Legal Notices
General Information
This website is owned by events2event:
events2event
Headquarters: 13 rue Baden Powell – 37270 Montlouis-sur-Loire (FRANCE)
contact@events2event.com
The information and illustrations appearing on the pages of this website are based on the technical specifications in effect at the time the various pages were posted online or updated.
As part of a policy of continuous improvement of its products and services, the products and/or services presented on this website are those distributed in metropolitan France and Europe.
In any case, the information contained on this site is of a general nature and is not contractually binding.
events2event cannot be held liable for faulty data transmission due to the Internet or incompatibilities caused by the user’s browser.
Updates
events2event reserves the right to modify and update, without prior notice, these legal notices and all content and products presented on the website. All such modifications are binding on users, who must review these Terms and Conditions each time they visit the site.
Protection of Personal Data
events2event is committed to respecting your privacy and protecting the information you provide. In particular, personal data collected on the events2event website is intended for use by events2event and may be used for commercial or marketing purposes or as the basis for studies and analyses. This data is confidential and treated as such.
Visitors to the website may provide personal data by filling out forms or questionnaires.
The collection of this information is necessary to respond to your requests for commercial offers and, where applicable, to send you an electronic newsletter.
Please note that in order to offer you products and services that are increasingly tailored to your needs, certain non-personal information related to your activity on this website will be automatically collected.
This information will under no circumstances be disclosed to third parties. Only events2event staff or staff from agencies assisting us in managing these operations have access to the data. These agencies are required to maintain the confidentiality of the information and to use it solely for the specific purpose for which they are engaged.
events2event shall in no event be held liable for damages of any kind resulting directly or indirectly from the use of this website.
In accordance with Article 34 of the French Data Protection Act 78-17 of January 6, 1978, the customer has the right at any time to access, correct, modify, and delete their personal data. To exercise this right, please send a letter to our corporate headquarters:
events2event – 13 rue Baden Powell – 37270 Montlouis-sur-Loire.
Intellectual Property Rights
This entire website is governed by French and international copyright and intellectual property laws, which stipulate that graphic and audio creations, photographs, etc., are protected by virtue of their creation and originality.
All reproduction rights are reserved, including for downloadable documents and iconographic and photographic representations.
Unless expressly authorized by events2event, it is strictly prohibited to use this content, including reproducing, displaying, modifying, or adapting it in whole or in part.
Any use of the texts on this site—including republication on other websites, the Internet, or an intranet, even for private purposes—of the entire site or a substantial portion thereof requires the consent of the manager of events2event.
This site uses visual elements from events2event that were created by events2event for events2event.
Hyperlinks
No prior written authorization from events2event is required to create a hyperlink to the events2event website.
However, events2event must be notified within 10 days of the link being created.
events2event shall not be held liable for hyperlinks to other websites, as it has no control over the content of those sites.
events2event makes every effort to provide users with accessible tools and reliable information. However, events2event cannot guarantee to users the accuracy, completeness, or timeliness of the information provided, nor the availability of these tools. Consequently, events2event cannot be held liable for the use of the information provided and/or the tools made available on this website.
In any event, events2event shall in no way be held liable for the content or for the products or services offered on websites to which the events2event website is linked via hypertext links or any other type of link.
Events2event authorizes the creation of hyperlinks from any website, with the exception of those that publish content of a controversial, pornographic, or xenophobic nature, or that may, more broadly, offend the sensibilities of the general public.
You use the Events2event website at your own sole and full risk. events2event shall not be held liable for any direct or indirect damages, such as, but not limited to, property damage, loss of data or software, or financial loss, resulting from the use of this website or any websites linked to it.
events2event reserves the right to request the removal of a link if it determines that the target website does not comply with the rules set forth above.
Miscellaneous
However, events2event cannot guarantee the accuracy, precision, or completeness of the information made available on its website. Consequently, events2event disclaims all liability for any inaccuracies, errors, or omissions in the information available on its website; for any damages resulting from a third-party intrusion that has led to a modification of the information made available on its website; and, more generally, for any direct or indirect damages, regardless of their causes, origins, nature, or consequences, resulting from anyone’s access to the website or the inability to access it, as well as from the use of the website and/or reliance on any information derived directly or indirectly from it.
