Exhibit 10.1
Form of Sales Agency
Agreement
DATED: ____
2010
山
东中文实业集团有限公司
(SHANDONG ZHONGWEN INDUSTRIAL
GROUP COMPANY LIMITED)
and
香港中文博国
际集团有限公司
(HONGKONG ZHONGWENBO
INTERNATIONAL GROUP COMPANY LIMITED)
SALES AGENCY
AGREEMENT
THIS
AGREEMENT is made on the
__ th
day of
____, 2010.
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山
东中文实业集团有限公司
(SHANDONG ZHONGWEN INDUSTRIAL
GROUP COMPANY LIMITED), a
limited liability company established and existing under the laws
of the People’s Republic of China (the “ PRC
”) and whose address is at Damu Village, Miaozi Town,
Qingzhou City, Shandong Province, PRC ( 中華人民共和國山
东省青州市庙子镇大牟村
); and
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香港中文博国
际集团有限公司
(HONGKONG ZHONGWENBO
INTERNATIONAL GROUP COMPANY LIMITED) , a company incorporated and existing under the
laws of Hong Kong and whose registered office is at 4/F & 5/F,
Central Tower, No.28 Queen’s Road Central, Hong Kong (the
“ Agent ”).
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The Principal
manufactures and sells the Products (as defined below).
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The Agent
wishes to be appointed as the Principal’s agent in the
Territory for the sale of the Products (as defined
below).
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NOW IT IS
HEREBY AGREED as follows
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In this
Agreement, unless the context otherwise requires:
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means in
relation to either party, any circumstances beyond the reasonable
control of that party (including, without limitation, any strike,
lock-out or other form of industrial action).
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“
Intellectual Property ”
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means any
patent, copyright, registered design, trade mark or other
industrial or intellectual property right subsisting in the
Territory in respect of the Product, and applications for any of
the foregoing.
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means in
relation to any Products, the price actually charged to the
customer therefor (less any value added or other sales tax thereon
included in the price).
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means products
as are manufactured by or for the Principal and are from time to
time notified in writing by the Principal to the Agent, as more
particularly set out in the List of Products in the Schedule
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“
Restricted Information ”
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means any
information which is disclosed to the Agent by the Principal
pursuant to or in connection with this Agreement (whether orally or
in writing, and whether or not such information is expressly stated
to be confidential or marked as such).
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means any
productions other than Brazil and the PRC (excluding the Special
Administration Regions of Hong Kong and Macau and the territory of
Taiwan).
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The headings of
this Agreement are inserted for convenience only and shall be
ignored in construing this Agreement. Unless the context
otherwise requires, references in this Agreement to the singular
shall be deemed to include references to the plural and vice versa;
references to one gender shall include all genders and references
to any person shall include an individual, firm, body corporate or
unincorporate.
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References to
any statute or statutory provision shall include any statute or
statutory provision which amends or replaces or has amended or
replaced it and shall include any subordinate legislation made
under the relevant statute.
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References in
this Agreement to clauses, schedules and exhibit are references to,
clauses of and schedules and exhibit to, this Agreement and
references to sub-clauses and paragraphs are unless otherwise
stated, references to sub-clauses and paragraphs of the clause,
sub-clause or, as appropriate, the schedule in which the reference
appears.
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The Principal
hereby appoints the Agent as its agent for the sale of the Products
in the Territory, and the Agent hereby agrees to act in that
capacity, subject to the terms and conditions of this
Agreement.
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The Principal
shall not, during the continuance of this Agreement, appoint any
other person, firm or company as the Principal’s agent or
distributor for the sale of the Products in the
Territory.
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The Agent shall
not solicit or accept any orders for the Products:-
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from any person
in the Territory if the Agent knows or has reason to believe that
the Products concerned will be resold outside the Territory;
or
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from any person
outside the Territory.
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Subject to the
prior consent of the Agent either generally or in relation to any
specific transaction, the Agent shall guarantee to the Principal
the due performance by any customer or customers of contracts that
they have entered into with the Principal as a result of the
Agent’s activities under this Agreement. Such guarantee shall
be by way of separate agreement in writing between the Principal
and the Agent in a form to be agreed but which shall in any event
provide that the Agent is not to be liable thereunder in the event
of a refusal to perform by the customer or customers which is
caused by any default of the Principal.
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The Agent
shall, at all times during the continuance of this Agreement
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act in the
interests of the Principal and not allow its interests to conflict
with the duties that it owes to the Principal; and
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act towards the
Principal dutifully and in good faith.
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The Agent shall
use its best endeavours to promote and market the Products to
customers and prospective customers in the Territory and, subject
to the provisions of clause 4.1 , shall be entitled without
prior reference to the Principal to enter into contracts for the
sale of the Products in the name and on behalf of the
Principal.
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The Agent shall
conduct the promotion and marketing of the Products in the
Territory with all due care and diligence and shall cultivate and
maintain good relations with customers and potential customers in
the Territory in accordance with sound commercial
principles.
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Subject as
provided in this Agreement and to any directions which the
Principal may from time to time properly give, the Agent shall be
entitled to perform its duties hereunder in such manner as it may
think fit.
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The Agent shall
in all dealings concerning the Products describe itself as
“Sales Agent” for the Principal.
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The Agent shall
be responsible for obtaining all licences, permits and approvals
which are necessary or advisable for the sale of the Products in
the Territory and for the performance of its duties
hereunder.
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The Agent shall
comply with all applicable laws and regulations relating to the
sale of the Products in the Territory (other than those relating to
the nature, method of manufacture, packaging or labeling of the
Products) and shall notify the Principal of any changes in the laws
and regulations in the Territory relating to the nature, method of
manufacture, packaging or labeling of the Products.
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The Agent shall
maintain a list of customers and potential customers for the
Products in the Territory and shall at the request of the Principal
supply it with a copy of that list.
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The Agent shall
from time to time keep the Principal fully informed of the
Agent’s promotional and marketing activities in respect of
the Products.
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The Agent shall
keep the Principal informed of conditions in the market for the
Products in the Territory.
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The Agent shall
promptly inform the Principal of :
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any complaint
or after-sales enquiry concerning the Products which is received by
the Agent; and
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any matters
likely to be relevant in relation to the manufacture, sale, use or
development of the Products within or outside the
Territory.
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pledge the
credit of the Principal in any way;
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make any
modifications to the Products or their packaging or (without
prejudice to the generality of the foregoing) alter, remove or
tamper with the trade names, trade marks, or other means of
identification on the Products;
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use any
advertising, promotional or selling materials in relation to the
Products except those supplied or approved by the
principal;
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engage in any
conduct which in the opinion of the Principal is prejudicial to the
Principal’s business or the marketing of the Products
generally; or
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be concerned or
interested either directly or indirectly in the manufacture, sale,
promotion, marketing or importation into the Territory of any goods
which compete with the Products.
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SALES AND
STOCKS OF THE PRODUCTS
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All sales of
the Products by the Agent on behalf of the Principal shall be made
on such terms and conditions as the Principal may from time to time
specify in writing to the Agent, and accordingly :
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the Agent
shall, in the course of dealing with all customers and prospective
customers for the Products in the Territory, bring to their notice
such terms and conditions; and
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the Agent shall
not make or give any promises, warranties, guarantees or
representations concerning the Products other than those contained
in those terms and conditions of sale.
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All sales of
the Products by the
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