Terms & Conditions
1. Application of terms of sale and delivery
1.1 The below general terms of sale and delivery shall apply for any 
quotation, order confirmation, sale and delivery by BROEN in the 
absence of any other agreement in writing between the parties.
2. Product information, price lists, etc.
2.1 Information in catalogues, price lists and any other product documentation provided 
by BROEN shall be binding on BROEN only where the agreement with the purchaser makes 
specific reference to such information. BROEN shall reserve the right to change information 
without notice.
2.2 All drawings and technical descriptions supplied to the purchaser 
shall remain the property of BROEN and may be used only for the 
operation and maintenance of the products supplied by BROEN. 
The material may not be copied, reproduced, passed on to or in any 
other way communicated to any unauthorized third part
3. Prices and terms of delivery
3.1 Unless otherwise stated all prices in BROEN’s quotations, order 
confirmations and other references are in Danish kroner (DKK) exclusive 
of VAT, customs duties, taxes, etc. Unless otherwise stated in the 
above material BROEN shall reserve the right to adjust prices until 
delivery in the event of changes in currency rates, customs duties, 
taxes or raw material prices.
3.2 Unless special terms of delivery have been agreed upon in writing, 
delivery shall be made in conformity with the Incoterms 2010, EXW. 
The prices stated by BROEN are in conformity with these terms of 
delivery.
3.3 The prices stated by BROEN are exclusive of the costs of packaging, 
including special packaging to ensure that the products are not 
exposed to damage in transit to the final destination. Unless
otherwise agreed in writing, Euro pallets and pallet frames used will be 
invoiced the Purchaser. Return of Euro pallets and frames is not 
accepted.
3.4 For orders below Euro 300 net invoice value, or equivalent
converted currency value, a handling fee of Euro 30 net, or equivalent 
converted currency value, applies.
4. Export
4.1 Unless otherwise agreed in writing it shall solely be the 
responsibility of the purchaser to ensure that the products sold an be legally 
applied in the purchaser’s country and for the purposes intended, 
including their approval, if any, by public authorities or private 
persons for importation and application.
4.2 Unless otherwise agreed in writing, all costs of Irrevocable Letters 
of Credit (L/C) and costs of external produced verification
documentation is to be carried by the purchaser.
5. Acceptance of quotations
5.1 Where BROEN makes a quotation that contains no stipulated date 
of acceptance, the quotation shall l apse in the event it is not 
accepted by the purchaser 30 days after the date of the quotation.
6. Time of delivery
6.1 Unless otherwise stated in writing in BROEN’s quotation or order 
confirmation or in the agreement between the parties the time 
of delivery indicated by BROEN shall be indicated to the best 
of BROEN’s judgment. In the event that the date of delivery is 
exceeded, the purchaser can by notification in writing to BROEN 
demand delivery and set a reasonable date not less than three 
weeks away. In the event that BROEN does not deliver within this 
extended period and where the non-delivery is not caused by 
circumstances attributable to the purchaser, the purchaser can by 
written notification to BROEN cancel the agreement with regard to 
the part consignment that has not been delivered. The purchaser 
shall not be entitled to make any claim vis-à-vis BROEN as a consequence of the delay.
6.2 In the event of strikes, lockouts, import restrictions, acts of God or 
other causes beyond BROEN’s control, BROEN’s time of delivery shall 
be extended by a period identical to the duration of the obstacle 
in question. Non-delivery or delayed delivery of raw materials from 
BROEN’s sub-suppliers shall be considered acts of God and shall 
thus extend BROEN’s time of delivery. In the event that the obstacle 
means that delivery cannot be effected or only at unreasonably 
high costs, BROEN shall retain the right to cancel the agreement.
7. Terms of payment
7.1 Provided credit is approved, BROEN’s terms of payment are current 
month from the date of invoice plus 30 days.
7.2 In the event of payment after the due date BROEN shall be entitled 
to charge interest on overdue payments, at present 1% per month, 
to be calculated from the due date. In addition to this there will 
be an administration fee for reminders of minimum Euro 30 net, 
or equivalent converted currency value (or the maximum amount 
allowed by law at any time).
7.3 Payment can only be effected to BROEN’s address unless stated 
otherwise on the invoice.