Billing – Payment
Payment is due on the due date indicated on the invoice, without discount, by bank transfer or check, in Euros.
Any request, dispute, or claim must be submitted by email to contact@events2event.com or by mail to the following address: events2event – 13 rue Baden Powell – 37270 MONTLOUIS SUR LOIRE.
Outdoor and out-of-department operations:
events2event is not liable, in particular, in the event of fire, flooding, interruption in the supply of energy, raw materials, or spare parts, as well as total or partial strikes of any kind that hinder the company’s smooth operation, such as strikes in the transportation and postal services sectors (this last clarification may be relevant for goods delivery activities). The occurrence of a force majeure event shall suspend the performance of events2event’s contractual obligations.
The customer acknowledges having read and accepted the terms and conditions of these legal notices.
Travel outside the Île-de-France region will be subject to a separate rate negotiation.
Applicable Law
The events2event website and these general terms and conditions are governed by French law and are written in French.
For any dispute, exclusive jurisdiction is assigned to the competent courts within the jurisdiction of Tours. events2event reserves the right to modify these terms at any time. The user agrees to review them regularly.
GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SALE AND PROVISION OF SERVICES
ARTICLE 1. PURPOSE AND SCOPE
These general terms and conditions of sale (the “GTC”) are intended to govern the contractual relationship between the professional client (the “Client”), on the one hand, and the company events2event (SAS with share capital of €10,000, whose registered office is:
13 rue Baden Powell – 37270 Montlouis-sur-Loire, Tours Trade and Companies Register 539 236 547, email contact@events2event.com), on the other hand. They apply to all services performed by events2event, whatever their nature (study, design, manufacture, sale, rental, transport, assembly, dismantling, storage and fitting-out of stands and spaces).
These GTC apply exclusively to Clients acting for the purposes of their professional activity. In accordance with Article L. 441-1 of the French Commercial Code, they constitute the sole basis for commercial negotiation and are communicated to any professional buyer who requests them.
Any order for services by the Client entails the Client’s full and unreserved acceptance of these general terms and conditions, which the Client acknowledges having read prior to placing the order.
These GTC prevail over all general purchasing terms and conditions of the Client, regardless of their date, medium and method of transmission, unless otherwise agreed in writing by events2event. In accordance with Article 1119 of the French Civil Code, incompatible clauses have no effect.
In the event of any discrepancy between these GTC and the special conditions appearing in the quotation, the latter shall prevail. The applicable version of the GTC is the one in force on the date of the order, a copy of which is provided to the Client with the quotation.
ARTICLE 2. QUOTATION
Any service provided by events2event is subject to a detailed and personalized quotation, delivered or sent to the Client by email and/or ordinary letter. This quotation includes the designation of the services, determined on the basis of the request expressed by the Client, as well as the corresponding prices excluding tax.
The quotation is prepared on the basis of the information, dimensions, constraints and documents communicated by the Client. Any inaccurate or incomplete information authorizes events2event to revise it.
Unless otherwise stated, the quotation is valid for thirty (30) days from its issue. After this period, it shall automatically lapse.
The studies, sketches, plans, visuals and models provided in support of a quotation not followed by an order remain the property of events2event. Their use, reproduction or communication to a third party is prohibited.
ARTICLE 3. ORDERING SERVICES
Services are ordered exclusively by the Client from events2event by returning the dated and signed quotation, bearing the words “approved for agreement”. Subject to the provisions of Article 5 below, receipt of this quotation by events2event constitutes validation of the order and formalizes the agreement of the parties, which becomes firm and final.
The signature may be handwritten or electronic. The parties agree that the electronic signature process used satisfies the requirements of Articles 1366 and 1367 of the French Civil Code and that an electronic writing has the same evidentiary value as a writing on paper.
Acceptance of these GTC shall also be constituted by the Client allowing events2event to begin performing the services without having returned the signed quotation.
