LicenseContractoftheTransferofTechnology
FortheManufacturingof
Dateofsigning:April____,1992
Placeofsigning:Beijing,China
ContractNo.:______
InaccordancewithBidNo._____undertheI.B.R.D.LoanNo.____,InternationalTenderingCompanyofChinaNationalTechnicalImportandExportCorporationBeijingPRC(here-inaterreferredtoasthe"Licensee")ontheonehand,and______Company,Germany(hereinaftertoasthe"Licensor")ontheotherhand
WhereastheLicensorhasthetechnicalknow-howfordesign,manufacture,assembly,installation,test,inspection,adjustment,operation,maintenance,managementandsaleofRailway____asrequiredbyLicensee;
WhereastheLicensorhastherightandagreestotransfertheabove-mentionedtechnicalknow-howtotheLicenseeforthemanufactureofRailway____product;
WhereastheLicenseeagreestointroducetheLicensor’stechnicalknow-howfordesign,manufacture,maintenance,saleandex-portoftheRailway____product;
WhereastheLicensoragreestosupplytotheLicenseeandtheLicenseeagreestoobtainfromtheLicensoracertainamountofpartsandcomponentsfortheassemblingandmanufacturingoftheRailway_____productunderothercontract.
Theauthorizedrepresentativesofbothparties,throughfriendlynegotiations,haveagreedtoenterintotheContractunderthetermsandconditionsasstipulatedbelow;
ARTICLE1:DEFINITIONS
1.1"TheLicensee"meansInternationalTenderingCompanyofChinaNationalTechnicalImportandExportCorporation,Beijing,P.R.C.
1.2"TheLicensor"means___Company,Germany.
1.3"TheContract"meanstheagreemententeredbetweentheLicenseeandtheLicensor,asrecordedintheContractsignedbybothpartiesincludingallannexes,attachmentsandap-pendicestheretoandalldocumentsincorporatedbyreferencetherein.
1.4"TheContractPrice"meansthepricepayabletotheLicensorbytheLicenseeundertheContractforthefullandproperperformanceofitscontractualobligations.
1.5"TheContractProducts"meansalltheproductswiththemodelsandspecificationsandperformanceswhicharemanu-facturedbytheContractFactoryasdefinedbelow,inaccor-dancewiththetechnologytransferredbythelicensortotheLicenseeasstipulatedinAnnex2totheContract.
1.6"TheContractFactory"meanstheplacewheretheLicenseemanufacturestheContractProductsbyusingtheTechnologysuppliedbytheLicensor,Thatis____factory.
1.7"TheTechnicalDocumentationandSoftware"meansallthedocumentstobesuppliedtotheLicenseebytheLicensorasstipulatedinAnnex___oftheContract,Itconsistsofthefollowings:
A.Allthetechnicalindices,drawings,design,technicaldoc-umentsandsoftwarerelatingtothedesign,manufacture,calculation,assembly,installation,test,management,in-spection,adjustment,operation,maintenance,acceptancetestandsaleoftheContractProducts;
B.Allthetechnicalindices,drawings,design,technicaldocu-mentsandsoftwarerelatingtotheinspection,installatiom.Commissioning,testing,acceptance,operationandmainte-nanceoftheContractEquipmet;
C.Allthetechnicalindices,drawings,technicaldocumentsandsoftwarerelatingtotheinspection,testing,adjustment,assemblyandmaintenanceoftheSKD/CKDPatrs.
1.8"TheTechnicalService"meansthetechnicalassistance,su-pervision,instruction,trainingandotherservicesundertheContracttoberenderedbytheLicensortotheLicenseeasstipulatedinAnnex____andAnnex____tothecon-tract.
1.9"SINOTRANS’meansChinaNationalForeignTradeTrans-portationCorporation,whichisthepointedagentoftheLi-censeeforreceiptoftheTechnicalDcumentationandSoft-ware,theContractEquipmentandthePartsattheportsofdestination:
A.XingangSeaport:
SINOTRANS,TANGGUBRANCH
44XingangRoad,Tanggu,Tianjin,300450,ChinaTelex:
23187TGFTTCN,FAX:022984757
B.BeijingAirport:
SINOTRANS,BeijingAirFreightCo.
AnjialouLiangmaqiaoRoad,Beijing,100621,China
Telex:210205AIRFTCN
1.10"PRC"meansthepeople’sRepublicofChina.
