Spa - 3331 - DDP - Spot O&e Signed
Spa - 3331 - DDP - Spot O&e Signed
And
The “Buyer” COMERCIAL IRUNA, SRL, company incorporated under the laws of DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, with
Register Number 130377482, represented by Mr. ANGEL GURPEGUI, as President and with
his head office at C/B No. 12, Julieta, Edificio Mercado Financiero, Santo Domingo, R.D.
Each of SELLER and BUYER are sometimes referred to herein individually as a “PARTY” and collectively they
are sometimes referred to as the “PARTIES.”
1. DECLARATION
The SELLER and BUYER, each with full corporate authority, certifies, represents, and warrants that each can
fulfil the requirements of this contract and respectively provide the products, and the funds referred to
herein, in time and under the terms agreed to the hereafter,
2. LEGAL EFFECT
The terms and conditions (“Terms and Conditions”) incorporated into this Contract are developed in
accordance with the Full Corporate Offer (FCO) and the Irrevocable Corporate Purchase Order (ICPO) signed
by the Parties. If there is any discrepancy with the FCO in the GENERAL TERMS section, it is because the
Parties have agreed on clarifications or modifications as part of the final negotiation and incorporated into
this contract. The other terms of the proposal remain unchanged even if not expressed in this contract.
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4. PRODUCT QUANTITY AND QUALITY
The Seller guarantees that each shipment of Product, is suitable for human consumption Grade “A'' shall be
provided with inspection certificates of quantity and quality at factory and time of loading / during
transporting to the loading port and on board before shipping. Such certificates shall be provided by Société
Générale de Surveillance (SGS) at Seller’s expense. The Seller shall instruct said authority to carry out the
inspection in strict accordance with the international chamber of commerce (I.C.C.) rules. The Seller shall
provide additional inspection at the arrival port and shall be deemed final to payment purposes.
Seller will have the option to ship five percent more or less (+/-5%) than the specified amount. The total
payment due will be adjusted according to the final quality and quantity report.
5. PURCHASE PRICE
The Purchase Price to be paid by Buyer to Seller for the Purchased Commodities is US$680/MT (six eighty
hundred American dollars per metric ton) for one Spot shipment to Port Everglades in Forth Lauderdale,
Florida, USA.
The Purchase Price is Delivery Duty Paid (DDP) Incoterm, which means states that the seller must make the
goods available to the buyer at a prearranged location in USA and cover all associated expenses including
unloading the goods from the carrier and any customs procedure costs and tariffs that may apply.
6. PAYMENT TERMS
a) The buyer will issue a Stand by Letter of Credit (SBLC) as a guarantee notifying its operation with the
message Swift MT760 to the Seller´s bank. The SBLC will be Transferable, Irrevocable, Operative,
Divisible and Assignable confirmed with full bank responsibility and conditional to the agreement, to
cover the value of US$204,000,000 (two hundred and four million American dollars) to seller´s bank,
valid for 45-60 days.
b) Payment will be released with SWIFT message MT103 (T/T) against the Quality and Quantity Report
issued by an independent surveyor, the bill of lading (BL) and other “Shipping Documents” described
in Article 9 (as below), at the port of discharge, as well as the documents that certify the
nationalization of the product and payment of customs duties.
c) The buyer must ensure that the payment becomes visible in the seller's account WITHIN 2(two)
BANKING DAYS after delivery of documents.
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Currency : US Dollars
Bank Name: U.S. BANK N.A.
Swift Code: USBKUS44IMT
Account Name: O&E PRODUCTS WORLDWIDE
DISTRIBUTION LLC
Account Number: 104799200506
Bank Address: 800 Nicollet Mall,
Minneapolis, MN 55402, USA.
a) SELLER´S BANK
Incoming MT760 Swift correspondence details are as follows: (Operative, Divisible, Transferable and
confirmed):
BENEFICIARY 1:
Currency: US Dollars Bank Name:
U.S. BANK N.A.
Swift Code: USBKUS44IMT
Account Name: O&E PRODUCTS WORLDWIDE DISTRIBUTION LLC
Account Number: 104799200506
Bank Address: 800 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis, MN 55402, USA.
