General Terms and Conditions of Sale
These terms govern ADL's sales and services to professional customers, from the quote request to delivery and, where provided for, on-site installation. The French version prevails.
The seller is Afrique Découpe Laser, hereinafter "ADL", identified as follows:
- Company name: Afrique Découpe Laser SARL AU
- Legal form: Société à responsabilité limitée à associé unique (SARL AU)
- Share capital: 1 500 000,00 MAD
- Registered office: Étage RDC, magasin 215, Bayti Sakan, immeuble 13, Deroua – 27182 Casablanca
- Workshop: Lahfaya Industrial Zone, Route de Médiouna km 11.5, next to Ville Verte, Bouskoura – Casablanca, Morocco
- Trade register (RC): 13095
- ICE (common company identifier): 002333476000073
- Sales e-mail: commercial@adl.ma
- Telephone: +212 5 29 06 16 56
- Website: https://adl.ma/
Further legal information is available in the legal notice.
This English version is a translation provided for information only. In the event of any discrepancy, the French version prevails.
1. Purpose and scope
These general terms and conditions of sale ("Terms") apply to ADL's sales and services (laser cutting of sheet metal and tubes, bending, rolling, welding, engineering studies, custom manufacturing, ADL Mobilier urbain and ADL Infra products) and, where the quote so provides, to delivery and on-site installation.
They are reserved for professional customers and are not intended for consumers. ADL does not sell online: every order follows a quote, and the website's quote request form does not bind the parties. These Terms are provided to any professional buyer on request (article 59 of Law No. 104-12).
2. Contract documents
The order is governed, in order of precedence, by the accepted quote and ADL's written order confirmation, together with their appendices (approved drawings, specifications), and then by the Terms in force on the date of the quote. The customer's purchasing conditions apply only if ADL accepts them in writing.
For a public contract or a purchase order from a public buyer, the contract documents and applicable regulations, in particular Decree No. 2-16-344 of 22 July 2016 on payment terms, prevail; these Terms apply to all other matters.
3. Quote and order
The quote is prepared after reviewing the information provided by the customer (drawings, files, quantities, material, finishes); it is valid for the period stated in it.
The order is formed by the customer's written acceptance of the quote (signed quote, purchase order referring to it, or e-mail from an authorised person) and, where the quote provides for a deposit, by receipt of that deposit. Electronic documents have the same evidential value as paper documents (article 417-1 of the Moroccan Code of Obligations and Contracts, "DOC"). A purchase order that departs from the quote binds ADL only once ADL has confirmed it in writing.
Any change or cancellation requires ADL's written agreement; materials procured, studies and work performed and costs incurred remain payable.
4. Drawings, files and intellectual property
The customer is responsible for the accuracy of the drawings, files and specifications it provides, for their suitability for the intended use and for holding the necessary rights, and indemnifies ADL against any third-party claim in that respect. ADL manufactures in accordance with the approved documents; its review covers manufacturability, not design. Where the quote provides for a validation file or a first article, manufacturing begins only after the customer's written approval, which constitutes final agreement on dimensions, materials and finishes.
The customer's documents remain its property. ADL's studies, cutting programs, nestings and DXF files remain ADL's property, unless a transfer is provided for in the quote, and may not be disclosed to or used by a third party without ADL's written consent.
5. Material supplied by the customer
The customer is responsible for the grade, quality, condition and quantity of the material it supplies. ADL checks quantities and visible condition, without metallurgical analysis, and is not liable for defects or rejects caused by that material (internal defects, residual stresses, cracking during bending). The accepted loss rate and the treatment of offcuts are set in the quote; failing that, reusable offcuts are handed over to the customer at collection. ADL keeps the material with care and is liable for it only in the event of fault, within the limits of section 13.
6. Prices
Unless otherwise stated, prices are in Moroccan dirhams excluding taxes, with VAT invoiced at the legal rate in force. They apply to the quantities, files, materials, finishes and pricing units (per piece, per kilogram, lump sum, etc.) stated in the quote and may be revised if these change. Packaging, transport, unloading, lifting, surface treatment, certificates and installation are included only if stated in the quote.
7. Lead times
Unless the quote states a date described as firm, lead times are indicative. They run from receipt of all the items listed in the quote (acceptance, deposit, approved drawings, customer material) and are extended in the event of delay by the customer, change to the order, force majeure or delay by a supplier or subcontractor not attributable to ADL. Exceeding them does not justify cancellation, refusal of the products or penalties, unless the quote sets a firm date with penalties, in which case those penalties are the lump-sum compensation for the delay.
8. Delivery and risk
Unless the quote provides otherwise, delivery takes place ex works at ADL's Bouskoura workshop, by making the products available with written notice to the customer; if the quote includes transport, delivery takes place at the stated place, unloading remaining the customer's responsibility; for exports, the Incoterm® stated in the quote applies.
Risk passes to the customer on delivery, even under retention of title. If the products are not collected within the period stated in the quote or, failing that, promptly after notice of availability, ADL may invoice them and, after formal notice, invoice justified storage costs. Partial deliveries are permitted unless excluded in the quote.
