Terms and Conditions

General terms and conditions for buying as a dealer

Rivièra Maison Wholesale B.V.
Import, export and wholesale of interior decoration and gift items
GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SALE
As filed with the Chamber of commerce in Amsterdam

Article 1. Definitions. 

1.1. Under these General Terms and Conditions of Sale, “Seller” is defined as Rivièra Wholesale B.V.,
import, export and wholesale of interior decoration and gift items.

1.2. “Buyer” is defined as any party entering into an agreement with Seller.

1.3. “Delivery” is defined as the transfer of possession of goods to Seller or, where goods are supplied
subject to retention of title, to the provision of goods for the use of Buyer.

Article 2. Applicability. 

2.1. These Terms and Conditions apply to all quotations and offers made by Seller as well as all
agreements entered into by Seller.

2.2. Deviation from these terms and conditions will occur only after express written agreement between
Seller and Buyer.

Article 3. Quotations and offers. 

3.1. All quotations and offers are free of obligation unless expressly stated to be irrevocable.

Article 4. Formation of agreements. 

4.1. The contract of sale enters into effect upon written confirmation by Seller or upon execution of said
contract.

4.2. Buyer implicitly agrees that the information shown in the order confirmation as provided by Seller is
complete and correct, unless disputed or rejected, in writing, within a period of 3 days.

Article 5. Price. 

5.1. Recommended price as quoted by Seller is exclusive of sales tax (VAT) and any other government
levies.

5.2. Published prices such as those appearing in catalogues or elsewhere place Seller under no binding
obligation. After an agreement is entered into, Seller is permitted to increase price as a result of
changes to circumstance including but not limited to price increases in or surcharges to the cost of
freight transport, customs duties, price of goods or raw materials, tax, expenses related to wages or
social insurance, decrease of value of Dutch currency and/or increase in value of foreign currency
and any and all governmental policies leading to price increases.

5.3. Should such price increase amount to more than 20% of the price of the goods as previously agreed
upon, excluding VAT, Buyer may cancel the agreement provided that he informs Seller in writing of
this cancellation. Buyer is not entitled to reimbursement of damages occurring as a result of this
cancellation.

Article 6. Retention of title. 

6.1. Seller retains ownership of any and all goods delivered to or in the possession of Buyer until such
time as Buyer fulfils the entire financial obligation as agreed upon with Seller.

6.2. Until ownership is transferred to Buyer, goods may not be pledged or otherwise made available to
any third party by Buyer.

6.3. Should goods for which the purchase price has already been fully paid by Buyer still be in possession
of Buyer, Seller reserves the right of pledge, as stipulated by Article 3:237 of Book 3 of the Dutch
Civil Code, against any and all obligations owed by Buyer to Seller, other than as stipulated in Article
3:92(2) of the Dutch Civil Code.

6.4. While in possession of goods to which title remains vested in Seller, Buyer is bound to store and
protect these goods in a satisfactory manner and to mark these goods indicating that title is vested
in Seller.

6.5. Should Buyer fail to meet the financial obligation as agreed upon with Seller, or should Seller have
good reason to believe that Buyer will fail to meet this obligation, Seller is entitled to recover goods
to which title has been retained. To this end, Buyer irrevocably authorizes Seller to enter upon the
property upon which these goods are stored.

6.6. After recovery of the goods by Seller, the original purchase price of the goods will be credited to
Buyer after deduction of expenses incurred by Seller in the recovery of these goods.

6.7. Buyer is entitled, in the ordinary course of business, to sell to third parties those goods to which title
remains vested in Seller. In case of credit sale of goods, Buyer is required to retain ownership of
these goods as described above in Article 6 of these General Terms and Conditions of Sale.

Article 7. Delivery and risk. 

7.1. Delivery occurs as expressly agreed upon in the Dealer Contract and according to the terms as
shown on the order confirmation or invoice.

7.2. Any and all risks pertaining to goods will be transferred to Buyer upon Seller’s announcement that
the goods have been made available at a location indicated by Seller either upon Seller’s property or
elsewhere, or upon delivery of goods to Buyer. In the contract of sale, Seller indicates whether
damage occurring during transportation of the goods shall be at the risk of Seller or Buyer.

Article 8. Delivery period. 

8.1. The agreed delivery period is approximate, except when parties expressly agree that delivery outside
of the agreed period shall automatically result in the cancellation of the contract of sale.

8.2. The delivery period commences at such time as Seller has been informed by Buyer of all information
necessary for the execution of the contract of sale and upon receipt of advance payment by Seller.

8.3. Seller is bound to adhere to the agreed delivery period wherever possible, but is not responsible for
loss or damage occurring as a result of later delivery. No financial obligation shall occur as a result of
delivery taking place after the agreed delivery period, nor is Buyer entitled to cancel the contract of
sale. After the expiration of the agreed delivery period, Buyer may demand, in writing, delivery of
goods within a period of 6 weeks, after which time Buyer may cancel the contract of sale should
delivery not yet have occurred.

Article 9. Payment. 

9.1. Buyer shall make payments in full and without deduction or the setting off of debts, within the
agreed payment period and into the account specified by Seller.

9.2. Seller is entitled to demand either payment in full of the agreed purchase price or a pledge toward
payment of the agreed purchase price before commencing and/or completing execution of the
contract of sale.

9.3. Should any part of the payment not be received within the agreed period, Buyer shall be in default
without further notice of such default being required. In this case, and in the case of deferment of
payment, interest shall payable by Buyer at the rate of 1.5% per month over the amount owing.

9.4. Should Buyer fail to meet any of the terms and conditions as stated in the contract of sale, Seller is
entitled to recover any and all expenses incurred as a result of this failure, including but not limited
to collection costs, legal fees and expenses incurred for advisory services, with a minimum of 15% of
the amount owing.

9.5. Payments made by Buyer will be applied to the balance of interest and expenses owing and
thereafter to the reduction of the principal sum of invoices beginning with the longest outstanding,
regardless of Buyer’s indication of an intention to settle any invoice of a later date.

Article 10. DEBTS DUE AND PAYABLE/SECURITY. 

10.1. Should Buyer fail to settle a debt and within the agreed payment period, Seller is entitled to cancel
further execution of all current contracts of sale between Seller and Buyer until payment is made in
full, without prejudicing any other legal rights to such suspension.
Additionally, Buyer’s failure to settle a debt immediately results in all outstanding amounts
becoming payable in full.

10.2 Claims against Buyer are immediately payable regardless of the completion of the agreed payment
period, should Buyer incur debt towards Seller, be declared bankrupt, apply for a moratorium, go
into liquidation, or enter into any other circumstance in which Seller’s certainty of receiving full
payment becomes threatened.

10.3 Seller may demand that Buyer provide a security toward the payment in full of any and all financial
obligations to Seller.

Article 11. GUARANTEES/DISPUTES. 

11.1. Should any delivered goods not meet the terms and conditions as described in the contract of sale,
Buyer must notify Seller as such in writing within 5 days of receipt of these goods, after which time
no further dispute will be allowed.

11.2. Goods sold by Seller are produced by hand. Minor variation in quality, size and colour occurring as a
result of production by hand cannot reasonably be expected to be entirely eliminated. Such variation
is generally accepted in commercial practice and therefore forms no grounds for complaint.

11.3. Disputes as to the number of packages delivered and the state of these packages upon delivery must
be recorded on the shipping statement or receipt upon delivery of the goods, or otherwise
immediately reported in writing to Seller. By not doing so, Buyer relinquishes every claim to
reparation of damages occurring as a result of said dispute.

Article 12. Liability. 

12.1. Seller accepts the legal liability pertaining to compensations as described in Article 12 of these Terms
and Conditions.

12.2. In the case of attributable failure to meet the terms and conditions of the contact of sale, Seller is
responsible only for reliance damages, i.e. reimbursement of the actual value of the goods. Any and
all other liability on the part of Seller for damage suffered by Buyer, including any indirect damages
incurred and/or loss of income, is expressly excluded.

