SALE AND PURCHASE AGREEMENT (SPA) FOR
THE SUPPLY OF GOLD DORE BARSFROM
GHANA
Seller?s Code :
Buyer?s Code :
FOR THE
PURCHASE OF AURUM (Au)
This Agreement is for the purchase of
Gold Dore (Au) and is made and entered into on this day of JUNE 2016 by and
between:
Buyer :
Regd. Office :
Rep.
By :
Title :
Passport :
E-Mail :
Phone
:
Mobile :
Seller :
Regd. Office :
Physical Office :
Rep.
By :
Title :
Passport :
E-Mail :
Phone
:
Mobile :
IN GOOD CONSIDERATION
OF THE WARRANTS, PROMISES AND MUTUAL COVENANTS HEREIN SET FORTH, BOTH PARTIES
UNDERSTAND AND AGREE UPON THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR THE PURCHASE OF GOLD
DORE BARS (Au) AS FOLLOWS:
XXXXXXX. the Buyer, with full legal and corporate
responsibility does hereby assert and warrant that he has legal funds to
purchase, denominated herein as U.S. Dollars, which are good, clean, and clear
and of non-criminal origin, and is able to, upon evidence of the seller?s
commodity, provide banking capability, and furthermore, declares that he is
ready, willing, and able to buy the herein mentioned gold dore bars (Au).
WHEREAS, XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
the
Seller, with full legal and corporate responsibility and under penalty of
perjury, hereby asserts and warrants that he has in his possession gold (Au) in
the physical form of dore bars readily available for sale and able to provide
formal and legal documents evidencing the existence of the commodity and and -hereby
declares that he is ready willing and able to sell the herein mentioned gold
dore bars (Au) to be paid in US dollars.
COMMODITY SPECIFICATIONS
Commodity: AU-METAL (Gold Dore Bars)
Quantity: 200 Kg (50 kg per
day)
Form: Dore Bars
Purity: % Min.
Fineness: 22 + Carats Min.
Assay: Final Assay Report, issued by BAR PURITY
REFINERY Accra, Ghana accepted by Buyer and Seller.
Origin: Ghana
Delivery: FOB Accra, Ghana BAR PURITY REFINERY
Price: $xx,xxx.00
USD per Kg @ 99.995%
out turn
Payment: Wire Transfer or Cash (payment in full must
be made to transfer title)
Seller's declaration that the goods are not of criminal origin and are
unencumbered and free and clear of any liens
NOW
THEREFORE, in
consideration of the undertakings of the parties herein contained, the parties
do hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE
01 - COMMODITY
AURUM (Au)
ARTICLE
02 - QUALITY OF THE COMMODITY
FORM : Dore
Bars
SPECIFICATION : **Purity % or
better** Fineness 22 karat or better.
ASSAY : Final assay to be made at
the nominated refinery BAR PURITY Accra-
Ghana.
ARTICLE
03 - COUNTRY OF ORIGIN
Ghana.
ARTICLE
04 - QUANTITY
200kg
(kilograms) Gold Dore Bars.
50 kg per day
ARTICLE
05 - PACKING
Packed in metal boxes, suitable for
Gold export shipment.
ARTICLE
06 - DISCHARGING REFINERY & INCOTERMS
FOB Bar
Purity Accra, Ghana
ARTICLE
07 - PRICE
PRICE ? $xx,xxx USD/ per kg (for Final 99.995%
purity & 22+ carats in net weight of Gold Dore Bars unrefined) is in
United States Dollars.
ARTICLE
08 - DELIVERY TERMS
REFINERY INFO
Name
of Refinery:
BAR PURITY GHANA LIMITED
#5 ABIDJAN STREET,
EAST LEGON, ACCRA, GHANA
CONTACT:
1) Seller returns in DOC format via email the final agreement signed and
executed with full banking and passport attached, Buyer will return duly signed
agreement and sealed via email in PDF format.
2)
Both Buyer and Seller will attend BAR PURITY
to perform final assay after arrival of the cargo in question
in 50 kg tranches to total 200 kg.
3)
Buyer is responsible for assaying, smelting
and all charges at the nominated refinery. At the end of the refining process,
the refinery shall present a copy of the ?Refinery Final Assay Report? to Buyer
and Seller, for acceptance.
The
quantity (weight) of the Gold and the purity percentage of the Gold will be as
stated in the Final Assay Report. Seller will issue an Invoice to Buyer for payment.
4)
Within
one (1) banking days of receipt of the Final Assay Report from the Refinery and
the Seller?s Final Invoice, the Buyer will send via SWIFT MT103 wire transfer the
full amount of the payment for the 50 Kg Gold Dore Bars or the assayed amount
of the total in the case of a partial shipment less than the total amount to the
nominated Bank Account of the seller. The specific amount to be paid to the
sellers account will be provided by Sellers invoice with the specific banking
coordinates in this agreement. Buyer guarantees payment will be issued on
successful assay results within the specified time period to the bank
coordinates of the Seller. The total amount of 200 kg will be assayed and paid
for 50 kg at a time.
