THIS AGREEMENT is made at __________ on the _______
day of _____________ 200___ BETWEEN MESSRS RISHIT FOODS AND ICE CREAMS PRIVATE
LIMITED, a Company incorporated under the Companies Act, 1956 having its registered
office at _______________ ______________________________, hereinafter referred
to as “THE COMPANY” (which expression shall unless it be repugnant to
the context or meaning thereof be deemed to mean and include its’ successors
and assigns) of the ONE PART; AND _____________________, hereinafter referred
to as “THE DISTRIBUTOR” (which expression shall unless it be repugnant
to the context or meaning thereof be deemed to mean and include his/their
heirs, executors and administrators) OF THE OTHER PART;
W H E R E A S:
(a) The
Company is the exclusive Marketing Agent for India of “BOOGIE WOOGIE ICE
CREAMS” and other milk and dairy products (herein referred as the “said
goods”) and is duly authorized to appoint within the said territory of
India distributors for all products manufactured under the above brand/trade
name/mark.
(b) The
Distributor is desirous of being appointed as the Distributor for the said
goods in the territory of _________________ (herein referred as the “said
territory”) on the terms and conditions appearing hereinafter.
NOW THIS DEED WITNESSETH AS
BELOW:
1. The
Distributor is hereby appointed as the distributor of the Company for
the said territory of ___________ for sale of the said goods on the terms and
subject to the conditions set out below.
2. For the
due performance of this agreement, the Distributor shall deposit an interest
free security deposit of
Rs. _____________/- (Rupees _____________________________ only) with the
Company. The Company shall be at full liberty to increase the amount of the
said security deposit any time hereafter and the said increased deposit shall
accordingly be deposited by the Distributor with the Company, without raising
any objection, within a period of one month from the date of the Company making
the demand for the same. On determination of this agreement, as hereinafter
provided, the Company shall refund the said deposit to the distributor without
interest after deduction of the amounts payable, if any, by the Distributor to
the Company under these presents.
3. The
Company shall supply the said goods to the Distributor on the basis of cash
payment against the delivery. The Company will accept the cash/local
cheques/demand drafts/pay orders/bankers’ cheques towards the payment of its
bills. No outstation cheques will be accepted.
4. The
Company shall raise its bills/Invoices on the Distributor at the rates from
time to time set and/or fixed by the Company as the dealer’s price. The
invoices will allow discount of _______% on the dealer’s price. In addition to
the said rates, the Distributor shall be liable to separately pay octroi duty,
entry taxes and any other cess including service tax, central and state sales
tax as applicable and leviable on the goods delivered to them.
5. The Company
will effect delivery of the said goods to the cold storage of the Distributor.
Thereafter, it shall be the sole responsibility of the Distributor to preserve
and keep the said goods in good condition and the Company will not be
responsible for deterioration of the goods stored by the Distributor. The
Distributor shall be required to manage, at his own cost, and with his own
labour and transportation arrangements the distribution and marketing of the
said goods to the dealers/retailers within the said territory.
6. The
distributor shall, at the time of delivery, receive the goods after due
inspection. If at any time, it is observed that the said goods or part thereof
are in damaged condition, in that case the Distributor is required to
immediately, at the time of receipt itself, inform the company about the same
by endorsing specific details of such damaged condition on the Company’s copy
of the sale bill/invoice/Delivery Challan. Any subsequent claim or complaint by
the Distributor in that behalf will not be entertained by the Company. Goods
once delivered in good condition cannot be returned to the Company.
7. The
Company shall, for better preservation of the said goods, supply its Deep
Freezers worth Rs. ______________/- (Rupees ____________________ only) to the
Distributor on the following terms:—
(a) The
Ownership of the Deep Freezers shall always be that of the Company and at no
time the Distributor shall be entitled to claim any right, title, interest or
lien on the same.
(b) The
Distributor shall deposit with the Company 50% of the aforesaid amount of Rs.
_______________/- (Rupees ___________________________ only) being the
additional security deposit free of any interest. This deposit is in addition
to the security deposit referred in Clause 2 above.
