Mandate Agreement: by and Between (Company) - and - (Consultant)
Mandate Agreement: by and Between (Company) - and - (Consultant)
Mandate Agreement: by and Between (Company) - and - (Consultant)
MANDATE AGREEMENT
___________________________________________________________________________________
by and between
[COMPANY]
- and -
[Consultant]
[Date]
(1) [COMPANY, registered address, registration number];
("Company")
AND
("Consultant")
entered into, as of the last date set forth on the signature page, this
MANDATE AGREEMENT
Recitals
WHEREAS;
1.1 In this Agreement and Recitals, where the context so admits, the words and
expressions below shall have the following meanings:
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"Party" means a party to this Agreement;
"Remuneration" shall have the meaning set forth in Clause 3.1; and
1.2 Headings are inserted for convenience only and shall not affect the meanings
of this Agreement.
2.2 Engagement of Subcontractors. The Consultant shall have the right to engage
such subcontractors as it may reasonably believe necessary or desirable in
connection with the performance of the Services, including, without limitation,
legal, tax, accounting and other professional advisors. The Consultant
undertakes to ensure that any engaged subcontractors shall not disclose any
Confidential Information relating to the Company's activities. The Consultant
has full responsibility for any and all acts of engaged subcontractors.
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Expenses directly and only if that is not possible or practicable for any of the
reasons, the Company shall reimburse the Consultant for the Expenses
incurred provided that such Expenses are supported by the originals of
invoices and receipts. Consultant shall promptly notify the Company of any
Expenses Consultant expects to incur, and reimbursement shall be subject to
reasonable verification of Consultant's payment of such Expenses.
(a) The Consultant shall respect the specifications, tasks and other
requirements of the Company in the course of performing the Services
for the Company, provided, however, that Consultant shall supervise
and control the manner in which such services are provided in
accordance with such specifications, tasks and other requirements.
(b) The Consultant shall be an independent contractor for all purposes, and
shall not have any rights whatsoever to compensation or benefits
provided by the Company to its employees.
(c) The Consultant shall provide the Services in the proper manner, in
accordance with applicable laws and/or standards, to the reasonable
satisfaction of the Company.
(d) The Consultant shall thoroughly protect the rights and rightful interests
of the Company and notify the Company without undue delay of any
relationships, circumstances or interests which might affect the
performed Services or which could in any way whatsoever be a
detriment to the Company.
(e) The Consultant shall notify the Company without undue delay if he
loses any of the authorizations necessary to continue in providing the
Services under this Agreement, namely any trade license required to
provide the Services.
(f) Subject to Article 8. below the Consultant shall bear liability for his
work performed. This liability would be limited in cases where the
Consultant did not receive full disclosure of all information and facts
needed for the Consultant to provide his Services properly.
(g) The Consultant shall provide the Services at such location or locations
within the agreed Territory as the nature of Services or as the Company
may require.
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appropriate for use in connection with the performance of the Services
or as the Consultant may reasonably request in connection therewith.
(b) The Company recognizes and confirms that, in providing the Services,
the Consultant may require reasonable cooperation of the Company or
its representatives from time to time. The Company agrees to provide
or cause to be provided to the Consultant such reasonable cooperation
as may be necessary for use in connection with the performance of the
Services or as the Consultant may reasonably request in connection
therewith, in each case, with adequate prior notice to the Company.
(c) The Company shall pay the Consultant for the performance of the
Services under this Agreement Remuneration in the manner and amounts
specified in Annex 2 hereto and pay or reimburse the Consultant for his
Expenses.
(d) The Company may make available space within its offices for the
Consultant to perform his Services or meet with the Company or its
representatives as part of the performance his Services.
5. Confidentiality
5.1 Neither during the term of the Agreement, other than in the proper course of
his/her duties and for the benefit of the Company, nor after the termination of
this Agreement for any reason whatsoever, shall the Consultant:
(a) will not restrict the Consultant from disclosing (but only to the proper
recipient) any Confidential Information which is required by
mandatory law or which has been approved by the Company;
(b) will not restrict the Consultant from disclosing any Confidential
Information to any of his professional advisors, provided that the
relevant advisor has comparable statutory or contractual confidentiality
obligations; and
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6. Restrictions during the term of the Agreement
6.1 Save as permitted under this Article 6, the Consultant may provide his
consultancy services also to other parties provided that will not harm the
Company.
