Uitspraak
GERECHTSHOF ’s-HERTOGENBOSCH
1.Ontstaan en loop van het geding
2.Feiten
- A) [B] is engaged in the business of metal trading, including but not limited to the purchasing and sales of the Raw Materials, marketing and sales of Products and By-products and related supply chain activities, as well as hedging transactions to manage metal price risks and foreign currency risks.
- B) The [P] is engaged in the business of manufacturing Products, By-Products and Intermediate Products and the [P] has the manufacturing facilities, the technical expertise and the employees required to manufacture the Products at the Plant, and has adequate production capacity to do so.
- C) The Parties have agreed that the [P] will convert at its relevant Plants Raw Materials into Products, By-Products and Intermediate Products on the terms set out in this Agreement.
- a) receive Raw Materials provided by [B] ;
- b) Monitor and control inventory levels of the Raw Materials on hand at the plant;
- c) check the volume and quality of incoming Raw Materials, and notify [B] of any discrepancies or problems in their volume, quality, delivery or receipt in accordance with clause 6.3;
- d) convert the Raw Materials into the Products as ordered by and agreed with [B] under clause 4.2(a) and in accordance with the specific instructions of [B] and as discussed at the P&OP and S&OP Meetings;
- e) devote the entire capacity of the Plant exclusively to the production of products for [B] ;
- f) deliver and/or make available the Products, Intermediate Products and By-Products to [B] or any entity designated by [B] , in the manner [B] may direct and as discussed at the P&OP and S&OP Meetings;
- g) package, store load and prepare to dispatch the Products, intermediate Products and By-Products in accordance with clause 8;
- h) take back Products, Intermediate Products and By-Products from customers and rework them as reasonably requested by [B] and as discussed at the P&OP and S&OP Meetings;
- i) organise the transport of Products, Intermediate Products and By-Products within the plant;
- j) act as “operator” under the relevant environmental (permits) legislation and “producer” under the relevant waste legislation;
- k) dispose of and retain responsibility for the management and disposal of all Waste resulting from such conversion operations in accordance with all Applicable Laws.
- a) purchase Raw Materials;
- b) ensure that the purchased Raw Materials are free from deleterious elements harmful to the current normal handling, smelting and refining process of [P] and are free flowing, non dusting and suitable for normal grab discharge, handling and storage;
- c) with regard to Raw Materials that have not been processed or approved by the plant before, ensure compliance with the standard procedures for acceptance of such Raw Material in place;
- d) order Products in accordance with clause 4.2 (a);
- e) sell Products, Intermediate Products and By-Products;
- f) conduct inventory planning, transport planning and commercial and logistic support;
- g) order and organise transport of Raw Materials, Products, Intermediate Products and By-Products from suppliers to the Plant, from the Plant to the customers or from one Plant to another Plant (as the case may be);
- h) enter into hedging transactions to manage the metal price risk and foreign exchange risk;
- i) enter into trading transactions of Raw Materials, Products, Intermediate Products and By-Products;
- j) transfer to each [P] the EBIT realised by [B] attributable to each [P] in accordance with the EBIT allocation rules.
3.Geschil
4.Gronden
- verklaarthet hoger beroep gegrond,
- verklaarthet incidenteel hoger beroep ongegrond,
- vernietigtde uitspraak van de Rechtbank,
- vermindertde aanslag berekend naar een belastbaar bedrag van € 121.973.435, en
- vermindertde beschikking heffingsrente dienovereenkomstig.