(Effective November 2007)
1. INTERPRETATION
1.1 The definitions and rules of interpretation in this clause 1 and clause 24 shall apply to these terms and conditions of purchase (the “Conditions”).
1.2 Words in the singular shall include the plural and vice versa. A reference to a person includes any natural person, body corporate, unincorporated association, partnership or trust. Headings shall not affect the interpretation of these Conditions.
1.3 A reference to a statute or statutory provision shall be deemed to include a reference to such statute or statutory provision as in force from time to time and shall include any amendment, extension, consolidation or re-enactment thereof and any subordinate legislation made under it from time to time.
1.4 A reference to any English term for any action, remedy, method of judicial proceedings, legal document, legal status, court, official or any other legal concept or thing shall, in respect of any other jurisdiction, be deemed to include what most nearly approximates in that jurisdiction to the English legal term.
2. SALE OF THE PRODUCTS
2.1 These Conditions set out the terms and conditions under which the supplier specified in the relevant Contract (the “Supplier”) shall supply products (the “Products”) to William Wilson Limited (“the Company”) for the benefit of the Company and its relevant Affiliates. These Conditions shall apply to, and be incorporated in,any Contract for the purchase of Products to the entire exclusion of all other terms and conditions. Without prejudice to the foregoing, inconsistent terms or conditions contained, or referred to, in any quotation, order confirmation, specification, delivery note, invoice or similar document or implied by law, trade custom, practice or course of dealing shall not form part of any Contract.
2.2 No variation of, or addition or amendment
to, any Contract or these Conditions shall bind the
parties unless expressly made in writing and
signed by a duly authorised representative of both
parties.
3. ORDER PROCESS
3.1 When the Company wishes to place an
order for Products (an “Order”) it shall send a
written order form (an “Order Form”) to the
Supplier, which shall contain a unique order
reference number (the “Order Reference”). The
parties shall use the relevant Order Reference in
all correspondence to identify each Order.
3.2 Each Order shall be deemed to be an offer
by the Company to purchase Products subject to
these Conditions. The Supplier shall accept an
Order by sending a written confirmation to the
Company (an “Order Confirmation”).
Acceptance of an Order Form by the Supplier
shall give rise to a separate contract between the
Company and the Supplier for the purchase of the
Products specified in the relevant Order Form
subject to these Conditions (each a “Contract”)
and shall create fully enforceable obligations on
the parties. Where a Contract is for more than one
item of Product, it shall be regarded as a single
Contract for all Products supplied pursuant to that
Contract.
3.3 The Company may amend, vary or cancel
any Order or Contract by notifying the Supplier in
writing at any time before the relevant part of the
Order is fulfilled, except where additional materials
are required, when a new Order will be raised.
4. SPECIFICATION OF THE PRODUCTS
4.1 All Products sold by the Supplier to the
Company pursuant to any Contract shall conform
in all respects to the specification of the Products
agreed in writing between the parties from time to
time (the “Specification”). The Supplier
acknowledges that conformity of the Products
with the Specification is a fundamental term of
any Contract and accordingly the Company shall
be entitled to reject any quantity of the Products
not in strict accordance with the Specification.
4.2 The Supplier represents and warrants to the
Company that: (i) it has the right to sell the
Products and to pass good title free from any
encumbrance to the Company; (ii) all Products
supplied by or on behalf of the Supplier to The
Company shall conform with the Specification and
with the quality, quantity, description and other
particulars stated in the relevant Contract; and (iii)
all Products supplied by or on behalf of the
Supplier to the Company shall be fit for purpose, of
satisfactory quality and shall be free from all
defects in materials, quality and workmanship.
4.3 For the avoidance of doubt, these Conditions
shall apply equally to any repaired or replacement
products supplied by the Supplier.
4.4 If any of the Products fail to comply with the
provisions of clauses 4.1 or 4.2, the Company shall
be entitled to any one or more of the remedies
listed in clause 15.
5. INSPECTION
5.1 At any time prior to delivery of the Products
to the Company, the Company shall in accordance
with clause 13 have the right to inspect and test
the Products. If the results of such inspection or
testing indicate that the Products do not conform
or are unlikely to conform with the Order or to any
Specification, the Company shall inform the
Supplier and the Supplier shall take such action as
is necessary to ensure conformity prior to the due
delivery date. The Company shall have the right to
retest and inspect the Products prior to delivery.