5) NOTE:
the gold remains in the refinery?s vault after assay till payment, before
seller can tranfer ownership to the buyer
? After the funds had been cleared and reflected in Seller?s
nominated Bank Account provided the Buyer becomes the owner of the Gold
automatically taking possession without liens or encumbrances.
ARTICLE
09 ? PAYMENT
Payment 100% by Wire
Transfer in USD immediately into
the Seller?s nominated bank account provided within this agreement. Seller must issue invoice matching the final mutually
accepted assay report. Assay must be on the entire quantity of Gold Dore Bars
in the final assay report.
ARTICLE
10 - BANKING DETAILS
SELLER?S BANKING DETAILS
BANK NAME :
BANK ADDRESS :.
ACCOUNT NAME :
ACCOUNT ADDRESS :
IBAN NO. :
SWIFT CODE :
:
BUYER?S BANKING DETAILS
BANK NAME :
BANK ADDRESS :.
ACCOUNT NAME :
ACCOUNT ADDRESS :
IBAN NO. :
SWIFT CODE :
ARTICLE
11 - WARRANTIES BY THE SELLER
? Seller
warrants that the Gold Au can be shipped to anywhere in the world without
restrictions.
? Seller
agrees to sell and deliver under the terms of this agreement the delivery of
gold Au shipment as mutually agreed by the agreement.
? Seller
warrants that the Gold Au has been legally acquired, and that there was no
infringement or violation whatsoever of any laws and/ or regulations from the
country of origin or of any other country that may apply to the history of
transfer of ownership from the mining and production to the present owner, and
to the moment that ownership of the title passes hands.
? The
Seller covenants that the Gold Au to be sold is of standard good international
accepted standard and it does not contain any dangerous content such as
radioactivity, mercury, arsenic, cyanide or any other dangerous chemical
elements or metals that cause harm to the environment or humans.
ARTICLE
12 - GENERAL CONDITIONS
? Buyer
and Seller each declare unto one another that the Gold Au offered herein for
sale, and the origin of the funds used for purchasing the Gold Au bars
commodity, do not contravene:
? The Drug
trafficking Offences act 1986,
? The
Criminal act 1988, the Prevention of Terrorism (temporary provisions) act 1989,
? The
Criminal Justice (International Co-operation) act 1990, the Criminal Justice
Act 1993, the Swiss Criminal laws.
? The
Money Laundering regulations 1993, and the U.S.A. Patriot Act of 2001-2006, or
any other law related to any illegal or criminal activity. And accordingly each
party to this agreement indemnifies each other against any such allegations
which, may or may not be made in the future. And,
? To the
best of his knowledge each party declares that, no specially designated nation,
terrorists groups or organizations or governments that promote terrorism,
specially designated narcotics
traffickers, terrorist organizations, terrorists groups of pirates operating in
the seas or oceans around Africa and Asia, blocked persons, or targeted
countries, as designated by the U.S.A. Office of Foreign Assets Control is now
or will hereafter (1) be a party to this transaction or (2) share in any
benefits of this transaction payments. And, none of these parties will receive
any financial support from the payment for this Gold bars transaction.
ARTICLE
13 - CHANGE TO BANKING COORDINATES
Buyer or seller as agreed in writing
may change banking coordinates during the contract to expedite payment
arrangements.
ARTICLE
14 - BANK COMMUNICATION
Any unauthorized communication with
either party?s bank/ bank officer will give the affected party the right to
void and cancel this contract. The Seller and the Buyer are not authorized to
call or contact the other party?s bank or bank officers without the
authorization from the other party. Banking days refer to Banking Business
Days.
ARTICLE
15 - SPELLING AND TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
And differences of such nature between
bank issued and beneficiary issued documents shall not
be deemed discrepancies provided that the intent of the writer is clear from
the context and in such case only UCP500 regulations shall apply at any time,
and correction of any error or discrepancy to be requested by the other party
to be corrected via fax. And this shall not delay the transaction progress.
ARTICLE
16 - TOTAL AGREEMENT
This agreement supersedes any and all
prior agreements and represents the entire agreement between the parties. No
changes, alterations or substitutions shall be permitted unless the same shall
be notified in writing and signed by both parties. If
any provision of this agreement shall be held to be invalid, illegal and
unenforceable or in conflict with any law of jurisdiction, the validity,
legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be
affected or impaired thereby. No changes, alterations or substitutions shall be
permitted unless the same shall be notified in writing and signed by both
parties. This agreement is assignable.
ARTICLE
17 - ELECTRONIC COPIES
This agreement shall be accepted to be
legal and binding by both parties if executed and sent by fax and/or email
direct to the parties concerned at the coordinates contained within this
agreement.
ARTICLE
18 - BINDING AUTHORITY
This agreement is binding upon the
parties hereto, their assigns and successors and is signed with full authority
to act.
