1 - Some Boilerplate Clauses
1 - Some Boilerplate Clauses
1 - Some Boilerplate Clauses
Arbitration, International
1. Clause Suggested by the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)
All disputes arising out of or in connection with this Agreement shall be finally settled
under the Rules of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce by one or more
arbitrators appointed in accordance with the said Rules. The arbitration shall be held in
Singapore. The decision of the arbitrator or arbitrators, as the case may be, shall be final
and the parties to the arbitration shall strictly abide by it. The language of the arbitration
shall be English.
2. Clause Suggested by the UN Commission for International Trade Law
(UNCITRAL)
Any dispute, controversy or claim arising out of or relating to this Contract, or the breach,
termination or invalidity thereof, shall be settled by arbitration in accordance with the
UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules as are present in force.
3. Clause Suggested by the American Arbitration Association (AAA)
Any controversy or claim arising out of or relating to this Contract shall be determined by
arbitration in accordance with the International Arbitration Rules of the American
Arbitration Association.
4. Clause Suggested by the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA)
Any dispute arising out of or in connection with this Contract, including any question
regarding its existence, validity or termination, shall be referred to and finally resolved by
arbitration under the Rules of the London Court of International Arbitration, which Rules
are deemed to be incorporated by reference into this clause.
Arbitration, Philippines
1. Any dispute or controversy arising out of or in connection with the interpretation,
application or performance of any term, condition, or provision of this Agreement
shall be settled amicably, as far as practicable, through friendly consultation by the
parties.
2. In the event that the parties are unable to settle such dispute or controversy to
their mutual satisfaction within thirty (30) days of its submission in writing by one
party to the other, then such dispute or controversy shall be submitted, upon
written request of either party, to an arbitrator agreed upon by both parties or, if
there is no such agreement, to an arbitration committee composed of three
members, one selected by PRINCIPAL, another by DISTRIBUTOR, and the third
by the two arbitrators thus chosen.
3. The parties agree to facilitate the arbitration by:
(a) making available to each other and to the arbitrator(s) all documents,
books, records and personnel under their control as the arbitrator(s) may
determine to be relevant to the dispute;
(b) conducting arbitration hearings on successive days, if practicable; and
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(c) observing strictly the time periods established by the arbitrator(s) for the
submission of evidence, position papers, briefs and similar documents.
4. The arbitration shall be conducted, and all the position papers, briefs and similar
documents presented by the parties shall be prepared, in the English language. The
City of Makati, Metro Manila, Philippines shall be the sole and exclusive venue
of the arbitration proceedings.
5. The arbitration proceedings shall commence within ten (10) calendar days after an
arbitrator is agreed upon or an arbitration committee is constituted. The arbitrator
or the arbitration committee, as the case may be, shall render its decision within
thirty (30) calendar days after the parties have completed presenting their
respective cases. The decision of the arbitrator or a majority of the arbitration
committee, as the case may be, shall be final and binding upon the parties and
shall be enforceable in accordance with its terms in any court of competent
jurisdiction.
6. The arbitrator or the arbitration committee, as the case may be, shall determine the
costs of arbitration in its award, excluding the fees of the respective legal counsels
of the parties which shall be for the account of the party concerned, and such costs
shall be allocated between the parties as determined by the arbitrator or the
arbitration committee, as the case may be.
7. Neither the existence of any dispute, controversy or claim, nor the fact that
arbitration is pending hereunder, shall relieve any of the parties of its obligations
under this Agreement.
8. During the course of arbitration, this Agreement shall continue to be performed
except for the part that the parties are disputing and which is undergoing arbitration.
9. The venue of any action to enforce any arbitral award hereunder shall be brought
solely and exclusively in the proper courts of the City of Makati, Metro Manila,
Philippines.
10. In respect of all matters not covered by the preceding paragraphs, the provisions
of Republic Act No. 876 (the Arbitration Law), as further amended by Chapter 5
of Republic Act No. 9285 (the Alternative Dispute Resolution Act of 2004), shall
apply.
