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1.
The goods shall always travel at the purchaser’s risk,
regardless of the mode of shipment and of the terms and conditdions.
If the delivery takes place by means of vans belonging to XB
Components nv, the inspection of the packages must take place upon
receipt of the goods.
2.
As from the moment he receives the goods, the purchaser shall
bear full responsibility for any loss, destruction or disappearance of
the goods.
3.
The customer is deemed to be familiar both with the materials and
with their specific properties before proceeding to an order.
He shall assume full responsibility with regard to the use he
makes of them.
4.
In order to be valid, any complaint shall be transmitted within
eight days of the sale, delivery and/or installation by registered
letter with acknowledgement of receipt.
The customer is obliged to check the quantity and quality upon
delivery.
The obligation to pay shall not be
suspended by any complaints. The fact that the goods are taken back by
XB Components nv, does not imply the acknowledgement of the
purchaser’s claims being valid. In
case the goods are taken back, a lumpsum legally fixed at 10% of the
selling price shall be payable by way of compensation for return and
storage, unless a higher compensation can be proven.
No delay whatsoever shall impair the
responsibility of XB Components nv nor shall it give rise to any damages
or to the delivery’s refusal. The responsibility of XB Components nv
shall never exceed the mere replacement of the used/supplied
products/goods.
5.
All invoices and bills are payable at the head office at the
latest within 30 days of the invoice’s date.
The non-payment or late payment at the due date shall, legally
and without any notice of default being required, automatically impose
the obligation upon the debtor to pay an interest to the amount of 1.5%
for every current and started month, starting from the invoice date,
without prejudice to all other possible compensations.
In case of default of payment, a contractual indemnity of 15%
shall be added to the amount of the invoices, with a minimum of 1,500
BEF, without prejudice to the legal and administrative expenses.
The non-payment of an invoice or bill at the due date, shall make
the payment of all other due amounts payable at once.
It is explicitly agreed that article 1231 of the Civil Code is
not applicable.
The drawing-up or acceptance of bills
of exchange shall not give rise to any substitution of debt, and the
present general conditions shall remain applicable.
The costs resulting from unpaid bills
of exchange or cheques, as well as any other collecting charges, shall
not be included in the contractual compensation, and shall be charged to
each purchaser separately.
6.
No terms of purchase and of delivery of any kind, wether
mentioned on letter paper or on documents belonging to customers/third
parties, shall be binding upon XB Components nv.
Only the present terms and conditions
shall be binding and valid, to the exclusion of all others.
Any change or cancellation, whether in
whole or in part, of one or more clauses, shall not result in the
invalidity or cancellation of any of XB Components nv’s other terms
and conditions.
7.
Notwithstanding the provisions of art. 1583 of the Civil Code,
the seller shall retain full ownership of the sold goods as long as the
due sums have not been paid in full: until the moment of full payment,
the legal relationship between the parties shall be regarded as a hiring
agreement. However, the
debtor shall bear full responsibility for the goods in case of loss,
destruction/damage or disappearance, even in case of force majeure or
acts of God. Bills of
exchange/cheques shall only be considered as means of payment after
having been collected.
8. The Courts of Antwerp shall be solely competent, viz. the Peace
Courts of the Sixth and First Districts, the Court of First Instance,
the Commercial Court, without prejudice to art. 622
etc. of the Judicial Code.
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