1.11"PRC"meansFederalRepublicofGermany
1.12"TheWorldBank"meanstheInternationalBankforrecon-structionandDevelopment(I.B.R.D.)andInternationalDevel-opmentAssociation.
ARTICLE2OBJECTOFTHECONTRACT
2.1TheLicensorhasagreedtotransfertotheLicenseeandtheLicenseehasagreedtoobtainfromtheLicensorthetechnicalKnow-howforthedesign,manufacture,assembly,installa-tion,test,inspection,adjustment,operationandmaintenanceandmanagementoftheContractProducts.Thename,model,specificationsandtechnicalinaicesoftheContractProductsaredetailedinAnnex____totheContract.
2.2TheLicensorhasagreedtograntthLicenseethelicenseandrighttodesign,manufacture,use,sellinthePRCtheCon-tractProductsandexporttheContractProducts.Thelicenseandrightarenonexclusiveandnon-transferable.
2.3TheLicensorhasagreedtoprovidetheLicenseewiththeTechnicalDocumentationandSoftwarerelatedtotheCon-tractProducts.Thecontents,copiesandtimeofdeliveryoftheTechnicalDocumentationandSoftwarearedetailedinAnnex____andAnnex___totheCONTRACT.
2.4TheLicensorhasagreedtodispatchhistechnicalpersonneltotheContractFactory,forTechnicalServices.ThespecidiccontenrsandrequirementsfotheTechnicalServicesarede-tailedinAnnex____totheContract.
2.5TheLicensorhasagreedtogivetheLicensee’spersonneltechnicaltraininginLicensor’sfactoriesandattheContractFactory,toensurethattheLicensee’stechnicalpersonnel;shallmastertheabovetechnicalknow-howtransferredtotheLicensee.ThespecificcontentsandrequirementsoftechnicaltrainingaredetailedinAnnex_____totheCon-tract.
2.6TheLicensorhasagreed,upontherequestoftheLicenseeforaperiodof10(ten)yearsafterthedateofvalidityoftheCon-tract,tosupplytheLicenseeatthemostfavorablepricewiththeparts,components,rawmaterialsandaccessorieswhicharenecessaryformanufacturingtheContractProductsunderaseparatecontracttobesignedinduetime.
2.7TheLicensorhasagreed,upontherequestoftheLicenseeforaperiodof10(ten)yearsafterthedateofvalidityoftheContract,tosupplytheLicenseeatthemostfavorablepricewithequipmentandsoftwatewhicharemadeordevelopedbytheLicensorandarenecessaryformanufacturingtheContractProducts,andtoassisttheLicenseeinobtainingtheequipmentandsoftwarewhicharemadeordevelopedbythethirdpartyandarenecessaryformanufacturingtheContractProdcts.
2.8TheLicensorhasagreedtogranttheLicenseethelicenseandrighttouse,ontheContractProductsmanufacturedbytheConrtactFactory,theword"MadeinChinaunderlicenseof"followedbyNameoftheLicensor,attheoptionoftheLi-censee,providedtheContractProductscanmeetthetechni-calandqualityrequirementasspecifiedinAnnex______oftheContract.
ARTICLE3CONTRACTPRICE
3.1ThetotalContractprice,whichisbasedonthecontentsandscopestipulatedinArticle2totheContractandtheLicensor’sfulfilmentofhisopligationsundertheContract,shallbe____DEM,(SAY:______BEUTSCHMARKONLY)detailsasfollows:
3.1.1PriceforTechnicalKnow-how:_____DEM(SAY:______DEUTSCHMARKONLY).Thebreakdownpricesofthetechnicalknow-howareasfollows:
A.
Technologytransferfeeis:
B.Technicaldocumentationandsoftwarefee(CIPBei-jingPort)is_____DEM(SAY:______DEUTSCHMARKONLY).
C.Personneltrainingfeeis_______DEM(SAY:______DEUTSCHMARKONLY).
D.Technicalservicefeeis_______DEM(SAY:______DEUTSCHMARKONLY).
3.2Theabove-mentionedtotalContractPriceshallbefirmandfixedpricefortheLicensor’sobligationundertheContractincludingallexpensesincurredfordeliveryoftheTechnicalDocumentationandSoftwareCIPBeijingAirport,China.
