采购与订购通用条款

Hela Gewürzwerk Hermann Laue GmbH
（版本日期：2023年7月1日）

1. 订单的下达
所有货物和服务的订购——包括今后的订购——均依照本采购与订购通用条款进行。对于供应商与本采购与订购通用条款相抵触或有差异的条款，我们不予承认，除非我们已明确书面同意其适用。我们特此预防性地对该等条款提出异议。即使我们在知悉供应商存在与本采购与订购通用条款相抵触和/或有差异的条款的情况下，无保留地接受其交货，本采购与订购通用条款仍然适用。
口头约定和供应商内容不同的条款，只有至少经我们以文本形式确认后方为有效。本采购与订购通用条款仅适用于经营者。
即使在合同订立后，我们仍可要求变更交付标的或服务，并可全部或部分取消合同，但前提是此举对供应商而言属于可合理承受的范围。对于其负有义务提供的交货和服务，供应商应承担其整个上游供应链的采购风险，尤其包括其上游供应商向其供货的风险。

2. 交货
约定的交货日期具有约束力。提前交货应经双方协商一致。如预计将发生延误，供应商应立即以书面形式通知我们，说明原因，并提出新的交货/服务日期。如果我们不同意其提出的新日期，且供应商拒绝在我们规定的合理补充期限内交货/提供服务，我们有权解除合同。如果我们同意供应商提出的新日期，或供应商接受我们规定的补充期限，这并不构成对合同约定的交货/服务日期的延长。已产生的、要求赔偿由此造成的延误损害的请求权不受影响。如果供应商全部或部分迟延交货/提供服务，我们享有全部法定请求权（损害赔偿/解除合同）。在分批交货合同及类似
合同中，如果供应商对某一批交货/某一部分服务发生迟延，在我们为该批交货规定的补充期限届满而未履行后，我们有权就所有尚未履行的分批交货/部分服务解除合同，和/或要求代替履行的损害赔偿。
部分交货原则上须经我们同意。即使我们未经事先同意而接收部分交货，这也不构成付款期限的提前到期，亦不表示我们同意承担任何额外运输费用。
超量或不足量交货原则上均不符合合同约定，我们有权拒绝接收该交货。

3. 发运
货物应按照约定的交货条件发运至我们订单中所指定的地址。供应商有义务遵守所有相关的发运和申报规定以及任何进出口手续。因未遵守上述规定而造成的损害由供应商承担。运输风险自交付完成时起方转移至我们。每次交货均须附有详细的送货单，注明我们的订单号、物料、包装方式、件号、重量、批号、必要时的有机标识，并附上所有其他一般交货单据。

4. 保险
保险费用仅在事先与我们约定的情况下由我们承担。供应商接受我们的订单，即包含其有义务在交货前或在开始所承接的工作之前投保责任保险（亦涵盖产品责任损害），对人身伤害、财产损失和经济损失提供充足的保额，并应我们的要求向我们提交相关证明。

5. 价格——付款条件
订单中列明的价格具有约束力。如无另行约定，约定价格包括交货和包装。发票应在货物发出时注明订单号，就每一订单分别直接寄送给我们。发票上应注明我们的订单号。增值税应单独列明。发票尤其必须能够显示交货和服务的种类和范围。对于迟延寄送或寄送不完整的发票，即使因此导致付款迟延，我们仍可在扣除全额现金折扣后付款。未经我们书面同意，不得进行债权让与。§ 354a HGB（《德国商法典》）不受影响。如我们付款迟延，我们应按照 § 247 BGB（《德国民法典》）规定的基准利率加5个百分点支付迟延利息。
我们明确反对任何包含自动价格调整机制、保值条款或供应商单方价格调整权的条款和安排。
除非书面约定其他币种，相关价格均以欧元计。

6. 瑕疵担保
供应商负有交付无瑕疵货物的义务。供应商保证货物不存在物的瑕疵和权利瑕疵，尤其保证货物与相应货物的规格一致，符合约定的品质以及其他主观和客观要求（§ 434 BGB，《德国民法典》），并符合订单/委托中的说明以及符合性声明。供应商对使用无瑕疵且符合我们要求的材料以及适当的执行承担担保责任。供应商保证在执行订单时遵守法律规定，尤其是《技术工作设备和消费品法》、行业工伤保险协会的事故预防规定，以及 DIN 和 VDE 规定各自的最新版本。供应商还保证，交付和使用所交付的物品不会侵犯第三方的权利。否则，供应商承诺使我们免于承担第三方提出的损害赔偿请求。法定瑕疵担保请求权由我们不受削减地享有。适用各自的法定时效期间。供应商保证遵守适用于执行订单的法律规定，尤其是欧盟市场组织法规、食品法的规定以及所有其他相关的
规定和行政命令。供应商承诺遵守可在 Hela 网站上查阅的行为准则。
对于我们因物的瑕疵和权利瑕疵而享有的请求权和权利及其时效，不受削减地适用法律规定。如有任何保证请求权，则在此之外另行享有。在正常业务过程中支付发票，原则上绝不构成对瑕疵担保请求权的放弃。

7. 异议义务
自货物入库之日起算，或对于隐蔽瑕疵自发现之日起算，在五个工作日内送达供应商的异议，始终视为符合 § 377 HGB（《德国商法典》）意义上的“立即”。交付不可替代物时，不适用 § 377 HGB。对被提出异议的货物的临时处理依照 § 379 HGB 进行。

8. 所有权保留
所有权于交货时转移给我们。排除供应商对货物的任何所有权保留。这尤其适用于（但不限于）扩大的所有权保留、转递的所有权保留以及延伸至后续加工的延长所有权保留。

