Supply Agreement, dated June 16, 2015, by and between Xsens Technologies B.V. and Neways Advanced Applications B.V
Exhibit 10.21
SUPPLY AGREEMENT XSENS / NEWAYS |
Supply Agreement
Between
XSENS
referred to as CUSTOMER hereinafter
represented by
Xsens Technologies B.V.
Pantheon 6a
7521 PR Enschede
The Netherlands
and
Neways
referred to as SUPPLIER hereinafter
represented by
Neways Advanced Applications B.V.
Science Park Eindhoven 5004
5692 EA Son
The Netherlands
SUPPLY AGREEMENT XSENS / NEWAYS |
CONTENTS:
Preamble | 3 | |||
1. | Definitions | 3 | ||
2. | Basis of Agreement | 4 | ||
3. | Intention of Agreement | 5 | ||
4. | Duration of Agreement | 5 | ||
5. | Termination of Agreement | 5 | ||
6. | Financials of Agreement | 6 | ||
7. | Planning, Ordering and Delivery Procedure | 6 | ||
8. | Prices | 8 | ||
9. | Documentation and Equipment for Execution | 8 | ||
10. | Property rights of Drawings, Tools and Other Materials of Customer | 10 | ||
11. | Non-disclosure | 10 | ||
12. | Exclusive Rights | 11 | ||
13. | Packaging and Transportation | 11 | ||
14. | Force Majeure | 11 | ||
15. | Change implementation | 12 | ||
16. | Test Equipment | 13 | ||
17. | Quality Assurance | 13 | ||
18. | Warranty | 14 | ||
19. | Reject Procedure | 15 | ||
20. | Delivery performance | 15 | ||
21. | Product Life cycle Management | 16 | ||
22. | Patents, Intellectual Property Rights and Product Liability | 17 | ||
23. | Indemnification | 18 | ||
24. | Transfer of Agreement | 19 | ||
25. | Breach of Agreement | 19 | ||
26. | Communication | 19 | ||
27. | Changes and Amendments to Agreement | 19 | ||
28. | Disputes | 19 | ||
29. | Insurance | 20 | ||
30. | Contingency Plan | 20 | ||
31. | Traceability Products | 21 | ||
32. | Confidentiality and Publications | 21 | ||
33. | Export Compliance | 21 | ||
34. | Final Agreements, Legal Domicile, Applicable Laws | 22 | ||
LIST OF ANNEXES: | ||||
A. | Product List and Pricing | |||
B. | Product Lead-times | |||
C. | Forecasting and Planning Procedures | |||
D. | Test Tooling | |||
E. | Reporting | |||
F. | Ramp-up agreement | |||
G. | Service + Repair agreement | |||
H. | Contingency plan | |||
I. | Communication structure |
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Preamble
The contract partners intend to enter a long-term business cooperation for the manufacturing and supply of the 3D motion trackers products. The relationship in this business cooperation has been formulated in this Agreement and regulates the manufacture and delivery of electronic modules and products.
For the benefit of both sides, the partners will strive to achieve a high quality standard, optimize the production costs, assure the procurement of material, improve the demand planning, meet delivery schedules, minimize the order handling procedures.
1. | Definitions |
1.1 | Agreement shall mean this document and all exhibits, annexes and other documents referred to herein or attached hereto and signed or initialled by the parties hereto all of which exhibits, annexes or other documents form an integral part hereof. |
1.2 | Product(s) jointly and separately shall mean the Products (PCB Assemblies, PCA and modules), as further specified in the Specifications ANNEX A, including any changes thereto, as well as such new printed circuit board assemblies, modules and systems as the parties may agree upon to include under this Agreement by way of amending ANNEX A. |
1.3 | Specifications shall mean the technical and functional specifications according to the parts list, Bill of Material, mechanical drawings, test methods and equipment, safety and environmental regulations and other requirements of for the Products as detailed in ANNEX A, and such amendment thereto as the parties may agree upon from time to time in writing. Any change of the Specifications has to be managed by the CUSTOMER internal change procedure. |
1.4 | Lead-times shall mean the delivery time of the Products (in working days) as agreed upon and, attached hereto as ANNEX B, after receipt of Purchase Order. |
1.5 | Purchase Order shall mean the purchase order for Products placed by CUSTOMER |
1.6 | Obsolete Components shall mean components used in Products, of which production has been discontinued by a component manufacturer and have led to a last-time-buy. |
1.7 | Announcement Obsolete Components shall mean a written notice from SUPPLIER to CUSTOMER containing information on the discontinuance of a component by a component manufacturer. |
1.8 | End of Life declared product shall mean a written notice from CUSTOMER to SUPPLIER containing information about the discontinuance of a product and the effective date. |
1.9 | Customer Specific Components shall mean components of which the specifications are owned by CUSTOMER and of for which CUSTOMER is responsible for the relevant Purchasing information (such as price, lead-time, ordering quantity and life cycle commitment). |
1.10 | Long lead-time Components shall mean components, which have a lead-time of more than three (3) calendar months. |
1.11 | Customer Components shall mean components of which SUPPLIER with exception of timing has no procurement responsibility and which need to be supplied to SUPPLIER by CUSTOMER. |
1.12 | Substitute Components or Alternative Components shall mean components which have the same form, fit and function as the components originally used. |
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1.13 | Change Request (CR) shall mean, a document written and signed by CUSTOMER and/or SUPPLIER respectively written and signed document as sent to SUPPLIER or CUSTOMER respectively and/or SUPPLIER, specifying the a proposed Change in the Product Specifications. |
1.14 | Tooling costs shall mean initial costs involved in the manufacturing of Products among others test fixtures/software, tooling, test equipment, soldering screens, carriers. Normal wear and tear of any such equipment, etc. are is incorporated in the product cost price. |
1.15 | Epidemic faults shall mean faults which appear in more than five percent (5%) or ten (10) Products, whichever is greater, of the delivered batch quantity of the relevant order and which original cause is the same or which have the same cause. For example among others faults caused by manufacturing, programming and/or components. |
1.16 | Return Merchandise Authorisation (RMA) shall mean the system by which products can be returned for repair or replacement by CUSTOMER to SUPPLIER. |
1.17 | Module means a single printed circuit board sub-assembly. |
1.18 | System means an assembly of different modules. |
1.19 | Technical Product Documentation (TPD) means the complete documentation by which a product has been described by the IP owner and is manufactured and tested by a supplier. |
1.20 | Configuration Management (CM) means establishing, maintaining and securing the integrity of the products throughout the product life cycle. |
1.21 | Average Purchase Price (GIP) means the average purchase price of the components which are in stock, delivered in different batches. |
1.22 | 3rd party means all other, not affiliated, companies |
1.23 | Affiliated Companies means, in relation to a company, a company which controls that company, or is controlled by that company or by a company which controls that company, and for these purposes a company controls another company if it can |
i) | exercise a majority of the votes attached to the shares in the other company; or |
ii) | appoint or remove a majority of the board of directors of the other company, or if it can do so indirectly through one or more other companies. |
2. | Basis of Agreement |
2.1 | The Agreement is based on the following starting points: |
2.1.1 | the documents of the products provided by the CUSTOMER |
2.1.2 | the quotations made by SUPPLIER |
2.1.3 | the mutual agreed prices after finalisation of negotiations and effectuated in ANNEX A |
2.1.4 | the orders placed by the CUSTOMER |
2.2 | The conditions of this overall Agreement apply to all orders that are handled between the contract parties, unless mutually agreed otherwise. |
2.3 | The Agreement is exclusively between CUSTOMER and named SUPPLIER location. If for whatever reason SUPPLIER wants to move CUSTOMER main activities to an alternative SUPPLIER location, CUSTOMER will be informed at least 12 months prior to the event. Any moving plans will need to be approved by CUSTOMER and any related costs will be accounted for by SUPPLIER, unless this is on request of CUSTOMER. |
