【实用】英文合同三篇
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英文合同 篇1
棉花买卖合同（适用于非国产棉贸易）
COTTON PURCHASE CONTRACT APPLICABLE TO
NON- CHINESE COTTON TRADE
中国棉花协会制定
INSTITUTED BY CHINA COTTON ASSOCIATION
20xx年4月
棉花买卖合同
COTTON PURCHASE CONTRACT
合同编号: 日期:
Contract No.: Date:
买方: 卖方:
Buyer:Seller:
地址: 地址:
Address: Address:
电话: 电话:
Tel: Tel:
传真: 传真:
Fax: Fax:
电子邮件：电子邮件：
E-mail: E-mail:
本合同由买卖双方订立，根据本合同规定的条款，买方同意购买、卖方同意出售下述商品:
This Contract is made and entered into by and between the Buyer and the Seller; and in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Contract, the Buyer agrees to buy and the Seller agrees to sell the following commodity:
1 商品名称
1 Commodity
产地：
Origin:
生产年度：
Crop year:
类别：（细绒棉 ，长绒棉）
Category: _________ (upland cotton, long-staple cotton)
加工方式： 锯齿棉皮辊棉
Ginning: saw ginnedroller ginned
2 规格/质量
2 Specifications/Quality
级别: USDA通用棉花标准
Grade:USDA Universal Cotton Standards
凭小样（小样型号）
by type:
长度: （英寸，毫米）
Staple Length: (inch/mm)
马克隆值: NCL
Micronaire: NCL
断裂比强度值: 最小值 克/特克斯，平均值 克/特克斯以上
Strength: minimumgrams/tex,
average above grams/tex
3 数量
3 Quantity
净重： （吨，磅，包）
Net Weight:(ton/pound/bale)
溢短装率: %（默认值为1.5％） 不允许多装
Weight Tolerance Ratio %( If not specified here, 1.5% will be applied)
Excess not allowed
吨与磅的换算公式： 1吨=2204.62磅
Conversion between ton and pound: 1 ton=2204.62 pounds
4价格
4 Price
单价：（美分/磅，人民币元/吨）
Unit Price: (USC(cent)/pound or RMB(Yuan)/ton)
价格条件： （CIF，CFR， FOB，其它）
Terms: (CIF, CFR, FOB or others)
总价: （美元，人民币元）
Total Value:(USD/RMB)
5付款方式 信用证 凭单托收其它
5 Payment Terms Letter of Credit D/P Others
6重量、质量检验:CIQ检验证书为结算和索赔的依据
6 Weight and Quality Inspection: CIQ Inspection Certificate shall be the basis for settlement and compensation
7装运/交货日期：从——（年月日）到——（年月日），或按月等量装运/交货（每月数量）（吨，磅，包）
7 Shipment / Delivery: shipment /delivery from_________(mm/dd/yy) to_______(mm/dd/yy) Or equal monthly shipment/delivery as follows: ___________( ton, pound, bale)
8目的地:
8 Destination:
9一般条款
9 General Terms
一般条款为本合同不可分割的一部分。对该条款中任何一款的修改和删除应在备注中注明。 The General Terms shall constitute an integral part of the Contract. Amendment to or deletion of any general terms shall be specified in the Remarks.
10 仲裁：凡因本合同引起的或与本合同有关的任何争议，双方同意提交：（中国国际经济贸易仲裁委员会[CIETAC]； 国际棉花协会[ICA]; 其它仲裁机构），按照申请仲裁时该仲裁机构现行有效的仲裁规则进行仲裁。
10 Arbitration: Any dispute arising from or in connection with the Contract shall be referred to ( CIETAC ，ICA , OTHERS )for arbitration in accordance with its arbitration rules effective at the time of application.
11 本合同采用书面形式，由买卖双方授权代表签字。双方在合同签订日之前以其它书面通讯方式,如信函、电报、传真或电子邮件形式达成的成交内容，须由本合同确认。
11 This Contract shall be made in written form and signed by the authorized representatives of the parties. The signed or stamped contract shall verify the terms and conditions of the contract previously agreed to at an earlier date in other written communications including mail, telegraph, fax, or e-mail.
