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Timestamp: 2019-04-26 16:13:20+00:00

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1.1.8. “Cultraro’s Project Specification”: all the documentation prepared by Cultraro and made available to the Contractor, which must comply with it for the realization of the Equipment, and which concerns the technical, functional, quality and reliability characteristics of a specific Equipment, by way of example and not of limitation: drawings, technical and qualitative specifications, schemes and projects, procedures, guidelines, the standard design and construction criteria, the dimensions, the project documentation relating to the general configuration of the Equipment, technical adaptations designed by Cultraro for the purpose of inserting the Equipment into its production process, technical specifications, so as the procedures and the requirements relating to the checking and verification of the conformity of the Equipment.
1.1.17. “Protocol of Acceptance”: technical documentation containing the specification of the method of acceptance and testing of the Equipment subject of the supply contract.
2.1 The present General Terms and Conditions, together with the reference Purchase Order and the Contractual Documentation, establish the terms and conditions that regulate the Activities carried out by the Contractor for the realization and/or modification of Equipment, as better described in each specific Purchase Order.
2.2 The present General Terms and Conditions apply to the Purchase Orders relating to the realization and/or modification of Equipment designed on the basis of Cultraro’s Project Specifications.
2.3 The present General Terms and Conditions apply to any relationship between Cultraro and the Contractor, starting from the date of signature of these General Terms and Conditions by the Contractor. It is understood that these General Terms and Conditions apply both to Purchase Orders priory issued, the Activities of which have not yet been completed, so as to Purchase Orders issued and accepted after the date of signature of the General Terms and Conditions.
2.4 The present General Terms and Conditions represent the only regulation governing the relationship between Cultraro and the Contractor and supersede any other different agreement, understanding and / or condition previously agreed upon between the Parties, so as any general terms and conditions of the Contractor and any other term or conditions contained in any document transmitted by the Contractor, which therefore shall be considered without any force or effect.
2.5 It remains also understood and agreed that, in case of difficulty of interpretation or conflict and / or difference of content between the provisions of the General Terms and Conditions and the special conditions of the specific Purchase Order, the latter shall prevail.
3.1 If any provision of these General Terms and Conditions is contrary to Law, or for any other reason results invalid, then this provision will be considered deleted and the remaining provisions will remain in full force. With the execution of the present General Terms and Conditions, Cultraro assumes no obligation of any kind regarding the issuance of following Purchase Orders for the realization and/or modification of Equipment, it being also understood that any estimates provided by Cultraro do not represent any obligation / commitment to purchase by Cultraro and the Contractor declares and warrants that it has the appropriate production capacity in line with the estimates provided.
4.1.11. pack the Equipment and its parts in a suitable manner (and in any case according to the specifications agreed between the Parties) in order to avoid damages to the same and, unless otherwise specified in the Purchase Order, to bear the packaging costs as well as any expenses arising from wrong or inadequate packaging.
4.2.6. to perform the Activities at its own risk and to be solely responsible for the method of organization, by using its own means and resources, of the performance of the Activities, without bond of dependency and / or subordinate position respect to Cultraro.
4.3 The Contractor is committed to the strict and absolute respect of all the labor law provisions concerning the staff employed by the Contractor, at any title and for whatever reason, within the Activities of the reference Order. It remains understood that the Contractor shall indemnify and hold harmless Cultraro from any damage, claim for damages and / or claims for any reason requested, which may arise in relation to the violation of the warranties provided under this Article and this is also intended pursuant to art. 1676 Italian civil code and art. 29, Italian Legislative Decree. n. 276/2003 and subsequent amendments.
4.4 The Contractor undertakes to hold harmless and indemnify Cultraro for any negative consequence caused and / or connected to the violation by the Contractor of the obligations and warranties referred to in this article.
5.1 During the execution of the Activities covered by the Purchase Order, Cultraro reserves the right, upon notice to the Contractor, to verify and evaluate the correct and exact fulfillment of the obligations by the Contractor at the Contractor's premises, through its own personnel. It remains understood that the controls and audits carried out by Cultraro do not constitute acceptance of the activities carried out and do not give the Contractor any right to payment.
