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Terms and Conditions
General Terms and Conditions of Sale
By placing an order on the ICTYOS website, you acknowledge that you have read these general terms and conditions of sale and agree to abide by them.
1. Identification
CUIR MARIN DE FRANCE, a simplified joint-stock company with a share capital of 10,000 euros, headquartered at 28, rue Charles Martin – 69190 Saint Fons, registered with the Lyon Trade and Companies Register under number 841 695 232, Intracommunity VAT No. FR41841695232, is an innovative eco-responsible tannery that produces and markets high-quality marine leathers under the "ICTYOS" brand, following an ethical approach, from fish skins originating from the food industry and initially destined for destruction (hereinafter "CUIR MARIN DE FRANCE").
Resulting from three years of research and the fruits of the union of an inspiring vision of a virtuous ecosystem and strong scientific innovations, ICTYOS leathers are made using unique manufacturing processes and from chrome-free, high-quality vegetable tanning. They offer great resistance and flexibility, a unique grain, and homogeneous coloration that sublimes creations. Each skin is meticulously worked and controlled to guarantee all its technical and aesthetic qualities.
2. Purpose and applicability
These general terms and conditions of sale (the "GTC") govern all commercial relations between CUIR MARIN DE FRANCE and each of its professional clients or those acting within the scope and/or for the needs of their professional activity (the "Client") relating to the order and supply of products marketed by CUIR MARIN DE FRANCE (the "Products").
They cancel and replace any general conditions that may have been previously concluded between the Parties.
These GTC, together with the purchase order or, where applicable, the quote and invoice communicated to the Client, constitute the entirety of the contractual documents valid between the Parties, to the exclusion of any other document.
These GTC apply to all sales of CUIR MARIN DE FRANCE Products, unless a specific agreement prior to the order has been agreed upon in writing between the Parties. Any order for a Product implies the Client's unreserved acceptance and full and complete adherence to these GTC, which prevail over any other document from the Client, and particularly over all general terms and conditions of purchase, unless expressly agreed otherwise by CUIR MARIN DE FRANCE and/or specific conditions granted in writing by CUIR MARIN DE FRANCE to the Client.
Any document other than these General Conditions, and particularly catalogs, brochures, advertisements, and notices, has only informative and indicative, non-contractual value.
These GTC are communicated to any buyer who requests them, in order to enable them to place an order with CUIR MARIN DE FRANCE.
CUIR MARIN DE FRANCE reserves the right to deviate from certain clauses of these terms, depending on negotiations with the Client, by establishing special conditions.
CUIR MARIN DE FRANCE may, furthermore, establish categorical general terms and conditions of sale, deviating from these GTC, depending on the type of clientele concerned, according to criteria that will remain objective. Operators meeting these criteria will then be subject to these categorical general terms and conditions of sale.
CUIR MARIN DE FRANCE reserves the right to modify the content of the GTC at any time. In such a case, the new version of the GTC will be communicated by CUIR MARIN DE FRANCE to the Client and will apply to orders placed thereafter.
The applicable GTC are those in force on the date of the order placed by the Client.
In case of conflict with an earlier version of these GTC, only the version in force on the day of their acceptance by the Client is applicable.
3. Products
3.1 Product Information
Marine leathers require a rigorous selection of skins that CUIR MARIN DE FRANCE processes with its food industry partners.
CUIR MARIN DE FRANCE thus selects the finest skins in France, mostly close to its Lyon tannery, skins initially destined for destruction. These marine leathers in no way lead to an increase in fishing and allow for the intelligent use of existing resources.
CUIR MARIN DE FRANCE does not use metals in its marine leather tanning processes (0 chrome or aluminum salts) and uses a maximum of renewable resources such as plant extracts (barks, fruits, leaves, roots, etc.).
The Products comply with European standards, namely: the absence of pentachlorophenol (PCP) residues, epichlorohydrin, AZO dyestuffs, formaldehyde and chromium 6, and REACH Regulation.
