1. Definitions(i)
Agreement: purchase order, general terms and conditions of purchase and
any other written document stated in the purchase order and/or agreed
upon by the Buyer and the Supplier.
(ii) Agreed price: total net
value of material or services stated in the purchase order, including
the terms and conditions on the delivery.
(iii) Material: all
material specified in the purchase order and any other objects that are
not specified but are supplied together with the material.
(iv)
Intellectual Property Rights: without limitations all patents, rights
from inventions, useful models, copyrights and similar rights,
trademarks, service marks, trade names, business names, domain names,
rights from packaging and presentation of the Material and unauthorised
use of intellectual property rights, rights from models, software,
databases, topographies, moral rights, classified data (including
professional knowledge and experience (know-how and business secrets)
and any other intellectual property rights, both registered or not
registered, including all applications for an extension of such rights
or any other similar and equivalent rights or forms of insurance
anywhere in the world; we adequately also use the term Intellectual
Property.
(v) Packaging: anything that contains the Material, for
example: bags, crates, boxes, containers, barrels, pallets, wagons,
cisterns etc.
(vi) Purchase Order (PO): Buyer’s written purchase order for Services/Material.
(vii) Goods: Material and/or Services
(viii)
Services: any services, including products of these services, provided
to the Buyer by the Supplier as provided in the Purchase Order.
(ix) Specifications: any relevant specifications given by the Buyer to the Supplier.
(x) Terms and Conditions: these General Terms and Conditions of Purchase.
(xi) Buyer: the company stated as the buyer of Services or Material in the Purchase Order.
(xii)
Supplier: Legal or natural person to which the Buyer submits the
Purchase Order and / or Specification or takes an agreement with it
regarding the delivery of the material or service.
2. Acceptance of Purchase Order2.1.
The Supplier shall immediately confirm the receipt of the Purchase
Order and confirm the delivery date in accordance with point 3.1 of the
Terms and Conditions, if the delivery date is not provided in the
Purchase Order, by email, regular mail or telefax.
2.2. If the
Supplier dues not submit a reasoned written rejection of the Purchase
Order within three working days after the receipt of the Purchase Order,
the Purchase Order shall be considered as accepted in full under the
conditions specified in the Buyer’s Purchase Order. The Agreement shall
be considered as concluded on the day following the 3-day period.
2.3. By accepting the Purchase Order, the Supplier accepts the conditions provided by the Buyer.
2.4. The Buyer can change the Purchase Order until the Supplier starts to perform the order.
2.5.
The Buyer can withdraw the Purchase Order until the Supplier receives
the Purchase Order or it the withdrawal is submitted together with the
Purchase Order.
3. Delivery and Acceptance of Goods3.1.
The delivery period for the Goods specified in the Purchase Order or in
any other written form shall be binding for the Supplier and can only
be changed by prior written consent of the Buyer. If the Buyer does not
set the delivery period in writing, the Supplier shall deliver the Goods
within a reasonable period, which shall not be longer than 60 days
after the receipt of the Purchase Order. If the Supplier cannot deliver
the Goods within the specified period or within a reasonable period, he
shall immediately notify the Buyer and specify the reason for the delay
in writing.
3.2. The Buyer shall inform the Supplier orally that the
Goods were not supplier or were supplied incorrectly within 7 days after
the delivery date or after the expected date of delivery or within
another period specified in writing, which shall be later confirmed in
writing. The Supplier shall cover the costs of transport that arise due
to a delay or an incorrect supply of Goods.
3.3. In case of a delayed
supply of Goods, for which the Supplier is responsible, the Buyer can
completely of partially terminate the Agreement, and demand compensation
for the damages suffered or set a new suitable implementation deadline
to the Supplier and demand compensation for the damages suffered due to
the delay. The Buyer can additionally demand a financial penalty in the
amount of 0.5% of the total value of the Purchase Order for each
calendar day of the delay, however no more that 10% of the total value
of the Purchase Order. In this case, the Buyer’s right to demand the
implementation of the order shall not be excluded.
