General Terms and Conditions for the Supply and Installation of a Photovoltaic Power Plant by BELO ENERGY s.r.o.
  1. Scope and Validity
1.1. These General Terms and Conditions (hereinafter the “GTC”) apply to all contracts for work relating to the supply and installation of a photovoltaic power plant (hereinafter the “Contracts” or “Contract”) concluded by BELO ENERGY s.r.o. (hereinafter the “Contractor”) with its customers and form an integral part thereof.
  1. Introductory Provisions
2.1. The contractual relationship between the Contractor and the customer, the subject of which is the supply and installation of a photovoltaic power plant by the Contractor to the customer (hereinafter the “Contractual Relationship”), is established upon signing the written Contract by both contractual parties. 2.2. The contracting parties and the basic provisions of the Contractual Relationship are defined in the respective Contract. In the event of any discrepancy between the Contract and these GTC, the provisions of the Contract shall prevail. All capitalised terms used in these GTC shall have the same meaning as in the Contract, unless these GTC specify otherwise.
  1. The Work
3.1. Based on the Contractual Relationship pursuant to Art. 2.1. of these GTC, the Contractor undertakes, at its own expense, to carry out the delivery and installation of the Work, further specified in the Contract and its annexes, and the customer undertakes to accept the duly completed Work from the Contractor and pay the agreed price for the duly completed Work, all under the terms and conditions set out in the Contract and these GTC. 3.2. The Work also includes: 3.2.1. Assistance by the Contractor to the customer in obtaining a subsidy under the “New Green Savings” programme (hereinafter the “Subsidy”), consisting of providing professional know-how to the customer in obtaining the Subsidy and representing the customer in the subsidy application process; and 3.2.2. Ensuring the processing of the energy audit. 3.3. The Work does not include securing legislative documents and permits required for the operation of the Work. 3.4. The customer may submit requests for changes to the Work to the Contractor before signing the Contract. The Contractor is not obliged to accommodate any requests made later. Any changes to the Work requested later by the customer must be incorporated into an amendment to the Contract, signed by both contractual parties, specifying the change in Contractor performance deadlines and in the Price of the Work.
  1. Execution of the Work
4.1. The Work shall be carried out in accordance with the implementation schedule, which forms an integral part of the Contract. 4.2. The Contractor undertakes to: 4.2.1. submit the Subsidy application pursuant to Art. 3.2 above no later than 30 working days after payment of the advance invoice under the Contract, 4.2.2. ensure the processing of the energy audit pursuant to Art. 3.2 above no later than 14 working days after payment of the advance invoice under the Contract, 4.2.3. commence the actual execution of the Work no later than 180 days from the date of receipt of the advance payment, and complete it, 4.2.4. hand over the Work to the customer within 20 days from the start date of the actual installation of the Work. This period is automatically extended by the duration of obstacles which, without the Contractor’s fault, prevent the Contractor from carrying out activities aimed at completing the Work (e.g. adverse weather conditions, delayed material deliveries, embargoes, force majeure, delays or restrictions due to epidemics or war). The Contractor shall inform the customer of such obstacles. 4.3. The Contractor shall notify the customer of the date of commencement of the actual installation of the Work at least 15 days in advance. The customer is obliged to ensure safe access via non-public access roads to the installation site in winter, including gritting and clearing snow and ice from the roof if necessary. 4.4. If the customer is in delay with payment of the advance invoice, the deadline for performing the Work shall be extended by the duration of such delay, and the Contractor is not obliged to begin the Work before the installation site is properly prepared and the advance invoice is paid. 4.5. At the customer’s written request, the commencement of the execution of the Work may be postponed to a later date. 4.6. The customer is obliged to provide the Contractor with all necessary cooperation during the execution of the Work to ensure its proper completion and to allow necessary technical interventions and placement of work equipment, including free access to an electricity supply point during the execution of the Work.