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3. | Intention of Agreement |
3.1 | CUSTOMER herewith appoints SUPPLIER as its partner for the co-development, engineering, manufacturing, servicing and form fit function maintenance of the products specified in ANNEX A. |
3.2 | SUPPLIER is committed to manufacture and supply electronic products which comply with the specifications mentioned in the TPD which is either released or provided by CUSTOMER. |
3.3 | CUSTOMER is committed to purchase products from SUPPLIER according to specifications mentioned in the CUSTOMER provided documentation. |
3.4 | Twice a year a review meeting will be held between CUSTOMER and SUPPLIER to evaluate and improve product quality, production quality, and supply chain performance. Quarterly CUSTOMER and SUPPLIER shall discuss progress on these matters. Topics amongst others; long lead items, progress on projects, delivery performance, first pass yield, guarantee issues. |
4. | Duration of Agreement |
4.1 | This Agreement becomes effective after signing by both parties, and remains valid for an indefinite period of time, until the expiry date after a notice for termination has become effective. |
4.2 | Orders placed before a notice for termination of this Agreement comes into force, will be carried out according to this Agreement, regardless of the contract termination. |
4.3 | The right for termination for compelling reason remains unaffected. |
5. | Termination of Agreement |
5.1 | Either Party is, at any time, entitled to terminate the Agreement. |
5.2 | Termination of the Agreement is to be done in writing and becomes effective no earlier than twelve (12) months after notice has been given, unless there is a breach of the Agreement, in which case the Agreement may be terminated immediately. |
5.3 | In case of termination of this agreement both parties will cooperate to reach a smooth transition of the production towards another manufacturer. |
5.4 | A party is entitled to terminate the Agreement immediately if the other party: |
i) | Files for bankruptcy or |
ii) | Is declared bankrupt or |
iii) | Fails, or is unable to, or admits in writing its ability to, pay its debt, or |
iv) | ceases its business operations |
v) | becomes under another control structure |
5.5 | If one party, after having been given notice and taken corrective measures, fails to meet the agreed obligations under this Agreement within a period of three (3) months after having received the notice, the other party is entitled to terminate the Agreement immediately, with the exception when the cause originates from a Force Majeure. |
5.6 | Breach of the Agreement by either party can be seen as a compelling reason for immediate termination of this Agreement as laid down under article25. |
5.7 | In the case of a premature termination of this Agreement, SUPPLIER will supply and invoice CUSTOMER with stock, and remaining outstanding obligations, of materials. Ownership of this material will transfer from SUPPLIER to CUSTOMER after payments of materials have been received by SUPPLIER. |
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5.8 | In case of termination of the agreement by CUSTOMER, the inventory of components specifically used for production of CUSTOMER Products, which include obsolete components, are to be sold to CUSTOMER against the last negotiated and mutual agreed BOM purchase value with a logistical surcharge of 5%. |
5.9 | In the event of an immediate termination of the agreement as a result of non-performance of SUPPLIER to meet its obligations under this Agreement, the inventory of CUSTOMER specific components, are to be sold by SUPPLIER to CUSTOMER against the last negotiated BOM purchase value without a logistical surcharge. The CUSTOMER may request SUPPLIER to supply a larger quantity of CUSTOMER specific components than the outstanding obligation of CUSTOMER, with a maximum of a 12 months demand. To fulfil such a request, SUPPLIER may assist CUSTOMER by opening the direct communication channel with SUPPLIERs vendor from which CUSTOMER will be able to procure directly under the same conditions as SUPPLIER with the limitations as defined. |
5.10 | In case of non-finished Products, these Products will be finished as long as their quantities do not exceed the mutually agreed batch quantity as described in the ANNEX A. CUSTOMER shall Issue an Purchase Order for these to-be-finished Products against the agreed Purchase price as laid down under ANNEX A. |
5.11 | Upon termination of this Agreement by CUSTOMER, CUSTOMER shall procure redundant components from SUPPLIER which has been procured according to the terms under this Agreement, no later than 10 working days after the termination becomes effective, unless otherwise agreed. SUPPLIER will supply CUSTOMER within 10 working days after having received a notice of termination with a list of the inventory, incorporating the volume, specification and value of the materials. Within 5 working days after having received this inventory list, CUSTOMER will provide a Purchase Order. In the case of CUSTOMER fails to meet this requirement, SUPPLIER is entitled to send and invoice inventory accordingly to CUSTOMER within 15 working days after the termination becomes effective. |
5.12 | Upon termination of this Agreement, regardless of cause, all drawings, documents, tools, material or equipment provided to SUPPLIER by CUSTOMER, as well as drawings, documents, tools, material, equipment or products produced by SUPPLIER for CUSTOMER and subsequently paid by CUSTOMER, shall be returned to CUSTOMER within 5 working days after the termination becomes effective. |
6. | Financial terms of Agreement |
6.1 | Invoicing shall take place after delivery of products and services. The invoice shall identify CUSTOMERS order number and product number. |
6.2 | Payment by CUSTOMER shall be made within thirty (30) days after invoicing date, provided that the Products comply with the requirements according to this Agreement. |
6.3 | In the case and CUSTOMER does not pay within mutually agreed due date SUPPLIER is entitled to invoice interest costs due to the late payment according to law. |
7. | Planning, Order and Delivery Procedure |
7.1 | As soon as this Agreement becomes effective, CUSTOMER will provide SUPPLIER, on a monthly basis, with a rolling forecast of its estimated demand for Products for the coming period of twelve (12) months. |
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7.2 | The forecast will be nonbinding, with the exception of the provisions as mutually agreed under article 7.9 for SUPPLIER to meet its obligation under this Agreement and will include the demand planning and materials management for the coming 12 months. |
7.3 | Demand planning, materials management, production and delivery will be executed according to the planning procedure described in ANNEX C. This section details forecast procedures, planning rules, reorder points, call off moments etc. etc. |
7.4 | CUSTOMER will provide SUPPLIER with Purchase Orders with mutually agreed minimal lead-times to cover call off products and services. |
7.5 | All Purchase Orders from CUSTOMER shall be submitted to the conditions of this Agreement, unless mutually agreed otherwise. Neither parties General Terms and Conditions shall apply. |
7.6 | Each Purchase Order shall specify the quantity, items, and requested delivery dates. Changes to particular Purchase Orders conditions may be changed by CUSTOMER after consulting SUPPLIER and become effective after a written order confirmation by SUPPLIER. |
7.7 | After having received a Purchase Order, SUPPLIER will respond to CUSTOMER within five (5) working days, by either confirming or rejecting the Purchase Order. With any rejection of a Purchase Order, SUPPLIER will provide an alternative delivery date. |
7.8 | In the event SUPPLIER cannot meet a confirmed delivery date, SUPPLIER shall promptly notify CUSTOMER of SUPPLIERs revised delivery date and CUSTOMER may, without limitation, charge SUPPLIER for the actual extra costs for expedited shipping, unless this is due to a Force Majeure. These extra costs are limited to a maximum of the value of the Products to be shipped. SUPPLIER is entitled to determine the shipping method and expediting company with respect to the urgency of the required delivery date. |
