General Terms and Conditions of GLS Belgium NV, GLS Belgium Distribution NV & GLS Belgium NV - Branch of Luxembourg

General Terms and Conditions of GLS Belgium NV/SA, GLS Belgium Distribution NV/SA and GLS Belgium NV/SA - Branch of Luxembourg – hereinafter referred to as GLS.

1. Application

1.1. These General Terms and Conditions (GTC) apply to every transport agreement between GLS and the sender. The transport agreement comprises all activities performed by GLS, in particular the pick-up and delivery of goods and all arrangements for the carriage of goods within Belgium and abroad.

1.2. By handing over the goods to be carried by GLS, the sender acknowledges that any transport is subject to the stipulations of the CMR (Convention for the International Carriage of Goods by Road), unless otherwise stated in the present GTC and in the tariff conditions. The application of the Belgian or any other Freight Forwarders´ Standard Terms and Conditions is excluded.

1.3. The goods, which GLS transports in, to and from Belgium, are divided into 'Parcel' and 'Freight'; both terms and the different types of products are defined in the tariff conditions.

1.4. The current GTC and tariff conditions are deemed to be accepted by the sender and the consignee for which the sender is responsible, even when these are in contradiction with his own general terms and conditions and tariff conditions.

1.5. Insofar as these terms and conditions have also been drawn up in a language other than Dutch, the Dutch text shall always be decisive in the event of differences.

2. Scope of service

2.1. GLS provides transport services which are carried out by independent carriers. The most economical and fastest transport as possible is achieved through standard operations. The goods are transported as consolidated shipments and – where possible – sorted and transported within the depots and reloading points by means of automatic conveyers. The goods are scanned regularly; date and time are registered.

2.2. GLS is not committed to conduct examinations or to execute measures for the conservation or improvement of the goods and their packing.

2.3. The pickup of goods will be acknowledged on the documents of receipt provided by GLS.

2.3.1. If the sender transfers data to GLS via remote data transmission, the mere transfer of data shall not be deemed as prima facie evidence that the goods listed in the electronic shipping list have actually been consigned to GLS. GLS is not obliged to compare the submitted data with an actual, corresponding inbound scan, unless otherwise explicitly agreed. Therefore, failure to notify the sender about discrepancies between the data transmitted and the actual inbound scan (e.g. absence) shall not be construed as acknowledgment of receipt of the respective good.

2.3.2. If GLS has to input the data manually, the sender will pay an extra charge per good. The use of the sender’s shipment notes will be subject to the prior written approval of GLS.

2.3.3. In the event of pick-up by (stand) trailers or swap bodies, the sender is responsible for loading the goods onto the trailer or swap body. He will make sure the goods are stacked in a secure way in order to avoid damage during transport. He will be solely responsible for any damage if the loading was not done in accordance with the conditions foreseen in the applicable laws.

2.3.4. In the event of pick-up by trailers or swap bodies or if it is not possible to check the external state of the goods at the moment of the pick-up, GLS shall only be liable for loss or damage once the goods concerned have been registered via inbound scan in the GLS depot.

2.4. On working days (except Saturdays), the delivery of goods which arrive in time at the depot for departure is generally carried out within 24 hours within Belgium (estimated time of delivery). Compliance with the estimated time of delivery is neither assured nor guaranteed (except for Express products and services).

2.4.1. Any additional attempt to deliver will be charged to the sender.

2.4.2. If delivery was not possible at the presentation, GLS will get in touch with the sender or via the notification card left in the letterbox, with the consignee (the same procedure than in article 2.4.6 will be followed). If the sender (or the consignee via the GLS website) fails to provide instructions within 5 working days for Belgium and Luxembourg and within 10 working days for other countries following this notification and the goods are not picked-up during this period, the goods will be returned to the sender at the latter’s expense.

2.4.3. If the sender (or the consignee via the GLS website) does give instructions, but these instructions prove unfeasible within 10 working days of the receipt of those instructions, GLS will notify the sender in writing and return the goods to the sender at the latter’s expense.

2.4.4. The sender/the consignee agrees, that – after a first unsuccessful delivery attempt at the consignee– delivery of goods can be carried out (i) with discharging effect against signature of a neighbourof the consignee or of a person present in the business or household of the consignee or (ii) in a Parcel Shop nearby (alternative delivery), unless, with respect to the specific circumstances, thereare well-founded doubts whether the alternative is in the interests of the sender or his consignee. Neighbour is to be defined as a person who lives or works in the same or next building. The senderhas the possibility to exclude the alternative delivery, but this can only be excluded for deliveriesin Belgium.

2.4.5. In case the consignee or the sender granted GLS permission to deposit the goods at the place indicated (when nobody is present), the goods are deemed to be delivered; regarding these goods no claim can be introduced.

2.4.6. In case of shipment via a Parcel Locker, GLS’s responsibility starts with the pick-up of the goods by the driver. When GLS delivers the goods in a Parcel Locker, GLS’s responsibility ends with the delivery of the goods in the Parcel Locker. When the consignee picks up the goods in a Parcel Locker, the introduction of the unique code is taken as proof of reception and acceptance of the goods. The sender takes into account the dimensions of the Parcel Locker.

2.4.7. If the sender hands over parcels to GLS using the “FlexDeliveryService”, i.e. with parallel transmission of the consignee’s e-mail address, the consignee after being informed by GLS has the possibility to directly influence the delivery of the parcel. Instructions of the consignee are deemed instructions of the sender in regard to GLS. The parcel is delivered when delivered according to the instructions of the consignee taking into account clauses 2.4.1 to 2.4.5 above.

2.4.8. The delivery is carried out when the goods arrive at the first reception point or at the front door of the consignee, which is reachable by truck or van or a place accessible by manual transpallet.

2.4.9. In certain countries the delivery is carried out when the goods are delivered in a Parcel Shop without the consignee’s explicit approval.

2.4.10. The sender/the consignee accepts the printout of the digitally available signature of the consignee or, where applicable, the delivery note list signed by the consignee is sufficient, as proof of delivery. In case of FlexDeliveryService, an e-mail to the consignee with the confirmation that delivery occurred according to the instructions given is sufficient as proof of delivery.

2.5. For the time of their duration, performance hindrances which are not attributable to GLS, relieve GLS from all obligations whose completion was made impossible through these. The resulting extra costs for GLS in order to carry out the transport order shall be at the expense of the sender.

2.6. If necessary, GLS may directly contact the consignee.

3. Excluded from transport

The goods listed below are excluded from transport by GLS due to their value or their composition:

3.1.

