Unless expressly agreed otherwise in writing, the information on which this contract is based shall not be regarded as secret.

Governing law, place of jurisdiction, severability and transferability of contractual rights

These Standard Business Conditions and the entire legal relationship between the parties hereto shall be governed by the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany. Application of the UN Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods of 11 April 1980 (CISG) shall be excluded.

The place of jurisdiction for any and all legal disputes, also in the context of any proceeding based on a cheque and/or a bill of exchange shall be the place where we have our registered office, provided that the partner is a merchant, a corporate body under public law or a public special fund. We shall also be entitled to bring an action at the place where the partner has its registered office.

Should any of the provisions of these Standard Business Conditions or any provision in the context of other agreements be or become invalid, then this shall not affect the validity of the contract or agreement. In such a case, the partners shall be obligated to replace the invalid provision by a relevant valid provision coming as close as possible to the commercial effect of the invalid provision.

Transfer or assignment of any of the parties‘ contractual rights shall require mutual agreement.