Ambiguities
Each party and its counsel have participated fully in the review and revision of this
Agreement. Any rule of construction to the effect that ambiguities are to be resolved
against the drafting party shall not apply in interpreting this Agreement. The language in
this Agreement shall be interpreted as to its fair meaning and not strictly for or against
any party.
Amendment
Any amendment or modification of this Agreement must be in writing and signed by both
parties.
or
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No amendment or modification of this Agreement shall be valid unless agreed upon in
writing and signed by both parties.
or
This Agreement may be supplemented, amended, or modified only by the mutual
agreement of the parties. No supplement, amendment, or modification of this Agreement
shall be binding unless it is in writing and signed by all parties.
Confidentiality
1. Each party will hold any and all Confidential Information in strict confidence and
will not itself, and will ensure that each of the other party’s personnel does not:
(a) disclose any Confidential Information to any person without the prior
written consent of the other party;
(b) make any use Confidential Information or any part of it except for the
proper performance of the party’s obligations under this Agreement;
(c) make any use Confidential Information or any part of it to the competitive
disadvantage of the other party;
(d) copy or duplicate Confidential Information or any part of it without the
prior written consent of the other party except to the extent necessary for
the proper performance of the party’s obligations under this Agreement.
In addition, each party agrees to require each of the said party’s personnel to sign
a confidentiality agreement, if requested by the other party.
2. Each party agrees to provide all reasonable assistance (and must procure that each
of the party’s personnel provide all reasonable assistance) to the other party to
assist in preventing any unauthorized use or disclosure of that confidential
information and in taking action against those who use or disclose such
Confidential Information without authorization from the other party.
3. The provisions of Paragraph 1 do not apply to:
(a) the use or disclosure of Confidential Information after it becomes
generally available to the public other than because of a breach of this
Agreement or of any obligation of confidence by each party or by any
third party;
(b) the disclosure of Confidential Information in order to comply with any
applicable law or legally binding order of any court, government,
semi-government authority or administrative or judicial body;
(c) the disclosure of Confidential Information to legal advisers of each party
whose duties in relation to each party require the disclosure;
(d) the use or disclosure of Confidential Information in any proceedings
arising out of or in connection with this Agreement to the extent necessary
to protect the lawful interests of a party;
(e) the use or disclosure of any Confidential Information after a party receives
it from a third person legally entitled to possess the Confidential
Information and provide it to the said party, to the extent that the
Confidential Information is used, disclosed or otherwise dealt with in
accordance with the rights or permission lawfully granted to the party by
that third person.
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4. Before any use or disclosure in reliance on Paragraph 3(b), a party shall notify the
other party of the full details of the circumstances of the proposed use or
disclosure and of the relevant Confidential Information to be used or disclosed
and will give the other party a reasonable opportunity to challenge in a court of
law or other appropriate body whether the proposed use or disclosure is in
accordance with Paragraph 3(b).
6. A party, in providing Confidential Information to the other party, does not make any
representation or warranty with respect to the accuracy or completeness of the
Confidential Information, and that such party shall not be liable to the other party for
any loss or damage resulting from the use of or reliance on any of the Confidential
Information, except as otherwise provided in a formal written agreement executed
between the parties.
8. A party may, at any time during the term of this Agreement, direct the other party to
return the Confidential Information, or part thereof, and not to make further use of
the Confidential Information to be returned. Upon receipt of such directions, the
other party shall promptly deliver the requested Confidential Information without
retaining any copies or excerpts thereof. If the requested Confidential Information
are still required by the other party to perform its obligations under this Agreement,
then in such event both parties shall endeavour to obtain alternative information
from other sources so that the other party can proceed with the performance of its
obligations but the other party shall not be held responsible for the quality of such
performance.
9. In this Agreement, "Confidential Information" shall include but is not limited to any
and all information pertaining to the business of either party (including without
limitation information pertaining to the systems, plans and strategies of either
party, and supplier and customer information) and all information a party may
generate in relation to those matters in connection with the fulfillment of its
obligations under this Agreement howsoever disclosed, including copies and
reproductions thereof, which are of an intellectual, technical, scientific, financial,
commercial or marketing nature, which are not in the public domain and in which a
party has a business, proprietary or ownership interest or has a legal duty to protect,
or which is expressly identified in writing by such party as confidential at the time of
its disclosure.