ARTICLE 4. DEPOSIT
Upon validation of the order, the Client shall owe a deposit representing 60% (sixty percent) of the total price excluding tax of the services, payable upon receipt of the deposit invoice. Execution studies, procurement and manufacturing are undertaken only after actual receipt of this deposit. In the absence of payment of this deposit, or in the event of partial payment, events2event reserves the right to suspend its services until full payment, under the conditions of Article 6 below.
ARTICLE 5. AVAILABILITY OF SERVICES
The issue of a quotation by events2event does not guarantee that the services mentioned in it will be available, particularly where their availability depends on the trade show organizer or a third party. If the services are no longer available on the requested dates for any reason, events2event shall use its best efforts to propose to the Client, within fifteen (15) days, one or more equivalent or similar alternatives to the initial request. Any such proposal shall be set out in an amended quotation and may, where applicable, give rise to a request for an additional deposit. If the Client refuses the new proposal, the deposit shall be refunded within thirty (30) days following receipt by events2event of that refusal. This refund shall constitute the Client’s sole compensation in this respect.
ARTICLE 6. PRICE, INVOICING AND PAYMENT TERMS
Prices are expressed in euros and excluding tax. Unless otherwise stated in the quotation, they exclude transport, customs duties and taxes, and services invoiced directly to the Client by the trade show organizer. Payment of the balance of the price of the services by the Client shall take place under the conditions mentioned in the quotation. In the absence of any provision in the quotation, the balance is payable within thirty (30) days from the invoice issue date. No discount is granted for early payment.
Any late payment shall automatically entail, from the day following the payment date shown on the invoice and without any reminder being necessary, the enforceability of late-payment penalties calculated at the interest rate applied by the European Central Bank to its most recent refinancing operation, increased by ten (10) percentage points, as well as payment of a fixed indemnity for recovery costs in the amount of forty (40) euros. Where the recovery costs incurred exceed this amount, events2event may request additional compensation upon justification.
Invoices are issued and transmitted electronically, under the conditions and according to the schedule provided by the regulations applicable to electronic invoicing. The Client undertakes to communicate the information necessary for this transmission, including in particular the identifier of its approved platform.
Without prejudice to the recovery of sums still owed to it, events2event reserves the right to suspend any service eight (8) days after a written formal notice has remained unsuccessful, in the event of non-payment or partial payment of sums remaining due pursuant to the quotation. This period is reduced to forty-eight (48) hours when assembly is imminent. The suspension ends upon full payment, without the initially agreed deadlines being enforceable against events2event, which may in no way be held liable for the harmful consequences of the suspension of its services.
Failing regularization within fifteen (15) days following the formal notice, events2event may automatically terminate the order, the sums already paid remaining vested in it and the indemnity provided for in Article 13 being due.
The Client may not make any set-off or withholding from the price without the prior written agreement of events2event or an enforceable court decision. In the event of multiple orders, any late payment relating to one of them shall make the sums due under the others immediately payable.
ARTICLE 7. MODIFICATION OF SERVICES DURING PERFORMANCE
Any request to modify the services during performance must be made in writing and shall be the subject of an additional quotation and, where applicable, a request for an additional deposit. events2event is free to refuse any modification incompatible with the deadlines, the technical constraints of the project or the trade show regulations. If the modification accepted by events2event results in a reduction in the price of the services, the deposit initially received shall be retained by events2event and applied against the final price.
Any accepted modification automatically entails an extension of the agreed deadlines, in proportion to its impact on the progress of the work.
ARTICLE 8. CLIENT’S OBLIGATIONS
The Client remains the sole holder of the contract binding it to the trade show organizer or the owner of the premises and retains the status of exhibitor.
The Client undertakes to: (i) communicate to events2event, within the agreed deadlines, all information, execution files, graphic charters, dimensions and constraints necessary for performance of the services; (ii) validate in writing the plans, proofs and prototypes within five (5) business days from their transmission, its silence at the expiry of this period constituting validation; (iii) obtain in due time the necessary authorizations, accreditations and badges; (iv) transmit the trade show regulations and all technical specifications of the organizer; (v) guarantee access to the site on the agreed dates and times.