12.3. Seller is in no way responsible for damages incurred in case of delay or as a result of goods being
delivered outside of the agreed delivery period as a result of altered circumstances or for damage
resulting from Buyer’s failure to provide adequate cooperation, information or materials as
necessary to execute the contract of sale.

12.4. Should damage occur as a result of an unlawful act by Seller and/or Seller’s employees or
subordinates for which Seller can legally be declared liable, Seller is solely liable to repair those
damages arising from intent or from gross negligence. Reparation in such cases is limited to the
amount of € 2,500,000 per occurrence, with a series of connected incidents counting as one
incident.

12.5. Seller’s liability for damage arising from any unlawful act other than as described in Article 12.4 of
these General Terms and Conditions of Sale is expressly excluded. Should Article 12.4 not apply, then
reparation is limited to the amount of the price (excluding VAT) agreed upon in the contract of sale
relating to which the damage has been suffered or, should no such contract have been agreed upon,
any agreement between Buyer and Seller existing at the moment of said damage having occurred,
but at all times limited to € 2,500,000, and with a series of connected incidents counting as one
incident.

12.6. Any and all claims for reparation of damages are limited by the circumstance of Buyer having
informed Seller in writing of such damage having occurred as promptly as can be considered
reasonable.

12.7. Buyer releases Seller from any and all responsibility regarding damages occurring as a result of the
actions of third parties involved in or connected to the goods and/or services provided for sale by
Seller, including the following:

12.7.a Any and all claims in connection with damages suffered by third parties, including Seller’s
employees, arising from the execution of the contract of sale or as a result of the actions or
negligence of Seller and/or from unsafe conditions on or in Seller’s property or place of business;

12.7.b. Any and all claims in connection with damages suffered by third parties arising as a result of faults in
goods or services supplied by Seller and which are used, altered or transferred by Buyer after
addition of or in connection with Buyer’s own products or services insofar as the fault is not a result
of use, alteration or transfer as described in this Article.

Article 13. Force majeure. 

13.1. Neither Buyer nor Seller is in any way liable for failure to meet any of the agreed terms and
conditions if such failure is a result of a circumstance which is beyond their control or for which
neither is accountable by law, by this legal/juristic act or according to generally accepted standards.

13.2. Seller is exempted from liability in the case of any of the following circumstances: industrial action;
disturbances affecting traffic and transportation; operational failure; riots and civil commotion; acts
of war; or contractual failure on the part of Seller’s suppliers.

Article 14. INDUSTRIAL AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY. 

14.1. Seller retains all industrial and intellectual property rights pertaining to the delivered goods.

14.2. Buyer releases Seller from all liability arising from claims made by third parties pertaining to
industrial and intellectual property rights relating to, in favour of and/or as indicated by and/or with
the aid of actions carried out by Seller.

Article 15. Internet Sales

15.1. The conditions allow the Dealer, to offer and sell the Rivièra Maison products on the internet,
provided, however, that the internet sales are conducted through an “electronic shop window” of
the authorized store and the luxury character of the products and brand is preserved. Rivièra Maison
explicitly prohibits the Dealer to visibly offer the Rivièra Maison products via third party websites,
such as Amazon, Bol.com etc. In order to preserve the luxury character of the products Rivièra
Maison will allow the Dealer to use the content made by Rivièra Maison. Rivièra Maison will share
this content as part of the agreement to extend the reach of brand awareness and to help the Dealer
grow their business. If a dealer is considered a strategic partner of Rivièra Maison, Rivièra Maison
will provide both automated content and stock information.

Article 16. Disputes 

16.1. The law of the Netherlands is solely applicable to agreements and/or contracts entered into by
Seller. Any dispute is subject to the judgement of the officially appointed judge in the place of
residence of Seller, unless Seller prefers to transfer this judgement to the officially appointed judge
in the place of residence or business of Buyer or unless mandatory rules of law stipulate otherwise.

General terms and conditions for buying in the physical store

Article 1. Definitions. 

In these conditions, the following terms are understood to have the following meanings:
The company: the CBW-approved retailer/contractor, participating in the SG CBW, who enters into or wishes to enter into an agreement with the customer;
The customer: the buyer/client or the party entering into or wishing to enter into an agreement with the company;
The business client: the customer acting in the exercise of a profession or business;
The consumer: the customer not acting in the exercise of a profession or business;
Delivery: the actual handing over of the purchased products and/or semi-finished goods to the customer;
Completion: the provision of the products and/or the work in ready-for-use conditions, as agreed;
Remotely concluded agreement: the agreement concluded with a consumer whereby, up to and including the concluding of the agreement, exclusively use is made of one or more techniques for remote communication, as described in Article 6:230g, 1st paragraph, of the Dutch Civil Code, e.g. web store or mail order;
Agreement Concluded Outside the Retail Space: an agreement concluded with a consumer otherwise than in the retail space of the company, as described in Article 6:230g, paragraph 1f, of the Dutch Civil Code (such as at a consumer’s home, at some trade fairs or on the street);
SG CBW: Stichting Garantieregelingen CBW [CBW Warranty Schemes Foundation], which is tasked with the execution and enforcement of the consumer schemes as referred to in Articles 19 and 21 of these conditions;
SG CBW participant: the CBW-approved company or one or more of his branches/operating companies affiliated with Stichting Garantieregelingen CBW;
Down payment: part of the agreed price paid by the customer upon concluding the agreement;
Floor: subfloor and/or underlayment and/or finish floor;
Subfloor: the existing surface on which the work must be carried out;
Underlayment: the material placed between the subfloor and the finish floor, not being repair material for the subfloor.
Connecting: the connecting of all supply and discharge pipes and wiring to existing and correctly placed connection points;
Installing: the placement of all supply and discharge pipes, wiring and connection points necessary for the correct fitting of the product;
Assembly (placing): the assembly and adjusting of the product or components thereof;
Other work: demolition and conversion work, the levelling of floors and the processing of tiles.
Dispute mediator: the independent party contracted by SG CBW to resolve any disputes.

Article 2. Validity. 

These conditions may only be used by CBW-approved homeware stores and apply only to the delivery of products and/or services in the area of home furnishing.
These conditions are solely applicable in situations involving a transaction between:
• a CBW-approved company established and operating in the Netherlands with a consumer
• a CBW-approved company established and operating abroad with a consumer residing in the Netherlands.

Article 3. Intellectual property. 

1. The company reserves all intellectual property relating to, among others, provided designs, images, drawings, samples and models. If the company so requests, the customer must return these immediately. If the company has additional legal rights, he may claim these.
2. The customer may not remove or change indications relating to rights of intellectual property in or affixed to the goods or services delivered or provided by the company.
3. The customer may not reproduce, make public, exploit or exhibit materials of the company that are subject to intellectual property rights without the permission of the company.

Article 4. The offer. 