12 备注
12 Remarks
买方签字: 卖方签字:
Signature of the Buyer:Signature of the Seller：
日 期： 日 期：
Date: Date:
一般条款
GENERAL TERMS
本一般条款是《棉花买卖合同》不可分割的一部分。
These General Terms shall be an integral part of the Cotton Purchase Contract.
1 定义
1 Definitions
在本合同中,下列词语的含义如下:
The following terms shall have the following meanings in the Contract:
· CIQ：中国出入境检验检疫机构。
CIQ：China Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine
· NCL：不允许超出控制界限。
NCL：No control limit is allowed.
· USDA：美国农业部。
USDA: United States Department of Agriculture
· 通知：采用电报、信函、传真、电子邮件等方式告知对方。
Notification: to notify the other party by telegraph, mail, fax, e-mail, or other methods.
· 皮重：棉花包装材料的重量。
Tare: the weight of cotton’s packaging materials.
· 净重：总重扣除皮重后的重量。
Net Weight: the gross weight less tare.
· 非棉物质：混入棉花中对使用有严重影响的硬软杂物，如化纤丝、麻丝、破布、木屑、金属物品等。
Non-Cotton Substance: soft or hard sundries mixed in the cotton that have serious impact on the use of the same, including chemical fiber, flax, cloth, wooden chips metal articles, etc.
· 无纺用价值棉花：霉变棉、水渍棉、油污棉、火烧棉、棉花废料、棉短绒等。
No Spinning Value Cotton: mouldy cotton, water damaged cotton, oil stained cotton, burned cotton, cotton waste and linters, etc.
· 棉花废料:加工或使用棉花过程中产生的下脚回收废料等。
Cotton Waste: leftover and/or recycling waste left during the processing or use of the cotton.
· 欺诈棉包：单个棉包中：含有与棉花完全无关的非棉物质；里面含有污染棉花，但从棉包外部或可看出或看不出来；好棉花在外面，次棉花包在里面，以免在常规检查中被发现；有一定数量的无纺用价值棉花。
False Packed Bale: cotton in a single bale: containing substances entirely foreign to cotton; containing damaged cotton in the interior with or without any indication of such damage upon the exterior; composed of good cotton upon the exterior and decidedly inferior cotton in the interior, in such a manner as not to be detected by customary examination; or containing a certain amount of no spinning value cotton.
· 混杂棉包：单个棉包中含有一定数量不同品级、不同长度或不同颜色类型的`棉花。
Mixed Packed Bale: a bale containing a certain amount of different grades, staples or colors of cotton.
· 溢短装率：到岸重量超出或少于合同规定重量的部分占合同总重量的百分率。
Weight Tolerance Ratio: the percentage of the part of the CIQ landed weight exceeding or shorter than the weight provided by the Contract against the total contract weight.
· 棉包密度：采用通用棉包密度，是指根据国际标准化组织——ISO第8115-1986（E）的规定，一个货包长度在1060-1400毫米，宽度540毫米，高度700-950毫米。
Bale Density: Universal Bale Density as determined by the International Standards Organization – ISO Reference No. 8115-1986 (E) is a bale with the nominal dimensions of 1060 to 1400 mm in length by 540 mm in width and 700-950 mm in height.
2包装
2 Packing
适合于海运的紧缩机出口包装，外裹棉布或其他不能产生异性纤维的包装，捆扎牢固，包装完整。如果使用容易产生异性纤维的包装材料包装棉花，则卖方须承担全部清理异性纤维的费用。棉花须以通用密度压缩货包的形式供货。
Compressed export packing suitable for voyage, outside wrapped by cotton cloth or other packing materials that do not contain foreign matters, tightly and completely packed. If any packing materials that may easily produce foreign matters are used to pack the cotton, the Seller shall bear all the expenses for the cleaning of foreign matters. The cotton shall be supplied in forms of universal density compressed package.
3唛头
3 Marks
除非另有约定，在棉包上挂有永久性棉包标识卡或在棉包的两侧用不褪色的颜料按下列项目逐包刷唛，其内容为：
Unless otherwise agreed, hang permanent cotton identification card onto the cotton bale or mark on both sides of each cotton bale with unfading paint the following items:
A 批号/包号 B毛重 C合同号
A. Lot Number/Bale NumberB. Gross WeightC. Contract Number
若唛头不清，由此而产生的混唛理货费由卖方承担。
If the marks are not clear, all the expenses arising from sorting the mixed mark bales shall be borne by the Seller.
