Terms of sale

These terms apply exclusively to sales concluded between Forward Race Parts and professional buyers acting within the scope of their commercial, industrial, craft or liberal activity.

Any order placed on the B2B site, any quotation request, any quotation acceptance, any payment, or any written confirmation by email implies full, entire and unreserved acceptance of these terms.

Prices are expressed in euros excluding taxes, unless otherwise indicated. Any taxes, bank fees, transport costs, customs clearance fees, import duties and local charges remain at the buyer's expense.

The minimum order quantities, discounts, price lists, special conditions and lead times announced by Forward Race Parts may be modified at any time for orders not yet confirmed. These terms specify in particular the payment conditions and the elements for determining the price in accordance with the provisions applicable to relations between professionals.

Unless otherwise agreed in writing, payment is made exclusively by bank transfer and must be received in full before shipment. In the event of express agreement on deferred payment, the payment period may not in principle exceed sixty days from the date of issue of the invoice, subject to specific legal cases.

In accordance with Article L.441-10 of the French Commercial Code, any late payment shall automatically and without prior formal notice result in the application of late payment penalties calculated on the totality of the amounts remaining due at the interest rate applied by the European Central Bank to its most recent refinancing operation increased by ten percentage points. These penalties run from the day following the due date shown on the invoice until full payment.

In accordance with Articles L.441-10 and D.441-5 of the French Commercial Code, any late payment shall also result in the application of a fixed recovery indemnity of forty euros per unpaid invoice. When the recovery costs actually incurred exceed this amount, Forward Race Parts reserves the right to claim additional compensation upon justification.

The goods sold remain the exclusive property of Forward Race Parts until full payment of the price in principal, interest, penalties and accessories. The transfer of risks nevertheless occurs as soon as the goods are delivered to the first carrier, in accordance with the applicable Incoterm. In the event of default of payment, Forward Race Parts may claim the restitution of the goods at the sole expense of the buyer, without prejudice to any other recourse.

No order may be cancelled or modified by the buyer after written validation by Forward Race Parts.

Production and shipping lead times are communicated for information purposes only, unless Forward Race Parts expressly undertakes otherwise. No delay may justify the cancellation of the order, the refusal of payment, the application of penalties, or the award of damages.

The responsibility of Forward Race Parts shall not be engaged in the event of force majeure or any event beyond its reasonable control, in particular supply disruption or delay, failure of a supplier or subcontractor, breakdown or unavailability of production equipment, surface treatment incident, strike, social conflict, fire, flood, bad weather, accident, pandemic, administrative decision, embargo, international sanction, customs closure, delay or failure of the carrier, or any other cause beyond the control of Forward Race Parts. In such cases, the lead times are automatically suspended for the duration of the event and Forward Race Parts may not be held responsible for the consequences resulting therefrom.

The total liability of Forward Race Parts, all causes combined, is strictly limited to the amount excluding taxes actually paid by the buyer for the product concerned.

These terms are governed by French law, to the exclusion of any other legislation and of the Vienna Convention on the International Sale of Goods. Any dispute relating to their formation, execution, interpretation or termination, as well as to any order, invoice or commercial relationship between the parties, shall fall under the exclusive jurisdiction of the Commercial Court of La Rochelle, even in the event of multiple defendants, warranty claims, incidental claims, emergency proceedings or conservatory proceedings, and notwithstanding any clause to the contrary appearing on the buyer's documents.