after completion of transfer and approved by the
relevant authority. The Vendor shall bear all the relevant tax payment
and other costs (including the valuation fee stated in clause 14.4)
according to the relevant regulation as a result of the Vendor's
retreat.
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14.8 The Joint Venture should manage its business according to normal
condition until the Vendor shareholding transfer procedures are all
completed.
Article 15 Duration of the Joint Venture
15.1 The duration of the Joint Venture is 50 years. The date of
establishment of the Joint Venture is the issuing date of the business
license.
15.2 Under the suggestion by any party, the Joint Venture may apply to
approval authority for an extension of the Joint Venture's duration
within 6 months prior to the expiration upon a unanimous approval of
the Board.
Article 16 Insurance
16.1 All kinds of insurance of the Joint Venture shall be insured from
insurance companies registered in the P.R.C. The Board shall determine
all terms & conditions in insurance policies, including category,
insurance values and others.
16.2 Employment insurance, social insurance and other insurance shall be
insured for employees by the Joint Venture. Hence the Joint venture
will not be responsible for any accident compensation, welfare and
expenses after retirement of employees. Detailed insurance policies
shall be determined by the Board.
Article 17 Confidentiality
17.1 Each party of this contract undertakes that he and his appointed Joint
Venture directors or employees shall not disclosed any information
related to the Joint Venture to any other people, corporate or
organization without the board consent.
17.2 The right and responsibility of this confidentiality clause, except the
public information from other sources or information provided under the
request of any stock exchange or laws, shall be effective after the
termination of this contract by any reason.
Article 18 Amendment, Alternation and Termination of the Contract
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18.1 Amendment to the Contract shall only be effective upon a written
agreement signed by both parties and approval of original approved by
authority.
18.2 Under the following conditions, any party can terminate this contract
with "Effective Notice" and apply to the relevant authority for
approval:
(i) The Joint Venture suffers losses and cannot be operated;
(ii) The Joint Venture cannot be operated because of force majeure;
(iii) The Joint Venture cannot meet its business target;
(iv) Any party breaches the contract or articles of the Joint
Venture and the other party reasonably believe that such
breach will cause the Joint Venture to fail to fulfill its
economic objective or cause the other party or Joint Venture
to incur risk to lose or have an unfavorable effect on the
Joint Venture's operation.
(v) Unreasonably reject directors from one party to join the board
meeting or management of the Joint Venture.
(vi) The government confiscates or expropriates all or part of the
assets of the Joint Venture.
(vii) Any party's economic benefits seriously affected by the change
of the P.R.C. laws, regulations or other requirements after
the signing of this contract.
(viii) Other reasons which cause the Joint Venture cannot be normally
operated.
Article 19 Treatment of Assets after Maturity of the Joint Venture Duration
19.1 When Joint Venture period is expired or the Joint Venture terminated
before the approved period, if one party's share has not been sold
according to Article 14, the liquidated assets will be distributed
according to the shareholding ratio and relevant laws. The liquidation
committee or related matters will be regulated by the Articles of the
Joint Venture.
Article 20 Liabilities of Breach of Contract
20.1 Any party who has failed to contribute the registered capital in
accordance with the provisions of Article 5 of this contract shall be
liable to pay penalty charges equal to 1% per month of the registered
capital payable to the other party starting from 3 months after the
submission date. The other party shall have the right to terminate this
contract and claim for damage from the breaching party, in addition to
the accumulated penalty charges equal to 3% of the registered capital
payable, if capital contribution has been overdue for 6 months.
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20.2 If any party does not perform or seriously default under this contract
or the Joint Venture's Articles which cause the Joint Venture to cease
operation, unable to achieve the targets stated in this contract,
bankruptcy or liquidation, the defaulting party shall be treated as
default and terminate this contract on his own. The other party shall
have the right to issue an "Effective Notice" to termination this
contract before the original approved duration, entitled to apply to
the original approval authority for termination of this contract and
claim for compensation from the default party. The defaulting party
shall compensate for damages suffered by the Joint Venture, if both
parties agree to continue the Joint Venture. If this contract was
breach by one party and cause this contacts or its appendix cannot be
partly or wholly be performed, the defaulting party shall bear all the
responsibilities.
