SUPPLY AND DISTRUBUTION AGREEMENT BETWEEN NATURAL GLACIAL WATERS INC. AND AQUABLUE SPRING WATER INTERNATIONAL INC. LES EAUX DE SOURCE AQUABLUE INTERNATIONAL INC.
SUPPLY
AND DISTRUBUTION AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
NATURAL
GLACIAL WATERS INC.
AND
AQUABLUE
SPRING WATER INTERNATIONAL INC.
LES
EAUX DE SOURCE AQUABLUE INTERNATIONAL INC.
THIS
AGREEMENT IS DATED THE 22 DAY OF AUGUST, 2008 FOR REFERENCE
BETWEEN:
NATURAL
GLACIAL WATERS INC.
0000
Xxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxx Xxx, XX X0X 0X0
(the
“Manufacturer”)
AND:
AQUABLUE
SPRING WATER INTERNATIONAL, INCL./LES EAUX DE SOURCE
AQUABLUE
INTERNATIONAL INC.
507,
Places x’Xxxxx, Bureau 1529, Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxx, X0X 0X0
(the
“Distributor”)
(The
manufacturer and the Distributor shall collectively be referred to as the
Parties in this Agreement.)
RECITALS:
WHEREAS:
A.
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The
Manufacturer is a corporation duly incorporated pursuant to the British
Columbia Business Corporations Act, and is represented by Xxxx Xxx, its
Chief Executive Officer, who is duly authorized for the purposes of this
Agreement.
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B.
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The
Distributor is a corporation duly incorporated pursuant to the Canada
Business Corporations Act, and is represented by Xxxx Xxxxxxx, its
President, who is duly authorized for the purposes of this
Agreement.
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C.
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The
Manufacturer is in the business of bottling, selling and supplying premium
natural glacial spring water to third party distributors of natural spring
water.
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D.
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The
Manufacturer is also in the business of selling, and distributing premium
natural glacial spring water in Asia (including and not limited to Taiwan,
the People’s Republic of China, Korea, and Japan), Canada (including and
not limited to Vancouver Island, British Columbia, the City of Vancouver,
British Columbia, the Lower Mainland of British Columbia, and Edmonton,
Alberta), and the United States (including and not limited to State of
California) under its own brand of NÉVÉ and CANADA
ICEFIELD.
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E.
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The
Distributor is an independent intermediary specializing in the
distribution of premium natural spring
water.
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F.
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The
Distributor wishes to exclusively distribute and market bottled natural
glacial spring water under the Distributors brand name of “AQUABLUE” (the
“Brand”).
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G.
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The
Manufacturer wishes to supply the Distributor with bottled natural glacial
spring water (the “Product”) under the Distributor’s brand name of
“AQUABLUE” and to grant the Distributor the exclusive right to distribute
the Brand in any territory the Distributor may
develop.
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H.
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The
Parties agree that this Agreement shall in no way whatsoever restrict of
limit the Manufacturer’s business of bottling, selling, and distributing
natural glacial spring water under its own brand of NÉVÉ and CANADA
ICEFIELD in any current or future territory developed by the Manufacturer,
shall in no way whatsoever restrict or limit the Manufacturer from
developing and marketing future brands, and shall in no way whatsoever
restrict or limit the Manufacturer’s business of bottling, selling and
supplying natural spring water to other third party distributor(s), other
than distributor’s current, in any current or future territory developed
by the Manufacturer.
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I.
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It
is the intention of the Parties to establish a complimentary commercial
relationship between them and they wish, to that effect, to establish
between them an atmosphere of cooperation and constant consultation so as
to enable the development of policies for the production, the marketing
and the distribution in order to ensure maximum penetration of the
“AQUABLUE” Products.
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J.
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The
Manufacturer agrees no to directly contact distributor’s customer. A
written consent from the distributor is needed prior the manufacturer
enter into a formal business relationship with the distributors
customer’s. A customer list, however needs to be supplied to the
manufacturer on monthly basis. Manufacturer’s current customer is exempt
from this restriction.
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NOW THEREFORE the Manufacturer
and the Distributor agree that:
SUPPLY
OF WATER
1.
