Bill Discount Service Agreement (Commercial Acceptance Bill Discount) (English Translation)
Exhibit
10.2
Xxxx
Discount Service Agreement
(Commercial
Acceptance Xxxx Discount)
(English
Translation)
This
agreement (this “Agreement”) is entered into by and between:
SHENZHEN
RITAR POWER CO., LTD.
(the
“Company”)
Address:
No.9 Building of Fuqiao Second Industry Zone, Qiaotou village, Fuyong town,
Bao’an Area, Shenzhen, China
CITIBANK
(CHINA) CO., LTD., SHENZHEN BRANCH
(the
“Discount Bank”)
Address:
0/X Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxx, 000000
Whereas
the Company, for and on behalf of its suppliers (each, a “Discount Applicant”),
desires to apply for discount from the Discount Bank with recourse, the parties
hereby enter into this Agreement in accordance with the relevant laws and
regulations of the People’s Republic of China (the “PRC”).
Article
1 Discount
1.1 |
Xxxx
means the commercial acceptance xxxx in RMB accepted by the Company
and
the Discount Applicant as a payee.
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1.2 |
Accepted
Discount Applicant means such an enterprise, registered with the Discount
Bank and is entitled to operate RMB business in the Discount Bank.
All
such enterprises shall be listed in Appendix 1 of this
Agreement.
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1.3 |
Business
Day means any day on which a bank carries out its business within China
(exclude a legal holiday) for the purpose of this Agreement
.
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1.4 |
Discount
Rate may be adjusted from time to time by the Discount Bank in accordance
with the discount amount, discount period and the circumstance of the
market. The current Discount Rate is 5.7285% per annum.
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1.5 |
Discount
Interest means an interest calculated on the basis of a valid Discount
Rate within the discount period.
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1.6 |
Discount
Amount means the difference between the face amount of the Xxxx and
the
Discount Interest.
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1.7 |
Service
Charge means the charge collected by the Discount
Bank.
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1.8 |
For
each xxxx submitted for discount the face amount of which shall be
no less
than RMB 200,000. Otherwise the Discount Bank is entitled to collect
the
Service Charge on each of the Xxxx as
such.
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1.9 |
Maturity
Date of Discount: as for each of the xxxx discounted in accordance
with
this Agreement, if the acceptor and the Discount Bank were located
in the
same city, the Maturity Date of Discount shall be the same day as the
expiration date of the Xxxx (if the expiration date falls on a legal
holiday, the next business day shall be the Maturity Date), If the
acceptor and the Discount Bank are not located in the same city, the
Maturity Date shall be the third calendar day after the expiration
date of
the Xxxx (if the third calendar day falls on a legal holiday, the next
business day shall be the Maturity Date).
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1.10 |
Discount
Period: for any Xxxx discounted under this Agreement, the Discount
Period
commences on the date on which the Discount Bank pays the Discount
Amount
and ends on the Maturity Date of the Xxxx discounted. In no event shall
the Discount Period be less than one month. Otherwise, the Discount
Bank
is entitled to collect the Service Charge on each
Xxxx.
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Article
2 Discount Application
2.1 |
To
apply for the discount, the Company shall provide the Discount Bank
following documents: (1) the original Xxxx duly endorsed by the Discount
Applicant; (2) the original application form duly signed by the Discount
Applicant, with the Company’s financial seal and the seal of its
authorized representative affixed; (3) a copy of the invoice bearing
the
seal for invoice use only between the Discount Applicant and its direct
prior party/parties (the amount of the invoice shall be no less than
the
amount of the Xxxx); (4) the sales contract reached between the Discount
Applicant and the Company or the copy of the shipping documents of
the
goods; (5) other documents as may be required by the Discount Bank
(documents referred in (1) to (5) above, collectively, “Discount
Application Documents”).
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2.2 |
In
any event that the Discount Bank accepts the application, the Discount
Bank shall, within one business day after receiving the application
(the
receiving day ends on 12:00 p.m., Beijing time of any Business Day),
wire
the Discount Amount to the RMB bank account specified by the Discount
Applicant in the application form set forth in Section
2.1.
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2.3 |
The
Discount Bank shall, in no event, be under an obligation to provide
such a
discount.
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Article
3 Liability of Payment
3.1 |
Without
impairing the Discount Bank’s right over the Xxxx, the Company shall have
the additional, absolute obligation to pay the amount (face amount)
under
the Xxxx. The Company hereby agrees irrevocably and unconditionally
that
the Discount Bank is entitled to deduct the face amount directly from
the
RMB bank account opened with the Discount Bank by the Company and notify
the Company such deduction.