1. All offers are valid for 21 days after the date of the offer, unless stated otherwise in the offer. Offers are based on the information, drawings and dimensions derived from these as provided by the customer and on any measurements performed by the company. The customer must inform the company of facts and/or circumstances that could affect the performance of the agreement, to the extent that these are relevant to the making of the offer (see also Articles 7 and 8). For floors, the company will take and keep to the longest length and widest width when measuring the surfaces, taking into account packaging units as they must be ordered from suppliers (linear metres of carpet, packages of laminate, full-length skirting etc.). Designs, images, drawings, indicated measurements and weights and samples and models provided by the company are as accurate as possible.
2. The offer includes a full description of the products to be supplied and the work to be carried out, the total (purchase) price, the delivery time, the payment conditions and the risks for both parties.
For “on-demand” orders, the offer includes an explanation thereof and information about the delivery time from the moment the demand is made, as described in Article 6, paragraph 6.
The offer indicates the price of the materials and the manner in which the price for the work to be carried out will be calculated. There are two ways: contract price or cost-plus.
a. with contract price, the parties agree a fixed price for which the work will be performed;
b. with cost-plus, the company draws up an accurate specification of the price factors, (including the hourly rate and unit prices of the required materials). The company can provide an indicative price, being an estimate of the total costs, at the customer’s request. The offer will indicate whether any additional costs will be involved, such as transport, delivery, payment or postage costs.
3. Any work activities not mentioned in the offer do not form part of the agreed price. If the customer does desire these, this may have a price-increasing effect (see also Article 13).
4. The customer must ensure that the company can carry out the work properly. If the customer has specific obligations to fulfil in that context, the company will indicate this in the offer. For example, the fact that the installation points, pipes and discharge pipes must be present in accordance with the company’s sketch (see Article 7, paragraphs 3 and 4).
5. If the customer does not accept the offer, the company may charge the costs incurred in drawing up the offer, but only if the customer has been demonstrably informed of these costs and their sum during or before the request for an offer. The customer becomes owner of the offer and any drawings following payment of the offer costs. The intellectual property remains with the company.

Article 5. The agreement. 

(for agreements outside the retail space or remotely concluded agreements: see Article 18)
Down payment
1. The company may request a down payment when entering into an agreement with a customer. For a business client (not a consumer), no maximum percentages apply. For consumers, the maximum percentage depends on the product.
2. The maximum down payment for consumers is 25%, except for the following products, for which the maximum is 15%:
a. kitchens/bathrooms/sanitary articles and/or components thereof, and/or related work;
b. parquet, floorboards of solid wood, linoleum, PVC, stair renovations, natural stone, gravel, (gravel) tile, poured concrete, concrete, concrete look, cork and laminate floors, and/or work to be carried out in connection with these products.
c any other product groups and/or services, if listed on www.cbw-erkend.nl.
3. The down payment percentages mentioned in paragraph 2 are subject to the down payment regulation described in Article 19. This does not apply in case of a remotely concluded agreement.
4. Remotely concluded agreements are not subject to maximum down payment percentages, excepting the statutory limitations as described in Article 11 paragraph 2.
Price changes
5. Price increases can be charged on to business clients.
6. For price increases for consumers, emerging after the conclusion of the agreement but before delivery, the following applies:
• Price increases resulting from VAT increases and other statutory measures can always be charged on.
• Other price increases within 3 months following the conclusion of the agreement may not be charged on.
• Other price increases after 3 months following the conclusion of the agreement may only be charged on if this has been agreed. The company must, when doing so, indicate why a price increase can be implemented and whether or not the consumer can then cancel the agreement without cost.
7. Price reductions after the conclusion of the agreement as a result of, for example, clearance sales, closing-down sales, promotions or discounts on showroom models do not entitle the customer to a reduction in the price.
Retention of title
8. The company remains the owner of the sold products until the customer has fully paid the price (and any additional costs). The customer is obliged to treat the products with care. He may not surrender the goods to third parties or give them as security, pledge them, or remove them or have them removed from the space in which they were delivered, until the owed amount has been paid.
9. The company may fully or partially cancel the agreement without notice of default in case of bankruptcy, suspension of payments, or a statutory debt rescheduling on the part of the customer.
Providing surety in respect of business clients
10. For agreements with business clients, the company may request that sufficient surety is provided for duly meeting the payment obligations before he fulfils the agreement or continues to do so.
Compensation of damages in respect of business clients
11. The company is never obliged to pay other damages to a business client than explicitly provided for in these conditions. He is never obliged to compensate for other direct or indirect damages, including damage suffered by third parties, loss of profits and such.
Call-out charges
12. The company may charge call-out charges if this has been agreed at the conclusion of the agreement. If transportation is not included in the agreement, the company may always charge call-out charges, except in cases of non-compliance.

Article 6. Delivery times. 

1. The delivery time is the agreed time within which the work must have been done or the products must have been delivered. The delivery time is fixed, unless the agreement indicates an estimated delivery time. If no delivery time has been agreed, consumer purchases are subject to a fixed delivery time of 30 days.
2. If the expected delivery time is exceeded, the company shall be granted an extension of this term to make the delivery. The extended term is at maximum one month, but never more than the original delivery time. Any price increase occurring during this period may not be charged on.
3. If the extended term or the fixed agreed delivery time is exceeded, the customer may cancel the agreement without notice of default or court intervention being required and/or may claim damages.
4. If, for agreements concluded with a business is exceeded, the company shall not be liable for any consequential damages in any form.
5. Where agreements with consumers are concerned, the company must compensate such damage as relates to the exceeding of the term and which can, among others given the nature of the liability and the nature of the damage, be imputed to him. The consumer must limit the damage as much as possible.
6. If it has been agreed that the company will place orders following notification from the consumer (order on demand), the agreed fixed or expected delivery time will apply as from the date of the demand. The demand must be made within nine months after the conclusion of the agreement, unless agreed otherwise. If no demand is made within that term, the company will remind the customer in writing and grant him a maximum of an additional three months to make the demand. After this term, the agreement shall be deemed to have been cancelled and Article 12 takes effect.

Article 7. Rights and obligations of the company. 

1. The company will deliver the products correctly, reliably and in accordance with the stipulations of the agreement. The work will be performed properly, reliably and in accordance with the stipulations of the agreement.
2. In the delivery of products and performance of work, the company will observe the statutory regulations in force at that time.
3. The company is under obligation to inform the customer in time and before concluding the agreement that the customer is obliged to ensure that the place where the work is to be carried out is suitable for this work to be carried out, e.g. that construction and/or installation regulations are met.
If the company does not inform the consumer of this in time or not at all, he must reimburse the damages suffered by the consumer and any damages suffered by the company shall be for the company’s own account.
4. The company shall also inform the customer of:
• any incorrectness in the assignment or the commissioned work, e.g. working on an improper foundation;
• defaults and unsuitability of certain goods, e.g. materials or equipment made available by the customer.
This only applies if the company is aware of these or should reasonably be aware of these. If the company fails to do so, it is liable for the damage, unless this damage cannot be imputed to him.
5.The company, if it has been informed by the customer (see Article 8 paragraph 5), will provide information on the necessity of using special equipment such as a lift or a crane, such as can be expected of him insofar as his expertise allows. The parties will agree for whose account and risk the use of said special equipment will be.
6. Once started, the company will continue the work on a regular basis.
7. The company will ensure that the work is carried out by people who are experts at that work.
8. If the work is delayed due to circumstances that are for the customer’s risk, the delivery time will be extended.
9. If the customer has any wishes regarding sound insulation of a floor (e.g. in apartments), the company will request a statement from the customer indicating the measured values of the subfloor and finish floor. If the customer fails to provide this statement, or it is unavailable, the company will warn the customer that the sound insulation may be lower following completion. The company ensures that it can demonstrate that the provided products have the required soundproofing effects, e.g. by providing product information from the supplier of the underlayment.

Article 8. Rights and obligations of the customer. 