9. 产品责任
如供应商对产品损害负有责任，则在损害原因存在于其控制和组织范围内且其在外部关系中自行承担责任的范围内，供应商有义务经我们首次要求即使我们免于承担第三方的损害赔偿请求。如我们因供应商所交付产品的缺陷而有义务对第三方实施召回行动，则供应商应承担与召回行动有关的全部费用。进一步的法定请求权不受影响。

10. 安全
如供应商的员工或受托人在我们的厂区内工作，供应商应确保其遵守各项现行有效的安全和事故预防规定，并遵守工厂制定的厂规。供应商应持续提醒其员工或受托人注意这些规定。如供应商在收到书面警告后两周内未纠正对这些规定的违反，或一再发生严重违反这些规定的情况，我们有权立即特别终止合同。因未遵守这些规定而造成的损害由供应商承担。

11. 财务状况恶化
如在合同订立后发现，我们的对待给付请求权因供应商履约能力不足（例如停止支付、申请启动破产程序）而受到危及，则我们有权在不影响其他权利的前提下，自行选择无需设定期限即解除合同或因重大事由终止合同，或拒绝履行我们的给付，直至供应商履行对待给付或为此提供担保。

12. 设计稿、图纸、模型、保密
在与我们的业务关系存续期间所获得的一切信息（尤其是设计稿、图纸、模型、配方以及有关技术和生产工艺的知识），无论是由我们提供给供应商的、按照我们的说明制作的，还是在提供服务过程中获得的，均仍归我们所有（或在其产生时即归我们所有），不得另作他用，也不得透露给第三方。应我们的要求，供应商应将其交还我们。

13. 抵销、留置
供应商仅可就无争议的、经法院生效判决确认的债权行使任何法定抵销权。供应商仅可就源自与我们之间同一合同关系的、无争议的或经法院生效判决确认的债权，行使任何法定留置权或拒绝给付权。

14. 社会生态与道德合规
供应商承诺认可我们行为准则中的社会生态和道德要求（“行为义务”），遵守这些要求，并在其自身供应链中以适当方式向上游供应商传达这些要求。应我们的要求，供应商将在合理期限内（通常为2周）提交一份可持续发展问卷。供应商承认，遵守行为义务对于与我们的合作至关重要。如有冲突，本采购条款的规定优先于行为准则的要求。
供应商有义务根据具体情况，以适当方式向订购方通报行为义务的落实情况以及在其供应链中发现的违规行为和风险。我们有权依照行为准则就行为义务的遵守情况进行审核。
我们关注的核心是我们要求遵守行为义务的权利，其目的在于将风险降至最低。有关预防和补救措施以及任何损害赔偿请求的详情，见行为准则。

15. 履行地、管辖地、适用法律
交货、提供服务或任何补正履行的履行地为我们指定的交货地点。我们付款义务的付款地为 Ahrensburg。双方合同当事人的管辖地均为 Ahrensburg。但在任何情况下，我们亦有权在交货或服务的履行地或在供应商的普通管辖地提起诉讼。仅适用德意志联邦共和国法律，排除国际私法以及统一国际买卖法（CISG）的适用。

销售、交货与付款通用条款

Hela Gewürzwerk Hermann Laue GmbH
（版本日期：2024年8月）

1. 适用范围
1.1 Hela Gewürzwerk Hermann Laue GmbH（以下简称“Hela”）的销售和交货，仅依照以下销售、交货与付款条款（以下简称“合同条款”）进行。本合同条款亦适用于今后与买方之间的所有交易，即使未再次明确约定。

1.2 买方的不同、相抵触及补充性的交易条款均不适用，即使 Hela 知悉该等条款而未明确提出异议。

1.3 本销售条款仅适用于经营者（§ 14 BGB，《德国民法典》）、公法法人或 § 310 Abs. 1 BGB 所指的公法特别财产。

2. 合同订立、交货
2.1 Hela 的报价可随时变更且不具约束力，除非 Hela 在个别情况下明确标明其具有约束力。

2.2 买方的订单或委托视为具有约束力的合同要约。除非订单或委托中另有说明，Hela 有权在收到该合同要约后10天内，通过订单确认或通过执行订单或委托的方式接受该要约。

2.3 关于货物交付的买卖合同，须经 Hela 书面订单确认后方告成立。对约定（包括本合同条款）的变更以及附带约定，均须采用书面形式。

2.4 货物以 Hela 工厂交货（Incoterms 2020，ICC）方式交付。当货物交给承运人，或（如买方自行提货）交给买方本人时，货物风险即转移至买方。如因属于买方责任范围内的原因导致货物交接延迟，则风险自买方被告知货物已备妥待发运或待交接之日起转移至买方。

2.5 如货物价值低于40.00欧元，Hela 将收取金额为3.75欧元的按比例分摊的运费和邮资。

2.6 除非另有明确约定，Hela 所告知的交货日期并非固定交货期限。

2.7 Hela 有权基于正当理由进行部分交货，但以买方可合理接受为限。每次部分交货均构成对交货义务的部分履行。

2.8 如 Hela 迟延交货，买方只有在事先为交货设定合理期限且该期限届满而无结果后，方有权解除合同。合理期限通常至少为两周。

2.9 买方有义务受领符合合同约定的货物。如买方受领货物迟延，或违反对 Hela 负有的其他协作义务，Hela 有权扣留货物，风险和费用由买方承担。Hela 保留主张进一步权利的权利。

3. 价格
3.1 所有买卖标的物的价格，以合同订立时有效的 Hela 价格与条件清单为准，但以在合同订立后四个月内交货为限。如交货晚于合同订立后四个月，或在持续性债务关系框架内进行，则价格以交货时有效的 Hela 价格清单为准。不受前两句规定的影响，合同各方仍可自由约定特定的固定价格。

