General conditions of sale of SOLEXIS SA (valid as from 31.03.2023)
1. Basis and purpose of these general conditions of sale
(a) These general conditions of sale (the Conditions) are general terms and conditions between you (you) and Solexis SA, a public limited company under Swiss law whose registered office is located at Route du Bois de Finges 21, 3960 Sierre, Switzerland (Solexis). These Conditions govern the supply by Solexis of all its products and services, in particular in the areas of building envelopes and solar energy.
The products supplied by Solexis (the Products) include:
(i) photovoltaic products, such as photovoltaic panels;
(ii) products necessary or relating to photovoltaic installations, such as inverters and micro-inverters, energy storage systems and batteries, supervision modules and consumption control;
(iii) heating systems, such as heat pumps, boilers and heating bodies;
(iv) products related to electric mobility, such as charging stations, solar car parks and e-bike cutlery;
(v) mechanical sub-construction;
(vi) electro-technical accessories;
(vii) autonomous energy systems.
The services provided by Solexis (the Services) include:
(i) study services, such as feasibility studies, engineering, design and dimensioning services, production simulation, and cost-benefit analyses;
(ii) project management services, such as support for administrative procedures, applications for grants, site monitoring and tender management;
(iii) after-sales service; and
(iv) training services, including specialisation and further training.
(b) In addition to the specific situations listed in Clause 1(a), these Terms also contain general provisions applicable in the general manner applicable to the legal relationship between Solexis and you (Clause 4).
(c) These Terms supplement and apply in full to all quotations and written offers. By signing an offer or quotation from Solexis, you declare that you have taken cognizance of and acceptance of these Terms. In the event of a conflict between the provisions of the offers and quotations of Solexis and these Conditions, the provisions of the tenders and quotations shall prevail.
(d) In no case shall general terms and conditions (including your contractual terms) other than these Terms apply to the contractual relationship between Solexis and you, unless otherwise agreed and in writing.
2. Sale of products and services
2.1. Offer and conclusion of the contract
(a) All offers of Products and/or Services on the Solexis website or elsewhere (Catalogue or other documentation of Solexis) are non-binding. Therefore, all indications relating to price, appearance, technical description and so on have only one indicative and non-binding purpose and may change them at any time and at its sole discretion.
(b) Solexis is bound only by its explicit offers and addressed specifically to you. Unless otherwise stated, such tenders shall be binding on Solexis for thirty (30) calendar days from the date of issue of the offer.
(c) A sales contract for the Products or a warrant contract for the Services is deemed to be concluded when Solexis sends you an order confirmation by e-mail, mail or any other means. Solexis reserves the right to refuse the conclusion of a contract without giving reasons.
(d) Any cancellation of an order or any withdrawal may be refused without reason by Solexis, subject to any mandatory right provided for in the Swiss Code of Obligations. If Solexis accepts the retraction or cancellation of the order, a 10% deduction from the order price will be charged by Solexis to cover the costs of cancelling the order. In addition, Solexis reserves the right to claim damages in excess of these flat-rate cancellation costs.
2.2. Return of Products
(a) By way of derogation from Clause 2.1(d) above, Solexis may, at its discretion, grant a right of return on a reimbursement on the Products.
(b) If Solexis accepts your request, the Products will only be taken back provided that they are in their original packaging, have never been used and are strictly in the same condition as at the time of receipt by you. Solexis reserves the right to refuse to return to its sole discretion, in particular if the foregoing conditions are not met. Any return sent but not accepted by Solexis will be returned to you and at your risk.
(c) If Solexis accepts the return, a handling fee equivalent to 10% of the initial value of the goods, but at least CHF 75.-, will be charged to cover the associated administrative costs. In addition, you will be responsible for risks and costs, including those related to transport, for the return of products.
2.3. Prices and conditions of payment
(a) The prices in force shall be those which are authentic on the day of delivery of the Products or the supply of the Services and shall be understood without any commitment on the part of Solexis. Split deliveries will be charged at the daily price. Prices are net, duty-free, in Swiss francs (CHF) from the manufacturer’s factory, from the Solexis depot at CH-3960 Sierre (EXW) or any other location agreed between the parties. Legal taxes (VAT, etc.) are charged in addition. Packaging, insurance and transport costs are additionally charged. The costs of unloading shall be borne by the consignee. The price indications are given without commitment and may be changed without notice.
