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1. INSTALLATION AND PRODUCT PROTECTION

CRITERIA

1. Preamble

The Seller shall only be liable for the products sold if

the conditions set out below in point 2 of this Article.

The Seller’s liability is excluded if the assumptions

listed under item 3 below occur, or if the external

corrosion protection requirements listed under item 4

of this Article are not complied with.

2. Conditions

- Pipes and fittings must be installed in accordance

with the instructions in the Seller’s VARMO catalogue.

- No tampering or alteration of the products shall have

occurred after the period of manufacture, even if only

by accident.

- The ordered items must expressly bear the

trademarks.

3. Forfeiture

- Lack of or incorrect compliance with the rules of art

or the specific rules of good engineering.

- Use of material that has deteriorated and is therefore

unsuitable: aged or nicked, crushed pipe and

fittings,

etc.

- Use of materials not supplied by the Seller (pipes and

fittings).

- System built and set up by a non-specialised or

unlicensed heating installer.

- Failure to comply with the external corrosion

protection instructions in section 4 below.

Lack of installation test and documentation.

4. Indications for protection against external corrosion

In order to avoid malfunctions of the brass products, it

is recommended that they be installed and insulated in

an or otherwise protect them with suitable materials.

For their protection, anti-corrosion and waterproof

materials, which inhibit corrosion by possible

chemicals, and materials resistant to heat and ageing

should be used.

12. PRODUCT LIABILITY

In order to open a product liability claim, the Seller

must receive all information, including pictures of

the defective products in the area where they were

installed and one or more product samples.

Defect claims must be sent to the e-mail varmo@

general

fittings.it.

The Seller shall be given the opportunity, within 8

days from the date of the alleged damage and in any

case before any intervention to remedy it, to inspect

the state of the premises. In relation to limitation

periods for product liability, the Seller shall comply with

national and Community law.

13. LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY

The Buyer, through the Order, is responsible for

compliance with all safety and legal requirements

connected with the product purchased.

The Buyer shall inform GENERAL FITTINGS in advance

of the existence of legal or other requirements existing

at the place of destination of the goods, which relate

to the execution of the supply or the compliance

with safety or approval standards, and shall be fully

responsible for them.

The Seller is not responsible for any direct or indirect

damage to persons or things caused by improper

use of the product supplied. In any case, the Seller is

not responsible for any direct or indirect damage to

persons or things if the hypotheses foreseen in art. 11

of these general conditions under point 2 (Conditions)

are not respected or if one of the hypotheses foreseen

in art. 11 of these general conditions under point 3

(Forfeiture) exists.

Excluded from the Seller’s liability is damage due to

natural wear and tear, storage, improper maintenance,

non-compliance with installation, assembly or use

regulations, excessive stress, use of unsuitable means

of production, improper intervention by the Buyer or

other parties, use of non-original parts or other

causes not attributable to the Seller.

The Seller’s liability for product defects is in any case

limited to the repair or, at its discretion, to the free

replacement of products or parts of products that

are damaged or unusable due to faulty material or

construction or incorrect assembly instructions.

Repair or replacement shall be understood to be Ex-

works GENERAL FITTINGS. The replaced parts

replaced parts shall become the property of GENERAL

FITTINGS.

The purchaser may only withdraw from the contract

or demand rescission of the contract price if repair or

replacement of the disputed goods is impossible or if

GENERAL FITTINGS refuses to carry out the repair or

culpably delays

carry it out within a reasonable period of time.

In any case, GENERAL FITTINGS shall not be obliged

to compensate for any direct and/or indirect damage

suffered as a result of the purchase of the products

sold by it, such as: injury to persons or damage to

property caused by the use of the goods, loss of pro

fit,

damage claimed by third parties, etc.

These limitations of liability are not valid to exclude or

limit the Seller’s liability in the event of fraud or gross

negligence attributable to it or in the event that it is

liable pursuant to Article 114 of Legislative Decree No.

206/2005 Consumer Code.