3.2. Product Description
The Products offered for sale by CUIR MARIN DE FRANCE are those listed on any medium communicated or made available to the Client by CUIR MARIN DE FRANCE, on the day of the Client's consultation of said media, and within the limits of available stock.
CUIR MARIN DE FRANCE reserves the right to withdraw Products from sale at any time.
Leather is a natural material that necessarily includes imperfections such as scars, irregularities, holes, etc.
These defects can be located anywhere on the skin.
As each skin is unique, it is not possible for CUIR MARIN DE FRANCE to describe them one by one in detail. In the event that the absence of defects on the skins is crucial for the Client, the Client is invited to expressly indicate this to CUIR MARIN DE FRANCE's sales department, which can then assist in selecting skins compatible with their project.
Products sold under the "Choice 1" category are subject to a particular selection ensuring that they do not include any major defect preventing the manufacture of a piece using at least 50% of the skin's surface.
Products sold under the "Choice 2" category have more defects, and these can be spread across the entire skin. These skins are intended for the manufacture of small pieces that can be positioned around the defects to best utilize the skin's surface or for testing or prototype production.
Marine leather is a material whose behavior varies from one skin to another, which the Client acknowledges and accepts. Despite all the care taken by CUIR MARIN DE FRANCE during the tanning, shaping, and processing phases, dimensional variations may occur.
The dimensions of the leather pieces indicated to the Client are given as an indication and may vary by plus or minus a few millimeters.
Similarly, the thickness of the leather pieces is provided as an indication and may vary by plus or minus a few tenths of a millimeter.
3.3 Product Availability
CUIR MARIN DE FRANCE does not guarantee the availability of the Products presented on any medium communicated to the Client. In the event of unavailability of one of the Products, the Client will be informed as soon as possible by email or phone of the postponement or cancellation of their order. CUIR MARIN DE FRANCE may also offer a product of equivalent quality and price.
In case of Client disagreement, CUIR MARIN DE FRANCE shall proceed with the refund of the amounts paid within one (1) month from the notification of refusal sent by the Client.
4. Ordering Procedures
Prior to any delivery of a Product by CUIR MARIN DE FRANCE, the corresponding quote must, where applicable, have been accepted by the Client and in any event an order must have been placed by the Client.
Orders can be placed either directly from the website www.ictyos.com (online order) or directly with CUIR MARIN DE FRANCE's sales department (offline order).
4.1 Offline Orders
Any offline order must be sent in writing (mail, fax, email) to CUIR MARIN DE FRANCE and unambiguously identify the name, company name, and address of the Client and, if applicable, refer to the quote previously sent to the Client by CUIR MARIN DE FRANCE within a maximum of five (5) working days following its acceptance of the quote.
After this period, the quote accepted by the Client will serve as a purchase order, which the Client acknowledges and accepts without being able to ever oppose CUIR MARIN DE FRANCE any formalism related to internal directives regarding order placement.
Any order will only be considered final after its written confirmation by CUIR MARIN DE FRANCE.
The Client may request any modification to the order placed, without being authorized to reduce the quantity of Products ordered. Consequently, no modification request made by the Client shall call into question, downwards, the price agreed upon for the order concerned, even if the Client no longer wished to benefit from one of the Products initially ordered.
In the event that these modifications imply an increase in price or delivery times, CUIR MARIN DE FRANCE shall prepare as soon as possible a quote indicating the feasibility, the detailed, firm, and definitive price, as well as the delivery time and the consequences resulting therefrom on the order concerned.
CUIR MARIN DE FRANCE will only undertake the modifications concerned after the signing of an addendum to the order by the Parties.
Generally, any modification of an order can only result from a written document signed by both Parties.
The benefit of the order is personal to the Client and cannot be assigned without the prior agreement of CUIR MARIN DE FRANCE. CUIR MARIN DE FRANCE remains free to use any subcontractor of its choice for the execution of orders.