4装船通知
4 Shipment Notice
4.1 如为FOB成交:卖方应在收到船公司的装运通知后48小时内，通知买方合同号、品级、长度级或小样型号、包装、净重、金额；装船日期、装船口岸、目的港和预计到港日期，并航寄、传真或电子邮件的形式将装船单据副本一式三份给买方。
4.1 Under FOB terms: the Seller shall notify the Buyer by telegraph, fax or e-mail of the contract number, grade, staple or type, packing, net weight, and price; as well as shipment date, shipment port, destination port and estimated arrival date within 48 hours after notification from the shipping line and mail, fax or e-mail three copies of the duplications of the loading documents to the Buyer.
4.2 如为CFR/CIF成交:卖方应在收到船公司的装运通知后48小时内，通知买方船名、船龄(老船卖方要付超龄加保费)、船旗、装船日期、装船口岸、目的港、合同号、提单号、总金额、毛重、净重。
4.2 Under CFR/CIF terms: the Seller shall notify the Buyer of the ship name, ship age (for aged ship the Seller shall pay the over-age extra premium), ship flag, shipment date, shipment port, destination port, contract number, number of the bill of lading, total price, gross weight and net weight within 48 hours after the shipment notification from the shipping line.
4.3 如卖方未按上述4.1、4.2款规定通知买方，以致买方未能及时购买保险，由此而产生的损失由卖方负担。
4.3 If the Seller fails to notify the Buyer by telegraph, fax or e-mail as provided in above Article
4.1 and Article 4.2 and thus the Buyer is unable to purchase the insurance in time, all the losses arising therefrom shall be borne by the Seller.
英文合同 篇2
Anti-Dilution
反稀释条款 The Conversion Price shall be adjusted on a full-ratchet basis for issuance of any securities of the Company at a purchase price less than the then-effective conversion price. Additionally, the Conversion Price shall be proportionally adjusted for share splits, share dividends, recapitalizations and the like.
若公司以低于届时转股价格的价格发行任何证券，转股价格将调整为新发行的证券的价格。发生股票分拆、发放股票股利、再资本化和类似情形时，转股价格亦将按比例作相应调整。
Protective Provisions
保护性条款 The consent of 75% of the CN holders will be required for any of the following actions of the Company and its subsidiaries:
公司及其子公司的下述事项须征得75%的可转换债券持有人同意：
1) Amendment to the Memorandum of Articles of Association
公司章程的修改
2) Make any material change in the nature of its business
公司业务性质的任何重大改变
3) Merger, consolidation, reorganization, liquidation, dissolution, or winding-up
合并、收购、重组、清算、解散或停业
4) Acquire, grant an operating right in relation to or otherwise dispose of any shares or securities or material part of its business or assets (excluding current assets)
股权、重要业务或重大资产（不包括流动资产）的收购、处置，经营权的获取、授予
5) Sell, mortgage, pledge, lease, transfer or otherwise dispose of a substantial portion of assets 重大资产的出售、抵押、担保、租赁、转让或处置
6) Issuance of equity or debt securities, repurchase or redemption of any equity security: re-classification of issued securities; increases, decreases or alters the existing issued share capital 股权或债权证券的发行，任何股权证券的赎回，已发行证券的重新分类，现有股本的增加、减少或改变
7) Declaration or payment of dividends
宣布发放或支付股利
8) Enter into any joint venture, partnership or consortium arrangement
签订任何合营或联营协议
9) Termination, or material amendment to the terms of stock option plan including number of options, vesting period, and exercise price of options
股票期权计划的终止，或其中条款的重大改变（包括期权总额、行权期、行权价格）
10) Any loans to any director, officer or employee
提供给任何董事、高管人员或雇员的贷款
11) Any related party transaction outside the ordinary course of business
任何非正常业务之外的关联交易
12) Incurrence of any external borrowing by the Company which exceeds US$ [ ], or a series of external borrowing by the Company which in the aggregate over any 12 month period exceed US$ [ ].
