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[TRANSLATED
FROM THE HEBREW]
UNPROTECTED TENANCY
AGREEMENT
Made at Kibbutz Alonim this 30th day
of December 2008
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BETWEEN:
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Kibbutz
Alonim
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(hereinafter
referred to as “the Kibbutz” or “the
Landlord”)
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AND:
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Pimi Marion
Holdings Ltd. (Pimi Agro)
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PC
513497123
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of PO Box 117
Hozot Alonim
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Telephone:
072-2116144; Mobile 054-6569978; Fax: 04-9834506
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(hereinafter
referred to as “the Tenant”)
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WHEREAS
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the Landlord is
the exclusive owner of the rights in the structure of the premises
involved in this agreement having an area of 70 sq.m. and
situated at the Kibbutz (hereinafter referred to as “the
premises”);
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the Landlord
wishes to let the premises to the Tenant for the term and on the
conditions set out in this agreement;
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the Tenant
wishes to rent the premises from the Landlord on a tenancy to which
the Tenants’ Protection Law will not apply and in accordance
with the conditions of this agreement.
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NOW THEREFORE
IT IS WARRANTED AND AGREED BETWEEN THE PARTIES AS
FOLLOWS:
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The recitals
hereto constitute an integral part hereof.
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The
Kibbutz’s representative in all respects relating to this
agreement shall be the Kibbutz lettings manager and/or such person
as from time to time appointed for the purpose by the Kibbutz
management.
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Any previous
agreement and/or memorandum of agreement made between the parties,
either in writing or orally, is hereby revoked, ex abundanti
cautela , without any mutual demand or complaint.
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The headings
below are solely for the sake of convenience and shall not be
applied in the interpretation of the clauses.
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The Landlord
hereby lets the premises to the Tenant and the Tenant hereby rents
them from the Landlord for a term of 12 + 12 months, namely until
31st December 2010, at which time this agreement and the
relationship between the parties shall come to an end and the
Tenant shall be liable to vacate the premises and return possession
of them to the Landlord, unless they first reach another signed,
written agreement. The Tenant shall have a right of first refusal
to use the premises for one further term of 12 months, provided
that the following conditions are fulfilled -
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The Tenant
shall give written notice thereof to the Landlord 60 days in
advance shortly before the end of the said term.
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The Tenant
shall have performed his obligations in accordance with this
agreement in full and on time.
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The premises
and/or the site of the premises shall not then be needed by the
Kibbutz for purposes of construction and/or a real estate project
or for another use as determined by the Kibbutz in its
discretion.
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No written
objection has been received from the regional council or the
Administration in respect of the use of the premises as defined in
the “object of the tenancy”.
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The monthly
rent during the additional term of the tenancy shall be increased
by 5% in comparison with the rent during the previous term, and if
the option term is for several years, the rent shall be increased
by 5% in comparison with the previous year of the
tenancy.
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Non-Application of the Tenants’ Protection
Law
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The Tenant
acknowledges that the premises are property that since 5728 was
vacant of any tenant entitled to occupy them and the Tenants’
Protection Law (Consolidated Version), 5732-1978 shall not apply to
the tenancy herein and that he will not be protected under the
Tenants’ Protection Law and/or any other legislation now
existing or enacted in the future (hereinafter referred to as
“the Tenants’ Protection Law”).
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The Tenant
warrants that he has not made or undertaken to make any payment
whatsoever to the Landlord, either directly or indirectly, as key
money or any other benefit or payment for the tenancy of the
premises, other than the rent as set out below and he hereby waives
in advance any demand for the rent as set out below and he hereby
waives in advance any demand for key money or any other payment of
any type whatsoever or for any amount whatsoever. He acknowledges
and agrees that the provisions of the Tenants’ Protection Law
that deal with key money will not apply to the tenancy of the
premises.
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The
Object of the Tenancy
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The object of
the tenancy is solely for using the premises merely for the office
business of the Tenant.
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The Tenant may
not alter the object of the tenancy or use the premises otherwise
than in accordance with the object of the tenancy and no plea shall
therefore be admissible that it has been agreed to alter the object
of the tenancy, unless the same is done with the prior written
consent of the Landlord.
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In
consideration for the tenancy of the premises the Tenant shall pay
the Landlord the shekel equivalent of
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NIS 2,100.0
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NIS 43.3
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NIS 332.2
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NIS 2,475.5
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in the manner
and at the times following (hereinafter referred to as “the
rent”) -
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The first
payment of the rent for three months shall be made on signing this
agreement.
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The rent shall
be paid once monthly in advance.
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The rent shall
be subject to the addition of VAT at the rate thereof on the date
of payment. The Tenant shall be given a tax invoice.
