AGENTS 3
AGENCY AGREEMENT
(SALES OF SERVICES)
FOCUS 1. Read and discuss the contract.
EXTRACT FROM A STANDARD FORM OF SERVICES SALES AGENCY AGREEMENT
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The Agreement is made this ____ day of _______ 20__ between ___________, hereinafter called the Company and _____________, hereinafter called the Agent,
WHEREBY IT IS AGREED THAT THE AGENT UNDERTAKES TO SELL THE SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE COMPANY AS PER ATTACHMENT A HERETO ON THE FOLLOWING TERMS AND CONDITIONS:
1. EFFECTIVENESS This Agreement including any amendments hereto shall become effective between the Company and the Agent upon appointment of the Agent by such Company in accordance with Sales Agency Rules in effect in the country of the Agent Location.
2. SCOPE OF AGENT AUTHORITY The authority of the Agent to represent the Company shall be specifically limited to the authority expressly granted by this Agreement and may be exercised only in the Agent’s Approved Locations.
3. OBSERVANCE OF LAWS AND REGULATIONS The Agent shall observe all government laws and regulations applicable to the sale of services provided by the Company.
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4. GENERAL PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO SALES The Agent undertakes that all services sold under this Agreement shall be in strict compliance with the rules and conditions applicable to the sales of such services. The Agent shall be furnished with the necessary information as a matter of course or in response to a request.
With regard to another company which has not appointed the Agent, the Agent undertakes that it will not directly or indirectly procure on the sale of such services.
The Agent shall secure confirmation from the Company before providing any particular service to a customer.
5. AGENCY DESIGNATION The Agent may represent himself on letterheads, advertising, telephone listings and classification, office signs, and otherwise...
6. ADVERTISING AND PUBLICIZING THE COMPANY’S SERVICES The Agent shall make known and shall promote the services of the Company in every way reasonable.
The Company will not assume or pay any advertising or similar expenses of the Agent except those that are authorized by the Company in a written form.
7. REMITTANCES The Agent shall remit to the Company all sums due for the services sold hereunder in such currency, on such condition as it is shown in Attachment B to this Agreement. Unless otherwise instructed by the Company the Agent shall be entitled to deduct from the remittance the applicable commissions.
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8. COMMISSIONS For the services performed by the Agent under this Agreement the Company shall pay in accordance with the Sales Agency Rules commission at the rate specified in Attachment C to this Agreement.
Such commission shall constitute full compensation for the services rendered to the Company.
The Agent undertakes not to claim or withhold higher commissions than authorized by the Company.
9. TRANSFER, ASSIGNMENT, CHANGE OF LEGAL STATUS, OWNERSHIP, NAME OR LOCATION This Agreement, and the right to any commission payable hereunder shall not be assigned or otherwise transferred in whole or in part by the Agent to any other person or persons.
The name, under which the activities of the Agent or its offices are conducted, shall be only such as are set forth herein. Neither such names, nor the location of the Agent’s offices shall be changed without the prior written notice to the Company.
10. CUSTODY AND ISSUE OF DOCUMENTS The Agent shall be responsible for maintaining the standards specified from time to time for the safe custody and care of Service Manuals and Documents and for the security of premises.
Service Manuals and Documents deposited by the Company are and remain the sole property of the Company whilst they are in custody of the Agent until duly issued and delivered pursuant to a transaction under this Agreement.
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11. INDEMNITIES The Agent agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Company from all damage, expense or loss on account of the misuse, loss, robbery, theft, burglary or fraudulent issue of Service Manuals and Documents provided that notwithstanding the above, the Agent is bound by minimum security standards for the safe custody of Service Manuals and Documents.
12. ARBITRATION If any matter is reviewed by Arbitration pursuant to the Sales Agency Rules, the Agent hereby submits to arbitration in accordance with such Rules and agrees to observe the procedures therein provided and to abide by any arbitration award made hereunder.
All controversy between the parties originating from or connected with this Agreement should be settled through direct negotiations. If a controversial question between the parties cannot be settled it should be submitted to arbitration.
13. TERMINATION OF AGREEMENT This Agreement may be terminated or temporarily suspended at any time by notice in writing from either to the other party. Such notice shall take effect immediately upon its receipt.
14. SEVERABILITY If any provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid, this shall not have the effect of invalidating other provisions which shall nevertheless remain binding and effective between the parties.
