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Terms and
Conditions of Sales
1.
Contract of sale
The sale of
the goods or services referred to in this sale is expressly
conditioned upon the terms and conditions set forth below. Purchaser
agrees that placement of an order for such goods or services shall
constitute acceptance by the purchaser of all the terms and conditions
set forth herein, and that such terms and conditions shall prevail if
and to the extent that they are inconsistent or conflict with
connection with any terms and conditions in any standard purchase
order form used by purchaser in connection with this transaction. Both
sides of this document constitute the sales contract between JLC
International (here in referred to as JLC) and purchaser.
2.
Acceptance of orders
All orders,
including orders placed with sales representatives, are subject to
acceptance by JLC.
3.
Price
The purchase
price is FOB New Britain, PA and does not include shipping, insurance,
or sales, use or similar taxes, all of which will be separately
itemized or invoiced.
4.
Payment terms
Payment is
due within thirty (30) days from the date of invoice, which shall be
tendered at shipment, without any deduction, recoupment, or setoff.
JLC reserves the right at any time to request full or partial payment
in advance, to ship goods c.o.d., to revoke any credit previously
extended, or to suspend performance of its obligations hereunder if it
reasonably believes that purchaser's financial condition warrants such
action.
Past due
accounts will bear a finance charge of 1.5 percent per month on the
unpaid balance, which corresponds to an 18 percent annual percentage
rate.
Should
purchaser default in paying any sum due under this contract or be in
breach of any conditions in this contract, JLC or its representative
or assigns, may, without prejudice to its rights or claims against
purchaser, (i) suspend or terminate further deliveries of goods and
decline warranty service, (ii) demand that purchaser return the goods
purchased to JLC, or (iii) enter the premises where the goods are
located and retake the same, cancel this contract, and retain all
payments made without obligations as to resale, except as specifically
required by Pennsylvania law.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the purchaser shall remain liable for
and agrees to pay the entire purchase price or any deficiency upon
resale. Upon retaking the goods, JLC or its assigns may resell the
same for the account of the purchaser in the manner prescribed by the
Pennsylvania uniform commercial code.
5.
Delivery; risk or loss
Unless
otherwise stated herein, the goods shall be delivered to a common
carrier selected by purchaser FOB JLC in New Britain, PA. And delivery
shall be deemed complete when the goods are so delivered. If purchaser
fails to select a common carrier, JLC shall do so, acting for this
purpose us purchaser's agent.
Title and
risk of loss or damage to goods shall pass from JLC to purchaser upon
delivery to purchaser or its representative or to a common carrier for
shipment to purchaser, including the post office in New Britain, PA.
In case of returns, goods shall be at purchaser's risk until received
by JLC.
6.
Acceptance of goods
Upon the
arrival of the goods at their destination, the purchaser shall have 15
days within which to reject the goods for shortages, defects or
non-conformance. If there is a shortage with respect to the number of
goods sent, or if purchaser rejects any of the goods as non-conforming
or otherwise defective, purchaser shall promptly notify JLC within
such 15 days, in which case JLC shall at its option remedy the
shortage, or replace the defective or non-conforming goods, or refund
the purchase price.
Purchaser
shall not return any goods to JLC except with JLC's prior written
consent.
7.
Product specifications
and custom goods
JLC may
modify the specifications of the goods without prior notice to or
approval from purchaser, provided that (i) such goods are standard
products, and (ii) that such modifications do not materially affect
the performance of the goods or the purpose(s) for which they can be
used.
8.
Warranty
(a)
limited warranty. JLC
warrants to purchaser that the goods to be delivered will be free from
defects in material or workmanship for such period after shipment by
JLC as is stated in JLC's applicable products data sheet, or
forty-five (45) days if none is stated. If the goods delivered
hereunder do not meet the foregoing warranty, purchaser shall promptly
notify JLC, which shall correct at its expense any defect by supplying
replacement goods. The liability of JLC under this warranty,
regardless of the basis of the claim, shall not exceed the cost of
correcting the defects in the goods or of supplying replacement goods.
Upon expiration of the warranty period all such liability shall
terminate.
(b)
disclaimer.
The limited
warranty set forth in this section 8 is the only warranty made by JLC,
and JLC expressly disclaims all other warranties, express, implied
statutory or otherwise, including any implied warranty of
merchantability or of fitness for a particular purpose.