(c) The
Deep Freezers will be supplied to the Distributor on hire basis. The
Distributor shall be required to pay initially nominal hire charges at the rate
of
Rs. __________/- per month per Deep Freezer. The Company has full liberty to
review the said hire charges anytime hereafter without any notice to the
Distributor. The Distributor shall not be entitled to raise any objection to
such increase. The hire charges shall be payable irrespective of the fact
whether the said Deep Freezers are actually used or not or for any other reason
whatever. The Distributor shall, take all reasonable care to keep
the said Deep Freezers in good condition and in
working order.
(d) The
Distributor shall pay the aforesaid hire charges in advance on or before 5th day of every month. The Distributor shall
issue twelve cheques in advance for 12 months’ hire charges and on expiry of
the said period shall from time to time issue further fresh cheques
in advance for every subsequent 12 months. The Distributor assures to honour
the said cheques at the
first presentation.
(e) The
Distributor may, with the prior approval of the Company in writing, keep the
said Deep Freezers at the place of his dealers at his risk subject to terms and
conditions hereof. The Distributor shall expressly clarify to the dealer that
the said Deep Freezers are the absolute property of the Company. In any event
it shall be the
sole obligation and responsibility of the Distributor to pay the hire charges
and for safe return of the said
Deep Freezers to the Company on determination of the present agreement.
(f) The
Company shall carry out major repairs of the said Deep Freezers. At the end of
every month the Distributor shall in addition to the hire charges also pay a
sum of
Rs. __________/- per Deep Freezer to the Company towards maintenance and
service expenses. However, the Company shall not be responsible for any repairs
required due to any act of negligence of the Distributor or his staff or of the
Distributor’s dealer and the Company’s decision in that behalf shall be final.
The Company’s liability for repairs and maintenance of the said Deep Freezers
in no case shall exceed Rs. _____________/- per annum. Any additional
maintenance/repairs required shall be for and on account of the Distributor.
(g) The
Distributor shall not be entitled to withhold the payment of hire and/or
maintenance charges on the ground that the said Deep Freezers were under
repairs or not being used or on any other ground.
(h) The
Distributor and/or his dealers shall, in the said Deep Freezers, store goods
only of the Company and shall not store therein goods of any other party.
(i) The
Company shall not be held responsible or liable if stocks deteriorate due to
failure of mechanism of Deep Freezers for any reason whatever including power
failure. The Distributor at his cost and expense shall take out necessary
insurance for the stocks.
(j) If the
Distributor shall collect any deposit in respect of the said Deep Freezers from
the dealers in excess of the deposit paid to the Company, in that case the
Distributor shall remit such excess deposit to the Company. The Distributor
shall submit a six monthly statement relating to the said Deep Freezers
disclosing information as to the dealers with whom they are kept and the amounts
of deposits received from them.
(k) The
said Deep Freezers being absolute and exclusive property of the Company, the
Distributor and/or his dealers shall not be entitled to create any kind of
third party rights on the same.
(l) The
Company has unilateral right to remove its Deep Freezers from the place of
Distributor and/or from the place of his dealers and/or from any other place
where the said Deep Freezers are kept for reasons deemed fit by the Company
including non payment of any dues by the company and/or storage of the goods
therein of other party and/or for breach of any of the terms of this Agreement
by the Distributor.
8. The
Distributor shall pay a Franchise Fee of Rs. ________/- per each parlour
and Rs. ______________/- per outlet to
the Company.
9. The
Company shall advertise its products through different medias as may be
thought fit by the Company in its sole discretion. The Distributor shall have
no right to make any complaint in that behalf.
10. The Company
shall Endeavour its utmost to deliver the said goods of best quality. However,
on and from the point of its actual physical delivery, it shall be the sole
obligation and responsibility of the Distributor to take all measures and
precautions to preserve the quality and condition of the said goods until its
consumption. The said goods being for human consumption, as mentioned in Clause
6 hereinabove, the Distributor shall be entitled to make any complaint in
respect thereof, only at the time of its delivery and thereafter it shall be
the sole responsibility of the Distributor. The Distributor agrees to keep
indemnified and hereby indemnifies the Company against all claims, actions and
demands in respect of the use of the said goods caused by the negligence of the
Distributor in not properly preserving the said goods or for its timely
consumption.
11. The
Distributor shall:—
(a) purchase
the said goods directly from the Company only and shall not purchase any goods
of the same or similar type or Goods competing with the Company’s goods from
any other source.