3.4. The Goods
shall be delivered to the delivery address specified in the Purchase
Order. If a delivery address is not specified, the Supplier shall obtain
from the Buyer a written confirmation of the correct delivery address.
The Supplier shall cover all additional costs arising from the delivery
of Goods to a false address.
3.5. Partial supplies of the ordered Goods are only allowed with a prior written consent of the Buyer.
3.6.
The Buyer can, at the Supplier’s expense, reject an (i) early, (ii)
late or (iii) unordered supply of Goods, or a supply of Goods that (i)
does not meet the requirements from the PO, (ii) does not have
appropriate accompanying documents, (iii) is not suitably marked, (iv)
exceeds the quantities specified in the PO or (iv) exceeds the
quantities specified in the Agreement, or (v) has damaged, unsuitable or
non-standard packaging.
3.7. The supplied Goods shall be accompanied
by all the documents required by the Buyer, especially but not limited
to (i) delivery notes signed by the Supplier, (ii) transport documents
depending on the type of transport, (iii) certificates of compliance,
(iv) guarantee certificates, and (v) suitable safety data sheets in
Slovenian in case of a supply of chemicals or other dangerous
substances.
3.8. Acceptance of Goods on Saturdays, Sundays and on holidays is not possible, except upon prior written approval by the Buyer.
3.9.
The Supplier shall take over the risk of accidental destruction or loss
of Goods on the way to the Buyer until the acceptance by the Buyer. The
Supplier shall provide suitable insurance for the Goods being
transported to the Buyer’s warehouse.
3.10. After supplying the
Goods to the Buyer’s address, the Supplier shall immediately and at his
own expense remove all leftovers and waste (packaging, building
material, waste oils, waste material, etc.) resulting from his actions.
3.11.
At every supply of Goods and anytime he is present at the Buyer’s
premises, the Supplier shall observe the Buyer’s requirements concerning
the safety and health at work.
4. Transfer of ownership and risks4.1.
Under the conditions specified under Article 8, the Supplier shall take
over the risk of destruction and damage of the Goods until the Goods
are correctly delivered to the Buyer according to the conditions
specified in the PO. The Buyer shall acquire ownership of the Goods when
the Goods are correctly delivered or paid, whichever comes first.
5. Payment terms, prices and payment5.1. If the contracting parties do not agree otherwise, the payment terms from Order or. valid Contract shall apply.
5.2.
If value added tax is included, this tax shall be shown separately on
all invoices as an additional expense. With the payment, the Buyer does
not waive his right to reject the Goods in accordance with Article 8 of
these Terms and Conditions.
5.3. The price shall apply in accordance
with Incoterms 2010 as specified in the PO, if not otherwise agreed by
the contracting parties. In case of changes in prices, article 6 of the
Terms and Conditions shall apply.
5.4. The Supplier can issue an
invoice only after the Buyer accepts the Goods. In case the Buyer is
late with his payment, annual interest shall be up to 3%.
5.5. The
Supplier shall issue an invoice to the Buyer within 8 days after the
Buyer’s acceptance of the Goods and send it to the email address:
invoice@megatekstil.si
5.6. The Buyer can settle his obligations
before the due date. The Buyer is not obliged to pay for the Goods that
are subject to complaints within the agreed payment deadline. The
payment deadline for Goods that are subject to complaints shall start
after the Supplier removes the reason for the complaints.
5.7. The
Buyer shall be entitled to set off his claims resulting from damages
attributable to the fault of the Supplier, arising for any reason during
the execution of the order, or any other claims against the Supplier
against any outstanding invoices issued by the Supplier.
5.8. The
Supplier shall not assign his claims against the Buyer based on the
Agreement to third parties without prior written consent by the Buyer.
5.9.
The Buyer can reject the invoice and the payment of the invoice if the
invoice was not issued in accordance with the offer, the Purchase Order
or the Agreement, or if the invoice is deficient or contains clauses
that are not in accordance with the offer, the PO, the Terms and
Conditions or the Agreement.
