Unit8 （课件）-《商务英语(外贸英语实务)》同步教学（大连理工大学出版社）

Inspection, Claim, Force Majeure and Arbitration UNIT 8 Case Lead-in PART 1 Reading PART 2 Sample Conversations PART 3 Case Lead-in Part 1 　　An American company A concluded a contract with a Chinese company B for the import of a large amount of fertilizer. Soon after signing the contract, one of the two factories got fire and had to stop production. At the same time, the ruling price of this kind of fertilizer was rising in the world market. B asked to be exempted from liabilities for non-performance of the sales contract with an excuse of suffering force majeure. Is this reasonable? Why? 　　One of the parties may run into trouble or suffer great losses because of natural disasters or intentional actions on the execution of a sales contract. Perhaps the injured party will claim for compensation for losses in case the contract is breached. In order to clarify the responsibilities, it is important to stipulate inspection clause, claim clause, force majeure clause and arbitration clause clearly in the contract. Reading Part 2 Inspection, Claim, Force Majeure and Arbitration Commodity Inspection 　Commodity inspection is the inspection conducted by an authorized party to testify whether the quality, quantity, package, etc. would be the same as its corresponding terms stipulated in the contract. It is a necessary part of international trade to protect the interests of both the importer and the exporter. The importer wants to make certain that the goods delivered to him are exactly those stipulated in the contract that he has signed with the exporter. While the exporter wants to control the quality of the goods as well as to prove with an inspection certificate that the goods delivered have met the relevant contract terms so that he will not be responsible for any problems of the goods after delivery. Chinese Reading Part 2 检验、索赔、不可抗力和仲裁 商品检验 　　商品检验是指由经授权的一方对商品的质量、数量、包装等实施检验从而确定商品是否符合合同条款的要求。商品检验是国际贸易的一个必要环节，检验条款也是合同中保护买卖双方利益的一个必要条款。买方想确定所交货物与他和卖方签订的合同商品完全一致。而卖方则希望控制商品质量，以