3.2 Hela 的所有价格均另加当时适用的法定增值税。价格均为 Hela 工厂交货价（Incoterms 2020，ICC），不含包装。除非另有约定，运输、保险、关税及与交货有关的其他费用由买方承担。

3.3 如在与买方订立合同后，新开征或提高任何种类的税款或公共费用，或者运输、原料或生产费用因法律规定或行政命令而增加，Hela 有权将相应的费用增加额加入约定价格。

3.4 如构成合同基础的情况发生重大变化，且双方若预见到该变化便不会订立合同或会以不同内容订立合同，并且不能合理期待 Hela 继续受未经变更的合同约束，则 Hela 要求调整价格的权利不受影响。此类情况尤其也可包括：对天然气短缺状况或能源短缺状况的认定、物流成本大幅上涨或类似事件。

3.5 如在合同订立后，Hela 有正当理由认为买方无能力履行其义务（例如买方未支付到期款项），Hela 有权仅在买方预付款项或提供相应担保的情况下交付货物。

4. 付款条件、抵销与留置
4.1 买方应在收到发票并交货后立即以现金净额付款，不得作任何扣减。

4.2 如超过付款期限，Hela 有权按法定利率收取到期利息。主张其他损害的权利不受影响。

4.3 如买方付款迟延，买价应按当时适用的法定迟延利率计息。Hela 保留主张进一步迟延损害的权利。

4.4 支票和汇票仅在经特别约定的情况下，在 Hela 无需承担费用的前提下，作为间接给付予以接受。

4.5 买方仅在其反请求已经法院生效判决确认、已获 Hela 承认或无争议的情况下，方有权进行抵销。买方仅在其反请求基于同一合同关系时，方有权行使留置权。

5. 检验义务、瑕疵担保、责任与损害
5.1 买方仅在其于交货后在正常经营过程中立即检验货物，并立即（通常在3个工作日内）以书面形式向 Hela 通知明显瑕疵的情况下，方享有瑕疵请求权。如日后发现检验时无法识别的瑕疵，必须在发现瑕疵后立即（通常在3个工作日内）以书面形式通知 Hela。如买方未作出相应的瑕疵通知，则货物视为已获认可。如 Hela 存在恶意欺诈，或买方能够证明即使进行适当检验也无法发现该瑕疵，则上述规定不适用。

5.2 瑕疵责任的依据唯一且终局地是就货物品质所达成的约定（如有此约定）。属于个别合同标的、或在合同订立时已由 Hela 公开发布的所有产品说明和制造商说明，均视为关于货物品质的约定。如未约定品质，则应依照法律规定判断是否存在瑕疵（§ 434 Abs. 2 Nr. 2、Nr. 3 及 Abs. 3 BGB，《德国民法典》）。Hela 对第三方的公开表述（例如广告宣传）不承担责任。

5.3 如买方无正当理由而有过错地不受领货物，或在无解除事由的情况下解除合同约定，Hela 有权要求按约定买价的20%支付定额款项作为损害赔偿。买方有权证明未产生损害或损害未达该金额。Hela 证明更高损害的权利不受影响。

5.4 除本通用交易条款另有约定外，对于违反合同义务和非合同义务的情形，Hela 在过错责任范围内依照法律规定对损害承担责任。

5.5 在一般过失的情况下，Hela 仅对以下情形承担责任：

5.4.1. 对身体、健康或生命造成的伤害；

5.4.2. 违反合同基本义务（主要义务）；在此情况下，Hela 的责任限于可预见的、通常会发生的损害，且金额以 Hela 适用于该损害事件的营业责任保险的保险金额为限。

5.6 Hela 不对间接损害承担责任，尤其不对利润损失承担责任。

5.7 物的瑕疵和权利瑕疵的时效期间为自货物交付起1年。此规定不适用于 § 438 Abs. 1 Nr. 2 BGB（《德国民法典》）规定的情形。

5.8 上述时效规定亦适用于买方因货物瑕疵而产生的合同及非合同请求权，但以法律规定（§§ 195, 199 BGB，《德国民法典》）未规定更短的时效期间为限。

5.9 上述责任限制不适用于故意或重大过失行为的情形。依据《产品责任法》提出的请求亦同。关于买方向最终消费者供货时追偿的法律规定（§§ 478, 445a, 445b, 479 Abs. 3 BGB，《德国民法典》）不受影响。

6. 不可抗力（Force majeure）
6.1 如交货不能或交货迟延是由不可抗力（Force majeure）事件或在合同订立时无法预见且 Hela 对此不负责任的其他事件所致，Hela 不承担责任。前句所指的无法预见的事件尤其包括：战争、自然灾害、工作干扰和中断、原料采购困难、运输延误、罢工、闭厂、劳动力短缺、能源短缺（尤其是由于天然气短缺状况）、取得官方许可的困难和官方措施、大流行病或流行病，或上游供应商未交货或错误交货。

6.2 如障碍仅为暂时性的，则应交货的时间顺延至障碍持续期间届满，另加一段合理的恢复期。如有正当理由认为不能合理期待买方接受此类迟延，买方有权通过立即向 Hela 发出书面通知解除合同。如障碍导致交货或服务无法履行或显著困难，且障碍并非仅为暂时性的，Hela 有权要求调整合同（包括调整价格），或全部或部分解除合同。如解除合同，Hela 有义务向买方返还已收到的付款。Hela 尤其亦有权在合理范围内、在该事件结束之前削减约定的交货数量。