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The
Manufacturer shall supply the Distributor with natural glacial spring
water from its sources (the “natural spring water”). All natural
spring water supplied by the Manufacturer shall at all times
meet or exceed the standards and regulations established by NSF
International (the “NSF”) and the International Bottled Water
Association.
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SUPPLY
AND DISTRIBUTION
2.
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The
manufacturer hereby agrees to grant the distributor the right to purchase
from the Manufacturer natural spring water for the purpose of distributing
and marketing the Product under that distributor’s Brand for the term of
this Agreement.
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3.
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The
Distributor shall have the exclusive right to distribute and to sell the
Products under the brand AQUABLUE on the Territory for the term of this
Agreement, or any renewal thereof.
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PRODUCT
PACKING SPECIFICATIONS
4.
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The
Parties agree that all raw material specifications, packing
specifications, prices and volume discounts agreed upon by the Parties are
detailed in Schedule B to this
Agreement.
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5.
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in
the event that the Distributor wishes the Manufacturer to supply Product
to the Distributor in bottle and formats other than those agreed upon and
detailed in Schedule B to this Agreement, the Manufacturer and Distributor
will provide the Distributor with new raw material specifications, packing
specifications and prices, and the raw material specifications, packaging
specifications, prices and volume discounts stated in Schedule to this
Agreement shall not be applicable.
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LABEL
AND COSTS FOR LABELS
6.
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The
Distributor shall supply the artwork to be printed on the labels applied
to the Product.
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7.
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The
Distributor shall supply the artwork to be printed on the cardboard cases
that will be used to package the
Product.
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8.
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There
will be a one time set-up cost for creating a printing plate and cutting
die for the labels to be applied to the Product. The cost for creating a
printing plate and cutting die for the labels shall be paid by the
Distributor. Payment for the printing plate and cutting die shall be paid
by the Distributor to the Manufacturer at the time of the Distributor’s
first order.
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9.
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There
will be a one time set-up cost for creating a printing plate and cutting
die for the artwork to be printed on the cardboard cases. The cost for
creating a printing plate and cutting die for the cardboard cases shall be
paid by the Distributor. Payment for the printing plate and cutting die
shall be paid by the Distributor to the Manufacturer at the time of the
Distributor’s first order.
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RAW
MATERIAL AND MATERIAL SPECIFICATIONS
10.
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The
Manufacturer shall purchase all the raw material(s) required to bottle and
package the Product.
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11.
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The
Manufacturer shall supply the raw materials for each plastic bottle as
described in Schedule B to this
Agreement.
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12.
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The
Manufacturer shall give the Distributor 45 days written notice prior to
implementing any change in the raw material(s) supplied under this
Agreement. In the event that the Manufacturer makes a change to the raw
material(s) supplied under this Agreement, the raw material(s) that is
substituted in place of the original shall meet or exceed the quality of
the original raw material(s)
supplied.
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BOTTLE
DESIGN
13.
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The
Parties agree that the Manufacturer’s “Traditional” bottle design as shown
on Schedule “A” to this Agreement shall be used to bottle the
Product.
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CHANGE
IN BOTTLE DESIGN
14.
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In
the event that the Distributor wishes the Manufacturer to utilize a bottle
of a design other than the manufacturer’s “Traditional” bottle design, the
Distributor shall pay for all cost and expense necessarily required to
retool the production line (the “retooling cost”). Payment for retooling
the production line shall be delivered by the Distributor to the
Manufacturer prior to the commencement of any work required for the
retooling.
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15.
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The
Manufacturer agrees to reimburse the retooling cost to the Distributor if
and when the Distributor’s purchase of Product in the new bottle design
exceeds 1,000,000 cases.
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Packaging
and Shipping Specifications
16.
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The
Manufacturer shall package the Product in cardboard cases, the whole as
described in Schedule B to this
Agreement.
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17.
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The
Manufacturer shall ship Product to the Distributor only when there is
sufficient quantity of Product to completely fill a 40 foot shipping
container.
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Price
and Volume Discounts
18.
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The
unit price and volume discounts for each format of the Product are
described in Schedule B to this
Agreement.
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19. All
monetary amounts in this Agreement are stated in and shall be paid in Canadian
currency. In addition, unless otherwise indicated, the amounts of money stated
in this Agreement shall not be interpreted to include the amounts stipulated in
the Goods and Services Tax, the Quebec Sales Tax, and any other tax on such
payment during the term hereof.