BENEFICIARY 2:
Bank Name: EURO EXIM BANK LTD
Account Name: Merx & Esca Trading SA
Bank Address: Office 2, Fl, La Place Creole Bldg, Rodney Bay, Gros-Islet, St.Lucia.
Account Number: 1784694623
SWIFT Code: EULULCL1
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d) The parties, within a period of no more than 10 (ten) banking days after the date of signing this
contract, must confirm their respective Banks, Account Numbers or any changes, through formal
communication.
9. SHIPPING DOCUMENTS
The Seller must provide the usual and/or legally necessary documents for shipping, import and subsequent
payment by the Buyer. Third parties Documents acceptable. The documents agreed to be delivered are:
1) Signed and stamped commercial invoice in favor of the buyer (3 copies).
These documents must be presented by the Seller's bank to the Buyer's bank.
Buyer will waive all discrepancies in the above documents that are typographical or clerical errors or are not
prejudicial to the Buyer in relationship to the specifications and or contractual rights, obligations and terms
of the Commodity and this Sales Contract.
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13. PROCEDURES
Procedure to sell DDP sugar to USA maximum 35 days after receiving the Payment guarantee, delivery is
made:
1) Buyer send an ICPO (adding this procedure) and CIS addressed to Seller by Corporate Mail from the
Buyer addressed to Merx & Esca Trading. S.A.
2) Seller issues Full Corporate Offer “FCO” with CIS after positive Due Diligence.
3) Buyer signs and returns FCO.
4) Seller sends Sales and Purchase Agreement (SPA), Proforma Invoice (PI) and the verbiage of the
Payment Instrument Guarantee (SBLC) to buyer for review.
5) Buyer have 5(five) days to returns after review with amendments if necessary 6) Seller will send
approved SPA and PI for all parties to sign.
7) Buyer´s bank send to the Seller´s bank the Draft of the SBLC.
8) Seller approved the draft of the SBLC and the Buyer have seven (7) banking days to issue the SBLC.
9) Seller received the payment instrument 100% operative.
10) Within 20-30 business days Packaging, Inspection, Loading and Shipping commence.
11) Seller will confirm ETA and send shipping documents to Buyer and Buyer´s bank via email.
12) The Buyer verifies that all documentation and internationalization and nationalization documents
have been paid, according to the Commercial invoice issued by the seller and proceeds to release
the payment through MT103 (2) two business days.
13) The Seller transfers ownership of the Product to the Buyer once full payment has been confirmed by
the Seller´s bank.
14) A maximum period is agreed (15 days) for lift of the product from the port warehouses.
16. IMPORTATION/NATIONALIZATION
The Seller will be responsible for clearing the Purchased Products through customs at the port of destination
(either by itself or through a third party) ensuring nationalization or importation to complete the transaction.
17. CONFIDENTIALITY AND NON-CIRCUMVENTION
a) THE PARTIES shall keep strictly confidential all information supplied by and obtained from each other
(e.g., documents, quotes, quantities, prices, costs, clients, suppliers, data that have been electronically
transmitted or stored, objects, financial structures and any other commercial or technical information),
regardless of whether such information concerns to THE SELLER or THE BUYER or any affiliated
companies.
b) The confidentiality undertaking does not apply to any information which is already in the public domain
or which may be obtained by general sources of information (e.g., on websites or in brochures).
c) THE PARTIES shall procure that any of its representatives or employees and any agent or subcontractor
be informed about this confidentiality obligation and be bound to it also concerning THE SELLER or THE
BUYER. Any violation of the confidentiality undertaking by such employee or third party will be treated
as a violation by THE SELLER or THE BUYER respectively, and therefore, THE SELLER or THE BUYER will be
liable for breach of contract as the case may be.
d) THE PARTIES to this contract agree that the names of customers and suppliers are part of a confidential
customer and suppliers list and trade secret. Accordingly, the parties agree not to initiate direct or
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indirect contact with any disclosed customer or supplier for any transaction, unless approval to do so is
granted in writing on a case-by-case basis. The parties agree not to undertake any transaction or series of
transactions of any kind with disclosed customers or suppliers or collect fees from the customer or
supplier’s members, without the express prior written consent of the other party, which will not be
unreasonably withheld.