  1. Price and Payment Terms
5.1. The customer is obliged to pay the Contractor the price for the execution of the Work in the amount and in the manner specified in the Contract and its annexes. The price of the Work is stated including VAT. The Contractor is entitled to adjust the VAT rate in accordance with the applicable legislation on the date of issuing the relevant invoice – tax document. 5.2. The Contractor is entitled to unilaterally adjust the price of the Work if: 5.2.1. any subsequently agreed changes to the Work are made; 5.2.2. after the signing of the Contract and before the execution of the Work, any generally binding legal regulations or conditions of the building permit that affect the execution of the Work or the price regulations governing the price of the Work are issued or amended; 5.2.3. there is a change in the VAT rate; 5.2.4. the increase in the average annual consumer price index (inflation rate) published by the Czech Statistical Office for the last 12 months compared to the average of the previous 12 months exceeds 5% between the signing of the Contract and the start of execution of the Work, in which case the price adjustment shall correspond proportionally to the inflation rate. 5.3. Ownership of the Work passes to the customer only upon full payment of the Price of the Work. Full payment means payment of the Price of the Work and the price of any additional work requested by the customer beyond the original Price of the Work. Until the transfer of ownership to the customer, the customer is obliged, at his own expense, to maintain the Work if he has taken it into use, and is responsible for any damage arising from the moment of taking over the Work or from the moment the Work is deemed handed over.
  1. Confidentiality
No contractual party may, without the prior written consent of the other party, copy, disclose, or use for any purpose other than that stipulated by the Contract or these GTC any technical or commercial information obtained from the other party. This obligation remains valid for ten (10) years from the date such information is received and continues to apply even after the termination of the Contractual Relationship. This obligation does not apply to information that:
  1. a) was already in the possession of the receiving party (with full right to disclose it) before it was received from the other party; or
  2. b) is or becomes publicly known (other than through breach of these GTC); or
  3. c) is obtained independently from a third party without any confidentiality restrictions.
  1. Force Majeure
The contractual parties are released from liability for partial or complete non-fulfilment of contractual obligations due to force majeure. Force majeure includes circumstances beyond the control of either party, such as war; natural disasters; decisions or measures of public authorities; restrictions or delays in production or transport due to force majeure; interruption of supply of materials or energy; adverse weather conditions; epidemics, etc. These circumstances must directly prevent either party from acting towards fulfilling the Contract.
  1. Personal Data Protection
Information regarding the protection of personal data in connection with Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (“GDPR”), as well as information regarding the measures implemented by the Contractor to ensure compliance with GDPR and related legislation governing personal data protection, is available at:
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  1. Delivery of Documents
All communication between the contractual parties shall be carried out via the e-mail addresses specified in the header of the Contract without the requirement of a qualified electronic signature (this does not apply to amendments or termination of the Contract) and/or in writing by registered letter sent to the address of the respective contractual party specified in the header of the Contract. Refusal to accept a document shall be deemed as its delivery on the date of such refusal. Documents sent as registered mail shall be considered duly delivered upon actual delivery, but no later than on the third (3rd) calendar day following the notification of their deposit at the post office. Each contractual party is obliged to notify the other party of any change to its delivery address without undue delay.
  1. Final Provisions
10.1. Rights and obligations not governed by the Contract or these GTC shall be governed by the laws of the Czech Republic, in particular the Civil Code. All disputes arising from the Contract or in connection with it shall be settled by the courts of the Czech Republic, unless the applicable legislation requires jurisdiction of courts of another state which cannot be contractually excluded. 10.2. If a consumer dispute arises between the Contractual Parties arising from the Contract, which cannot be resolved by mutual agreement, the customer, if acting as a consumer, may submit a proposal for out-of-court settlement of such dispute to the designated authority for out-of-court consumer dispute resolution, which is: Czech Trade Inspection Authority Central Inspectorate – ADR Department Štěpánská 15 120 00 Prague 2 E-mail: adr@coi.cz Website: adr.coi.cz 10.3. If any provision of the Contract or these GTC is or becomes invalid, the remaining provisions shall remain valid. The contractual parties shall replace such invalid provision within 14 (fourteen) days of receipt of a written request by the other party with another appropriate provision that best reflects the original intent of the parties. 10.4. The contractual parties undertake, within 14 (fourteen) days of receipt of a written request by the other party, to sign any additional documents or take any necessary actions required to fulfil the purpose of the Contract and its individual provisions. 10.5. The contractual parties assume the risk of a change in circumstances within the meaning of Section 1765(2) of the Civil Code and exclude the application of Section 1765(1) and Section 1766 of the Civil Code to the Contractual Relationship. 10.6. The Contractor reserves the right to amend these GTC. Amendments to these GTC shall not affect contractual relationships established during the validity of a previous version of the GTC. The current version of the GTC is published and accessible on the Contractor’s website. These GTC are valid from 06.01.2025.