(b) You thus acknowledge that certain costs may be additional to the sale price of the Products or supplies of the Services, such as, but not limited to, value added tax (VAT), shipping costs, customs charges, etc. You understand and accept that Solexis has no influence on these costs.
(c) Solexis reserves the right to change its prices, in particular for reasons such as additional costs resulting from price increases for its suppliers, raw materials or any other product or service.
(d) Solexis reserves the right to issue invoices in electronic form only and retains full discretion in the methods of payment accepted.
(e) The total price, including all related charges (such as those mentioned above in Clause 2.3(b)) shall be credited and received by Solexis no later than the last day of the payment period indicated. At the end of the payment period and in the absence of payment of the full price as indicated above, you will automatically be in default and will have a default interest of 5% per year. Solexis reserves the right to stop any delivery and performance pending the full settlement of the debt.
(f) You do not have the right to set off your claims with your payment obligations to Solexis.
(g) You are responsible for verifying the accuracy of each Solexis invoice upon receipt. If you dispute all or part of an invoice, you must notify Solexis in writing within ten (10) days, stating the reasons for the dispute and the amounts involved. After this period, without valid written notification, the invoice will be deemed to have been accepted without reservation in its entirety.
2.4. Delivery of products, transfer of risks and force majeure
(a) The agreed or announced delivery dates are communicated to you only for information purposes and do not extend binding on Solexis. For example, delays in the delivery of the Products are possible due to events of force majeure (natural disasters, strikes, pandemics, intervention by the authorities, etc.), delays at Solexis suppliers, insufficient stock at Solexis or its suppliers or other reasons. Any late delivery delayed from an agreed or announced delivery date will not give you any additional rights under these Terms, such as without being limited to a right to claim damages or depart from the contract.
(b) Solexis may opt for partial deliveries at its sole discretion. In addition, Solexis reserves the right to restrict the countries and territories to which it delivers products. In cases of force majeure which last more than two (2) weeks or which render the performance of Solexis’ obligations unusually complicated or even impossible, Solexis may, at its sole discretion, depart from the contract with you, against reimbursement of the price already paid and (in the case of partial delivery) return of any Product already received in its condition at the time of dispatch.
(c) The Products are delivered by the agreed means at the time you placed your order. You bear all the risks, from the moment Solexis ships the Products or when they leave the Solexis deposit.
(d) If, for reasons such as strikes, work on the access road or any other non-museable reason, Solexis cannot deliver the goods to the address indicated on the order, a new place shall be agreed between the parties. Solexis reserves the right to charge the transport and storage price of the goods pending the cost of returning to a new place of delivery. If a second attempt at delivery proves unsuccessful, the price of the goods will be due.
(e) If in the week preceding the delivery of the goods, you decide to delay delivery or to change the contents, Solexis reserves the right to charge additional storage and labour costs. For services, Solexis may charge you for the costs already incurred at that time.
(f) You undertake to check the Products delivered immediately upon receipt. If defects or non-conformities are found, you must notify Solexis in writing within 5 working days of receipt of the Products, enclosing a copy of the delivery note or mentioning the delivery note number and, if possible, photographs of the damage or non-conformities found. In the absence of valid written notification to Solexis within this period, the Products will be deemed to conform to the order and accepted unreservedly in their entirety.
2.5. Retention of title
(a) The delivered products shall remain the property of Solexis until full payment of the agreed price, including additional costs and interest. Until that date, they may not be pledging, sold, rented or otherwise in alienated without the express authorization of Solexis. Solexis is entitled to have its retention of title entered in any relevant registry. In this context, you undertake to announce without delay to Solexis any change of domicile/headquarters as well as any claim made by a third party on Retention-of-title Products.