6. Change of Agreement6.1. The Supplier shall not, without prior written consent of the Buyer:
(i) Increase the agreed prices for any reason or
(ii)
change or replace the Goods, while the Buyer shall be able to submit
written instructions to the Supplier to add, remove or change the Goods
in any form before the implementation of the supply. The Supplier shall
comply with such instructions.
6.2 If the Buyer submit any
instructions regarding a change of the Agreed price to the Supplier, the
Supplier shall notify the Buyer of his standpoint in writing as soon as
possible. The Buyer shall then decide if he will request a change or
not. The Buyer shall be able to cancel the Agreement if the Supplier
does not agree with the requested change of the Agreed price or does not
submit an answer within the deadline presented by the Buyer.
7. Guarantees7.1. Without in any way affecting any guarantees included in the Agreement, the Supplier guarantees that:
(i) The Goods comply with international and national standards, the Purchase Order and the Specifications;
(ii)
The material will be produced exclusively by appropriate professional
trained staff, who are aware of their contribution to the product and
service conformity, their contribution to the product safety and the
importance of Ethical norms;
(iii) The material is of acceptable
Quality, free of defects or production errors, and can be used for all
purposes specified by the Buyer;
(iv) The Services will be
performed by suitably trained and qualified personnel, with reasonable
professional competence, care and diligence, in accordance with all
requirements of applicable rules regulations, including regulations on
safety and health at work, and in accordance with the highest
professional quality standards.
7.2. The Supplier and
its subcontractors are obliged to act in accordance with the applicable
laws and regulations and not limited to labour law, the environment,
corruption and protection of children's rights, and in accordance with
the Buyer's internal policies, published on its website, and Buyer's
Code of Ethics.
7.3. The Supplier is aware that the energy efficiency
of the Goods, that use energy and affect or may affect a significant
use of energy, is one of the evaluation criteria in the selection of the
Supplier or the Order of the Goods.
8. Remedies and complaints8.1.
In case of any defect of the Goods, the Buyer shall notify the Supplier
as soon as reasonably possible after discovering the defect or within a
similar agreed period.
8.2. Without prejudice to the provision in
8.1., the Supplier shall reimburse all costs and damages caused to the
Buyer as a result of the Supplier’s:
(i) Incorrect supply or non-supply of Material or
(ii) any loss or injury of Material or
(iii) any non-performance of incorrect performance of Services.
8.3. Without prejudice to the provision in 8.1, in case of defects, the Buyer shall have the right to:
(i) Demand from the Supplier to complete the Agreement (elimination of defects or delivery of Goods without defects);
(ii) Demand from the Supplier a proportional reduction of the purchase price for the Goods;
(iii) Terminate the Agreement and demand repayment of all payments made for the Goods.
8.4.
In case of a breach of the Agreement, without prejudice to the
provisions in 8.1., 8.2. or 8.3. or to any other Buyer’s right towards
the Supplier, the Buyer shall have the right to reject the Goods or part
of the Goods, to remove the defects of to have the defects removed by
third parties to the Suppliers’ expense, or to purchase Goods elsewhere
and demand compensation for the difference in the purchase price for the
replacement goods and the agreed purchase price for the Goods.
8.5.
Before the implementation of the right to purchase goods elsewhere, the
Buyer shall enable the Supplier a reasonable grace period to replace any
rejected part of Goods with Goods that comply with the Agreement.
8.6.
The Supplier shall, at his own expense, remove the rejected Goods and
supply new or replacement Goods. Until the complete implementation of
the Agreement, the Supplier shall solely bear the risk of destruction or
damage of the Goods.
8.7. The Supplier shall not be liable for
defects that show after a period of 36 months after the handover of the
Goods, except if the Agreement provides a longer period.
8.8. The
Supplier shall immediately, but at the latest within two working days,
reply to a complaint submitted by the Buyer; no later than within five
days after receiving the complaint notification deliver a detailed
report, and eliminate the defects of Goods within thirty days after
receiving the complaint notification. Otherwise, it shall be deemed that
the Supplier did not approach to resolve the complaint and breached the
Agreement. The time required for the elimination of defects shall be
considered as a delay.