• Parcels whose value exceeds 5.000 EUR except for parcels with an All Risk/Add-On Insurance;
• Goods which are insufficiently packed;
• Goods which require special handling (e.g. being particularly fragile or have to be transported upright or onlylying on a certain side);
• Glass, when not sufficiently packed to withstand the strain of transport;
• Perishable or temperature sensitive goods, remains, live animals, plants;
• Precious metals and stones, jewellery;
• Watches, objects of art, collector’s items and antiques with a value of more than 750 EUR per parcel;
• Goods which possess a low value themselves but whose damage or loss could cause high consequentialdamages (e.g. volumes with sensitive data);
• Phone cards and prepaid cards (e.g. for mobile phones);
• Titles and documents with monetary value, coins;
• Firearms and essential weapon parts as well as ammunition;
• For parcels, hazardous goods of all kind, except the limited quantities;
• For freight ADR goods class 1 (except for the subclass 1.4 S), class 6.1, 6.2, 7 and 9 (when the goods need to be transported under certain temperature or pressure conditions), ADR goods tobe transported to the Netherlands and ADR goods for the Express product are excluded as well;
• Goods whose dispatch would violate applicable laws and regulations;
• Tobacco products, alcoholic beverages and narcotics;
• Personal effects and carnet ATA goods;
• The consignor is not allowed to offer shipments to GLS that contain goods whose shipment is prohibited, e.g. because of their contents, the intended recipient c.q. the consignee or because ofthe country of dispatch or receipt. The consignor must ensure which behaviours are prohibited or punishable by consulting the relevant laws and regulations and must do so on an ongoing basis so that the consignor is kept informed of any relevant changes. Relevant laws and regulationsinclude any laws, regulations or directives that impose sanctions (including trade restrictionsand economic sanctions) on countries, individuals or entities, including without limitation those imposed by the United Nations, the European Union and the EU member states or other lawsand regulations whose nature is relevant and applicable.

3.2. Goods which exceed the maximum weight, length, height and girth, mentioned in the tariff conditions are excluded.

3.3. The sender must ascertain whether the goods are excluded from transport before consignment of goods. GLS exclusively accepts packed goods for transport, which are opened during transport only in statutorily permitted exceptional situations.

3.4. If the sender assigns GLS with the transport of goods, which transport is prohibited according to clauses 3.1 – 3.2 and without prior written approval of GLS, the transport shall be effected at the sender’s own risk.

The sender shall solely be responsible for all damages to his goods and damages suffered by GLS or third parties due to goods consigned contrary to a transport exclusion. He shall be liable for all claims, costs and expenses, including but not limited to expenses for appropriate measures in order to return, if possible, eliminate or avoid danger (e.g. securing, intermediate storage, return, disposal, cleaning, etc.).

GLS can only be held liable for damage to or loss of excluded goods, when the sender has informed GLS in advance about the content and the value of the goods and the Managing Director of GLS has expressly given his written consent to this effect.

Individual labels or signs which are affixed to the goods and which indicate a composition according to clauses 3.1 – 3.2, shall not be sufficient to alert GLS to a consignment contrary to a transport exclusion. Consent of a carrier or its agents or a tacit acceptance of goods does not represent approval of GLS.

4. Europallets

4.1. Europallet-management is only possible when agreed between parties. In such case, GLS can only be held liable for exchange or recovery of Europallets within the Benelux, if the sender pays a fee for the management of his Europallets. Besides, the sender needs to demonstrate the number of Europallets transferred to GLS. The exchange is limited to ground pallets.

4.2. The exchange does not occur for countries outside the Benelux, except for France and Germany and this only for shipments of maximum 3 Europallets. It is important that exchange of Europallets is immediately done at the consignee at the moment of delivery. In case no exchange is possible, GLS will not foresee any exchange with the sender (the surcharge is still payable).

4.3. In all other cases and for any other type of pallets, GLS cannot be held liable for the exchange or recovery of the pallets transferred to GLS.

4.4. In the event that the consignee cannot exchange Europallets at the moment of delivery, GLS will not foresee any exchange and these Europallets will not be returned to the sender.

5. Sender’s Obligations

5.1. Each good must contain or be carried out with the duly completed documents filled out by the sender and approved by GLS. The sender shall be liable for the consequences (also related to the invoices) of any errors in their completion. The sender shall ensure, when handing over the good, that only a single and GLS approved label is attached to the largest side of the good and is easily visible. A label number used should be unique. Used labels, addresses or miscellaneous old signs must be removed. When the label is missing or not properly fixed and GLS has to (re-)label the goods, the sender will pay an extra charge per label.

5.2. If goods arrive without any order for delivery (via EDI or written pick-up note), GLS will get in touch with the sender – when identification of the sender is possible – the next working day. If the sender fails to give instructions within 5 working days following the notification, the goods will be returned to the sender at the latter’s expense.

5.3. The sender is responsible for a proper, and with regard to the scope of service, sufficient inner and outer packaging, which withstands the strain of transport, whereby the packaging must ensure that on the one hand the goods themselves are protected against loss and damage and that on the other hand persons carrying out the transport and other goods transported are not endangered. The packaging must in particular ensure that access to the good’s content is not possible without leaving a clear trace on the outside of the good. The packaging guidelines of GLS will assist the sender in this matter (see gls-group.com ).

5.4. Transport orders for abroad must include the appointment of GLS to administer customs clearance, if clearance is necessary. It is the responsibility of the sender to submit all documents required for the customs clearance to GLS without request. The sender shall be charged with the costs for customs clearance. If export goods are returned, additional costs for further freights, customs, taxes or other contributions will be charged to the sender, unless GLS is responsible for the return.

5.5. Ex Works consignments will not be accepted.

5.6. At the termination of the transport agreement and after payment of any due amounts, the remaining goods will be sent back to the sender at the latter’s expense.

6. Transportation fees, reimbursement of expenses and payments

6.1. The prices and surcharges agreed between GLS and the sender apply. Instructions to transport a good to another destination and the transport of goods (pallets excluded) which cannot be sorted automatically are charged to the sender according to the respectively valid price table. If a good has to be returned to the sender for reasons not attributable to GLS, GLS invoices the sender once more with the transportation fee (see also article 2). The cancellation of an order may be charged. If the waiting time before the pick-up or delivery of the goods is more than 20 minutes, GLS can invoice the sender a surcharge per started quarter.

6.2. Invoices of GLS are to be paid within 15 days from the invoice date and without deduction. The charging of counterclaims by the sender/addressee is forbidden. Invoices of GLS which are not protested within 15 days of the date of the invoice shall be considered as definitively accepted.

GLS is authorized to adapt its prices and tariffs per January 1st of each year.

If the sender fails to pay any amount due within 15 days, he shall have to pay – without any prior notice – in addition to the invoice, an interest equal to 10 %, starting on the due date of the invoice(s) up to and including the day of actual payment and an indemnity of 10% of the amounts due with a minimum of 50 EUR, all this without prejudice to the collection costs established by the law of 02.08.2002. Every month started will be considered a complete month.

6.3. In case of a sender not executing his obligations, including failure to respect the payment terms for any reason, GLS is free to stop its services and to demand immediate payment of all invoices, even those not yet overdue, without prior notification or legal proceedings and without prejudice to the compensation. GLS is also free to exercise a lien on all the goods and documents it holds and this to cover all amounts the sender is or shall be due.

6.4. GLS has the right to send e-invoices to its senders.

6.5. If costs or charges have to be paid by a foreign consignee, or were caused by him, then the sender has to substitute the charges to GLS which were not settled by the foreign consignee upon the first request.

6.6. Unforeseen and/or extraordinary increases in costs arising from new legislation or regulations, increases in energy or raw material prices, inflation, changed market conditions shall entitle GLS to adjust the determined prices accordingly.

6.7. When the contractual balance between parties is disrupted by external circumstances, the contracting parties have the obligation to renegotiate the agreements in good faith, taking into account thenew reality.

7. Liability

7.1. The liability of GLS is in any case limited to the limits of the CMR Convention (= Convention for the international carriage of goods by road). GLS can – within the limits of the CMR Convention – be liable for loss or damage of goods in its custody up to the amount of 8.33 Special Drawing Rights (SDR) of the International Monetary Fund per kg of the gross weight of the lost or damaged part of the goods. For some products GLS can – within the limits determined in the tariff conditions – accept a higher responsibility but only in case GLS has given its specific approval explicitly and in a written form.

