Unless other conditions have been agreed to and written in the Purchase Order form or in letter or contract by CEM, the general terms and conditions of purchase shall be the following:

1. The orders shall be executed according to the conditions stated herein which cannot be altered without the prior approval of CEM.
   
   
2. The materials will not be accepted if any of the following conditions is not observed:
   
   • The materials shall be sent with a delivery note in duplicate indicating clearly the number of the Purchase Order.
   • The packing of the materials shall bear the following marking: CEM (the consignee’s name), quantity, Purchase Order number and the supplier’s name.
     
     
3. The materials shall be delivered to the location indicated in the Purchase Order.
   
   
4. The materials received shall be checked in respect to quantity and quality and, in case of any defect in workmanship or nonconformity with the technical specifications stated in the Purchase Order, CEM reserves the right to reject the goods.
   
   
5. In case of impossibility to satisfy the delivery time, the suppliers should previously obtain agreement from CEM for its extension. Otherwise, CEM is entitled to cancel the order without any obligation of compensating the supplier.
   
   
6. For cancellation of Purchase Order, a written notice given by C.E.M. will suffice.
   
   
7. CEM shall not accept to bear any charges on packings, unless with written consent by CEM, which should be strictly executed in accordance with the characteristics of the materials or as specified in the Purchase Order.
   
   
8. The materials shall be transported on account and under risks of the supplier until the moment they are delivered and received into the store of CEM.
   
   
9. The invoices shall always be in triplicate (one original and two copies), in which the Purchase Order number must always be mentioned.
   
   
10. Each invoice shall refer to only one Purchase Order.
    
    
11. The prices in the purchase order shall be understood as fixed. Otherwise, conditions of price revision shall be indicated in the Purchase Order.
    
    
12. For any additional payment due to price adjustment, when foreseen, a proper invoice for this effect must be issued.
    
    
13. In the cases where discount is allowed for prompt payment, the time for such discount benefit shall be counted from the date the invoice is received by CEM.
    
    
14. Payment will be effected 30 days after receipt of invoice by CEM.
    
    
15. Delivery of wrong quantity of materials will only be accepted in special cases and with the consent of CEM.
    
    
16. Unless otherwise specified, prices are expressed in patacas.

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