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General Regulations of World Exposition Shanghai China 2010

(expo2010.cn)
Updated: 2009-04-14 18:44

SECTION V  CONCESSIONAIRES

Article  35

"Concessionaires" in the sense of these General Regulations are those who have been granted by the Organizer rights to conduct commercial activities within the Exposition site.

Concessionaires shall conclude a Concessionaire Contract with the Organizer that covers the conditions for the commercial activities to be conducted within the Exposition site.

The above provisions apply to concessionaires with the exception of those provisions which only concern official participants and which are the following:

-- Articles 6, 7, 9 and 10;

-- Chapter I of Section IV;

-- Article 14;

-- Chapter III of Section IV, with the exception of Article 24;

-- Chapters IV, with the exception of Article 27.II.C, and Chapter VI of Section IV;

-- the Special Regulations referred to in Article 34 under the numbers 1, 3, 6, 7, 9, 10, 12 ,14 and 15.

The other conditions for participation shall be laid down in the concessionaire contract. They shall comply with the provisions of Articles 17, 18 and 19 of the Convention.

Article  36

Individuals and firms whose countries are officially participating in the Exposition shall only be admitted as concessionaires subject to the agreement of the Commissioner General of Section of their country of origin, who may establish special conditions for their admission.

SECTION VI  INDEMNITIES IN CASE OF CANCELLATION OF THE EXPOSITION

Article  37

In the event of the renunciation of organizing a registered Exposition, the Organizer must compensate those countries who have accepted to participate, for expenses incurred and duly justified arising directly from their participation in the Exposition.

Nevertheless, no compensation shall be due if the cancellation is caused by "force majeure" due to a natural disaster considered as such by the General Assembly of the BIE on the recommendation of the Executive Committee.

Indemnities shall be set by the General Assembly, whose decision shall be final, on the proposition of the Executive Committee which had overseen the claim with the documents and evidence supplied by the host state, the Organizer and all other parties involved.

Article  38

Moreover, the Organizer must compensate the BIE for the loss corresponding to the percentage of gate money for an amount established by the General Assembly according to the proposition of the Administration and Budget Committee.

Article  39

The Organizer should undertake to fulfill the obligations defined by Articles 37 and 38 which shall be guaranteed by the state demanding the registration of the Exposition.

The maximum amount of these indemnities shall be set before the registration by an agreement between the BIE on the one hand and the Organizer and the host state on the other hand.

These engagements shall form a part of the required documentation for registration.

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