Terms of Service

1. GENERAL
Unless otherwise agreed, our sales and delivery conditions (hereinafter: GTC) apply exclusively to offers, contracts and deliveries. We do not recognize the customer's conditions unless we have expressly agreed to their validity in writing. Verbal or written orders or the takeover of the delivery by the customer are also considered acceptance of our terms and conditions. With the appearance of the new price list, all previously specified prices lose their validity. We reserve the right to make price changes during the year. Agreed special prices also lose their validity at the end of the calendar year, so that timely inquiries before the expiry are recommended.

2. OFFERS AND INFORMATION
Our offers regarding quantity, packaging, prices and delivery times are always non-binding and revocable until the time when orders have been confirmed by us in writing and / or the order has been executed. Unless otherwise agreed with the buyer, delivery times are to be regarded as approximate; Delivery dates do not have the meaning of fixed transactions. Any information, statement or declaration made in connection with the goods or our offers, including in the form of product specifications, product requirements or the like, is only used for information and description of the products and is not an indication of quality, assurance of a quality, assurance of a property or to be understood as a guarantee; the buyer cannot derive any claims against us from this.

3. PRICES AND PAYMENT TERMS
All prices are net prices and are subject to a different agreement ex works, excluding freight and insurance costs, unless expressly agreed free house prices for offers. Payment must be made net cash after receipt of the goods. For small orders that fall below our minimum order value of EUR 50.00 net goods value, we charge a processing fee of EUR 15.00.
Otherwise, payments must be made within the agreed period or, if no period has been agreed, immediately after receipt of the invoice; If the buyer does not pay or does not pay in full on a reminder after the due date, or if payment is not made or not made in full within 10 days after receipt of the invoice, the buyer is in default. We are entitled to charge default interest of 8% above the base interest rate published by the Deutsche Bundesbank and reserve the right to claim further or higher damages in any case.

4. DELIVERIES / SHIPPING RESERVATION RESERVATION
Unless otherwise agreed, all shipments are made at the expense and risk of the buyer. When the goods are dispatched, the risk passes to the buyer. For free home deliveries, shipping costs will be charged. Transport insurance can be taken out at the request of the buyer and for his account. Unless otherwise agreed, the choice of packaging and the determination of the type of shipping and the shipping route are at our discretion. Quantity deviations customary in the industry are permitted. We reserve the right. Increase or decrease orders on original containers. The quantity delivered will be charged and we reserve the right to supply ourselves in full, correctly and on time. The buyer has no claims for delivery, replacement delivery or compensation if the performance is impossible, if the goods are not caused by us or forcemajeur.

5. TEXTURE OF THE GOODS / WARRANTY
The buyer must check the delivered goods to a reasonable extent immediately upon receipt. As part of his due diligence, the buyer is obliged not to process the batch further or to place it on the market after a quality defect has been identified. Defects of any kind such as quality deviations, incomplete delivery, wrong delivery are to be reported to us immediately within 5 working days. Analytical defects must be reported by the buyer immediately within 21 days. Nature-or. small deviations of the goods in terms of color and content due to harvest. such as
Processing-related small deviations are reserved, unless such features are expressly guaranteed as properties. As a supplementary performance, the buyer is offered the delivery of defect-free goods. If a replacement delivery proves impossible, the buyer has the right to withdraw from the contract or to reduce it by mutual agreement. We only negotiate original import goods, ie goods that are in the imported original condition. No treatment or processing is carried out by us after the import. Therefore, we cannot guarantee freedom from foreign bodies, complete equality of quality. Accept condition and type of packaging as well as for hidden defects.

6. RESERVATION OF OWNERSHIP
Delivered goods remain our property until all due, non-due or conditional claims due to us from the business relationship with the buyer have been completely fulfilled. The posting of individual claims in a current account as well as the balance drawing and its recognition do not affect this retention of title. Insofar as a new thing arises from processing, processing, mixing, blending, etc. of the reserved goods, we are entitled to ownership here. In the event of mixing, mixing, etc. with goods that do not belong to the buyer, we are entitled to co-ownership on a pro rata basis in the ratio of the value of the reserved goods to the value of the other goods. Co-ownership rights of the buyer are already transferred to us up to the value of the reserved goods. The buyer is entitled to sell the goods subject to retention of title or goods resulting from further processing in the ordinary course of business; Pledges or collateral assignments are inadmissible. As a precaution, the buyer assigns the claims arising from the resale or another legal reason (insurance, unauthorized action) regarding the reserved goods or the processed goods to us; if the reserved goods are sold by the buyer together with other goods not supplied by us, the same applies the assignment of the claim from the sale in the amount of the invoice value of the respective reserved goods sold. The same applies to claims from the sale of the goods resulting from further processing. At the request of the buyer, we will release security interests at our option insofar as their value exceeds our claims to be secured by more than 20%. Objections and objections to the claim to surrender to which we are entitled or the claims assigned to us
locked out. We are entitled to enter the purchaser's warehouse himself or through authorized representatives to ascertain the goods subject to retention of title.

7. LIABILITY AND DISCLAIMER
All claims of the buyer in the event of defects in the goods, including any claims for damages and claims for reimbursement of expenses, become time-barred after one year, starting with the delivery of the goods. In the event of any recourse claims by the buyer pursuant to Section 478 of the German Civil Code, we will only compensate for the necessary and proven costs of supplementary performance that the buyer incurred due to his own claims by his customers; however, this claim is excluded if the buyer has not complained properly or in good time. All contractual or due to other legal grounds existing claims of the buyer for compensation or reimbursement of expenses are excluded, unless we are guilty of intent or gross negligence. This disclaimer also applies to the personal liability of our legal representatives and employees and other vicarious agents. In the event of the ineffectiveness of a limitation of liability or a disclaimer of these terms and conditions, especially in the area of slight negligence, liability is limited to the contract-typical, foreseeable damage. Insofar as we are liable for damage that was not caused by us intentionally or through gross negligence, this is only done within the scope of the business and product liability insurance that we have taken out.

8. MARKETING OF THE GOODS
If the buyer places goods purchased or manufactured by us on the market, he alone is responsible for the correct placing on the market according to applicable food law, drug law or other regulations, in particular for the legally correct application and labeling of the goods. In this respect, we have no obligation to advise and inform the buyer. Insofar as we have packed and / or labeled products in the order and / or according to the specifications of the purchaser, or the purchaser carries out labeling himself, he is considered to be the only one who places the goods on sale and is subject to the relevant regulations. Should we nevertheless be used by third parties,
The buyer releases us from any liability to the extent permitted by law. All information on our products is based on our current knowledge and experience. The stated values serve to describe the product and are determined after manufacture. Improper handling can result in changes. A legally binding assurance of certain properties or suitability for a specific application cannot be derived from this. This product specification does not release the processor from carrying out his own tests of the properties of the product and its suitability for the intended use.

9.VALIDITY CLAUSE
Should individual provisions of these General Terms and Conditions or other agreements concluded between us and the buyer be or become ineffective, the validity of the remaining provisions remains unaffected; the ineffective provision is replaced by one that comes closest to the economic goals of the parties. 10. PLACE OF JURISDICTION AND PLACE OF FULFILLMENT The place of jurisdiction / place of fulfillment for both parties is Lüneburg as of February 10, 2020