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General Conditions Of Purchasing

1 - SUPPLIERS

The orders made by Tyco Electronics, Componentes Electromecânicos, LDA., must be completed and executed by the supplier in exact conformity with the respective Purchase Order, except when otherwise stated in writing.

2 - ACCEPTANCE OF THE ORDER

The order shall be considered accepted by the supplier in either of the following cases:

a) - Return, by the supplier, of the confirmation copy of the Purchase Order within 15 days of its being signed.

b) - Execution or delivery by the supplier, even though partial, of any material mentioned in the respective Purchase Order.

 

3 - INSPECTION

All the materials and commodities ordered and services rendered are subject to inspection by the purchaser, who reserves the right to return them to the supplier if they do not correspond, in whole or in part, to the exact specifications of the respective Purchase Order.

1. The return must be effected within the fifteen days immediately following their reception by the purchaser.

2. The supplier is obliged to substitute all of the materials or commodities which would legally have been delivered to the purchaser, and to bear all of the resulting costs and reponsibilities, for both the return and the replacement.

3. The materials and commodities delivered as replacements for those rejected are subject to the regime established above until they are definitively accepted by the purchaser.

 

4 - SUPERVISION AND CONTROL

The supplier is obliged to permit, during the manufacturing operations of the commodities on order, free access by representatives of the purchaser to the manufacturing areas, with the purpose of their verifying, whenever it is convenient to them, whether the materials and the manufacturing processes used correspond to the specification of the respective order.

1. The representatives of the purchaser will have the right to reject any materials or manufacturing processes which are not in accord with what has been ordered.

2. Neither the exercise of this supervision nor the absence of it restrict, in any way, the responsibility of the supplier in relation to the proper execution of the order - a responsibility which continues until the definitive acceptance of the materials or commodities ordered by the purchaser.

3. The supplier should comply with the national laws related to Environmental Protection, Heath and Safety, and should also adhere to the corresponding practices used internally by Tyco Electronics.

 

5 - CANCELLATION OF THE ORDER

As well as the provisions for the rescission of the contract for supply set out by law, the purchaser has the right to proceed to cancellation of the order, in full or in part, without any responsibility or financial charge falling to him, whenever any of the following hypotheses occurs:

a) - If the commodities or materials supplied do not correspond to the specifications laid down in the respective Purchase Order, or do not conform to the samples submitted by the supplier for approval by the purchaser.

b)  - If the supplier does not complete the supply, final or partial, within the time prescribed in the respective order, except when there is a justifiable reason acceptable to the purchaser. If the supplier is aware that the supply of commodities or of services is going to be behind schedule, he must immediately inform the purchaser, to enable the latter to make a decision.

c) - If serious doubts arise relative to the rights of the supplier concerning the materials and commodities that are the subject of the order, or concerning the patents, brands, models and designs used in their execution.

d) - If the death or the insolvency of the supplier occurs.

e) - If the supplier infringes any of the conditions set down for the execution and completion of the order.

   Note - If the cancellation is partial, the supplier will have the right to obtain only the price of materials and commodities, and  the cost of services rendered, that have been definitively received and accepted by the purchaser.

 

6 - PACKAGING

Except when stipulated to the contrary in writing, the purchaser does not accept liability for covering, packaging or freight.

 

7 - RISKS

Except by agreement to the contrary in writing, all risks and transport costs and the conservation of materials and commodities supplied are the exclusive responsibility of the supplier up to the moment that they are delivered to the appropriate premises.

 

8 - BRANDS, PATENTS AND MODELS

The supplier is obliged to assume all the responsibilities that eventually emerge from work, detention or sale by Tyco Electronics, Componentes Electromecânicos, LDA. of materials or commodities with which it has been supplied in the execution of the present order, and is also obliged to respond to and compensate it for all expenses and losses which occur or are suffered by virtue of action taken by third parties and result from violation of patents, brands, models or any other similar rights, protected under law.

 

9 - OWNERSHIP OF TECHNICAL MATERIAL

The supplier is under an obligation of confidentiality in relation to materials, objects and implements (namely, basic materials, equipment, designs, etc.) entrusted to him by the purchaser with which to put into effect the study and execution of orders that are made, which he must return in the condition in which he received them and as soon as they are requested from him, and is responsible for all losses caused through his fault or by his negligence.

 

10 - SUB-CONTRACTING TO THIRD PARTIES

The sub-contracting of orders to third parties is not permitted except with the express agreement (in writing) of the purchaser, and allows the purchaser not only to rescind the supply contract in whole or in part but also to demand compensation.

 

11 - DELIVERY OF COMMODITIES

The supplier is obliged to deliver the materials and commodities ordered within the time-limit and at the location in agreement with the respective Purchase Order, except where there is agreement to the contrary.

The purchaser will not accept supplies that are not accompanied by a delivery note in duplicate, or if there is no indication of the number of our Purchase Order.

The supplier can use the system Barcode under following identifications codes, like:

  Supplier-Nr. (our given number); Order-Nr.; Order position-Nr.; Quantity of position and Delivery Note - Nr.

 

12 - ACCEPTANCE OF COMMODITIES

The materials and commodities supplied as services rendered will only be considered as accepted by the purchaser after due inspection, with any faults, damage, or losses which are verified or incurred until then being the responsibility of the supplier.

 

13 - INVOICING

The supplier is obliged to send, in relation to every order, accompanying it or immediately after its expedition, the respective invoice, in duplicate, with express reference to detail of this on the respective invoice form.

 

14 - PAYMENT

Payment for materials or commodities supplied will be made after final acceptance of the same and within the period of 14 to 90 days from this date.

1.   If the payment is made within 14 days, the purchaser has a right to a discount of 2%.

2.   The purchaser reserves the right to opt for one of the time periods mentioned above, as well as to opt for effecting payment by means of bills of exchange issued by the purchaser.

 

15 - DEFECTS/CLAIMS

In the event of defects in the PARTS TO BE SUPPLIED which occur at Tyco's plants, a sum of Eur. 300.00 per defective delivery shall be charged as a one-off compensatory payment notwithstanding any other claims against Tyco. If the same error occurs more than one time, a sum of maximum Eur. 500.00 per defective delivery shall be charged

In the event of defects in the PARTS TO BE SUPPLIED which occur at Tyco's customers plants, a sum of Eur. 1.500.00 per defective delivery shall be charged as a one-off compensatory payment notwithstanding any other claims against Tyco.

 

16 - JURISDICTION

The Évora District Court (Tribunal de Comarca de Évora) has the competence to make judgement on all of the actions arising from the present supply contract.