18、Late delivery and penalty
If the sellers fail to make delivery on time as stipulated in the contract ， with exception of Force Majeure， the buyers shall agree to postpone the delivery on conditions that the sellers agree to amend the clauses of the L/C and pay a penalty which shall be deducted by the paying bank from the payment under negotiation . The penalty ， however ， shall not exceed 5% of the total value of the goods . The rate of penalty is charged at 0.5%for every seven days ， if less that seven days. In case ， the payment is not made through L/C ， the sellers shall pay the penalty counted as above to the buyers as soon as possible.
19、Force Majeure ：
The sellers shall not hold any responsibility for partial or total non-performance of this contract due to Force Majeure . But the sellers shall advise the buyers on times of such occurrence.
20、Disputes settlement ：
All disputes arising out of the contract or in connection with the contract ， shall be submitted to the China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission for arbitration in accordance with its Rules of Arbitration in ShenZhen China . The arbitral award is final and binding upon both parties.
21、Law application ：
It will be governed by the law of the People''s Republic of China under the circumstances that the contract is singed or the goods while the disputes arising are in the People''s Republic of China or the deffendant is Chinese legal person ， otherwise it is governed by United Nations Convention on Contract for the International Sale of Goods .
22、Versions ：
This contract is made out in both Chinese and English of which version is equally effective .Conflicts between these two language arising therefrom . if any ， shall be subject to Chinese version .
