General Delivery Conditions of relyon plasma GmbH (“DELIVERY CONDITIONS”)

Article I: General Provisions

1. Legal relations between Relyon Plasma GmbH (“RP”) and Purchaser in connection with goods of RP (hereinafter referred to as “Products”) shall be solely governed by the present DELIVERY CONDITIONS. The Purchaser’s general terms and conditions shall apply only if expressly accepted by RP in writing. The scope of delivery shall be determined by the congruent mutual written declarations.
2. RP herewith reserves any industrial property rights and /or copyrights pertaining to its cost estimates, drawings and other documents (hereinafter referred to as “Documents”). The Documents shall not be made accessible to third parties without RP’s prior consent and shall, upon request, be returned without undue delay to RP if the contract is not awarded to RP. Sentences 1 and 2 shall apply mutatis mutandis to the Purchaser’s Documents; these may, however, be made accessible to those third parties to whom RP has right fully subcontracted Products.
3. The Purchaser has the non-exclusive right to use standard software and firmware, provided that it remains unchanged, is used within the agreed performance parameters, and on the agreed equipment. Without express agreement the Purchaser may make one back-up copy of standard software.
4. Partial deliveries are allowed, unless they are unreasonable to accept for the Purchaser.
5. The term “claim for damages” used in the present DELIVERY CONDITIONS also includes claims for indemnification for useless expenditure.
6. An acceptance of the general terms and conditions as well as an acceptance of any other referenced information and / or referenced documents of the Purchaser is not associated with this order acceptance.
7. The Products ordered are finally described by the specification signed by both parties. In case no such signed specification exists, RP’s specification shall be the final description of the Product.
8. The export of Products and documentation to which the contract relates may for example as a result of their nature or purpose be subject to the need for approval (see also notes in the delivery notes and invoices).
9. The obligation to supply Products or services does not apply, if and to the extent necessary approvals for the supply (including but not limited to approvals agreed with Purchaser in individual contracts) have not been given and / or not been given in time by Purchaser and / or if such circumstances subsequently become known to RP.

Article II: Prices, Terms of Payment, and Set-Off

1. Prices are ex works and excluding packaging, taxes, tariffs, customs duties, etc. as well as any other applicable charges; value added tax shall be added at the then applicable rate.
2. Price shall be subject to the appropriate VAT, which shall be invoiced separately.
3. Payment shall be made free RP’s paying office.
4. The Purchaser may set off only those claims which are undisputed or non-appealable.

Article III: Retention of Title

The Items pertaining the Products (“Retained Goods”) shall remain RP’s property until each and every claim RP has against the Purchaser on account of the business relationship has been fulfilled.

Article IV: Time for Products; Delay

1. Delivery times set for Products shall only be binding if all Documents to be furnished by the Purchaser, necessary permits and approvals, especially concerning plans, are received in time and if agreed terms of payment and other obligations of the Purchaser are fulfilled. If these conditions are not fulfilled in time, delivery times set shall be extended reasonably; this shall not apply if RP is responsible for the delay.
2. Delivery times shall be extended accordingly, if non-observance of the times set is due to: a) Force Majeure. “Force Majeure” shall be deemed to include all non-foreseeable events which lie outside the sphere of influence of the Supplier, which cannot be remedied by reasonable efforts, including but not limited to natural catastrophes, highly infectious diseases, mobilization, civil war, terror attacks, rebellion, transport accidents or similar events (e.g. strike or lockout); acts of God, acts of government or compliance with any governmental rules or regulations; b) Virus attacks or other attacks on RP’s IT systems occurring despite protective measures were in place that complied with the principles of proper care; c) or d) The fact that RP does not receive from its sub-suppliers material to produce Products in due time or due form.
3. If RP is responsible for delay (hereinafter referred to as “Delay”) and the Purchaser has demonstrably suffered a loss therefrom, the Purchaser may claim a compensation as liquidated damages of 0.5 % for every completed week of Delay, but in no case more than a total of 5 % of the price of that part of the Products which due to the Delay could not be put to the intended use.
4. Purchaser’s claims for damages due to delayed Products as well as claims for damages in lieu of performance exceeding the limits specified in No. 3 above are excluded in all cases of delayed Products, even upon expiry of a time set to RP to effect the Products. This shall not apply in cases of liability based on intent, gross negligence, or due to loss of life, bodily injury or damage to health. Rescission of the contract by the Purchaser based on statue is limited to cases where RP is responsible for the delay. The above provisions do not imply a change in the burden of proof to the detriment of the Purchaser.
5. At RP’s request, the Purchaser shall declare within a reasonable period of time whether it, due to the delayed Products, rescinds the contract or insists on the delivery of the Products.
6. If dispatch or delivery due to Purchaser’s request, is delayed by more than one month after notification of the readiness for dispatch was given, the Purchaser may be charged, for every additional month commenced storage costs of 0.5 % of the price of the items of the Products, but in no case more than a total of 5 %. The parties to the contract may prove that higher or, as the case may be, lower storage costs have been incurred.