7.9 | CUSTOMER will be liable for all CUSTOMER related inventory (components, sub-assemblys and final products), as long as they are positioned in accordance with agreed planning procedures as documented in ANNEX C, and other in writing approved inventory transactions (i.e. MOQ, LTB). Any inventory transactions not approved and outside planning rules and loss/damage will be at the liability of the SUPPLIER |
7.10 | Inventory Liability in accordance with section 7.9 will be calculated in EURO based on average purchase price for components and based on ANNEX A agreed pricing for products. |
7.11 | In the event that either, components, Products, bought or manufactured on behalf of CUSTOMER, did not move at all over a period of one (1) year, these parts will move into SUPPLIERs so called excess stock. Parts moving in excess stock will be communicated upfront and needs to get a written approval from CUSTOMER. CUSTOMER will discuss with SUPPLIER whether these items, which become property of CUSTOMER after fulfilling its obligations, will be stored at, or removed from SUPPLIER warehouses. On quarterly base the SUPPLIER will invoice the value of the parts moving in or/and out excess stock. CUSTOMER will pay SUPPLIER a quarterly fee for managing these materials when stored at SUPPLIER. This fee is set to 4% of the value of this excess stock value. |
7.12 | The ownership of Products and/or materials transfers from SUPPLIER to CUSTOMER after shipment of goods, provided that CUSTOMER is given a sufficient credit limit by SUPPLIERs credit insurer to cover outstanding liabilities. In the event that the credit insurer Atradius withdraws the credit limit on CUSTOMER for SUPPLIER, the transfer of ownership of Products and/or materials shall with immediate effect change to the actual time payment has been received by SUPPLIER and until the expiry of the payment term, CUSTOMER shall have user rights. CUSTOMER will be informed by SUPPLIER if the credit insurer Atradius withdraws the credit limit on CUSTOMER. |
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8. | Prices |
8.1 | SUPPLIER shall supply products to CUSTOMER at prices under conditions as laid down in this Agreement and specified in ANNEX A. |
8.2 | Prices are determined on the annual demand volume to be supplied and shall be fixed for a period of one (1) year after finalising negotiations and will become effective by undersigning by both parties the new ANNEX A, with the exception of condition as laid down under article 7. |
8.3 | If the total material cost of a product however varies more then plus or minus five (5) percent of the current total material price, SUPPLIER and CUSTOMER are entitled to start intermediate negotiations to correct the price of the relevant Products accordingly in ANNEX A. |
8.4 | SUPPLIER shall charge to CUSTOMER a repair price (to be defined), for any repair, (if repairable) or replacement outside the standard warranty period unless otherwise agreed in writing between CUSTOMER and SUPPLIER. |
8.5 | All prices and costs are fixed and shall be stated in EUR and be specified without VAT or other taxes, unless otherwise specifically stated in this Agreement. |
8.6 | At the time of finalising the price negotiations, prices of materials are based on the currency exchange rate between USD and EUR. |
8.7 | If during the validity period of prices, ordered quantities deviate from the order or any other essential change of the economic prerequisites for the prices occurs, each Party is entitled to request a renegotiation of prices. If the order includes prices for Products where there are prices differentiated based upon quantity, CUSTOMER shall in connection with signing the order indicate the expected annual volume and consequently that price shall be applicable. |
8.8 | The product price is based upon an open COST PRICE calculation, consisting out of BOM Value and total added Value Supplier. SUPPLIER shall disclose the BOM value in detail. Jointly CUSTOMER and SUPPLIER shall try to reduce the COST PRICE with a minimum target of 3% year on year on those direct activities which can be influenced by SUPPLIER. A reduction in COST PRICE results in improvement of the CUSTOMER market position, hence in the long run it will improve the turnover for both parties. |
8.9 | New product pricing negotiations shall commence at least two (2) months before the new price is to become effective. |
8.10 | When price negotiations referred to under this article extend beyond the price-validity period, the prices and conditions valid for the previous period shall continue to remain in effect until such time as the parties have reached mutual agreement on the new prices, which will be laid down in a new ANNEX A. The new agreement will include the starting date when the newly agreed price will become effective and any deliveries with price deviations may be corrected accordingly. |
9. | Documentation and Equipment for execution of Agreement |
9.1 | For the execution of the contracted services, CUSTOMER will supply the necessary equipment and documents to SUPPLIER minimal 4 weeks before the start of the lead-time for the ft delivery. |
9.2 | The equipment and documents provided by CUSTOMER are the property of CUSTOMER and may only be used by SUPPLIER for the purpose of implementing this Supply Agreement. The equipment and documents must be returned to CUSTOMER at any time, if so requested. |
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9.3 | The CUSTOMER will supply SUPPLIER, minimal 4 weeks before the start of the lead-time for the 1st delivery, with a Bill of Material containing the following information: |
| Part number manufacturer |
| Manufacturer & Vendor |
| PCB data |
| Mechanical and or cable drawings |
| Quantity parts required in each product |
| Documentation in relation to assembly, test, packaging if applicable |
In the case of Product Specific parts, in which CUSTOMER has made a vendor selection, CUSTOMER will additionally provide Vendor contact details with price and logistic arrangements made with these vendors.
9.4 | The format of sending the data is in ODB++ format. Since data size can be many MB the preference is using the FTP server for transferring data. Login data will be provided. |
9.5 | Before starting work, SUPPLIER is obliged to check that the materials and documents for execution are complete. If the materials and documents are not complete CUSTOMER will be notified immediately. |
9.6 | SUPPLIER shall ensure that all material is procured in accordance with CUSTOMER order and product documentation and includes any spoilage at SUPPLIER in connection with e.g. production and warranty repairs. |
9.7 | CUSTOMER and SUPPLIER will come to a separate arrangement with regard to materials to be procured for end-of-production (EOP) undertakings and services. This separate agreement is to be attached in Appendix B Service & Repair Agreement. |
9.8 | CUSTOMER can decide that some material will be supplied by CUSTOMER. In the case that material is supplied by CUSTOMER to the SUPPLIER, CUSTOMER is responsible for : |
| Checking provided components on technical specifications and manufacturing date. In the case that manufacturing date exceeds 1 year, CUSTOMER will inform SUPPLIER, in which case both parties will come to a mutual agreement with regards to the consequences. |
| To send material in the original packaging of the manufacturer, and make sure that this packaging can be handled by assembly machines, when applicable. |
| On time delivery of these materials. In the case of late delivery of these materials, SUPPLIER has the right to postpone planned delivery for affected Products accordingly. |
Any deviation detected and reported to CUSTOMER in any of these responsibilities, SUPPLIER has the right to invoice CUSTOMER for any additional costs which arise due to this deviation. Prolonged stocking of materials of SUPPLIER, as set forth in article, due to delayed delivery of the supply of material by CUSTOMER, can e.g. result in interest costs.