5.2 The Contractor must complete all the required tests to certify the conformity of the Equipment before delivering it to Cultraro and must deliver the documentation relating to the successful passing of the tests at the time of delivery of the Equipment.
5.3 In the event that Cultraro, as a result of the verifications and quality controls referred to in this article, finds any discrepancies, defects or delays, it shall have the right to apply the penalties referred to in the following article 13, without prejudice to compensation for any further damage, and it can make use of the options provided by article 7 (Delivery of the Equipment) and 15 (termination for breach of the Contractor).
5.4 In any case, the occurrence of any dispute between Cultraro and the Contractor relating to the Purchase Order will not entitle the Contractor to suspend the performance of its services and obligations under these General Terms and Conditions and under the specific Purchase Order.
6.1 The Contractor undertakes to execute the transport of the Equipment in full compliance with the Law, and in particular with the applicable customs legislation, it being understood that the risks and the shipping costs are borne by the Contractor until the installation at the place indicated by Cultraro, unless otherwise specified.
6.2 Any taxes, charges, duties and fees related to the Purchase Order are borne by the Contractor, unless differently established by the law provisions or otherwise stated in the reference Purchase Order.
6.3 The Contractor undertakes to adopt and to make sure that all necessary precautions to protect the Equipment during transport are adopted.
6.4 The Contractor shall bear the risk for perishing/damage to the Equipment, even for causes not attributable to him, until the moment of Acceptance of the Equipment by Cultraro and also if the Equipment is stored at the Contractor’s premises or at a third party, waiting for delivery and/or Acceptance.
7.1 The Contractor undertakes to deliver and install the Equipment in compliance with the Dates of Delivery of each Purchase Order and in accordance with the terms and modalities of delivery specified therein. The delivery must be made in the place of destination indicated by Cultraro.
7.2 If the installation is included in the Activities to be carried out by the Contractor, the latter will arrange a site inspection in the place in which the Equipment will have to be installed, in order to avoid any obstruction or impediment to Cultraro's productive activities and to ensure that the installation is performed in accordance to the Law, and in particular with the law provisions concerning safety, preparing for this purpose, together with Cultraro, a special DUVRI, if required by the Law.
7.3 The Dates of Delivery indicated in the reference Purchase Order are binding for the Contractor and are to be considered compulsory and essential for the correct execution of each Purchase Order.
in addition to points (i) and (ii) above, it can apply to the Contractor the penalties, however, without prejudice to the greater damage suffered by Cultraro as a result of such delay.
7.6 It remains anyhow understood that, in addition to the options provided by this article, Cultraro will be entitled to terminate the Purchase Order according to art. 15 (Termination for breach of the Contractor).
8.1 The property of the Equipment is intended transferred at the moment of delivery of the same at Cultraro’s premises.
9.1 The price of each Equipment is indicated in the reference Purchase Order. Such prices are fixed and are not subject to variations. Moreover, the price is to be considered as comprehensive of all the Activities necessary for the realization, delivery, installation if foreseen, verification of the Equipment (by way of example and not of limitation, the costs for insurance, transport and testing), as well as of the compensation for the transfer of ownership of the Equipment, and also of the property and of the consequent right to use the intellectual property rights.
9.2 Payments will be made in accordance with the provisions of each Purchase Order and in any case the total price will be paid in favor of the Contractor only with the issue of the Protocol of Acceptance.
9.3 It remains understood that: (i) Cultraro is entitled to compensate any amounts relating to the price with any sums due, for whatever reason, also as compensation for damages, by the Contractor in favor of Cultraro; (ii) Cultraro is entitled, in case of breach of the Contractor, also partial, respect to any obligation contained in these General Terms and Conditions or in the Purchase Order, to suspend the payment of the sums still due.
10.1 The Contractor grants warranty for any discrepancies and defects of any kind, even if latent, so as for the proper, correct and good functioning of the Equipment manufactured and for the reaching of the Stamdard Level of Production for a period of 24 (twentyfour) months starting from the issuance of the Protocol of Acceptance by Cultraro unless differently foreseen in the reference Purchase Order.
10.2 The Contractor warrants that the Equipment are free from defects or lack of quality, resulting from a defect in design, in the materials used or in manufacture.