5.2 Notwithstanding any such inspection or
testing, the Supplier shall remain fully responsible
for the Products until risk passes in accordance
with these Conditions. The Company shall not be
deemed to have accepted the Products, nor waived
its rights of rejection, as a result of carrying out any
inspection or testing pursuant to this clause 5.
6. DELIVERY OF THE PRODUCTS
6.1 The Supplier shall arrange delivery
(including unloading and stacking) of the Products
to the location specified in the relevant Contract
(the “Delivery Point”). The Supplier shall arrange
at its own cost and expense for suitable transport to
the Delivery Point. Unless otherwise stated in the
Contract, deliveries shall only be accepted by the
Company during normal business hours.
6.2 The Supplier shall ensure that no Products
are exported and/or imported in violation of the
laws of any jurisdiction into or through which the
Products are transported during the course of
reaching the Delivery Point. If requested by the
Company, the Supplier will provide any export
licences to prior to the relevant shipment.
6.3 The Supplier shall be responsible for any
materials and/or Products which are stored at its
premises and, where such materials and/or Products
belong to the Company, they shall at all times be
kept separate and clearly identified as such. The
Supplier shall take all necessary steps to ensure the
security of, and preserve the quality of, any
Products while in storage including, without
limitation, by keeping them in clean and dry
conditions.
6.4 On delivery of the Products, the Supplier (or
its appointed carrier) shall deliver to the Company
(or its appointed carrier) such documentation as
stated in the Order including a proof of delivery
stating the relevant Order Reference, a certificate of
conformance with the Contract (in such form
reasonably requested by the Company) and, in
respect of Products supplied from outside of the
EU, all relevant export documentation.
6.5 The date for delivery of the Products shall be
specified in the Contract or, if not, delivery shall
take place within 28 days of the date of the Order.
The time for delivery is of the essence. Any
variation of the time of delivery must be expressly
agreed in writing by the parties.
6.6 Where the Company is obliged to obtain any
required import licences in respect of the Products,
the Supplier shall provide the Company with all
reasonable assistance to obtain such licences.
6.7 If Products are delivered to the Company in
excess of the quantities ordered, the Company shall
not be bound to pay for the excess and any excess
shall be, and remain, at the Supplier’s risk and shall
be returned at the Supplier’s cost. Unless expressly
stated in the relevant Contract, the Company shall
be under no obligation to return any packaging
material.
6.8 If the Products are not delivered to the
Delivery Point on the due date then, without
prejudice to any other rights which it may have, the
Company reserves the right to: (i) cancel the
Contract in whole or in part; (ii) refuse to accept
any subsequent delivery of the Products which the
Supplier attempts to make; (iii) recover from the
Supplier any expenditure reasonably incurred by
the Company in obtaining products the same as or
similar to the Products, in substitution from another
supplier; and/or (iv) claim damages for any
additional costs or expenses incurred by the
Company which are directly attributable to the
Supplier’s failure to deliver the Products on the due
date.
6.9 Where the Company agrees in writing to
accept delivery by instalments, the Contract shall
be construed as a single contract in respect of each
instalment. Nevertheless failure by the Supplier to
deliver any one instalment shall entitle the
Company to treat the whole Contract as repudiated.
7. COMPLIANCE
7.1 The Supplier shall, and shall ensure that the
Products shall, comply with all relevant Regulatory
Requirements. The Supplier shall notify the
Company immediately on becoming aware of any
actual, suspected or threatened breach of this clause
7.1.
7.2 The Supplier shall comply with the
procedures and requirements set out in the
Supplier’s Operations Manual or Supplier’s
Information Pack (as applicable) provided to the
Supplier or which can be accessed on the website
www.electric-center.co.uk from time to
time.
7.3 If a Product Recall is required by relevant
Regulatory Requirements or is deemed necessary
by the Company, the Supplier shall promptly
provide the Company with all necessary assistance
to enable the Product Recall to be conducted
efficiently and with due urgency and, where the
Product Recall results from any breach by the
Supplier of its obligations under the relevant
Contract, the Supplier shall indemnify the
Company (and its Affiliates) against any loss, cost,
claim, damage or expense which the Company
(and/or any of its Affiliates) may suffer or incur
Date Issued: 19.10.07
arising out of or in connection with any such
Product Recall.
8. PRICE AND PAYMENT
8.1 The price shall be stated in the relevant
Contract and, unless otherwise stated in the
Contract, shall be fixed, payable in Pounds Stirling
(£), and shall be exclusive of value added tax but
inclusive of all other charges.