e) That in the event of circumvention of this Contract by either party, directly or indirectly, the
circumvented party shall be entitled to a legal monetary penalty equal to the maximum service it should
realize from such a transaction plus any and all expenses, including but not limited to all legal costs and
expenses incurred to recover the lost revenue and,
f) THE PARTIES hereby accept the jurisdiction selected as the exclusive venue. The duration of this clause,
regardless of compliance on the date of total delivery of the commodity, will last for three (3) years from
the last date of subscription of the operation described in this contract, and may be extended by mutual
agreement between THE PARTIES.
- Any advice, recommendation, information or services provided by the Seller, its employees,
servants or agents regarding the Commodities sold and their use are not construed as
contractual conditions or warranties.
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Crime of Money Laundering and Financing of Crimes, Terrorism, Drug Trafficking and other international
crimes.
21. TERMINATION
This contract will terminate immediately if either Party breaches its terms. Any notice of termination must be
made in writing
The termination of this Contract shall not operate to discharge any liability that had been incurred by either
Party prior to any such termination. In the event, Seller terminates this Contract pursuant to clause b) above,
Seller shall have no liability whatsoever to Buyer.
Judgment upon the awards rendered may be made to the said courts or other authority for a judicial
acceptance to the award and an order of enforcement.
After the court has rendered a verdict, this Contract can be terminated, and the prevailing party will be
compensated for costs and damages.
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a) If the BUYER or SELLER fails to fulfil its obligations (the breaching party), once signed the Proforma
Invoice to activate these contract the other party may be considered a victim of non-compliance (the
injured party). In this case, the injured party may obtain compensation from the breaching party to
mitigate losses resulting from such failure in the amount equal to 2% (two per cent) of the total contract
amount payable by T/T (telegraphic bank transfer) to the account of the injured party within 15 (fifteen)
calendar days after the signature of the contract.
b) ........... regardless of whether the payment guarantee instrument has been issued and can be executed
simultaneously.
c) If such payment is not made in the time frame specified, as per above, the injured party shall have the
right to take legal action against the breaching party in accordance with the United Nations convention
on contracts for international sale and purchase of goods (articles 61-65). Notwithstanding the foregoing,
the injured party shall have the right to charge interest for late payments without affecting its right to
terminate the contract for non-payment.
25. MISCELANOUS
a) This Contract shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the Parties and their respective successors
and assigns.
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b) This Contract (and its exhibits) contains the entire agreement between the Parties concerning the
subject matter hereof and supersedes all previous agreements, written or oral, relating to the subject
matter hereof.
c) This Contract may be modified or waived only by a separate writing between the Parties expressly so
modifying or waiving such agreements.
d) No failure or delay by either Party in exercising any right, power or privilege shall operate as a waiver
thereof, nor will a partial exercise of any right, power of privilege precludes any other or further exercise
thereof. If and to the extent that any provision of this Contract is determined to be in whole or in part
invalid or unenforceable, such provision or part thereof shall be deemed to be surplusage and, to the
extent not so determined to be invalid or unenforceable, each remaining provision hereof shall remain in
full force and effect. This Contract may be executed in two counterparts, each of which shall be deemed
to be an original, but both of which shall constitute the same Contract.
26. COMUNICATIONS
All official communications between the parties must be done in writing, via email, or via certified mail to the
address of the head office parties head office stated in this contract, nevertheless, the parties shall
communicate with each other via phone, SMS, WhatsApp, or any other means they may consider
appropriate. The use of English or Spanish Language are acceptable.
Contact details:
THE SELLER THE BUYER
Executive: Oliver Joseph Diaz Executive: Angel Gurpegui
Phone: +1 (786) 727 0180 Phone: +8496534419
Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected]
Mailing 200 Biscayne Boulevard Way Unit Mailing C/B No 12, Mercado Financiero, La
Address: 704, Miami, FL 33131, USA Address: Julia, Santo Domingo, R.D.
27. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have executed this Contract as of the date first referenced herein.
The Seller
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PASSPORT COPY OF BUYER REPRESENTATIVE