ACCEPTANCE TESTS
6. Acceptance tests provided for in the Contract shall, unless
otherwise agreed, be carried out at the place of manufacture
during normal working hours.
If the Contract does not specify the technical requirements,
the tests shall be carried out in accordance with general practice
in the appropriate branch of industry concerned in the country of
manufacture.
7. The Supplier shall notify the Purchaser In Writing of the
acceptance tests in sufficient time to permit the Purchaser to be
represented at the tests. If the Purchaser is not represented, the
test report shall be sent to the Purchaser and shall be accepted
as accurate.
8. If the acceptance tests show the Product not to be in
accordance with the Contract, the Supplier shall without delay
remedy any deficiencies in order to ensure that the Product
complies with the Contract. New tests shall then be carried out at
the Purchaser’s request, unless the deficiency was insignificant.
9. The Supplier shall bear all costs for acceptance tests carried
out at the place of manufacture. The Purchaser shall however
bear all travelling and living expenses for his representatives in
connection with such tests.
DELIVERY. PASSING OF RISK
10. Any agreed trade term shall be construed in accordance
with the INCOTERMS® in force at the formation of the Contract.
If no trade term has been specifically agreed, the delivery
shall be Free Carrier (FCA) at the place named by the Supplier.
If, in the case of delivery Free Carrier, the Supplier, at the
request of the Purchaser, undertakes to send the Product to its
destination, the risk will pass not later than when the Product is
handed over to the first carrier.
Partial delivery shall not be permitted, unless otherwise
agreed.
TIME FOR DELIVERY. DELAY
11. If the parties, instead of specifying the date for delivery,
have specified a period of time within which delivery shall take
place, such period shall start to run as soon as the Contract
is entered into and all agreed preconditions to be fulfilled by
the Purchaser have been satisfied, such as official formalities,
payments due at the formation of the Contract and securities.
12. If the Supplier anticipates that he will not be able to deliver
the Product at the time for delivery, he shall forthwith notify the