Тема “Contracts”

Word list

conclude a contract – заключить контракт

come to an agreement – прийти к соглашению

sign a contract – подписать контракт

terms of delivery – условия доставки

terms of payment – условия оплаты

reference number – номер для ссылки

total value – общая стоимость

description of the goods – описание товара

cif terms – условия «сиф»

fob terms – условия «фоб»

bill of lading – коносамент

commercial invoice – коммерческий счет

quality certificate – сертификат качества

weight certificate – сертификат веса

certificate of origin – сертификат соответствия

insurance policy – страховой полис

shipment – погрузка

conditions of the transaction – условия сделки

to be packed – быть упакованным

letter of credit – аккредитив

bank guarantee – банковская гарантия

refer to smb. as seller (buyer) - называть кого-то продавцом chamber of commerce and industry– торгово-промышленная палата

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After the prospective buyer receives the offer he carefully studies it. Then, very often he has a few talks with the prospective seller. After the two parties come to an agreement about terms and conditions of the transaction they sign a contract.

Contracts usually contain the following information:

• date of the contract

• place or city

• reference number

• names of the buyer and seller

• description of the goods

• price and the total value

• terms of delivery

• terms of payment, etc.

Here is a part of a specimen contract:

Contract No 32— 1

Moscow September 4th, 2000 Foreign trade company Chemico, Moscow, hereinafter re­ferred to as the Sellers, on the one part, and Messrs. Petro Co., Liverpool, England, hereinafter referred to as the Buyers, on the other part, have concluded the present Contract to the following effect:

1. The Sellers have sold and the Buyers have bought on cif terms 10 000 kgs.of Chemicals ST to be delivered in the fourth quarter of 2000. Partial shipments are allowed. The quality of the Chemicals is to be confirmed by certificate issued by a competent independent and recognized laboratory. The Chemicals are to be packed in plastic bags.

2. The price is 175 English pounds sterling per kilo cif Liver­pool. The total value of the Contract is GBP 1,750,000 (one million seven hundred and fifty thousand English pounds sterling).

3. The date of the bill of lading issued in the name of the Buy­ers is to be considered the date of delivery.

4. Payment for the Chemicals delivered under the present Contract is to be made by a letter of credit on the presen­tation of the following documents:

1) Sellers’ Commercial Invoice

2) Full set of clean on board Bills of Lading

3) Quality Certificate issued by the laboratory

4) Weight Certificate issued by the recognized company

5) Certificate of Origin issued by the Chamber of Com­merce and Industry

6) Insurance Policy issued by the State Insurance com­pany.

5. Payment is to be made through the National Bank, Liver­pool.

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