ARTLCLE4TERMSOFPAYMENT
4.1AllthepaymentstipulatedintheContractshallbeeffectedinDEUTSCHMARK(DEM)throughanirrevocableletterofcreditpartialshipmentallowedundertheI.B.R.D.LoanNo.___forthepricefortheTechnicalKnow-how,obtainedfromtheWorldBankopenedinfavouroftheLicensor.
4.2TheLiceenseeshallwithinthirty(30)workingdaysafteref-fectivenessoftheContract,openanirrevocableletterofcreditbytheBankofChina,BeijinginfavouroftheLicen-sor,inabankinhiscountrynominatedbytheLicensorandacceptedbytheLicensor,foranamountequivalenttotheto-talContractprice,theletterofcreditshallpermitpaymentsasstipulatedinArticle4.3.
4.3PaymentforthePricefortheTechnicalKnow-how
4.3.110%(tenpercent)ofthetotalpriceforthetechnicalknow-howunderArticle3,namely----------DEM(SAY:------------DEUTSCHMARKONLY)shallbepaidaftertheLicensorhaspresentedthefollow-ingdocumentsprovidedtheyareinconfirmitywiththestipulationsoftheContract.
A.OnephotostatcopyofvalidexportlicenseissuedbytherelevantauthoritiesoftheLicensorsorLicensor’ssubcontractor’scountry,oronecopyoftheletterissuedbytherelevantauthorityoftheLicensor’scountrystatingthatthevalidexportlicenseisnotrequired.
B.OneoriginalandonecopyoftheirrevocableletterofguaranteeissuedbytheLicensor’sBankforasumof10%ofthetotalpriceforthetechnicalknow-howinfavoroftheLicensee.Thespecimenofthelittleofguaranteeisde-tailedinAnnex________tothecontract.
C.Fourcopiesoftheproformalinvoicecoveringthethetotalpriceforthetechnicalknow-how
D.TwocopiesofthesightdrafttobedrawnoftheLi-censeetotheBankofChina,Beijing.
E.Fourcopiesofcommercialinvoice.
Theabove-mentioneddocumentsshallbepresentednotearlierthan30daysaftereffectivenessoftheContract.
4.3.225%(twentyfivepercent)ofthetotalpriceforthetechni-salknow-howunderArticle3,namely______DEM(SAY:______DEUTSCHMARKONLY)shallbepaidaftertheLicensorhasdeliveredthefirstbatchoftheTechnicalDocumentation/SoftwareasstipulatedinAn-nex____totheContractandagainstpresentationofthefollowingdocumentsprovidedtheyareinconfirmitywiththestipulationsoftheContract:
A.Fivecopiesofthecommercialinvoice.
B.TwocopiesofthesightdrafttobedrawnontheLi-censeetotheBankofChina,Beijing.
C.FivecopiesoftheairwaybillforthefirstbatchoftheTechnicalDocumentationand/orSoftware.
D.FivecopiesofthepackinglistforthefirstbatchoftheTechnicalDocumentationand/orSoftware.
E.TwocopiesoftheletterissuedbytheLicenseecon-firmingthattheLicensorhasdeliveredtotheLicenseethefirstbatchofTechnicallDocumentationand/orSoftwareasstipulatedinAnnex______andAnnex_______
4.3.350%(fiftypercent)ofthetotalpriceforthetechnicalknow-howunderArticle3,namely_______DEM(SAY:_____DEUTSCHMARKONLY)shallbepaidaftertheLicen-sorhasdeliveredthelastbatchoftheTechnicalDocumen-tation/SoftwareasstipulatedinAnnex_______totheCon-tractandagainstpresentationofthefollowingdocumentsprovidedtheyareinconformitywiththestipulationsoftheContract:
A.Fourcopiesofthecommercialinvoice.
B.TwocopiesofthesightdrafttobedrawnontheLi-censeetotheBankofChina,Beijing.
C.FivecopiesoftheairwaybillfordeliveringthelastbatchoftheTechnicalDocumentationand/orSoftware.
D.FivecopiesofthepackinglistfordeliveringthelastbatchoftheTechnicalDocumentationand/orSoftware.
E.TwocopiesoftheletterissuedbytheLicenseeconfirm-ingthattheLicensorhasdeliveredtotheLicenseeallTechnicalDocumentationsasstipulatedinAnnex______
4.3.415%(fifteenpercent)ofthetotalpriceforthetechnicalknow-howunderArticle3,namely______DEM(SAY:______DEUTSCHMARKONLY)shallbepaidafterac-gainstpresentationofthefollowingdocumentsprovidedtheyareinconformitywiththestipulationsoftheCon-tract:
A.Fourcopiesofthecommercialinvoive.