GLS is not liable for consequential damage or loss, e.g. losses or damage of a purely commercial nature like loss of turnover or earnings, missed profits, cost of replacements or losses attributable to delay in customs clearance or airfreight completion, without this list being limitative.

7.2. Declarations of an amount of a special interest in delivery or declarations of a special value of a good, which give rise to an increase of the above mentioned limitation of liability according to art. 24 or art. 26 CMR Convention, will not be accepted.

7.3. If GLS offers and the sender orders the so-called "Pick&ReturnService", "Pick&ShipService" respectively (pickup of the goods at a third party and consequent dispatch to the sender respectively another, third consignee) or "International" ShopReturnService, GLS shall not be liable for the completeness and intactness/damage of the contents of the collected goods. If GLS offers and the sender orders the so-called "ExchangeService" (delivery of goods with simultaneous pickup of return goods), GLS shall not be liable either for the completeness and intactness/damage of the content of the return goods.

7.4. Claims for an amount under 50 EUR are not accepted.

7.5. GLS cannot be held liable for any damage other than to the goods.

8. Conventional non-cumulative liabilities and liability of auxiliaries

8.1. The parties agree that the recovery of the damage caused by the non-performance of a contractual obligation included in this contract shall, within legal limits, be governed exclusively by the rules of contract law, even if the event giving rise to the damage also constitutes a tort.

8.2. The parties agree that the recovery of the damage caused by the non-performance of a contractual obligation by an auxiliary person shall, within the legal limits, only be a ground for a contractual or extra-contractual liability claim against the principal debtor and not a ground for an extracontractual liability claim against the auxiliary person, even when the event at the origin of the damage also constitutes a tort.

9. Insurance and All Risk/Add-On Insurance (Freight)

9.1. The insurance agreements signed by the sender cannot be opposed against GLS.

9.2. The sender can insure his goods by declaring the value to be insured under the All Risk or Add-On insurance cover which GLS has contracted with its insurer. If the sender wants to make use of the All Risk or Add-On cover, clear and unambiguous instructions must be given at least one working day prior to the shipment. An additional cost consisting of premiums, fees and taxes will be charged to the sender for each shipment to be insured; the insurance rates are described in the tariff conditions. The insured value is limited to the sales value, excluding VAT. The maximum amount what can be covered by this All Risk or Add-On Insurance is 25.000 EUR per parcel and 50.000 EUR per consignment (with a maximum of 250.000 EUR per pick-up address and 1.000.000 EUR per vehicle). If the insured amount is less than the value of the goods, damages will be reduced proportionally.

9.3. GLS is entitled to exclude certain goods and/or senders from the All Risk or Add-On insurance at any time.

9.4. Upon payment of the premiums, fees and taxes, GLS offers tailor made insurances (Freight and Parcel) at the request of the sender.

10. Procedure for reimbursement

10.1. In the event of damage or full or partial loss it is essential that the rules in these GTC are strictly observed; if not, the sender may forfeit all rights to damages.

10.2. In case of visible damage or loss, a detailed and complete qualification must be noted by the consignee on the consignment note before signing for receipt of the goods.

10.3. Invisible damage however must be notified by registered letter to GLS immediately after noticing and within 7 working days (including Saturdays) following the delivery of the goods.

10.4. Late complaints will not be taken into account. The claim file must be submitted as soon as possible.

10.5. The sender shall produce objective proof of the damage or loss claimed to GLS.

10.6. The sender has 20 calendar days to submit one of these documents to GLS. After a first reminder by GLS and without response within the 10 following calendar days, the claim file will be automatically closed.

10.7. When the sender asks for damaged goods the reimbursement of the value of the goods, parties accept that the damaged goods can be claimed by GLS, before settlement of the claim. GLS may dispose of the goods, in order to try to reduce the amount of the claim. When these goods are no longer available via the sender, the claim will be dropped.

10.8. The sender shall by no means invoke loss or damage in order to suspend, totally or partially, the payment of the amounts due to GLS.

10.9. Goods will only be returned to the sender at his expense – even when damaged.

10.10. If damage to goods is discovered at the GLS premises, GLS will notify the sender and wait for his instructions (meaning (1) the return of the goods to the sender, (2) presentation to the consignee or (3) new delivery address; in the three cases the sender will bear the expense). If the sender fails to give instructions within 5 working days (excluding Saturdays) the goods will automatically be returned to the sender at his expense.

11. Reimbursement of expenses

If the sender instructs GLS to receive incoming goods or to import a good arriving from abroad, GLS has the right, but not the obligation to advance freight charges, cash on delivery fees, customs and taxes as well as any other charges or expenses and request refunding from the sender.

12. Exclusion of further claims of the sender

GLS cannot be made liable for fines, which the sender is obliged to pay to third parties.

13. Prescription of claims

All claims against GLS will elapse after one year. The prescription period will be calculated either from the date of delivery of the goods or, if the goods were not delivered, from the end of the day, on which the delivery should have been carried out.

14. Duration and termination

Unless the parties agree otherwise in writing, the contractual relationship between the sender and GLS shall be indefinite. It may only be terminated subject to providing 6 months minimum notice by means of a registered letter.

15. Confidential information

Sender and GLS will make sure that all information supplied by one party to the other party which the other party knows or should reasonably know to be of a confidential nature shall be treated as confidential information. The party who receives the confidential information undertakes to use this information only for the purpose for which it is supplied.

16. Privacy and processing of personal data

16.1 GLS takes data protection seriously. GLS processes personal data provided in the context of the agreement for the execution of the agreement and for the proper provision of services. GLS processes personal data in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation. In this context GLS has drawn up a privacy statement, which can be found on its website. This privacy statement forms an integral part of these GTC.

16.2 The personal data processed by GLS shall be kept as long as they are necessary for the processing purposes elaborated in the privacy statement and no longer than legally permitted.

16.3 The Sender is also obliged to process personal data in a proper and careful manner and to comply with the applicable privacy laws and regulations.

16.4 In the event of requests and/or complaints from data subjects and/or supervisory authorities, in the event of discovery of a possible breach in connection with personal data ('data breach') or in the event of obligations to share personal data with third parties and/or obligations otherwise in the context of privacy, the Sender shall, if these matters also concern GLS, inform GLS of this as soon as possible, but no later than 36 hours.

16.5 The Sender shall inform consignees of the transfer of their personal data and shall indemnify GLS against all claims, fines and/or costs arising from the Sender's failure to comply with applicable privacy laws and regulations.

17. Publicity

GLS is authorized to publicly refer to the existence and content of the agreement for marketing and/or publicity purposes.

18. Written form

Supplementary agreements and divergent agreements require the written form.

19. Severability/Jurisdiction

19.1. If any provision of these GTC should be invalid or non-enforceable, this shall not affect the validity and enforceability of the remaining provisions.

19.2. All agreements under these GTC are subject to the Belgian law.

19.3. Disputes arising from the contract of carriage fall under the sole competence “ratione loci” of the Brussels Courts. GLS may also, if it so wishes, petition any other competent court “ratione loci” in order to take cognizance of the dispute.

19.4. When the sender has completed the internal complaints procedure and when he is not satisfied with the answer of GLS, the possibility exists for the sender to address him to the Ombudsman of the Postal Sector.

