DSV ROAD TRANSPORT – GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS 1. Introductory provisions These DSV ROAD TRANSPORT – GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS (‘Terms’) lay down rights and obligations between the HAULIER and DSV concerning the HAULIER's road transport services as well as logistics services of any kind provided to DSV. 'AGREEMENT' means the contract which has been concluded between the HAULIER and DSV and which refers to these Terms. 'HAULIER' means the contracting party including all employees and subcontractors to the contracting party. 1.1. Purpose and background As a freight forwarding company, DSV supplies transport and logistics services to its customers through subcontractors, including the HAULIER. It is essential to DSV that all services supplied by DSV to its customers are provided through the application of the highest degree of professionalism and fair business practices and ethics, including in particular compliance with applicable legislation at all times; and regardless of the detailed regulation of specific matters by these Terms and Conditions, the Parties are generally under a mutual obligation to ensure, as part of their cooperation, that the services are provided in observance thereof. Accordingly, DSV purchases road transport services from the HAULIER pursuant to the AGREEMENT and these Terms and Conditions in the expectation that, as a professional supplier of such services, the HAULIER will contribute its special road transport service expertise to the fulfilment of DSV's transport orders so that the cooperation will be conducted in a manner which also properly and professionally takes into consideration society, the environment and the Parties' good reputation in general. 2. Confidentiality 2.1. The contents of the AGREEMENT are confidential and must be treated accordingly by the Parties. Confidentiality implies that the Parties are unauthorised to disclose information on the contents of the AGREEMENT to any third party. Moreover, information received during the performance of assignments under the AGREEMENT, including information and documents received before, during and/or after the performance of a specific road transport assignment, is to be considered confidential. The HAULIER must comply with all instructions in that connection from DSV. 2.2. HAULIER is strictly liable for any losses suffered by DSV as a result of breach of confidentiality as stated in clause 2.1. If HAULIER breaches its confidentiality obligation, HAULIER agree to pay a penalty in the amount of seven thousand Euros (EUR 7,000.00) to DSV for each breach of the confidentiality obligation. Payment of one or more penalties is not releasing HAULIER from its’ obligation of confidentiality. 2.3. Clauses 2.1 and 2.2 remain in force for twelve (12) months after the final date of termination of the AGREEMENT, whatever the cause of termination of the AGREEMENT. 3. Performance of assignments 3.1. Compliance with applicable national and international law. 3.1.1. The HAULIER and its subcontractors shall comply with all applicable national and international laws, regulations, directives, guidelines, rules, orders, conventions, ordinances, recommendations and standards of the country(ies) of origin, transit and destination including, but not limited to, those relating to DSV Road – General Terms and Condition v. 4.0. Template date: 21.10.2022
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