7.4 The purchaser shall not be entitled to off-set any claim he may have 
against BROEN (unless this claim has been accepted by BROEN 
in writing) and shall not be entitled to retain part of the purchase 
amount on account of such counterclaims.
8. Retention of ownership
8.1 BROEN shall retain ownership of the products sold until payment 
in full has been effected with the addition of interest and possible 
costs. The purchaser shall not be entitled to make arrangements 
that limit BROEN’s retention of ownership
9. Invoicing
9.1 BROEN will issue and forward invoices electronically. In the event of 
purchaser requirement for printed and posted invoicing, a handling 
and postal fee of Euro 5 net, or equivalent converted currency 
value, applies.
10. Liability for defects and product liability
10.1 Immediately after delivery the purchaser shall examine the 
products received. Defects that are found or should have been found 
during this examination or defects that are found later shall without 
delay and not later than seven days after the defect is found or 
should have been found be communicated in writing to BROEN. 
The purchaser shall under no circumstances be entitled to claim 
compensation for defects from BROEN later than one year after the 
date of delivery.
10.2 BROEN shall be entitled to decide whether the defects can be 
repaired or the defective products must be replaced.
Such replacement and/or repair of defects will be made as soon as
possible after the return of the product to BROEN.
10.3 The purchaser shall only be entitled to return sellable standard 
products and only following prior acceptance in writing from BROEN. 
BROEN reserves the right to refuse return of products at BROEN’s 
sole discretion. The freight costs of the returned products shall be 
paid by the purchaser. The reimbursement for returned products 
shall be calculated on the basis of the original sales price with a 
deduction reflecting the costs of preparing the products for a new 
sale. This deduction will be fixed after the receipt of the products 
and after an assessment of the state of the products, the deduction 
will, however, amount to minimum 30% of the sales price.
10.4 Apart from the stipulations of clause 10.1/10.2 the purchaser shall 
not be entitled to make any claims to BROEN on account of defective products.
10.5 BROEN shall be liable for injuries to persons and damage to 
property as a result of defects in the products supplied (product 
liability) solely to the extent laid down in non-dispensable rules 
of law. BROEN shall not be liable for damage to the purchaser’s 
real or personal property or to any other real or personal property 
belonging to a third party intended for commercial use.
10.6 Particularly for brass products it must be emphasized that BROEN 
shall not be liable for damage to the products or damage attribut-
able to the products as a result of stress corrosion, dezincification 
and galvanic corrosion unless BROEN has in writing taken on such 
liability. In the event that BROEN has taken on such liability these 
general terms of sale and delivery shall apply with the exception of 
this clause.
11. Exemption from liatility
11.1 BROEN shall be exempt from liability to the purchaser in the event 
of circumstances that prevent the fulfilment of the agreement 
or that make the fulfilment unreasonably burdensome, such as 
labour conflicts and any other circumstances beyond the control 
of BROEN, e.g. fire, war, mobilisation or similar military measures, 
seizures, currency restrictions, riots and civil unrest, lack of means 
of transportation, general scarcity of goods, restrictions regarding 
motive power as well as defective or delayed deliveries from sub-
suppliers due to any of the circumstances mentioned in this clause.
11.2 BROEN shall under no circumstances be liable for trading losses, 
losses of profit or other indirect losses or other consequential losses, 
including the costs of establishing or localizing defective products
or damage.
12. Settlement of disputes - venue
12.1 Any dispute between BROEN and the purchaser in relation to an 
agreement between the parties or in relation to the interpretation 
of these general terms of sale and delivery shall be settled in 
accordance with Danish law and at BROEN’s venue. BROEN shall 
be entitled to demand that any dispute is settled by arbitration in 
accordance with the rules and stipulations of the Danish Institute of 
Arbitration (Det Danske Voldgiftsinstitut).
12.1 Any dispute between BROEN and the purchaser in relation to an 
agreement between the parties or in relation to the interpretation 
of these general terms of sale and delivery shall be settled in 
accordance with Danish law and at BROEN’s venue. BROEN shall 
be entitled to demand that any dispute is settled by arbitration in 
accordance with the rules and stipulations of the Danish Institute of 
Arbitration (Det Danske Voldgiftsinstitut).