GENERAL INVOICE CONDITIONS
Article 1
The buyer of materials or the client of works is deemed to know and accept the general invoice terms and conditions of Van Laere s.a., regardless of whether he is a company or not.
Article 2
Any stipulations deviating from these general invoice terms – including the purchase terms of the buyer/client – shall only be binding on Van Laere n.v. if they have been expressly accepted by Van Laere n.v. in writing.
Article 3
The quotation of Van Laere s.a. shall relate solely and exclusively to the works and deliveries expressly and formally described as indicated on the order confirmation of Van Laere s.a. All additional works and deliveries of whatever nature shall remain at the expense of the buyer/client. The execution of these additional works and deliveries can only be required from Van Laere n.v. provided that a prior separate and written agreement has been reached between the parties with respect to these additional works and deliveries.
Article 4
The stated delivery and execution times are given by approximation and are not binding on Van Laere s.a.
Article 5
Our invoices are payable at Zwijndrecht (Burcht), Baarbeek 14, 30 calendar days after the invoice date.
Article 6
From the moment of delivery at the work site, the risk of loss, damage, theft, reduction in value, etc., shall be borne by the buyer/client without the latter being able to exercise any recourse against Van Laere NV.
Article 7
In the event that Van Laere n.v. should be obliged to interrupt the work due to circumstances or causes, of whatever nature, independent of the will of Van Laere n.v., compensation shall be due to Van Laere n.v. at the rate of 125 Euros per calendar day as from the interruption of the work and without a notice of default being required.
Article 8
As long as the materials ordered and/or sold have not been paid for, they shall remain the exclusive property of Van Laere s.a. even if they should not be in the possession of Van Laere s.a..
Article 9
In case of non-payment of the invoice within the stipulated period, default interest at the rate of 1% per consecutive month on the invoice amount shall be due from the due date by operation of law and without prior notice.
In case of full or partial non-payment of the debt thirty calendar days after the due date, without prejudice to the charged default interest, after unsuccessful formal notice, the debt balance will be increased by 10% with a minimum of 25 Euro. In addition, Van Laere n.v. shall be entitled from that moment on to stop all further works or deliveries until payment in full.
Any collection costs are not included in this liquidated damages and will be charged to the buyer/customer separately.
Article 10
All duties and taxes of any kind, including any new taxes introduced during execution, shall be borne by the buyer/customer.
Article 11
Any complaint concerning an invoice must be formulated in writing to Van Laere NV within 8 calendar days after the invoice date. After the expiration of this period, the invoice shall be deemed accepted by the buyer/customer.
The fact that a complaint has been filed, of whatever nature, even if this complaint is taken into consideration by Van Laere s.a., does not relieve the buyer/client of the obligation to strictly comply with the terms and conditions and terms of payment of Van Laere s.a. Any reviews of complaints are made under all reservations.
Article 12
If an order of goods, which may or may not have undergone processing, is refused or cancelled by the buyer, the latter must compensate the damage suffered by Van Laere s.a. This damage is fixed at 25% of the total amount of the order, without prejudice to the right of Van Laere n.v. to prove its actual damage if it should be higher.
Article 13
In case of dispute of any kind, only the Courts of Antwerp have jurisdiction. Only Belgian law applies.
Last modified May 19, 2016.