Any delay attributable to the Client in performing these obligations shall extend the agreed deadlines accordingly and authorize events2event to invoice the Client, upon supporting documents, for the resulting additional costs.
ARTICLE 9. TRADE SHOW REGULATIONS AND ORGANIZER CONSTRAINTS
The services are performed during the assembly and dismantling time slots and in accordance with the technical, safety and accessibility requirements set by the trade show organizer or the exhibition center manager. These constraints are binding on both parties.
The Client is responsible for filing and obtaining approval of technical files with the organizer. events2event assists the Client in this process when the quotation provides for it, without any guarantee as to the organizer’s decision.
events2event may not be held liable for the consequences of a refusal, reservation or requirement imposed by the organizer, nor for any modification by the latter of the allocated areas, schedules or access conditions. The resulting additional costs shall be borne by the Client, upon supporting documents.
ARTICLE 10. DEADLINES, ASSEMBLY AND ACCEPTANCE
Performance deadlines are set in the quotation, subject to compliance by the Client with its own obligations and the provisions of Articles 9 and 14.
The Client, or its representative, shall carry out joint acceptance of the stand before the opening of the trade show. Acceptance is recorded in minutes signed by both parties, mentioning any reservations where applicable. If the Client or its representative is not present at the agreed time, acceptance shall be deemed granted without reservation at that time. In any event, operation of the stand by the Client entails acceptance without reservation.
Reservations made at acceptance are lifted by events2event as soon as possible, compatible with operation of the stand.
The risks relating to the works and equipment are transferred to the Client from acceptance until their recovery by events2event during dismantling.
ARTICLE 11. EQUIPMENT, ITEMS PROVIDED BY THE CLIENT AND STORAGE
The equipment is made available to the Client on a rental basis.
The rented items remain the property of events2event. The Client is responsible for their custody from acceptance until their recovery. The Client shall refrain from modifying, drilling, repainting or transferring them to a third party. Any loss, disappearance or deterioration exceeding normal wear and tear is invoiced to the Client on the basis of replacement value.
The Client may, with the prior written agreement of events2event, deliver to the latter items belonging to it or at its disposal for integration into the stand (the “Client Items”), such as screens, audiovisual or computer equipment, furniture or displayed products. Their nature, number, declared unit value and implementation constraints are specified in the quotation or in an appendix document.
The Client guarantees that it holds the necessary rights to the Client Items and guarantees that they are in good working order, free from defects and compliant with applicable safety standards, in particular electrical standards, as well as with the requirements of the trade show organizer. It communicates in due time the necessary manuals, handling instructions and connection conditions. events2event is not subject to any obligation to verify, test or check the conformity of the Client Items.
Delivery and return of the Client Items shall give rise to the preparation of a joint delivery note mentioning their number, apparent condition and declared value. In the absence of a reservation entered on the return note, or in the absence of the Client or its representative at the agreed time for such return, the Client Items shall be deemed returned in good condition.
In accordance with Article 1789 of the French Civil Code, events2event, which provides only its work in respect of them, is liable for the Client Items only in the event of proven fault. Its liability may be incurred only if the Client establishes mishandling attributable to events2event, one of its employees or one of its subcontractors, and that such mishandling is the direct cause of the breakage or failure invoked.
In particular, damage resulting from an inherent defect, wear, fragility or pre-existing failure of the item concerned, unsuitable packaging or conditioning, absent, erroneous or incomplete instructions, intervention by the Client, the organizer, an official service provider of the exhibition center, a visitor or any other third party, as well as a failure of the site’s electrical or communication networks, is excluded. The same applies to thefts and disappearances occurring during the opening hours of the trade show, the stand then being under the custody of the Client.
The indemnity due by events2event in respect of the Client Items may not exceed the lesser of the following two amounts: the cost of repair, or the replacement value of the item concerned after deduction for obsolescence, without in any event exceeding the value declared on the delivery note. No indemnity is due in respect of data, content, software or settings hosted by the Client Items, nor in respect of indirect loss. The cap stipulated in Article 15 remains applicable.