Article V: Passing of Risk

Risk shall pass from RP to Purchaser in accordance with the relevant agreed INCOTERM.

Article VI: Receiving Products

The Purchaser shall not refuse to receive Products due to minor defects.

Article VII: Defects as to Quality

RP shall be liable for defects as to quality (“Sachmängel”, hereinafter referred to as “Defects”,) as follows:

1. Defective Products or defective services shall be, at RP’s discretion, repaired, replaced or provided again free of charge, provided that the reason for the Defect had already existed at the time when the risk passed.
2. Claims for repair or replacement are subject to a statute of limitations of 12 months calculated from the start of the statutory statute of limitations; the same shall apply mutatis mutandis in the case of rescission and reduction. This shall not apply where longer periods are prescribed by law according to Sec. 438 para. 1 No. 2 (buildings and thing are used for building), Sec. 479 para. 1 (right of recourse), and Sec. 634a para 1 No. 2 (defects of a building) German Civil Code (“Bürgerliches Gesetzbuch”), in the case of intent, fraudulent concealment of the Defect or non-compliance with guaranteed characteristics (“Beschaffenheitsgarantie”). The legal provisions regarding suspension of the statute of limitations (“Ablaufhemmung”, “Hemmung”) and recommencement of limitation periods shall be unaffected.
3. Notification of Defect by the Purchaser shall be given in written form without undue delay.
4. In the case of notification of a Defect, the Purchaser may withhold payments to an amount that is in a reasonable proportion to the Defect. The Purchaser, however, may withhold payments only if the subject-matter of the notification withhold payments only if the subject-matter of the notification of the Defect involved is justified and incontestable. The Purchaser has no right to withhold payments to the extent that its claim of a Defect is time-barred. Unjustified notifications of Defect shall entitle RP to demand reimbursement of its expenses by the Purchaser.
5. RP shall be given the opportunity to repair or to replace the Products (“Nacherfüllung”) within a reasonable period of time.
6. If repair or replacement is unsuccessful, the Purchaser is entitled to rescind the contract or reduce the remuneration; any claims for damages the Purchaser may have according to No. 10 shall be unaffected.
7. There shall be no claims based on Defect in cases of insignificant deviations from the agreed quality, of only minor impairment of usability, of natural wear and tear, or damage arising after the passing of risk from faulty or negligent handling, excessive strain, unsuitable equipment, defective civil works, inappropriate foundation soil or claims based on particular external influences not assumed under the contract, or from non-reproducible software errors. Claims based on defects attribute to improper modifications or repair work carried out by the Purchaser or third parties and the consequences thereof are likewise excluded.
8. The Purchaser shall have no claim with respect to expenses incurred in the course of supplementary performance, including costs of travel, transport, labor, and material, to the extent that expenses are increased because the subject-matter of the Products has subsequently been brought to another location than the Purchaser’s branch office, unless doing so complies with the normal use of the Products.
9. The Purchaser’s right of recourse against RP pursuant to Sec. 478 BGB is limited to cases where the Purchaser has not concluded an agreement with its customers exceeding the scope of the statutory provisions governing claims based on Defects. Moreover, No. 8 above shall apply mutatis mutandis to the scope of the right of recourse the Purchaser has against RP pursuant to Sec. 478 para. 2 BGB.
10. The Purchaser shall have no claim for damages based on Defects. This shall not apply to the extent that a Defect has been fraudulently concealed, the guaranteed characteristics are not complied with, in the case of loss of life, bodily injury or damage to health, and/or intentionally or grossly negligent breach of contract on the part of RP. The above provisions do not imply a change in the burden of proof to the detriment of the Purchaser. Any other or additional claims of the Purchaser exceeding the claims provided for in this Article VII, based on a Defect, are excluded.