Price
Change by the Manufacturer
20.
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The
Manufacturer shall be permitted to change the price stated in
Schedule B of this Agreement upon giving the Distributor 60 days written
notice of any change to the price. (the “price
change”).
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21.
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In
the event of a price change, the Manufacturer shall apply the price in
effect prior to the price change to any order placed by the Distributor
before the price change takes effect. The Manufacturer shall not withhold
any order placed by the Distributor before the price change, and the
Manufacturer shall supply the Distributor with all orders placed prior to
the coming into force of the price
change.
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22.
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The
Parties agree that the price and the volume discounts stated in Schedule B
of this Agreement shall be reviewed on each anniversary date of the
signing of this Agreement.
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23.
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The
Parties agree that a price change made on the anniversary review of this
Agreement, if any, shall come into effect sixty (60) days following the
anniversary date.
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PRODUCTION
SCHEDULE
24.
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For
the first six months, the distributor should provide a monthly sale
forecast to the manufacturer. After this time period, the Distributor
shall provide the Manufacturer with its sales forecast 120 days before the
date the Distributor intends to place an order (the “preset sales
forecast”).
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25.
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The
Parties shall each use its best efforts to cooperate to establish a
production schedule for each quarter of the year based upon the
Distributor’s present sales
forecast.
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26.
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The
Manufacturer will try its best to work with Distributor’s present sales
forecast. The Manufacturer will inform the Distributor if preset sale
forecast is over its current production capacity and will not be liable
for any order amount that exceeds manufacturer’
capacity.
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TERMS
OF PAYMENT
27.
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Payment
terms for all Product purchased by the Distributor from the Manufacturer
shall consist of a 30% down payment paid at the time of order, and with
the remainder 70% of the purchase price to be paid by an irrevocable
letter of credit opened by the Distributor in favour of the Manufacturer
at the time of the order. The irrevocable letter of credit shall be in a
format specified by the Manufacturer, and the same format shall be used
for each order.
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SHIPMENT
28.
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Unless
otherwise agreed in writing, the Manufacturer shall ship all Product FOB
Vancouver Port.
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29.
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The
Manufacturer shall not be subject to penalties of any kind whatsoever for
any delay in the shipment date beyond the ship date formally
acknowledged by the Manufacturer unless otherwise agreed to in
writing by the Manufacturer.
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MANUFACTURER
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
The
Manufacturer represents and warrants to the Distributor as follows:
Status
and Capacity to contract
30.
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The
Manufacturer is a corporation duly incorporated, validly existing and in
good standing under the British Columbia Business Corporations Act with
respect to the filing of annual reports, and has the power and capacity to
enter into this Agreement and carry out its terms to the full
extent.
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Authority
to contract
31.
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The
execution and delivery of this Agreement and the completion of the
transaction contemplated by this Agreement have been duly and validly
authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of the
Manufacturer, and this Agreement constitutes a legal, valid and binding
obligation.
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Water
Quality
32.
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The
natural spring water supplied by the Manufacturer is tested, and the
quality of the natural spring water supplied by the
Manufacturer meets or exceeds the standards and regulations established by
the NSF and the IBWA.
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Ability
to Supply Product
33.
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The
Manufacturer has the necessary resources and production capacity to ensure
the production and supply of no less than 200,000 cases of Product per
month for the Year 2008 so as to meet the Distributor’s
requirements.
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DISTRIBUTOR
REPRESENTATION AND WARRANTIES
The
Distributor represents and warrants to the Manufacturer as follows:
Capacity
to contract
34.
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The
Distributor is a corporation duly incorporated,
validly existing and in good standing under the Canada Business
Corporations Act with respect to the filing of annual reports, and have
the power and capacity to enter into this Agreement and carry out its
terms to the full extent.
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Authority
to contract
35.
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The
execution and delivery of this Agreement and the completion of the
transaction contemplated by this Agreement have been duly and validly
authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of the
Distributor, and this Agreement constitutes a legal, valid and binding
obligation.
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Resources
36.
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The
Distributor represents to the Manufacturer that it has a distribution
network of a size that is adequate to ensure the complete distribution of
the Product marketed under the Distributor’s
Brand.
