ICC Model Distributorship Contract

Traders negotiating international distribution agreements find the task much easier if they use uniform rules. To meet this need, ICC has published a revised set of its uniform contractual rules, the ICC Model Distributorship Contract. The rules apply to agreements under which the distributors act either as buyers and resellers or as importers who organize distribution in the country in which they operate. The rules included in the contract are both flexible and general. If parties have no need to draw up a specific contract of their own, they can use the entire model, which has been drafted to assure balance for both sides. Concise and practical, the ICC Model Distributorship Contract is an invaluable tool for companies engaged in international trade and their lawyers. It carries the authority of ICC, the organization that pioneered many of the basic rules and mechanisms at the heart of international trade. Table of Contents: Introduction Model Form of International Sole Distributorship Contract Annexes I Products and Territory II Commission on Direct Sales III Products and Suppliers Represented by the Distributor IV Names of Existing Customers V Advertising, Fairs and Exhibitions VI Conditions of Sale - Discounts VII Guaranteed Minimum Target VIII Stock of Products and Spare Parts IX After Sales Service, Repairs, Warranty X Change of Control, Ownership and/or Management in the Distributor (company) XI Goodwill Indemnity Appendices EC Regulation 2790/1999 of December, 22, 1999. UNIDROIT Principles of International Commercial Contracts