The termination for breach, refuse payment for non-compliant Equipment, in addition to compensation for damages.
10.4 In any case of non-compliant Equipment, Cultraro reserves any further right, including the application of Penalties.
10.6 Without prejudice to the case of elimination of the defects directly by Cultraro, as foreseen under this article, the Contractor warrants in any case that the repaired and/or replaced Equipment will be covered by the same warranty for a period of 24 (twenty four) months from the date of acceptance of the replacement or of the repair.
10.7 The Contractor undertakes to indemnify and hold Cultraro harmless from any responsability, damage, loss, cost, expense, arising and/or connected to non-conformities of the manufactured Equipment respect to the Law (without time constraints in case of non-compliance referred to the protection of safety, health and environment and/or of constructive and / or homologative standards) and respect to the Purchase Order.
11.1 The Contractor guarantees to Cultraro the supply of spare parts and of components of the Equipment for 10 (ten) years starting from the date of Acceptance of the Equipment.
12.1 The Contractor is exclusively liable for any damage caused to Cultraro and/or to third parties for breach of Law or for malpractice / negligence and for any damage, cost and/or charge arising and/or connected to the Equipment manufactured and to alleged defects and / or non-compliance of the same, without prejudice to the right of Cultraro to compensate any sum due.
12.2 The Contractor is also exclusively liable for any accident or damage caused by its personnel to employees or assets used by Cultraro so as to third parties and/or to assets of third parties, intending therefore Cultraro indemnified and harmless from any and all responsibility in such respect.
12.3 In any case, the Contractor undertakes to indemnify and hold Cultraro harmless from any and all claim for compensation of damages of any kind, from anyone filed against Cultraro for the acts, facts or omissions stated above, including by way of example and not of limitation, any judicial or extrajudicial claims that could be made by the staff employed by the Contractor, by entities or by any third party in connection with the application or breach of the Law.
12.4 The Contractor undertakes in any case, to communicate without delay – and anyhow not later than 5 business days from the event – any claim for whatever reason received from third parties. If third parties bring against Cultraro legal proceedings, the Contractor will be obliged to bear all costs and any resulting charge, including expenses incurred in for legal defense. In such case, Cultraro will promptly inform in writing the Contractor of such legal procedings.
12.5 The Contractor undertakes to reimburse to Cultraro any cost and expense incurred in by the latter for compensation of damages caused to third parties by the Contractor and not compensated by the Contractor, expressly authorizing Cultraro to withhold any amount of the expenses incurred in, from the sums due to the Contractor.
12.6 It remains anyhow understood that in case of breach of the obligations set out under this article, Cultraro will be entitled to terminate the Purchase Order pursuant to art. 15.
13.1 Cultraro is entitled to apply to the Contractor the penalties indicated in the reference Purchase Order. The application of each type of penalty (by way of example and not of limitation, for delay in delivery, for quantitative/qualitative non conformities) is combinable and does not exclude the right of Cultraro to terminate the Purchase Order.
13.2 In any case, Cultraro has the right to claim compensation for any further damages in addition to the above mentioned penalties.
14.1 Except as provided in the Purchase Order, the Contractor undertakes to enter into and to maintain in force for the entire duration of the Purchase Order and of the warranty, an adequate insurance policy with a leading insurance company, in order to secure its production facilities against any risks connected to transportation, delivery, installation at Cultraro’s premises and testing, so as for risks of theft, fire, damage, destruction and the risk of civil liability towards third parties with a maximum cap which can’t be lower than the price of the Equipment indicated in the Order.
14.2 The Contractor also undertakes to enter into an adequate insurance policy for Product liability in order to cover any and all damages to people or assets of third parties, arising out of and/or connected to the Equipment manufactured by the Contractor.
14.3 The insurance policies entered into by the Contractor must include the waiver of the insurance company to request compensation from Cultraro.
If the Contractor has not fulfilled one of the obligations of the reference Purchase Order and following a written notice by Cultraro, it does not remedy the failure within the deadline set by Cultraro.
16.1 Cultraro will be entitled to withdraw from each Purchase Order in any moment and for any reason by means of a written communication with a prior notice of at least 60 (sixty) Days from the date of receipt of such communication.
