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DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT
Parties:
CL
Médical s.a.r.l.
28 avenue Général de Gaulle
69110 Sainte Foy Les Lyon
France
hereinafter referred to as the Supplier
and
UROPLASTY Ltd
Unit 3, Woodside Business Park
Whitley Wood Lane
Reading — Berkshire RG2 8LW
The United Kingdom
hereinafter referred to as the Distributor
CL
Médical Distribution Agreement 05 May 2005
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1. Definitions
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The “Product” shall mean l-Stop, tension free
vaginal tape for the treatment of female urinary incontinence. |
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The “Territory” shall mean England, Scotland and
Wales. |
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“Confidential Material” shall mean any information
which is disclosed by one party to the other under or in connection
with this agreement (whether orally or in writing and whether or
not such information is expressly stated to be confidential or
marked as such) |
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“Intellectual Property” means any patent copyright
registered design, trade mark or other such industrial or
intellectual property right subsisting in the Territory in respect
of the Product and applications for any of the foregoing and
whether registered or not |
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“Force Majeure” means in relation to either party
any circumstances beyond the reasonable control of that party
(including without limitation any strike lock-out or other form of
industrial action); |
2. Appointment
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The Supplier hereby appoints the Distributor as the Exclusive
Distributor of the Product in the Territory, and the Distributor
hereby accepts such appointment. The Supplier agrees that it will
not itself sell Product into the Territory during this
agreement |
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All inquiries, orders, communications or leads of any kind
relating to the sales of the Product within the Territory shall be
referred to the Distributor. The Distributor buys and sells in his
own name and for his own account. He acts as an independent trader
as regards to both the Supplier and the Customer. The Distributor
shall not act in the name of the Supplier. |
3. Distributor’s Obligations
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The Distributor agrees not to represent, sell or manufacture
directly or indirectly competitive ‘tension free vaginal
tape’ products during the term of this agreement. |
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The Distributor shall not sell the Product to customers having
their place of business or in default of such place their place of
residence outside the Territory. |
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The Distributor shall transmit to the Supplier all inquiries
for the Product from customers residing in the above EU member
states or other countries outside the Territory. |
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The Distributor shall not sell the Product in any active way in
EU member states, which do not belong to the Territory. This means,
inter alia, that he shall refrain from seeking customers, from
establishing any branches or from maintaining any distribution
depot in these countries for the Product only. |
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4. The Supplier’s Obligations
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The Supplier shall, in accordance with the terms hereof, supply
to the Distributor such quantities of any of the Product, as the
Distributor requires for distribution and sale in the
Territory. |
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Normal maximum delivery time is 2 (two) month from receipt
of firm order. |
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The Supplier agrees to place at the Distributor’s
disposal technical assistance and training needed by the
Distributor and provide the Distributor with Graphics and Media for
incorporation into the Distributors marketing documentation. |
5. Prices and General Conditions
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The prices of the Product are set forth in a special price
list, Attachment 1 (one) to this Agreement, which is hereby
incorporated into this agreement. The Product shall be paid in
Euros (EUR). Payment must be done net at 60 (sixty) days after
invoice date. All quoted prices are EXW (Ex Works) Sainte Foy Les
Lyon. |
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The General Conditions may be changed by the Supplier as for
future orders upon one hundred and eighty (180) days prior
written notice. The Supplier has the right to terminate the
Agreement if the Distributor cannot agree to the changes to the
General Conditions. |
6. Intellectual property
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The Supplier authorises the Distributor to use its Intellectual
Property in the Territory on or in relation to the Product for the
purposes only of exercising its rights and performing its
obligations under this agreement. |
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The Distributor shall ensure that each reference to and use of
any of the Intellectual Property by the Distributor is in a manner
from time to time approved by the Supplier. |
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The Distributor shall not: |
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make any modifications to the Product or its packaging; |
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alter, remove or tamper with any trade marks, numbers, or other
means of identification used on or in relation to the Product; |
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use any of the trade marks in any way which might prejudice
their distinctiveness or validity or the goodwill of the Supplier
therein; |
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use in the Territory any trade m |
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