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3.2 |
The
Discount Bank shall have the right to deduct an amount equivalent to
the
face amount of the Xxxx plus the interests accrued of overdue payment
(if
any) directly from the RMB bank account opened by the Company with
the
Discount Bank without further authorization of the Company, in the
event
that the Discount Bank finds that the application documents or any
of the
trade or transaction mentioned therein is illusive, fraudulent and/or
are
not in conformity with the laws and/or regulations of the PRC. The
rights
of the Discount Bank under this Agreement shall not terminate due to
the
termination of this Agreement.
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Article
4 Conditions Precedent to Submission of Application
Documents
4.1 |
The
Company may submit the application documents to the Discount Bank only
when the following conditions are satisfied, unless the Discount Bank
agreed otherwise in writing:
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(1) |
In
case a loan agreement is entered into by and between the Company and
the
Discount Bank, the Company shall have been granted a certain amount
of
line of credit by the Discount Bank. In no event shall the available
line
of credit be less than the face amount of the
Xxxx;
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(2) |
The
Company shall open and maintain a RMB bank account with the Discount
Bank;
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(3) |
Any
Xxxx under this Agreement shall designate the Discount Bank as the
payor;
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(4) |
The
applicant for discount shall be such an accepted applicant defined
in
Section 1.2 of this Agreement;
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(5) |
A
certified photocopy of the business license of the Accepted Discount
Applicant bearing the seal of the Company has been submitted to the
Discount Bank; and
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(6) |
the
Company has never violated this Agreement and any other financing
agreements between the Company and the Discount Bank, if
exist.
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Article
5 Representations and Warranties
The
Company hereby makes the following representations and warranties to the
Discount Bank:
(1) |
Each
of the Company and the Accepted Discount Applicant is duly incorporated
as
an independent legal person under the laws and regulations of the PRC.
The
Company, together with such Accepted Discount Applicant have full capacity
for civil rights and conduct and assume civil obligation independently.
The Company and the Accepted Discount Applicant has the requisite
corporate power and authority to enter into and to consummate the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement and otherwise to carry
out its
obligations thereunder.
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(2) |
The
execution of this Agreement by the Company and the consummation by
it of
the transactions contemplated thereby have been duly authorized by
all
necessary action on the part of the Company and thus will constitute
the
valid and binding obligation of the Company enforceable against the
Company.
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(3) |
The
provisions of this Agreement are binding on the Company and reflect
the
real intention of the Company.
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The
representations and warranties above shall survive the execution of this
Agreement.
Article
6 Other Agreements
6.1 |
The
Company hereby confirms that accounting documents regarding the Discount
Amount and the Discount Rate issued in accordance with regulations
of the
Discount Bank’s business operation shall be final evidence of such amount
(except as obvious errors found).
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6.2 |
The
Company shall affirm that the discount application is completed, signed
by
the Discount Applicant and the Discount Applicant confirms that statements
within the application are true and correct.
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Article
7 Compensation
As
an
independent covenant, the Company hereby agrees to compensate the Discount
Bank
because (1) the Company does not perform any obligation under this Agreement;
and (2) the Discount Applicant’s violation of relevant laws and regulations
incurred any costs, expenses, claims, losses, damages and/or
liabilities.
Article
8 Assignment
8.1 |
The
Discount Bank may at any time assign this Agreement or any of its rights
or obligations hereunder to any third party (entity or person), provided
that the Discount Bank provides a written notice to the Company. The
Company further agrees that such notice may be issued in any written
form
at the discretion of the Discount Bank. No prior approval or consent
of
the Company is required for the assignment. Notwithstanding the
assignment, the Company agrees to be bound under this Agreement. The
Company may not assign any or all of its rights or obligations under
this
Agreement to any entity or person without the prior written consent
of the
Discount Bank.
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Article
9 Amendment
In
case
either party intends to amend any provision of this Agreement, it shall notify
the other party immediately. No provision of this Agreement may be amended
except in a written instrument signed by both parties.
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Article
10 Governing Law and Jurisdiction
10.1 |
This
Agreement shall be governed by the laws and regulations of the PRC
and
shall be interpreted/construed thereby;
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10.2 |
Any
disputes arise from this Agreement or in connection with this Agreement
shall be under the jurisdiction of the court where the Discount Bank
is
located.
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Article
11 Effectiveness
This
Agreement shall come into effect as it is executed by the respective authorized
representatives of each party.
Discount
Bank:
Citibank
(China) Co., Ltd., Shenzhen Branch
By:
/s/
Xxxxxxx
Xxxxx
(Representative
of Bank)
Date:
August 1, 2007
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Company:
Shenzhen
Ritar Power Co., Ltd.
By:
/s/
Jiada
Hu
(Representative
of Client)
Date:
August 1, 2007
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Witnessed/Verified
by: /s/Xxxx
Xxxx
(Manager)
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