Sales terms

General Terms and Conditions of Sale and Delivery of MELTAVIS GmbH 79650 Schopfheim – Germany

1. Scope of Application

These General Terms and Conditions of Sale and Delivery (“GTC”) apply to all business relationships between MELTAVIS GmbH (hereinafter referred to as the “Seller”) and its customers (hereinafter referred to as the “Buyer”). They apply exclusively to entrepreneurs within the meaning of Section 14 of the German Civil Code (BGB), legal entities under public law, or special funds under public law. Deviating or supplementary terms of the Buyer shall apply only if expressly accepted by the Seller in text form.

2. Offers, Conclusion of Contract, Prices, Payment

All offers are non-binding and subject to change. A contract shall be concluded upon written order confirmation or delivery of the goods. All prices are ex works (EXW), plus statutory value-added tax. Unless otherwise agreed, invoices are payable within 30 days net. In the event of late payment, the Seller is entitled to charge default interest at the statutory rate pursuant to Section 288 (2) BGB as well as the statutory lump-sum compensation pursuant to Section 288 (5) BGB. The Seller is further entitled to suspend further deliveries until full payment has been received.

3. Delivery

Delivery dates are non-binding unless expressly agreed as binding. The Seller shall not be liable for delivery delays caused by late or improper self-supply by upstream suppliers, provided that a congruent hedging transaction has been concluded. Claims for damages due to delivery delays shall exist only in cases of intent or gross negligence.

4. Transfer of Risk, Inspection, Complaints

The risk shall pass to the Buyer upon handover of the goods to the carrier. The Buyer shall inspect the goods immediately upon receipt and notify any obvious defects without undue delay. Complaints will only be processed if at least the batch number, the quantity concerned, a retention sample, and information on processing and substrates are provided.

5. Application Engineering Notes

Product descriptions, technical data sheets, and application engineering recommendations are based on experience and do not constitute a guarantee of specific properties or suitability for a particular purpose. The Buyer shall be solely responsible for verifying the suitability of the goods for the intended use. Even where application engineering support is provided by the Seller, the Buyer shall bear the sole risk for processing, combination with substrates, machine parameters, and the success of the final product. The Seller owes solely the delivery of the goods and not any specific application result or composite performance.

6. Warranty and Liability

Warranty claims are limited to defects in the goods and shall become time-barred 12 months after delivery. The Seller shall be liable without limitation in cases of intent or gross negligence and for injury to life, body, or health. In cases of slight negligence, the Seller shall be liable only for breaches of essential contractual obligations and limited to the foreseeable, typically occurring damage. Liability for production downtime, consequential damages, loss of profit, or indirect damages is excluded. Liability under the German Product Liability Act remains unaffected.

7. Retention of Title

The delivered goods shall remain the property of the Seller until full settlement of all claims arising from the business relationship.

8. Place of Performance, Jurisdiction, Applicable Law

The place of performance is Schopfheim, Germany. The place of jurisdiction shall be the registered office of the Seller, insofar as legally permissible. German law shall apply exclusively, to the exclusion of the UN Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (CISG).

Version: January 2026