EXHIBIT 10.13


                             CONTRACT OF EMPLOYMENT


Between the undersigned,

- Cartis International  Limited
Address: Cartis Center - Old Road Moka Road - Bell Village Republic Of Mauritius
represented  by Mr Herve  GALLION,  Chairman and CEO,  having all  capacities to
negotiate the present contract

On the one hand,

and

- Mr Cyril Heitzler
domicilied:  97,  coastal road - BLACK ROCKS.  REPUBLIC OF MAURITIUS,  of french
nationality

on the other hand,

He was agreed what follows:


Offer of Employment

CARTIS  International Ltd offers to hire Mr Cyril HEITZLER,  effective as of the
8/1/1999,  under the terms and  conditions  indicated  hereafter,  and under the
conditions of satisfactory results of the medical examination.

Mr Cyril HEITZLER, who accepts this offer of employment,  formally declares that
he is not tied by any other employment contract.


Trial period

This contract,  without defined duration, will become fully effective at the end
of a three months trial period.


Responsibilities



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Mr Cyril HEITZLER will exercice the functions of Executive Vive President, under
the authority and within the framework of the instructions given by the Chairman
& CEO.


Remuneration

In remuneration of his services, Mr Cyril HEITZLER will receive monthly wages of
15,000.00 FF.

Also, as discussed  duting the latest meeting,  Mr Cyril HEITZLER will receive a
company car and a housing allowance of 4,300 FF.


Place of work

Mr Cyril  HEITZLER' s main place of work will be at the  headquarters  of CARTIS
International  in  Mauritius.  Temporary  assignments  may be  necessary in each
country and sites where  CARTIS  International  is  established  or wishes to be
established.


Paid vacations

Mr Cyril HEITZLER will benefit from the allowance of paid vacations as specified
by law. The timing of these vacations is determined by mutual agreement  between
Management and Mr. Cyril HEITZLER,  taking into account the  requirements of the
job.


Clause of confidentiality

Mr Cyril  HEITZLER  covenants not to  communicate  to anyone,  inside as well as
outside of the Company, for the duration of this contract and beyond, any of the
information regarding the activities of the Company, of which he would have been
appraised in the exercise of his duties.

This confidentiality agreement covers in particular all the technical documents,
drawings,  studies,  projects  and  achievements,  and in a general way, all the
industrial  know-how to which Mr Cyril  HEITZLER  will have  access,  within the
framework of its professional activity at the Company.

Upon  termination  of employment in the Company,  Mr Cyril HEITZLER will have to
return all the documents  that would have been entrusted to him or that he would
have generated in the performance of his duties. In general,  all technology and
know-how relating to the activity for which he was employed,  which are specific
to CARTIS  International or related companies,  to the extent that he would have
knowledge of them, could not be used by him in another company,  nor benefit any
other company, existing or future.




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Conditions for execution of the contract

Mr Cyril HEITZLER commits to observe the work  instructions  that could be given
to him. He will also be  responsible to communicate  these  instructions  to his
subordinates and ensure their implementation.

Mr Cyril  HEITZLER will have to inform the Company of any change in the personal
information given at the time of his hiring  (addresses,  family  circumstances,
etc.).


Drafted in double originals,  in Bell Village, on 8/1/99



/s/  Cyril Heitzler                                /s/  Herve Gallion
                                                   President



Signature preceded by the handwritten mention

" read and approved "