1. The customer enables the company to deliver the products and carry out the work.
2. The customer ensures that the company has, in a timely fashion, at its disposal the necessary approvals (permits etc.) and information required for the work (e.g. the location of pipes).
3. The customer ensures that the place where work will be carried out is suitable for that work to be carried out, for instance that:
• the space can be properly closed off;
• floors are free of plaster, cement and dirt remnants, and any loose parts;
• construction and/or installation regulations are met;
• the installation points, tubes and drainpipes are as shown on the company’s drawings;
• electricity, heating, running water and sufficient ventilation are present.
If the customer does not ensure this, he must compensate the company for the demonstrable direct damage and reasonable costs suffered, and any damage suffered directly by him is for his own account.
4. The customer bears the risk for damage resulting from:
• incorrectness in the commissioned work;
• incorrectness in the constructions and working methods desired by the customer;
• defects in the (im)movable property on which the work is carried out;
• defects in materials or equipment made available by the customer.
This does not relieve the company of its duty to inform the customer of the matters described in paragraph 4 of Article 7.
5. The customer informs the company about extraordinary circumstances that, for example, make the use of a lift or crane necessary. The parties agree for whose account and the risk the special equipment will be. If the customer has failed to provide this information, the costs of the use of special equipment are for his account.
6. The customer ensures that work to be carried out and/or deliveries to be made by third parties are carried out or made properly and on time, so that the performance of the work is not delayed as a result. If any delay does occur, the customer must inform the company of this in a timely fashion.
7. The customer ensures that no other work is carried out in the place where the work takes place or has taken place that could damage the work of the company.
8. The customer ensures that the place of delivery is easily accessible and available in a timely fashion and that all possible actions are undertaken to enable smooth delivery or completion.
9. If the start or the progress of the work is delayed due to circumstances as described in this Article, the customer must compensate the company for the damage suffered as a result, if these circumstances can be imputed to the customer.
10. The customer must take proper care of the articles, materials and equipment of the company that are located at the work site.
11. The customer who, against the explicit advice of the company insists on the performance of specific work activities by the company, is personally liable for any resulting damage.
12. The customer cannot oblige the company to carry out work in contravention of Arbo [Occupational Health and Safety] regulations.

Article 9. The storage of products. 

1. If the products are presented for delivery on the agreed delivery date but are not accepted, for other reasons than that they are defective, the company will make a second delivery within a reasonable term. Following such refusal or second delivery, the company may charge storage costs and further demonstrable damage and reasonably incurred costs.
2. If the second delivery is also not accepted, the company may:
a. demand fulfilment of the agreement and charge storage costs, further demonstrable damage and reasonably incurred costs; or
b. consider the agreement to be cancelled in accordance with the provisions of Article 12. In addition to cancellation charges, the company may also charge storage costs.
3. If the products have been paid for by the customer, the company will hold the products in storage for a maximum of three months, charging reasonable internal or external storage costs to the customer, taking into account the sale value of the products and the length of the storage period, unless agreed otherwise. If the customer has still not taken possession of the products after 3 months, the agreement is considered to have been cancelled and the company may, in addition to the cancellation fee described in Article 12, charge reasonable storage expenses. The company must inform the customer in writing of his intention to do so.
4. Where a consumer purchase is concerned, the risk of fire and damage during storage is covered by the company at its expense through insurance.

Article 10. Transport and damage at delivery. 

1. The transport of products is included in the price, except for portable articles or if otherwise agreed. The company bears the risk of damage or loss during transport. If the products are delivered by a professional carrier, the company will ensure proper insurance.
2. If damage is identified upon delivery, the customer must note this on the delivery slip. If there is no opportunity to identify any damage at the time of delivery, the customer will note this on the delivery slip. It is recommended to report visible damage to the company within 2 working days.
3. If the customer organises the transport personally, he must verify as far as possible whether the products are undamaged and complete, after receiving them but before the transport.

Article 11. Payment of the sales price. 

1. The general payment condition is down payment upon delivery (cash or PIN), also if work (services) is included in the agreement. The customer may also ensure that the sum has already been credited to the company’s bank account prior to delivery.
2. It is possible to agree a different payment condition, but it is legally prohibited to offer a consumer only advance payment of the (remaining) purchase price as a payment condition.
3.The company making partial deliveries may require payment for the delivered part at each partial delivery. For each partial delivery, the customer receives a partial invoice.
Contracting for work (services)
4. With regard to contracting for work (exclusively for services and any small materials), parties agree that payment will be made in terms proportionate to the progress of the work and the delivery of materials. In this, the maximum down payment percentages for consumers (see Article 5, paragraph 2) are taken into account. If no specific agreements are made about this, the following payment conditions apply:
• upon commissioning the work, 25% or 15%, respectively, of the agreed sum, depending on the maximum down payment percentage described in Article 5 paragraph 2.
• proportionate to the completion of the work, up to 60% of the agreed sum
• immediately after completion, up to 90% of the agreed sum, and
• within 14 days of completion, the remaining percentage
The customer will receive a partial invoice each time.
Payment term for invoices
5. Payment of an invoice or partial invoice must take place no more than 14 days after the invoice is received, unless otherwise agreed.
Non-timely payment
6. If the customer does not pay on time, he is legally considered, without notice of default being required, to be in default. Nevertheless, the company will, upon expiry of the payment term, send the customer a payment reminder in which he notifies the customer of his default. The company will give him the opportunity to pay within 14 days of receipt of the payment reminder, and will inform him of the consequences if he fails to do so.
7. Following expiry of this additional term, the company is authorised to collect the owed amount without further notice of default being required. The collection charges and other expenses involved are for the customer’s account. These costs are limited to the maximum percentage of the principal sum permitted by law and regulation.
8. The company may charge statutory interest to consumers if payment has still not been made after expiry of the term described in paragraph 5. The interest may be calculated starting from the expiry date of the term described in paragraph 4 until the full sum has been paid.
With business clients, the company may charge the statutory commercial interest rate after expiry of the term described in paragraph 5.
Suspension of payment obligation
9. In the event of complaints, the customer is exclusively entitled to suspend payment of that part of the invoice that corresponds to the content and severity of the complaint. The company may not collect this part of its invoice if the complaints are justified. This does not release the customer from his obligation to pay the remaining part of the purchase/contracting price within the payment term.
10. If payment in terms has been agreed, exclusively for the contracting of work, and the company does not continue the work, the customer is authorised to suspend his payment of the relevant term. This does not release the customer of his obligation to pay partial invoices sent at an earlier date, within the payment term for those invoices.

Article 12. Cancellation. 

1. If the customer cancels the agreement, he will owe a compensation fee. This fee is based on loss of income based on industry averages. The compensation fee is comprised of the gross profit margin (fixed and variable costs, profit mark-up), minus variable costs not incurred, such as delivery costs. The compensation fee is 30% of the purchase/contracting price, unless the parties have agreed otherwise. The fee is 50% if the customer cancels after he has already been informed that the (partial) delivery can take place.
2. The percentages described in paragraph 1 are definitive, unless the company can prove that the damage it suffered is greater or the customer can sufficiently demonstrate that the damage is smaller.
3. Cancellation must preferably be effected in writing. In case of verbal cancellation, the company will confirm this in writing.
4. When purchasing a kitchen, the consumer may, within 2 days starting on the day after the conclusion of the purchase, cancel in writing against a fixed percentage of 5% of the purchase price with a minimum of € 500. If no email address of the company is known to the consumer, he can also cancel by way of registered letter, thus proving through the dated proof of posting that the letter was sent within 2 days.
5. The consumer is not obliged to pay a cancellation fee where it concerns an agreement concluded outside the retail space or a remotely concluded agreement if he is making use of the right of withdrawal as described in the law and in Article 18 D for this method of sale.
6. In case of unfair commercial practice, as described in the Wet Oneerlijke Handelspraktijken [Unfair Commercial Practices Act], a consumer may cancel the agreement at no cost. The consumer must prove that this was the case.

Article 13. Additional expenses, supplemental work and/or less work. 

Expenses incurred due to default of the customer in enabling the performance or progress of the work will be charged to the customer.
Supplemental work and/or less work will be calculated in reasonableness and fairness.
Supplemental work is, among other things, understood to mean: all work and deliveries that are not included in the agreement and that are carried out at the customer’s request.
Less work is understood to mean: the part of the agreement that by mutual consent of the parties is not carried out. Non-flooring of areas, e.g. columns and recesses and cutting wastage, are not taken into consideration for less work calculations. At the customer’s request, the company will leave left-over materials with the customer.

Article 14. Non-performance of agreement due to force majeure. 