8.2 On or after delivery of the relevant Products
at the Delivery Point, the Supplier shall issue to the
Company a commercial tax invoice or, if
applicable, a zero rated invoice issued by an EU
VAT registered business covered by Intrastat in
respect of such Products (each an “Invoice”). The
Invoice shall be delivered to such address as
notified to the Supplier from time to time and shall
quote the Order Reference.
8.3 The Company shall pay all correctly
addressed and undisputed Invoices within 90 days
from the end of the month in which the relevant
Invoice was received.
8.4 If any sum under the Contract is not paid
when due then, without prejudice to the parties’
other rights under the Contract, that sum shall bear
interest from the due date until payment is made in
full, both before and after any judgment, at the base
rate of Lloyds TSB Bank plc per annum from time
to time.
9. RISK AND OWNERSHIP
The Products shall remain at the risk and responsibility of the Supplier until delivery to the Company at the Delivery Point is complete (including off-loading and stacking) at which point ownership of the Products shall also pass to the Company. The Company shall not however be deemed to have accepted the Products until it has had a reasonable period of time (being not less than 60 days) to inspect such Products following delivery or in the case of a latent defect in the Products, until a reasonable time after the latent defect has become apparent.
10. PROPERTY
10.1 Any and all materials, equipment, tools, dyes
and moulds used in connection with the
manufacture of the Products and any and all
Intellectual Property Rights supplied by the
Company to the Supplier, or which the Company
commissioned from the Supplier, shall at all times:
(i) be and remain the exclusive property of the
Company; (ii) be held by the Supplier in safe
custody at its own risk; (iii) be maintained and kept
in good condition by the Supplier until returned to
the Company; (iv) not be used (including to
manufacture the Products for any other person) or
disposed of other than in accordance with the
Company’s written instructions; and (v) be
returned to the Company immediately upon
request.
10.2 All the Company trade marks shall be and
remain the absolute property of the Company and
its Affiliates. Any benefit or goodwill derived by or
arising out of the use of the the Company trade
marks shall accrue to the Company and/or its
Affiliates.
11. LIABILITY
11.1 The Supplier shall, at its own expense, take
out and maintain in full force and effect with
reputable insurers, and upon request produce to the
Company satisfactory evidence of the existence of
the same, insurance covering at least all matters
which are subject of indemnity or compensation
obligations under any Contract.
11.2 The Supplier agrees, as a continuing
obligation, to indemnify the Company and/or any
Affiliate against, and to pay on demand an amount
equal to, any loss, damages, claim or expenses
which the Company and/or any Affiliate may
directly or indirectly suffer or incur at any time or
from time to time arising out of or in connection
with: (i) any defect in the design, quality or
workmanship of the Products; (ii) any claim that
the Products provided by the Supplier, or the use or
resale of the same by or on behalf of any Affiliate,
infringes a third party’s Intellectual Property
Rights; (iii) any willful abandonment or fraudulent
or dishonest act or omission by the Supplier in
respect of its obligations under any Contract; or
(iv) any claim made against the Company in
respect of any liability, loss, damage, injury, cost or
expense sustained by the Company’s employees or
agents or by any customer or third party to the
extent that such liability, loss, damage, injury, cost
or expense was caused by, relates to or arises from
the Products as a consequence of the Suppiler’s
negligence or a direct or indirect breach by the
Supplier of the terms of any Contract.
11.3 Nothing in these Conditions shall limit or
exclude either party’s liability for (i) death or
personal injury resulting from negligence; (ii) fraud
or fraudulent misrepresentation; (iii) breach of the
terms implied by section 12 of the Sale of Goods
Act 1979; (iv) defective products that arises under
the EU Product Liability Directive
(85/374/EEC)and/or the EU General Product
Safety Directive (2001/95/EC) (and/or in each case
any relevant implementing legislation); or (v) the
indemnity contained in clause 11.2(ii).
12. STOCK CLEANSE
12.1 The Company may periodically notify the
Supplier in writing of the level of Prodcuts that it
requires the Supplier to maintain (”Agreed Stock
Levels”). From time to time Wosleley shall
undertake an inventory of stocks held by the
Supplier and shall supply to the Supplier a copy of
such inventory indicating where stock levels are in
excess of Agreed Stock Levels (”Excess Stock”).
The Supplier shall at its own cost and risk arrange
to remove such Excess Stock on a first in first out
basis from such locations as the Company shall
advise and credit Wosleley within 30 days with the
net historic cost of such stock.