19.5. These GTC are valid for all shipments sent since 1 November 2024

Algemene Voorwaarden van General Logistics Systems Belgium NV – hierna “GLS Belgium” genoemd – voor de ParcelShop-klanten

1. Toepassingsgebied

1.1 Deze Algemene Voorwaarden (AV) zijn van toepassing op elke transportovereen- komst afgesloten tussen GLS Belgium en de ParcelShop-klant, hierna genoemd de “afzender”. De transportovereenkomst omvat alle activiteiten uitgeoefend door GLS Belgium, meer bepaald de ophaling en levering van parcels en andere activiteiten die betrekking hebben op het vervoer van parcels in België en in het buitenland. Daarnaast zijn de richtlijnen voor het occasioneel verzenden van parcels van toepassing (zie: Occasioneel verzenden ).

1.2 Door afgifte aan GLS Belgium van de te verzenden parcels erkent de afzender dat ieder transport onderworpen is aan de bepalingen van het C.M.R. verdrag (Overeenkomst aangaande het internationaal transport over de weg), behoudens andersluidende bepalingen in onderhavige AV en in de tariefvoorwaarden. De toepassing van Belgische of andere Expediteurs Algemene Voorwaarden is uitgesloten.

1.3 Deze AV en de tariefvoorwaarden worden geacht aanvaard te zijn door de afzender en de bestemmeling voor wie de afzender zich zo nodig sterk maakt, zelfs wanneer deze in strijd zouden zijn met hun eigen algemene voorwaarden en tarieven. 1.4. Voor zover deze voorwaarden ook zijn opgemaakt in een andere taal dan de Nederlandse, is de Nederlandse tekst bij verschillen steeds beslissend.

2. Omvang van de dienstverlening

2.1 GLS Belgium verleent transportdiensten waarbij parcels worden vervoerd door onafhankelijke vervoerders. Een transport wordt zo economisch en zo snel als mogelijk gerealiseerd dankzij geautomatiseerde processen. De parcels worden getransporteerd als geconsolideerde zendingen tussen de depots en herlaadpunten en, indien mogelijk, gesorteerd op automatische sorteerbanden. De parcels worden regelmatig gescand; hierbij worden data en tijdstippen geregistreerd.

2.2 GLS Belgium is er niet toe gehouden om onderzoeken uit te voeren of om maatregelen te treffen aangaande het instandhouden of het verbeteren van de parcels en hun verpakking.

2.3 De ophaling van parcels alsook de ontvangst van parcels in een ParcelShop wordt bevestigd door het overhandigen van een GLS ontvangstbewijs.

2.4 De levering van parcels die tijdig aankomen in het depot van verdeling wordt meestal uitgevoerd op werkdagen (zaterdagen uitgesloten) binnen de 24 uur in België en binnen termijnen aangegeven op onze website overal in Europa (normale leveringstermijn). GLS Belgium garandeert, op geen enkele wijze de effectieve levering binnen de normale leveringstermijn.
2.4.1 Bij commerciële bestemmelingen kan de levering worden uitgevoerd bij de dienst voor goederenontvangst. Levering bij postbussen of vergelijkbare speciale adressen is uitgesloten
2.4.2 In het belang van een zo snel mogelijke levering kunnen parcels, indien de bestemmeling niet in persoon is verschenen bij de eerste poging tot levering, worden afgeleverd bij een persoon die aanwezig is in het gebouw of winkel van de bestemmeling of, indien dit niet mogelijk zou zijn, bij een buur van de bestemmeling indien gelet op de omstandigheden men ervan uit mag gaan dat dergelijke persoon het parcel mag ontvangen. Een buurman wordt gedefinieerd als een persoon die werkt of woont in hetzelfde of nabijgelegen gebouw. Indien dit niet mogelijk zou zijn kunnen parcels in een GLS Parcel Shop worden afgezet ter ophaling door de bestemmeling. De bestemmeling wordt hieromtrent ingelicht.
2.4.3 Wanneer de bestemmeling of de afzender aan GLS Belgium de toelating geeft om parcels te deponeren, worden deze parcels geacht geleverd te zijn op de plaats aangeduid in de toelating.
2.4.4 De levering is uitgevoerd wanneer de parcels aankomen bij de eerste receptie van de bestemmeling, die bereikbaar is per vrachtwagen of bestelwagen.
2.4.5 Bij het leveren van een parcel bevestigt de persoon die het parcel in ontvangst neemt de ontvangst op de handscanner of indien van toepassing via ondertekening van de zendlijst. De digitale beschikbare handtekening is voldoende als bewijs van levering.

2.5 Hindernissen in de uitvoering, die niet toewijsbaar zijn aan GLS Belgium, ontheft GLS Belgium - gedurende de duurtijd van de hindernis -van alle verplichtingen die hierdoor onmogelijk werden. De daaruit voortvloeiende extra kosten van GLS Belgium voor het uitvoeren van haar transportopdracht zijn ten laste van de afzender.

2.6 Indien nodig, mag GLS Belgium de bestemmeling rechtstreeks contacteren.

2.7 Indien parcels niet kunnen geleverd worden aan de bestemmeling in overeenstemming met artikels 2.4.1 tot 2.4.4 of aan een andere persoon via artikel 2.4.2 of opgeslagen in een GLS ParcelShop en niet kunnen teruggestuurd worden naar de afzender omdat deze niet kan worden geidentificeerd of indien de afzender weigert om het parcel terug te nemen, kan GLS het parcel te gelde maken na een periode van 90 dagen. Deze periode start op het ogenblik dat wordt bevestigd dat het parcel niet zal kunnen worden geleverd. Parcels die niet te gelde kunnen worden gemaakt mogen door GLS worden vernietigd.

3. Goederen uitgesloten van transport (Verboden goederen) Volgende goederen worden door GLS Belgium uitgesloten van transport:

3.1

• Parcels wiens waarde 5.000 EUR overstijgt;
• Parcels die onvoldoende of niet conform de praktijken verpakt zijn; computers (desktops, towers, notebooks) alsook beeldschermen die een specifieke transportwaardige verpakking vereisen;
• Parcels die een speciale of voorzichtige behandeling vereisen (bv. omdat ze zeer fragiel zijn of alleen rechtopstaand of liggend op een bepaalde zijde getransporteerd kunnen worden);
• Glas;
• Bederfelijke of temperatuur gevoelige parcels, lijken, levende dieren en planten;
• Edele metalen, edelstenen en juwelen, echte parels, kunstvoorwerpen, verzamelwerken en antiquiteiten;
• Andere waardevolle goederen (bv. uurwerken) met een waarde van meer dan 500 EUR per parcel;
• Parcels die op zich een lage waarde hebben, maar wiens schade of verlies tot hoge gevolgschade kan leiden (bv. volumes met gevoelige data):
• Telefoonkaarten en voorafbetaalde kaarten (bv. voor mobiele telefoons):
• Geld, verhandelbare documenten en waardepapieren (bv. wisselbrieven, spaarboekjes, effecten);
• Wapens, essentiële onderdelen van wapens en munitie;
• Gevaarlijke goederen voor alle productsoorten van parcels, alsook afval;
• Parcels waarvan het transport in strijd zou zijn met wet- en regelgeving, met inbegrip van parcels die een schending uitmaken van intellectuele eigendomsrechten zoals vervalste of niet-gelicentieerde kopieën van goederen (namaak);
• Het is de afzender eveneens niet toegestaan zendingen aan GLS aan te bieden welke goederen bevatten waarvan verzending verboden is, bijvoorbeeld vanwege diens inhoud, de beoogde ontvanger c.q. de geadresseerde of vanwege het land van verzending of inontvangstneming. Afzender zal zich er van vergewissen welke gedragingen verboden c.q. strafbaar zijn gesteld, door het raadplegen van de relevante wet- en regelgeving en zal dit ook continu doen, zodat de afzender op de hoogte blijft van eventuele relevante wijzigingen. Onder relevante wet- en regelgeving vallen alle wetten, verordeningen of richtlijnen die sancties opleggen (met inbegrip van handelsrestricties en economische sancties) jegens landen, individuen of entiteiten waar onder, zonder beperking, opgelegd door de Verenigde Naties, Europese Unie alsmede lidstaten van de EU dan wel andere wet-en regelgeving waarvan de aard relevant is en welke wet- en regelgeving van toepassing is.
• Parcels onder rembours;
• Tabakswaren, alcoholische dranken en verdovende middelen;
• Persoonlijke goederen en goederen die met een ATA carnet worden verzonden;
• Parcels voor één van de volgende bestemmingen:
  • buiten de EU: alle landen (douanebestemmingen)
  • binnen de EU: Andorra, Ceuta, Gibraltar, Griekenland, Livigno, Malta, Melilla, Monaco, San Marino, Cyprus, de stad van Büsingen am Hochrein (postcode D-78266), overzeese gebieden en alle Europese eilanden, met uitzondering van de Duitse eilanden, Kroatië en Ierland.

3.2 Vervolgens worden parcels die het maximum gewicht van 31,5 kg overschrijden of een gecombineerde lengte en hoogte van meer dan 3m, een lengte van meer dan 2m en een hoogte van meer dan 0,6m en een breedte van 0,8m hebben, uitgesloten van transport.

3.3 De afzender is verplicht om de conformiteit met de bovenstaande transportuit- sluitingen te controleren vooraleer hij de parcels overmaakt. GLS Belgium aan- vaardt enkel verpakte parcels voor transport, die tijdens het transport enkel zullen geopend worden in wettelijk toegelaten uitzonderlijke situaties.

3.4 Wanneer de afzender aan GLS Belgium het transport toevertrouwt van parcels uitgesloten volgens artikel 3.1 – 3.2 en dit zonder het schriftelijke akkoord van GLS Belgium, zal dit transport uitgeoefend worden op eigen risico van de afzender. De afzender zal bijgevolg als enige verantwoordelijk zijn voor alle schade aan zijn parcels en voor de schade geleden door GLS Belgium of derden ingevolge het toevertrouwen van parcels die uitgesloten zijn van transport. Hij zal als enige aansprakelijk zijn voor alle vorderingen, kosten en uitgaven, hierin inbegrepen, doch niet beperkt tot uitgaven voor het nemen van de geschikte maatregelen teneinde de parcels te doen terugkeren, indien mogelijk of teneinde gevaar te vermijden of uit te sluiten (bv. veilig stellen, tijdelijke stockage, terugsturen, ter beschikking stellen, opkuisen, enz, ...). Echter indien artikel 3.2 wordt geschonden is GLS gerechtigd om het transport alsnog uit te voeren en een extra vergoeding van 50 EUR hiervoor aan de afzender aan te rekenen. De afzender heeft het recht te bewijzen dat dergelijke kosten niet werden gemaakt of aanzienlijk lager liggen dan deze extra vergoeding. GLS is gerechtigd bewijzen voor te leggen van hogere kosten.

3.5 Individuele etiketten of tekens die aangebracht worden op een parcel en die een samenstelling overeenkomstig artikel 3.1 en 3.2 aangeven, zullen niet voldoende zijn om GLS Belgium te informeren dat deze zending in strijd is met de transportuitsluitingen. Het akkoord van een vervoerder, zijn vertegenwoordigers of het stilzwijgend aanvaarden van het parcel, kan nooit beschouwd worden als de toestemming van GLS Belgium.

4. Verplichtingen van de afzender

4.1 Elk parcel moet voorzien zijn of vergezeld zijn van de nodige en door de afzender volledig ingevulde documenten; deze documenten dienen ook aanvaard te zijn door GLS Belgium. De afzender zal aansprakelijk zijn voor alle gevolgen (ook in verband met de facturen) van het verkeerd invullen van deze documenten. De afzender verzekert dat, wanneer hij de parcels overhandigt, enkel onbeschadigde en door GLS Belgium aanvaarde etiketten vastgemaakt werden aan de breedste zijde van het parcel en goed zichtbaar. Een etiketnummer mag slechts éénmalig gebruikt worden. Gebruikte etiketten, adressen of verscheidene oude tekens moeten verwijderd worden.

4.2 Wanneer de afzender de bepalingen van artikel 4.1 niet naleeft, is GLS Belgium gerechtigd om deze parcel uit te laden en in veilige bewaring te brengen of terug te zenden zonder hierbij de afzender te vergoeden en de afzender is aansprakelijk voor alle uitgaven en kosten ingevolge deze actie. Bij zendingen naar andere EU landen heeft de afzender de verplichting zich ervan te verzekeren dat alle noodzakelijke documentatie voor de btw vrijstelling voor intracommunautaire transporten is vervuld.

4.3 De afzender is verantwoordelijk voor het voldoen van alle taksen en belastingen voor de verstuurde goederen. De afzender is verantwoordelijk voor een aangepaste, en rekening houdend met de aard van de dienstverlening, voldoende binnen- en buitenverpakking, die de schokken tijdens het transport kan weerstaan, waarbij de verpakking ervoor dient in te staan dat aan de ene kant de parcels zelf beschermd zijn tegen verlies en schade en aan de andere kant de personen die het transport uitvoeren en andere te transporteren parcels niet beschadigd worden. De verpakking moet er meer bepaald voor zorgen dat de inhoud van het parcel niet toegankelijk is zonder een duidelijk spoor na te laten aan de buitenkant van het parcel. De verpakkingsrichtlijnen van GLS kunnen de afzender bijstaan in deze materie (zie www.gls-parcelshop.be ).

5. Transportvergoedingen, terugbetaling van uitgaven

5.1 De prijzen en toeslagen overeenkomstig de relevante versie van de ParcelShop prijslijst op de dag dat de bestelling geplaatst werd, zijn van toepassing. Deze transportkosten dienen betaald te worden bij afgifte van het parcel.

6. Aansprakelijkheid

6.1. Wanneer de afzender geen transportverzekering heeft zal GLS Belgium - indien aansprakelijk gesteld voor verlies of schade aan goederen onder haar bewaring - boven de begrenzing van de aansprakelijkheid voorzien in artikel 6.2, de waarde van het parcel vergoeden en dit tot maximum: - de aankoopprijs of - voor tweedehandsgoederen, de huidige waarde - voor goederen verkocht ter gelegenheid van een veiling, de veilingprijs afhankelijk van wat het laagste bedrag is voor individuele gevallen, doch in ieder geval beperkt tot 750 EUR per parcel. Indien de inhoud van het parcel niet kan aangetoond worden aan de hand van aankoop-of verkoopfacturen geldt artikel 6.2.