1. If the performance of the agreement is temporarily impossible for reasons that cannot be imputed to either party, the other party is released from its obligations for that period.
2. If the performance of the agreement by one of the parties remains entirely or partially impossible for reasons that cannot be imputed to that party, both parties will make as great an effort as is reasonably possible to carry out the agreement nonetheless. The parties shall confer on this matter. If parties fail to reach agreement, they have the right to cancel the agreement in its entirety or in part, respectively, subject to compensation payable to the other party for expenses reasonably incurred and to be incurred.

Article 15. Conformity and warranty. 

1. The delivered product must have those qualities that the consumer may, based on the agreement, expect when used in a normal manner (conformity). This also applies for non-standard usage if this is agreed by the parties at the time of conclusion of the agreement. If these expectations are not met, the consumer has the right to repair or replacement, cancellation and/or price reduction.
2. The company offers 2 years’ full warranty on the delivered products, in addition to the statutory obligations described in paragraph 1. The parties may also agree otherwise in writing. The 2-year warranty does not apply to defects relating to usage by the customer not corresponding to the intended purpose of the products. In case of a consumer purchase, the company will plausibly demonstrate this. The company bears the costs of repair or replacement, including transportation and call-out charges.
If the defect can be properly repaired, the company is not obliged to replace the product.
If the customer has moved to an address outside the Netherlands, transport and call-out charges will be reimbursed based on the original delivery address.
3. The customer must, according to the law, prevent or limit his damage to the greatest possible extent.
4. Even after the two-year warranty in paragraph 2, a consumer may still have rights under the law (as described in paragraph 1). In such event, the company cannot invoke the expiry of this warranty.
5. The obligations of the company with regard to conformity and warranty described in paragraphs 1 and 2 do not fall under the down payment scheme described in Article 19. In the event of bankruptcy/suspension of payments/statutory debt rescheduling on the part of the company, the customer may apply as a creditor to the receiver/administrator.
6. If the manufacturer of the products offers a more extensive warranty to the company, this warranty also applies to the customer.
7. Warranty provisions are only valid if the delivered products or the work performed are used in accordance with their intended use, or are used in a non-standard manner if that has been agreed.
8. The customer must behave as befits a good customer. This includes, among other things, that he must maintain and treat the product correctly and judiciously.
9. Deviations in colour, wear resistance, structure etc. may limit or exclude the right to warranty and/or reimbursement for damages. This applies if the deviations are acceptable from a technical perspective in accordance with current, usual standards or business practice.
10. Exceptions to the warranty in paragraph 2 are: (disposable) batteries, replaceable light sources, home accessories and normal wear.

Article 16. Liability. 

The company is not liable for damage by causes of which it was not nor should have been aware, unless it is responsible pursuant to the law or if the parties have agreed otherwise. Such causes may include:
• the emergence of shrinkage seams and/or hairline cracks as a result of the gradual loss of moisture in newly built or renovated structure;
• the occurrence of discolouration, shrinkage seams and/or hairline cracks through the direct influence of heat sources such as the sun, central heating pipes and hearths;
• excessively high or low humidity in the relevant space and surrounding spaces or extreme changes in said humidity;
• an incorrect composition of the underlayment and/or subfloor, if and in so far as this was not placed by the company, or an insufficiently level subfloor, if this was not placed by the company. The company will inform the customer of the inadequate levelness before commencing the work;
• the non-permanent dryness of the floor, provided that the company measured the humidity level of the floor in advance and the result of this measurement was acceptable.

Article 17. Complaints and damage. 

1. Complaints about the performance of the agreement or damage to the customer’s property caused by the company must be submitted to the company with a full and clear description. This must preferably be done in writing, and in any case in a timely manner.
2. If at the time of delivery or completion there is no opportunity to discover and/or report complaints and damage to the delivered goods or services or to the customer’s property, the customer must report complaints or damage in writing as soon as possible, preferably within two working days of discovery. If no report is received by the company within 14 days of delivery or completion, it will be assumed that the products were delivered in undamaged state and/or that no damage was caused by the company.
3. In the event of damage, the customer will allow the company the opportunity to inspect and assess the damage or have the damage inspected and assessed for the purposes of his liability insurance. The customer will also cooperate towards repairs made by or on behalf of the company.
4. Complaints arising during usage after delivery shall be reported as soon as possible after their emergence – no later than two months after their discovery – preferably in writing.
5. Failure to submit a complaint in time may result in the customer’s loss of rights in this respect.
6. To submit a dispute to the dispute regulation, the conditions described in Article 20 paragraphs 2 and 3 must be fulfilled.

Article 18. Remotely concluded agreements and Agreements Concluded Outside the Retail Space. 

A – The agreement
1. If the consumer has accepted the offer through electronic means, the company will immediately confirm receipt thereof through electronic means. As long as this has not occurred, the consumer may cancel the agreement.
2. If the agreement is concluded electronically, the company will take appropriate technical and organisational measures for the security of the electronic transfer of data and will ensure a safe web environment. If the consumer can pay electronically, the company will observe appropriate security measures
3. The company may – if the law permits – investigate whether the consumer is capable of fulfilling his payment obligations and whether there are any circumstances that are of importance in view of the responsible conclusion of a contract. If this gives good reason not to enter into the agreement, the company may refuse or set special conditions for an order or request, for which he must give reasons.
4. The company will send the following information to the customer, not later than at the time of delivery of the product and/or service:
a. the address of the company where the consumer can submit any complaints;
b. the conditions under and manner in which the consumer can make use of the right of withdrawal, or a clear notification of exclusion of the right of withdrawal;
c. information about warranties and existing post-purchase service;
d. the price of the product or service, including taxes, any delivery costs and the method of payment, delivery or performance of the agreement;
e. if the consumer has a right of withdrawal, the model form for withdrawal.
This information must be such that the consumer can store and consult it.
B • Right of withdrawal
1. The consumer can cancel an agreement relating to the purchase of a product – in combination with a service or not -- during a cooling-off period of at least 14 days without needing to provide reasons. The company may ask the consumer for the reason for the withdrawal, but cannot oblige him to give such reason. 2. The cooling-off period mentioned in paragraph 1 commences on the day after the product has been received by or, at the consumer’s request, on behalf of him. In case of several partial deliveries of a single order, the cooling-off period commences on the day on which the last partial delivery was received by or on behalf of the consumer.
3. Exclusively for services, the cooling-off period described in paragraph 1 commences on the day following the conclusion of the agreement.
Extended cooling-off period for products and services in case of failure to inform about right of withdrawal:
4. If the company has not provided the consumer with the statutorily required information about the right of withdrawal or the model form for withdrawal, the cooling-off period ends 12 months after the cooling-off period described in paragraph B.
5. As soon as the company provides the information referred to in paragraph 4 during this period, the cooling-off period ends 14 days after the day on which the consumer received that information.
C – Obligations of the consumer during the cooling-off period
1. During the cooling-off period the consumer shall treat the product and its packaging with care. He shall only unpack and use the product to such extent as is necessary to determine the nature, the qualities and the functioning of the product. The consumer may handle and inspect the product in the same manner as he would be permitted to in a store.
2. If the consumer goes further than described in paragraph C1, he is liable for any decrease in value of the product.
3. The consumer is not liable for value loss of the product if the company failed to provide him with the mandatory information about the right of withdrawal before or at the time of the conclusion of the agreement.
D – Exercise of the right of withdrawal by the consumer and costs thereof
1. If the consumer makes use of his right of withdrawal, he must notify the company of this within the cooling-off period using the model form for withdrawal or in another unambiguous manner.
2. As soon as possible, but in any case within 14 days of the day of this notification, the consumer must return the product, or hand it over to the company or an authorised representative of the company. This is not necessary if the company has offered to pick up the product personally. The consumer has returned the product in time if he has sent the product back before the cooling-off period has expired.
3. The consumer must return the product with all supplied accessories, as far as possible in its original condition and packaging, and in conformance with the reasonable and clear instructions provided by the company.
4. The risk and burden of proof for the correct and timely exercise of the right of withdrawal lie with the consumer.
5. The consumer bears the direct costs of the returning of the product in cases involving a remotely concluded agreement, except:
a. if the company has not informed the consumer that the consumer must bear these costs; or
b. if the company indicates that he will bear the costs. Where an Agreement Concluded Outside the Retail Space is concerned: the company bears the return costs of the product.
6. If the consumer withdraws after first having explicitly requested that the service be performed during the cooling-off period, the consumer must pay for the work carried out up to the moment of withdrawal.
7. The consumer bears no costs for the performance of services if:
a. the company has not provided the consumer with the statutorily compulsory information about the right of withdrawal, the reimbursement of expenses in the event of withdrawal, or the model form for withdrawal; or
b. the consumer has not explicitly requested commencement of the performance of the service.
8. In the event of withdrawal, all additional agreements are cancelled.
E – Obligations of the company in case of withdrawal
1. If the company accepts withdrawal by the consumer by electronic means, he must immediately send a confirmation of receipt upon receiving this notice of withdrawal.
2. The company refunds all payments made by the consumer not later than within 14 days after the day of withdrawal. He may postpone repayment until he has received the product, except if the company picks up the product personally or the consumer proves that he has sent the product back.
3. The company uses the same method of payment for the repayment as the consumer used, unless agreed otherwise. The repayment is without cost for the consumer.
4. If the consumer has chosen for a more expensive method of delivery than the cheapest standard method of delivery, the company is not required to pay back the additional costs for the more expensive method.
F – Exclusion of right of withdrawal
The company may exclude the right of withdrawal for the following products and services, provided it has indicated this in the offer in a timely fashion before the conclusion of the agreement:
1. Service agreements, after full performance of the service, but only if:
a. the performance commenced with the explicit prior agreement of the consumer; and
b. the consumer has declared that his right of withdrawal will lapse as soon as the company has fully performed the agreement.
2. Products produced in accordance with the specifications of the consumer, which are not prefabricated and which are made based on an individual choice or decision of the consumer, or that are clearly intended for a specific person.
3. Sealed products that are not suitable for returning for reasons of health protection or hygiene, and of which the seal has been broken following delivery.
4. Products which, after their delivery, have unavoidably been mixed with other products due to their nature.