Once ordered, the Products will be supplied by CUIR MARIN DE FRANCE in accordance with the terms of the GTC and the relevant order.
4.2 Online orders
4.2.1 Browsing the website
The Client can view the various Products offered for sale by CUIR MARIN DE FRANCE on the website. The Client can browse freely through the different pages of the Website, without being committed to an order.
4.2.2 Client registration and identification
To place an order, the Client must have an active account. Account creation can be done online at any time, from the "log-in" tab.
Account creation can be done either using the Client's Facebook or Google+ accounts, or using a form provided for this purpose.
When registering using the form, any new Client must fill in the fields offered to them and indicated as mandatory to create their profile, which will be accessible in the "My Account" section.
The Client must accurately complete the form made available, on which they must provide the information necessary for their identification. The Client undertakes to correctly fill out said form, and in particular to communicate only accurate, up-to-date, and complete information.
The Client is also required to choose a password. This password must contain at least 8 characters including at least one letter, one number, and one special character.
The Client acknowledges having full responsibility for maintaining the confidentiality of their identifiers and access codes.
This information will be used later to identify themselves on the site.
The Client acknowledges having full responsibility for maintaining the confidentiality of their access codes. Thus, in the event of fraudulent use of said identifiers, the Client undertakes to immediately inform CUIR MARIN DE FRANCE of the unauthorized use of their account.
The Client is solely responsible for the use of their account. Any connection or order transmission made using the site will be deemed to have been made by the Client and under their sole responsibility.
The provision of personal information collected as part of distance selling and marked with an asterisk is mandatory, as this information is necessary for the processing and delivery of orders and for the establishment of invoices.
This information is strictly confidential and will be processed in accordance with CUIR MARIN DE FRANCE's privacy policy.
CUIR MARIN DE FRANCE cannot be held responsible if the data relating to a Client's registration does not reach it for any reason not attributable to it (for example, a problem with Internet or mobile internet connection due to any reason at the Client's end, a temporary failure of its servers, etc.) or arrives illegible or impossible to process (for example, if the Client has inadequate computer hardware or software environment for registration).
4.2.3 Order placement procedures
The Client wishing to place an order selects the desired Product(s) by clicking on "Add to cart".
At any time, the Client can:
- check the number of Products in their cart and obtain detailed information on each of them by clicking on the "CART" icon;
- continue their Product selection by clicking on "CONTINUE SHOPPING"
- complete their order by clicking on "PAYMENT".
It is specified that online orders cannot exceed 199 Products.
4.2.4 Final order validation
After reviewing the summary purchase order, the Client must then choose and fill in their delivery options and select from the proposed payment methods, then validate their order by clicking on "PAY".
By clicking the "Validate my cart and pay" button, the Client declares full and unreserved acceptance of the GTC.
CUIR MARIN DE FRANCE reserves the right not to validate the order in case of:
- Abnormal or abusive exchanges and returns;
- Total or partial non-payment of a previous order by the Customer;
- Refusal of payment authorization by credit card by banking institutions.
The sale will only be considered final after payment of the corresponding price and the sending of the order acceptance confirmation by CUIR MARIN DE FRANCE to the Customer by e-mail.
5. Order Refusal
If a Customer places an order with CUIR MARIN DE FRANCE without having paid for previous order(s), CUIR MARIN DE FRANCE may refuse to honor the order and supply the Products concerned, without the Customer being entitled to any compensation, for any reason whatsoever.
6. Interruptions and Modifications
CUIR MARIN DE FRANCE may discontinue the marketing of any of its Products at any time. However, such an interruption or removal shall not call into question orders previously and validly placed by the Customer.
7. Delivery and Receipt of Products
Transport and delivery are carried out, unless otherwise expressly agreed, by CUIR MARIN DE FRANCE or a carrier of its choice, under ordinary conditions and guarantees, at the Customer's risk and peril from the moment the goods are dispatched from the CUIR MARIN DE FRANCE warehouses. All deliveries are made to the address indicated when the order was placed. The Customer undertakes to specify the characteristics of the delivery location (including access dimensions) when placing the order. If the inaccuracy or insufficiency of this information requires an additional operation, CUIR MARIN DE FRANCE will re-invoice the Customer for all additional costs.