12.2 If the Supplier intends to cease manufacture
or supply of a Product which forms part of its
current range or intends to manufacture or supply a
Product that will replace or supercede any part of
its current range (”Old Product”) the Supplier
shall give notice in writing to the Company
(”Notification Date”) specifying the date on which
the Old Product will cease to be manufactured,
supplied or be part of the Supplier’s current range
or be superceded by any replacement Product
(”Cessation Date”). The Nofication Date shall
not be less than 12 weeks plus the Products lasttime-
buy lead-time before the Cessation Date.
12.3 At any time between the Notification Date
and the Cessation Date the Supplier will confirm
availability levels as requested by the Company.
Two weeks prior to the Cessation Date the
Company will withdraw all stock in excess of
projected requirements of the Old Products from
branches. On the Cessation Date the Old Product
will be withdrawn from sale by the Company and
remaining stocks confirmed to the Supplier. The
Supplier will provide a full credit note for any Old
Products still in stock or the same stock will be
returned to the Supplier, at the Suppiler’s expense,
with a full refund supplied to the Company.
13. AUDIT RIGHTS AND INSPECTIONS
13.1 The Supplier shall maintain full, true and
accurate copies of all records (whether in a physical
or electronic form) documenting the Supplier’s
performance of its obligations under any Contract
(including, without limitation, any documentation
necessary to allow batch movements to be tracked
and/or to allow the Company to effect a batch
recall) until the later of 2 years following the
Contract or until such time as required by
applicable laws or regulations.
13.2 The Supplier shall at all times ensure that the
Company and its personnel are allowed full access
to all information, property, records and/or
materials relevant to the performance of any
Contract. The Supplier will permit the Company
and its employees or agents access to its factories
and other premises from where the Products are
being manufactured or supplied or where data or
information relevant to the Products is held upon
reasonable notice for the purpose of inspecting,
auditing, verifying, monitoring or testing the
methods of manufacture, stocks of finished and
unfinished Products and the manner and
performance of the Supplier’s obligations under
any Contract. The Supplier shall give the
Company and its personnel all reasonable
assistance and co-operation to enable the Company
to perform such tasks including by providing
copies or extracts of relevant documents or records.
14. CONFIDENTIALITY
14.1 Each party agrees and undertakes that it will
treat all Confidential Information disclosed to it by
the other party in connection with any Contract as
strictly confidential and shall use it solely for the
purpose contemplated by the relevant Contract and
shall not without the prior consent of the other
party, publish or otherwise disclose to any third
party any such Confidential Information except for
the purposes contemplated by the relevant
Contract.
14.2 To the extent necessary to implement the
provisions of any Contract, each party may disclose
Confidential Information to its employees, agents,
sub-contractors and professional advisers, in each
case under the same conditions of confidentiality as
set out in clause 14.1.
14.3 The obligations of confidentiality set out in
this clause 14 shall not apply to any information or
matter which: (i) is in the public domain other than
as a result of a breach of these Conditions; (ii) was
in the possession of the receiving party prior to the
date of receipt from the disclosing party or was
rightfully acquired by the receiving party from
sources other than the disclosing party; (iii) is
required to be disclosed by law, or by a competent
court, tribunal, securities exchange or regulatory or
governmental body having jurisdiction over it
wherever situated; or (iv) was independently
developed by the receiving party without use of or
reference to the Confidential Information.
15. TERMINATION
15.1 Either party may terminate any Contract at
any time with immediate effect (or following such
notice period as it sees fit) by giving written notice
to the other party if: (i) the other party commits a
material breach of any term of the Contract and (if
such breach is remediable) fails to remedy that
breach within a period of 15 days after being
notified in writing to do so; ii) the other party
suffers an Insolvency Event; (iii) the other party
suspends or ceases, or threatens to suspend or
cease, to carry on all or a substantial part of its
business; or (iv) in the case of the Company only,
the Supplier suffers a change of Control.
15.2 Termination of any Contract shall be without
prejudice to any other rights which any party may
have under that Contract and without prejudice to
any rights and liabilities which the Company may
have accrued prior to the date on which termination
takes effect.
Date Issued: 19.10.07
15.3 The provisions of clauses 1, 7, 10, 11, 13 to
16 and 18 to 24 shall survive termination of any
Contract.