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Contacts
37.
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The
Distributor represents to the Manufacturer that it has the necessary
business contacts to enable it to have easy access to the markets targeted
for the sale and distribution of the Product marketed under the
Distributor’s Brand.
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Disclosure
38.
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The
Distributor does not have to disclose information on its distribution
operations to the Manufacturer.
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OBLIGATIONS
OF THE MANUFACTURER
Production
Quantity
39.
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The
Manufacturer shall ensure that it has the resources and the capacity to
produce an supply the Product in sufficient quantity in order to maintain
an inventory capable of meeting the volume of orders from the
Distributor.
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Production
Quality
40.
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The
Manufacturer shall ensure that the quality of the Product shall at all
times meet or exceed the standards and regulations established by the NSF
and the IBWA.
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Production
and Quality Assurance Procedures
41.
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The
Manufacturer shall disclose its production and quality assurance
procedures to the Distributor, and shall inform the Distributor of any
changes the Manufacturer may implement to its production and quality
assurance procedures.
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42.
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The
Manufacturer’s production and quality assurance procedures shall at all
time meet or exceed the standards and regulations established by the NSF
and IBWA.
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43.
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The
manufacturer shall notify the Distributor of any governmental
announcements, investigations or actions affecting Product
quality.
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44.
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The
Manufacturer shall maintain all production records and
logs.
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45.
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At
the written request of the Distributor, the Manufacturer shall make
available, and produce the production records and logs for inspection by
the Distributor.
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Transportation
and Delivery Costs
46.
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The
Manufacturer shall be responsible for any and all transportation cost for
the delivery of the Product from its factory in Fanny Bay, British
Columbia to the Vancouver port of departure in the Province of British
Columbia designated by the
Distributor.
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Risk
of Loss – Transportation
47.
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All
risk of loss during transportation of the Product from the Manufacturer’s
factory to the Distributor’s port of departure shall be borne solely by
the Manufacturer.
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Indemnification
48.
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The
Manufacturer shall indemnify and hold harmless the Distributor from any
claim, demand, suits, actions, including fees of whatever kind,
disbursements, both legitimate and reasonable, judicial and extrajudicial,
whether a case is founded or not, any judgment and any award because of an
act or omission on its part of any default in the execution of its
obligations under this Agreement.
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Best
Efforts
49.
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The
Distributor shall use its best efforts to develop and maintain a
progressive level of purchase of the
Product.
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Transportation
and Delivery Costs
50.
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The
Distributor shall be solely responsible for any and all transportation
costs for the delivery of Product from the Distributor’s designated port
of departure in the Province of British Columbia to the Distributor’s port
of arrival.
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Risk
of Loss – Transportation
51.
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All
risk of loss during transportation of the Product from the Distributor’s
designated port of departure to the Distributor’s port of arrival shall be
borne solely by the Distributor.
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Indemnification
52.
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The
Distributor shall indemnify and hold harmless the Manufacturer of any
claim, demand, suits, actions, including fees of whatever kind,
disbursements, both legitimate and reasonable, judicial an extrajudicial,
whether a case is founded or not, any judgment and any award because of an
act or omission on its part or any default in the execution of its
obligations under this Agreement.
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DEFECTIVE
PRODUCTS
53.
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In
the event of a defective product claim by the Distributor, the Parties
agree that an independent government certified laboratory, as a greed to
between the parties, shall be hired to test and evaluate the Product
alleged to be defective for the purpose of determining the source and
cause of the defect, if any.
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54.
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The
total cost of the laboratory testing shall be borne by and the sole
responsibility of the Manufacturer if the laboratory results conclude that
the fault for the defect lies the Manufacturer, and its production
procedures.
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55.
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The
total cost of the laboratory testing shall be borne by, and the sole
responsibility of the Distributor if the laboratory results conclude that
the fault for the defect is a result in the Distributor’s storage and
distribution process.
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56.
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In
the event that the laboratory result is inconclusive in anyway whatsoever
as to where the fault for the alleged defect lies, or if the laboratory
result is inconclusive in anyway whatsoever as to the existence of a
defect, the total cost of the laboratory testing shall be shared equally
between the Manufacturer and the
Distributor.
