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The act of placing an order or signing a contract implies that the client has made himself aware of our sales conditions and accepts them.
PRICES:
• The prices indicated on our offers are exclusive of tax, for the quantities stated and are subject to modification should the quantities ordered not correspond to those on the estimate.
• Unless otherwise stated, our prices are valid for a maximum of one month. They are binding on us only insofar as the economic and tax conditions remain unchanged, except for proposals made on a firm price basis.
•They shall not be taken as implying an undertaking for the future as far as any further order is concerned and we reserve the right to modify them without prior warning.
• Unless otherwise stated, our goods are always sold ex-works or warehouse.
RESERVATION OF TITLE:
• “If the goods under consideration are sold on a deferred payment basis (including by accepted bill of exchange), reservation of title is binding until payment in full and without reservation has been made.This clause is applicable within the framework of law N° 80 335 dating from May 12 1980, pertaining to the effects of reservation of title clauses in sales contract.”
DELIVERIES – DEADLINES:
• Wherever the destination of the goods and whatever the sales terms, all
deliveries are held to have taken place in our workshops.Should carriage costs be
charged to SLAT,our goods travel at the recipients own risk.In the event of delay
or damage the latter should make a claim against the carrier.
• Our deadlines are always given as a guide only and,in the event of delay,we are
in no circumstances liable for penalties or cancellation of order.
• n addition we deny by right all responsibility concerning deadlines:
1° for cases of force majeure or events such as strikes,epidemics,war,requisition, fire,accident involving machines,delays in our procurements for reasons beyond our control.In special circumstances we would inform our clients and set up new delivery deadlines .
2° for cases in which our payment terms have not been observed by the purchaser.
PAYMENTS – except by prior agreement:
• Our prices are net, payable by magnetic bank draft within thirty days from the date of invoice. Domiciliation shall be indicated by you at acceptance.
•Any payment after the due date shall incur a late payment penalty of 1.5% per month, calculated on a pro rata basis.
• Unless otherwise agreed, failure to pay at the fixed due dates will cause any sums outstanding to fall immediately due, no matter what the means of payment. It will also render payable, as damages and as per the penalty clause, a fixed indemnification of 15% of the outstanding sums without prejudicing interests stipulated by contract and any costs for legal proceedings.
• If delivery or dispatch is delayed by the purchaser the payment deadline will run from the day on which the goods are ready in our workshops.
• For an initial business transaction,and unless otherwise agreed by both parties, payment shall be cash on delivery.
• For any account opened that involves deferred payment, we require bank and commercial references.
GUARANTEES:
• Our guarantee is for one year, ex-works. For some goods, the guarantee may be extended to 3 years as indicated on our brochures. It is strictly limited to reimbursement or replacement, as we see fit, and with no compensation of any kind, of parts recognized by our services as being defective after they have been returned to our workshops at the purchaser’s expense.
•We cannot accept replacements or repairs elsewhere than in our own workshops.
RETURNS:
• When we accept returned goods, we cannot give credit unless they have been returned in good condition, without having been used and after verification and acceptance in our stores
EXTRA SERVICES:
• All extra services:special packaging,documents in foreign languages,batches of spare parts, in-factory acceptance, maintenance, commissioning, training, and other services will be invoiced as an extra, as per our commercial offers.
PACKAGING:
• Unless otherwise stipulated,packaging billed as an extra can never be returned.
COMPLAINTS:
• Complaints of any kind may be made only within 48 hours of receipt of goods.
JURIDICTION :
• All our goods are payable at Champagne au Mont D’Or. Our drafts lead to neither novation not dispensation regarding this jurisdiction clause.
• In the event of dispute, the Rhône court is the sole competent authority.
EXPORT:
• Export of our goods is subject to our prior authorization.
ACCUSE DE RECEPTION :
• No acknowledgement will be made for orders of less than 150 €. If the order is for an amount of less than 150 € . exclusive of tax a lump sum of 80 €.
Exclusive of tax will be invoiced over and above the cost of the material.
EQUIPMENT END-OF-LIFE:
• In keeping with European Directive 2002/96/CE and decree 2005-829 dated July 20 2005,SLAT undertakes,as vendor,to recuperate and reprocess or enhance equipment at end-of-life,in accordance with official obligations for the category
of professional products and in the following conditions:
- Equipment must have been initially sold by SLAT.
- Equipment must have been put onto the market afterAugust 13 2005. It must be possible to check this information by means of the date code stuck to the appliance.
- End-of-life equipment must be made available on our factory site at Champagne au Mont d’Or under the responsibility and at the expense of the user. He must have informed SLAT beforehand of the equipment involved and comply with the delivery instructions that will be communicated to him.
• For equipment that does not meet, or only partly meets with these conditions, a sum contributing to processing costs will be billed according to a scale available on request. For equipment that meets with the conditions indicated, the cost of reprocessing is covered in full by SLAT who assumes vendor responsibility as laid down in Directive 2002/96/CE.
•The user may also choose to reprocess worn equipment in his possession,under his own responsibility with regard to compliance with official requirements. In this case SLAT is released from responsibility and the user will not be entitled to any damages from SLAT.
• If the initial purchaser of the equipment is not the final user, the successive purchaser(s) undertake(s) to pass on this information to the final user,who should ensure that reprocessing is carried out as described above.
• Other special conditions may be negotiated and set up for specially identified supplies or contracts.
• Purchasing or obtaining SLAT products by whatever means implies that the purchaser accepts these conditions in full.