Article VIII: Industrial Property Rights and Copyrights; Defects in Title

1. Unless otherwise agreed, RP shall provide the Products free from third parties’ industrial property rights and copyrights (hereinafter referred to as “IPR”) with respect to the country of the place of delivery only. If a third party asserts a justified claim against the Purchaser based on an infringement of an IPR by the Products made by RP and used in conformity with the contract, RP shall be liable to the Purchaser within the time period stipulated in Article VII No. 2 as follows: a) RP shall choose whether to acquire, at its own expense, the right to use the IPR with respect to the Products concerned or whether to modify the Products such that they no longer infringe the IPR or replace them. If this would be impossible for RP under reasonable conditions, the Purchaser may rescind the contract or reduce the remuneration pursuant to the applicable statutory provisions; b) The RP’s liability to pay damages is governed by Article XI. c) The above obligations of RP shall apply only if the Purchaser (i) immediately notifies RP of any such claim asserted by the third party in written form, (ii) does not concede the existence of an infringement and (iii) leaves any protective measures and settlement negotiations to RP’s discretion. If the Purchaser stops using the Products in order to reduce the damage or for other good reason, it shall be obliged to point out to the third party that no acknowledgement of the alleged infringement may be inferred from the fact that the use has been discontinued.

2. Claims of the Purchaser shall be excluded if it is responsible for the infringement of an IPR.

3. Claims of the Purchaser are also excluded if the infringement of the IPR is caused by specifications made by the Purchaser, by a type of use not foreseeable by RP or by the Products being modified by the Purchaser or being used together with products not provided by RP.

4. In addition, with respect to claims by the Purchaser pursuant to No. 1 a) above, Article VII Nos. 4, 5 and 9 shall apply mutatis mutandis in the event of an infringement of an IPR.

5. Where other defects in title occur, Article VII shall apply mutatis mutandis.

6. Any other claims of the Purchaser against RP or its agents or any such claims exceeding the claims provided for in this Article VIII, based on a defect in title, are excluded.

Article IX.  Foreign trade law

1. In case of delay with the fulfilment of the parties’ obligations under any order confirmed by RP (“Contract”) caused by licensing requirements, confirmation requirements or similar requirements or procedures of the applicable foreign trade law (especially export control and/or customs regulations, including embargos) imposed by the European Union, Germany and other member states of the European Union as well as the countries of production and/or delivery of the Products (“Trade Law”), the time of performance for such obligations is extended accordingly.
2. RP and Purchaser may refuse to fulfil their obligations under a Contract, insofar as the fulfilment is prohibited or impaired by Trade Law. The reason for such refusal shall be communicated to the other party without undue delay. A lack or delay of such communication does not prevent RP and/or Purchaser to refuse to fulfil their obligations under a Contract.
3. Notwithstanding other information obligations stipulated in the Contract, each party shall support the other party to obtain all information and documents necessary to abide by the Trade Law or all information requested by authorities in that regard. Such obligation may especially include information on the end customer, the destination and the intended use of the Products.
4.  If applicable Trade Law necessitates a license or a confirmation by authorities due to the parties’ obligations under the Contract for an act by a party and such license/confirmation is (a) denied or (b) not issued by the competent authority within a period of 6 months after the agreed delivery date, each party may declare the avoidance of the Contract, insofar as the act requires a license/confirmation. Each party may declare the avoidance of the Contract insofar as the fulfilment of the obligation under the Contract infringes upon Trade Law for reasons other than those mentioned in the foregoing provisions of this paragraph 4. If only a part of the obligation is affected by reasons mentioned in this paragraph, each party may declare avoidance of the whole Contract if the respective party has no interest in part performance. The aforementioned provisions shall be without prejudice to the termination of the Contract for reasons other than those described herein above.
5.  The provisions of this Article IX shall apply mutatis mutandis to other foreign trade law that is (in accordance with this law) applicable to the Contract. In particular, RP and Purchaser may refuse to fulfil their obligations under a Contract, insofar as the fulfilment is prohibited or impaired by other foreign trade law that is (in accordance with this law) applicable to the Contract.
6.  Claims for damages by the respective other party based on delays, prohibitions or impairments and/or avoidance of Contract as set forth above and/or arising out of or in connection with the provisions of this Article IX are excluded.

