Unit 27. Contract

Sample of Letter of Complain

Sample Inquiry Letter

Зразок листа-запиту

Pet Products Ltd. 180 London Road Exeter Ex 4 4JY   25^th February, 2008 Dear Sirs,   We read your advertisement in the «Pet Magazine» of 25^th December. We are interested in buying your equipment for producing pet food. Would you kindly send us more information about this equipment: - price (please quote CIF Odessa price) - dates of delivery - terms of payment - guarantees - if the price includes the cost of equipment installation and staff training   Our company specializes in distributing pet products in Ukraine. We have more than 50 dealers and representatives in different regions and would like to start producing pet in Ukraine. If your equipment meets our requirements, and we receive a favorable offer, we will be able to place a large order for your equipment.     Your early replay would be appreciated     With the best regards V. Smirnov Export-Import

Зразок листа-рекламації

  Men’s Clothes Dealers Ltd. 142 South Road Sheffield S20 4Hl England     18^th April, 2008     Ref: Our order No. 142 of 21st March, 2008   Dear Sirs, Thank you for your delivery of men’s silk shirts, which we ordered on the 21^st March, 2008. At the same time we would like to draw your attention to the following. After examination of the shirts we discovered some manufacturing defects: - there are oil stains in 12 shirts; - the colour of buttons on 5 of the shirts not match the colour of these shirts; - one shirt is in a different style.   We are returning the defective shirts by separate mail, carriage forward, and would ask you replace them with shirts in the colours and sizes specified below:     Size Colour Quantity 15 white 9 17 white 1 14 blue 6 16blue 2   We would appreciate a prompt replay.     With best regards S. Kravchenko Export-Import Manager  

Active Vocabulary

transaction to draw up the Contract syn: to make the Contract intentions obligations according to the licenses patents technology know-how herein after referred to as Seller Buyer hereby agreed as follows manganese CIF terms FOB terms the quantity is understood packing included receipt	угода готувати контракт наміри обов’язки згідно чогось ліцензія патент технологія ноу-хау, технологія виробництва далі іменується як Продавець Покупець домовились про наступне марганець поставка на умовах CIF кількість визначається включаючи упаковку квитанція, рахунок
syn: invoice notification by cable the Buyer is to open by cable	повідомлення телеграмою Покупець повинен відкрити
confirmed	підтверджений
Visible Letter of Credit with the purpose…	існуючий акредитив з метою
is to be valid for 90 days with the right of extension the payment of the goods is to made	дійсний 90 днів з правом продовження оплата товарів відбувається
Certificate of Weight Set of Bills of Lading in the event of devaluation	Свідотство ваги комплект коносамента (транспортна накладна) у випадку знецінення

A Contract forms the basis of a transaction between the Buyer and the Sellers. A Contract is an a agreement made by two or more persons that is enforceable by law. As a rule, the Contract consists of the main elements such as the subject of the Contact, the terms of payment, the terms of the delivery, guarantees, packing and marking, arbitration, Insurance, and other conditions. In foreign trade transaction a contract is drawn up to give legal expression to the intentions of the partners and to guarantee that the obligations contained in the contract will be fulfilled. According to the purpose and contents, contracts can cover: goods, services, licenses, patents technology and know-how. Here is an example:

Contract № 5/1

London 14^th January, 2008

Ukrexport, Kyiv, herein after referred to as the Seller and British Manganese Ltd, London, herein after referred to as the Buyer, hereby agreed as follows:

The Seller has sold and the Buyer has bought manganese of Ukraine origin on CIF terms from one of the Black Sea ports at the Seller’s option. The price for the goods is understood to be per metric ton, packing included. The quantity is understood to at the Seller’s option.

Within five days after the receipt of the Seller’s notification by cable that the goods are ready for shipment, the Buyer is to open by cable with the Ukrainian Bank for Foreign Trade, Kyiv, an irrevocable, confirmed and visible Letter of Credit in favour of the Seller for the full value of the goods plus 5% to cover the option. The letter of credit is to be valid for 90 days, with the right of extension, if required, by the Seller. The payment of the goods is to made in US dollars for 100% (hundred per cent) of the invoice value of management on presentation to the Ukrainian Bank for Foreign Trade, Kyiv, of the following documents:

o Invoice in 3 copies;

o Seller’s Certificate of Weight;

o Set of Bills of Lading;

o In the event of devaluation of the US dollar under the present Contract both parties have the right to renegotiate the price of the goods.

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