Exhibit 4.76
English Translation of Chinese Language Document
Form of Sales Contract
Contract No.: Column A
Signing Place: Jiangning District, Nanjing
Signing Date: Column B
The Seller: China Sunergy (Nanjing) Co., Ltd. | The Buyer: CEEG (Shanghai) Solar Science & Technology Co., Ltd. | |
Address: No. 123, West Focheng Road, Economy and Technology Development Zone, Jiangning, Nanjing | Address: No. 68 West Gangde Road, Songjiang District, Shanghai | |
Contact person: Jianhua Zou | Contact person: Qiang Tao | |
Tel.: 025-52766701 | Tel.: 021-57850711 | |
Fax: 025-52766767 | Fax: 021-57850374 |
Through amicable consultation and in accordance with the Contract Law of the People’s Republic of China, the parties hereof agreed to enter into the following contractual terms regarding purchase of the following goods for mutual compliance and performance:
1. | Goods summary |
Column C
2. | Time and terms of payment |
After the effectiveness of this contract, the Seller shall deliver to the Buyer the solar cells in installments with the quantity, specifications and types provided in this contract. The Buyer shall remit the advance payment which accounts for 50% of total price of cells of each shipment into the account designated by the Seller within three days before the delivery of each shipment and then pick up the goods. As for the remaining 50% of each payment for goods, the Seller allows the Buyer to accumulate such amount to the credit facility of RMB 20 million granted to the Buyer (the credit facility of RMB 20 million is agreed in the contract numbered XS120080200).
A/C No. of Jiangning Sub-branch of China Merchants Bank: 078002380175610001
3. | Packing requirements: The goods shall be packed in carton boxes suitable for highway transportation so as to meet requirements for long-distance and long-time transportation. |
4. | Place and term of delivery |
4.1 Place of delivery: the Seller’s location.
4.2 The Buyer shall be responsible for the transportation and the corresponding insurance of the goods. If the Buyer requires the Seller to handle the transportation affairs for it, it shall bear the costs and risks of the transportation and shall buy insurance by itself.
4.3 Delivery in installments allowed. The Buyer shall remit the payment which accounts for 50% of such goods into the account designated by the Seller based on the actual delivery quantity and amount within three working days (three days for XS120090383) upon receiving the delivery notice marked with the specific power list issued by the Seller.
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4.4 The Seller shall deliver all the goods of such shipment within 7 days upon receiving such 50% payment.
4.5 The Seller shall provide VAT invoices to the Buyer within 10 days after each delivery.
5. | Quality requirements and technical standards: |
See Appendix I for the standard cells hereunder (shipment and transportation terms in Article 5.4 thereof are inapplicable). Appendix I shall not apply to the off-specification cells hereunder.
6. | Quantity and quality objection: The Buyer shall complete quantity and quality inspection in accordance with the standard prescribed hereunder within seven days after picking up the goods. Any quantity and quality claims shall be issued by the Buyer in writing within three days of detection, and shall be inspected by a third party agreed upon by both parties, if necessary. If the Buyer fails to raise a claim within ten days after picking up the goods, the Seller’s products shall be deemed as qualified. |
7. | Transfer of Contractual Rights and Obligations |
Neither party may transfer all or part of the rights and obligations hereunder without written consent of the other party.
8. | Confidentiality |
The parties hereto and their respective employees, agents, representatives and counsels shall treat the terms and conditions under this contract and any of its supplementary agreements as business secrets and shall not disclose the information to any third party without consent of the other party. Otherwise, the defaulting party shall compensate as much as twice of the direct or indirect losses to the other party.
9. | Force majeure |
If any party fails to perform the contract due to any force majeure event, the affected party shall notify the other party in writing within seven days upon the occurrence of such event, and shall present written evidence issued by the relevant authority within fifteen days upon the end of such event. The affected party could be partially or wholly exempted from the liabilities in the light of the impact caused by such force majeure event. Where an event of force majeure occurs after the party’s delay in performance, the defaulting party shall not be exempted from its liabilities.