Delivery times are indicated as precisely as possible, but, inasmuch as their execution depends on external factors, these times are purely indicative and their exceeding cannot give rise to damages, nor to withholding, nor to the cancellation of ongoing orders or those already accepted by CUIR MARIN DE FRANCE. However, if three (3) months after the indicative delivery date the object of the sale has not been delivered, for any reason other than a case of force majeure, the sale may be cancelled at the request of either Party and, where applicable, the Customer may obtain reimbursement of the sums paid by him in relation to the order in question. In any event, timely delivery can only occur if the Customer is up to date with his obligations towards CUIR MARIN DE FRANCE.
The Customer is required to accept delivery and sign the delivery note. In the absence of receipt of the order by the Customer on the date agreed between the Parties, any new delivery and/or all related costs and charges (including fuel costs, tolls, immobilization, and time spent) will be re-invoiced to the Customer.
The Customer is responsible for checking the Products upon delivery. In the event of damage or missing items, the Customer must make all necessary observations and make any reservations with the carrier by registered letter with acknowledgment of receipt or extrajudicial act within three (3) calendar days following receipt of the Products in accordance with article L. 133-3 of the Commercial Code. The Customer must also notify CUIR MARIN DE FRANCE of these reservations, as well as any apparent defect and/or non-conformity of the delivered Product with the ordered Product or the shipping slip, by registered letter with acknowledgment of receipt within seven (7) calendar days from the delivery of the Products. Failure to make reservations with the carrier or to notify CUIR MARIN DE FRANCE will render all subsequent claims inadmissible.
Any Product for which no reservations, a copy of which will be sent simultaneously to CUIR MARIN DE FRANCE within the aforementioned deadlines, will be considered accepted by the Customer.
It is the Customer's responsibility to provide all justifications for the reality of the defects or missing items found.
Any return of Product must be subject to prior, written and express acceptance by CUIR MARIN DE FRANCE. Any Product returned without this acceptance will be held at the Customer's disposal and will not give rise to the issuance of a credit note. The costs and risks of return are always borne by the Customer. The Product must be returned in its original packaging and must not have undergone any modification. No return will be accepted if the Products have been damaged. Any return accepted by CUIR MARIN DE FRANCE will result in the creation of a credit note for the Customer after qualitative and quantitative verification of the returned Products.
In the event of an apparent defect or non-conformity of the delivered Products, brought to the attention of CUIR MARIN DE FRANCE under the conditions and within the deadlines provided, the Customer may obtain free replacement or reimbursement of the Products, at the choice of CUIR MARIN DE FRANCE, excluding any indemnity or damages.
CUIR MARIN DE FRANCE cannot be held liable for events occurring during transport, destruction, damage, loss or theft, even if it chose the carrier.
CUIR MARIN DE FRANCE assesses on a case-by-case basis whether the return is justified or not. The validly returned Product will result in a credit note issued by CUIR MARIN DE FRANCE, excluding any damages.
No credit note can be issued before receipt and inspection of the returned Products by CUIR MARIN DE FRANCE.
No unjustified return can be demanded by the Customer, unless CUIR MARIN DE FRANCE has given prior written agreement. The price at which the Products will be returned will be calculated based on the purchase price, to which a flat-rate depreciation coefficient of 20% will be applied.
In case of total non-payment of an invoice that has fallen due, after a formal notice has remained without effect for 48 hours, CUIR MARIN DE FRANCE reserves the right to suspend any current and/or future delivery.