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57.
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If
any Product supplied by the Manufacturer to the Distributor is determined
to be defective, and if the fault for the defect lies with the
Manufacturer, the Manufacturer shall be liable to the Distributor only for
the replacement of Product, FOB point of Distributor’s customer, and then
only if the Manufacturer is notified in writing of such alleged defect
within 90 days from the date of delivery to the Distributor’s
customer.
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DEFAULT
AND TERMINATION
Termination
without notice
58.
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This
Agreement shall terminate automatically and without notice, whether formal
or informal, if either one of the following events
occur:
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a.
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If
either the Distributor or the Manufacturer becomes insolvent or makes an
assignment or its assets in favor of its creditors or liquidates its
assets;
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b.
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If
either the Distributor or Manufacturer produces a motion for voluntary
bankruptcy or if a petition for bankruptcy is initiated against it, or
that a final judgment is rendered declaring its bankruptcy;
or
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c.
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If
either the Distributor or Manufacturer sells, assigns transfers its rights
or any portion of its rights under this Agreement without the prior
written consent of the other party;
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Termination
with Notice
59.
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The
Parties may at any time terminate this Agreement through written notice
only to the other party, without prejudice to any of their rights and
remedies, if any of the Parties fails to comply with any term of this
Agreement, and then only if such default is not corrected within 90 days
following the delivery of the written notice describing the
default.
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60.
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If
the default is not remediable, then the non-defaulting party may terminate
this Agreement by written notice to the other
party.
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TERM
OF AGREEMENT
5
Year Term and Renewal
61.
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This
Agreement is for a term of 5 years, and shall be automatically renewed for
a subsequent 5 year term unless written notice to the contrary is
delivered by either party to the other 60 days prior to the expiration the
term, or any renewal thereof.
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62.
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In
addition, all parties agree that all clauses contained in this Agreement
shall automatically terminate upon the expiry of this Agreement, save and
except for those clauses listed under the heading
“Survival”.
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Coming
into Force
63.
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This
Agreement shall come into force from the date on which it is
signed.
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RELATIONSHIP
64.
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It
is the intention of the Parties to create a strategic partnership in order
to enhance their respective
businesses.
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65.
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Neither
party shall have any authority, right, or power whatsoever to enter into a
contract or commitment on behalf of the other or to obligate or bind the
other in any way whatsoever, nor shall either party hold itself out as
having any power, right, or authority to do
so.
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66.
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The
Distributor has not received any tacit or explicit authority to create
binding obligations on behalf of the Manufacturer in any manner
whatsoever. For greater clarity, the authority of the Distributor is
strictly limited to that of an independent contractor, and the Distributor
shall not be deemed to be an employee or agent of the
Manufacturer.
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67.
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Each
party shall have the exclusive right to select, engage, fix the
compensation of, discharge and otherwise to supervise and control the
persons hired by it and shall, with respect to all such persons, perform
all obligations and discharge all liabilities imposed upon employers under
labour, wage hours, workmen’s compensation, unemployment compensation or
insurance, social security and other federal, provincial and municipal
laws and regulations.
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INTELLECTUAL
PROPERY
68.
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The
Parties agree and acknowledge that neither party shall acquire any right
to any patent, trademark or other intellectual property owned, created or
developed by the other party prior to the coming into force of this
Agreement, during the term of this Agreement, or any renewal thereof, or
after the termination of this
Agreement.
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CONFIDENTIALITY
Confidential
Information
69.
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The
Manufacturer and the Distributor shall fully protect all Confidential
Information and shall not release to any other third party any
confidential business matters. The Manufacturer and the Distributor shall
not use any Confidential Information disclosed or obtained from each other
through this Agreement for any purpose other than for the purposes of this
Agreement. The Manufacturer and the Distributor shall take all possible
measures to ensure that their respective employees, servants, agents,
affiliates, or related companies of whatsoever nature shall not at any
time directly or indirectly furnish to any person any information about
the other party’s Confidential Information during the term of this
Agreement, any renewal of this Agreement, or when this Agreement
terminates.
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70.