16.2 In case of exercise of the right of withdrawal, Cultraro will be obliged to pay in favour of the Contractor only the compensation for the Equipment delivered or manufactured until the date of effectiveness of the withdrawal.
16.3 Cultraro will also be entitled to withdraw from the Purchase Order, by means of a written communication, and without prejudice to request compensation for any damages, if the Contractor's financial conditions have deteriorated so as to seriously jeopardize the fulfillment of the contractual obligations assumed by the Contractor and also in the event of a change of ownership (including the case of the transfer of a business or branch of business) or of the Contractor's corporate control.
17.1 The Contractor declares to be aware of and to comply with the provisions of the Legislative Decree n. 231/2001 concerning the administrative liability of legal entities, and it guarantees that its production process respects human rights, the rights of the child and the woman, so as the provisions on environmental protection standards and the code of conduct set out in Legislative Decree June 8th 2001 n. 231 and it declares that it is not subject to any legal proceedings pursuant to D.L.gs. 231/2001, nor that it has any conviction in such respect.
17.2 The commission of the offenses specified in Legislative Decree 231/2001 by the Contractor will represent a serious breach of the obligations set out in these General Terms and Conditions and will entitle Cultraro to terminate the Order pursuant to art.1456 Italian Civil Code, without prejudice to the right for compensation of any further connected damages.
18.1 The personal data referred to the Contractor and acquired by Cultraro for the issuance and execution of the Purchase Orders will be processed in accordance with the contractual requirements and with the fulfillment of the legal and contractual obligations as well as to obtain an effective management of business relationships.
18.2 The data will be handled in written form and/or on magnetic, electronic or telematic support.
18.3 The transmission of the data is compulsory to the extent required by legal and contractual obligations and therefore any refusal to disclose such data or the denial to the subsequent treatment may prevent Cultraro from continuing the contractual relationship.
18.4 Instead, the failure to provide any data not connected to legal or contractual obligations will be evaluated from time to time by Cultraro and will determine the resulting decisions related to the importance of such data for the management of the contractual relationship.
18.5 Apart from the communications and disclosures carried out pursuant to legal obligations, the data may be disclosed in Italy and/or abroad to: factoring companies, banks, credit recovery companies, credit insurance companies, commercial information companies, professionals and consultants, for the purpose of credit protection and for the better management of Cultraro’s rights concerning the single commercial relationship.
18.6 The responsible for the processing of personal data is the administrative office of Cultraro.
18.7 The data will be processed for the entire duration of the established contractual relationships and also afterwards for the fulfillment of all the legal obligations and for future commercial purposes.
18.8 The Supplier, with reference to such data, can exercise the rights under Art. 7 of the legislative decree no. 196/2003 within the limits and conditions foreseen by articles 8, 9 and 10 of the same decree.
18.9 The Supplier takes note of what is provided by this article, he declares to have received complete information in accordance with art. 13 legislative decree no. 196/2003, together with a copy of art. 7 of the same decree, and agrees to the use and disclosure of its data, defined as personal by the above mentioned law, within the limits, for the purposes and for the duration specified in therein.
19.1 Neither Party shall be liable for the failure to fulfill its obligations arising from the Purchase Order, if it can prove that such failure is due to a force majeure event, meaning for force majeure event, an event (i) that is outside of the control of the Party which undergoes it (ii) that, at the moment of signature of the specific Orders, was not reasonably foreseeable, like its effects, by that Party and, (iii) that was not otherwise avoidable and / or remediable by the Party that suffers it.
19.2 At the occurrence of a force majeure event as defined above, the Party unable to fulfill its obligations will inform the other party, immediately and in writing, by registered letter, of the occurrence of such event, as well as of its effects.
19.3 If the force majeure circumstance is such as to cause a delay in the delivery of the Equipment, inconsistent with the production requirements of Cultraro, the latter will have the right to have the Equipment and/or part of the Activities resulting from the Purchase Order carried out by third parties during the period in which the event of force majeure lasts.
19.4 For the case in which the force majeure event persists for a period longer than 30 (thirty) Days from the receipt of the said notice, Cultraro will have the right to terminate the Purchase Order in relation to which the force majeur event occured, by giving prior written notice to the Contractor, by registered letter, without any compensation due in favor of the Contractor.