8. Retention of Title – Transfer of Risks
CUIR MARIN DE FRANCE remains the owner of the delivered Products until full payment of their price, in accordance with the provisions of articles 2367 to 2372 of the Civil Code and L.624-16 of the Commercial Code, even in the event of payment terms being granted. Any contrary clause, particularly one inserted in the general terms and conditions of purchase, is deemed unwritten, in accordance with article L. 624-16 of the Commercial Code. The Customer undertakes not to resell or transform the Products until full payment of the price. This article does not prejudice the automatic termination of the order in the event of late payment, nor the transfer of risks to the Customer upon dispatch of the Products. In the event of attachment or the exercise of any right or enforcement procedure by a third party concerning all or part of the Products, the Customer must immediately inform CUIR MARIN DE FRANCE and take all necessary measures to preserve CUIR MARIN DE FRANCE's right of ownership.
By express agreement, CUIR MARIN DE FRANCE may exercise the rights it holds under this retention of title clause, for any of its claims, over all of its Products in the Customer's possession, the latter being conventionally presumed to be those unpaid, and CUIR MARIN DE FRANCE may take them back or claim them as compensation for all its unpaid invoices, without prejudice to its right to terminate ongoing sales.
The Customer may only resell unpaid Products within the normal course of its business, and may not under any circumstances pledge or grant security over its unpaid stock. In the event of non-payment, the Customer shall refrain from reselling its stock up to the quantity of unpaid Products.
In the event of the opening of insolvency proceedings or liquidation of assets, current orders will be automatically cancelled and CUIR MARIN DE FRANCE reserves the right to claim goods in stock.
This clause does not prevent the risks associated with the Products from being transferred to the Customer upon dispatch of the Products. Consequently, the Customer undertakes to assume responsibility for the repair of all damages resulting from theft, fire, deterioration or destruction of these Products from their dispatch.
From the moment of delivery, the Customer is constituted as depositary and guardian of the Products. In case of non-payment and unless preferring to demand the full and complete execution of the sale, CUIR MARIN DE FRANCE reserves the right to terminate the sale after formal notice and to claim the delivered goods, with the return costs remaining at the Customer's expense and the payments made being acquired by CUIR MARIN DE FRANCE as initial damages.
9. Product Warranty
Any claim for hidden defects must be notified by registered letter with acknowledgment of receipt to CUIR MARIN DE FRANCE within eight (8) calendar days from the discovery of the defect.
10. Financial Conditions
10.1 Price
The prices of the Products offered are those in force on the day of confirmation of the order by CUIR MARIN DE FRANCE.
These prices are stipulated in euros excluding taxes, with applicable taxes being invoiced in addition and established based on the rate in force on the day of invoicing. Prices are understood to be free of packaging, excluding delivery costs, which will be invoiced in addition.
10.2 Invoicing and Payment Terms
Unless special conditions are stipulated in the quote, the order, or on the invoices, invoicing and payment follow the following rules, whether for an online or offline order:
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for an order of less than 200 Products: invoice payable in full upon receipt.
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for an order of 200 Products or more: 50% of the invoice amount must be paid upon order and the balance upon receipt of the Products.
For offline orders, all payments must be made in euros by bank transfer (RIB indicated on the invoice) or by check (made out to CUIR MARIN DE FRANCE) and sent to the address of the registered office of CUIR MARIN DE FRANCE.
For online orders of less than 200 Products, payment for the order is made using a CB, Visa, and MasterCard payment card, or a Paypal account.
Payment is made by credit card. CUIR MARIN DE FRANCE accepts major types of credit cards (Carte Bleue, VISA, Mastercard, American Express).
The security of card data transmission is ensured by SSL (Secure Socket Layer) encryption and the payment page is hosted on a banking server that ensures the integrity and confidentiality of the collected data. Each payment systematically triggers an authorization request to the Customer's bank to verify the validity of the card details.
When payment is made via Paypal, it is 100% secured by the Paypal payment company.
10.3 Discounts
No discount will be granted for early payment.