Article 19. Down payment scheme. 

(Detailed information about the down payment scheme can be found at www.cbw-erkend.nl)
This scheme only applies to agreements relating to home furnishing, concluded in a physical store or outside the retail space (e.g. at the consumer’s home, on the street or at a trade fair). The scheme does not apply to remotely concluded agreements, e.g. in a web shop. The scheme is applicable if the consumer does not receive a product or service due to bankruptcy/suspension of payments/statutory debt rescheduling on the part of the company but has made a down payment. This scheme means that the consumer can arrange a replacement agreement with another CBW-approved homeware store. The down payment is deducted from the price by and for the account of this CBW-approved homeware store. No money is reimbursed.
1. The scheme is subject to the following conditions:
a. The consumer applies for the down payment scheme in writing to the SG CBW. He can do this via www.cbw-erkend.nl, search terms “beroep op aanbetalingsregeling” (appeal to down payment scheme). This appeal must be received by SG CBW no later than three months after the curator has provided the proof referred to in paragraph 1 b, but in any case no later than six months after the bankruptcy / suspension of payments / legal debt rescheduling decision.
b. With his application, the consumer submits in any case a copy of the agreement, proof of his down payment and a copy of the notification from the administrator that the agreement will not be carried out and the down payment will not be reimbursed.
c. If the curator has not yet provided the proof referred to in paragraph 1 b within three months of the bankruptcy / suspension of payments / legal debt rescheduling decision, the consumer can still appeal. In that case, instead of the document from the curator referred to under 1 b, a confirmation from the curator is sufficient that the consumer’s claim is stated on the list of provisionally recognized creditors.
d. The consumer is obliged to transfer his claim against the original company (up to the maximum down payment percentage in Article 5 paragraph 2) to the SG CBW.
2. The SG CBW will inform the consumer as to whether their application is justified within two months of receipt. If so, the SG CBW will provide written proof that the consumer can use to conclude a replacement agreement. A list of companies, as far as possible in the same (price) segment, can be viewed on www.cbw-erkend.nl. An explanation of how this list is compiled can also be found there. The consumer may also personally submit suggestions to the SG CBW.
3. In concluding the replacement agreement, the following rules apply:
a. The consumer must immediately submit the proof from the SG CBW referred to in paragraph 2 to the company with whom the replacement agreement is concluded.
b. The consumer must conclude the replacement agreement within six months of receipt of the proof.
c. The down payment of the consumer is deducted from the new price, up to a maximum of 25% or 15% of the original price and up to a maximum of 25% or 15% of the new price if that price is lower than the original price (for calculation examples, see www.CBW-erkend.nl). The maximum percentage of 15% applies to:
• kitchens/bathrooms (or components thereof) and sanitary articles and/or work to be carried out in connection therewith;
• parquet, floorboards of solid wood, stair renovations, linoleum, PVC, natural stone, gravel, (gravel) tile, poured concrete, concrete, concrete look, cork and laminate floors, and/or work to be carried out in connection with these products.
• other product groups that are mentioned on www.cbw-erkend.nl.
d. The company included in the list shall cooperate towards the conclusion of replacement agreements. It may only refuse a replacement agreement if it can plausibly demonstrate to the SG CBW that this would be unreasonable in its case.
e.The company with whom the consumer wishes to conclude a replacement agreement will apply its own regular sale price. This need not be the same price as the original company used. The scheme is, as such, not a price guarantee. Articles subject to special offers, clearance sales or promotions may be excluded from the offer.
4. The following are not subject to the down payment scheme:
• remotely concluded agreements;
• agreements with commercial customers;
• the product warranty described in Article 15;
• the conclusion of a replacement agreement without assessment by the SG CBW (see paragraphs 1 and 2);
• the excess over the aforementioned percentages. The scheme may also not be invoked if the administrator ensures that he or another party can carry out the original agreement under the same conditions.

Article 20. Disputes settlement. 

1. Both the consumer and the company may bring disputes between the consumer and the company about the conclusion or performance of agreements with a minimum (purchase) sum of € 250 before the Stichting UitgesprokenZaak.nl. Information about this process can be found on www.cbw-erkend.nl or on www.uitgesprokenzaak.nl.
2. The consumer must first report his complaint to the company. The company must have the opportunity to:
• respond to the complaint; and
• to acknowledge or to reject the complaint; and
• to resolve an acknowledged complaint. The resolution term is set as six weeks, unless the company indicates a different reasonable term as required to resolve the complaint, in which case the term indicated by the company applies.
3. If the company has made an offer to resolve the complaint and the consumer does not agree, then the consumer must demonstrably reject his offer. If the offer is rejected by the consumer, then the company has two more weeks to offer a modified proposal. If the consumer does not agree, then he must demonstrably reject the proposal, before the dispute can be taken into consideration.
4. Disputes cannot be taken into consideration if the stipulations of paragraphs 2 and 3 have not been met. 5. The consumer may bring his dispute before the dispute mediator up to 12 months after reporting his complaint to the company, unless the parties agree otherwise.
6. When the consumer brings a dispute before the disputes mediator, the company is bound by that choice.
7. If the company wishes to see a dispute considered by the disputes mediator, then he must act in accordance with the provisions of the dispute regulation. If the consumer refuses to cooperate, then the company is at liberty to bring the dispute before a court.
8. The dispute can be resolved by the dispute mediator through:
• mediation by the dispute handler;
• mediation by an expert;
• a binding verdict.
9. The regulation of the dispute mediator can be consulted on www.uitgesprokenzaak.nl
10. A fee is charged for the handling of a dispute. The amounts are listed on www.uitgesprokenzaak.nl.
11. Only the court or the dispute mediator named above are authorised to view disputes. For online purchases, complaints may also be submitted to the European Platform for Online Dispute Resolution (http://ec.europa.eu/odr).
12. Consumers residing outside of the Netherlands must personally ensure, for their own account, that the defective product can be assessed at the dispute mediator by an expert. If this is not possible, then an expert report drawn up by an expert affiliated with a recognised Disputes Committee in the consumer’s country of residence, translated into Dutch or English by a certified translator/interpreter, will suffice.
13. In the event that the consumer has (partly) paid for the purchase and the company fails to deliver without (justified) reason or fails to communicate about an agreed delivery, then the dispute mediator is only obliged to make a mediation attempt, after which the handling ends. The complaint handling fee will be returned to the consumer if the mediation attempt is unsuccessful.