6.2 Indien de afzender een transportverzekering heeft, kan GLS Belgium - binnen de grenzen van het C.M.R. verdrag - aansprakelijk gesteld worden voor een maximum bedrag van 8.33 Speciale Trekkingsrechten, zoals omschreven door het Internationaal Muntfonds, per kg brutogewicht van het beschadigde of verloren gegane gedeelte van het parcel. 6.3 GLS Belgium kan niet aansprakelijk gesteld worden voor indirecte of gevolgschade of verliezen, o.a. voor verliezen of schade van een puur commerciële aard, zoals verlies van omzet of inkomsten, gederfde winsten, zonder dat deze lijst limitatief is. Bijkomend, schade veroorzaakt door vertraging in de luchtvrachtafhandeling is uitgesloten.

6.4 Voor internationale transporten kan de CMR regelgeving, het Verdrag van Montreal of het Verdrag van Warschau van toepassing zijn.

6.5 Klachten voor een bedrag van minder dan 50 EUR worden niet aanvaard.

6.6 GLS Belgium kan nooit aansprakelijk gesteld worden voor enigerlei schade anders dan aan de vervoerde parcels.

7. Procedure voor vergoeding

7.1 In geval van schade of geheel of gedeeltelijk verlies is het essentieel dat de regels van deze AV stipt worden nageleefd en dit op straffe van verlies van alle rechten van de afzender.

7.2 Bij zichtbare beschadiging of verlies dient een gedetailleerd en volledig voorbehoud genoteerd te worden op de vrachtbrief vooraleer deze voor ontvangst van het parcel afgetekend wordt.

7.3 Onzichtbare schade dient onmiddellijk na vaststelling en binnen de 7 werkdagen (zaterdagen inbegrepen) volgend op de aflevering van de parcels per aangetekende brief aan GLS Belgium gemeld te worden.

7.4 Er wordt geen rekening gehouden met laattijdige klachten. De schadebundel dient zo spoedig mogelijk overgemaakt te worden.

7.5 De afzender dient ten aanzien van GLS Belgium de schade of het verlies objectief te bewijzen.

7.6 De afzender heeft 20 kalenderdagen om deze documenten over te maken aan GLS Belgium. Na een eerste herinnering door GLS en bij gebreke aan een antwoord binnen de 10 daaropvolgende kalenderdagen, zal het dossier automatisch afgesloten worden.

7.7 Wanneer de afzender voor beschadigde parcels de terugbetaling van de volledige aankoopprijs of voor tweede hands parcels van de huidige waarde van de parcels vraagt, gaan partijen ermee akkoord dat GLS Belgium deze beschadigde parcels kan opvragen, voorafgaand aan de regeling van het schadedossier. GLS Belgium mag over deze parcels beschikken (verkopen), teneinde het schadebedrag proberen te reduceren. Indien deze parcels niet langer beschikbaar zijn via de afzender, vervalt de klacht.

8. Uitsluiting van verdere vorderingen van de afzender Het doorgeven aan GLS Belgium van boetes, die de afzender aan derde partijen dient te betalen, is uitgesloten.

9. Verjaring van klachten Alle klachten tegen GLS Belgium, verjaren door verloop van één jaar. Deze gelimiteerde periode zal berekend worden vanaf de datum van de levering van het parcel, of, wanneer het parcel niet geleverd werd, vanaf het einde van de dag, waarop de levering zou dienen uitgevoerd zijn.

10. Privacy en verwerking van persoonsgegevens

10.1 GLS is toegewijd aan het respecteren en beschermen van de privacy en de veiligheid van persoonsgegevens. GLS verwerkt de in het kader van de overeenkomst verstrekte persoonsgegevens voor de uitvoering van de overeenkomst en voor een goede dienstverlening. GLS verwerkt persoonsgegevens conform de Algemene Verordening Gegevensbescherming. GLS heeft in dit verband een privacy statement opgesteld, welke is te raadplegen op haar website. Dit privacy statement maakt onlosmakelijk onderdeel uit van deze AV.

10.2 De door GLS verwerkte persoonsgegevens worden bewaard zolang deze noodza- kelijk zijn voor de in het privacy statement uitgewerkte verwerkingsdoeleinden en niet langer dan wettelijk is toegestaan.

10.3 Ook de Afzender is verplicht persoonsgegevens op een behoorlijke en zorgvuldige wijze te verwerken en zich te houden aan de geldende privacywet en regelgeving.

10.4 Bij verzoeken en /of klachten van betrokkenen en/of toezichthoudende autoriteiten, bij ontdekking van een mogelijke inbreuk in verband met persoonsgegevens (‘datalek’) dan wel bij verplichtingen tot het delen van persoonsgegevens met derden en/of verplichtingen anderszins in het kader van de privacy, zal de Afzender, indien deze aangelegenheden ook GLS aangaan, GLS hierover zo spoedig mogelijk doch uiterlijk binnen 36 uur informeren.

10.5 De Afzender zal geadresseerden informeren omtrent de doorgifte van hun persoonsgegevens en vrijwaart GLS voor alle vorderingen, boetes en/of kosten voortvloeiende uit het niet voldoen aan geldende privacywet en –regelgeving door de Afzender.

11. Geschreven vorm

Bijkomende of afwijkende overeenkomsten dienen steeds schriftelijk te gebeuren.

12. Algemeenheden/Jurisdictie

12.1 Wanneer een bepaling van deze AV ongeldig of niet-uitvoerbaar zou zijn, zal dit de geldigheid of de uitvoerbaarheid van de overige bepalingen niet aantasten.

12.2 Alle overeenkomsten onder deze AV zijn onderworpen aan het Belgische recht.

12.3 Betwistingen die voortvloeien uit deze overeenkomst behoren tot de exclusieve bevoegdheid van de rechtbanken te Brussel.

12.4 Deze AV treden in werking voor alle zendingen verzonden vanaf 1 januari 2020.

1. Application

1.1 These General Terms and Conditions (GTC) shall apply to all activities of GLS in connection with GLS-ONE, in particular the collection, the dispatch, transhipment and transport of parcels within Belgium and international. Additionally the guideline for occasional senders shall apply (see: Occasional shipment ).

1.2 If in an individual case mandatory legal regulations, e. g. of the German Commercial Code (HGB) or for cross-border transports the Convention on the Contract for the International Carriage of Goods by Road (CMR), the Montreal Convention or the Warsaw Convention each as amended from time to time provide otherwise, these legal regulations shall apply primarily. The application of the Belgium FreightForwarders’ Standard Terms and Conditions (ADSp) is excluded.

1.3 The current GTC are deemed to be accepted by the sender and the consignee (warranted by the sender), even when these are in contradiction with his own general terms and conditions.

1.4. Insofar as these terms and conditions have also been drawn up in a language other than Dutch, the Dutch text shall always be decisive in the event of differences.

2. Conclusion of Contract, fees

2.1 GLS-ONE gives the sender the opportunity to generate parcel labels on its own and to either assign GLS with the pick-up of the parcel or to consign the parcel at a GLS ParcelShop. It is possible to assign several parcels at the same time.

2.2 The current fees and surcharges at the time of the ordering (accessible on www.gls-one.eu ) shall apply. The fees and surcharges have to be paid during the order process. GLS accepts payments via PayPal, Bancontact as well as VISA and MasterCard credit cards. In case of credit card payment, the transaction description in the credit card billing will show the entry www.gls-one.eu.