In the case that CUSTOMER supplies Customer Components to SUPPLIER, SUPPLIER will send CUSTOMER an order for the supply of the required material, with the following information: required quantities and required delivery date and required delivery address, against Cost Price which will then be incorporated in the relevant product pricing. CUSTOMER is responsible for the consequences in the event of non-supply of ordered components. This section is only applicable for components which are part of an active BOM and for which a forecast containing a demand is available. In the event that there is no demand for these Customer Components (often Cost Drivers) for 3 consecutive months parties will discuss the arisen situation regarding the stock of Customer Components.
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9.9 | Product specific materials in which the CUSTOMER has executed the Vendor Selection Process, the CUSTOMER is responsible for providing the SUPPLIER with an overview of the following information : |
| The Subcontractor contact data (Name, Address, tel. no, contact) |
| The part number |
| The price performance data (price vs. quantity) |
| The package and minimal order quantities |
| The Lead-time |
| The Recurring and/or Non-RecurringEngineering Costs (NRE) |
| The quality specification (% reject, tolerances, warranty etc.) |
9.10 | Any deviations found during the procurement and/or production process in product specific components, for which the CUSTOMER has executed the Vendor Selection Process, CUSTOMER and vendor will be informed by SUPPLIER about the detected deviation and subsequently will be asked to provide SUPPLIER a response and solution. |
9.11 | Material deviations which do not meet the agreed quality levels, will be shipped back to CUSTOMER selected vendor. Subsequently vendor will be ask to respond within a, to be defined, time span and provide SUPPLIER with a solution and improvement programme. |
9.12 | CUSTOMER selected vendors are a responsibility of CUSTOMER. In those cases that CUSTOMER selected vendors consistently do not perform according to the expected standard, CUSTOMER will be asked by SUPPLIER to intervene and provide a solution. SUPPLIER will support CUSTOMER by finding a solution. |
10. | Property Rights of drawings, tools, and other materials of CUSTOMER |
10.1 | All equipment and/or documents provided by CUSTOMER, such as data, samples, tools, moulds, and drawings remain in the ownership of CUSTOMER. SUPPLIER will treat these materials with care. At the request of CUSTOMER, they must be returned immediately and at any time. |
10.2 | SUPPLIER will use the materials, tools, and moulds exclusively to manufacture the agreed products and to implement any other production services for CUSTOMER. |
10.3 | CUSTOMER shall indemnify and hold harmless SUPPLIER and its affiliated companies from and against all claims, actions, costs, expenses, liabilities and proceedings whatsoever resulting from all alleged or actual infringements of any letters registered, designs, copy-rights, trademarks or trade names or other proprietary rights arising by reason of the manufacturing by SUPPLIER or any affiliated company in fulfilment of SUPPLIERS obligations under this Agreement. |
11. | Non-disclosure |
11.1 | Within the scope of this Agreement, SUPPLIER will not disclose any supplied materials, data, samples, tools, moulds, drawings, price calculations and other information to any third party or affiliated companies, and will only use them to execute the orders under this Agreement. |
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11.2 | The parties hereto shall not use, employ or disclose confidential information received from the other whether orally to be confirmed in writing, in writing, by demonstration or otherwise to any third party except as is necessary to implement this Agreement, unless and to the extent the receiving party can prove by written record that: |
i) | it already had knowledge of such information prior to disclosure, or |
ii) | information was already or becomes publicly known through no fault of the receiving party, or |
iii) | information identical to disclosed information was already in its possession or is subsequently lawfully obtained without restrictions to the use from a third party who is free to disclose the same or is subsequently independently developed by the receiving party without use of the disclosed |
iv) | information is necessarily disclosed in commercially available product. |
Furthermore, SUPPLIER will ensure that any tasks carried out by SUPPLIERs employees in the execution of orders in accordance with this Partner Agreement will be treated confidentially, and that all information, business procedures, and documents that are made known to the employees, will be kept undisclosed two (2) years after termination of this agreement. SUPPLIER employees will be committed accordingly
12. | Exclusive rights |
SUPPLIER will deliver the manufactured Products exclusively to CUSTOMER.
13. | Packaging and Transportation |
13.1 | SUPPLIER will arrange packaging of the products according to the specifications in the provided documentation of the CUSTOMER. |
13.2 | SUPPLIER will label the products for transportation with labels containing the following information: |
| Customers and SUPPLIERs name and address |
| Purchase order number |
| Package Quantity |
| Article number, Article description with revision level |
| Date |
| If any special labelling is required, CUSTOMER will express this in the product documentation. |
If CUSTOMER wishes that the products needs to be shipped elsewhere, CUSTOMER will inform SUPPLIER no later than one (1) week in advance of the delivery due date.