(b) If you are unable to pay the whole sale price, Solexis is then entitled to recover the goods delivered at your own expense, without automatically having recourse to the right of termination of the contract. All other legal rights are reserved.
(c) Resellers may sell the Retention-of-title Products to their own name in a customary commercial transaction. In this context, the reseller assigns to Solexis its rights arising from the resale operations as security for the payment of the price of the Products. The reseller is only allowed to collect the price of the products of its customers if it has correctly fulfilled its payment obligations to Solexis. The reseller undertakes to obtain a retention of title to its customers on the Products, until the total price of the Products has been paid to Solexis.
2.6. Staff allocated to the performance of the Services
(a) Solexis allocates appropriate personnel to the performance of the Services in accordance, in particular, the nature of the Service, the timing and availability of staff.
(b) Solexis will not be obliged to take into account your request for specific staff (person or number of staff allocated).
3.1. Defect notices and product guarantee
(a) For Products manufactured by third parties, no guarantee is given to you by Solexis. However, Solexis assigns to you the factory and factory warranty rights it owns at the site of the manufacturers on the Products delivered or installed. With the result of this assignment, Solexis is thus freed from any guarantee on products manufactured by third parties. Even in the event of bankruptcy or disappearance of the manufacturer, you cannot turn against Solexis.
(b) For products manufactured by Solexis, the guarantee rights due to defects in such services (excluding products manufactured by third parties) shall be prescribed for two years, including for movable articles incorporated in immovable property, from the moment of delivery of the work or, in the case of partial delivery, of the delivery of each part of the work. In order to be valid, any notice of defects must be made without delay, i.e. within a maximum period of 7 calendar days as soon as the defect is discovered, by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt addressed to Solexis. In the event of a use of the guarantee, Solexis may, at its discretion, either repair the Product free of charge or replace it (by the same product or by an equivalent of the original component) or refund it at its current market value. Repair, replacement or reimbursement at the present market value are the only and single services provided for in this guarantee, to the exclusion of any other benefit.
(c) Guarantee rights do not include any consequential damage (interruption of construction site, loss of profits, etc.), labour, logistics costs (transport, shipment) or delivery costs of replacement products, which will be borne by you.
3.2. Careful and diligent performance of the Services
You acknowledge that through the Services, Solexis is not bound to have any obligation of result and is strictly limited to due diligence. Therefore, you will not be entitled to any reimbursement, damages or other claim if you consider that the Services have not achieved an expected purpose.
4. General provisions
4.1. Limitation of liability
Solexis is liable for damage caused to the counterparty only to the extent that it results directly from non-performance of contractual obligations and only if it was caused intentionally or by serious misconduct. Any other liability for direct or indirect damage is excluded in its entirety by Solexis within the limits of the law.
4.2. Advertising
You hereby agree that Solexis may from time to time send you unsolicited advertising material or newsletters on the current developments of Solexis and/or its Products and Services. You can unsubscribe from these newsletters at any time (via the unsubscribe link in each newsletter or by e-mail). After your unsubscription, Solexis will stop sending you advertising material.
4.3. Divisibility
If a provision of the contract between Solexis and you, including these Terms, is found to be invalid or unenforceable for any reason, it will be revised rather than annulled, if possible, in order to achieve the intention of the parties to the extent possible. In any event, all other provisions of the Agreement, including these Terms, shall be deemed valid and applicable to the maximum extent possible.
4.4. Applicable and for law
(a) These Conditions and all related documents (offers, order confirmations, etc.) shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with Swiss substantive law, except for the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods.
(b) Any dispute arising out of or in any manner relating to these Terms shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the city of Sierre, Switzerland. However, Solexis reserves the right to initiate proceedings against you instead of your seat, habitual residence or domicile.
4.5. Amendment of the Conditions
Solexis reserves the right to modify these Terms without notice. Notification of changes shall be made via the Internet, by mail or by any other appropriate means. The amended Terms are deemed to have been accepted as soon as Solexis informs you of the change.
In the event of conflicts of interpretation between the French versions of these conditions, on the one hand, and German, Italy or English, on the other, it is specified that the original French version is authentic.
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