The following is a trade document between Northern Manufacturing Corporation and the Abwehran Star Empire written initially in AF 50. For the purposes of this document, Northern Manufacturing Corporation will hereafter be referred to as ’the Corporation’, while the ASE will be written as ‘the Empire’.

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

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

• The Empire guarantees that Corporation's assets are protected under Imperial Law.
• The Corporation guarantees that its production assets meet Imperial Safety Standards.
• The Corporation 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 Corporation's banking as long as the methods are legal under Imperial Law.
• The Empire guarantees that no investigation into Corporation's banking will occur unless a legal warrant is presented.
• The Corporation guarantees that its accounting and banking practices are legal under Imperial Law.

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

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

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

• HAV1 Infantry Fighting Vehicle

The Corporation has received the following orders: Note: Previous orders have been archived.¹⁾

This page was originally created on 2013/10/06 09:58 by Abwehran Commander.