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Conflict of Language
This Agreement is prepared in both [English] and [Japanese]. If there is any conflict in
meaning or interpretation between the [English] and [Japanese] texts, the [English] text
shall govern.
Counterparts
This Agreement may be executed in separate counterparts each of which, when so
executed and delivered by all the parties, shall be deemed an original but such
counterparts shall constitute but one and the same instrument.
Cumulative Rights
All rights, remedies, obligations, undertakings, warranties, representations, and covenants
contained herein shall be cumulative and none of them shall be in limitation of any other
right, remedy, obligation, undertaking, warranty, representation, or covenant of either
party.
Entire Agreement
This Agreement constitutes the entire understanding between the parties hereto.
or
This Agreement, including Annex A, constitutes the entire understanding between the
parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes any and all prior
negotiations, discussions and agreements.
or
This Agreement and all other agreements, exhibits, and schedules referred to in this
Agreement constitute the final, complete, and exclusive statement of the terms of the
agreement between the parties pertaining to the subject matter of this Agreement and
supersedes all prior and contemporaneous understandings or agreements of the parties.
This Agreement may not be contradicted by evidence of any prior or contemporaneous
statements or agreements. No party has been induced to enter into this Agreement by, nor
is any party relying on, any representation, understanding, agreement, commitment or
warranty outside those expressly set forth in this Agreement.
Force Majeure
If either party hereto is unable to perform any of its obligations hereunder by reason of
fire or other casualty, strike, act or order of a public authority, act of God, or other cause
beyond the control of such party, then such party shall be excused from such performance
during the pendency of such cause. In the event such inability to perform shall continue
longer than [30] days, either party may terminate this Agreement by giving written notice
to the other party.
or
In case of force majeure, such as earthquakes, storms, floods, fires, strikes, lockouts, civil
unrests, riots, wars, or any other unforeseen, unavoidable, overpowering or extraordinary
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disaster or event which shall be beyond the control of the parties, the party concerned
shall be discharged from its obligations under this Agreement and its nonperformance of
such obligations shall not be deemed a breach of this Agreement, provided that:
(a) the force majeure is the proximate cause that obstructed or delayed the party’s
performance of its obligations under this Agreement;
(b) the party concerned took all possible measures to overcome the effects of such
force majeure; and
(c) the party concerned, within ten (10) days after the occurrence of the force
majeure, informed the other party in writing of such force majeure including a
detailed description thereof and the measures taken to overcome the effects of the
same.
In the event the force majeure should last for more than thirty (30) days, a party may,
upon written notice to the other party, terminate this Agreement forthwith.
Further Assurance
Each party shall from time to time upon the request of the other party execute any
additional documents and do any other acts or things which may reasonably be required
to effectuate the purposes of this Agreement.
Governing Law
This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the
Philippines.
or
Except as provided in Clause 2, English law shall apply to the whole of this Agreement.
or
Any question arising out of this Agreement as to the validity or effect of any of the
Trademarks shall be decided in accordance with the laws of the country in which the
Trademark in question has been registered or applied for.
or
This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the
State of New York, without regard to the choiceoflaws or conflictsoflaws provisions
thereof.
or
This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the
Philippines except that the laws of the State of New York shall govern the authorization
and execution of this Agreement by the Guarantor.
or
This Indenture shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the
State of California except with respect to (i) the Guarantee, which shall be governed by
and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without regard to
the conflicts of laws provisions thereof, and (ii) the authorization and execution of this
Indenture by or on behalf of the Guarantor which are required to be governed by the laws
of the Netherlands.
or
The corporate law of the State of Delaware shall govern all issues concerning the relative
rights of the Company and its stockholders. All other issues concerning this Agreement
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shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York
without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law provision or rule (whether of
the State of New York or any other jurisdiction) that would cause the application of the
law of any jurisdiction other than State of New York.