2.3 The contract shall come into effect only after the payment transaction is completed.

2.4 After ordering the sender can print the receipt as well as the parcel label for the ordered parcel. Furthermore an automatic confirmation email will be sent to the sender’s email account that contains the essential provisions of the contract and the GTC including the instruction on the right of revocation.

2.5 Through the GLS-ONE website the sender can request an invoice for sending the parcels: http://services.gls-belgium.com/calendar/GLS-ONE_AanvraagFactuur-DemandeDeFacture.xlsx.

3. Right of Revocation Notification

3.1 If you conclude the contract as a consumer, you have the following right of revocation.

3.2 Right of RevocationYou have the right to revoke this contract within 14 days without giving any reason. The revocation period will expire after 14 days from the day of the conclusion of the contract. To exercise the right of revocation, you must inform us (GLS Belgium NV, Humaniteitslaan 233, 1620 Drogenbos, phone: 02/55.66.333 , mail@gls-one.be ) of your decision to revoke this contract by an unequivocal statement (e. g. a letter sent by post, fax or email). You may use the revocation form available at https://gls-one.be/BE/en/GLS-ONE_revocationform_BE.pdf but it is not obligatory.To meet the revocation deadline, it is sufficient for you to send your communication concerning your exercise of the right of revocation before the revocation period has expired.

3.3 Consequences of RevocationIf you revoke this contract, we shall reimburse to you all payments received from you, including the costs of delivery (with the exception of the supplementary costs resulting from your choice of a type of delivery other than the least expensive type of standard delivery offered by us), without undue delay and in any event not later than 14 days from the day on which we are informed about your decision to revoke this contract. We will carry out such reimbursement using the same means of payment as you used for the initial transaction, unless you have expressly agreed otherwise; in any event, you will not incur any fees as a result of such reimbursement.If you requested to begin the performance of services during the revocation period, you shall pay us an amount which is in proportion to what has been provided until you have communicated us your revocation of this contract, in comparison with the full coverage of the contract.

4. Scope of service

4.1 GLS as a mass parcel provider carries out parcel transportations. A transportation as economical and fast as possible is achieved by standardised operations. The parcels are transported as consolidated shipment and sorted within the depots and reloading points with automatic conveyers. The parcels are scanned regularly when received at the outbound depot, when running through a reloading point, when received at the inbound depot, at the transfer to the delivery driver as well as upon delivery to the consignee. Date and time are registered. Further interface documentation is not carried out.

4.2 GLS is not committed to conduct examinations or to execute measures for the conservation or improvement of the goods and its packing.

4.3 Instructions which have been issued by the sender after handing over of a parcel need not be complied.

4.4 The pick-up of parcels as well as the receipt of the parcels in the ParcelShop will be acknowledged by the handing over of document of receipt provided by GLS.

4.5 The delivery of parcels which arrive on time at the outbound depot is generally carried out on working days except Saturdays within Belgium within 24 hours (estimated time of delivery). Compliance with the estimated time of delivery is neither assured nor guaranteed.

4.5.1 Delivery can be carried out at commercial consignees at the goods receiving department. The delivery at P.O. boxes or similar special addresses shall be excluded.

4.5.2 In the interest of a parcel delivery as fast as possible, parcels may, if the consignee is not met in person at the first delivery attempt, be handed over to a person present in the flat or shop of the consignee or, if this should not be possible, to a neighbour of the consignee, if with respect to the specific circumstances it is to be assumed that such person is entitled to accept the parcel. Neighbour shall be defined as a person who lives or works in the same or next building. If this should not be possible, parcels may be stored at a GLS ParcelShop in the vicinity for collection by the consignee. The consignee will be notified via a notification card which is filled in and laid into his receive station (generally the letterbox) at the same time, that and where he can collect his parcel.

4.5.3 When a parcel is delivered, the person accepting the parcel confirms the receipt on the handheld scanner or as the case may be in an individual case on the delivery note list. The digitally available signature is used as proof of delivery. In case of FlexDeliveryService, an e-mail to the consignee with the confirmation that delivery occured according to the instructions given is sufficient as proof of delivery.

4.5.4 In case the consignee or the sender granted GLS a permission to deposit the parcel at the place indicated (when nobody is present, the parcel is deemed to be delivered when deposited. Regarding these goods no claim can be introduced.

4.5.5 In case of shipment via a ParcelLocker, GLS's responsbility starts with the pick-up of the goods by the driver. When GLS delivers the goods in a ParcelLocker, GLS's responsibility ends with the delivery of the goods in the ParcelLocker. When the consignee picks up the goods in a ParcelLocker, the introduction of the unique code is taken as proof of reception and acceptance of the goods. The sender takes into account the dimensions of the ParcelLocker.

4.6 For the time of their duration, performance hindrances which are not attributable to GLS, relieve GLS from all obligations whose completion was made impossible through these.

4.7 If parcels cannot be delivered in the manner set forth in clauses 4.5.1 to 4.5.5 to the consignee or to any other person in clause 4.5.2 or stored at a GLS ParcelShop and also cannot be returned to the sender because he can still not be determined or he refuses to take back the parcel, GLS shall be entitled to exploit the parcels after a 90-day period. The period begins at the time undeliverability is ascertained. Parcels which cannot be exploited may be destroyed by GLS.

5. Transportation Exclusions (Prohibited Goods)

The goods and parcels listed below shall be excluded from transportation by GLS:

5.1

• Parcels whose value exceeds € 5.000,
• Goods which are insufficiently or not customarily packed; computers (desktops, towers, notebooks) as well as monitors have to be packed in an original packing which is suitable for transport,
• Goods which require special handling (e. g. being particularly fragile or have to be transported upright or only lying on a certain side),- Perishable or temperature sensitive goods, remains, live animals,
• Precious metals and stones, jewellery and genuine pearls, objects of art, collector’s items, antiques,
• Other goods of value (e. g. watches) with a value of more than € 500 per parcel,
• Goods which possess a low value themselves but whose damage or loss could cause high consequential damages (e. g. volumes with sensitive data),
• Phone cards and pre-paid cards (e. g. for mobile phones),
• Money and documents with monetary value (e. g. securities, acceptance bills, savings books),
• Firearms and essential weapon parts as well as ammunition,
• Hazardous goods of all kinds and waste,
• Parcels whose dispatch or would violate applicable laws and regulations; these include parcels whose content violates legal provisions on the protection of intellectual property including forged or unlicensed copies of goods (counterfeiting),
• The consignor is not allowed to offer shipments to GLS that contain goods whose shipment is prohibited, e.g. because of their contents, the intended recipient c.q. the consignee or because of the country of dispatch or receipt. The consignor must ensure which behaviours are prohibited or punishable by consulting the relevant laws and regulations and must do so on an ongoing basis so that the consignor is kept informed of any relevant changes. Relevant laws and regulations include any laws, regulations or directives that impose sanctions (including trade restrictions and economic sanctions) on countries, individuals or entities, including without limitation those imposed by the United Nations, the European Union and the EU member states or other laws and regulations whose nature is relevant and applicable.
• Parcels classified as carriage forward,
• Parcels with one of the following destinations:
  • outside the EU: all countries (customs destinations),
  • within the EU: Andorra, Ceuta, Gibraltar, Greece, Livigno, Malta, Melilla, San Marino, Cyprus, the city of Büsingen am Hochrhein (postcode D-78266), overseas territories and all European islands except German islands, Croatian islands and Ireland.