Article 21. Compliance guarantee. 

1. The SG CBW guarantees compliance with a binding opinion issued by the dispute mediator or a settlement established by the mediation expert, except:
• if the company has submitted the binding opinion to a court for review, within 2 months of the date of the opinion, except if the court confirms the binding opinion and the company does not file an appeal;
• if a situation occurs as described in Article 20 paragraph 13.
The consumer must demand compliance with the binding opinion or settlement agreement, in writing, at the SG CBW (via www.cbw-erkend.nl), within 3 months of the passing of the term in which the company should have fulfilled the binding opinion or settlement agreement.
2. Following an appeal to the compliance guarantee, the SG CBW will always first give the company the opportunity to comply. The consumer will cooperate with this, even if the terms set by the dispute mediator have expired.
3. The SG CBW does not provide a compliance guarantee in case of:
a. bankruptcy/suspension of payments/statutory debt rescheduling on the part of the company;
b. factual discontinuation of the operations of the company. The determining factor in this situation is the date on which the discontinuation of the company is registered in the Trade Register, or an earlier date as of which the SG CBW can plausibly demonstrate that the company’s activities actually ceased.
4. If the dispute mediator orders both payment and performance of work by a company, the work will first be carried out before the payment obligation is executed, even if the binding opinion states a different order.
5. If the binding opinion obliges the company to take a product back, the consumer must cooperate and enable the company to reclaim the product. Amounts to be repaid to the consumer only need to be paid after reclamation, even if the binding opinion states a different order, unless the company fails to cooperate with the implementation of the binding opinion.
6. The guarantee is limited to:
a. € 10,000 per binding opinion. The consumer transfers (cedes) to the SG CBW his claim up to the paid amount. The SG CBW is obliged to make as much effort as can reasonably be expected to recoup its claim and any remaining claim on the part of the consumer from the defaulting party, without further costs for the consumer. If the defaulting party is summoned to court, then the consumer must also cede the remaining sum to SG CBW, for practical reasons; and
b. in case of bankruptcy/suspension of payments/statutory debt rescheduling or factual discontinuation of the company’s (sales) activities:
• a maximum sum of € 2,269 per dispute for kitchens, bathrooms and sanitary articles, and work in connection therewith, or a maximum of € 1,361 per dispute for other products/services; and
• € 25,000 per participant for all joint claims to the compliance guarantees. Following expiry of the term within which the consumer can appeal to the compliance guarantee, the SG CBW will pay out the consumers’ justified appeals to the compliance guarantee. If the joint appeals come to a sum in excess of € 25,000, then the SG CBW will pay out pro rata. The SG CBW will attempt to make the pay out within not more than six weeks after the expiry of the final term in which to appeal to the compliance guarantee.
The last 2 sentences of paragraph 6 clause a) also apply here.

Article 22. Dutch Law. 

All agreements subject to these conditions are subject to Dutch law. If the consumer resides in a different EU country than the Netherlands and the law in that EU country grants him further rights, the company will observe those rights.
Disclaimer: CBW-Erkend has made the best effort in translating the Dutch CBW-approved conditions to English. If any questions may occur with regards to textual interpretation the Dutch text of these sales conditions prevail above this translation.

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General terms and conditions for buying via the webshop

Article 1. Definitions and Applications. 

1.1 The following terms will have the stated meaning in these general conditions of sale:

1. Disputes Committee: the Geschillencommissie Thuiswinkel (Home Shopping Board of Arbitration), P.O. Box 90600, 2509 LP The Hague;
2. Customer: any third party who wishes to purchase, or who has already purchased, a product via the shop from Rivièra Maison.
3. Agreement: any contract of sale that is concluded between Rivièra Maison as the seller and the Customer as the purchaser, as well as any amendment and addition thereto;
4. Product: a product that is offered for sale by Rivièra Maison on the Website.
5. Rivièra Maison: the private limited company Rivièra Maison B.V., with registered office at Beiraweg 15, 1047 HN Amsterdam, registered at the Chamber of Commerce.
   Chamber of Commerce : 34.11.53.27 - VAT number: NL808050461B01
6. Conditions of Sale: these general conditions of sale of Rivièra Maison.
7. Website: the internet site [www.rivieramaison.com] and all other websites belonging to Rivièra Maison with other URLs that either refer to this website or have a similar content

1.2 These Conditions of Sale form part of every Agreement and apply to all legal acts of Rivièra Maison and the Customer pursuant to the Agreement.

1.3 Deviations from and/or additions to any provision in an Agreement and/or the Conditions of Sale will only apply if they have been agreed to in writing and will only relate to that specific Agreement.

Article 2. Formation of the Agreement.

2.1 Offers and proposals on the website, in brochures and in other advertisements are without obligation and only serve as an invitation to place an order.

2.2 An Agreement will only be concluded once Rivièra Maison has confirmed this after receipt of the Customer’s order to the Customer’s stated e-mail address. If the amount owing by the Customer is not paid in full when the order is placed, the order will be automatically cancelled and no Agreement will be concluded.

2.3 All specifications of measurements and weights and/or other indications of products by Rivièra Maison are made with care. However, Rivièra Maison does not warrant that there will be no discrepancies in this regard. Mistakes such as printing, typesetting or programming errors on the website, in the Rivièra Maison brochure or in other advertisements are not binding on Rivièra Maison. Displayed or provided models or images are non-binding indications of the products concerned.

2.4 Handmade products from the Rivièra Maison collection may differ from the depicted or exhibited samples in terms of measurements, structure, colour and finishing.

Article 3. Prices and Payment.

3.1 Unless indicated otherwise, all prices on the website are stated in euros and are ‘Ex Works Aalsmeer’ (Incoterms 2000). Unless stated otherwise, all amounts include VAT but exclude all other government levies and delivery charges.

3.2 The amount due by the Customer must be paid immediately on placement of the order in the manner as indicated on the website.

3.3 Prices are subject to change and to the publication of erroneous prices and models. This also applies to the publication of erroneous prices by third parties. No rights may be derived from this fact.

3.4  All texts and rates on this website are current until further notice and are under reservation of any typing and printing errors.

Article 4. Delivery Period.

4.1 It is not possible to determine an exact delivery date. Deliveries normally take place between 9am and 5pm on business days.

4.2 The Customer will not be entitled to any compensation if the stated delivery period is exceeded. The Customer will likewise not be entitled to terminate the agreement in that case, unless the overrun of the delivery period is longer than 30 weeks after confirmation of the order.

4.3 If performance is impossible because the purchased product is not available, the Customer must be notified thereof as soon as possible and will be entitled to the refund of the amount paid to Rivièra Maison at no cost. The refund will be made as soon as possible and in any case within fourteen days of the notice.

Article 5. Delivery, Transport and Risk.

5.1 Delivery will take place at the delivery address indicated by the Customer when placing the order. The delivery method is indicated on the website.

