GENERAL RENTAL CONDITIONS

1. Use, maintenance and repair

1.1 Tenant shall use the Leased Premises in accordance with all applicable laws and regulations and requirements and regulations of utility companies that supply gas, water and/or electricity. It is the Lessee’s responsibility to provide any required permits, approvals and/or exemptions.

1.2 The Tenant will treat the Leased Property with due care.

1.3 The Lessee must comply with the requirements and regulations set by the Lessor with regard to maintenance and use of the Leased Property.

1.4 If, despite having been given written notice of default, the Lessee fails to carry out the repair work that is part of its responsibility within a reasonable period of time in the notice of default, the Lessor may have the work carried out at the expense and risk of the Lessee.

1.5 Repair work that is not at the expense of the Lessee on the basis of the law and the rental agreement is at the expense of the Lessor. The Lessee will report the necessary maintenance work to the Lessor in a timely manner and the Lessor will carry out the work within a reasonable period of time.

1.6 The Lessee must at all times give the Lessor the opportunity to carry out any maintenance and repairs.

2. Rent, deposit and taxes

2.1 The landlord has the right to increase the rent annually on the basis of the consumer price index (CPI), series of all households, as published by Statistics Netherlands (CBS), for the first time on 1 January of the year following the year in which the lease was entered into and thereafter annually on 1 January.

2.2 The Lessor may make an adjustment to the rent without having to notify the Lessee in advance.

2.3 The lessor reserves the right to deduct expired rental instalments from the deposit, as well as the costs for necessary repairs.

2.4 All taxes levied in respect of the Leased Property are for the account of the Lessee, even if the Lessor is charged for them. The Lessee will pay these taxes at the first request of the Lessor. If the Lessee has not paid the said charges within 7 days of the first request from the Lessor, he will be in default by operation of law.

3. Liability

3.1 The Lessee is liable for all damage to the Leased Property, unless he proves that he and the persons for whom he is responsible and/or liable to the Lessor are not at fault with regard to the occurrence of the damage.

3.2 The provisions of the first paragraph do not affect the fact that the Lessee is obliged by law and the lease agreement to maintain, repair and/or replace certain items on the Leased Property.

3.3 The Lessor is not liable for the damage suffered by the Lessee as a result of defects in the Leased Property unless (i) these defects were known to the Lessor at the start of the lease, or (ii) the defects are attributable to the Lessor on the basis of a legal obligation.

3.4 The Lessor is not liable for the damage suffered by the Lessee as a result of defects in changes or additions made by the Lessee to the Leased Property.

3.5 The Lessor is not liable for damage caused by causes beyond the Lessor’s control, such as, but not limited to, frost, storm, lightning, riots, armed conflicts, natural disasters and other calamities.

3.6 The Lessor is not liable for the Lessee’s trading loss, unless it concerns trading loss as a result of intent or gross negligence on the part of the Lessor itself.

4. Tenant in default

4.1 If the Lessee fails to fulfil its obligations under the lease agreement, the Lessor will give the Lessee notice of default, whereby the Lessee will be given a reasonable period to comply, unless compliance is (by its nature) permanently impossible. If compliance is permanently impossible, or timely compliance is still not provided after notice of default, the Lessor may:

4.1.1 terminate the lease prematurely; and/or

4.1.2 Impose an immediately payable penalty of EUR 2,000 on the tenant.

5. End of lease and delivery

5.1 At the end of the lease, the Lessee will deliver the Leased Premises to the Lessor in the condition as described in the official report of delivery, taking into account normal wear and tear and ageing.

5.2 The Lessor will take care of the delivery and/or return of the Rented Goods himself.

5.3 If the Lessee has not repaired the defects in a timely and complete manner or has not delivered the Leased Property at the end of the lease in accordance with the provision in paragraph 1, the Lessor is entitled to have them carried out at the expense of the Lessee itself.

5.4 The lease also ends in the event of suspension of payments or bankruptcy of the Lessee.

6. Miscellaneous

6.1 If part of the lease is null and void or voidable, this does not affect the other provisions in the lease agreement. In that case, a provision that is null and void or voidable will be replaced by a provision that comes closest to what the parties had in mind when concluding the lease on that point.

6.2 The rental agreement and these general rental conditions are governed by Dutch law.

6.3 All disputes that arise between the parties as a result of or in connection with the lease will be submitted to the District Court of Midden-Nederland.

7. Electronic Signature

7.1 The parties agree that this agreement may be signed electronically.

7.2 Electronic signatures placed under this Agreement shall have the same legal and binding force as handwritten signatures, in accordance with the provisions of the eIDAS Regulation.

7.3 The Parties acknowledge that electronic signature is valid evidence of their agreement to the subject matter of this Agreement.

7.4 Seller and Buyer declare that the signed digital version of this Agreement shall be deemed to be the original document.

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