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15. FINAL POSITION This Agreement supersedes all previous agreements between the parties hereto.
16. LEGAL ADDRESSES …
For and on behalf of the Agent
For and on behalf of the Company
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FOCUS 2. Comprehension questions.
? What are the Agent’s responsibilities under the Agreement?
CLAUSE 1
? When does the Agreement become effective?
CLAUSE 2
? What is the scope of the Agent Authority?
CLAUSE 3
? What is the law governing the agreement?
CLAUSE 4
? Is it an exclusive or non-exclusive agency?
CLAUSE 5
? Is the agent entitled to represent himself on letterheads?
CLAUSE 6
? What are the Agent’s responsibilities in advertising and publicizing the Company’s services?
? Which party to the Agreement is to bear expenses on advertising?
CLAUSE 7
? What is the way of commission payment?
CLAUSE 8
? What commission is granted to the Agent?
CLAUSE 9
? Does the Agent or the Principal have the right to assign the Commission payable under the Agreement?
? What is the Agent to do if he is to change its name, offices location?
CLAUSE 10
? Explain and expand Clause 10.
CLAUSE 11
? Explain and expand Clause 11.
CLAUSE 12
? What is the way of settling controversy between the parties?
CLAUSE 13
? What is the procedure for the Agency termination or suspension?
CLAUSE 14
? Explain and expand Clause 14.
FOCUS 3. Study the notes, writing patterns and vocabulary.
NOTES
1. Service agency agreement – приведенный выше документ является примером агентского соглашения на предоставление услуг. Содержание и положения таких соглашений зависят от природы предоставляемых услуг.
2. Indemnity and waiver clauses – пункты, содержащие условия освобождения от ответственности или условия отказа от прав требования.
3. Severability clause – пункт разделения положений соглашения, подразумевающий, что невозможность выполнения любого пункта соглашения не снимает обязанности выполнять другие пункты.
WRITING PATTERNS
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Unless otherwise instructed by the Company the Agent shall be entitled to deduct from the remittance the applicable commissions. |
При отсутствии других указаний Компании Агент будет иметь право удерживать из выплаченных сумм установленные комиссионные. |
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Documents deposited by the Company are and remain the sole property of the Company whilst they are in custody of the Agent… |
Документы, переданные на хранение Компанией, остаются собственностью Компании на весь период их нахождения у Агента… |
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The Agent agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Company from all damage… |
Агент соглашается освобождать Компанию от ответственности в связи с нанесенным ущербом… |
Vocabulary
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to furnish with syn to supply with |
снабжать, поставлять |
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as a matter of course syn in due course |
в установленном порядке |
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to procure on |
доставать, доставлять, обеспечивать |
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to secure confirmation |
обеспечивать, получать подтверждение |
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to promote services |
стимулировать, способствовать продаже услуг |
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to assume |
зд. принимать, брать на себя |
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to perform services syn to render services syn to furnish services |
оказывать, предоставлять услуги |
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to claim commission |
требовать выплату комиссионных |
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to withhold commission |
удерживать комиссионные |
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change of legal status |
изменение юридического статуса |
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to transfer (rights) transfer (of rights) |
передавать (права) передача (прав) |
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to assign
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назначать, предназначать, поручать |
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to conduct activity |
осуществлять деятельность |
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custody safe custody |
надзор, хранение обеспечение сохранности |
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to maintain standards |
соблюдать стандарты |
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issue of documents |
выписка, выдача документов |
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premises |
помещения, здания, сооружения (компании) |
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to deposit |
размещать, передавать на хранение |
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indemnity
to indemnify against syn to hold harmless from |
освобождение от ответственности; возмещение убытка, компенсация освобождать от ответственности |
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misuse |
ненадлежащее, неправильное использование |
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robbery |
ограбление |
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theft |
кража |
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burglary |
взлом |
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fraudulent issue of documents |
подделка документов |
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to be bound |
быть связанным (обязательствами) |
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security standards |
зд. стандарты безопасности |
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to submit to arbitration |
передавать в арбитраж подчиняться условиям арбитража |
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to abide by |
придерживаться, выполнять (обязательства) |
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arbitration award |
решение арбитража |
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controversy |
противоречие |
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to originate from |
возникать из |
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severability |
разделение |
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CLAUSE 15 |
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to supersede |
заменять, замещать, отменять |