6.3 Hela 有义务将导致履行迟延或履行不能的障碍以及迟延的预计持续时间立即告知买方。

7. 所有权保留
7.1 在源自买卖合同及持续业务关系的一切现有和将来债权（被担保债权）获得清偿之前，所交付的货物（保留所有权货物）仍归 Hela 所有。

7.2 买方仅可在其通常的正常经营过程中转售保留所有权货物。买方无权将保留所有权货物出质、为担保而转让所有权，或作出其他危及 Hela 所有权的处分。买方现即将其因转售货物而产生的债权让与 Hela；Hela 现即接受此项让与。如买方将保留所有权货物与其他货物一并转售，则债权让与仅在相当于 Hela 与买方约定的价格另加该价格10%的担保余额的部分范围内视为已约定。买方初步获授权，以自己的名义为 Hela 以信托方式收取已让与 Hela 的债权。如有迹象表明买方无法履行其付款义务，Hela 可撤销对转售保留所有权货物的授权。如买方面临支付不能、未在到期时履行其因业务关系而产生的付款义务、已有人申请对买方财产启动破产程序，或此类程序因财产不足而被驳回启动申请，则买方收取债权的权限自动终止，无需撤销。

7.3 买方应随时向 Hela 提供其所要求的有关保留所有权货物或依本条规定已让与 Hela 的请求权的一切信息。如第三方对保留所有权货物进行干预或提出请求，买方应立即通知 Hela，并移交必要的文件。买方应同时提请该第三方注意 Hela 的所有权保留。抵御此类干预和请求的费用由买方承担。

7.4 在所有权保留期间，买方有义务以谨慎商人的注意保管保留所有权货物。买方有义务自费按重置价值为保留所有权货物充分投保火灾、水灾和盗窃损失险，并在 Hela 提出相应要求后向 Hela 出示相应的保险证明，同时将保险合同项下的请求权让与 Hela。

7.5 买方对保留所有权货物的加工、处理或改造，视为受 Hela 委托并为作为制造商的 Hela 而进行，Hela 不因此承担任何义务。Hela 对因加工、处理或改造而产生的新物享有所有权。如与其他不属于 Hela 的货物附合、混合和加工，Hela 按附合、混合或加工时保留所有权货物价值与新物价值之比，对新物享有共有权。保留所有权货物的价值以 Hela 就此向买方开具的买价为准。如买方仍取得新物的（共同）所有权，则买方现即将其（共同）所有权转让给 Hela，自取得时起生效。如被转售的保留所有权货物仅属 Hela 共有，则特此进行的债权让与至少涵盖转售债权中与所涉原保留所有权货物价值相当的部分。

7.6 如担保物的可变现价值超过 Hela 全部被担保债权的10%以上，买方有权在超出范围内要求解除担保，具体解除的担保物由 Hela 选择。

7.7 如买方对 Hela 的重大义务（例如付款义务）发生迟延，Hela 可在不影响其他权利的前提下，于事先设定合理期限后，收回保留所有权货物，并为清偿对买方的到期债权而以其他方式变价处分。在此情况下，买方应立即允许 Hela 或 Hela 的受托人接触保留所有权货物，并交出该货物。Hela 有权就变价费用收取适当金额，该金额可与变价所得相抵。Hela 收回保留所有权货物，即构成以默示方式解除合同。Hela 扣押保留所有权货物，同样构成以默示方式解除合同。

7.8 买方承诺，就第三方对保留所有权货物和/或对已让与的转售债权采取的任何强制执行措施（或与之相当的措施），立即通知 Hela，并提供一切相关文件（尤其是强制执行记录）。此外，买方应向 Hela 提供一份代宣誓保证书，在其中声明被强制执行的货物属于 Hela 的保留所有权货物。Hela 为避免强制执行而采取措施的费用由买方承担，但第三方负有承担费用义务的除外。

8. 产品责任的免责

如买方将交付标的物原样转售，或在与其他货物进行加工、处理、附合、混合或掺合后转售，则在买方对引起责任的缺陷负有责任的范围内，买方应在内部关系中使 Hela 免于承担第三方的产品责任请求。

9. 一般规定
9.1 因合同关系产生的一切争议的专属管辖地为 Ahrensburg。如买方在德意志联邦共和国没有普通管辖地，或在合同订立后将其惯常居所迁往国外，亦同。但 Hela 有权在任何其他法定管辖地对买方提起诉讼。

9.2 适用德意志联邦共和国法律，排除《联合国国际货物销售合同公约》（CISG）的适用。

9.3 本条款中个别规定无效的，不影响其余规定的效力。

General Terms and Conditions of Purchase and Ordering

Hela Gewürzwerk Hermann Laue GmbH
(As of July 1, 2023)

1. Placing Orders
All orders for goods and services, including future orders, are placed subject to these terms and conditions of purchase and ordering. We do not recognize any terms and conditions of the supplier that conflict with or deviate from our terms and conditions of purchase and ordering unless we have expressly agreed in writing to their application. Such terms and conditions are hereby rejected as a precaution. Our terms and conditions of purchase and ordering also apply if we accept the supplier's delivery without reservation while being aware of the supplier's terms and conditions that conflict with and/or deviate from our terms and conditions of purchase and ordering.
Oral agreements and differing terms and conditions of the supplier are valid only if we confirm them at least in text form. Our terms and conditions of purchase and ordering apply only to entrepreneurs.
Even after the contract has been concluded, we may demand changes to the goods to be delivered or the services to be provided and cancel the contract in whole or in part, provided this is reasonable for the supplier. The supplier assumes the procurement risk for the deliveries and services it owes throughout its entire upstream supply chain, particularly with regard to supplies from its own upstream suppliers.