公司超过[ ]美元的任何外部借贷，或12个月内累计超过[ ]美元的一系列外部借贷的发生
13) Change the terms of employment of any employee whose base salary is in excess of US$50,000 per annum
任何底薪超过5万美元/年的雇员雇用条款的改变
14) Hire or dismiss key management staff
聘用或解雇关键管理人员
15) Enter into any contract or arrangement which involves a consideration or payment exceeding US$[ ] to be made within any one year
任何1年内须支付对价超过[ ]美元的合同或安排的达成
16) Change of the Auditors or any material change in accounting practices or policies
审计师事务所的变更或任何会计制度或政策的重大改变
17) Select the listing exchange or the underwriters for an IPO or approve the valuation and terms and conditions for the IPO, whether or not the IPO is a Qualified IPO
IPO上市交易所或承销商的选择，或IPO（不管是否合格IPO）估值以及条款的批准
18) Annual budget including capital expenditure.
年度预算（包括资本支出）。
Undertakings by Founders
创始人股东保证 The Founders undertakes with the Investors that, at all times after the Closing Date, they will not sell or transfer any of their shares prior to the completion of a Qualified IPO, unless the prior written consent is obtained from the Investors.
创始人股东向投资人保证，投资交易完成日之后到合格IPO完成之前，不出售或转让任何持有的公司股份，除非事先得到投资人的书面许可。
Pre-emptive Rights
优先购买权 The Investors shall have a pro-rata right, based on their percentage equity ownership on a as-if converted basis, to participate in any subsequent equity financing of the Company on the same price and terms and conditions as the Company proposes to offer such new securities. The Investors will have a right to subscribe any portion of the new issue that is not subscribed by the existing shareholders.
投资人将有权优先按比例（根据假定转换为普通股后在总股本中所占的比例），以相同价格和条件参与公司后续的权益融资。投资人将有权优先认购现有股东在新证券发行中未认购的股份。
Right of First Refusal, and Co-Sale Rights
优先受让权和共同出售权 The Investors shall have first refusal rights and co-sale rights whereby any holder of Ordinary Shares who proposed to sell all or a portion of his shares to a third party must first permit the investors at their option (i) to purchase such shares on the same terms as the proposed transferee, or (ii) sell a proportionate part of their shares on the same terms offered by the proposed transferee. Such rights of first refusal and co-sale rights would terminate upon the closing of a Qualified IPO.
投资人享有优先受让权和共同销售权，任何欲向第三方出售全部或部分股份的.普通股股东须首先允许投资人 (i) 以与拟受让人同等条款购买该股份，或 (ii) 以同等条款按比例向拟受让人出售股份。合格IPO完成后，该优先受让权和共同出售权即终止。
Information Rights
信息获取权 The Company shall provide to all Investors:
公司须向所有投资人提供：
1) audited consolidated profit and loss accounts, balance sheets and statements of cash flow of the Company within three (3) months after the end of each financial year;
每个会计年度结束后3个月内提供公司经审计的合并损益表、资产负债表和现金流量表；
2) monthly management accounts of the Company and individual company standard accounts for each entity within the Company, to be provided within 15 business days after each month end; 每月度结束后15个工作日内提供公司月度管理报表及公司内每一主体单独的标准报表；
3) quarterly consolidated management accounts within 30 days after each quarter end;
每季度结束后30日内提供合并的季度管理报表；
4) annual budgets and forecasts not less than 30 days prior to the commencement of each financial year;
不迟于每个会计年度开始30日前提年度预算和财务预测；
5) all other information which Investors may reasonably require within 7 days of the Company’s receipt of a notice requesting such information, or a clear demonstration of best efforts if more than 7 days are required;
在收到信息索要通知后7日内提供投资人合理要求的任何其他信息，如果需要7天以上，则需提供公司已尽最大努力的清楚证明；
6) full details of any progress in relation to any IPO of all or part of the business as soon as practicable;
及时提供公司全部或部分业务IPO相关的任何进展的细节；
7) access to books and records, the facilities, properties, management, employees, and accounting and legal advisors of the Company at any reasonable time after reasonable prior notice by Investors;
在投资人提前通知后的合理时间内，准许其接触帐簿和记录、设施、房产、管理层、员工，以及会计和法律顾问；
8) prompt notification of any withdrawal of bank facilities of the Company, and the Company’s best efforts to restore adequate banking facilities;
在银行撤销公司任何授信额度时，迅即通知投资人，以及公司为恢复足够的银行授信所做的最大努力；
9) prompt notification of any material litigation or any circumstances that would likely give rise to material litigation; and
迅即通知任何重大诉讼或可能导致重大诉讼的情形；以及
10) prior notification of any change in the equity percentages of any subsidiary or affiliate, or any joint venture to which the Company is a party.
