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CLAS SL – Version in force as of 01/01/2026
Purpose and Scope
These General Terms and Conditions of Sale (hereinafter the “GTC”) define the contractual terms applicable to professional services provided by CLAS SL, exclusively for professional clients (B2B), in the following fields:
Assistance with the installation of breakwater concrete armour units
Inspection, quality control and certification of maritime structures
Installation drawings and technical studies related to artificial concrete blocks
Training of personnel in safety procedures and best practices
Expert assessment and diagnostics of existing structures
Services related to the implementation of single-layer concrete armour units, whether licensed blocks or royalty-free blocks marketed under the BREAKWATER SOLUTION™ brand
Hyperbaric installation, inspection and assistance services
Any order placed implies the Client’s full and unconditional acceptance of these GTC.
Technical and Legal Independence
CLAS SL operates in full independence from trademark owners or license vendors related to artificial concrete block technologies (including, but not limited to, ACCROPODE™, ECOPODE™, Xbloc®, etc.).
These trademarks are mentioned solely for descriptive purposes, where a license agreement has been duly entered into between the Client and the trademark owner.
CLAS SL does not sell, transfer or act as an intermediary for any license rights.
The Client remains solely responsible for:
the validity of its license rights relating to trademarked systems;
the legal compliance of its production with respect to the relevant trademark owners.
Industrial Property – BREAKWATER SOLUTION™ Blocks
The BS1, BS2, BS3 and BS4 blocks fall within the industrial public domain with respect to their technical principles.
The BREAKWATER SOLUTION™ trademark and all associated documentation are the exclusive property of CLAS SL.
Any modification of CLAS technical documents is subject to prior written authorization from CLAS SL.
Orders – Scope of Services
Each assignment is subject to:
a detailed technical and financial proposal;
written acceptance by the Client (purchase order, email or equivalent).
CLAS SL services consist exclusively of independent technical assistance, which may include:
supervision of installation works;
assistance with quality control;
assistance with hyperbaric safety and site best practices;
technical and methodological opinions and recommendations issued to the Client’s teams.
CLAS SL never assumes technical management or contractual control of the works, which remain under the sole responsibility of the Client or its duly appointed legal representative.
CLAS SL has no decision-making authority over site operations.
Recommendations issued by CLAS SL do not constitute site instructions.
The Client remains free not to follow such recommendations, without any liability being incurred by CLAS SL, including where defects or damage result from such decisions.
CLAS SL does not provide:
lifting equipment, formwork or construction machinery;
general health and safety coordination (SPS);
overall HSE site supervision.
The Client remains solely responsible for:
overall site organisation;
selection and supervision of subcontractors;
compliance with applicable safety regulations and standards.
Any execution carried out in contradiction with CLAS SL’s written recommendations fully releases CLAS SL from any liability.
Client Obligations
The Client undertakes to:
provide all information necessary for the assignment;
ensure safe access to intervention areas;
guarantee compliance with hyperbaric regulations where applicable;
comply with installation drawings validated by CLAS SL prior to certification.
In the event of repeated non-compliance, CLAS SL may suspend the assignment at the Client’s expense.
Pricing – Invoicing – Payment
Services are invoiced according to the terms defined in the order:
unit or lump-sum pricing;
travel, accommodation and hyperbaric equipment costs charged in addition.
Unless otherwise stated, invoices are payable within 30 days net.
Any late payment shall automatically result, without prior notice, in:
late-payment interest in accordance with applicable commercial law;
a fixed recovery fee of EUR 40 (or equivalent).
CLAS SL reserves the right to suspend any assignment in the event of non-payment.
Liability
CLAS SL is bound by an obligation of enhanced best efforts.
Its liability is strictly limited to proven direct damages and shall in no event exceed the total amount (excl. VAT) of the service concerned.
The following are expressly excluded:
loss of business or operating losses;
delay penalties attributable to the Client or third parties;
indirect or consequential damages;
marine events and unusual meteorological conditions.
Confidentiality
Each party undertakes to maintain strict confidentiality of all technical, contractual, financial or commercial information obtained in connection with the contract and not publicly available.
This confidentiality obligation applies for five (5) years from the end of the assignment, unless a mandatory legal provision requires a longer period.
However, unless a specific confidentiality clause has been expressly agreed in writing at the time of order, CLAS SL retains the right to:
cite the project as a professional reference;
use photographs, images, videos, 3D renderings and technical elements;
describe its interventions and results,
for the purposes of:
promoting its expertise;
commercial communication (website, brochures, conferences, professional networks);
certification files and tender submissions;
internal or external publications with an educational or professional purpose.
CLAS SL undertakes to anonymise sensitive project data at the Client’s reasonable and express request, particularly in the case of strategic information (non-public drawings, security details, data under industrial or defence embargo).
Under no circumstances shall CLAS SL disclose:
industrial secrets;
patented or proprietary processes belonging to the Client;
elements explicitly protected by a confidentiality clause or third-party license.
Intellectual Property of Reports
Inspection reports, installation drawings, certificates and recommendations are intended solely for the Client’s use on the structure covered by the assignment.
Any disclosure to third parties requires prior written authorisation from CLAS SL.
Suspension – Termination
In the event of a serious breach by either party, the contract may be terminated automatically following a formal notice remaining without effect for 15 days.
Services already performed shall remain fully payable.
Force Majeure
Neither party shall be held liable for failure to perform due to a force majeure event, as defined by applicable law.
Applicable Law – Jurisdiction
These GTC are governed by the laws of the Principality of Andorra.
Any dispute shall fall under the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the Principality of Andorra.
Contact
CLAS SL
Prat de Baix d’Envalira – Edifici F, Porta 2
Soldeu – AD100 Canillo – Andorra
N.R.T. L-710305-Z — Trade Register: 925103V
📞 +376 622 100
Trademark Notices
ACCROPODE™, ACCROPODE™ II and ECOPODE™ are registered trademarks owned by the ARTELIA Group, marketed by Concrete Layer Innovations (CLI).
Xbloc® is a registered trademark owned by Delta Marine Consultants (DMC).
These trademarks are mentioned solely for descriptive purposes, where necessary to identify products used by the Client within the scope of a project (“necessary reference” under trademark law).
CLAS SL is an independent company, not affiliated with, authorised by, or approved by the owners of these trademarks.
Where CLAS SL intervenes on structures designed or marketed under license, such intervention takes place exclusively within the framework of a license agreement duly concluded between the Client and the trademark owner.
The Client remains responsible for compliance with all obligations related to such licenses.
BREAKWATER SOLUTION™, STARBLOCK™ and CLAS TECHNOLOGY COMPLIANT™ are registered trademarks owned by CLAS SL.