10. | Integrity Assurance |
It shall be deemed as damage to the other party’s interest if any party and its staff directly or indirectly give, in the name of the company or an individual, a gift of money, valuables, securities or provide an improper interest in other forms to any employee of the other party, or if any party and its staff carries out a transaction similar to this contract, in the name of the company or an individual, with any employee of the other party or any third person introduced by such employee. The damaging party shall compensate as much as twice of the direct or indirect losses incurred by the damaged party for such reason, and shall be liable for the liquidated damages of 20% of the amount of this contract per breach (up to RMB 1,000,000).
The integrity report method: Supervision Report Mailbox: JC@Chinasunergy.com, Report Phone Number: 86-25-5276 6726
11. | Dispute resolution |
Any and all disputes arising from the validity, performance or interpretation of this contract shall first be resolved by the parties through amicable consultation. In case no settlement can been reached through consultation, the disputes shall be governed by the people’s court of first instance with jurisdiction where the Buyer is located. All related fees paid for litigation (including attorney fees, travel fees, evidence collection fees, notarization fees and litigation fees, etc) shall be borne by the losing party.
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12. | Effective and miscellaneous |
12.1 The contract shall take effect upon signature by both parties or seal by the special authorized agents. In case the contract text covers more than one page, seal on the perforation shall be affixed to such pages.
12.2 The contract is in duplicate, with each party holding one counterpart respectively. The two counterparts shall have the same legal effect. The parties hereof shall send the original contract to each other within three working days of the date hereof.
12.3 Any matters not mentioned herein shall be mutually negotiated between both parties and set forth in the supplemental agreements, which shall have the same legal effect as the contract.
The Seller: China Sunergy (Nanjing) Co., Ltd. | The Buyer: CEEG (Shanghai) Solar Science & Technology Co., Ltd. | |
Signature/seal: /s/ | Signature/seal: /s/ | |
Date: | Date: |
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Column A | Column B | Column C | |
1 | XS120090140 | 2009-04-07 | See Table 1 |
2 | XS120090170 | 2009-04-24 | See Table 2 |
3 | XS120090225 | 2009-06-02 | See Table 3 |
4 | XS120090283 | 2009-07-02 | See Table 4 |
5 | XS120090340 | 2009-08-06 | See Table 5 |
6 | XS120090383 | 2009-08-31 | See Table 6 |
Table 1
Subject | Specification and parameter | Quantity (MW) | Unit price (RMB/W) | Amount (RMB) |
solar cells, standard | Average conversion efficiency ≥16.50% | 2 MW | 11.5 | Around 23,000,000 |
Total amount (in words): Around RMB twenty-three million | ||||
Remark: the price includes 17% valued-added tax (VAT). |
As supplemented by the supplementary contract numbered XS120090140-1 dated April 9, 2009:
With the total quantity as specified in the original contract unchanged, the parties re-negotiate the price as below:
Subject | Scope of conversion efficiency | Unit price (RMB/W) |
Monocrystalline 125 cells A, A2, A3 | ≥16.00% | 11.5 |
Monocrystalline 125 cells A, A2, A3 | 13.50%-14.50% | 10.5 |
Polycrystalline 156 cells A, A2, A3 | ≥14.00% | 12 |
Monocrystalline 156 cells A, A2, A3 | ≥16.00% | 12.5 |
Table 2
Subject | Specification | Specification and parameter | Quantity (MW) | Unit price (Yuan / W) | Total amount (RMB) |
Solar cells (including A, A2, A3) | Monocrystalline 125 | ≥17.00% | 3MW | 11.5 | Around 34,500,000 |
Monocrystalline 125 | ≤16.75% | 11 | |||
Monocrystalline 156 | ≥16.00% | 12.5 | |||
Polycrystalline 156 | ≥16.00% | 12.5 | |||
Polycrystalline 156 | ≤15.75% | 12 | |||