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The
term “Confidential Information” in relation to information disclosed by
the Manufacturer to the Distributor shall mean information relating to
Manufacturer’s business, including and not limited to all oral and written
information concerning the business of the Manufacturer, and without
limiting the generality of the following the bottling processes, water
purification techniques, production and quality assurance procedures,
production records and logs, services, products, names of customers and
customer lists, pricing data, production costs, and product costs of the
Manufacturer.
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71.
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The
term “Confidential Information” in relation to the information disclosed
by the Distributor to the Manufacturer shall mean information relating to
the Distributor’s business, including and not limited to all oral and
written information concerning the business of the Distributor, and
without limiting the generality of the following the names of customers,
and customer lists, information on the Distributor’s distribution network,
pricing data, production costs, and product(s) costs of the
Distributor.
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Return
of Confidential Information
72.
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Upon
termination of this Agreement, all parties to this Agreement shall return
all Confidential Information to the originating party from which such
Confidential Information was originally
received.
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ASSIGNMENT
73.
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This
Agreement may not be assigned by any party without the prior written
consent of the other party, which consent may be arbitrarily
withheld.
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NON-WAIVER
74.
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No
failure or delay by either party in exercising any right, power or
privilege under this Agreement will operate as a waiver thereof, nor will
any single or partial exercise thereof preclude any other or further
exercise thereof or the exercise of any right, power or
privilege under this Agreement.
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SURVIVAL
75.
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Provisions
of the following paragraphs of this Agreement shall survive the
termination of this Agreement:
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a.
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Paragraph
69 – “Confidentiality”;
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b.
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Paragraph
77 – “Dispute Resolution”;
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c.
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Paragraph
79 – “Governing Law”;
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d.
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Paragraph
68 – “Intellectual Property”;
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e.
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Paragraph
73 – “Assignment”
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FORCE
MAJEURE
76.
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No
Party to this Agreement shall be liable for any failure to perform its
obligations under this Agreement if such performance is rendered
impossible as a result of acts of God, acts of one or both of the parties,
acts of war (whether declared or undeclared), acts of civil or military
authority, fires, strikes, partial or complete work stoppages, lockouts,
riots, compliance to any regulations or orders of any governmental
authorities or any other cause of whatsoever kind which is beyond the
control of the party prevented from performing, and whether such cases is
like or unlike the specific causes listed in this
paragraph.
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DISPUTE
RESOLUTION
77.
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Disputes
arising under this Agreement shall be resolved through friendly
discussions and negotiations among the Parties. In the event that any
dispute is not resolved within 30 working days following the date on which
the disputed matter is first raised by written notice from one party to
this Agreement to the other, any party to the Agreement has the right to
submit the dispute to arbitration by a single arbitrator appointed by the
British Columbia International Commercial Arbitration Center (“BCICAC”)
under the Rules established by the BCICAC. The decision of the
single arbitrator shall be final and binding upon all
parties.
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78.
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During
the period in which any disputed term of this Agreement is being
arbitrated, the Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and the
parties shall continue to observe and implement all other terms of the
Agreement.
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GOVERNING
LAW
79.
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This
Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the law of
British Columbia, and the law of Canada applicable herein and all disputes
and claims, whether for damages, specific performance, injunction,
declaration or otherwise, both at law and equity, arising out of, or in
any way connected with, this Agreement shall be referred to the courts of
British Columbia and each of the parties hereby attorns to the exclusive
jurisdiction of the courts of British
Columbia.
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SEVERABILITY
80.
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If
a court or other tribunal of competent jurisdiction determines that any
one or more of the provisions contained in this Agreement is invalid,
illegal or unenforceable in any respect in any jurisdiction, the validity,
legality and enforceability of such provision or provisions shall not in
any way be affected or impaired thereby in any other jurisdiction and the
validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions
contained herein shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby,
unless in either case as a result of such determination this Agreement
would fail in its essential
purpose.
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NOTICES
81.
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Any
notices required any this Agreement shall be sufficient if given in
writing and delivered in person or by facsimile transmissions as
follows:
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If to the
Manufacturer: Delivery address: 0000 Xxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxx Xxx, XX X0X
0X0
Mailing
address: X-00, X-0, Xxxxx Xxx, XX X0X 0X0
Fax:
(000) 000-0000
Attention:
Xxxx Xxx
With a
copy to: Xxxxxx & Co.