Article 21 Correspondence Address
21.1 All notices issued to any party under this contract shall be
effectively sent to all Joint Venture Parties. The correspondence
addresses of each party and his appoint directors are as follow:
Party A: Shandong Longfeng Flour Company Limited.
Correspondence address: 00 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxx (X), Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxx,
Shandong, the P.R.C.
Contact person: Xue Xxx Xxxx
Phone no.: (00) 000 0000000
Fax no.: (00) 000 0000000
Party B: Mix Creation Limited
Correspondence address: 00/X Xxx Xxxxx Xxxxx XX, 00 Xxxxx'x Xxxx
Xxxxxxx, Xxxx Xxxx
Contact person: Man Xxxx Ki
Phone no.: (000) 00000000
Fax no.: (000) 00000000
Article 22 Force Majeure
22.1 In the case of force majeure such as earthquake, typhoon, fire, war or
other unforeseeable accidents which directly renders one party unable
to perform its duty under the terms and conditions of this contract,
such party shall inform the other party of such accidents, provide with
accident details and valid documentation for failure to
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fulfill this contract in part or in whole or necessity for deferred
performance within 15 days after the incident. Such documents shall be
issued by the notary office in the area where the accident occurs. Both
parties may negotiate the methods to reduce the effect and decide
whether to terminate the Contract, partly relieve the breaching party
from contractual liabilities, or delay the performance of this contract
according to the affecting level.
Article 23 Applicable Law
23.1 Conclusion, effectiveness, interpretation, performance and disputes
settlement related to the Contract are governed by the P.R.C. Law.
Article 24 Dispute Settlement
24.1 All disputes caused by or related to implementation of this Contract
shall be settled through negotiation between both parties. Disputes not
to be settled as such shall be submitted to China International Trade
and Economy Arbitration Commission for arbitration subject to the
Commission's arbitration rules after 30 days after sending the
Effective Notice. The arbitration award is final and shall be binding
upon both parties.
24.2 Any party can apply to the court for enforcing the arbitration award.
During the procedures of arbitration, enforcing the arbitration award
or enforcing this contracts and related matters, both party agree to
forfeit the right to allege by using the legal exemption right from the
nation or as a nation's organization.
24.3 During the process of arbitration, the Contract shall be continuously
executed except for the sections under arbitration.
Article 25 Language
25.1 This Contract shall be written and signed in Chinese.
Article 26 Effective and Miscellaneous
26.1 All Joint Venture's Land Lease Contract, land use right certificate,
building certificate or asset purchase contract shall be notarized by a
public notary. Such costs shall be borne by the Joint Venture.
26.2 All costs related to the assets transfer to the Joint Venture shall be
borne by Party A or the vendor.
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26.3 Party B will responsible for the computerization for the Joint Venture
and suggest plans to purchase suitable software and equipment. All such
plans shall be decided by the Board.
26.4 All supplement agreements prepared under the principle of this contract
shall form part of the constitution documents of this contract.
26.5 Each Party of this contracts represents and undertakes that he has the
full power and right to sign this contract, perform the duties under
this contract and the authorized signatories of this contract has full
authorization to sign this contract.
26.6 Except clause 18.2, ineffectiveness of any clause of this contract will
not affect the effectiveness of other clauses of this contract.
26.7 This contract shall be approved by the relevant authority and be
effective in the approval date.
26.8 The contract is signed by a legal representative of Party A and a proxy
of Party B in Longkou, the P.R.C. on June 1, 1999
26.9 This contract has eleven original copies. Party A retains 3 copies.
Party B retains 3 copies. The Joint Venture retains 5 copies.
Party A: Shandong Longfeng Flour Company Limited
Legal representative:
Party B: Mix Creation Limited
Proxy:
June 1, 1999
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