2. Delivery
The agreed delivery dates are binding. Early deliveries must be coordinated by mutual agreement. If delays are expected, the supplier must notify us in writing without undue delay, stating the reasons, and offer a new delivery or performance date. We are entitled to withdraw from the contract if we do not agree to the proposed new date and the supplier refuses to deliver or perform within a reasonable additional period set by us. If we agree to a new date proposed by the supplier or the supplier accepts an additional period set by us, this does not constitute an extension of the contractually agreed delivery or performance date. Any claim that has already arisen for compensation for loss caused by the resulting delay remains unaffected. If the supplier is wholly or partly in default in respect of a delivery or service, we are entitled to the full range of statutory remedies (damages/withdrawal). If, under installment supply agreements and similar
agreements, the supplier is in default in respect of a partial delivery or service, we are entitled, after an additional period set by us for that partial delivery has expired without result, to withdraw from the contract with respect to all outstanding partial deliveries or services and/or to claim damages in lieu of performance.
As a general rule, partial deliveries require our consent. If we accept them without prior consent, this does not establish an earlier due date or constitute agreement to assume any additional transportation costs.
As a general rule, excess or short deliveries do not conform to the contract and entitle us to reject the delivery.

3. Shipping
Shipping takes place in accordance with the agreed terms of delivery to the address specified in our purchase order. The supplier is obliged to comply with all relevant shipping and declaration regulations as well as any export and import formalities. Any damage resulting from non-compliance with these regulations is borne by the supplier. The risk of shipment passes to us only upon completed delivery. Each delivery must be accompanied by a specified delivery note stating our order number, the material, the type of packaging, package no., weight, batch number, organic labeling where applicable, and all other general delivery documents.

4. Insurance
Insurance costs are borne by us only if this has been agreed with us in advance. Acceptance of our order includes the supplier's obligation to take out, before delivery or before beginning the work undertaken, liability insurance, also covering product liability damage, with sufficient coverage for personal injury, property damage, and financial loss, and to provide us with proof thereof upon request.

5. Prices – Terms of Payment
The price stated in the purchase order is binding. In the absence of any agreement to the contrary, the agreed price includes delivery and packaging. Invoices must be sent directly to us separately for each order when the goods are dispatched, stating the order number. Our order number must be stated on the invoices. Value added tax must be shown separately. In particular, the invoice must indicate the type and scope of the delivery and service. We may settle invoices that are sent late or incomplete with deduction of the full cash discount, even if payment is consequently delayed. Assignments are excluded without our written consent. § 354a HGB (German Commercial Code) remains unaffected. In the event of default in payment, we owe default interest at a rate of 5 percentage points above the base interest rate pursuant to § 247 BGB (German Civil Code).
We expressly object to clauses and arrangements that contain automatic price adjustment mechanisms, value maintenance clauses, or unilateral price adjustment rights for the supplier.
Each price is understood to be in euros unless another currency is agreed in writing.

6. Warranty
The supplier owes delivery free of defects. It warrants that the goods are free from material defects and defects of title, in particular that they comply with the specifications of the respective goods and conform to the agreed quality and the other subjective and objective requirements (§ 434 BGB (German Civil Code)) as well as to the information in the purchase order/order and the declaration of conformity. The supplier warrants the use of flawless material that meets our requirements and proper workmanship. The supplier is responsible for executing the order in such a way that the statutory provisions, in particular the Act on Technical Work Equipment and Consumer Products, the accident prevention regulations of the employers' liability insurance associations, and the latest versions of the DIN and VDE provisions, are observed. The supplier is further responsible for ensuring that the delivery and use of the delivered items do not infringe any third-party rights. Otherwise, it undertakes to indemnify us against claims for damages by third parties. We are entitled to the statutory warranty claims without restriction. The respective statutory limitation periods apply. The supplier is responsible for ensuring compliance with the legal provisions applicable to the execution of the order, in particular those of the EU market organization and food law, as well as all other relevant
regulations and official orders. The supplier undertakes to comply with the Code of Conduct available on Hela's website.
The statutory provisions apply without restriction to our claims and rights in the event of material defects and defects of title and to their limitation. Any guarantee claims apply in addition. As a general rule, payment of invoices in the ordinary course of business never constitutes a waiver of warranty claims.

7. Duty to Give Notice of Defects
Notices of defects that the supplier receives within a period of five working days, calculated from receipt of the goods or, in the case of hidden defects, from their discovery, are always deemed to have been given without undue delay within the meaning of § 377 HGB (German Commercial Code). In the case of delivery of non-fungible goods, § 377 HGB does not apply. The provisional handling of the rejected goods is governed by § 379 HGB.

8. Retention of Title
Ownership passes to us at the time of delivery. Any retention of title by the supplier to the goods is excluded. This applies in particular, but not exclusively, to extended retention of title, forwarded retention of title, and retention of title prolonged to cover further processing.

9. Product Liability
Insofar as the supplier is responsible for product damage, it is obliged to indemnify us upon first demand against claims for damages by third parties to the extent that the cause lies within its sphere of control and organization and it is itself liable in relation to third parties. If we are obliged to carry out a recall vis-à-vis third parties due to a defect in a product delivered by the supplier, the supplier bears all costs associated with the recall. Further statutory claims remain unaffected.

10. Safety
If employees or agents of the supplier work on our company premises, the supplier must ensure that they comply with the applicable safety and accident prevention regulations and observe the operating rules issued by the plant. The supplier will continuously remind its employees or agents of these regulations. If the supplier does not remedy a violation of these regulations within two weeks after a written warning, or if there are repeated serious violations of these regulations, we are entitled to terminate the contract extraordinarily with immediate effect. The supplier must bear any damage resulting from non-compliance with these regulations.