B.TwocoiesofthesightdrafttobedrawnontheLi-censeetotheBankofChina,Beijing.
C.TwocopiesoftheAcceptanceCertificatefortheCon-tractProductsSignedbythebothParties.
4.4TheLicenseeshallhavetherighttodeductfromtheperfor-manceBondorrelevantpaymentundermegotiationthepenaltiesinformofliquidatedamageswhichLicensorshallbayinaccordancewiththestipulationsoftheContract.
4.5ThebankingchargesincurredintheP.R.C.shallbebornebytheLicenseeandthoseincurredoutsidetheP.R.C.shallbebornebytheLicensor.TheLicensorshallbearallinter-estchargesincasetheyoccurinthenegotiationofthebay-ment,unlesstheseinterestchargeshavebeenoccurredbyreasonsofdefaultbytheLicensee.
ARTICLE5DELIVERYOFTHETECHNICALDOCUMEN-TATIONANDSOFTWARE
5.1TheLicensorshalldelivertotheLicenseetheTechnicalDoc-umentationandSoftwareatBeijingAirportinaccordancewiththecontents,copiesandtimestipulatedinAnnex________totheContract.TheriskoftheTechnicalDocumen-tationshallbetransferredfromtheLicensortotheLicenseeafteritsarrvalatBeijingAirport,China.
5.2ThedatastampedbyBeijingAirport,Chinashallbetheactu-aldateofdeliverytheTechnicalDocumentationandSoft-ware.
5.3Thelicensorshall,withintwo(2)workingdays,afterdis-patchingeachbatchoftheTechnicalDocumentationand/orSoftwate,informtheLicenseeandContractFactorybytelexorfaxoftheContractnumber,airwaybillnumder,airwaybilldate,documentationnumber,unmberofbarcels,weight,flightandexpectedarrivaldate.Atthesametim,theLicen-sorshallairmailtotheLicenseeandtheContractFactoryeachtwocopiesoftheairwaybillandthedetailedlistoftheTechnicalDocumentaion/Software.
5.4Incaseofanyloss,damagesorshortagecausedtotheTech-nicalDocumentationandSoftwareduringthetransporta-tion,theLicensorshallmakesupplementaryorreplaceabledeliverytotheLicenseewithin45(forty-five)daysafterre-ceivingtheLicensee’writtennoticewithoutanycharges.
5.5TheTechnicalDocumentationandSoftwareshallbepackedinstrongcasessuitableforlongdistancetransportaionandnumeroushandlingwithprotectivemeasuresagainstmois-tureandrain.
5.6ThefollowingcontentsshallbemarkedonthecoverofeachpackageoftheTechnicalDocumentationandSoftwarewithindeliblepaintinconspicuousEnglishprintedwords:
A.ContractNo.:______.
B.Consignee:InternationalTenderingCompanyofChinaNationalTechnicalImportandExportCorporation
C.ConsigneeCode:_________.
D.DestinationAirport:BeijingAirport.
E.ShippingMark:________.
F.Gross/NetWeight(kg):_______
G.ItemNo./CaseNo.:_______
H.Dimension(L×W×HinCM):______
5.7InsideofeachpackageoftheTechnicalDocumentationandSoftware,thereshallbetwocopiesofthedetailedlisttoI-dentifyeachpart.
5.8ForthedeliveryoftheTechnicalDocumentationandSoft-ware,partialshipmentisallowed.Transshipmentisnotal-lowed.
5.9TheTechnicalDocumentationandSoftware,shallbecarriedflightbelongingtothemembercountriesoftheWorldBankandSwitzerland.
5.10TheLicensorshallefecttheinsurance,withinsurerfromeligiblesourcecountry,foranamountof110%ofthetotalcontractpriceon"allrisks"and"warrisk"basisattheLicensor’sexpenseswiththeLicenseeasthebeneficiary.
5.11AlloftheTechnicalDocumentationandSoftware,andser-vicessuppliedundertheContractshallhavetheirorigininthecountriesandareaseligibleunderthecurrentWorldBankGuidelineforProcurement.
