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Title: Call Off and Fixed Contract, Key Clauses of Call Off and Fixed Contract
Description: Call Off and Fixed Contract, Key Clauses of Call Off and Fixed Contract

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Call-off & fixed contracts
Call-off contracts:

4

 an agreement for various purchases over a period
of time
 also called framework agreements, blanket
contracts and standing orders
 no commitment to buy certain amounts

Fixed contracts:
 same idea as above but commitment to buy

certain volume or value over a period of the
contract

ITC

M8:U4:4
...
§ Description of the goods §
Objective: To describe the goods to
be supplied
...

Contents: The same as for spot contracts
+ an indication of how to deal with
improvements or changes over time
ITC

M8:U4:4
...


§

Duration

12
3

9
6

§

Objective: To provide the duration of the
agreement and how it is to be renewed, if at all
...

ITC

M8:U4:4
...
§

Volume

§

Objective: To present the amounts of the
product that are foreseen to be purchased
over the term of the contract
...
In call-off contracts,
certain volume targets may trigger price
changes (discounts)
...

ITC

M8:U4:4
...
§

Contract price

§

Objective: To determine the amount
the buyer is to pay, or the way in which
this amount is to be determined
...
2-4

6
...

Why: If the contract is long or if the
market is volatile, prices may need to
be revised
...

ITC

M8:U4:4
...
§

Delivery

§

Objective: To specify where and when the
goods are to be sent by the seller, received
and accepted by the buyer, and determine
whether the seller has complied with its
duties
...
2-6

9
...

Why: Same as for spot contracts
Contents: Same as for spot contracts
+ how to deal with a series of deliveries

ITC

M8:U4:4
...
§

Payment conditions

§

Objective: To explain how the buyer is to
pay for the goods, works or capital
investment purchased under the contract
...

ITC

M8:U4:4
...

non-delivery, and remedies

Objective: Determine how problems with
delivery are to be addressed
...
2-9

16
...
To help the judge or arbitrator
know how to determine liability under the
contract
...
2-10

17
...

Why: Disputes may relate to individual
orders/shipments or to the framework
contract
Contents: Same as for spot contracts
ITC

M8:U4:4
...
§ Language of the contract §
Objective: To specify the language in which
the parties are conducting their business
...
2-12

Action Point

4
...


Are there any differences? Note any trends that
appear
...
2-13


Title: Call Off and Fixed Contract, Key Clauses of Call Off and Fixed Contract
Description: Call Off and Fixed Contract, Key Clauses of Call Off and Fixed Contract