16. 延期交貨和懲罰條款 Late Delivery and Penalty

如果有一方?jīng)]能按照合同規(guī)定的交貨時(shí)間交貨，或者沒能完全履行合同，另一方的利益勢必要受到損害。延期交貨和懲罰條款就是為了防止出現(xiàn)利益糾紛而設(shè)置的。

我們通過兩段例文來看看這個(gè)條款都應(yīng)該具體規(guī)定些什么：

例1：如果乙方因自身原因而未準(zhǔn)時(shí)完工，乙方應(yīng)付違約罰款，每天按總價(jià)的千分之一計(jì)算，即一千二百六十美元整。

If party B fails to finish the work on schedule due to party B's own actions, he shall pay to the other party the penalty at 1‰ of the total value of the work per day, that is USD one thousand two hundred and sixty dollars.

例2：如果合資一方未能按本合同第5條規(guī)定按期付款，違約方應(yīng)在逾期后一個(gè)月付給另一方10%的利息。如果違約方逾期3個(gè)月仍未付款，合同另一方根據(jù)本合同第53條規(guī)定有權(quán)終止合同并向違約方索賠損失。

Should either joint-venture fail to pay the contribution on schedule according to Clause 5, the default party should pay the other 10% of the interest one month after the deadline. The other party shall hold the right to terminate the contract or to claim the damage against / to him according to Clause 53 thereof, if the default party fails to pay the contribution three months after the deadline.

（改編自：競學(xué)學(xué)習(xí) 英語點(diǎn)津：Annabel 編輯）