13.3 | All deliveries are Ex-Works according to the Incoterms 2000. |
14. | Force Majeure |
14.1 | Any and all circumstances beyond the reasonable control of the parties including, but not limited to acts of God, war, riots and unavoidable break-downs, fire, flood, explosion, acts of authorities notwithstanding whether they are valid or notas well as other cases of Force Majeureincluding those which render the execution of the particular business within a reasonable time substantially uneconomical -, also with suppliers, release the party hereto from its respective obligations under or pursuant to this Agreement for the duration of such contingencies and to the extent of the effects resulting there from. |
14.2 | Force Majeure are occurrences outside a Partys control occurring after undersigning this Agreement that the party not reasonably could have expected at the day of signing this Agreement and thereof the consequences could not have been overcome without unreasonable costs and/or loss of time for the Party in question. |
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14.3 | If any such case occurs, the party affected shall inform the other party immediately indicating the presumable duration and extent of such contingency. Moreover, the party affected shall promptly take care to settle such contingencies so that the performance of the obligations under this Agreement can be resumed as soon as possible. |
14.4 | Neither Party is liable towards the other Party for delayed or non-occurring fulfilment of obligations in accordance with this Agreement, in case of and to the extent that such delay or non-occurring fulfilment is due to Force Majeure. |
14.5 | 14.5 A party suffering from a Force Majeure, or no longer suffering from such Force Majeure, shall immediately inform the other Party thereof. |
14.6 | In the case of a Force Majeure which continues to exist for a period of more than three (3) months, CUSTOMER is entitled to terminate the agreement immediately. |
15. | Change implementation |
15.1 | During the duration of this Agreement both parties may initiate Change Requests (CR) according to the procedures as agreed. Change Requests by either party will be done in writing. |
15.2 | Change Requests will only become effective after a written approval by CUSTOMER. |
15.3 | Should CUSTOMER request changes to the product specification during the period of business cooperation, SUPPLIER will implement these changes after discussing with CUSTOMER, if any, the financial consequences and the effects to delivery schedules, provided that the changes lie within the technical possibilities of SUPPLIER. |
15.4 | If SUPPLIER intends to make technical modifications, SUPPLIER will notify CUSTOMER in advance about the planned changes in writing, incorporating, if any, the financial consequences and the effects to delivery schedules. |
15.5 | In the event that components have been withdrawn of the market and/or are difficult to obtain, SUPPLIER will, as far as technically feasible, suggest substitute types to CUSTOMER. Unless otherwise stated by CUSTOMER, CUSTOMER will give either a consent or a plan in writing, within 14 days after receipt of this written notification for an alternative component. In the case of a refusal, CUSTOMER and SUPPLIER will discuss the consequences, if any, and come to a solution. |
15.6 | Any changes which have one-off financial consequences, and have been approved by CUSTOMER, CUSTOMER will provide SUPPLIER with an Engineering Change Order (ECO) within 2 working days after approval. |
15.7 | Changes which also have an effect on either Price, and/or Lead-time, of a Product, and were approved by CUSTOMER, will accordingly be adapted in price and delivery schedule by SUPPLIER. |
15.8 | Any received written approval of CRs to Products under this Agreement by SUPPLIER, will automatically become part of this Agreement. |
15.9 | Materials which have become redundant due to a change of the specification of the product will be delivered and invoiced by SUPPLIER to CUSTOMER. These part could be moved into the excess stock as described in 7.11. |
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16. | Test Equipment |
16.1 | CUSTOMER will provide a test protocol and/or testing equipment for tests as specified in the CUSTOMER documents and according to which the products should be tested before delivered. |
Incorporated in the test protocol is coverage of the test. All test tooling provided by CUSTOMER are listed in ANNEX D.
16.2 | SUPPLIER is responsible that each product is tested on provided test protocol and passes this test. 16.3 If the Parties agree in writing, SUPPLIER may provide test equipment. |
16.3 | Products are assembled and tested according to the specification in the CUSTOMER documentation. Products which meet this specification and pass the mutually approved test, are to be considered to meet the functional specification. |
16.4 | If CUSTOMER provides SUPPLIER, with test equipment, CUSTOMER will ensure that maintenance agreements have been entered into. SUPPLIER may provide this maintenance, if both parties have agreed to this prior in writing. |
16.5 | Equipment provided by CUSTOMER and/or equipment produced by SUPPLIER on behalf of CUSTOMER, shall be marked so that it is evident that it belongs to CUSTOMER. Transfer of ownership of test equipment, produced by SUPPLIER on behalf of the CUSTOMER, becomes effective after payment has been received by SUPPLIER. |
17. | Quality Assurance |
17.1 | SUPPLIER operates a quality assurance system in accordance with and certified to standard ISO 9001/2000. |
17.2 | SUPPLIER gives the CUSTOMER a guarantee that the manufacturing services supplied comply with the electronic manufacturing latest standard IPC-A-610 class 2 specifications. Furthermore, SUPPLIER assures that trained and qualified personnel will be charged with the execution of production services. |
17.3 | SUPPLIER is responsible for producing the Products according to the TPD released and/or provided by CUSTOMER. |
17.4 | SUPPLIER is responsible for necessary production control and shall, prior to delivery of the products, ensure that the products comply with agreed requirements and that the production is carried out according to the expected standard. |
17.5 | Every 3 months SUPPLIER will report the first passed yield (FPY) and total rejects per Product of all Products produced in the previous 3 month period, unless otherwise mutually agreed. These figures will be used as a basis for analysis and improvement of production processes, and manufacturability of the Products. |
17.6 | SUPPLIER maintains an Environment Management System according to the standard ISO 14001. |
17.7 | In the case that a Product needs to meet any additional qualifications, CUSTOMER will provide SUPPLIER with additional instructions necessary for assuring the quality of the production of CUSTOMER Products and SUPPLIER will undertake measures to comply to these. |
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17.8 | CUSTOMER and/or CUSTOMERS together with Customer customers are/is entitled to inspect the implementation and maintenance of SUPPLIERs quality management and Environmental Management System. SUPPLIER will provide CUSTOMER, or CUSTOMERs representative, with data and the facilities necessary to perform this task. |
17.9 | CUSTOMER is entitled to, upon notice to SUPPLIER, follow the production, inspect inventory, carry out tests and make examinations at SUPPLIERs premises during normal office hours . In the case that the CUSTOMER wishes to exercise this right, CUSTOMER will notify SUPPLIER at least seven (7) calendar days in advance of the delivery date. |
17.10 | CUSTOMER is entitled to request for an acceptance test of the Products due to be delivered at SUPPLIERs premises, at the date of delivery, but no later than 5 working days after the scheduled date of delivery, after which SUPPLIER is entitled to excise delivery without prior notice. SUPPLIER will provide sufficient space for such inspection activities. |
18. | Warranty |
18.1 | SUPPLIERs warranty covers his own work and all applied material. Neways warranty does not cover Product defects or failures resulting from: a) Product design or Specifications, including, but not limited to, design functionality failures, Specification inadequacies, or failures relating to Products functioning in any intended manner, for any particular purpose or in any specific environment; b) non-Qualified Soldering Processes; c) accident, disaster, neglect, abuse, misuse, improper handling, testing, storage or installation, including improper handling in accordance with static sensitive electronic device handling requirements, after shipment; d) alterations, modifications, and/or repairs by Customer and/or third parties and/or accepted qualified; e) Customer supplied defective Items, including test equipment or test software; t) Defects originating from Customer selected and prescribed suppliers which cant meet minimal the same requirements and/or 100% yield as imposed on Seller; g) latent defects in BOM components that Neways could not reasonably discover utilizing Customer-specified inspection and testing obligations hereunder; h) Products without specified functional tests to allow adequate failure diagnosis; or i) Products found to be non-operable which have passed all Customer-specified tests prior to shipment, yet failed some functionality or performance criteria in the field. |