Article X: Impossibility of Performance; Adaption of Contract

1. To the extent that delivery is impossible, the Purchaser is entitled to claim damages, unless RP is not responsible for the impossibility. The Purchaser’s claim for damages is, however, limited to an amount of 10 % of the value of the part of the Products which, owing to the impossibility, cannot be put to the intended use. This limitation shall not apply in the case of liability based on intent, gross negligence or loss of life, bodily injury or damage to health; this does not imply a change in the burden of proof to the detriment of the Purchaser. The Purchaser’s right to rescind the contract shall be unaffected.
2. Where events within the meaning of Article IV No. 2 (a) to (c) substantially change the economic importance or the contents of the Products or considerably affect RP’s business, the contract shall be adapted taking into account the principles of reasonableness and good faith. To the extent this is not justifiable for economic reasons RP shall have the right to rescind the contract. The same applies if required export permits are not granted or cannot be used. If RP intends to exercise its right to rescind the contract, it shall notify the Purchaser thereof without undue delay after having realized the repercussions of the event; this shall also apply even where an extension of the delivery period has previously been agreed with the Purchaser.

Article XI: Other claims for Damages

1. Unless otherwise provided for in the present DELIVERY CONDITIONS, the Purchaser has no claim for damages based on whatever legal reason, including infringement of duties arising in connection with the contract or tort.
2. This does not apply if liability is based on: (a) the German Product Liability Act (“Produkthaftungsgesetz”), (b) intent; (c) gross negligence on the part of the owners, legal representatives or executives; (d) fraud; (e) failure to comply with guarantee granted; (f) negligent injury to life, limb or health; or (g) negligent breach of a fundamental condition of contract (“wesentliche Vertragspflichten”).

However, claims for damages arising from a breach of a fundamental condition of contract shall be limited to the foreseeable damage which is intrinsic to the contract, provided that no other of the above case applies.

• The above provision does not imply a change in the burden of proof to the detriment of the Purchaser.

Article XII: Purchaser’s ABAC compliance certification

Purchaser will comply with the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (“FCPA”), the U.K. Bribery Act and other anti-corruption laws applicable to Purchaser and/or Supplier.  Purchaser further certifies that it:

1.                    Has not offered, caused to be offered, any money or thing of value to any foreign government or private sector individual in exchange for any business advantage to Purchaser and/or RP.

2.                    Has not offered, caused to be offered, any money or other thing of value to any person, while knowing or having reason to know that such person has offered or caused to be offered any money or other thing of value to a foreign government official or private sector individual in exchange for any business advantage.

3.                    Does not know or have reason to believe that any Purchaser employee, consultant, sub-agent, or representative has violated, or caused RP to violate, the FCPA, the U.K. Bribery Act, or other applicable anti-corruption laws.

4.                    Will abide by the FCPA, the U.K. Bribery Act and other applicable anti-corruption laws in connection with the assembly, use, and/or sale of RP Products.

5.                    Shall immediately notify RP should it learn of, or have reason to know of, any violations of the FCPA, the U.K. Bribery Act, other applicable anti-corruption laws in connection with the assembly, use, and/or sale of RP Products.

Article XIII: Venue and Applicable Law

1. If the Purchaser is a businessman, sole venue for all disputes arising directly or indirectly out of the contract shall be RP’s place of business. However, RP may also bring an action at the Purchaser’s place of business.
2. This contract and its interpretation shall be governed by German law to the exclusion of the United Nations Convention on contracts for the International Sale of Goods (CISG).

Article XIV: Severability Clause

The legal invalidity of one or more provisions of these DELIVERY CONDITIONS in no way affects the validity of the remaining provisions. This shall not apply if it would be unreasonably onerous for one of the parties to be obligated to continue the contract.