The Manufacturer is liable with regard to category any other company within the Groupement des Mousquetaires’ distribution network and all third parties (customers, consumer associations, etc.) for any direct or indirect consequences linked to defective compliance and/or safety and/or fair trading of products sold by it to category.
Its liability will be legally incurred in the event a defect is ascertained except if it can establish that the defect is linked to a failure to fulfil obligations in the warehouses or stores of the distribution network.
The control measures taken by SCA to ensure the Manufacturer complies with its obligations (audit, internal controls, etc.) are not intended or designed to have the effect of reducing the Manufacturer’s exclusive liability linked to a product defect.
The Manufacturer agrees to fully cover SCA and the members of the distribution network to which it belongs against any claim and/or action before a court that might be based on a defect of the Manufacturer’s products which might be attributable to it.