18.2 | The warranty period is twelve (12) months on products and services provided by SUPPLIER. CUSTOMER has the right to choose between repairs to be carried out by SUPPLIER immediately on request, and a replacement delivery. As for the rest, the rights of CUSTOMER are in accordance with the applicable law. |
18.3 | SUPPLIER will carry out final inspections, whereby test plans and test records are to be kept in such a way that they can be made available to CUSTOMER on request. Should it still occur that the products or services to be provided are faulty due to reasons in the responsibility of SUPPLIER, CUSTOMER will inform SUPPLIER in writing of a defect immediately after discovery of any fault. |
18.4 | All claims for damages over and above the legal regulations are excluded. |
18.5 | SUPPLIER warrants that each unit of product shall meet CUSTOMER Specifications and shall be free from defects in material and good workmanship, for a period of six (6) months from the date of delivery of the shipment, providing good usage within the limits of specification. SUPPLIER grants this product warranty, when it is proven that failures or deviations to the specifications are occurred by mall performance on SUPPLIER-side or including mall performance, bad functioning or non-compliance to the specifications of the used components used to manufacture these products. |
18.6 | The warranty with respect to epidemic faults shall terminate Eighteen (18) months after delivery of the last Products of the infected batch delivered to CUSTOMER |
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19. | Reject procedure |
19.1 | The procedure for handling Customer Complaints is documented in the SUPPLIERs Quality System. |
19.2 | In the case that a product deviates from mentioned specifications CUSTOMER will make a complaint in writing to SUPPLIER without unreasonable delay. The complaint shall include a description of how the fault manifested itself. |
19.3 | Upon receipt of a written complaint in accordance with the outlined procedure and the receipt of the faulty Products, SUPPLIER will remedy the fault without delay within twenty (20) working days, with the exception of DOAs for which SUPPLIER will be remedy the fault within five (5) working days. |
19.4 | All remedied faulty Products which fall under Customer Complaints will be returned to CUSTOMER with a written report containing the findings and the remedy of the fault. |
19.5 | Unless otherwise specifically stated in this Agreement, SUPPLIER is liable for the costs for correction of the original cause of the fault. |
19.6 | Based upon the outcome in the report, parties shall decide upon corrective actions to be taken. |
19.7 | If CUSTOMER makes a complaint in accordance with the outlined procedure and it becomes evident that there is no fault for which SUPPLIER is liable, SUPPLIER is entitled to compensation by CUSTOMER for the work and costs that have been caused by the complaint. |
19.8 | SUPPLIER will archive all received Customer Complaints and will keep a Customer Complaint archived for a period of at least three (3) years after issue date. This obligation will end in the case of termination of this Agreement, when SUPPLIER has transferred all archived Customer Complaints to CUSTOMER after the termination date has become effective. |
19.9 | SUPPLIER shall, prior to start of production, make sure that equipment to be used for the production of the Products comply with the applicable requirements specified by CUSTOMER. SUPPLIER shall immediately notify CUSTOMER if equipment for production suffers from a lack of quality resulting from wear and tear and such wear and tear could have been detected by SUPPLIER. |
19.10 | Equipment provided by CUSTOMER will be incorporated into a calibration and/or maintenance schedule by CUSTOMER. CUSTOMER may outsource the calibration and maintenance to SUPPLIER |
20. | Delivery performance and reporting |
20.1 | SUPPLIER is committed to achieve a Committed Line Item Performance (CLIP) of at least 95% percent. The tolerance within the CLIP with regard to on time delivery will be between zero (0) and minus five (-5) working days and is to be regarded still as on time delivery. |
20.2 | SUPPLIER is committed to achieve a Requested Line Item Performance (RLIP) of at least 90% on forecasted items, in the expectation that sufficient logistical countermeasures have been agreed upon between parties to cover unforeseen demand (flexibility). |
20.3 | CLIP,RLIP targets, Key performance indicators and other reporting requirements are laid down in ANNEX E |
20.4 | SUPPLIER to report in line with intervals and dates as documented in ANNEX E |
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20.5 | In case CLIP and RLIP figures are below target, SUPPLIER is to report within 5 working days the root cause and recovery measures in order to strive to be back on target within the shortest possible time not exceeding 10 working days, assuming that the root-cause and responsibility lies within the direct control of Supplier. In the event that the root-cause lies outside the direct control of SUPPLIER parties will discuss the arisen situation. |
20.6 | Any cost related to CLIP and RLIP recovery within the timeframe specified in 20.4 are for SUPPLIER unless caused by a third party or Force Majeure. |
20.7 | SUPPLIER to guarantee capacity and ramp-up as agreed in ANNEX F |
21. | Product Life Cycle Management |
21.1 | During the duration of this Agreement and five (5) years thereafter, or during five (5) years after the last shipment to CUSTOMER by SUPPLIER of an EOL declared Product, whichever comes first, SUPPLIER should be able to supply CUSTOMER with repair or replacement of Products or other services (e.g. upgrading, technical support) against mutually agreed conditions as laid down below. |
21.2 | Definition End-Of-Life (EOL) declared Product, is a product of which has been declared that it can not be ordered any more after a defined Last-Time-Buy date and which will not be supported by the CUSTOMER. A product is considered to have the EOL status, if a component used in this product is no longer manufactured through regular distribution channels and has either no direct alternative, or no provisions have been taken to acquire obsolescent stock by making use of a Last-Time-Buy of such a component. |
21.3 | Definition Life Cycle Management Services is a service which SUPPLIER provides to give the CUSTOMER insight during the Life Cycle of a product into the availability of Components used to manufacture a product. |
21.4 | During the production Life of a Product the SUPPLIER will provide the CUSTOMER with a Life Cycle Management services . |
21.5 | In the case that a component becomes obsolescent, SUPPLIER will inform in writing CUSTOMER immediately of a last time buy (LTB) when it becomes known. CUSTOMER will respond within the time span as provided by SUPPLIER in writing, on what actions need to be taken to secure the Life Cycle services provided by SUPPLIER. |
21.6 | It is CUSTOMERs responsibility to provide SUPPLIER the means for meeting its obligation to be able to supply CUSTOMER after EOL Product, by ordering the SUPPLIER to buy on CUSTOMERS behalf LTB components. |
21.7 | After receiving the written confirmation for procuring the obsolescent material of CUSTOMER by SUPPLIER, SUPPLIER will procure the materials accordingly. Inventory ownership will move to CUSTOMER as described in section 6.1 (delivery of goods) and/or 7.11 (excess inventory) and/or termination of the agreement. |
21.8 | It is SUPPLIERs responsibility to provide the appropriate means for stocking the obsolescent material procured on behalf on the CUSTOMER. |
21.9 | The obligation of SUPPLIER to provide defined services only stretches to the amount of obsolescent parts which have been procured on behalf of CUSTOMER. The obligation of SUPPLIER becomes redundant when the last obsolescent component has been used, unless in the meantime an approved equivalent has become available. |
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21.10 | In the event that either the annual volume of a product, or business volume, decreases below the set values, the SUPPLIER will inform the CUSTOMER during the review meetings of this situation and will make CUSTOMER an offer for continuation of the Life Cycle Management services for a subscription for the use of CDIS services (Component Data Intelligence System) for the relevant product(s). Obligation of SUPPLIER continues after the CUSTOMER has agreed to accept the made offer in writing. |
21.11 | In the event that the Agreement is terminated the obligations of SUPPLIER to be able to supply CUSTOMER with repair or replacement of Products will also terminate on the date the Agreement becomes ineffective. SUPPLIER will make CUSTOMER an offer for a subscription for the continuation of Life Cycle Management services by subscribing for the CDIS services. In that case CUSTOMER will make a request for a proposal for such usage to SUPPLIER. |
21.12 | It is the responsibility of the Intellectual Property owner that a product meets the legal or technology standards. The Intellectual Property rights of products lies with CUSTOMER |
21.13 | The obligation in this article is based on the designed technology of a product. In the event that technology changes, SUPPLIER will inform the CUSTOMER of such an event and its implications. |
21.14 | The obligation in this article is based on the legislation at the time that a product is released for production. In the event that legislation changes which may have an effect on the product, it is responsibility of the intellectual property owner of a product that the product meets the new legislation when required. |