ARTICLE6TECHNICALSERVICEANDPERSONNELTRAINING
6.1TheLicensorshallsendhisskilled,healthyandcompetenttechnicalpersonneltothetheContractFactoryoftheLicenseetoprovideTechnicalServiceonsiteinaccordancewiththestipulationsoftheContract.Thestipulation,thenumberofpersonnel,speciality,task,contentanddurationinPRCaredetailedinAnnex______tothecontract.
6.2TheLicensorshallprovideassistanceforentryanyexitvisa,workandlifeinPRCfortheLicensor’sTechnicalServicepersonnel.ThetreatmentconditionsoftheLicensor’stechni-calpersonnelinPRCaredetailedinAnnex_______totheContract.
6.3TheLicensor’stechnicalpersonnelsenttoPRCfortheTech-nicalServiceshallobservethelawsofthePeople’sRepublicofChinaandrulesandregulationsoftheContractFactoryintheperiodofserviceinPRC.
6.4TheLicenseeshallsendhistechnicalpersonneltotherele-vantfactoriesoftheLicensorfortechnicaltraining.Thenumberofbersonnel,speciality,content,durationandre-quirementoftrainingaredetailedinAnnex______totheContract.
6.5ThelicensorshallprovideassistanceforentryandexitvisaandshallprovidethefacilitiesnecessaryforthetechnicaltrainingfortheLicensee’strainees.Thetreatmentcondi-tionsofthetraineesintheLicensor’scountryaredetailedinAnnex______totheContract.
6.6TheLicensee’spersonnelundertrainingshallobservethelawsoftheLicensor’scountryandtherulesandregulationsoftheLicensor’sfactoriesintheperiodoftraining.
ARTICLE7ACCEPTANCEOFTHECONTRACTPRODUCTS
7.1Inordertoverifythecompleteness,correctnessandreliabili-tyoftheTechnicalDocumentationandSoftwaresuppliedbytheLicensorundertheContract,theLicensorshall,athisownexpensesendhisrepresentativestocarryortacceptancetestonthecontractProductsjointlywiththetechnicalper-sonneloftheLicenseeintheContractFactory.Thespecificprocedureoftheacceptancetestandthestandardoftheac-ceptancearedetailedinAnnex________tothecontract.
7.2IfthetechnicalperformancesoftheContractProductsspesi-fiedinAnnex___totheContractareachievedintheac-ceptancetests,bothparties’authorizedrepresentativeshallsignfourcopiesoftheacceptancecertificatefortheContractProductsand,twocopiesforeachparty.
7.3IfanytechnicalperformanceoftheContractProductsspeci-fiedinAnnex_____totheContractisnotachievedintheacceptancetests,bothpartiesshallhavefriendlyconsulta-tionanddiscussionandjointlyanalysethecausesandtakemeasurestoeliminatethedefect.Thesecondacceptancetestshallbecarriedoutafterthedefectshavebeeneliminated.
7.4IftheresponsibilityforthefailureofthefirstacceptancetestlieswiththeLicensor,theLicensorshall,athisownexpens-es,takemeasurestoeliminatethedefects,againsendhistechnicalpersonneltoparticipateinthesecondacceptancetestandshallbearalltheexpensesincurredinthesecondac-ceptancetestincludingtheexpensesforthematerialsusedinthesecondacceptancetest.Iftheresponsibilityforthefail-ureofthefirstacceptancetestlieswiththeLicensee,theLi-censeeshall,athisownexpenses,takemeasurestoeliminat-edthedefectsandbearalltherelevantexpensesincurredinthesecondacceptancetest.
7.5IfitisduetotheLicensor’sresponsibilitythatanytechnicalperformanceoftheContractProductsspecifiedinAnnex______totheContractisstillnotachievedinthesecondac-ceptancetest,theLicensorshallcompensatetheLicenseeforthedirectexpenseesustainedbytheLicensee,fortheaccep-tancetest,andshallathisownexpenses,takemeasurestoeliminatethedefectsandsendhistechnicalpersonneltopar-ticipateinthethirdacceptancetestincludingtheexpensesforthematerialsusedinthethirdacceptancetest.Ifthere-sponsibilityforthefailureofthesecondacceptancetestlieswiththeLicensee,theLicenseeshall,athisownexpenses,takemeasurestoeliminatethedefectsandbeartherelevantexpensesincurredinthethirdacceptancetest.