提前通知投资人任何下属子公司、附属企业或公司作为其中一方的合资企业股权结构的任何变化。
All financial statements shall be prepared to Investors in English and prepared in accordance with IAS.
所有财务报表均应以英语提供给投资人，并依照国际会计准则编制。
These information rights shall terminate upon the IPO of the Company.
公司IPO后，投资人的上述信息获取权即终止。
Registration Rights
注册权 1) Demand, S-3, F-3 or Equivalent, and Piggyback Rights: The specific terms of registration rights would include at least the following: (i) starting three years after the Closing Date, the holders of 50% of the outstanding CN may request a Form F-1 registration statement to be filed; (ii) starting one year after the IPO, two (2) demand registrations upon request of holders of 50% of the outstanding CN on Form S-3 or F-3 or equivalent if listed on a non-US stock exchange; (iii) unlimited piggyback registrations in connection with registrations of shares for the account of the Company or selling shareholders exercising demand rights; and (iv) cut-back provisions providing that registrations must include at least 25% of the shares requested to be included by the holders of registrable securities and employees, directors, etc. must be cut back before the holders of registrable securities would be cut back.
要求注册、按S-3、F-3（或相当的表格）注册和附带注册权：注册权的特定条款至少包括如下内容：(i) 本次融资完成3年后，持有50%已发行可转换债券的股东有权要求公司向美国SEC提交F-1注册申请; (ii) IPO后1年内，持有50%已发行可转换债券的股东有权向公司提出两次按S-3、F-3（或相当的表格，若在美国之外的股票交易所挂牌）请求注册; (iii) 次数不限的当公司或其他出售股票的股东注册时的附带注册权或与其相当的权利；以及 (iv) 注册削减条款：任何注册削减条款应规定，所有注册（除与IPO相关的注册）应至少满足原持有人要求注册数的25%，且股东要求的注册数被削减的前提是公司的董事、高管、员工、顾问和普通股股东要求的注册数首先被削减。
2) Expenses: The Company would bear the registration expenses (excluding underwriting discounts and commissions but including all other expenses related to the registration) of all such demand, piggyback and S-3, F-3 or equivalent registration.
费用：公司应承担上述注册的注册费用（不包括承销折让与佣金，但包括所有其他与注册相关的费用）。
3) Transfer of Rights: The registration rights may be transferred.
权利的转让：注册权可以转让。
4) Termination: The registration rights would terminate on the earlier date of: (1) five (5) years after the closing of this financing, or (2) when any holder can sell all of such holder’s shares in any three-month period without registration pursuant to Rule 144 under the 1934 Act.
权利的终止：注册权在下述较早实现之日终止：(1) 本次融资完成5年后，或 (2) 任何股东可以依据美国1934年《证券交易法》第144条在任何3个月期内出售所有股份而不必登记之时。
Exclusivity
排他性 The Investors will have the exclusive right to negotiate and complete the Investment for a period of eight weeks from the signing of this Term Sheet. During this Exclusive Period, neither the Company, nor the Founders, shall provide information, solicit or entertain proposals, or conduct any discussion or negotiation with any third party regarding the issuance of shares or other securities or instruments by the Company, or any other subsidiary or affiliate of the Company.