10.4 Rebates, Reductions, Allowances
The rebates, reductions, or allowances that CUIR MARIN DE FRANCE may grant, if applicable, to the Customer taking into account its purchase volumes or the Customer's assumption of certain services are described in their terms of grant communicated to the Customer.
10.5 Late Payment
Any sum not paid by the due date will automatically incur a late interest equal to three and a half (3.5) times the legal interest rate for the current year on the outstanding amounts. This interest accrues from the day following the payment due date until full payment.
Furthermore, in accordance with the provisions of Article L.441-10 of the Commercial Code, any late payment or non-payment, in whole or in part, of an invoice issued by the Service Provider will automatically result in the application of a fixed legal indemnity of 40 euros for recovery costs, in addition to the late payment penalties already applicable.
In the event of total or partial late payment and after a prior written formal notice has remained without effect for seven (7) calendar days from its receipt by the Customer, CUIR MARIN DE FRANCE reserves the right to suspend the execution of other ongoing orders in the event of late payment of previous invoices.
Such a suspension cannot be considered a cause for termination of the order by the Customer, and will be at the Customer's expense, who undertakes to bear the consequences thereof, particularly delays in deadlines.
All orders that CUIR MARIN DE FRANCE agrees to execute are, given that the Customer presents sufficient financial guarantees, and that he will effectively pay the amounts due by their due date, in accordance with the legislation. Therefore, if CUIR MARIN DE FRANCE has serious or particular reasons to fear payment difficulties on the part of the Customer at the date of the order, or subsequent thereto, or if the customer does not present the same guarantees as at the date of acceptance of the order, CUIR MARIN DE FRANCE may subject the acceptance of the order or the continuation of its execution to cash payment or to the provision, by the Customer, of guarantees in favor of CUIR MARIN DE FRANCE. CUIR MARIN DE FRANCE will also have the option, before the acceptance of any order, as well as during its execution, to require the Customer to provide its accounting documents, and in particular profit and loss accounts, even provisional ones, allowing it to assess its solvency. In the event of refusal by the Customer of cash payment, without any sufficient guarantee being offered by the latter, CUIR MARIN DE FRANCE may refuse to honor the order(s) placed and to deliver the goods, without the Customer being able to argue an unjustified refusal of sale, or claim any compensation.
11. Personal Data
Each Party undertakes, as far as it is concerned, to collect, process, store and protect personal data in compliance with the European and French regulations applicable to it concerning personal data protection, and in particular Law No. 78-17 of January 6, 1978, relating to data processing, files and freedoms, as amended, and any new law or decrees adopted for its application, such as Digital Republic Law No. 2016-1321 of October 7, 2016, and Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of April 27, 2016, known as "GDPR", so that neither Party can be held liable in this regard.
CUIR MARIN DE FRANCE’s commitments regarding personal data protection are expressly indicated in the document entitled "Personal Data Protection Policy", which is part of the contractual documents.
12. Liability – Insurance
12.1 Liability
CUIR MARIN DE FRANCE is subject to an obligation of means with regard to the performance of its obligations.
Each Party is responsible for direct damages resulting from the non-performance or improper performance of its obligations.
Should CUIR MARIN DE FRANCE be held liable in connection with an order, the amount of damages awarded to the Customer may not exceed, all damages combined, the amount paid by the Customer for the order whose default or poor execution caused the damage suffered by the Customer.
CUIR MARIN DE FRANCE shall not be held liable (i) for indirect damages suffered by the Customer or a third party, such as business interruption, damage to reputation or image, nor (ii) for any action brought against the Customer by third parties, nor (iii) for damages directly attributable to a breach of the Customer's contractual obligations. CUIR MARIN DE FRANCE shall not be responsible for damages resulting from the fault, omission or negligence of a third party or the Customer.
In any event, CUIR MARIN DE FRANCE shall not be held liable for any delay in performance in the event of a force majeure event affecting CUIR MARIN DE FRANCE.
The Customer expressly waives the benefit of articles 1221, 1222 and 1223 of the Civil Code.