7.6IfitisduetotheLicensor’sresponsibilitythatanytechnicalperformanceoftheContractProductsspecifiedinAnnex_____totheContractisstillnotachievedintheabove-mentionedthreeacceptancetests,thestipulationsinClause8.7shallbeapplied.Iftheresponsibilityforthefailureoftheabove-mentionedthreeacceptancetestslieswiththeLicensee,thenbothpartiesshalldiscussandagreeuponfur-therexecutionoftheContract.
ARTICLE8GUARANTEESANDCLAIMS
8.1TheLicensorshallguaranteethattheTechnicalDocumenta-tionandSoftwaresuppliedbytheLicensortotheLicenseeinaccordancewiththeContractshallbeofthelatestandwell-provedTechnicalDocumentationandSoftwatewhichateactuallyusedbytheLicensorandthattheimproved,modifiedanddevelopedTechnicalDocumentationandSoft-wateshallbesuppliedintimebytheLicensortotheLi-censeeinthecourseofimplementationoftheContract,with-outcharge.
8.2TheLicensorshallguaranteethattheTechnicalDocumenta-tionandSoftwaresuppliedbytheLicensortotheLicenseeinaccordancewiththeContractshallbecomplete,correctandlegible,andshallbedeliveredintimeinaccordancewiththestipulationsinAnnex_______totheContract.
8.3IfitisfoundbytheLicenseethattheTechnicalDocumenta-tionandSoftwatesuppliedbytheLicensorisnotinconfor-mitywiththestipulationsinAnnex______totheContractandClause8.2totheContract,theLicensorshallmailtherelatedTechnicalDocumentationtoLicenseefreeofchargewithin30(thirty)daysafterreceivingtheLicensee’swrittennotice.
8.4IftheLicensorfailstodelivertheTechnicalDocumentationandSoftwareinaccordancewiththetimeschedulestipulat-edinAnnex______totheContractandClause8.3,theLi-censorshallpaytotheLicenseepenaltiesforlatedeliveryoftheTechnicalDocumentationandSoftwateatthefollowingrates:
0.5%(pointfivepercent)ofthetotalContractpriceoftheTechnicalDocumentationandSoftwateforeachfullweekofLatedelivery.Theabove-mentionedtotalpenaltiesshallnotexceed5%(fivepercent)ofthetotalContractpriceofthisContract.
ThepenaltypaidshallbeintheformofLiquidatedDam-agesandshallfullyindemnifytheLicenseeforallcostsin-curredasaresultofsuchedlay.
8.5PaymentofpenaltymadebytheLicensortotheLicenseeinaccordancewiththestipulationinClause8.4totheCon-tractshallnotreleasetheLicensorfromhisobligationstocontinuetoedlivertheTechnicalDocumentationandSoft-warewhichissubjecttopenaltiesforlatedelivery.
8.6IftheperiodforlatedeliveryoftheTechnicalDocumentationandSoftwareexceeds6(six)months,theLicenseeshallbeentitledtoterminatetheContract.Insuchcase,theLicensorshallreturntotheLicenseethetotalamountswhichtheLi-censeehasalreadypaidplusinterestattherateof12%perannualthereon.
8.7IfitisduetotheLicensor’sresponsibilitythatanytechnicalperformanceoftheContractProductsisnotachievedintheacceptancetests,thecaseshallbeedaltwithinthefollowingmanner:
IfitisduetotheLicensor’sresponsibilitythatanytechnicalperformanceoftheContractProductsspecifiedinAnnex______totheContractisnotachieved,andtheLicenseecannotputtheContractProductsintoproduction,theLicenseeshallbeentitledtoterminatetheContract.Inthecaseofter-minationoftheContract,theLicensorshallreturntotheLi-censeethetotalamountswhichhavealreadybeenpaidbytheLicenseetotheLicensorplusinterestattherate12%perannualthereonandcompensatetheLicenseefordirectlossesuponmutualagreement.
IfitisduetotheLicensor’sresponsibilitythatonlysomeofthetechnicalperformancesoftheContractProductsspeci-fiedinAnnex______totheContractarenotachieved,buttheLicenseestillcanputtheContractProductsintoproduc-tion,theLicensorshallcompensateLicenseeforthedirectexpensesatanamountof5%-10%(fivetotenpercent)ofcontractpriceaccordingtothesignificantsofthediscrepan-cy.
