Global Electrics general conditions of sale

1. Unless expressly agreed otherwise and accepted by both parties, only the general and special conditions of this quote, order form, delivery note or invoice apply.
2. No service will be undertaken without a 50% deposit having been paid to us.
3. All invoices are payable at our offices in Opwijk.
4. Unless otherwise stipulated in writing, our invoices are payable in cash.
5. Any complaint relating to services provided must, on pain of nullity, reach us by registered letter within eight days of receipt of the invoice.
6. Any unpaid invoice eight days after its due date will automatically and without prior notice bear late interest of 1% per month started.
7. In the event of unjustified non-payment of an invoice on its due date or in the absence of unjustified delivery of the product or service ordered ten days after the agreed due date, a lump sum of 15% of the amount of the invoice, with a minimum of forty euros, will be due to the other party as damages, without prior notice.
8. Failure to pay an invoice on the due date makes all sums due immediately payable, regardless of the payment facilities granted in advance.
9. The customer acknowledges, in accordance with article 1583 of the civil code, that the supplies remain our property until their full payment plus any interest and costs. However, the risks are borne by the purchaser upon delivery. Eight days after the sending, by registered letter, of a formal notice to pay which has remained ineffective, the goods must be returned to us immediately, at the expense and risk of the customer who obliges himself to do so, and this on simple request on our side.
10. These general conditions are governed by Belgian law and any possible dispute will fall under the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of Brussels. The seller may, however, waive this clause of attribution of jurisdiction and, if he prefers, summon before the competent court under common law.

Clauses applicable to professional clients

1. Unless there is a hidden defect, any complaint relating to the goods supplied must, on pain of nullity, reach us by registered letter within eight days of receipt.
2. In accordance with article 6 of the law of August 2, 2002, the client will compensate us for all collection costs, including legal fees and expenses and technical advice, which we should incur as a result of a breach of its share in one of the obligations imposed on it by these general conditions.

Clauses applicable to consumer customers

1. The customer acknowledges having been properly informed of the quality, use and any specific properties of the goods purchased and, unless otherwise agreed in writing accepted by both parties, he acknowledges that these goods are not intended for special use.
2. In the event of supply of new goods and except hidden defect, any lack of conformity existing at the time of delivery of the goods and occurring within two years of this delivery must, on pain of nullity, be notified to us by registered letter at the latest within two months from the day on which the customer noticed the defect, or within two months from the day on which he should have known about it.
3. In the event of the supply of second-hand goods and except hidden defect, any lack of conformity existing during the delivery of the goods and appearing in the year of this delivery must, on pain of nullity, be notified to us by registered letter at the latest. within two months from the day on which the customer noticed the defect, or within two months from the day on which he should have known about it.
4. The lack of conformity denounced by the customer within the time limits and according to the forms specified in articles 14 or 15 will give rise, at our free choice, to the repair of the defective good or to its replacement. If repair or replacement proves impossible or disproportionate, we will offer an adequate reduction in the price or replacement with a conforming good.