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Almad ABK, 20.11.2008

New Trade Engineering Co. BMW

International subsidiary
PO Box 5509, Doha, Qatar
974 4444622, 974 4433141 fax,
New And Used Car Dealers - New Car Dealers
Description: Retail: Import and supply of heavy equipment, cars, boats, marine equipment and air conditioners
New Trade engineering-(Alpha Romeo, Fiat & IVECO) 444.46.22

On January 29, 2000, Qatar Court of Appeals reversed a lower court’s ruling in the case of New TradeEngineering v BMW, and Al Fardan Automobiles (Case No. 154 & 165/99). BMW terminated the vehicle franchise of New Trade Engineering (“NTE”)and transferred it to Al Fardan Automobiles (“AFA”). The lower court relying on the traditional business mentality of the market called NTE anexclusive commercial agent, despite the terms of its contract which clearly stated that NTE was not anagent of BMW nor had exclusivity in selling BMW’s products. The court applied the commercial agency Law No. 4 to force AFA to buyback NTE’s cars and parts. On Appeal, the higher court read literally the terms of NTE’s contract and concluded that the agreement did not qualify NTE as an agent or exclusivedistributor, but as an importer. Yet, Law No. 4 is about commercial agents. Furthermore, the court ofappeal noted that NTE never registered its dealership with the Ministry of Finance as required by Law No.