16. REMEDIES
16.1 If any Products are not supplied in accordance
with, or the Supplier fails to comply with, any of
these Conditions, the Company shall be entitled to
any one or more of the following remedies at its
discretion, whether or not any part of the Products
have been accepted by the Company: (i) to rescind
the relevant Contract; (ii) to reject the Products (in
whole or in part) and either notify the Supplier that
they are available for collection or, if requested by
the Supplier, return them to the Supplier (at the risk
and cost of the Supplier) and in each case on the
basis that either a full refund for the Products so
rejected be paid forthwith by the Supplier or a
credit equal to the value of the Products be granted
to the Company by the Supplier; (iii) at the
Company’s option to give the Supplier the
opportunity at the Supplier’s expense either to
remedy any defect in the Products or to supply
replacement Products and carry out any other
necessary work to ensure that the terms of the
relevant Contract are fulfilled; (iv) to refuse to
accept any further deliveries of the Products but
without any liability to the Supplier; and (v) to
carry out at the Supplier’s expense any work
necessary to make the Products comply with the
relevant Contract.
16.2 The Company’s rights and remedies under
this Clause 16 are in addition to the rights and
remedies available to it in respect of the statutory
conditions relating to description, quality, fitness,
for purpose and correspondence with sample
implied into these Conditions by the Sale of Goods
Act 1979.
17. FORCE MAJEURE
If either party is prevented from or delayed in the performance of any of its obligations under any Contract by reason of a Force Majeure Event, it shall (i) forthwith serve notice in writing on the other party specifying the nature and extent of the circumstances giving rise to the Force Majeure Event; and (ii) use its best endeavours to mitigate the consequences of, and bring to a close, the Force Majeure Event as soon as possible and keep the other party informed as to the steps which it is taking. If either party is prevented by a Force Majeure Event from the performance of its obligations under a Contract for a continuous period in excess of 20 Business Days, the other party may terminate the Contract forthwith on service of written notice on the party subject to the Force Majeure Event.
18. ENTIRE AGREEMENT
Each Contract (together with any documents referred to therein) shall constitute the entire agreement and understanding between the parties in connection with its subject matter and supersedes and terminates all prior agreements, undertakings and arrangements (both written and oral) between the parties relating to subject matter of that Contract.
19. ASSIGNMENT
The Supplier shall not, without the prior written consent of the Company, assign, transfer, charge, underlet, create any trust over or deal in any other manner in respect of the benefit or burden of any provision of any Contract nor subcontract the whole or any part of its obligations under any Contract. The Company may assign the benefit of any Contract (in whole or part) to any person.
20. GENERAL
20.1 No waiver of any term, provision or
condition of any Contract shall be effective unless
expressly made in writing and signed by the
waiving party. No waiver of any particular breach
of any Contract shall be held to be a waiver of any
other or subsequent breach. No omission or delay
on the part of any party in exercising any right,
power or privilege under any Contract shall
operate as a waiver by it of any right to exercise it
in future or of any other of its rights under such
Contract.
20.2 Nothing in these Conditions shall be
construed to create a partnership, joint venture or
employment relationship of any kind between the
parties or authorise either party to act as agent for,
or otherwise bind, the other.
20.3 The Company shall be entitled to withhold
payment of any sums after thay become due by
reason of any right of set-off or counterclaim which
the Company or any Affiliate may have from time
to time.
20.4 If any term or provision of any Contract is
held to be illegal or unenforceable, in whole or in
part, under any enactment, court order or rule of
law, that term or provision shall to that extent be
deemed not to form part of such Contract but the
enforceability of the remainder of such term or
provision and of that Contract shall not be affected.
20.5 A Contract may be executed as two or more
counterparts and execution by each of the parties of
any one of such counterparts will constitute due
execution of such Contract.
20.6 Any remedy or right conferred under these
Conditions shall be in addition to and without
prejudice to all other rights and remedies available
to it.
20.7 Each of the parties shall bear and pay its own
costs and expenses incurred in connection with the
negotiation, preparation and execution of any
Contract.
20.8 The proper recovery/recycling of waste
resulting from electrical and/or electronic Products
purchased under any Contract arising in the EU
will be managed by the Supplier at no additional
cost to the Company (other than the reasonable
costs of delivery to the Supplier’s designated
collection point).
21. THIRD PARTY RIGHTS
Affilaites of the Company (each a ”Third Party”) shall have the benefit of any Contract to the extent specified in such Contract and may enforce the terms of such Contract accordingly. Subject to the foregoing, the parties do not intend any Contract to be enforceable by any person who is not a party to such Contract and any Contract may be terminated, rescinded or varied in any way by the parties without the consent of the Third Parties.