11. Deterioration of Financial Circumstances
If, after conclusion of the contract, it becomes apparent that our claim to counter-performance is jeopardized by the supplier's lack of ability to perform (e.g., suspension of payments, application for the opening of insolvency proceedings), we are entitled, at our option and without prejudice to other rights, to withdraw from the contract without setting a deadline or to terminate the contract for good cause, or to refuse our performance until the supplier has rendered the counter-performance or provided security for it.

12. Designs, Drawings, Models, Confidentiality
All information obtained during the business relationship with us (in particular designs, drawings, models, recipes, and knowledge of technology and production processes) that is provided to the supplier by us, produced according to our specifications, or obtained in the course of providing the services remains our property (or becomes our property at the time it comes into existence) and may not be used for other purposes or disclosed to third parties. It must be surrendered to us upon request.

13. Set-Off, Retention
The supplier is entitled to any statutory right of set-off only in respect of undisputed, finally adjudicated claims. The supplier is entitled to any statutory right of retention or right to refuse performance only in respect of such undisputed or finally adjudicated claims that arise from the same contractual relationship with us.

14. Socio-Ecological and Ethical Compliance
The supplier undertakes to acknowledge the socio-ecological and ethical requirements of our Code of Conduct (“Conduct Obligations”), to comply with them, and to address them appropriately vis-à-vis its upstream suppliers within its own supply chain. Upon our request, the supplier will submit a sustainability questionnaire within a reasonable period (as a rule, 2 weeks). The supplier acknowledges that compliance with the Conduct Obligations is of essential importance for any cooperation with us. In the event of contradictions, the provisions of these terms and conditions of purchase take precedence over the requirements of the Code of Conduct.
The supplier is obliged to inform the ordering party appropriately, on an ad hoc basis, about the implementation of the Conduct Obligations and about identified violations and risks in its supply chain. We have a right to audit compliance with the Conduct Obligations in accordance with the Code of Conduct.
The focus of our interest is our claim to compliance with the Conduct Obligations with the aim of minimizing risk. Details of preventive and remedial measures and of any claims for damages are set out in the Code of Conduct.

15. Place of Performance, Place of Jurisdiction, Applicable Law
The place of performance for the delivery, the service, or any subsequent performance is the place of delivery specified by us. The place of payment for our payment obligations is Ahrensburg. The place of jurisdiction for both contracting parties is Ahrensburg. However, in all cases we are also entitled to bring an action at the place of performance of the delivery or service or at the supplier's general place of jurisdiction. The law of the Federal Republic of Germany applies exclusively, to the exclusion of private international law and the uniform international law on the sale of goods (CISG).

General Terms and Conditions of Sale, Delivery, and Payment

Hela Gewürzwerk Hermann Laue GmbH
(As of August 2024)

1. Scope of Application
1.1 Sales and deliveries by Hela Gewürzwerk Hermann Laue GmbH (hereinafter “Hela”) are carried out exclusively in accordance with the following Terms and Conditions of Sale, Delivery, and Payment (hereinafter “Terms and Conditions”). They also apply to all future transactions with the Buyer, even if they are not expressly agreed again.

1.2 The applicability of deviating, conflicting, and supplementary terms and conditions of the Buyer is excluded, even if Hela does not expressly object to them despite being aware of them.

1.3 These Terms and Conditions of Sale apply only to entrepreneurs (§ 14 BGB (German Civil Code)), legal entities under public law, or special funds under public law within the meaning of § 310 para. 1 BGB.

2. Conclusion of Contract, Delivery
2.1 Hela's offers are subject to change and non-binding unless they are expressly designated as binding by Hela in the individual case.

2.2 Purchase orders or orders placed by the Buyer are deemed to be a binding contractual offer. Unless otherwise stated in the purchase order or the order, Hela is entitled to accept this contractual offer within 10 days of receipt by means of an order confirmation or by executing the purchase order or the order.

2.3 Purchase contracts for the delivery of goods are concluded only upon Hela's written order confirmation. Amendments to the agreements, including these Terms and Conditions, and ancillary agreements must be made in writing.

2.4 The goods are delivered ex works Hela (Incoterms 2020, ICC). The risk in respect of the goods passes to the Buyer when the goods are handed over to the carrier or (in the event that the Buyer collects the goods itself) to the Buyer itself. In the event that the handover of the goods is delayed for reasons within the Buyer's sphere of responsibility, the risk passes to the Buyer on the day on which the Buyer is informed that the goods are ready for dispatch or handover.

2.5 If the value of the goods is less than EUR 40.00, Hela charges a proportionate freight and postage fee of EUR 3.75.

2.6 The delivery dates specified by Hela are not fixed delivery dates unless expressly agreed otherwise.

2.7 Hela is entitled to make partial deliveries for justified reasons, insofar as this is reasonable for the Buyer. Each partial delivery results in partial fulfillment of the delivery obligation.

2.8 In the event that Hela is in default with the delivery, the Buyer is entitled to withdraw from the contract only if it has previously set a reasonable period for delivery without success. A reasonable period is, as a rule, at least two weeks.

2.9 The Buyer is obliged to accept goods that conform to the contract. In the event that the Buyer is in default of acceptance of the goods or breaches other duties to cooperate owed to Hela, Hela is authorized to withhold the goods at the Buyer's risk and expense. Hela reserves the right to assert further rights.

3. Prices
3.1 The prices for all purchased items are determined in accordance with Hela's price and conditions list valid at the time the contract is concluded, provided that delivery takes place within four months of conclusion of the contract. If deliveries take place later than four months after conclusion of the contract, or within the framework of continuing obligations, the price is determined in accordance with Hela's price list valid at the time of delivery. Irrespective of the two preceding sentences, the contracting parties remain free to agree on a specific fixed price.

