The following is a trade document between Abwehran Imperial Yards and the Abwehran Star Empire written initially in AF 170. For the purposes of this document, Abwehran Imperial Yards will hereafter be referred to as 'the Yards', while the ASE will be written as ‘the Empire’.

Articles verifying the Rights Yards has to its assets and property.

• The Empire guarantees Yards' Intellectual Property is protected under Imperial Law.
• The Empire guarantees Yards' access to shared Intellectual Property found in the archives of Kaiserlich F&E so long as sufficient credit is given in design specifications.
• The Empire requires Yards Intellectual Property to become shared Intellectual Property in Kaiserlich F&E’s archives after a period of 6 Abwehran Years (24 Standard Years) of being protected Intellectual Property. The only exception to this are restricted technology found in foreign companies.

• The Empire guarantees Yards' real estate is protected under Imperial Law.
• The Empire guarantees Yards' privacy in their real estate under Imperial Law, unless a legal warrant is provided.

• The Empire guarantees that Yards' assets are protected under Imperial Law.
• The Yards guarantees that its production assets meet Imperial Safety Standards.
• The Yards guarantees that its research assets meet Imperial Safety Standards.

Articles verifying banking and financing privileges in the Empire.

• The Empire guarantees that there will be no government involvement in Yards' banking as long as the methods are legal under Imperial Law.
• The Empire guarantees that no investigation into Yards' banking will occur unless a legal warrant is presented.
• The Yards guarantees that its accounting and banking practices are legal under Imperial Law.

• The Empire guarantees that there will be no government involvement in Yards' finance policy as long as the methods are legal under Imperial Law.
• The Empire guarantees that no investigation into Yards' finance policies will occur unless a legal warrant is presented.
• The Yards guarantees that its finance policies and practices are legal under Imperial Law.

Articles on Products purchased from Yards and each order for said products.

The Yards has agreed to sell the following products to the Empire:

• Achtung Assault Shuttle
• Antimatter Production Satellite
• ASD1 Construction/Repair Drone
• Bulwark-class Military Outpost
• Fresha-class Small Transport
• Harbor-class Trade Station
• Kretor B-class Scout Vessel
• Löwenhertz II-class Destroyer
• Maultier-class Transport
• Wahrheit-Class Battlecruiser
• Walküre-class Multirole Space Fighter
• Wunder-Class Freighter

The Yards has received the following orders: Note: Previous orders have been archived.¹⁾

This page was originally created on 2013/10/06 09:02 by Abwehran Commander.