Interpretation
In this Contract, unless the contrary intention appears:
(a) a reference to this Contract or another instrument includes any variation or
replacement of either of them;
(b) the singular includes the plural and vice versa;
(c) references to the parties shall include their respective successors in interest,
permitted assigns and authorized representatives.
(d) if a period of time is specified and dates from a given day or the day of an actual
event, it is to be calculated exclusive of that day;
(e) a “Day” shall mean a period of twentyfour hours ending at twelve midnight;
(f) a “Month” shall mean a calendar month;
(g) a “Year” shall mean any period of twelve consecutive Months;
(e) where an expression is defined, another part of speech or grammatical form of that
expression has a corresponding meaning;
(f) headings are for ease of reference only and shall not to be taken into account in the
construction or interpretation of any provision to which they refer.
(g) the words "including" and "include" mean "including, but not limited to;"
(h) In the event of any inconsistency between or among the various provisions
(including any document incorporated herein by reference), the inconsistency shall
be resolved by giving such provisions and documents the following order or
precedence:
(i) the Clauses of this Agreement;
(ii) the Schedules to this Agreement;
(iii) the Technical Specifications referred to in Clause ;
(iv) the Acceptance Test Procedure referred to in Clause ;
(v) the Recitals to this Agreement.
No Waivers
No failure or delay on the part of a party to exercise any right, power or privilege
hereunder, or to enforce at any time or for any period of time any provision hereof, shall
be construed to be a waiver of such right, power, privilege or provision or of the right of
the party thereafter to exercise such right, power or privilege, or enforce such provision.
or
A party may exercise a right, power or remedy at its discretion, and separately or
concurrently with another right, power or remedy. A single or partial exercise of a right,
power or remedy by a party does not prevent a further exercise of that or of any other
right, power or remedy. Failure by a party to exercise or delay in exercising a right,
power or remedy does not prevent its exercise. A party is not liable for any loss caused by
the exercise or attempted exercise of, failure to exercise, or delay in exercising the right,
power or remedy.
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Notices
1. All letters, notices, reports, statements and other communications which either
party desires or is obligated to furnish to the other under this Agreement, shall be
in writing, signed by an authorized representative of such party and delivered
personally or sent by registered mail or transmitted by facsimile or email,
addressed as follows:
For PRINCIPAL
Name :
Attention :
Address :
or Facsimile No. :
or Email :
For DISTRIBUTOR
Name :
Attention :
Address :
or Facsimile No. :
or Email :
Any such notice shall be deemed to have been properly served and received by the
intended recipient:
(a) on the date of receipt, if delivered personally;
(b) on the date five days after posting, if sent by registered mail; or
(c) on the date of receipt of a legible copy, duly confirmed, if by facsimile or
email transmission.
2. A party may change its address for the receipt of notice at any time by giving
written notice of such change to the other party.
Relationship of the Parties
Nothing contained in this Agreement shall be deemed to constitute any party the partner
of any other party or parties except as herein expressly provided, or to constitute any
party the agent or legal representative of any other party or parties.
or
The relationship between PRINCIPAL and DISTRIBUTOR under this Agreement is that
of vendor and vendee. The DISTRIBUTOR and its agents and employees are in no way
the legal representatives or agents of PRINCIPAL for any purpose whatsoever and have
nor right or authority to assume or create, in writing or otherwise, any obligation of any
kind, expressed or implied, in the name or on behalf of PRINCIPAL.
DISTRIBUTOR undertakes to carry out this Agreement as an independent contractor
using its own employees who in no sense are to be deemed employees of PRINCIPAL
and to indemnify and hold PRINCIPAL free and harmless from any claim by the
employees of DISTRIBUTOR that the former is their employer.
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Representations and Warranties
Each party represents and warrants to the other as follows:
(a) It is duly incorporated, validly existing and in good standing under Philippine
laws and has its principal office at the address first written above.