21.15 | During the duration of the agreement SUPPLIER will inform CUSTOMER of possible solutions due to occurring technology changes. In the case that CUSTOMER decides not to take action on these changed circumstances, it will mean that the prerequisites as mentioned in article 15.6 have not been met. |
21.16 | CUSTOMER may request SUPPLIER to redesign the product to meet the changed technology standards. SUPPLIER will honour such a request by making a proposal for redesign or re-engineering the product. |
21.17 | CUSTOMER and SUPPLIER will come to a separate arrangement with regard to materials to be procured for end-of-production (EOP) undertakings and services. This separate agreement is to be attached in ANNEX G Service & Repair Agreement. |
21.18 | The conditions under which SUPPLIER accepts the obligations mentioned under article 21.1 will be outlined in ANNEX G. Until these conditions have been outlined in ANNEX G, SUPPLIER cant be held liable for meeting the obligation as mentioned under article 21.1. |
22. | Patents, Intellectual Property Rights and Product Liability |
22.1 | Intellectually Property (IP) rights of a Product are a responsibility of CUSTOMER. SUPPLIER manufactures the products under assumption that all aspects with regard to property rights have been taken care of by CUSTOMER. |
22.2 | CUSTOMER is responsible for obtaining any qualification for the product, such as e.g. CE and/or TUV approval, unless otherwise stated. |
22.3 | SUPPLIER is responsible for labelling the Products in accordance with any certification specifications when this is specified in the provided TPD. |
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22.4 | SUPPLIER is not liable for the Products to meet the CE-standards as set in the applicable legislation, however shall fulfil its contractual obligation in such a way that these comply with the CE-standards as laid down in the TPD. |
22.5 | SUPPLIER undertakes to produce Products, according to the documentation and specifications provided by CUSTOMER and mutually agreed quality standards, and is liable for the Products, at the time of delivery that they comply with these outlined requirements. |
22.6 | All information provided by CUSTOMER to SUPPLIER is not to be considered by SUPPLIER as a license for the use of this Intellectual Property towards any third party, other than for the use to fulfil the obligations of this agreement towards CUSTOMER. |
23. | Indemnification |
23.1 | Each party under this Agreement shall defend, indemnify and hold harmless the other party and affiliated companies from all claims, costs, damages, judgments and attorneys fees resulting from or arising out of any alleged and/or actual infringement or other violation of any patents, patent rights, trademarks, trademark rights, trade names, trade name rights, copyrights, trade secrets, proprietary rights and processes or other such rights in connection with the performance by SUPPLIER and CUSTOMER of their obligations under this Agreement. |
23.2 | SUPPLIER will exempt CUSTOMER from all justified product liability claims made against CUSTOMER by third parties, if proven that such damages have been caused through services provided by SUPPLIER. |
23.3 | In case of damages, SUPPLIER limits compensation to a replacement delivery of the goods concerned that have been manufactured by SUPPLIER. |
23.4 | For damage to property as well as personal injury or death caused by materials and/or products delivered by SUPPLIER, where the original cause is traceable, back to the services provided by SUPPLIER, shall be borne by SUPPLIER and be determined by the prevailing law of the Netherlands which is applicable to solve such compensation claims. SUPPLIER warrants that it holds an insurance certificate covering damages arising out of product liabilities. |
23.5 | In no event shall the total property and/or bodily injury liability of SUPPLIER hereunder (other than for products unpaid for) exceed Two and a Half Million Euro ( 2.500.000) per annum with a maximum of One Million Two Hundred and Fifty Thousand ( 1.250.000) per occurrence, regardless of the cause of the action, liability or claim. |
23.6 | In the event that in any such suit or proceeding a Product supplied by SUPPLIER and CUSTOMER hereunder is held to constitute infringement of any third partys intellectual property rights in a decision made by a court of competent jurisdiction, with respect to which decision no appeal can be taken/is taken and the use of the Product is enjoined, SUPPLIER and CUSTOMER shall jointly decide how to proceed on: |
| The cost, if any, of an |
| Procurement of the right to continue using such product, or |
| Replacement of such product with a non-infringing product, or |
| Modify such product to become non-infringing, or |
| Repurchase such product from the other party |
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24. | Transfer of Agreement |
24.1 | This Agreement may not be transferred to a third party without the acceptance in writing from the other party hereto. Companies which have directly or indirectly control over SUPPLIER or its affiliated companies are not considered as a third party |
25. | Breach of Agreement |
25.1 | If a party, even after been given a notice, does not comply with an obligation as agreed in the Agreement, this can be seen as a breach of the Agreement. |
26. | Communication |
26.1 | All notices and other communications under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed sent ten (10) working days after they have been mailed by registered mail or so much earlier as the receiving party appears to have received the mail. |
26.2 | All communications between parties will sent to the following addresses: |
If to SUPPLIER: | Neways Advanced Applications B.V. | |
Attn. [ ] | ||
Science Park Eindhoven 5004 | ||
5692 EA Son | ||
The Netherlands | ||
Mobile: [ ] | ||
Email: [ ] | ||
If to CUSTOMER : | Xsens Technologies B.V. | |
Attn. [ ] | ||
Pantheon 6a | ||
7521 PR Enschede | ||
The Netherlands |
or to such other address that the receiving party may have provided for purpose of notice.
27. | Changes and amendments to Agreement |
27.1 | All changes and/or amendments to this Agreement shall be in writing and become effective after under signing by both parties. Any change and/or amendment of this Agreement will include a commencing date on which the actual change or amendment becomes effective. |
28. | Disputes |
28.1 | The Agreement is based on mutual trust. Both parties agree that either party will only take to legal action if a friendly settlement cannot be reached. |
28.2 | In the case of disputes among the parties related to the performance, application and/or interpretation of this Agreement, the Parties shall first try to settle such disputes amicably. |
28.3 | If parties cant come to an amicable settlement of the dispute, all disputes arising in connection with this Agreement can be put in front of a council of arbitration, to be held in the Netherlands. During these proceedings both parties will bear their own costs. |
28.4 | Only in the case that above proceedings have not lead to a solution, parties have the right to take legal actions. |
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29. | Insurance |
29.1 | During the term of this agreement and all times SUPPLIER performs services for CUSTOMER, SUPPLIER shall maintain, and provide evidence of comprehensive bodily injury and property damage insurance with a coverage as mentioned in article 23.5 |
29.2 | At CUSTOMER option and expense, CUSTOMER may request that SUPPLIER obtains inbound/outbound freight insurance on terms set by the carriers. |
29.3 | Consigned inventory and Customer Tools to be insured by CUSTOMER |
30. | Contingency Plan |
30.1 | In order to provide continuity in supply in case of a Force Majeure, not caused by a material availability circumstance, SUPPLIER shall in cooperation with CUSTOMER set up and maintain a contingency plan (ANNEX H). The goal of the contingency plan is to manage risks by taking precaution measures and follow procedures to strive to recover within 10 working days, assuming that the root-cause and responsibility lies within the direct control of Supplier. In the event that the root-cause lies outside the direct control of SUPPLIER parties will discuss on short term the arisen situation and actions to be taken to recover as soon as possible. |
30.2 | SUPPLIER will create a softcopy of the production TPD, unless the design has been made by SUPPLIER for CUSTOMER, in which case also a softcopy of the design data is a responsibility of SUPPLIER. ANNEX H will contain a listing of all Products in which the content of the softcopy and responsibilities are laid down. |
30.3 | The digital copy will contain the following information: |
i) | Gerber Files Printed Circuit Board |
ii) | Assembly Products Instructions |
iii) | Manufacturing Instructions |
iv) | Bill of Material ERP System containing: Quantity Part, Manufacturer Part Number, Manufacturer Name, Substitute Part Number, Substitute Manufacturer Name, Designator |
v) | Test Specifications, Instructions and Software |
vi) | Design customer specific Test tooling, only if test tool has been designed by SUPPLIER for CUSTOMER. |
vii) | Design Software, only if software has been designed by SUPPLIER for CUSTOMER |
Non product related information, such as Supplier Data, is covered by the corporate contracts, which are centrally organised.