The Client retains ownership of the Client Items and responsibility for insuring them. The Client undertakes to procure that its insurers waive any recourse against events2event beyond the limits of this article.
events2event may refuse to integrate into the stand any Client Item delivered late, not compliant with the announced characteristics, or whose implementation appears incompatible with safety, applicable regulations or the stability of the work, without such refusal giving rise to any indemnity or exempting the Client from payment of the price.
Storage of stand items between two events is provided only pursuant to an express provision in the quotation and gives rise to invoicing. The Client expressly authorizes events2event to entrust such storage to one of its subcontractors, in a closed and covered premises. Storage is understood to be under ordinary warehouse conditions, without temperature or humidity regulation; it is the Client’s responsibility to notify in writing any special requirement, which shall be the subject of a specific quotation.
Entry into and removal from storage shall give rise to the preparation of a joint inventory mentioning, for items belonging to the Client, their declared value.
events2event is responsible for preserving stored items under the conditions of Articles 1927 and 1928 of the French Civil Code. Its liability may not, however, be incurred in the event of force majeure, inherent defect of the stored items, or deterioration inherent in ordinary storage conditions where the Client has not notified any special requirement. It may in no case exceed the value declared in the inventory or the caps stipulated in Article 15. The Client is responsible for insuring the items belonging to it during the storage period.
Storage is granted for the period mentioned in the quotation. In the absence of instructions from the Client at the expiry of this period, or within thirty (30) days following dismantling where no period has been agreed, events2event may invoice storage fees at the rate in force. After formal notice has remained unsuccessful for three (3) months, the items concerned shall be deemed abandoned and events2event may dispose of them, without prejudice to recovery of the sums due.
In accordance with Article 2286 of the French Civil Code, events2event may retain the stored items until full payment of the sums due in connection with their possession.
ARTICLE 12. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
All information provided by the Client, of whatever its nature and format (trademarks, logotypes, graphic charters, image files, sounds, video, HTML pages, fixed or automatically generated, etc.) is and remains the property of the Client, which
grants events2event, solely for the purposes of performance of the contract and the communication provided for in Article 17, the right to reproduce and adapt it. The Client guarantees that it holds all necessary rights and accordingly guarantees events2event against any third-party claim based on the unlawful or infringing nature of this information, including defense costs.
The intellectual creations produced by events2event for the Client, whatever their nature (plans, scenographies, logos, videos, commercial brochures, etc.), are and remain the exclusive property of events2event, this contract not entailing any transfer of rights, subject to the following paragraph.
From full payment of the price, events2event grants the Client a non-exclusive and non-transferable right to use the creations produced for it, solely for the purposes of the event that is the subject of the order and the Client’s related communication, worldwide and for the statutory term of protection of the rights. Where the order concerns creations intended for the Client’s own durable use, such as a logotype, graphic charter or commercial brochure, the corresponding economic rights are assigned to it at the same time; in accordance with Article L. 131-3 of the French Intellectual Property Code, the scope and purpose of this assignment are specified in the quotation.
Any use exceeding this scope, including in particular the reproduction of a stand or concept for another event, is subject to the prior written agreement of events2event. The latter is responsible for acquiring the rights of its collaborators and subcontractors to the creations produced under the contract.
ARTICLE 13. CANCELLATION BY THE CLIENT
In the event of cancellation by the Client, for a reason not constituting force majeure within the meaning of Article 14, the Client may not claim postponement of the services to another date and shall owe the following sums as contractual termination indemnity, after deduction of deposits already paid, which shall remain vested in events2event.
In the event of cancellation more than thirty days before the first day of the ordered services
: 50% of the total price excluding tax mentioned in the quotation;
– in the event of cancellation from the 30th day inclusive to the 8th day inclusive before the first day of the ordered services
: 75% of the total price excluding tax mentioned in the quotation;
– in the event of cancellation from the 7th day inclusive before the first day of the ordered services
: 100% of the total price excluding tax mentioned in the quotation.