ARTILCE9INFRINGEMENTSANDCONFIDENTIALITY
9.1TheLicensorshallguaranteethattheLicensorhaslawfulownershipofallthetechnicalknow-how,theTechnicalDocumentationandSoftwaresuppliedbytheLicensortotheLicenseeinaccordancewiththeContract,andthattheLicensorhastherighttotransferthetechnologyandsupplytheContractEquipmentandthePartstotheLicensee.Incaseanythirdpartybringsachargeofinfringement,theLi-censorshalltakeupthematterwiththethirdpartyandbearalllegalandfinancialresponsibilitieswhichmayarise.
9.2BothPartiesshallkeepsecteralltechnicalknow-how,tech-nicaldocumentationandalltheinformationofhydrology,ge-oldgyandproductionoftheContractFactoryregardingthebusinessoftheotherparty,beingeithertechnicalotaom-mercialofnature,duringthevalidityperiodoftheContractaswellasthereafterforaperiodof10years.Ifapartofthewholeofsuchknow-how,informationordocumentationbe-comesorismadepubliclyknown.EitherthePartyknowningsuchKnow-how,informationordocumentaionorthroughathirdparty,theotherPartyshallnolongerbeheldtohissecrecyobligation.
9.3TheLicenseeshallhavetherighttousethetechnicalknow-howandtheTechnicalDocumentationsandSoftwaresuppliedbyLicensortodesign,manufactureandselltheContractProductsaftertheterminationoftheContract.
ARTICLE10TAXESANDDUTIES
10.1ALLtaxesanddutiesinconnectionwithandintheexecu-tionoftheContracttobeleviedbytheGovernmentofthePRContheLicenseeinaccordancewiththeChinesetaxlawsandregulationsineffectshallbepaidbytheLi-censee.
10.2Allthetaxesanddutiesinconnectionwithandintheexe-cutionoftheContracttobeleviedbytheGovernmentofthePRContheLicensorinaccordancewiththetaxlawsineffectandthe"AgreementbetweentheGovernmentofthePeople’sRepublicofChinaandtheGovernmentofFederalRepublicofGermanyfortheReciprocalAvoidanceofDou-bleTaxationandtheProventionofFiscalEvasionwithre-specttoTaxesonIncomeandProperty"shallbebornebytheLicensor.
10.3Allthetaxesanddutiesinconnectionwithandintheeexe-cutionoftheContracttobeleviedoutsidethePRCshallbepaidbytheLicensor.
ARTICLE11PERFORMANCEBOND
11.1TheLicensorshall,withinthirty(30)calendardaysaftersigningoftheContract,furnishaPerformanceBondtotheLicensee,issuedbytheBankofChina,Beijingagainstthecounter-guaranteeissuedbyaforeignbanktotheBankofChina,Bejing;intheamountofthe(10)percentofthetotalContractPrice.ThePerformanceBondshallremainvaliduntiltheacceptanceoftheContractProductsandex-pirationoftheguaranteeperiodoftheContractEquip-ment.
11.2ThePerformanceBondshallbefurnishedbytheLicensorbyaBankGuaranteeintheformasstipulatedinAnnex_______-totheContract.ThecostthereofshallbebornebytheLicensor.
11.3IncasetheLicensorfailstoperformanyofhisobligationsundertheContract,theLicenseeshallhavetherighttohavearecoursefromthePerformanceBond.
ARTICLE12FORCEMAJEURE
12.1Ifeitherofthecontractingpartiesispreventedfromexecut-ingtheContractbysuchcasesofforcemajeureaswar,seri-ousflood,fire,typhoonandearthquakeorothercaseswhichareagreeduponbybothpartiesascasesofforcemajeure,thetimeforperformanceoftheContractshallbeextendedbyaperiodequivalenttotheeffectofsuchcases.
12.2Theaffectedpartyshallnotifytheotherpartyofcasesofforcemajeureoccurredbytelex,cableorfaxassoonaspossibleandshallsendbyregisteredairmail,within14(fourteen)daysthereafter,acertifcateissuedbytheau-thorityordepartmentconcernedtotheotherpartyforcon-firmairon.
12.3Shouldtheeffectoftheforcemajeurecaseslastformorethan120(onehundredandtwenty)days,bothpartiesshallsettletheproblemoffurtherexecutionoftheContractthroughfriendlyconsultationassoonaspossible.