自本投资条款签署之日起八周内，投资人享有商洽并完成投资的排他性权利。在排他期限内，公司或公司创始人股东均不得就公司、子公司或其他附属公司发行股份、其他证券或金融工具事宜向任何第三方提供信息、发出要约邀请或意向，或与第三方进行任何探讨或谈判。
Costs
费用 The Company shall bear all costs and expenses reasonably incurred by the Investors in relation to the Investors’ investment contemplated under this Term Sheet including but not limited to the preparation, negotiation and execution of Transaction Documents and the legal, financial, commercial and technical due diligence undertaken by the Investors, up to a maximum limit of US$200,000.
投资人依照本投资条款而合理支出的全部成本和费用（包括但不限于交易文件的准备、谈判、实施以及法律/财务/商业/技术尽职调查费用）由公司承担，其上限为20万美元。
In the event Completion does not take place, the Company and the Investors shall bear their own costs and expenses, provided that if the Company unilaterally decides not to proceed with Completion, the Company shall bear all costs and expenses reasonably incurred by or on behalf of the Investors in relation to the Investors’ intended investment under this Term Sheet including but not limited to the preparation and negotiation of the Transaction Documents and the due diligence undertaken by the Investors, up to a maximum limit of US$200,000.
在投资最终未能完成的情形下，公司和投资人将自行承担各自的成本和费用。若公司单方面决定终止投资完成，公司将承担投资人（或通过其代表）依照本投资条款而合理支出的全部成本和费用（包括但不限于交易文件的准备、谈判以及尽职调查费用），其上限为20万美元。
Confidentiality
保密性 The terms and conditions stipulated in this Term Sheet, including its existence, and the information about the Company shall be confidential information and shall not be disclosed to any third party unless required by applicable law or regulations of any stock exchange. This restriction does not apply to employees, legal counsels, accountants, and other professional advisors of the Company, the Founders, or the Investors, on a need-to-know basis.
本投资条款规定的条款和条件，包括本投资条款的存在，以及关于公司的信息均为保密信息，除非适用法律或股票交易所规则要求，不得向任何第三方披露。上述限制不适用于公司、创始人股东或投资人的员工、会计师、律师及其他专业顾问（因其需要获知相关信息）。
Language of Performance
履行语言 All notices, communications, and proceedings relating to this Investment and the exercise or performance of the parties’ respective rights and duties will be in English.
所有与本次投资相关的通知、来往函件和记录，以及各方权利和责任的行使、履行，均应以英语进行。
Termination
终止 The CN and CN Holders’ rights hereunder terminate upon the closing of any Qualified IPO, except for any public offering or registration rights, which continue for the respective agreed periods. In the event of a Qualified IPO, the terms of the CNs and CNs will have to be disclosed in the offering document / prospectus and therefore the confidentiality clause can no longer be able to complied with.
本投资条款中可转换债券及可转换债券持有人的权利在合格IPO完成后即终止，但公开发行及注册权除外（该权利持续至相应的约定期限）。合格IPO发生时，可转换债券及可转换债券的相关条款须在发行文件/招股说明书中披露，因而保密条款不再适用。
英文合同 篇3
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CONSULTING AGREEMENT
, 200_ (the "Effective Date") by and between XYZ Corporation, a ______________ corporation duly organized under law and having an usual place of business at _______________________(hereinafter referred to as the “Company") and (hereinafter referred to as the "Consultant").
WHEREAS, the Company wishes to engage the Consultant to provide the services described herein and Consultant agrees to provide the services for the compensation and otherwise in accordance with the terms and conditions contained in this Agreement,
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, accepted and agreed to, the Company and the Consultant, intending to be legally bound, agree to the terms set forth below.
1. TERM. Commencing as of the Effective Date, and continuing for a period of ____ (__) years (the “Term”), unless earlier terminated pursuant to Article 4 hereof, the Consultant agrees that he/she will serve as a consultant to the Company. This Agreement may be renewed or extended for any period as may be agreed by the parties.
2. DUTIES AND SERVICES.
(a) the “Duties” or “Services”).
(b) Consultant agrees that during the Term he/she will devote up to ____ (__) days per month to his/her Duties. The Company will periodically provide the Consultant with a schedule of the requested hours, responsibilities and deliverables for the applicable period of time. The Duties will be scheduled on an as-needed basis.