5.2 Furthermore, parcels shall be excluded from transportation which have a weight of more than 31,5 kg, a combined length and girth of more than 3 m, a length of more than 2 m, a height of more than 0,6 m or a width of more than 0,8 m.

5.3 Additionally excluded shall be

5.3.1 from transportation abroad:

• tobacco products and liquors,
• personal goods,
• tyres, if Sweden is the destination country

5.3.2 from airfreight:- prohibited articles according to the regulation (EC) No 300/2008 of 11th March 2008 and its implementing rules as amended from time to time.

5.4 The sender is obliged to control the compliance with the transportation exclusions before consignment of parcels. GLS exclusively accepts closed parcels for transportation. Upon suspicion of such exclusions and in statutorily permitted exceptional situations GLS shall be entitled to open and to check the parcels.

5.5 If the sender assigns GLS with the transport of parcels, whose transport is prohibited according to clauses 5.1 to 5.3 and without prior written approval of GLS, the sender shall be liable in accordance with the legal provisions for all claims, costs and expenses, including but not limited to expenses for appropriate measures in order to eliminate or avoid danger (e. g. securing, intermediate storage, return, disposal, cleaning, etc.) suffered by GLS or third parties which result from the assignment contrary to the transport exclusions. Nevertheless in case of violation against clause 5.2 GLS shall be entitled to carry out the transportation and to demand a general reimbursement of expenses in the lump sum of € 50. The sender is explicitly allowed to verify that the expenses were not incurred, or that they were significantly less than the lump sum stated above. GLS reserves the right for evidence of higher expenses.

5.6 Individual labels or signs which are affixed to a parcel and which indicate a composition according to clauses 5.1 to 5.3 shall, not be sufficient to alert GLS to a consignment contrary to a transportation exclusion. Consent of a carrier or its agents or a tacit acceptance of a parcel does not represent approval of GLS.

5.7 If a parcel which is excluded from transportation is refused at the time of pick-up of the parcel in a ParcelShop or is later returned to the sender for this reason, GLS reimburses the sender the transportation fees.

6. Sender’s Obligations

6.1 The sender shall affix to the parcel the parcel label individually generated via GLS-ONE. The sender shall ensure that the hard- and software necessary for the completion of the ordering and the printing of the parcel label is available and fully functional. The sender shall be liable for the consequences of any errors with respect to parcel label printing. The sender shall ensure, when handing over the parcel that only one undamaged parcel label is attached to the largest side of the parcel and is easily visible. Used parcel labels, addresses or miscellaneous old signs must be removed. The sender shall be responsible that the data of the parcel actually handed over to GLS agree with the data of the individually generated parcel label.

6.2 If the sender does not comply with his obligations according to clause 6.1 GLS is at its discretion entitled to unload, to store, to secure or to return the parcel without the need for indemnifying the sender and the sender is liable for any expenses or costs due to this action. In case of transports to other EU countries the sender has the obligation to ensure that all necessary documentation needed for VAT tax exemption for intra-community transports is fulfilled.

6.3 All dispatches identified with the parcel label individually generated for the sender shall be attributed to the sender. The sender is obliged to inform GLS immediately in case of fraudulent use of his GLS-ONE-account. In case of fraudulent use or other use in breach of the contract GLS shall be entitled to block the sender’s GLS-ONE-account. The sender shall be liable for all damages due to fraudulent use of his GLS-ONE-account as far as he is responsible for it.

6.4 The sender is responsible for all taxes and customs regarding the goods. The sender is responsible for a proper, and with regard to the scope of service, sufficient inner and outer packaging, which withstands the strain of transport, whereby the packaging must ensure that on the one hand the goods themselves are protected against loss and damage and that on the other hand persons carrying out the transportation and other parcels transported are not endangered. The packaging must in particular ensure that an access to the parcel’s content is not possible without leaving a clear trace on the outside of the parcel. The GLS packaging guidelines will assist the sender in this matter (see: https://www.gls-one.be/BE/en/GLS-ONE_shipping-guidelines_BE.pdf ).

7. Liability

7.1 GLS is liable for loss or damage of parcels up to the amount of 8.33 Special Drawing Rights (SDR) of the International Monetary Fund per kg of the parcel’s gross weight.GLS is not liable for consequential damages or loss, e. g. losses of a purely commercial nature like loss of turnover or earnings, without this list being exhaustive. Additionally, liability for delay in airfreight completion is excluded.

7.2 For international transports the regulations of the CMR, the Montreal Convention or the Warsaw Convention may apply.

7.3 If the sender takes out no transport insurance, GLS compensates the value of the goods beyond the limitation of liability according to clause 7.1, sentence 1, and clause 7.2 up to an amount limited to: - the purchase price or- for second-hand goods the current value or- for goods dispatched on occasion of an auction the auction price depending on which amount is the lowest in the individual case, however limited up to the amount of € 750 per parcel. In case the content of parcel cannot be demonstrated by means of the purchase or selling invoices article 7.1 first sentence shall apply.

7.4. Claims for an amount below 50 EUR are not accepted.

8. Exclusion of Further Claims of the Sender

The passing on of fines to GLS, which the sender is obligated to pay to third parties, is excluded.

9. Privacy and processing of personal data

9.1 GLS takes data protection seriously. GLS processes personal data provided in the context of the agreement for the execution of the agreement and for the proper provision of services. GLS processes personal data in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation. In this context GLS has drawn up a privacy statement, which can be found on its website. This privacy statement forms an integral part of these GTC.

9.2 The personal data processed by GLS shall be kept as long as they are necessary for the processing purposes elaborated in the privacy statement and no longer than legally permitted.

9.3 The Sender is also obliged to process personal data in a proper and careful manner and to comply with the applicable privacy laws and regulations.

9.4 In the event of requests and/or complaints from data subjects and/or supervisory authorities, in the event of discovery of a possible breach in connection with personal data ('data breach') or in the event of obligations to share personal data with third parties and/or obligations otherwise in the context of privacy, the Sender shall, if these matters also concern GLS, inform GLS of this as soon as possible, but no later than 36 hours.

9.5 The Sender shall inform consignees of the transfer of their personal data and shall indemnify GLS against all claims, fines and/or costs arising from the Sender's failure to comply with applicable privacy laws and regulations.

10. Severability / Jurisdiction

10.1 If any provision of these GTC should be invalid or non-enforceable, this shall not affect the validity and enforceability of the remaining provisions.

10.2 All agreements under these GTC shall be governed by Belgian law. Disputes that might arise from these agreements shall only be submitted to the competent counts of Brussels. GLS may also, if it so wishes, petition any other competent court in order to take cognizance of the dispute.

10.3 Information on Online Dispute Resolution for consumers: The EU commission will set up an online platform for the online-resolution of disputes ("ODR-platform") in the first quarter of 2016. This platform shall serve as a contact point for extrajudicial resolutions of disputes concerning contractual obligations, arising from online sales or services agreements. The ODR-platform will be accessible under the following link: http://ec.europa.eu/consumers/odr . Email address GLS: mail@gls-one.be .

10.4 When the sender has completed the internal complaints procedure and when he is not satisfied with the answer of GLS, the possibility exists for the sender to address the Ombudsman of the Postal Sector.

Status as of: Januari 2020

This translation of the GTC is made for convenience reasons only. For all disputes arising from or in conjunction with the GTC of GLS Belgium, only the text of the corresponding Dutch version of the GTC of GLS Belgium shall be legally binding.