Total | 3MW | Around 34,500,000 | |||
Total amount (in words):Around RMB thirty-four million five hundred thousand | |||||
Remarks: the price includes 17% valued-added tax (VAT). |
As supplemented by the supplementary contract numbered XS120090170-1 dated May 27, 2009:
With the total quantity as specified in the original contract unchanged, the parties agreed to change the price of monocrystalline 125 cells from May 27, 2009 to May 31, 2009 as below:
Subject | Scope of conversion efficiency | Unit price (RMB/W) |
Monocrystalline 125 cells A, A2, A3 | ≥16.75% | 11.2 |
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Table 3
Subject | Specification and parameter | Quantity (MW) | Unit price (RMB/W) | Amount (RMB) |
Polycrystalline 156 cells A, A2, A3 | ≥15.00% | 3 MW | 11.5 | Around 35,000,000 |
Monocrystalline 156 cells A, A2, A3 | ≥16.00% | 12 | ||
In total | 3 MW | Around 35,000,000 | ||
Total amount (in words): Around RMB thirty-five million | ||||
Remark: the price includes 17% valued-added tax (VAT). |
Table 4
Subject | Specification | Specification and parameter | Quantity (MW) | Unit price (Yuan / W) | Total amount (RMB) |
Solar cells (including A, A2, A3) | Monocrystalline 125 | ≥17.50% | 2.5MW | 10.8 | Around 26,000,000 |
Monocrystalline 125 | 17.00%-17.25% | 10.4 | |||
Monocrystalline 125 | 16.25%-16.75% | 10 | |||
Monocrystalline 125 | 14.50%-15.50% | 9.5 | |||
Monocrystalline 156 | ≥17.00% | 11.5 | |||
Polycrystalline 156 | ≥15.00% | 11 | |||
Polycrystalline 156 cells B | ≥14.00% | 6.8 | |||
Total | 2.5MW | Around 26,000,000 | |||
Total amount (in words):Around RMB twenty-six million | |||||
Remarks: the price includes 17% valued-added tax (VAT). |
As supplemented by the supplementary contract numbered XS120090283-1 dated July 13, 2009:
With the total quantity and total amount as specified in the original contract unchanged, the parties agreed to add the supply of polycrystalline 156 cells A1:
Subject | Scope of conversion efficiency | Unit price (RMB/W) |
Polycrystalline 156 cells A1 | ≥14.00% | 6.8 |
Table 5
Subject | Specification | Specification and parameter | Quantity (MW) | Unit price | Total amount (RMB) |
Solar cells A | Monocrystalline 125 | ≥17.50% | 2.5MW | 10.5 RMB/W | Around 26,000,000 |
Monocrystalline 125 | 17.25% | 10.4 RMB/W | |||
Monocrystalline 125 | 17.00% | 10 RMB/W | |||
Monocrystalline 156 | ≥17.00% | 10.8 RMB/W | |||
Polycrystalline 156 | ≥15.25% | 10.8 RMB/W | |||
Polycrystalline 156 cells B | ≥14.50% | 25 RMB/PC | |||
Polycrystalline 156 cells A1 | ≥14.50% | 25 RMB/PC | |||
Total | 2.5MW | Around 26,000,000 | |||
Total amount (in words):Around RMB twenty-six million | |||||
Remarks: the price includes 17% valued-added tax (VAT). The parties may renegotiate the price based on market by supplementary agreements every week. |
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As supplemented by the supplementary contract numbered XS120090340-1 dated August 19, 2009:
With the total quantity and total amount as specified in the original contract unchanged, the parties agreed to add the supply of polycrystalline 156 cells A:
Subject | Scope of conversion efficiency | Unit price (RMB/W) |
Polycrystalline 156 cells A | 14.75% | 9 |
As further supplemented by the supplementary contract numbered XS120090340-2 dated August 26, 2009:
With the total quantity and total amount as specified in the original contract unchanged, the parties agreed to add the supply of monocrystalline 125 cells A:
Subject | Scope of conversion efficiency | Unit price (RMB/W) |
Monocrystalline 125 cells A | 16.75% | 9.5 |
Table 6
Subject | Specification and parameter | Quantity (MW) | Unit price (RMB/W) | Amount (RMB) |
Polycrystalline 156 cells A | 15.25% - 15.75% | 2 MW | 10.4 | Around 20,800,000 |
Total amount (in words): Around RMB twenty million eight hundred thousand | ||||
Remark: the price includes 17% valued-added tax (VAT). |
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