(c) The Consultant represents and warrants to the Company that he/she is under no contractual or other restrictions or obligations which are inconsistent with the execution of this Agreement, or which will interfere with the performance of his/her Duties. Consultant represents
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and warrants that the execution and performance of this Agreement will not violate any policies or procedures of any other person or entity for which he/she performs Services concurrently with those performed herein.
(d) In performing the Services, Consultant shall comply, to the best of his/her knowledge, with all business conduct, regulatory and health and safety guidelines established by the Company for any governmental authority with respect to the Company’s business.
3. CONSULTING FEE.
(a) Subject to the provisions hereof, the Company shall pay Consultant a consulting ($______) Dollars for each hour of Services provided to the Company (the ting form, a listing of his/her hours, the Duties performed and a summary of his/her activities. The Consulting Fee shall be paid within fifteen (15) days of the Company’s receipt of the report and invoice.
(b) Consultant shall be entitled to prompt reimbursement for all pre-approved expenses incurred in the performance of his/her Duties, upon submission and approval of written statements and receipts in accordance with the then regular procedures of the Company.
(c) The Consultant agrees that all Services will be rendered by him/her as an independent contractor and that this Agreement does not create an employer-employee relationship between the Consultant and the Company. The Consultant shall have no right to receive any employee benefits including, but not limited to, health and accident insurance, life insurance, sick leave and/or vacation. Consultant agrees to pay all taxes including, self-employment taxes due in respect of the Consulting Fee and to indemnify the Company in the event the Company is required to pay any such taxes on behalf of the Consultant.
4. EARLY TERMINATION OF THE TERM.
(a) If the Consultant voluntarily ceases performing his/her Duties, becomes physically or mentally unable to perform his/her Duties, or is terminated for cause, then, in each instance, the Consulting Fee shall cease and terminate as of such date. Any termination “For Cause” shall be made in good faith by the Company’s Board of Directors.
(b) This Agreement may be terminated without cause by either party upon not less than thirty (30) days prior written notice by either party to the other.
(c) Upon termination under Sections 4(a) or 4(b), neither party shall have any further obligations under this Agreement, except for the obligations which by their terms survive this termination as noted in Section 16 hereof. Upon termination and, in any case, upon the
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Company’s request, the Consultant shall return immediately to the Company all Confidential Information, as hereinafter defined, and copies thereof.
5. RESTRICTED ACTIVITIES. During the Term and for a period of one (1) year thereafter, Consultant will not, directly or indirectly:
(i) solicit or request any employee of or consultant to the Company to leave
the employ of or cease consulting for the Company;
(ii) solicit or request any employee of or consultant to the Company to join the
employ of, or begin consulting for, any individual or entity that researches,
develops, markets or sells products that compete with those of the Company;
(iii) solicit or request any individual or entity that researches, develops,
markets or sells products that compete with those of the Company, to employ or
retain as a consultant any employee or consultant of the Company; or
(iv) induce or attempt to induce any supplier or vendor of the Company to
terminate or breach any written or oral agreement or understanding with the
Company.
6. PROPRIETARY RIGHTS.
(a) For the purposes of this Article 6, the terms set forth below shall have the following meanings:
(i) to Consultant or which are first developed by Consultant during the course of the performance of Services hereunder and which relate to the Company' present, past or prospective business activities, services, and products, all of which shall remain the sole and exclusive property of the Company. The Consultant shall have no publication rights and all of the same shall belong exclusively to the Company.
(ii) For the purposes of this Agreement,
Confidential Information shall mean and collectively include: all information relating to the business, plans and/or technology of the Company including, but not limited to technical information including inventions, methods, plans, processes, specifications, characteristics, assays, raw data, scientific preclinical or clinical data, records, databases, formulations, clinical protocols, equipment design, know-how, experience, and trade secrets; developmental, marketing, sales, customer, supplier, consulting relationship information, operating, performance, and cost information; computer programming techniques whether in tangible or intangible form, and all record bearing media
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containing or disclosing the foregoing information and techniques including, written business plans, patents and patent applications, grant applications, notes, and memoranda, whether in writing or presented, stored or maintained in or by electronic, magnetic, or other means.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the term “Confidential Information” shall not
include any information which: (a) can be demonstrated to have been in the public domain or was publicly known or available prior to the date of the disclosure to Consultant; (b) can be demonstrated in writing to have been rightfully in the possession of Consultant prior to the disclosure of such information to Consultant by the Company; (c) becomes part of the public domain or publicly known or available by publication or otherwise, not due to any unauthorized act or omission on the part of Consultant; or (d) is supplied to Consultant by a third party without binder of secrecy, so long as that such third party has no obligation to the Company or any of its affiliated companies to maintain such information in confidence.