(b) It has full legal right, power and authority to carry on its present business, to own
its properties and assets, to incur the obligations provided for in this Agreement,
to execute and deliver this Agreement, and to perform and observe the terms and
conditions hereof
(c) It has taken all appropriate and necessary corporate and legal actions to authorize
the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement.
(d) There is no litigation, claim, or dispute pending, or to its knowledge threatened
against or affecting it or its properties, the adverse determination of which might
materially adversely affect its financial condition or operations or impair its
ability to perform its obligations under this Agreement or any other instrument or
agreement required hereunder.
(e) The making, execution and delivery of this Agreement, and any documents or
instruments in implementation hereof, as well as the performance and observance
of the terms hereof, will not contravene or violate any provision of its articles of
incorporation or bylaws or of any applicable law, regulation, order or ruling, and
of any contract, agreement or instrument binding on it and its properties.
Severability
Any provision of this Agreement that is prohibited or becomes unenforceable under the
laws of any jurisdiction which affects the performance or enforceability of this
Agreement shall, with respect to that jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of the
prohibition or unenforceability but without invalidating the remaining provisions of this
Agreement, nor shall it affect the validity or enforceability of that provision in any other
jurisdiction.
or
If any provision of this Agreement becomes invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the parties
will endeavor, acting in good faith, to agree on the terms of a provision that may be
substituted for the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision. The invalidity, illegality or
unenforceability of any provision will not affect the remaining provisions of this
Agreement.
or
All rights and restrictions contained herein may be exercised and shall be applicable and
binding only to the extent that they do not violate any applicable laws and are intended to
be limited to the extent necessary to render this Agreement legal, valid and enforceable.
If any term of this Agreement or part thereof not essential to the commercial purpose of
this Agreement shall be held to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable by a court of
competent jurisdiction, it is the intention of the parties that the remaining terms hereof, or
part thereof, shall constitute their agreement with respect to the subject matter hereof and
all such remaining terms, or parts thereof, shall remain in full force and effect. To the
extent legally permissible, any illegal, invalid or unenforceable provision of this
Agreement shall be replaced by a valid provision that will implement the commercial
purpose of the illegal, invalid or unenforceable provision.
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Successors and Assigns
This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and
their respective successors and permitted assigns.
Term
Commencement
This Agreement shall commence on the date of signature hereof . . . .
or
This Agreement shall commence on
(the “Effective Date”) . . . .
or
This Agreement shall be deemed to have commenced on
(the
“Effective Date”) . . . .
End
x x x and end on
(the “End Date”).
or
. . . . and end automatically without notice two years after its Effective Date (the “End
Date”).
With Renewal
This Agreement shall begin on
and end on
(the “Initial Term”),
unless earlier terminated pursuant to Paragraph hereof. At the end of the Initial
Term, or any subsequent term thereof pursuant to a renewal hereunder (a “Renewed
Term”), this Agreement may be renewed for a period of one (1) year by either party
serving a notice offering such a renewal upon the other not later than sixty (60) days prior
to the end of the Initial Term or the Renewed Term, as the case may be, and the other
party serving upon the notifying party a counternotice accepting such renewal, not later
than thirty (30) days prior to the end of the Initial Term or the Renewed Term, as the case
may be.
Termination For Cause
Either party may at any time by written notice to the other party terminate this Agreement if:
(a) the other party shall go into liquidation (not being a liquidation for the purpose of
corporate reorganization), or be declared insolvent, or compound with or make an
assignment for the benefit of its creditors, or if a receiver is applied for, or a
petition in insolvency or rehabilitation is filed by or against it;
(b) the other party shall commit any material or substantial breach of any of its
obligations hereunder and shall fail within thirty (30) days of being notified
thereof in writing to remedy such breach or default; or
(c) the other party disposes of its business to a third party (a party controlling one of
the parties hereto or being under common control with one of the parties hereto
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not being a third party) or the whole or substantial part of its capital or its
controlling interest shall pass under the control of any state, authority, person or
company, of which the party entitled as aforesaid shall have reasonable cause to
disapprove.
