Paris Nord Villepinte du 04 au 07 octobre 2012 - Espace Exposant ...
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General conditions of sale<br />
1. 1•ACCEPTANCE OF THE GENERAL<br />
TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF RENTAL OF<br />
SURFACE AND STAND OUTFITTING<br />
These general conditions are applicable to all exhibitors<br />
(hereinafter referred to as the “Exhibitor(s)”) requesting<br />
admission to the SILMO, organised by the company<br />
COMEXPOSIUM SAS (with capital of €60,000,000,<br />
Immeuble le Wilson, 70 avenue <strong>du</strong> Général de G<strong>au</strong>lle,<br />
92058 <strong>Paris</strong> La Défense, France; Nanterre RCS business<br />
reg. no. 316 780 519 RCS) hereinafter referred to as the<br />
“Organiser”). Consequently, any admission to the Exhibition<br />
implies the full and complete acceptance by the Exhibitor of<br />
these general terms and conditions of sale. Any alteration<br />
or reservation made in any manner whatsoever to these<br />
terms and conditions by the Exhibitor shall be deemed to be<br />
null and void.<br />
2. ADMISSION<br />
Applications are subject to prior examination. In particular,<br />
the applicant’s solvency shall be checked, as shall the<br />
compatibility of their business with the Exhibition list and the<br />
neutrality of the message they may communicate at the<br />
Exhibition; any form of proselytism or militantism which may<br />
impede the smooth running of the Exhibition is prohibited.<br />
In the event of refusal, the applicant or their company shall<br />
be notified of this decision by the Organiser. Applications<br />
from candidates owing sums of money to the Organiser or a<br />
company in the COMEXPOSIUM Group and/or in litigation<br />
with the Organiser or a company in the COMEXPOSIUM<br />
Group may not be taken into account. Admission shall be<br />
confirmed either by the Organiser's official notification or via<br />
an invoice stating the stand's location, number and surface<br />
area. Unless the Organiser refuses the application, the<br />
signature on the application or online validation constitutes<br />
a firm and irrevocable commitment. The rejection of an<br />
application shall not constitute grounds for compensation.<br />
The Organiser reserves the right not to examine<br />
applications sent after the registration deadline (date as<br />
postmark). After this date, the Organiser does not<br />
guarantee the availability of the stand offer.<br />
3. FIRST INSTALMENT<br />
Payment of the first instalment, the amount of which is<br />
specified in the pricing terms and conditions, shall be sent<br />
by the Exhibitor to the Organiser when the application is<br />
sent. An invoice corresponding to this first instalment shall<br />
be sent to the Exhibitor on receipt of this payment. This<br />
sum shall be refunded if the applicant is not admitted to the<br />
exhibition. However, this sum shall be forfeit to the<br />
Organiser in full as lump sum compensation if the applicant<br />
withdraws their application or cancels their participation.<br />
Part of this sum shall be forfeit to the Organiser as lump<br />
sum compensation if the applicant cancels part of their<br />
participation (in this case, an amount corresponding to the<br />
part of the payment relating to the cancelled part shall be<br />
forfeit to the Organiser as lump sum compensation).<br />
4. TERMS OF PAYMENT<br />
The booking fees shall be paid in accordance with the<br />
payment terms and deadlines as set out below:<br />
• first instalment (deposit): when the application is sent by<br />
cheque or bank transfer.<br />
• second instalment: No later than fifteen days after the<br />
date of issuance of the invoice for the balance <strong>du</strong>e,<br />
payable by cheque or bank transfer; no discounts shall<br />
be granted for early or cash payments.<br />
All registrations made less than thirty (30) days before<br />
the Trade Fair must be accompanied by payment in full<br />
of the booking fees and/or cost of fitted stand order.<br />
All orders for stand fit-out made after enrolment of the<br />
exhibitor are payable in full with the order.<br />
5. PAYMENT - FAILURE OR DELAY<br />
Failure to pay any sums by the deadline stipulated on the<br />
invoices, whether this matches the date on the application<br />
form or not, shall result in the application of penalties at a<br />
rate equal to three times the legal interest rate beginning on<br />
the day after the invoiced sums become <strong>du</strong>e.<br />
Stands shall not be made available to Exhibitors until the<br />
balance has been paid.<br />
Following allocation of the stand, the balance of payment<br />
shall be made no later than the deadline given on the<br />
invoice.<br />
6. V.A.T<br />
Foreign Exhibitors may claim a VAT refund under the<br />
following conditions:<br />
• EU Member States<br />
Send a refund request to Direction Générale des Impôts,<br />
Centre des non-résidents, 9 rue d'Uzès - 75084 PARIS<br />
Cedex 02 (France).<br />
Provide original copies of invoices received, certifying on<br />
the applications that that they do not con<strong>du</strong>ct taxable<br />
business in France.<br />
• Non-EU Member Countries<br />
They must appoint a tax representative in France to carry<br />
out these formalities.<br />
7. WITHDRAWAL<br />
Any cancellation by the Exhibitor shall be notified to the<br />
Organiser in writing.<br />
If the Exhibitor cancels all or part of their participation in the<br />
Exhibition and/ or their fitted stand order, for any reason,<br />
prior to 01/02/11, they shall owe the Organiser<br />
compensation equal to the amount of the 1st.<br />
If the Exhibitor cancels all or part of the booking at the<br />
Trade Fair and/or stand order for any reason whatsoever<br />
after the 01/02/11, the amounts paid and/or <strong>du</strong>e - in whole<br />
or in part - for stand hire and/or stand orders and/or invoice<br />
for the balance <strong>du</strong>e shall remain with the Organiser, even if<br />
the stand is subsequently allocated to another Exhibitor.<br />
Moreover, if an Exhibitor fails for whatever reason to occupy<br />
the assigned stand twenty-four (24) hours before the Trade<br />
Fair opens, the Organiser may deem that the Exhibitor has<br />
cancelled the booking at the Trade Fair and the<br />
aforementioned conditions will apply.<br />
8. INSURANCE<br />
The Organiser shall take out an insurance policy with an<br />
insurance company of known sound financial standing on<br />
behalf of Exhibitors. The main terms and conditions<br />
(insurance cover, reimbursement ceiling, cover exclusions,<br />
etc.) are repro<strong>du</strong>ced in the Exhibitor Guide, a copy of<br />
which will be sent to the Exhibitor at a later date.<br />
a) Automatic insurance<br />
The Organiser shall take out insurance policies on behalf of<br />
the Exhibitors to provide <strong>au</strong>tomatic cover against damage<br />
to property. The coverage amounts shall be specified in the<br />
SILMO <strong>2012</strong> – 4 October to 7 October – <strong>Paris</strong> <strong>Nord</strong> <strong>Villepinte</strong>