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To facilitate
collection of the rent, the Tenant shall deposit with the Landlord
12 cheques in the sum of NIS 2,475.5 each, maturing on the
second day of each month, as a condition for receiving a key to the
premises and possession of them being delivered to the Tenant as
set out in this agreement. The accounting in respect of rate
differences shall be made three-monthly and in accordance with the
results of the accounting the Tenant shall pay the
Landlord the rate differences, plus VAT and the Landlord
shall issue a tax invoice to the Tenant in respect
thereof.
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Rent that is
not paid to the Landlord on time shall become a liquidated debt. In
respect of a liquidated debt the Tenant shall be liable to pay the
Landlord interest at the maximum unauthorised overdraft rate then
prevailing at the bank 0.6% per month , and a letter from
that bank will constitute adequate proof as to the interest
rate.
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To secure
payment of the rent, the Tenant shall on signing this agreement
give the Landlord a non-negotiable, undated, signed cheque to the
order of the Landlord in the sum of NIS 6,300, without
VAT.
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Delivering Possession of the Premises to the
Tenant
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Possession of
the premises shall be delivered / was delivered to the
Tenant on 1st January 2009 (in this agreement referred to as
“the date of delivering possession of the premises to the
Tenant”).
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On the date of
delivering possession of the premises to the Tenant minutes shall
be prepared and signed by both parties detailing the state of the
premises.
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Absence
of Non-Conformity
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The Tenant
hereby confirms and declares that he has seen the premises and
examined them with the eyes of a tenant and he declares that he has
received the premises in satisfactory and clean condition and he
undertakes to return them to the Landlord in that condition and
consequently he neither has nor will have any complaint of
non-conformity of any type whatsoever.
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Additional Payments / Additional
Obligations of the Tenant
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The Tenant
shall bear all the expenses and payments deriving from his
possession of the site of the premises for which the occupier of
property is liable, including rates, levies and official fees as
determined from time to time by the regional council and every
other payment required by the regional council and/or the
Administration and/or any other entity in connection with the
conduct of the business on the premises.
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The Tenant may
fit an appropriate direction sign in respect of his business on the
premises. The position, size and contents of such sign shall be
coordinated in advance with the Landlord and in the event that it
is necessary to pay sign charges in accordance with the requirement
of the local authority (sign tax), the Tenant shall bear the
payment thereof.
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The premises
will be used all days of the week.
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The Tenant
shall, at his own expense, arrange for the cleaning of the premises
and their surroundings and for the removal of packages from the
yard.
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It is expressed
that those working on the premises during the term of the tenancy
shall be solely the Tenant’s employees and that there is no
labour relationship between the Tenant and/or his employees and the
Kibbutz.
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In the event
that the Kibbutz is nevertheless made liable for any payment
deriving from a determination with regard to the existence of a
labour relationship between them and the Kibbutz, the Tenant
undertakes to indemnity it for any such payment immediately on
demand.
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The Tenant
shall avoid the creation of any nuisance and/or disturbance to the
Kibbutz, its members, its way of life and business and in that
connection he shall refrain from unreasonable noise, the creation
of environmental hazards, and he shall keep the premises and their
surroundings clean and bear the expenses of removing the waste
caused due to the operation of his business.
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The Tenant may
in no event transfer his rights pursuant to this agreement or any
of them or the use or possession of the premises or any part of
them, either for or without consideration, for any part whatsoever
of the term of the tenancy, unless the Landlord’s prior
written, express consent is given thereto. For the avoidance of
doubt, it is expressed that the Kibbutz shall, in its discretion,
not be liable to give its consent thereto.
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The Tenant may
not charge and/or pledge to any person or entity his rights in the
premises or his contractual rights under this agreement without
obtaining the Landlord’s prior written, express consent
thereto. For the avoidance of doubt, it is expressed that the
Kibbutz shall, in its discretion, not be liable to grant its
consent thereto.
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The Landlord
may transfer its rights in the premises without needing the
Tenant’s consent, subject to the Tenant’s rights
pursuant to this agreement being preserved.
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Changes
Not to be Made to the Premises
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The Tenant
hereby undertakes not to do to or on the premises and/or their
fittings and/or the site of the premises any building and/or
demolition work whatsoever, including internal changes, without
obtaining the Landlord’s prior written, express consent
thereto. For the avoidance of doubt, it is expressed that the
Landlord shall not be liable to grant its consent
thereto.
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In the event
that the Landlord does grant its consent, it may, in its
discretion, make it subject to conditions (for example the
production of a detailed, approved plan), including the
payment.
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In any event,
for the avoidance of doubt it is expressed that everything involved
in such building / demolition works as aforesaid shall be
done at the Tenant’s expense and risk, including everything
involved in obtaining permits in accordance with the
law.
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Any such
modification and/or building work as aforesaid shall remain the
sole property of the Landlord, without the Tenant being able to
require any payment from the Landlord in respect thereof and/or
make any assertion as to the betterment of the premises. The Tenant
may at no time _______
and/or demolish what he has built or altered but on vacation the
Landl
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