Specific cancellation indemnities, not included in the above indemnities, may also be mentioned in the quotation or reinvoiced to the Client upon supporting documents to meet the requirements of certain service providers.
events2event advises the Client to contact its broker/agent and/or insurer in order to take out insurance guaranteeing payment of the above sums in the event of cancellation of the ordered services.
The above indemnities are exclusive of tax. They cover, on a fixed basis, the studies carried out, procurement undertaken, orders placed with suppliers and the expected margin.
In the event of cancellation by events2event for a reason not external to it, the Client shall be refunded all sums paid and may claim, as a fixed indemnity, a sum equal to 20% of the total price excluding tax mentioned in the quotation, to the exclusion of any other compensation.
ARTICLE 14. FORCE MAJEURE — CANCELLATION OR POSTPONEMENT OF THE TRADE SHOW
Force majeure means any event meeting the conditions of Article 1218 of the French Civil Code. Subject to these conditions being met, natural disasters, exceptional weather events, epidemics and the resulting administrative restriction measures, acts of terrorism, armed conflicts, fires, general strikes and blockages of communication routes may in particular constitute such events.
The party invoking force majeure shall inform the other in writing as soon as possible. Performance of obligations is suspended for the duration of the impediment. If it continues beyond thirty (30) days or makes performance definitively impossible, either party may terminate the contract by registered letter with acknowledgment of receipt.
In the event of cancellation, postponement or early closure of the trade show decided by the organizer or by the public authority, independently of the will of the parties, the Client shall owe the expenses actually incurred by events2event on the date of the event (studies carried out, materials procured, firm orders placed with suppliers) increased by a margin of 15%, upon supporting documents. Sums paid beyond this amount shall be returned to the Client or, at its request, converted into a credit note deductible from an order to be placed within twenty-four (24) months.
In the event of postponement of the trade show, the parties shall endeavor to postpone the order to the new dates. The quotation shall then be adapted to take account of the resulting additional costs and savings.
ARTICLE 15. LIABILITY
It is expressly agreed between the parties that events2event’s liability may in no way be incurred in the event of total or partial cancellation of a trade show, event or exhibition due to the alleged or established failure of one or more external service provider(s) designated or imposed by the Client, whatever the consequences, and/or an event of force majeure within the meaning of Article 14.
events2event shall in particular not be liable for any indemnity in respect of loss of profits, loss of earnings, reputational damage, loss of clientele, loss of data or costs of acquiring products, nor in respect of any indirect or consequential damage, any losses related to the performance, non-performance or improper performance of a service by an external service provider designated or imposed by the Client, any thefts, losses of funds and valuables belonging to the Client or any third party occurring during performance of the services, or any unforeseeable unavailability of a service provider on the date of performance of the services, in particular in the event of accident, hospitalization, illness of said service provider or any other fortuitous event. For this purpose, the Client undertakes to procure that its insurers waive any recourse against events2event in the event of occurrence of any of the aforementioned events, within the limits of the caps stipulated in this article.
In any event, and except in cases of gross negligence, intentional fault or bodily injury, it is expressly agreed between the parties that events2event’s liability is capped, all losses and all triggering events combined, at the total amount excluding tax actually received by it under the order in connection with which the damage occurred.
events2event remains, however, liable, within the limit of this cap, for the subcontractors it chooses and whose intervention it coordinates.
In view of these limitations of liability, the Client declares that it is insured with a first-rank insurance company for all harmful consequences related to its participation in the contemplated exhibition or event, and in particular under its exhibitor civil liability.
ARTICLE 16. INSURANCE
events2event declares that it has taken out, with a reputedly solvent company, a professional and operating civil liability policy covering the financial consequences of damage caused in the course of its activity, up to [montant à compléter] euros per claim. A certificate is communicated to the Client upon first request.
The Client shall provide evidence upon first request of insurance covering the equipment and goods it exhibits as well as any damage it may cause.
ARTICLE 17. CONFIDENTIALITY AND COMMERCIAL REFERENCE
Each party undertakes to keep confidential information of any nature, in particular technical, commercial and financial, transmitted to it by the other in connection with the contract.
