General Terms and Conditions for the Purchase of Goods
Terex GmbH – Business Units Terex | Schaeff and Terex | Kaelble
Terex | Ersatzteile GmbH
HFM GmbH
Schaeff Komponenten GmbH & Co.KG
1. General
The following conditions apply to all orders of TEREX | Fuchs
GmbH (TEREX | Fuchs) and shall be part of the agreement
between the Supplier and us and therefore be binding for both
parties. Supplier’s commercial conditions shall only apply to
the extent that these conditions have explicitly been accepted
by us in writing.
Our orders must be confirmed within five (5) days after their
receipt. Supplier’s order confirmation shall state a binding date
for delivery. Otherwise we are entitled to withdraw from the
order.
All delivery notes and invoices shall contain our order number
and material number. Dispatch notes and any other
correspondence shall name the ordering department and our
reference.
2. Order
Only written orders shall be binding. Any oral order or orders received by telephon as well as any supplements to the
agreement need to be confirmed in writing. E-mails are
considered to be written forms.
3. Delivery
Our orders will be placed in accordance with our production
plannings. Therefore it is essential that the delivery dates
agreed upon between the parties will be met by the Supplier.
Partial and early deliveries are only allowed to the extent
agreed between the parties and shall be marked as such by
the Supplier.
The Supplier is obliged to inform us in writing about any
circumstance that occurs or which Supplier has been informed
of, that leads or might lead to a delay in delivery.
If goods need to be send by express due to Supplier’s fault,
any additional costs hereby incurred will be born to the
Supplier. In case of an early delivery – unless otherwise
agreed upon – payment will be made in accordance with the
originally designated delivery date.
Unless otherwise agreed upon the delivery is carried out DDP
(delivered duty paid) according to Incoterms ICC 2000.
Penalties for late delivery - if any – may be claimed in addition
to the fulfillment of an order. Penalties will be claimed no later
than ten (10) business days after acceptance of the delayed
goods. Any additional rights shall remain unaffected.
Force majeure, legal strikes, operational breakdowns or other
hindrances, that are beyond our control will discharge us from
our obligation to take delivery / acceptance of the goods for
the time they occur and allow us to reschedule delivery dates.
The same applies to unavoidable conversions to our
production.
4. Invoice and Payment
Invoices are to be send to our central accounting department
in our plant in Langenburg. Invoices may not be enclosed with
the delivery. Improper invoices will only be accepted from the
date they have been corrected.
The prices are subject to the DDP regulation (delivery duty
paid) according the Incoterms ICC 2000. Invoicing shall take
place in accordance with the weight and/or amount of pieces
actually delivered. No payment will be made for any weight
and/or amounts delivered that exceeds the maximum weight
and/or maximum amount ordered by us.
Payment will be made within 14 days after receipt of an
invoice with a cash discount of 3 % or within 30 days after
receipt of an invoice with a cash discount of 2 %. Otherwise
payment will be placed within 90 days net after delivery and
receipt of an invoice.
Means of payment (including but not limited to promissory
notes and commercial bills) are at our discretion. In case of
payment by promissory notes or commercial bills the discount
at the rate valid at the day of its delivery will be born with us.
5. Drawings, Tools
We retain ownership and title in any tools, drawings, samples,
models and other documents which have been provided to the
Supplier in the course of our business relationship.
Ownership and title in the tools manufactured by the Supplier
(or a third party) and paid for by us will be transfered upon
payment. The parties agree on a constructive possession of
chattels (Besitzmittlungsverhältnis), e.g. the Supplier will
possess the goods for us free of charge and treat them with
the same care usally employed in its own affairs. The Supplier
agrees to keep the tools separted from any goods owned by
the Supplier or third parties and that he will maintain an
appropriate insurance against customary risks. The Supplier is
obliged to identify the tools as beeing owned by us (e.g. on the
tools themselves and in his books of account).
After completion of our order, the Supplier is obliged to return
all tools and documents owned by TEREX | Fuchs free of
charge. The Supplier agrees not to use the tools and
documents for purposes other than fulfillment of our order.
The Supplier also agrees to handle any documentation
confidentially and will not disclose them to third parties.
6. Documentation
The Supplier shall provide sufficient documentation with
respect to the goods, e.g. spare part documentation, manuals,
service documentation. The documentation shall be made
available no later than two (2) months prior to the start of the
serial production of the end product. Otherwise the Supplier
will be made liable for damages that are caused through
improper assembly or operation.
7. Assignment
The Supplier may assign or pledge its claims against us only
with our prior written approval.
8. Warranty
The Supplier warrants proper construction of the goods and
that the materials used are of best quality and these materials
are fit for the purpose indicated. The Supplier also warrants
proper performance in accordance with the drawings and
specifications agreed upon between the parties as well as
faultless assembly, unobjectionable performance and effect
etc. and that the goods do not infringe any intellectual property
rights.
During the warranty period the Supplier will correct any
warranty defect free of charge through repair or exchange
service at our discretion at the machine’s location. Any costs
and expenses incured in connection with defect remedying,
e.g. assembling and disassembling costs, travel expenses and
carriage, will be born by the Supplier.
In urgent cases, where relief by the Supplier may not be
achieved in time, we are entitled to remedy the defect ourselfs
at Supplier’s expense or mandate a third party to do so. Any
claims for damages, e.g. the right to claim damages instead of
performance, remains unaffected.
Unless a longer warranty period is stated by applicable law,
the warranty period shall be 36 months from the delivery to our
customers, but in no case longer than 48 months from the
time the risk of loss or damage is transfered to us.
We are entitled to inspect and accept the products at the
Supplier’s premises. Any such inspection / acceptance does
not affect any warranty rights. The Supplier shall carry out
continous quality testings and shall establish and maintain
procedures to ensure a high quality standard. We are entitled
to verify whether the products are in conformity with agreed
upon quality standards and refuse them in case of
deficiencies. Upon request, the Supplier will provide control
and/or test reports.
For the purpose of acceptance, the Supplier will – during
regular buisness hours - provide us with free and and safe
access to its facilities. Moreover the Supplier will grant us the
right to inform ourselfs without prior notification about the
production / delivery status during regular business hours.
In case that a product – in whole or in part - will be refused
because of deficiencies in the quality agreed upon between
the parties, the Supplier agrees to make the product available
to us until delivery of a substitute will be received by us,
provided that the placing of the defective product to our
disposal can reasonably be expected on the grounds of the
type of defect or the remedy choosen by us.
After receipt of the goods at the designated plant, we will
examine them for obvious defects, identity and damages
caused through transit. Any further duty to examine the goods
does not apply. Any defects or other variances will be reported
to the Supplier within a reasonable deadline. Section 377 para.
2 of the German Trade Act (Handelsgesetzbuch, HGB) does
not apply.
9. Spare parts supply
The supplier ensures a delivery with spare parts for ten (10) years after discontinuation of the serial production for TEREX |
Fuchs.
10. Place of Performance, Place of Jurisdiction, Choice of Law
Unless otherwise agreed upon, the place of performance for
all obligations under this agreement shall be the place of
business of our ordering plant.
The place of jurisdiction – depending upon the subject matter -
shall be Langenburg / Ellwangen. However, we are entitled to
put forward our claims at the Supplier’s place of jurisdiction.
German law applies. The United Nations Convention on
Contracts for the International sale of Goods (CISG) does not
apply.
11. Invalidity
In the event that any provision of this agreement is held to be
invalid or incomplete, the remaining provisions remain in full
force and effect.
Version: March 2007