France – Paris:

Date: 26^th, May, 2025

Speakers: Mr. Baki Maneche – Mr. Jean Charles Albitre –Ms. Medeya Spasova – Ms. Mina Alavash

This seminar, held at 9:30 AM in one of the historic business conference halls of the Paris City Hall, began with a presentation by Ms. Mina Alavash, who addressed essential considerations in drafting international commercial contracts. She initiated her talk by discussing the preliminary agreements reached during negotiations between business parties, documents often referred to as an “agreement” or “memorandum of understanding (MOU).” Ms. Alavash emphasized the importance of using specialized and legal terminology due to the legal implications these terms carry in such documents.

She noted that the drafting process fundamentally includes three key components:

1. The obligations of the parties involved,
2. Payment terms and delivery methods, and
3. The identification of the signatories to the agreement or contract, each of whom plays a crucial role in the drafting process.

Following a welcome message to the group of Iranian business executives and industry leaders by Mr. Baki Manesh and Mr. Jean-Charles Albiter, the session continued with discussions on dispute resolution, arbitration and arbitration centers, contract termination and its consequences, and force majeure clauses.

At the end of this section, both speakers responded to key questions raised by attendees regarding commercial contracts. Some of the questions included:

• Financial complications arising from non-payment,
• Product delivery (the agreement should specify product quality and on-time delivery as per the buyer’s request),
• Payment terms (the agreement should clearly state that all payments are to be made on a specific date unless the seller claims an early payment is required),
• Transportation arrangements, which may involve ports in various countries,

and many other questions posed by participants, all of which were addressed thoroughly.

Another speaker at the event, Dr.  Spasova, gave an extensive talk on how to launch startups in France, the process of joining the CEEVO organization, and the structure and activities of this organization.