12.2 Insurance
Each Party undertakes to insure itself and to keep its insurance contract in force with a notoriously solvent insurance company, for the financial consequences of its civil, professional, tortious and/or contractual liability for bodily, material and immaterial damage caused to the other party and to any third party in connection with the execution of the order.
13. Force majeure
Events considered as cases of force majeure or fortuitous events are events beyond the control of the Parties, which they could not reasonably be expected to foresee, and which they could not reasonably avoid or overcome, insofar as their occurrence makes the performance of obligations totally impossible.
Cases of force majeure or fortuitous events that relieve CUIR MARIN DE FRANCE of its obligation to deliver and/or execute within the initially planned deadlines include: strikes by all or part of CUIR MARIN DE FRANCE's staff or its usual carriers, fire, flood, war, production stoppages due to accidental breakdowns, impossibility of being supplied with raw materials, epidemics, pandemics, thaw barriers, roadblocks, strike or supply disruption of EDF-GDF, or supply disruption for a cause not attributable to CUIR MARIN DE FRANCE, as well as any other cause of supply disruption not attributable to other suppliers.
In such circumstances, CUIR MARIN DE FRANCE shall notify the Customer in writing, in particular by fax or email, within 24 hours of the date of occurrence of the events, the contract binding CUIR MARIN DE FRANCE and the Customer being then automatically suspended without compensation, from the date of occurrence of the event.
If the event lasts for more than thirty (30) days from its date of occurrence, the sales contract concluded by CUIR MARIN DE FRANCE and its Customer may be terminated by the most diligent party, without either party being able to claim damages.
This termination shall take effect on the date of first presentation of the registered letter with acknowledgment of receipt denouncing the said sales contract.
14. Right of withdrawal
As the Customer is a professional purchasing within the scope and for the needs of their profession and/or the number of employees employed by them is less than or equal to five, the right of withdrawal provided for in Article L. 221-3 of the Consumer Code does not apply.
15. General obligations of the Customer
The Customer undertakes to collaborate actively and in good faith with CUIR MARIN DE FRANCE to facilitate its interventions, including (i) by providing it, upon request, with the documents, information, tools and authorizations necessary for the supply of the Products and, as soon as it becomes aware of them, all new elements likely to influence the execution of the order, (ii) by informing it, without delay, of any errors or malfunctions affecting the work carried out during deliveries in order to limit the possible consequences of such errors or malfunctions, and (iii) by carrying out, where applicable, the validations incumbent upon it within the deadlines assigned to it by the relevant order or, in the absence of specific deadlines in the relevant order, within deadlines that do not jeopardize CUIR MARIN DE FRANCE's performance of its obligations.
16. Miscellaneous
16.1. Domicile. The Parties elect domicile at their registered office.
16.2 Notification. Any formal notice or injunction in connection with an order must be made by registered letter with acknowledgment of receipt to the Parties' domicile as indicated in the header hereof.
16.3 Modification. No modification may be made to an order other than by an amendment duly signed by the Parties.
16.4 Confidentiality. Each Party undertakes to preserve the confidentiality of all documents and information received from the other for a period of five (5) years from the acceptance of the order.
16.5 Applicable Law / Competent Courts. The GTC and orders are governed by French law. Any dispute arising from the interpretation or execution of the GTC or an order shall be subject to an attempt at amicable settlement. To this end, the Parties agree to meet to settle their dispute during a meeting organized at the initiative of either Party. Failing an amicable solution within one (1) month from the date of the aforementioned meeting, all disputes to which the GTC and orders may give rise, concerning their validity, interpretation, execution, termination, their consequences and their follow-up, shall be submitted to the jurisdiction of the courts within the jurisdiction of the Lyon Court of Appeal.
17. Acceptance
These GTC are an integral part of the agreement binding the Parties.
The Customer acknowledges that they have read these GTC and have fully understood their content and that, by placing an order, they accept their terms and conditions.