Barristers
& Solicitors
Unit 306
– 000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxx, XX X0X 0X0
Fax:
(000) 000-0000
If to the
Distributor: 507, Places x’Xxxxx, Bureau 1529
Montreal
(Quebec) X0X 0X0
Fax:
(000) 000-0000
Attention:
Xxxx Xxxxxxx
With a
copy to:
Guy
Baillareon, Esq.
Barristors
& Solicitors
00
Xxxxx-Xxxx Xxxx Xxxxx 0000
Xxxxxxxx
(Xxxxxx) X0X 0X0
Fax:
(000) 000-0000
Any such
notice shall be deemed to have been duly given upon delivery if delivered in
person, and on the day following transmission if given by
facsimile.
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EXPENSES
82.
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Each
party to this Agreement is liable for the expenses it incurs or agrees to
incur under this Agreement. No party to this Agreement may commit any
other party to pay any expenses except with the express written agreement
of that other party.
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HEADINGS
83.
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The
headings appearing in this Agreement are inserted for convenience of
reference only and will not affect the interpretation of this
Agreement.
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NO
CONTRA PREFERENTUM
84.
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The
language in all parts of this Agreement shall in all cases be construed as
a whole and neither strictly for nor strictly against any of the parties
to this Agreement.
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GENDER
85.
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In
this Agreement, unless the context otherwise requires, words importing the
singular include the plural and vice versa, words importing gender include
all genders.
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ENTIRE
AGREEMENT
86.
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This
Agreement constitutes the entire and only agreement and understanding
between the parties and supersedes all prior agreement or understandings
whether written or oral. There are no representations, promises or
warranties made by any of the parties to this Agreement, expect for those
which have been specifically set out in this Agreement. No term of this
Agreement shall be modified, replaced, changed, or altered in any manner
whatsoever expect by the express written agreement of the
parties.
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AMENDMENT
87.
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This
Agreement may be modified or changed in whole or in part by mutual
agreement between the Parties. Any changes or any modification, if any,
shall become effective on the day it is recorded in writing and signed by
the Parties and attached to a copy of this Agreement as a schedule. No
amendment of this Agreement will be binding unless made in writing by all
the parties to this Agreement.
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COUNTERPARTS
88.
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This
Agreement may be signed in as many counterparts as may be necessary each
of which so signed shall be deemed to be an original, and such
counterparts together shall constitute one and the same instrument, and
notwithstanding the date of execution, shall be deemed to be effective as
of the date indicated below. Each executed copy may be returned to either
party by facsimile, and each facsimile copy shall be deemed to be an
original.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the
Parties have signed this Agreement as of the 22 day of August,
2008.
By its
authorized representative:
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SCHEDULE
B
1.
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Pricing
for 240 ml and packaging
specification
|
a.
|
240
ml – CAD $6.5 (F.O.B Vancouver
Port)
|
i.
|
21
g perform (28 mm PCO design)
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ii.
|
Blue
Cap (28 mm PCO design)
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iii.
|
Printed
label
|
iv.
|
Cardboard
boxes
|
b.
|
48
bottles per case, 80 cases per pallets and 1680 cases per 40 feet
containers (20 pallets)
|
2.
|
Pricing
for 500 ml and packing
specification
|
a.
|
500
ml – CAD $4.6 (F.O.B. Vancouver
Port)
|
i.
|
21
g perform (28 mm PCO design)
|
ii.
|
Blue
Cap (28 mm PCO design)
|
iii.
|
Label
|
iv.
|
Cardboard
Boxes
|
b.
|
24
bottle per case. 84 cases per pallets and 1765 cases per 40 feet
containers (21 pallets)
|
3.
|
Pricing
for 1.5 L and packaging
specification
|
a.
|
1.5
L – CAD $4.6 (F.O.B. Vancouver
Port)
|
i.
|
46
g perform (28 mm PCO design)
|
ii.
|
Blue
Cap (28 mm PCO design)
|
iii.
|
Printed
Label
|
iv.
|
Cardboard
Boxes
|
b.
|
12
bottle per case 55 cases per pallets and 1155 cases per 40 feet container
(21 pallets)
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The
volume discount per month is as follows:
120,000
cases for CAD $0.10 discount
200,000
cases for CAD $0.30 discount
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