3.2 All prices of Hela are exclusive of the applicable statutory value added tax. They apply ex works Hela (Incoterms 2020, ICC) excluding packaging. Unless otherwise agreed, the Buyer bears the costs of transport, insurance, customs duties, and other costs associated with the delivery.

3.3 In the event that taxes or public charges of any kind are newly introduced or increased, or should the costs of transport, raw materials, or production increase due to statutory provisions or official orders, after the contract with the Buyer has been concluded, Hela is authorized to add the corresponding cost increase to the agreed price.

3.4 Hela's right to demand a price adjustment remains unaffected if circumstances that have become the basis of the contract have changed significantly and the parties would not have concluded the contract, or would have concluded it with different content, had they foreseen the change, and Hela cannot reasonably be expected to adhere to the unchanged contract. In particular, this may also include the determination of a gas shortage, an energy shortage, significantly increased logistics costs, or similar events.

3.5 In the event that, after conclusion of the contract, Hela has justified reason to assume that the Buyer is not in a position to fulfill its obligations (e.g., if the Buyer fails to make payments when due), Hela is authorized to deliver goods only against advance payment or appropriate security.

4. Terms of Payment, Set-Off, and Retention
4.1 Payments by the Buyer must be made strictly net cash immediately upon receipt of the invoice and delivery.

4.2 If the payment term is exceeded, Hela is entitled to charge maturity interest at the statutory rate. The assertion of further damage remains unaffected.

4.3 In the event of default in payment, interest is payable on the purchase price at the statutory default interest rate applicable at the time. Hela reserves the right to assert further damage caused by default.

4.4 Checks and bills of exchange are accepted only by special agreement, free of charge for Hela, and as conditional payment.

4.5 The Buyer is entitled to set off only if the counterclaims have been finally adjudicated, have been recognized by Hela, or are undisputed. The Buyer is authorized to exercise a right of retention only if its counterclaim is based on the same contractual relationship.

5. Duty to Inspect, Warranty, Liability, and Damages
5.1 The Buyer has claims for defects only if the Buyer inspects the goods without undue delay after delivery in the ordinary course of business and notifies Hela in writing of obvious defects without undue delay, as a rule within 3 working days. If a defect becomes apparent later that was not recognizable during the inspection, written notice must be given to Hela without undue delay, as a rule within 3 working days, after discovery of the defect. If the Buyer fails to give the respective notice of defects, the goods are deemed to have been approved. This does not apply in the event of fraudulent intent on the part of Hela or if the Buyer can prove that even a proper inspection would not have led to the discovery of the defect.

5.2 The basis of liability for defects is, if available, solely and conclusively the agreement made regarding the quality of the goods. All product descriptions and manufacturer specifications that are the subject matter of the individual contract or had been publicly announced by Hela at the time the contract was concluded are deemed to be an agreement on the quality of the goods. Insofar as the quality has not been agreed, whether or not a defect exists is to be assessed in accordance with the statutory provisions (§ 434 para. 2 no. 2 and no. 3 and para. 3 BGB (German Civil Code)). Hela assumes no liability for public statements by third parties (e.g., advertising statements).

5.3 In the event that the Buyer culpably fails to accept the goods without justified reason or withdraws from the contractual agreement without grounds for withdrawal, Hela is entitled to demand a lump sum of 20% of the agreed purchase price as damages. The Buyer is entitled to prove that no damage was incurred or that the damage was not incurred in that amount. Hela remains free to prove higher damage.

5.4 Unless otherwise agreed in these General Terms and Conditions, Hela is liable for damage within the scope of fault-based liability for breach of contractual and non-contractual obligations in accordance with the statutory provisions.

5.5 In the event of simple negligence, Hela is liable only:

5.4.1. For injury to body, health, or life;

5.4.2. For the breach of an essential contractual obligation (cardinal obligations); in this case, Hela's liability is limited to the foreseeable damage that typically occurs and, in terms of amount, to the sum insured under Hela's business liability insurance applicable to the case of damage.

5.6 Hela is not liable for indirect damage, in particular not for lost profits.

5.7 The limitation period for material defects and defects of title is 1 year from delivery of the goods. This does not apply in cases of § 438 para. 1 no. 2 BGB (German Civil Code).

5.8 The above limitation provisions also apply to contractual and non-contractual claims of the Buyer arising from a defect in the goods, unless the statutory provisions (§§ 195, 199 BGB (German Civil Code)) provide for a shorter limitation period.

5.9 The above limitations of liability do not apply in the event of intentional or grossly negligent conduct. The same applies to claims under the Product Liability Act. The statutory provisions on recourse in the event of delivery by the Buyer to end consumers (§§ 478, 445a, 445b, 479 para. 3 BGB (German Civil Code)) remain unaffected.

6. Force Majeure
6.1 Hela is not liable for impossibility of delivery or for delayed delivery insofar as this was caused by an event of force majeure or other events unforeseeable at the time the contract was concluded for which Hela is not responsible. Unforeseeable events within the meaning of the preceding sentence are in particular war, natural disasters, labor disruptions and interruptions, difficulties in procuring raw materials, transport delays, strikes, lockouts, shortage of labor, energy shortages (in particular due to a gas shortage), difficulties in obtaining official permits and official measures, pandemics or epidemics, or non-delivery or incorrect delivery by upstream suppliers.