9. Warranty9.1.
Without prejudice to point 8, the Supplier shall completely release the
Buyer from any direct, indirect or consequential liability (including,
but not limited to loss of profit, loss of loss of business, loss of
goodwill, etc.), loss, damage, injury, costs and expenditure (including
legal costs and other costs for professionals) approved against the
Buyer, occurred to the Buyer or paid by the Buyer, as a result in
connection with:
(i) Any kind of breach of guarantees
or any other error in the production process, manufacture, quality or
material regarding any Goods;
(ii) Any claimed or actual breach of
the Slovenian legislation or any kind of Intellectual property rights
of any third person; and
(iii) Any claimed or actual breach of Slovenian laws or any other applicable regulations; and
(iv)
Any Buyer’s claim in connection with any liability for loss, damage,
injury, costs or expenditure suffered by the Buyer or his employees or
agents or any client or third person, to the extent that such liability
in connection with or based on the Goods results from the Suppliers
direct or indirect breach or negligent implementation,
non-implementation or delayed implementation of the Agreement.
9.2.
The warranty provided in these Terms and Conditions does not refer to a
breach directly caused by the Supplier because the Supplier followed
the Buyer’s instructions and if the Supplier previously warned the Buyer
of the errors in the Purchase Order.
10. Force majeure10.1.
The delivery or part of the delivery shall be temporarily halted if the
supply or part of the supply is withheld, prevented or hindered due to
circumstances that are outside of reasonable control of the contracting
parties, under the condition that the affected party (a) notifies the
non-affected party as soon as reasonably possible of such circumstances
and (b) performs all possible measures to avoid such circumstances and
their consequences.
10.2. If these circumstances continue over a
period of more than thirty (30) days, the non-affected party can cancel
the supply or part of the supply of the Goods in writing.
11. Insurance11.1.
The Supplier shall at his own expense provide comprehensive insurance
policies (a) as required for the coverage of the Supplier’s liabilities
in connection with any act, negligence or error in order to release the
Buyer in accordance with these Terms and Conditions, and (b) as required
by the applicable regulations. The Supplier shall present such
insurance policies and invoices for the payment of current premiums if
requested by the Buyer.
12. Subcontractors12.1.
The Supplier shall not conclude any contracts with subcontractors for
any part of the Goods without prior written consent of the Buyer.
12.2.
The Supplier shall be fully liable for the performed Services and for
all the Material supplied by subcontractors based on
sub-purchase-orders.
12.3. The Supplier shall transfer all the
requirements and obligations arising from the Agreement only to approved
and professionally qualified subcontractors.
13. Implementation and supervision13.1.
Representatives of the Buyer shall have the right to supervise the
implementation of the Purchase Order in the Supplier’s premises or in
the premises of the Supplier’s subcontractors at any appropriate time,
and to reject any part of the PO that does not comply with the
Agreement. Related with the above statement, the Supplier is obliged to
allow entry into its premises and access to documents related to the
Order, to the Buyer's representatives, its customers and to regulatory
authorities. The Supplier shall conclude contracts with his
subcontractors under the same conditions as specified in the Agreement.
Any supervision, test, confirmation or acceptance by the Buyer, the
Supplier and his subcontractors does not relieve anybody from their
obligations from the Agreement.
14. Intellectual Property, Information and Documents14.1.
Intellectual Property of the Buyer that is being used by the Supplier
or that the Buyer allows the Supplier to use remains the property of the
Buyer. All information in connection with Intellectual Property of the
Buyer and any information provided to the Supplier in connection with
the Agreement shall not be disclosed to third parties or be used by the
Supplier for other purposes except for the implementation of the
Agreement without prior written approval by the Buyer.
14.2. All
information and documents in connection with the Buyer’s Intellectual
Property and any copies thereof, which are provided by the Buyer to the
Supplier, shall be returned to the Buyer after the termination of the
contract.