(b) sell
the goods in the same condition and packing as they are received by him and not
deface or alter the goods or their packaging or remove or modify any labels,
instructions, trade marks or indentifying signs applied to or furnished in
connection with the said goods or affix to the said goods or its packaging any
labels or signs not previously approved in writing by the Company.
(c) shall fulfill
the standards from time to time indicated by the Company for presentation of
goods, setting up of infrastructure and/or for any other purposes.
(d) use his
best endeavors to promote and extend the sale of the said Goods throughout the
said territory and in particular to achieve the sales target of the Company.
(e) in all
matters act loyally and faithfully to the Company and obey its orders and
instructions and in any matter where it is not possible to obtain such orders
or instructions in relation to any particular matter, act in prudent manner as
he reasonably considers to be most beneficial to the Company’s interest.
(f) not
engage or be interested either directly or indirectly as principal, agent,
partner, director or employee in the production, sale or advertisement of goods
of any description or kind similar to or competitive with the said goods
without obtaining the previous consent in writing of the Company.
(g) disclose
to the Company immediately particulars of all selling agencies in which the
Distributor is engaged or interested either directly or indirectly as
principal, agent, partner, director or employee and from time to time disclose
promptly to the Company particulars of all further similar agreements in which
the Distributor so becomes engaged or interested.
(h) act
only within the territory assigned and shall not take orders for the sale to
any person of the said goods which he knows or has reason to believe are
intended for resale outside the said territory.
(i) not
advertise the goods except by means of materials supplied or approved by the
Company.
(j) not
offer the said goods for sale at price except at the price time to time fixed
by the Company.
(k) not, in
selling the Goods, make any representations or give any warranties except those
contained in the Company’s conditions of sale.
(l) keep
full and proper books of account and records showing clearly all visits,
inquiries, transactions and proceedings relating to the distribution and to
keep those books and records separate from those relating to matters not
relating to the distributorship and allow the authorized officers of the
Company at all reasonable times to have access to and to inspect his books and
records relating to the Distribution and on demand to supply copies thereof to
the Company.
(m) supply
such reports, returns and other information as the Company from time to time
requests including sales, forecasts and information with regard to products
competing with or likely to compete with the said goods in the said Territory.
(n) take
part in meetings with representatives of the Company for better marketing
propaganda of the
said goods at such times and places as may be required by the Company.
(o) bring
promptly to the notice of the Company any information received by him which is
likely to be of use or benefit to the Company in relation to the marketing of
the said goods.
(p) not
incur any liability on behalf of the Company or in any way pledge or purport to
pledge the Company’s credit or accept any orders or make any contract binding
on the Company without the Company first approving its terms in writing.
(q) defray
all expenses of and incidental to the distributorship.
(r) not at
any time, whether during or after the term of this agreement, divulge or use
any unpublished technical information derived from the company or any other
information in relation to the Company’s affairs or business or method of
carrying on business.
(s) not to
sell the said goods under any trade mark or name other than as specified by the
Company.
(t) not to
directly or indirectly either as principal, agent, partner, director or
employee, during the period of one year after the determination of this
agreement for any reason whatsoever, solicit business, for goods which are or
are likely to be competitive with the said goods, from Customers of the Company
with whom Distributor has dealt as Distributor for the Company during the
period of this Agreement.
(u) not in
any way at all during or after the termination of the Agreement make any use of
or claim any right in any name, logo, trade mark, pattern or design owned by
the Company or any name logo, trade mark, pattern, or design resembling to the
same.
(v) immediately
bring any improper or wrongful user of the Company’s patents, trade marks,
emblems, designs, models or other similar industrial or commercial monopoly
rights which come to his notice, to the attention of the Company and in and
about the execution of his/their/its duties use every effort to safeguard such
rights and interest of the Company and assist the Company, at the request and
cost of the Company, in taking all steps to defend the rights of the Company.
(w) not
make directly or indirectly any profit or benefit from the sale of the said
goods other than the requisite commission/discount.
(x) not
transfer his rights and benefits under this agreement to any other party
without the specific written consent of the Company.
12. Notwithstanding anything
to the contrary contained in this Agreement the Company reserves to itself
the following rights:—
(a) to
continue to quote for or supply of the said goods to any buyer in the said
Territory who directly approaches the Company or to any buyer outside the said
Territory for delivery of the said goods within the said territory.