5.2 Products will only be delivered to a Customer’s address that is situated outside the Netherlands if the possibility thereof is expressly mentioned on the website. However, Rivièra Maison will be entitled at any time, and without being obliged to pay any compensation, to determine for any reason after the conclusion of the agreement that delivery cannot be made to the Customer’s address outside the Netherlands. In that case, Rivièra Maison must notify the Customer thereof by e-mail and, if no alternative delivery address can be found, the agreement will be terminated.

5.3 If the delivery address is outside the Netherlands, the Customer will be responsible for the delivery charges, including any turnover tax and import duties that are payable.

1. If delivery is not possible due to the situation at the delivery address and/or the size of the product, the following action will be taken in consultation with the Customer:
2. The packaging will be removed and any ensuing damage will be at the Customer’s risk;
3. A new delivery date will be agreed, insofar as it is expected that delivery can then take place with the aid of equipment (such as a ladder lift), in which case the costs of the new              delivery, including any rental of additional equipment will be payable by the Customer; or
4. The purchase will be cancelled, in which case the Customer will owe the delivery charges to Rivièra Maison.

5.4 Rivièra Maison, or the third parties that it hires, bear(s) the risk during the transport of the product purchased by the Customer. The risk in relation to the supplied product passes to the Customer at the moment of delivery thereof, or at the moment that can reasonably be regarded as delivery.

5.5 If the Customer does not take delivery of the product, or does not do so in a timely fashion, at the arranged time and place of delivery, he will be in default without the need for any notice of default. In that case, Rivièra Maison will be entitled to store the product at the Customer’s expense and risk. The Customer will remain liable for the purchase price plus interest and costs.

Article 6. Foce Majeure and/or Exceptional Circunstances.

6.1 Rivièra Maison is not obliged to comply with any obligations towards the Customer if it is prevented from doing so because of a circumstance for which it is not to blame, or is not accountable by law, a legal act or according to generally accepted standards. Circumstances as referred to in the previous sentence include the malfunctioning or limited functioning of Rivièra Maison’s website and e-mail servers and internet traffic disruptions.

Article 7. Product Range.

7.1 Rivièra Maison reserves the right to change or remove any product, or part thereof, that is included in its product range.

Article 8. Three Year Warranty.

8.1 A warranty on manufacturing defects is given for three years after delivery, provided that a purchase receipt can be produced. As Rivièra Maison’s products are handmade, there may be slight differences in colour, finishing or measurements. Any complaints regarding visible defects should be brought to the carrier’s attention at the time of delivery by making a note on the delivery slip. Complaints regarding hidden defects should be communicated in writing to Rivièra Maison within no more than eight days of delivery.

Article 9. Warranty Conditions. 

9.1 Until one year after the invoice date: the costs of repair or replacement, including freightage and call-out charges, are payable in full by the company.

9.2 Until three years after the invoice date: the costs of repair or replacement are payable by Rivièra Maison. The freightage and call-out charges up to €100.00 are payable by the purchaser.

9.3 Glass and earthenware breakages are excluded from the warranty, as are wear and tear and defects caused other than by domestic and/or by improper use.

9.4 The purchaser is not entitled to replacement to the extent that the damage can be reasonably repaired.

Article 10. Liability and Indemnity.

10.1 Rivièra Maison is only liable for damage of the Customer or third parties that is attributable to its wilful misconduct or gross negligence, or which has arisen because of circumstances for which it bears the risk on the basis of mandatory rules. Rivièra Maison is not liable for consequential damage, trading losses, indirect damage or loss of turnover or profits.

10.2 Rivièra Maison is not liable for any damage or injury of the Customer or third parties resulting from the use of the product (or the packaging), or any breach of its own, its employees or the third parties that it hires.

10.3 Notwithstanding the above, Rivièra Maison’s liability for any damage that it must pay will not exceed the purchase price of the item paid by the Customer.

Article 11. Intelectual Property Rights. 

11.1 The Customer expressly acknowledges that all intellectual property rights in relation to the products offered by Rivièra Maison, such as copyright and design rights, vest in Rivièra Maison, its suppliers or other rightholders.

11.2 The Customer may not make use of the intellectual property rights as described in this article, such as by way of reproduction, without the express, prior and written consent of Rivièra Maison, its suppliers or other rightholders.

Article 12. Disputes.

12.1 Dutch law applies exclusively to the Agreement and these Conditions of Sale. The provisions of the Vienna Sales Convention (CISG) are not applicable.

12.2 Disputes between the Customer and Rivièra Maison regarding the conclusion or performance of Agreements may, with due observance of the provisions below, be submitted by both the Customer and Rivièra Maison to the Disputes Committee.

12.3 The Disputes Committee will only deal with a dispute if the Customer has firstly submitted his dispute within a reasonable period to Rivièra Maison.

12.4 The dispute must be submitted in writing to the Disputes Committee within no more than three months of its submission to Rivièra Maison.

12.5 If a Customer wishes to submit a dispute to the Disputes Committee, Rivièra Maison will be bound by this method of dispute resolution. If Rivièra Maison wishes to submit a dispute to the Disputes Committee, the Customer must indicate in writing, within five weeks of a relevant request made by Rivièra Maison, whether he also wishes to do so, or instead wishes to have the dispute heard by the competent court for that purpose. If Rivièra Maison is not informed of the Customer’s choice within the five-week period, it will be entitled to submit the dispute to the competent court.

12.6 The Disputes Committee gives its ruling under the conditions that are set out in its regulations. The rulings of the Dispute Committee are given by way of a binding decision.

Article 13. Terms and Conditions of Offers. 

13.1 Unless otherwise stated, a maximum of two items per Customer apply to all offers.

13.2 Offers apply as long as stocks last.

13.3 Special offers do not apply in conjunction with other offers.

13.4 Unless otherwise stated, all special offers apply for one day.

Article 14. Right to Cancel. 

You have the right to cancel this contract within 14 days without giving any reason. The cancellation period will expire after 14 days from the day on which you acquire, or a third party other than the carrier and indicated by you acquires, physical possession of the last good. To exercise the right to cancel, you must inform us of your decision to cancel this contract by a clear statement (e.g. a letter sent by post, fax or e-mail). You may use the attached model cancellation form, but it is not obligatory.

Rivièra Maison B.V.
Beiraweg 15
1047 HN Amsterdam
Netherlands
E-mail: contact_us@rivieramaison.com
Telefon: +31(0)20  723 20 00

To meet the cancellation deadline, it is sufficient for you to send your communication concerning your exercise of the right of cancel before the cancellation period has expired. Effects of cancellation If you cancel this contract, we will reimburse to you all payments received from you, including the costs of delivery (except for the supplementary costs arising if you chose a type of delivery other than delivery other than the least expensive type of standard delivery offered by us), without undue delay and in any event not later than 14 days from the day on which we are informed about your decision to withdraw from this contract. We will make the reimbursement using the same means of payment as you used for the initial transaction, unless you have expressly agreed otherwise; in any event, you will not incur any fees as a result of such reimbursement. We may with-hold reimbursement until we have received the goods back or you have supplied evidence of having sent back the goods, whichever is the earliest. You shall send back the goods or hand them over to us, without undue delay and in any event not later than 14 days from the day on which you communicate your withdrawal from this contract to us. The deadline is met if you send back the goods before the period of 14 days has expired. You will have to bear the direct cost of returning the goods. In case of goods, which by their nature cannot normally be returned by post, the cost is estimated at a maximum of 500 EUR. You are only liable for any diminished value of the goods resulting from the handling other than what is necessary to establish the nature, characteristics and functioning of the goods. The right to cancel does not apply to the following kind of contracts: Contracts for the supply of goods that are made to the consumer’s specifications or are clearly personalised. Contracts for the supply of goods which are liable to deteriorate or expire rapidly. Contracts for the supply of sealed goods which are not suitable for return due to health protection or hygiene reasons and were unsealed after delivery. Contracts for the supply of goods which are, after delivery, according to their nature, inseparably mixed with other items.

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