Termination shall be effective immediately after the terminating party notifies the other
party that it has terminated this Agreement under this Paragraph (in which case the date
of early termination shall be treated as the End Date for purposes of Paragraph ).
Termination For Convenience or Without Cause
Either party may terminate this Agreement at any time upon written notice to the other
sent at least sixty (60) days prior to the effective date of the termination (in which case
the date of early termination shall be treated as the End Date for the purposes of
Paragraph ).
Termination, Effects of: Continuation In Force
Any termination of this Agreement shall not affect the coming into force or the
continuance in force of any provision hereof which is expressly [or by implication]
intended to come into or continue in force on or after such termination.
or
Neither Party A nor Party B has any obligations under this Agreement after the End Date
except that the obligations in Paragraphs 5 (Payment of Fees), 7 (Confidentiality), and 9
(Intellectual Property) continue to apply.
Termination, Effects of: Delivery Up
Upon termination of this Agreement for whatever reason and irrespective of whichever
party initiated the termination, both parties shall not make further use of Confidential
Information and shall return all Confidential Information to the other party, including all
copies, reproductions, extracts, summaries or notes, or destroy the same in accordance
with the directions of the other party and certify that the same have been destroyed.
or
Upon termination of this Agreement, the Supplier shall be entitled to enter the premises
of the Customer and recover any equipment, supplies, materials, software, documentation
and other items whatsoever which are the property of the Supplier, and the Customer
hereby irrevocably authorizes the Supplier, as well as its employees and agents, to enter
any such premises for the purpose herein stated.
Termination, Effects of: No Indemnity
No indemnity whatsoever shall be due by reason of the termination of this Agreement
pursuant to Paragraphs and
hereof by either party. In particular, neither
party shall be entitled to compensation, reimbursement or damages on account of the loss
of prospective profits on anticipated sales or on account of any investments made in
connection with the business or goodwill of the particular party.
Termination, Effects of: Preservation of Liabilities
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Neither Party A nor Party B has any obligation under this Agreement after the End Date
except that:
(a) Party A is required to pay any account properly rendered by Party B after the End
Date for services provided before the End Date; and
(b) any rights and remedies relating to breaches of this Agreement that occurred
before the End Date are not affected by the End Date occurring.
or
In case of a termination by either party under Paragraph , the Contractor shall be
entitled to be paid a reasonable sum for any services rendered by it prior to such
termination [together with a reasonable profit thereon and on the uncompleted portion of
this Contract] and [subject to such payment] the Company shall be entitled to be repaid
forthwith any sums previously paid under this Contract (whether by way of a deposit or
advance payment or otherwise) provided that except as aforesaid neither party shall have
any liability whatsoever to the other by reason of such termination.
Time Is of the Essence
Time is of the essence with respect to all provisions of this Agreement that specify a time
for performance; provided, however, that the foregoing shall not be construed to limit or
deprive a party of the benefits of any grace period allowed in this Agreement.
Venue
The exclusive venue of all suits or actions arising under this Agreement shall be the
appropriate courts of the City of Manila, Philippines.
or
As regards any claim or matter arising under this Agreement, any legal proceedings
instituted against the Distributor by the Principal shall be brought exclusively in the
appropriate courts of the place where the Distributor has its principal office and any legal
proceedings instituted against the Principal by the Distributor shall be brought in the
courts of the place where the Distributor has its principal office.
or
As regards any claim or matter arising under this Agreement, any legal proceedings
instituted against the Distributor by the Principal shall be brought in the courts of the
Distributor’s country of domicile and any legal proceedings instituted against the
Principal by the Distributor shall be brought in the courts of the Principal’s country of
domicile. For the purposes of the aforementioned proceedings, the law governing this
Agreement and such proceedings shall in each case be deemed to be the law of the
country in which the relevant proceedings have been instituted in accordance with this
Clause. For the purpose of proceedings brought against it by the other party under this
Clause, each party agrees to submit to the jurisdiction of the courts of the other party’s
country of domicile.
TAC 9.7.09
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