22. LAW AND JURISDICTION
These Conditions shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, English law and each party irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English courts in respect of any claim or matter arising out of or in connection with these Conditions or any Contract. Nothing in these Conditions shall limit the right of the Company to take proceedings against the Supplier in any country from which the Supplier is providing any of the Products or otherwise operating in connection with any Contract, whether concurrently or otherwise.
23. NOTICES
Any notice or other communication to be given under these Conditions shall be in English, in writing, signed by or on behalf of the person giving it and be expressly written to be for the attention of the company secretary or such other individual as may be notified in accordance with this clause. A notice shall be deemed to have been duly served on a party if (i) it is left at such address for notices specified in the relevant Contract or such other address as the relevant party may notify to the other from time to time in accordance with this clause 23 (the “Authorised Address”); (ii) posted by prepaid airmail/first class/registered post addressed to that party at the Authorised Address; or (iii) sent by facsimile transmission to the fax number and for the attention of the relevant individual set out in the Contract, and shall if: (i) personally delivered, be deemed to have been received at the time of delivery; (ii) posted within the United Kingdom, be deemed to have been received on the second Business Day after the date of posting; (iii) posted to an overseas address, be deemed to have been received on the fifth Business Day after the date of posting; or (iv) sent by facsimile transmission, be deemed to have been received upon receipt by the sender of a facsimile transmission report (or other appropriate evidence) that the facsimile has been transmitted to the addressee. PROVIDED THAT where delivery or transmission occurs after 5.30pm on a Business Day or on a day which is not a Business Day, receipt shall be deemed to occur at 9.00 am on the next following Business Day.
24. ADDITIONAL DEFINITIONS
Affiliate: means in relation to any entity, that entity and any entity Controlling, Controlled by, or under common Control with, the relevant entity. Business Day: means any day (other than Saturday or Sunday) on which clearing banks are open for business in the City of London. Control: shall mean direct or indirect ownership or control of more than 50% of the voting interests of the subject entity. Confidential Information: means all information disclosed (whether in writing, verbally or otherwise and whether directly or indirectly) by one party to another party including, without limitation, any information relating to products, operations, processes, plans or intentions, client information, product information, market opportunities and business affairs or those of clients or other contacts that is designated as confidential or that reasonably should be understood to be confidential given the nature of the information and the circumstances of disclosure. EU: means the countries within the European Union together with Switzerland, Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway. Force Majeure Event: means an event or circumstances preventing or delaying either party from performing all or any of its obligations under any Contract, which arises from or is attributable to acts, events, omissions or accidents beyond the reasonable control of that party, being an act of God, war, riot, civil commotion, terrorist act, explosion, malicious damage, fire, flood or storm. Insolvency Event: means: (a) any distress, execution or other process levied upon any of the assets of the relevant party; (b) the other party suspends, or threatens to suspend, payment of its debts or is, or is deemed, unable to pay its debts as they fall due within the meaning of section 123 of the Insolvency Act 1986; (c) the relevant party convenes a meeting of creditors (whether formal or informal), or enters into liquidation (whether voluntary or compulsory) other than a solvent liquidation for the purposes of reorganisation or amalgamation, or has a receiver or manager, administrator or administrative receiver appointed of its undertaking or any part thereof, or documents are filed with the court for the appointment of an administrator of the relevant party or notice of intention to appoint an administrator is given by the relevant party or its directors or by a qualifying Date Issued: 19.10.07 floating charge holder, or a resolution is passed or a petition presented to any court for the winding up of the relevant party or for the granting of an administration order in respect of that party, or any proceedings are commenced relating to the insolvency or possible insolvency of that party; or (d) any event occurs, or proceeding is taken, with respect to the relevant party in any jurisdiction in which that other party is incorporated, resides or carries on business that has an effect equivalent or similar to any of the events mentioned in (a) to (c) above. Intellectual Property Rights: means all copyright, database rights, topography rights, design rights, registered designs, trade marks, patents, domain names and any other intellectual property rights of a similar nature (whether or not registered) subsisting anywhere in the world. Product Recall: means a product withdrawal, recall, stock recovery or warning required by Regulatory Requirements or due to one or more Products being misbranded, adulterated and/or defective. Regulatory Requirements: means in relation to any jurisdiction where the Products are intended to be marketed and/or sold, any and all applicable laws, enactments, orders, regulations and other instruments relating to the design, manufacture, packaging, labelling, storage, handling, marketing, sale, import, export and/or delivery of the Products together with all relevant regulations, codes of practice and guidance imposed by any governmental, regulatory or trade body from time to time.

