6.2 In the event that the impediment is only temporary, the date of the delivery owed is postponed for the duration of the impediment plus a reasonable restart period. In the event that the Buyer cannot justifiably be expected to accept such a delay, the Buyer is entitled to withdraw from the contract by written notice to Hela without undue delay. In the event that the impediment makes delivery or performance impossible or substantially more difficult and the impediment is not merely temporary, Hela is entitled to demand an adjustment of the contract (including a price adjustment) or to withdraw from the contract in whole or in part. In the event of withdrawal, Hela is obliged to refund to the Buyer any payments already received. In particular, Hela is also entitled to reduce agreed delivery quantities to a reasonable extent and until the event has ended.

6.3 Hela is obliged to inform the Buyer without undue delay of the impediments that lead to delay or impossibility of performance and of the anticipated duration of the delay.

7. Retention of Title
7.1 Until all present and future claims arising from the purchase contract and the ongoing business relationship (secured claims) have been fulfilled, the delivered goods (goods subject to retention of title) remain the property of Hela.

7.2 The Buyer is permitted to sell the goods subject to retention of title only in its usual, ordinary course of business. The Buyer is not entitled to pledge the goods subject to retention of title, to transfer ownership of them by way of security, or to make any other dispositions that jeopardize Hela's ownership. The Buyer hereby assigns to Hela the claim arising from the resale of the goods; Hela hereby accepts this assignment. If the Buyer sells the goods subject to retention of title together with other goods, the assignment of the claim is deemed agreed only in the amount of the portion corresponding to the price agreed between Hela and the Buyer plus a security margin of 10% of this price. The Buyer is initially authorized to collect the claims assigned to Hela in its own name as trustee for Hela. Hela may revoke the authorization to resell the goods subject to retention of title if there are indications that the Buyer cannot meet its payment obligation. The Buyer's authority to collect claims ends automatically, without the need for revocation, if the Buyer is facing imminent inability to pay, fails to meet its payment obligations arising from the business relationship when due, an application for the opening of insolvency proceedings against the Buyer's assets has been filed, or the opening of such proceedings has been rejected for lack of assets.

7.3 The Buyer will provide Hela at any time with all requested information about the goods subject to retention of title or about claims that have been assigned to Hela hereunder. The Buyer must notify Hela immediately of any third-party access to or claims on goods subject to retention of title, handing over the necessary documents. At the same time, the Buyer will inform the third party of Hela's retention of title. The Buyer bears the costs of defending against such access and claims.

7.4 The Buyer is obliged to store the goods subject to retention of title with the care of a prudent merchant for the duration of the retention of title. The Buyer is obliged to insure the goods subject to retention of title adequately at its own expense against fire, water, and theft damage at replacement value and, upon corresponding request by Hela, to provide Hela with the corresponding proof of insurance and to assign the claims under the insurance contract to Hela.

7.5 The treatment or processing or transformation of the goods subject to retention of title by the Buyer is deemed to have been carried out on behalf of and for Hela as manufacturer, without giving rise to any liabilities for Hela. Hela is entitled to ownership of the new items created by treatment, processing, or transformation. In the event of combination, mixing, and processing with other goods not belonging to Hela, Hela is entitled to co-ownership of the new item in the proportion of the value of the goods subject to retention of title to the new item at the time of combination, mixing, or processing. The value of the goods subject to retention of title is deemed to be the purchase price invoiced to the Buyer by Hela for them. In the event that the Buyer nevertheless acquires (co-)ownership of the new item, it hereby transfers its (co-)ownership to Hela with effect from the time of acquisition. In the event that the resold goods subject to retention of title are only co-owned by Hela, the assignment hereby effected applies at least to the portion of the claim from the resale that corresponds to the value of the affected original goods subject to retention of title.

7.6 If the realizable value of the securities exceeds the total claims of Hela to be secured by more than 10%, the Buyer is entitled to demand release to that extent, at Hela's choice.

7.7 If the Buyer is in default with material obligations toward Hela, such as payment, Hela may, without prejudice to other rights, take back the goods subject to retention of title after first setting a reasonable deadline and otherwise realize them for the purpose of satisfying due claims against the Buyer. In this case, the Buyer will immediately grant Hela or Hela's agents access to the goods subject to retention of title and surrender them. Hela is entitled to charge a reasonable amount for the costs of realization, which may be offset against the realization proceeds. If Hela takes back the goods subject to retention of title, this constitutes an implied withdrawal from the contract. If Hela seizes the goods subject to retention of title, this likewise constitutes an implied withdrawal from the contract.

7.8 The Buyer undertakes to notify Hela without undue delay of any enforcement measures (or measures equivalent thereto) by third parties against the goods subject to retention of title and/or against the assigned claims from the resale and to make available all related documents (in particular the enforcement record). In addition, the Buyer must provide Hela with an affidavit in which it declares that the goods subject to enforcement are Hela's goods subject to retention of title. The costs of Hela's measures to avert enforcement are borne by the Buyer unless a third party is obliged to bear the costs.

8. Release from Product Liability

If the Buyer sells the delivery items unchanged or after treatment or processing, combination, mixing, or blending with other goods, it shall indemnify Hela internally against product liability claims by third parties insofar as it is responsible for the defect giving rise to the liability.

9. General Provisions
9.1 The exclusive place of jurisdiction for all disputes arising from the contractual relationship is Ahrensburg. This also applies if the Buyer has no general place of jurisdiction in the Federal Republic of Germany or has moved its habitual residence abroad after conclusion of the contract. However, Hela is entitled to sue the Buyer at any other statutory place of jurisdiction.

9.2 The law of the Federal Republic of Germany applies, to the exclusion of the UN Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (CISG).

9.3 If individual provisions of these Terms and Conditions are invalid, this does not affect the validity of the remaining provisions.