This obligation does not apply to information that has entered the public domain, is already known to the recipient, has been developed independently, or whose disclosure is required by law or a court decision. It remains in force for five (5) years from the end of the contract.
The purpose of this information is to better know the Client and it is in particular necessary for performance of the services. Nevertheless, events2event reserves the right, as part of its commercial communication and regardless of the medium, to refer to the services performed for the Client, by reproducing or referring to the Client’s name, corporate name and/or trademark, as well as by reproducing photographs of the works carried out, which the Client expressly accepts for an indefinite period. The Client may object to this at any time by simple written notice, events2event then proceeding with withdrawal within thirty (30) days.
ARTICLE 18. PERSONAL DATA
Each party processes, as data controller, the personal data of the other party’s contacts for the purposes of managing the commercial relationship, performing the contract and recovery. Processing is based on performance of the contract and on the legitimate interest of the parties. The data is retained for the duration of the commercial relationship, then archived for the applicable limitation periods.
The persons concerned have the rights of access, rectification, erasure, restriction, objection and portability provided for by Regulation (EU) 2016/679, which they may exercise at contact@events2event.com, as well as the right to lodge a complaint with the Commission nationale de l’informatique et des libertés. Where performance of the services leads events2event to process data on behalf of the Client, the parties shall enter into a contract compliant with Article 28 of the aforementioned regulation.
ARTICLE 19. HARDSHIP
Each party declares that it expressly accepts assuming the risk of an unforeseeable change in circumstances at the time of conclusion of the contract that would make performance of its obligations excessively onerous, within the meaning of Article 1195 of the French Civil Code. Each accordingly waives the right to rely on this article, both insofar as it opens the possibility of requesting renegotiation of the contract and insofar as it permits referral to a judge for adaptation, revision or termination. The parties remain bound to perform their obligations under the agreed terms.
The preceding provisions do not preclude either the application of Article 14 relating to force majeure or the duty of good faith governing negotiation, formation and performance of the contract.
ARTICLE 20. CLAIMS, APPLICABLE LAW AND DISPUTES
Any reservation relating to the apparent conformity of the stand must be made upon acceptance, under the conditions of Article 10. Any other dispute and/or claim regarding performance of the services must be brought to the attention of events2event by registered letter with acknowledgment of receipt or by email, within a maximum period of thirty days from discovery of the event giving rise to the dispute or claim. Any claim not made within this period may not be taken into account.
Prior to any contentious action, the parties shall endeavor to resolve their dispute amicably. This attempt does not constitute a condition of admissibility and does not preclude protective measures or urgent proceedings.
ANY DISPUTE RELATING TO THE VALIDITY, INTERPRETATION, PERFORMANCE OR TERMINATION OF THE CONTRACT SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE COMMERCIAL COURT OF TOURS, INCLUDING IN THE EVENT OF MULTIPLE DEFENDANTS, THIRD-PARTY CLAIMS OR URGENT PROCEEDINGS, French law alone being applicable, to the exclusion of the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods of 11 April 1980 and any conflict-of-laws rule.
This clause is stipulated under the conditions of Article 48 of the French Code of Civil Procedure and, for Clients established in a Member State of the European Union, Article 25 of Regulation (EU) No. 1215/2012. It does not apply where the Client did not contract as a trader, in which case the statutory rules of jurisdiction shall apply.
ARTICLE 21. GENERAL PROVISIONS
These GTC, the quotation and its appendices express the entire agreement of the parties. If any of their provisions were deemed unwritten or declared null and void, the others would retain full effect and the parties would negotiate in good faith a provision of equivalent scope.
The fact that either party does not rely on a breach by the other shall not constitute a waiver of the right to rely on it subsequently. The Client may not assign the contract without the prior written agreement of events2event. Notices are validly sent by email with acknowledgment of receipt, or by registered letter with acknowledgment of receipt, to the addresses appearing in the quotation.
These GTC are drafted in French. In the event of translation, the French version alone shall prevail.
The Client acknowledges having read these general terms and conditions and expressly accepts all of their provisions, including the jurisdiction clause appearing in Article 20.