(b) to
decline at its absolute discretion without giving any reason therefor, to
execute any order or to submit any quotation or tender on any enquiry
transmitted to it by the Distributor.
(c) to vary
the price of the said goods and to vary its conditions of sale in each case
without any prior notice.
(d) to make
changes in the design, production or finish of the said goods and its packing.
(e) to
specify from time to time sales target by the Distributor for the said goods or
for particular type of goods within the said territory.
(f) if in
the reasonable opinion of the Company the Distributor is not at any time
producing adequate sales coverage throughout the said territory and without
prejudice to any other of its rights under this Agreement, either to vary the
extent of the said territory so as to exclude from this Agreement such part or
parts of the said territory as it reasonably thinks fit.
(g) in the
event of its business or any part of it being transferred to any other Company,
to assign its right and obligations under this Agreement to that other Company.
13. The relation between the Company and the Distributor will be that
of principal to principal and not as
principal and agent and the company will not, therefore, be responsible or
liable for the acts of the Distributor or for any amount due and payable by the
Distributor to any other party.
14. Either
party shall have right to terminate this agreement by giving a written
notice of ninety days.
15. Without
prejudice to any other remedies the Company may have against the Distributor, the
Company shall have the right, at any time by giving notice in writing to the
Distributor to suspend the performance of or terminate all or any of its
obligations and the Distributor’s rights under this Agreement with the
immediate effect, in any of the following events:—
(a) If the
Distributor commits a breach of any of the terms of this Agreement;
(b) If the Distributor
dies, becomes bankrupt or insolvent, compounds with his creditors or takes,
suffers any similar action in consequence of debt or goes into liquidation
voluntary or compulsory;
(c) If from
any cause the Distributor is prevented from performing his duties under this
Agreement for a continuous period of two months or for a total of three months
in any period of six calendar months;
(d) If the
Distributor is guilty of any conduct which in the reasonable opinion of the
Company is prejudicial to the Company’s interest;
(e) If the
Distributor purports to assign the burden or benefits or charge the benefits of
this Agreement to any third party without obtaining prior written consent of
the Company;
(f) If
there is any material change in the identity of the management, executives,
directors, shareholders or partners of the Distributor;
(g) If
there is any material change in the constitution, capital or premises of the
Distributor.
The
Company’s decision of the aforesaid termination shall be final and binding on
the Distributor.
16. Upon the termination of this agreement in any of the aforesaid manner:—
(a) The
Distributor, at his own cost and expense, shall return, all the Deep Freezers
together with all the other properties of the Company which are in possession
of the Distributor or in possession of any dealers to the Company in good
condition and without claiming any right, title, interest, lien or claim of
whatsoever nature, at the place intimated by the Company.
(b) On
return of the aforesaid items to the Company by the Distributor, the company
shall settle all its claim and accounts with the Distributor and after settling
such claims and accounts if any amount is payable to the Distributor, the
company shall pay the same. If it is found that the amount is payable by the
Distributor
to the Company, the Distributor shall pay the same to
the Company.
(c) The
Distributor shall have no right to any compensation for goodwill, customer
expenses or any other payment of any nature against the company save and except
for what is provided herein.
17. The waiver by the Company of any breach of any terms of this Agreement by the Distributor shall not preclude
the company from enforcing any subsequent breach of that term or of any other
term and shall not be deemed as a waiver of any similar subsequent breach also.
18. All
previous agreements and arrangements if any relating to the sale of the said
goods made between the Company and the Distributor are superceded by this
Agreement.
19. No variation or amendment of this Agreement or oral promise or commitment related to it
shall be valid until and unless committed to in writing by the Company.
20. For any suit or legal
proceedings arising out of this agreement the courts at ___________ alone will
have jurisdiction to entertain and try the same.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF the parties
have executed these presents on the day and the year first hereinabove written.
THE COMMON SEAL OF the )
M/S. RISHIT FOODS AND )
ICE CREAMS PRIVATE LIMITED, )
the COMPANY above named )
is hereunto affixed pursuant to
the )
Resolution of its Board of
Directors )
made in that behalf, on the
______ )
day of ___________ 200___ )
in the presence of (1)______________, )
Managing Director and )
(2) __________________, Director
)
and in the presence of:- )
SIGNED AND DELIVERED )
By ______________________ the
Distributor )
Above named in the presence of
…….. )
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