14.3. The Supplier guarantees that there are no
intellectual property rights of third persons in connection with the
Goods. If such rights exist and if they reduce or limit the rights of
the Buyer, the Buyer can choose to terminate the Agreement or to demand a
proportional reduction of the purchase price. In both cases, the
Supplier shall be liable to reimburse any resulting damage to the Buyer.
14.4. The Supplier is obliged to keep all documentation related to
the quality of the delivered Materials and parts and the performance of
the Services in its archive for at least of 10 years after the
completion of the last delivery of the Material or implementation of the
Service.
15. Liability15.1.
The Supplier shall be liable for any errors or omissions in any plans,
calculations, information on packaging, or in any other information in
his statements, regardless if the Buyer confirmed such information or
not, except if the errors or omissions result from false information
provided by the Buyer.
16. Corrosion prevention16.1.
The Supplier shall provide protection of any Material, its part or
packaging that could be damaged by corrosion during transport or
storage.
17.Material17.1.
The Supplier is obliged to ensure compliance of materials with the
requirements of EU directives and the required technical specification
of the Buyer, and to supply only original materials or original parts,
with appropriate certificates and specifications. The supplier is
obliged to prevent all deliveries of counterfeit materials or non
original parts. In case of suspicion or determination of the supply of
counterfeit materials or parts, the Buyer will quarantine the received
material or and inform the relevant law enforcement authorities about
the suspicion or findings. In this case, the Supplier is obliged to pay
or reimburse all costs incurred in this regard.
18. Free Material18.1. If the Buyer provides free Material, this Material remains the property of the Buyer.
18.2.
The Supplier shall provide free maintenance to such Buyer’s Material
and keep it in good state, mark it appropriately, store it separately,
and protect it from deterioration of quality or destruction. In case of
consumption, loss, removal, disposal or destruction of the Material, the
Supplier shall replace it with a Material with similar characteristics
or reimburse the damage suffered by the Buyer.
18.3. The Supplier
can use the Material only in connection with the Agreement. The Supplier
shall notify the Buyer in case of any surplus of the Material. The
surplus of the Material shall be returned as instructed by the Buyer or
charged.
18.4. The Supplier covers the costs of the consumption of such Material based on bad management or negligence by the Supplier.
19. Dangerous Material19.1.
Dangerous Material shall be labelled with international symbols for
danger and shall show the name of the Material in English. Transport and
other documents shall contain a declaration of the danger and the name
of the Material in English. The Material shall be equipped with
information on urgent procedures in English in form of written
instructions, signs and labels. The Supplier shall ensure compliance
with the applicable regulations referring to packaging, labelling and
transport of dangerous Material, including but not limited to the
legislation in the place of production and the place of delivery.
19.2.
All information owned by the Supplier of reasonably available to the
Supplier regarding any potential danger known to the Supplier, or if the
Supplier believes that there is a possible danger in the transport,
handling or use of the Material, shall be immediately submitted to the
Buyer.
20. Packaging20.1.
Packaging shall be ecologically acceptable in accordance with standards
and positive legislation. Otherwise, the Buyer can reject the Goods to
the expense of the Supplier or remove or completely destroy the
packaging o the expense of the Supplier. In case of any change of the
agreed packaging, a prior written approval by the Buyer is required.
20.2. The Supplier shall be completely liable for all damages of Goods due to false or deficient packaging.
20.3.
If the Buyer has the option to return the packaging and he also returns
the packaging, the Buyer shall return empty packaging in suitable state
(shipment shall be paid in accordance with the agreement between the
contracting parties) to the premises or warehouse specified by the
Supplier, and he shall inform the Supplier of the date of the shipment.
20.4. If the Material is delivered by road, empty packaging can be returned with the same vehicle.
21. Insolvency21.1.
The Buyer shall have the right to cancel the Agreement with immediate
effect, notwithstanding any other agreed rights, in the following cases:
- Supplier becomes insolvent or any insolvency proceeding are initiated against the Supplier;
- A court decides that the Supplier is unable to pay its debts;
- Supplier is wound up or winding-up or compulsory termination proceedings are initiated against the Supplier;
-
Supplier initiates a statutory conversion procedure, except if the
reason for such conversion is not insolvency and if the converted
company commits to these Terms and Conditions and has capital holdings
in companies that present no direct competition to the Buyer;
- Supplier starts to negotiate on restructuring his obligations with his creditors;
- Any circumstance arises that could cause a termination of the Supplier’s business;
-
An enforcement is proposed against the Supplier or any Supplier’s
property is seized for payment or insurance of payment, or any similar
proceedings against the Supplier are initiated, regardless the
jurisdiction.