(b) Except as required by Consultant's Duties, Consultant shall not, at any time now or in the future, directly or indirectly, use, publish, disseminate or otherwise disclose any Confidential Information, Concepts, or Ideas to any third party without the prior written consent of the Company which consent may be denied in each instance and all of the same, together with publication rights, shall belong exclusively to the Company.
(c) All documents, diskettes, tapes, procedural manuals, guides, specifications, plans, drawings, designs and similar materials, lists of present, past or prospective customers, customer proposals, invitations to submit proposals, price lists and data relating to the pricing of the Company' products and services, records, notebooks and all other materials containing Confidential Information or information about Concepts or Ideas (including all copies and reproductions thereof), that come into Consultant's possession or control by reason of Consultant's performance of the relationship, whether prepared by Consultant or others: (a) are the property of the Company, (b) will not be used by Consultant in any way other than in connection with the performance of his/her Duties, (c) will not be provided or shown to any third party by Consultant, (d) will not be removed from the Company's or Consultant’s premises (except as Consultant's Duties require), and (e) at the termination (for whatever reason), of Consultant's relationship with the Company, will be left with, or forthwith returned by Consultant to the Company.
(d) The Consultant agrees that the Company is and shall remain the exclusive owner of the Confidential Information and Concepts and Ideas. Any interest in patents, patent applications, inventions, technological innovations, trade names, trademarks, service marks, copyrights, copyrightable works, developments, discoveries, designs, processes, formulas,
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know-how, data and analysis, whether registrable or not ("Developments"), which Consultant, as a result of rendering Services to the Company under this Agreement, may conceive or develop, shall: (i) forthwith be brought to the attention of the Company by Consultant and (ii) belong exclusively to the Company. No license or conveyance of any such rights to the Consultant is granted or implied under this Agreement.
(e) The Consultant hereby assigns and, to the extent any such assignment cannot be made at present, hereby agrees to assign to the Company, without further compensation, all of his/her right, title and interest in and to all Concepts, Ideas, and Developments. The Consultant will execute all documents and perform all lawful acts which the Company considers necessary or advisable to secure its rights hereunder and to carry out the intent of this Agreement.
7. EQUITABLE RELIEF. Consultant agrees that any breach of Articles 5 and 6 above by him/her would cause irreparable damage to the Company and that, in the event of such breach, the Company shall have, in addition to any and all remedies of law, the right to an injunction, specific performance or other equitable relief to prevent the violation or threatened violation of Consultant's obligations hereunder.
8. WAIVER. Any waiver by the Company of a breach of any provision of this Agreement shall not operate or be construed as a waiver of any subsequent breach of the same or any other provision hereof. All waivers by the Company shall be in writing.
9. SEVERABILITY; REFORMATION. In case any one or more of the provisions or parts of a provision contained in this Agreement shall, for any reason, be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability shall not affect any other provision or part of a provision of this Agreement; and this Agreement shall, to the fullest extent lawful, be reformed and construed as if such invalid or illegal or unenforceable provision, or part of a provision, had never been contained herein, and such provision or part reformed so that it would be valid, legal and enforceable to the maximum extent possible. Without limiting the foregoing, if any provision (or part of provision) contained in this Agreement shall for any reason be held to be excessively broad as to duration, activity or subject, it shall be construed by limiting and reducing it, so as to be enforceable to the fullest extent compatible with then existing applicable law.
10. ASSIGNMENT. The Company shall have the right to assign its rights and obligations under this Agreement to a party which assumes the Company' obligations hereunder. Consultant shall not have the right to assign his/her rights or obligations under this Agreement without the prior written consent of the Company. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Consultant's heirs and legal representatives in the event of his/her death or disability.
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