ARTICLE13SETTLEMENTOFDISPUTES
13.1AllthedisputesinconnectionwithorintheexecutionoftheContractshallbesettledbybothPartiesthroughfriendlyconsultations.Incasenosettlementtothedis-putescanbereachedbybothPartiesthroughfriendlycon-sultations,thedisputesshallbesettledthrougharbitra-tion.
13.2ThearbitrationshalltakeplaceinStockholm,Sweden,andbeconductedbytheArbitrationInstituteofChamberofCommerceinStockholmaccordingtotheprovisionalproce-duresandrulesofthesaidArbitrationCommission.
13.3ThearbitrationawardshallbefinalandbindingonbothParties.
13.4Thearbitrationfeeshallbebornebythelosingparty,ex-ceptasotherwiseawardedbythesaidArbitrationCommis-sion.
13.5Incourseofarbitration,bothpartiesshallcontinuetoexe-cutetheContractexceptthepartoftheContractwhichisunderarbitration.
ARTICLE14EFFECTIVENESSOFTHECONTRACTANDMISCELLANEOUS
14.1ThisContractissignedbytheauthorizedrepresentativesofbothpartieson______inBeijing.Bothpartiesshallfileap-plicationswiththeirrespectivegovernmentsforratificationoftheContract,ifrequired.ThedateofeffectivenessoftheContractshallbethedateoflasthappeningofthefollow-ings:
A.RatificationoftheContractfromthelastparty.
B.ApprovaloftheContractbytheWorldBank.
C.TheLicensee’sreceiptofthePerformanceBond.
Bothpartiesshalldotheirutmosttoobtaintheratification,andshalladvisetheotherpartybytelexorfaxandsendaletterforconfirmation.
14.2IftheContractcannotcomeintoforcewithin6(six)monthsafterthedateofsigningtheContract,bothpartiesshallhavetherighttocanceltheContract.
14.3TheContractshallbeinforcefor5yearsfromtheeffectivedateoftheContract.Aftertheexpirationofitstermofva-lidity,theContractshallautomaticallybecomenullandvoid.
14.4Theoutstandingcreditor’srightandedbtsbetweenbothpartiesattheexpirationoftheContractshallnotbeinflu-encedbytheexpirationoftheContract.Thedebtorshallcontinuetopaythecreditortheoutstandingdebts.
14.5ThisContractismadeoutintheEnglishlanguageintwoo-rigingals,oneforeachparty.
14.6TheContractisformedbyArticleItoArticle15andAnnexItoAnnex______.ThetextandAnnexoftheContractshallbeintegralpartsoftheContractandhavethesamele-galforce.
14.7Anychanges,amendment,supplementandsubtractionstothestipulationsoftheContractshallbevalidafterbothparties’authorizedrepresentativeshavesignedwrittendoc-umentswhichshallformintegralpartsoftheContractandshallhavethesamelegalforceastheContract.
14.8InthecourseofimplementationoftheContract,allthecommunicationsbetweenbothpartiesshallbeintheEng-lishlanguage.Formalnoticeshallbeinwrittenformindu-plicateandbesentbyregisteredairmail.
14.9NotwithstandingthestipulationsinClause14.IofthisClauseofthisContract,bothpartiesshallhavetherighttoterminatethisContractwhichhasalreadyormaybecomeeffective,iftheContractNo.______-hasnotcomeintoeffectnotduetotheLicensor’sresponsibilitywithin3monthsaftersigningthisContract.IncasethattheCon-tractNo._______cannotbecomeeffectiveduetotheLicensor’sresponsibilitywithin3monthsafterthesigningofthes,theLicenseeshallhavetherighttodecidewithintwomonthsthereafterwhetherornottoterminatethisontract.Insuchcasesoftermination,bothpartiesshallsettleaccountthroughfriendlyconsultationasregardtocompensationofpaymentandexpensesalreadymadebyeachparty.
ARTICLE15LEGALADDRESSES
15.1TheLicensee:
Name:INTERNATIONALTENDERINGCOMPANYOFCHINANATIONALTECHNICALIMPORT&EXPORTCORPORATION
Address:ImportBuiding,ErLiGou,Xijiao,Beijing,China
Telex:22075CTCTCCN
Fax:018315966
15.2TheLicensor:
Name:______Company,Germany
Address:______Germany
Telex:_______
Fax:________
15.3Signatureofthebothparties’authorizedrepresentatives:
Licensee(signature)Licensor(signature)
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