General Terms and Conditions (GTC)
For Business-to-Business (B2B) Transactions
Status: June 2026
1. Scope of Application and Future Business Relations
1.2 These GTC apply exclusively to entrepreneurs, companies, legal entities under public law, or special funds under public law within the meaning of international commercial regulations (B2B).
1.3 Deviating, conflicting, or supplementary terms and conditions of the customer shall only become part of the contract if IGNELUX has expressly agreed to them in writing. The omission of a reaction by IGNELUX to the customer’s terms shall not be deemed as acceptance.
1.4 These GTC shall also apply as a framework agreement for all future business relations, inquiries, and contracts with the same customer, without IGNELUX having to refer to them again in each individual case.
2. Inquiry, Email Quotation, and Contract Conclusion
2.2 Upon receiving a specific customer inquiry, IGNELUX will issue an individual, written commercial quotation and send it via email. Unless explicitly stated otherwise in the respective email, all quotations issued by IGNELUX are valid for a fixed period of thirty (30) days from the date of issue.
2.3 A legally binding contract is only concluded when the customer accepts the email quotation in writing (via return email, signed quotation, or official purchase order) within the validity period, and IGNELUX subsequently confirms or executes the order.
3. Prices and Terms of Payment
3.2 Unless otherwise agreed in writing, all prices are quoted in Euros (EUR), Ex Works (EXW Incoterms 2020) Maribor, Slovenia. Prices exclude Value Added Tax (VAT), packaging, shipping costs, customs duties, or transport insurance.
3.3 Invoices are payable within fourteen (14) days from the invoice date without any deduction, unless a different payment term is specified in the commercial invoice or quotation.
3.4 In the event of late payment, IGNELUX reserves the right to charge statutory default interest applicable to commercial B2B transactions in the European Union.
4. Delivery, Passing of Risk, and Force Majeure
4.1 Delivery periods or dates provided by IGNELUX are non-binding estimates unless explicitly confirmed as a fixed, binding deadline in writing.
4.2 The risk of accidental loss, deterioration, or damage to the goods passes to the customer as soon as the goods are handed over to the carrier, forwarder, or logistics provider at our facility (EXW Maribor).
4.3 IGNELUX shall not be liable for delivery delays, failures, or disruptions caused by events of Force Majeure (including but not limited to raw material shortages, electronic component supply chain disruptions, strikes, lockouts, acts of God, or regulatory export/import measures).
5. Retention of Title (Eigentumsvorbehalt)
5.1 IGNELUX retains full legal ownership of all delivered goods until all current and future claims arising from the commercial contract and ongoing business relationship with the customer have been paid in full.
5.2 The customer is obliged to handle the goods under retention of title with care and to insure them sufficiently against fire, water damage, and theft at their own expense until full ownership is transferred.
5.3 The customer is entitled to resell or integrate the goods in the ordinary course of business, but hereby assigns to IGNELUX all claims arising from such resale up to the final invoice amount of our claim.
6. Warranty and Notification of Defects
6.1 The customer must inspect the delivered electronic components immediately upon receipt. Any visible defects, transport damage, or quantity discrepancies must be reported to IGNELUX in writing within five (5) working days of delivery. Failing this, the delivery shall be deemed accepted.
6.2 Defects that could not be discovered during a standard incoming inspection (hidden/latent defects) must be reported to IGNELUX in writing immediately upon discovery.
6.3 In the event of a justified and timely defect notification, IGNELUX shall, at its own sole discretion, either remedy the defect (repair) or deliver a defect-free item (replacement).
7. Limitation of Liability and Indirect Damages
7.1 IGNELUX shall only be liable for damages caused by willful intent (Vorsatz) or gross negligence (grobe Fahrlässigkeit).
7.2 Liability for simple negligence is excluded, except in cases of injury to life, body, or health, or breach of material contractual obligations (cardinal obligations).
7.3 In no event shall IGNELUX be liable for indirect, incidental, punitive, or consequential damages. This includes, but is not limited to, loss of production, loss of profits, commercial system downtime, or third-party liabilities arising from the integration of IGNELUX components into external lighting fixtures or power management systems.
8. Choice of Law and Jurisdiction
8.1 These GTC and all contractual relationships between IGNELUX and the customer shall be governed exclusively by the laws of the Republic of Slovenia, to the explicit exclusion of the UN Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (CISG).
8.2 The exclusive place of jurisdiction for all disputes arising directly or indirectly out of the contract, delivery, or interpretation of these GTC shall be the competent court in Maribor, Slovenia.