30.4 | Supplier will assign a back-up plan as part of the contingency plan. |
30.5 | The responsibility for a contingency for any hardcopy or any necessary equipment, such as i.e. product specific test tool, stock of customer specific and/or obsolete parts, is the responsibility of CUSTOMER. CUSTOMER can make a request to SUPPLIER to provide a hardcopy to be incorporated into the contingency plan. SUPPLIER will quote CUSTOMER, if any, for the costs involved. |
30.6 | CUSTOMER, or its appointed representative, is entitled to inspect the implementation and maintenance of the contingency plan at SUPPLIERs and Back-up partner facilities during normal office hours. In the case that the CUSTOMER wishes to exercise this right, CUSTOMER will notify SUPPLIER at least seven (7) calendar days in advance of visit. |
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31. | Traceability Products |
31.1 | During the duration of this Agreement SUPPLIER will provide each Product with an unique identification mark which makes the product traceable during the production process. |
31.2 | All data records of a product during the production process will be kept for a period of three (3) years after manufacturing, unless the agreement is terminated in which case all data will be transferred after passing the termination date to the CUSTOMER. |
31.3 | Documents related to sales transactions (i.e. delivery notes, packing list, invoices etc.) will be kept for a period of 7 years after creation date, unless the agreement is terminated in which case all data will be transferred after passing the termination date to the CUSTOMER. |
31.4 | SUPPLIER is not obliged to provide further traceability on a lower level, other that it can prove that procurement has taken place from qualified component suppliers and specified manufactures according to specification in the Technical Product Documentation, procurement date, batch quantity and number. |
31.5 | In the case that materials have been supplied by CUSTOMER, it is the responsibility of CUSTOMER to secure the traceability of these components and that they meet the requirements. |
32. | Confidentiality and Publications |
32.1 | SUPPLIER and affiliated companies shall not pursue any 3D Motion Tracking product sales and marketing activities competing with CUSTOMERS products during the duration of this agreement and five (5) years after termination of the agreement. |
32.2 | Assembly of electronic 3D Motion Tracking products for competitors of CUSTOMER is not considered as a competitive activity. However, in the event that SUPPLIER is to enter a business relationship with a company, of which SUPPLIER suspects that it may be a competitor of CUSTOMER, SUPPLIER will inform CUSTOMER in advance. |
32.3 | The contract partners may not use each others names and trademarks. |
32.4 | The contents of this agreement and the relationship between parties shall not be revealed publicly, publicized, quoted or discussed by either party, without prior written consent by the other party. |
33. | Export Compliance |
33.1 | In the case of Controlled Content: CUSTOMER and SUPPLIER mutually agree to, at all times, conduct its business in compliance with all applicable export laws and regulations, including, without limitation, U.S. export and re-export regulations governed by the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) and the U.S. Department of State (DDTC). SUPPLIER will ensure that its subsidiaries comply with these laws. SUPPLIER agrees that it will neither export or re-export to any such prohibited destination or make available any controlled technical data or products received hereunder without first obtaining required U.S. Government approval by filling an application for export or re-export license with the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS). In the case of any expenses to be made, SUPPLIER will inform CUSTOMER of such a circumstance. |
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SUPPLIER agrees that it will not perform any act or participate in any misrepresentation of fact, which either directly or indirectly may constitute a violation of U.S. or any applicable sovereign nations export laws or regulations. SUPPLIER will indemnify CUSTOMER and hold CUSTOMER harmless from any claims asserting non-compliance or violation of such laws and regulations committed by the SUPPLIER or its subcontractors. SUPPLIER agrees that it will not perform any act or participate in any misrepresentation of fact, which either directly or indirectly may constitute a violation of U.S. or any applicable sovereign nations export laws or regulations.
33.2 | Embargoed Countries: SUPPLIER and CUSTOMER both acknowledge that any Customer products or technical data cannot be exported or re-exported to embargoed countries: as of today Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Sudan, Syria |
33.3 | Denied Parties: both parties acknowledge that it will neither export or re-export to any such prohibited destination or make available to denied parties any technical data or products received hereunder. |
33.4 | Military/Aerospace Applications: Customer products are neither designed for, nor intended for use in, Military/Aerospace applications or environments. |
33.5 | Governance: SUPPLIER agrees to cooperate with CUSTOMER in establishing and monitoring such suitable controls within the SUPPLIER organization as may be deemed necessary by CUSTOMER in order to comply with the requirements of this agreement. Such controls may be understood to include such items as record keeping, compliance training, screening of vendors/customers, and audit activity. SUPPLIER failure to fully participate in and support CUSTOMER compliance program may result in the immediate termination of this agreement, In the event of any expenses to be made SUPPLIER will inform CUSTOMER in a timely manner. |
33.6 | Termination: The provisions of this section, export controls, shall survive any termination of this agreement and shall remain in force indefinitely. |
34. | Final Agreements, Legal Domicile, Applicable Laws |
34.1 | Changes and amendments to this overall Agreement, as well as orders placed in accordance with it, must be made in writing. |
34.2 | In the event of legal action, the exclusive legal domicile will be the domicile of SUPPLIER. 34.3 The language to be used in the arbitrary and/or legal proceedings shall be the Dutch Language. 34.4 This Agreement will be governed by the law of The Netherlands. |
34.3 | Should it become apparent that one or more of the articles made under this overall Agreement is in violation of legal regulations and are therefore invalid, the remaining terms of the Agreement are not affected. In the event of such an instance, parties will then reach to an agreement about the invalid point. |
Enschede, June 16th, 2015
Xsens Technologies B.V. Pantheon 7521 PR Enschede The Netherlands
Ferry Williems /s/ Ferry Williems | Son, June 16th, 2015
Neways Advanced Applications B.V. Science Park Eindhoven 5004 5692 EA Son The Netherlands
Robert Loijen /s/ Robert Loijen |
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