ELAP General Sales Conditions

1. 1.  For purposes of this General Conditions of Sale (hereinafter “GCS”), the following terms shall have the following meanings:

“ELAP”: ELAP S.R.L.;
“Buyer”: any company, entity or legal entity that purchases the Products of ELAP;
“Products”: goods produced, assembled and / or sold by ELAP;
“Order (s)”: each proposal to purchase the Products sent by the Buyer to ELAP;
“Sale/s”: each sales contract concluded between ELAP and the Buyer following receipt by the Buyer of the written acceptance of the Order by ELAP;
“Trademarks”: all the brands of which ELAP is owner or licensee;
”Intellectual Property Rights”: all intellectual and industrial property rights of ELAP, including, without limitation, the rights relating to: patents for inventions, designs or models, utility models, trademarks, know-how, technical specifications, data, were these rights registered or not, as well as any application or registration relating to these rights and any other right or form of protection of a similar nature or having equivalent effect.

2.  ELAP reserves the right to add, modify or eliminate any provision of these GCS. Additions, modifications or cancellations will apply to all Sales concluded from the thirtieth day following the notification of the new Conditions of Sale.

3.  The Buyer, by placing a purchase order or with the acceptance of ELAP of a purchase proposal and more generally in any case in which he enters a contract of sale with ELAP, regardless of the form of acceptance, unconditionally accepts the GCS, understanding that ELAP will not be bound to different conditions unless previously agreed in writing.

1. 4.  These General Conditions apply, insofar as they are compatible, to all commercial agreements stipulated by ELAP, regardless of their legal classification.

2.  Orders placed by telephone mean are allowed and will have full validity between the parties. If the Buyers does not send to ELAP the written summary of the telephone order before the start of the production of the Products or of the issue of the invoice, then he will lose the right to contest the object of the Sale.

3.  Orders regularly accepted by ELAP cannot be cancelled or modified by the Buyer without the written consent of ELAP.

1. 1.  Terms of delivery are not binding for ELAP.  ELAP reserves the right to make partial deliveries. In any case, the delay of delivery by ELAP does not imply any obligation to compensate the damage.

2.  ELAP will not be held responsible for delays or non-delivery attributable to circumstances beyond its control, such as merely by way of example and without claiming to be exhaustive:
a) inadequate technical data or inaccuracies or delays of the Buyer in the transmission to ELAP of information or data necessary for the shipment of the Products;
b) request for customization by the Buyer. If the Buyer is authorized to request customizations on the Products, then the terms of delivery will automatically start from the acceptance of the modifications by ELAP;
c) difficulty in obtaining supplies of raw materials;
d) problems related to the production or planning of orders;
e) force majeure, total or partial strikes, power failures, pandemic and/or epidemic, natural disasters, measures imposed by public authorities, difficulties in transportation, acts of God, riots, terrorist attacks and all the and other acts of God.

3.  The occurrence of some of the events listed above will not entitle the Buyer to claim compensation for any damages or indemnities of any kind.

4.   ELAP can suspend at any time the production and delivery of the Products if, after the conclusion of the contract, it becomes apparent that the Buyer will not perform a substantial part of his obligations as a result of a serious deficiency in his ability to perform or in his creditworthiness; or his conduct in preparing to perform or in performing the contract.

1. 1.  All prices quoted by ELAP are EX WORKS (Incoterms 2020) unless otherwise agreed in writing in advance.

2. The Buyer shall pay ELAP invoice in EUR (Euros) according to the terms of payment stated in ELAP sales invoice, order confirmation or as otherwise agreed. The Buyer has no right to make deductions in the invoice or to exercise any right of retention, counterclaims or set offs against the invoice.

3.  If the Buyer fails to pay the invoice when due, ELAP shall be entitled to interest from the day on which payment was due. The interest rate shall be according to the EU DIRECTIVE 2011/7/UE.

4.  Failure to pay within the established term confers on ELAP the right to suspend the delivery of the Products and resolve any single and different Sale signed.

1. 5. The Buyer is never entitled to suspend any payment.

1. 2.  Notwithstanding the Incoterms chosen in the contract the following rules will always apply. Ownership to and right of disposal of the Products does not pass to the Buyer until he has fulfilled all his contractual obligations towards ELAP. Until full payment the Buyer is prohibited to sell the products to third parties.

3.  ELAP, in the event of breach of the contract by the Buyer, can claim and remove the products at any time and wherever they are.

1. 4. The risk of loss of the Products shall pass to the Buyer upon delivery to the first carrier. In the event that the Buyer, or his carrier, does not collect the Products at the agreed date of delivery, ELAP shall arrange for storage of the Products at risk and expense of the Buyer.

2.  ELAP shall not be held responsible for those defects which are due to (I) damage caused during transport, storage, installation in case the courier is not paid by ELAP; (II) installation different from professional manner and not in accordance with the installation manual, drawings and other documents provided by ELAP, as well as technical regulations and installation standards; (III) negligent or improper use thereof; (IV) non-compliance with ELAP instructions regarding normal operation, maintenance and storage of products; (V) repairs or modifications made by the Buyer or by third parties without the prior written authorization of ELAP.

3.  Upon receipt of a product defective notice and existing all the conditions of this article, ELAP shall, at its own choice, either repair or replace the defective Products.

4.  The Buyer shall notify ELAP in writing of any defects in the Products that has been detected within 8 (eight) days from delivery of the Products, or within 8 (eight) days from the discovery in case of hidden defects.

5.  Products that are the subject of a complaint must be immediately sent to ELAP factory, or to any other place that the latter will indicate from time to time, at costs and expenses borne by the Buyer unless otherwise agreed between the parties, to allow ELAP the completion of the necessary tests. ELAP shall not be responsible for damages and/or defects of the Products deriving from anomalies caused by, or connected to, parts assembled/added directly by the Buyer or by the final consumer.

6.  In any case, the Buyer cannot claim rights hereby granted to ELAP if the price of the Products has not been paid according to the terms and conditions agreed, even if the non-payment of the price at the terms and conditions agreed refer to Products other than those for which the Buyer intends make a claim.

7.  ELAP will not be liable for any damages deriving from and/or connected to the defects of the Products, also towards third parties. In any case, ELAP will not be held responsible for indirect or consequential damages of any kind.

8. In any case, the Buyer’s right to compensation for damages will be limited to a maximum amount at the value of the Products presenting defects or faults.

2.  Unless otherwise agreed in writing, the Buyer declares that: (I) ELAP is the exclusive owner of the Trademarks; (II) he will abstain from using and registering trademarks that are similar and/or which may be confused with the Trademarks of ELAP; (III) he will use the Trademarks exclusively in compliance with the instructions of ELAP and exclusively for the purposes set out in these Conditions of Sale; (IV) he undertakes not to modify, alter, remove, cancel, cover the trademarks or other distinctive signs of ELAP affixed to the Products nor to add to these other brands or distinctive signs.

3.  The Buyer undertakes, for himself and his collaborators and / or employees, to keep confidential and not to disclose, even after the termination of this agreement, all the confidential information pertaining in any way to the contract in question.

2.  These General Conditions and every single Sale shall be governed by Italian Law, excluding its conflict law provision and Vienna Convention concerning the International Sale of Goods 1980 (CISG).

3.  Any dispute arising from or in relation to any of the Contracts and/or any dispute related to the Products supplied by ELAP to the Buyer shall be decided by the Court of Milan, Italy, which has exclusive jurisdiction. As an exception to the principle here above, ELAP is entitled to summon the Buyer on the Court of the place where the Buyer has its registered office.