ARTICLE
19 - COUNTERPARTS
This contract may be executed in one
or more counterparts [each party may sign a separate copy of the same
contract], or signed by facsimile / electronic copies, each of which shall be
deemed as original, all of which shall constitute one original and the same
contract when individually signed by each party, in different places and time,
and it is a binding and enforceable legal document.
ARTICLE
20 - TAXES AND INSTITUTIONAL COSTS
Buyer hereto individually and
separately accepts that all liabilities for taxes, levies, duties, charges and
any institutional costs applicable in the execution their respective rules and
regulations will be covered by respective parties. In the event it occurs, the
parties hereto shall only be responsible for those commissions and fees that
they in writing have agreed to pay. Each party shall indemnify and hold the
other party harmless against any third party claims or other forms of payment
demands of above-mentioned nature.
ARTICLE
21 - APPLICABLE LAW AND JURISDICTION
? This
Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of
England.
? Any
dispute arising out of or in connection with this Agreement, including any
question regarding its existence, validity or termination, shall be referred to
and finally resolved by arbitration under the Arbitration Rules of England,
which Rules are deemed to be incorporated by reference into this clause. The
number of arbitrators shall be either one or three. The seat, or legal place,
of arbitration shall be England. The language to be used in arbitration shall
be English. The governing law of the Agreement shall be the substantive law of
England. Prior to initiating Arbitration, the parties must first submit any
unresolved dispute(s) to mediation, conducted under the rules of International
Arbitration. The parties agree to waive all provisions of the Convention of
International Sales of Goods (CISG).
ARTICLE 22 - ETHICS (NON-CIRCUMVENTION AND
NON-DISCLOSURE)
Both buyer and seller acknowledge that
the harm to the other party would be substantial and therefore the seller and
the buyer agree to abide by the customary international rules of
Non-Circumvention and Non-Disclosure as established by the International
Chamber of Commerce (ICC) Paris, France for a period of 05 (five) years from
the date hereof and said non-circumvention and non-disclosure shall include,
but not be limited to communicating with each other?s banks or other parties
directly related to this transaction of either buyer or seller. The
understanding and accord of this subparagraph will the termination of this
agreement
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties hereto have
executed this Agreement as of the date first above written.
ARTICLE
23 - EXECUTION OF THIS AGREEMENT
The terms of this agreement shall be
confirmed and signed by the Buyer and the Seller via facsimile or email. Said
executed facsimile or email shall be binding and initiates and concludes the
legal liabilities between Buyer and Seller of this one year contract. By
signing below, both parties abide by their corporate and legal responsibility,
and execute this contract under full penalty of perjury.
Please note: Electronic signatures are valid and accepted as hand
signature
EDT (Electronic
document transmissions) shall be deemed valid and enforceable in respect of any
provisions of this Contract. As applicable, this agreement shall be:
Incorporate U.S. Public Law 106-229,
??Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act?? or such other
applicable law conforming to the UNCITRAL Model Law on Electronic Signatures
(2001) and ELECTRONIC COMMERCE AGREEMENT ( ECE/TRADE/257,
Geneva, May 2000) adopted by the United Nations Centre for Trade
Facilitation and Electronic Business (UN/CEFACT). EDT documents shall be
subject to European Community Directive
No.95/46/EEC, as applicable. Either Party may request hard copy of
any document that has been previously transmitted by electronic means provided
however, that any such request shall in no manner delay the parties from
performing their respective obligations and duties under EDT instruments.
SIGNATURES
OF THE PARTIES TO THIS CONTRACT:
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, The undersigned have read this document and had advise of its legality and after understanding the content
of this contract written in the english language, by knowledge of the language
or by professional translation to the party?s language and legal advice and each party initialled all the pages of this contract
and, fully understands and agrees that its execution constitutes an acceptance
of all of its mutually protective covenants, terms and conditions, and is
lawfully binding upon the ?Parties?, and their legal heirs, successors,
representatives, and designee and
assignees. And, the
signatories warrant that they have read and understood the responsibilities and
obligations indicated in this contract by signing this document and attest that
they have signed this Contractual Agreement in their duly authorized and lawful
capacity of their own free will, AND, UNDER
LEGAL ADVICE BY THEIR LEGAL COUNSEL, LAWYER OR ATTORNEY AT LAW, on the date
indicated by each signatory?s signature below:
SELLER ?SIGNED
AND SEALED ON THIS 6th DAY OF
june 2016, BY THE SELLER:
______________________________
Name:
Mr.
Position:
Passport No.
Seller :
Regd. Office :
Physical Office :
Rep.
By :
Title :
Passport :
E-Mail :
Phone
:
Mobile :
AND
BUYER
SIGNED AND SEALED ON THIS DAY OF
june 2016, BY THE SELLER:
______________________________
Name: Mr. ???????????
Position: ????????????
Passport No. ?????????????
TEL: +***************
REP.
BY:
(SELLER ?by Mr.
- INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT COPY)
(BUYER ?represented
by Mr?????????????????.
-
INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT COPY)