20.1 The Contractor declares and warrants that the intellectual and/or industrial property rights incorporated in the Equipment do not breach any patents, trademarks, models, copyrights and other intellectual and industrial property rights of third parties, and it undertakes since now to indemnify and hold Cultraro harmless from any third party claims based on the breach of such rights.
20.2 In addition to what is provided by the previous paragraph, if the Contractor uses and/or incorporates in the Equipment third party rights, it undertakes to transfer to Cultraro a continuos and free license of use, valid worldwide.
not to transmit or disclose them to third parties or allow third parties to take knowledge, unless this is necessary for the execution of the Purchase Order. In such case, it will be necessary to ask the prior written authorization of Cultraro.
20.4 The Contractor undertakes to keep the above mentioned material (as well as any relevant copies and reproductions made in connection with the Purchase Order) in good conditions, assuming any responsibility connected with its detention even in the case of loss or theft and to return it to Cultraro in good conditions after use.
20.5 The Contractor undertakes to indemnify and keep Cultraro harmless against any claim, request, damage or charge of third parties.
20.6 The breach by the Contractor of the obligations set out in this article will entitle Cultraro to terminate all the Orders in progress in damage to the Contractor pursuant to art. 1456 Italian civil code, without prejudice to Cultraro’s right to compensation for damages.
21.1 The Contractor undertakes not to disclose to third parties, without prior written consent of Cultraro, all the Confidential Information provided by the latter for the execution of the Purchase Orders and to use them exclusively for such purposes.
21.2 The Contractor further agrees not to copy and not to allow others to make copies, extracts, notes or processing of any act or document containing the Confidential Information.
21.3 The Contractor declares and expressly guarantees that the Confidential Information will be disclosed only to the personnel who needs the Confidential Information for the execution of the Purchase Orders and expressly guarantees that these employees will adhere and strictly observe the confidentiality obligations set out in this article, remaining responsible for any breach.
21.4 Even after the conclusion of the Activities referred to in the Purchase Order, the Contractor will not be authorized either explicitly or implicitly to use in any way, the Confidential Information, as well as any product, material and technology implemented during the carrying out of the Activities. The Contractor undertakes, upon request of Cultraro, to return all copies and documentation containing the Confidential Information or to destroy the same, giving confirmation of the destruction.
21.6 The Contractor undertakes to indemnify and hold harmless Cultraro from any breach of the confidentiality obligations set out in this article, by bearing and reimbursing any and all costs or expenses, including legal costs and any further subsequent damage.
21.7 The breach of this article will entitle Cultraro to terminate the Purchase Orders in place for breach of the Contractor pursuant to art. 1456 Italian civil code.
22.1 The Contractor may not transfer to third parties and/or assign to subcontractors, in whole or in part, the Activities of the Purchase Order, so as any credit right or obligation arising from it, unless expressly authorized in writing by Cultraro.
22.2 The Contractor also undertakes not to transfer or assign to third parties any credit towards Cultraro based on the payment of the consideration for each specific Purchase Order.
22.3 In case of breach of the provisions of this article by the Contractor, Cultraro will be entitled to terminate the Purchase Order by means of a written communication pursuant to art. 1456 Italian civil code and art. Errore. L'origine riferimento non è stata trovata. of these General Terms and Conditions. In the case in which more Purchase Orders have been entered into with the Contractor, Cultraro may, without prejudice to what is stated above, enforce the termination clause limited to the specific Purchase Orders in relation to which the failure occurred.
23.1 Any modification, addition or derogation to the present General Terms and Conditions, to the specific Order and to the Contractual Documentation must result, under penalty of nullity, in a written document accepted by the Parties.
24.1 The present General Terms and Conditions so as each Purchase Order issued by Cultraro are regulated and interpreted according to Italian law.
24.2 Any dispute concerning the interpretation and/or the execution of these General Terms and Conditions and/or each Purchase Order will be devolved to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Court of Turin.

References: art. 1676
 art. 29
 art. 15
 art. 15
 art.1456
 Art. 7
 art. 13
 art. 7
 art. 1456
 art. 1456
 art. 1456