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                GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF MECKEL TRANSLATIONS GMBH 
                   
                    
                1. Scope and Conclusion of Contract 
                These terms of business apply to all services offered by Meckel 
                Translations GmbH (henceforth Meckel Translations). When an 
                order is issued, the customer must accept the present terms of 
                business. Meckel Translations is bound to the price quote for a 
                month.  
                 
                2. Terms of Delivery 
                The stated delivery deadline is not legally binding unless 
                Meckel Translations expressly states it as binding in writing. 
                If the deadline is exceeded due to force majeure, the delivery 
                deadline is extended for the duration of the corresponding 
                event. The customer is not entitled to issue counter-claims 
                without the written consent of Meckel Translations.  
                 
                3. Terms of Payment  
                All payments must be completed within 30 days. If this period of 
                time is exceeded, the customer defaults on the payment without a 
                reminder being required. In the case of default, Meckel 
                Translations is entitled to demand interest on outstanding 
                payments. 
                 
                4. Delivery and Acceptance 
                The delivered work is deemed to be accepted if the customer has 
                not declared any deficiencies within 3 days. 
                 
                5. Guarantee and Liability 
                The customer must inform Meckel Translations of deficiencies in 
                writing immediately. The guarantee is limited to subsequent 
                improvements. Other guarantee claims are expressly excluded. The 
                guarantee deadline is 60 days. There is no guarantee for the 
                correct translation of names, figures and addresses as well as 
                untranslatable technical terms.  
                Meckel Translations is liable, within the scope of the 
                individual contract value, for direct damages incurred by the 
                customer in connection with the fulfilment of the contract if 
                Meckel Translations' negligence can be proved. Any further 
                liability, including indirect damages or consequential damages, 
                such as reduced profits, extra expenditure, staffing costs or 
                third-party claims, as well as the liability for assistant 
                staff, is expressly excluded, so long as this is legally 
                permissible.  
                 
                There is no guarantee or liability for deficiencies which result 
                from incorrect or incomplete details or documents issued by the 
                customer.  
                 
                6. Use of Third Parties 
                Meckel Translations is entitled to employ third parties for the 
                fulfilment of the contract or to transfer the fulfilment to a 
                third party. 
                 
                7. Rights 
                The rights to the work produced in the context of these terms of 
                business are transferred to the customer when payment is 
                received.  
                 
                8. Dispatch and Delivery Risk 
                Delivery usually occurs by means of the postal system or data 
                transfer. Once Meckel Translations has made the delivery, by 
                post or another delivery method, or once data are transferred, 
                the customer bears the risk. Meckel Translations is only liable 
                for the loss of documents transferred by the customer in the 
                case of gross negligence.  
                 
                9. Confidentiality  
                Data and information transferred by the customer to Meckel 
                Translations are treated in strict confidence. 
                 
                10. Cancellation  
                Should a customer cancel an order, then that part of the 
                work completed up to the time of the cancellation must be 
                paid for. Also, in such a case, the customer must cover all 
                costs resulting from the possible involvement of any third 
                parties.
                
                
                11. These terms of business comprise all agreements made 
                between the parties. 
                Alterations are only legally valid if agreed in writing by 
                both parties. 
                 
                12. Place of performance, applicable law and place of 
                jurisdiction 
                The place of performance is Rüfenach AG. These terms of 
                business are subject to Swiss law.  
                The place of jurisdiction is Baden. 
                Last amendment: March 2008                                        | 
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