6.2 The Consultant shall not during the term of the Agreement either on his own
behalf or on behalf of any person, firm or company:
7. Liability
7.1 To the extent permitted by law, Consultant's entire liability for any and all
claims, losses, damages and expenses ("Losses") hereunder shall be limited to
actual damages caused by the gross negligence or wilful misconduct of the
Consultant.
7.2 Further to the foregoing, to the extent permitted by law, the extent of
Consultant's obligation to reimburse the Company for Losses shall be limited
as follows:
(a) In no event shall Consultant’s liability for Losses hereunder exceed the
applicable Remuneration paid by the Company under this Agreement
giving rise to such Losses and/or
(B) The Consultant shall have no liability with respect to its obligations
under this Agreement or otherwise for Losses or damage to data or
Losses of business or lost profits.
8.1 Term of the Agreement. This Agreement has been concluded for an indefinite
period until terminated as set forth below or in applicable law. This
Agreement becomes effective on [DATE].
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notice was properly served, unless agreed otherwise by and between the
Parties.
9. Miscellaneous
9.1 Neither Party shall disclose the terms of this Agreement without the prior
written consent of the other Party except:
9.2 The Consultant shall be solely responsible for all income taxes and any other
taxes relating to amounts received from the Company hereunder, and the
Consultant hereby indemnifies the Company and holds it harmless from any
losses, damages, actions or claims of any kind because of the failure of the
Consultant to timely pay the applicable amount of any such taxes.
Attention: [Name]
Such notices shall be deemed to have been served when received by the
addressee or, if delivery is not accomplished by reason of fault of the addressee,
when tendered for delivery. Both Parties may give written notice of a change of
address and, after notice of such change has been received, any notice or
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request shall thereafter be given to such Party as provided above at such changed
address.
9.4 Neither Party may assign this Agreement or any right or obligation under this
Agreement without prior written consent of the other Party, except in relation
to an assignment by operation of law to a successor-in-interest of all or
substantially all of its business or assets, whether by sale, merger or otherwise.
Such consent may not unreasonably be withheld or delayed. Subject to the
foregoing, this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the
Parties and their permitted successors and assigns.
9.5 This Agreement shall be governed by, construed and take effect in accordance
with the laws of [jurisdiction of where services will be provided].
9.8 This Agreement embodies the entire understanding of the Parties with respect
to the subject matter of this Agreement, and supersedes all prior discussions,
understandings or arrangements between them. Neither of the Parties shall be
bound by any conditions, definitions, warranties, understandings, or
representations with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement other than
as expressly provided in this Agreement.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be
signed below on this [DATE].
__________________________ __________________________
Name: Name:
Title: Title:
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ANNEX 1
LIST OF SERVICES
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ANNEX 2
REMUNERATION
1) The Company shall also pay to the Consultant a variable fee based on the
amount of his time spent on the performance of his Services. This fee will be
based on the number of hours work and the consultant hourly billing rate. For
the [YEAR] calendar year, the Parties have agreed that the Consultant’s
services will be billed at a rate of [EUR 150 (one hundred fifty euro)] per
hour, billable in 15 minute increments.
2) The Parties agree that the fee shall be charged by the Consultant on a monthly
basis in arrears. An invoice for a previous calendar month will be issued
within five (5) calendar days of the following month and will be payable
within ten (10) calendar days upon its delivery to the Company (provided that
the invoice does not include all details according to applicable laws, the ten
(10) calendar day period will commence on the day of delivery of a new
perfect invoice). The Parties agree that a similar method for invoicing shall
apply to the Consultant's Expenses incurred.
3) The Consultant may add a respective VAT rate to all amounts charged on the
basis of this Agreement if required by applicable law.
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