9.
Limitation of
liability
JLC's
liability on any claim of any kind, including negligence for any loss
or damage arising out of, connected with , or resulting from this
contract or the performance or breach thereof, or from the design,
manufacture, sale, delivery, resale, installation, repair, operation
or use of any goods covered by or furnished under this contract shall
be limited to the purchase price of the goods which gives rise to the
claim, and purchaser shall hold JLC harmless for any liability in
excess of such purchase price. In no event,
Whether as a
result of breach of contract or warranty or negligence, shall JLC be
liable for special or consequential or incidental damages including,
but not limited to, loss of profits or revenue, costs of procurement
of substitute goods, facilities or services loss of use of the goods
or any other equipment, cost of capital business interruption,
downtime costs, or claims of customers of purchaser for such damages
even if JLC has been informed of the possibility of such damage or
loss by purchaser or any third party.
10.
Cancellation by
purchaser; restocking
(a) no order
may be cancelled, in whole or in part, except with JLC's prior written
consent.
(b) JLC
normally consents to a reduction in quantities ordered for standard
parts, in which case the purchase price shall be adjusted to reflect
the per-unit price for the quantities delivered.
(c) if an
order for custom goods or parts is cancelled, JLC will invoice
purchaser for all materials (which on payment will become the property
of purchaser), labor overhead, and profit incurred and earned as of
date of cancellation.
(d) purchaser
may within 45 days of delivery return standard parts that are unused
and were not modified in any way for purchaser upon payment of 35
percent restocking charge. JLC may retest all returned goods and shall
decline to restock any defective goods.
11.
Export sales
The following
provisions apply to export sales: the consignee must furnish import
license when so required by the country of destination. If the goods
or services requires an export license from the united states
department of commerce (other that a g-dest license) or from the
united states department of state, (i) the purchaser will not export
the goods or services without first notifying JLC of the proposed
export, country of destination, and end-user, and without thereafter
complying with all applicable us laws
And
regulations, and (ii) the consignee, or end-user, in the country of
destination will furnish an end use statement and import certificate
or transaction statement when requested by JLC in order to enable JLC
to apply for an export license. All quotations and order
acknowledgments are subject to JLC obtaining a united states export
license in case the commodity requires such a license.
If required
by JLC, purchaser shall furnish a delivery verification certificate
after the merchandise has been received in the cow1try of destination.
12.
Purchaser's solvency
Purchaser
represents and warrants that it is solvent and has adequate financial
resources to perform its obligations under this contract.
13.
Entire agreement
This contract
comprises the complete agreement between purchaser and JLC with
respect to the subject matter contained herein, and may not be
modified except by a writing executed by both parties.
14.
Assignment
Purchaser
shall not assign, sell, or otherwise transfer any of its right, title,
or interest in and to this contract or otherwise delegate any of its
duties or obligations hereunder, without the prior written approval of
JLC.
15.
Attorney's fees
In any
litigation or other dispute resolution proceeding brought by JLC
arising out of or concerning this contract, JLC shall be entitled to
recover its costs, including reasonable attorney's fees.
16.
Governing law/Venue and
Jurisdiction
THE VALIDITY,
CONSTRUCTION AND INTERPRETATION OF ALL DOCUMENTS RELATING TO THIS
SALE, AND THE RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF THE PURCHASER AND JLC SHALL BE
GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA. THE PARTIES
SPECIFICALLY AGREE THAT BY PLACING AN ORDER OR EXECUTING THESE TERMS
AND CONDITIONS, PURCHASER SUBMITS HIMSELF TO THE JURISDICTION OF THE
BUCKS COUNTY COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, THAT BUCKS COUNTY PA IS THE MOST
CONVENIENT FORUM FOR ANY LITIGATION ARISING OUT OF THIS CONTRACT, AND
THAT THE VENUE FOR ALL LEGAL ACTIONS OR LAWSUITS ARISING OUT OF OR
CONCERNING THIS CONTRACT SHALL BE IN BUCKS COUNTY, PA.
17. Waiver of Jury Trial
THE PARTIES
IRREVOCABLE WAIVE THEIR RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LAWSUIT OR
ACTION ARISING OUT OF OR CONCERNING THIS CONTRACT.
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