22. Exclusion of Supplier’s conditions22.1.
Any conditions submitted to the Buyer by the Supplier of called upon by
the Supplier when providing an offer or accepting the Buyer’s Purchase
Order shall not be part of the Agreement, except if explicitly accepted
by the Buyer in writing.
23. Quality23.1.
The Supplier is obliged to regularly implement a quality management
system and to transfer the quality requirements of the Buyer to its
subcontractors for material and services.
23.2. The Supplier is
obliged to inform the Buyer about non-compliant processes, materials,
products or services and in this case to obtain the prior written
approval or confirmation of the Buyer before further
deliveries or services.
23.3.
The Supplier is obliged to inform the Buyer about changes in processes,
materials, products or services, including changes at subcontractors
and also changes in locations. In this case Supplier must obtain the
prior written approval or confirmation before further supplies or
services from the Buyer.
23.4. The Supplier is obliged to provide the
Buyer with samples and technical specifications for confirmation,
verification, verification, investigation or revision upon request.
24. Notification in the event of circumstances that could negatively impact the business of the Buyer24.1.
The responsible person at the Supplier, who is the Buyer's custodian,
is obliged, in the event of circumstances that affect or may affect the
inability to fulfill the order and / or that could negatively impact the
Buyer's operations:
(i) immediately notify the competent person in the procurement of the Buyer in writing and then by telephone;
(ii) report on the subject matter of such circumstances;
(iii) define the time of occurrence and duration of such circumstances;
(iv) define an action plan to resolve such circumstances;
(v) provide an action plan to avoid further occurrence of such circumstances.
25. General provisions25.1.
If any of the provisions of these Terms and Conditions turns out to be
invalid, illegal or unenforceable, this does not affect the validity,
lawfulness or enforceability of other provisions of the Agreement. The
invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision shall be replaced with a new
provision that pursues the same purpose pursued by the original
provision as best as possible to preserve the purpose of the Agreement
in a lawful manner.
25.2. The contracting parties agree that the
obligations from the Agreement are understandable and that if any court
or similar institution decides that the agreed obligations are not
understandable in any point, this court or similar institution has the
right and jurisdiction to change the obligations in question to enable
the implementation of the rest of the Agreement.
25.3 The contracting
parties agree that the languages for their mutual communication shall
be English and Slovenian and that all correspondence and notifications
in accordance with the Agreement shall be submitted in English or
Slovenian.
25.4. Notwithstanding the provision in 22.3., the
contracting parties agree that the applicable language of the Agreement
and separately the Terms and Conditions shall be Slovenian. In case of
different interpretations of English and Slovenian texts or texts in any
other languages, the interpretation of the Slovenian text of the Terms
and Conditions shall prevail. The translation of the Slovenian text is
merely informative.
25.5. These Terms and Conditions are available
in Slovenian, English and German language on the Buyer’s website:
www.megamobil.si and shall apply from 17th March 2025 until their
cancellation or change.
26. Legal and court jurisdiction26.1.
These Terms and Conditions were created in accordance with the
Slovenian law and they are also judged and executed accordingly.
26.2.
The applicable law in legal transactions with international elements
between the Buyer and the Supplier shall be exclusively the Slovenian
law (the application of the conflict rules is excluded), especially
Slovenia Code of Obligations (Obligacijski zakonik RS), whereby the use
of international private law and the provisions of the UN Convention on
the International Sales of Goods are explicitly excluded.
26.3. The
contracting parties agree that in case of disputes arising from these
Terms and Conditions, the Agreement or their contractual relationship,
the competent court shall be the Court in Slovenska Bistrica.