FOCUS 2. Comprehension questions. ? Can the Sellers increase the prices stipulated in the contract after signing it?

? Can the Sellers increase the prices stipulated in the contract after signing it?

? What is the way of payment?

? What are the terms of payment?

? What documents are the Sellers to present for collection?

CLAUSE 1

? What are the Sellers’ obligations under FOB?

? What do the prices include?

? Who is to pay the cost of sea freight and insurance: the Sellers or the Buyers?

? When do the title to the goods and the risk of accidental damage pass from the Sellers to the Buyers? (give all the cases)

? What date is considered to be the date of delivery?

? What ways of delivery are given in Clause 1?

CLAUSE 2

? Which party is to be held responsible for the damage to the goods due to inadequate or improper packing?

? What is to be inserted in each case?

? In what language are the cases to be marked?

CLAUSE 3

? In what case shall the Buyers’ Inspector furnish the Sellers with the Release Note for Shipment?

? What shall the Sellers advise the Buyers of before the shipment of the goods?

? Which party to the contract is to book space?

? What shall the Sellers notify the Buyers of after the shipment of the goods?

CLAUSE 4

? What are the Sellers to pay the Buyers if there is a delay in delivery?

? What sum should not the agreed and liquidated damages exceed?

? In what case do the Buyers have the right to reject the goods?

? In what case do the Buyers have the right to cancel the contract?

? What is the way of penalty payment?

? Does the Buyers’ rejecting the delayed goods free the Sellers from the liability to pay agreed and liquidated damages?

CLAUSE 5

? What do the Sellers guarantee?

? What are the Sellers obliged to do if the goods prove to be defective within the guarantee period?

? What is the guarantee period?

? At whose expense are the Sellers to remedy the defects?

CLAUSE 6

? Which party to the contract shall obtain an export licence for the goods?

? At whose expense is the licence to be obtained?

? What are the Buyers entitled to do in case the licence is not obtained or is revoked by the appropriate authorities?

CLAUSE 7

? What are the Buyers Inspector’s rights and obligations?

? What does waiving the inspection imply?

? What is a Tests Report necessary for?

? Do the inspection and tests prejudice the rights of the Buyers under the Guarantee clause?

? Where and when is the final inspection to take place?

CLAUSE 8

? What shall the parties to the contract do if they want to amend the contract?

FOCUS 3. Study the notes, writing patterns and vocabulary.

NOTES

1. Order, contract, general conditions –необходимо различать понятия «заказ», т.е. запрос на покупку, «контракт», т.е. соглашение купли-продажи, подписанное двумя сторонами, и «общие условия» – применяемые условия поставки по стандартным пунктам контракта – базис поставки, упаковка, маркировка, отгрузка, штрафы и т.д. Приведенный выше контракт представляет собой фактически 1 лист, фиксирующий конкретные данные, – описание, цены, платеж и т.д., и прилагаемые Общие условия поставки, фиксирующие стандартные положения.

2. To waive, waiver –необходимо помнить, что данные слова подразумевают добровольный отказ от своих прав.