9. Acceptance, conformity and warranty
The customer records any specific reservation on the delivery note and confirms it in writing. In accordance with article 553 of the DOC, the customer examines the products upon receipt and notifies ADL in writing of any defect within seven days thereafter; otherwise, the products are deemed accepted, except for defects that cannot be detected by ordinary examination, which must be notified upon discovery. Any action under the warranty against defects or lack of promised qualities must be brought within thirty days of delivery (article 573 of the DOC).
The products conform if they match the quote and the approved drawings, within the tolerances stated therein or, failing that, within the customary tolerances for the process; within those limits, variations in appearance inherent in cutting, welding, galvanizing or painting are not defects. ADL is not liable for problems caused by the customer's drawings or material, by unsuitable storage, assembly or use, by normal wear and tear or by a third party's intervention.
If a non-conformity or defect attributable to ADL is established, ADL will, at its option, rework, repair or replace the parts, or issue a credit note, within the framework of the legal warranty under the DOC and any contractual warranty defined in the quote. Any return or rework without ADL's agreement voids the warranty. A claim does not suspend payment for undisputed products.
10. On-site installation
Installation is owed only if provided for in the quote, within the limits of its description; any additional work is subject to a supplementary quote. Unless otherwise stated, the customer provides access for vehicles and lifting equipment, a secured work area, supports that are ready and conform to the drawings, the necessary permits (use of public land, signage, traffic) and information on the site's utility networks and risks, and coordinates the site. Waiting time and justified costs resulting from failure to meet these conditions may be invoiced. On completion, an acceptance certificate (procès-verbal de réception) is drawn up, with or without reservations; failing that, use of the works constitutes acceptance without reservation.
11. Payment
Payment terms (deposit, due dates, means of payment) are set in the quote and restated on the invoice, which is issued no later than the last day of the month of delivery or performance.
Unless ADL has granted a payment term in writing, stated in the quote, products are released or shipped only after payment by one of the following means: instant bank transfer; certified cheque; ordinary cheque, in which case the products are released 48 hours after the cheque is handed over; cash, for amounts below MAD 5,000. ADL does not accept cheques for amounts below MAD 1,000. Payment is deemed made only when the funds are actually received, including for a cheque or bill of exchange. ADL may request guarantees if the customer's situation so warrants.
Where a payment term is granted and articles 78-1 et seq. of the Moroccan Commercial Code, as amended by Law No. 69-21, apply, the agreed term may not exceed one hundred and twenty days from the invoice issue date; if the quote grants a payment term without setting its length, it is sixty days from that date (article 78-2).
In the event of late payment, ADL may, after a written reminder, suspend manufacturing, deliveries and installation and require immediate payment of the sums due under the order, without prejudice to its right to compensation under applicable law. A customer subject to these provisions is also liable to the fine provided for in article 78-3 of the Commercial Code, payable to the Treasury and calculated on the unpaid amount including taxes at the Bank Al-Maghrib key rate in force at the end of the first month of delay, plus 0.85% per additional month or part of a month.
12. Retention of title
In accordance with articles 618-21 et seq. of the DOC, ownership of the products sold passes only upon full payment of the price and related charges; the customer expressly accepts this clause in writing by accepting the quote that refers to these Terms. ADL may register the sale in the national electronic register of movable security interests (registre national électronique des sûretés mobilières) to make it enforceable against third parties.
Until payment, the customer keeps the products identifiable and insured and does not grant security over them; in the event of resale, ADL's rights extend to the resale price or the insurance indemnity, up to the amount of its claim. Failing payment, ADL may recover the products, amicably or by order of the summary-proceedings judge (juge des référés), even if they have been incorporated into another item from which they can be separated without damage. In insolvency proceedings against the customer, the claim for recovery is exercised in accordance with Book V of the Commercial Code. With respect to the customer's material, ADL may exercise its statutory right of retention until payment.
13. Liability
ADL is liable only for direct, proven damage resulting from its fault, excluding indirect damage (loss of production, loss of profit, damage to reputation, penalties owed by the customer to its own customers). Unless otherwise stated in the quote, ADL's total liability under an order is capped at the price of that order excluding taxes.
These limitations do not apply in the event of fraud (dol) or gross negligence (faute lourde) (article 232 of the DOC), personal injury, or where a mandatory provision so requires, in particular regarding defective products (articles 106-1 et seq. of the DOC).
14. Force majeure
In accordance with articles 268 and 269 of the DOC, neither party is liable for non-performance or delay caused by force majeure, meaning an event it could not prevent and that makes performance impossible (natural phenomenon, fire, epidemic, act of government, war, etc.), unless caused by its own prior fault or lack of diligence. Once the other party has been informed without delay, the obligations concerned are suspended, except payment of sums already due. If the impediment lastingly jeopardises the order, either party may terminate it in writing for the unperformed part, the work already performed remaining payable.
15. Confidentiality
Each party keeps confidential the drawings, files, prices and information received from the other and uses them only for the order, during and after the relationship, as long as they have not become public. ADL cites the customer as a reference or publishes photographs of its parts only with the customer's consent.
16. Personal data
ADL processes the data of the customer's contact persons (name, position, business contact details) to manage quotes, orders, deliveries, invoices and claims and to comply with its legal obligations, in accordance with Law No. 09-08. The data are disclosed only to persons who need them and are kept for the legally required periods. The rights of access, rectification and objection (articles 7 to 9 of that law) may be exercised with ADL at the e-mail address given at the top of these Terms. See also the privacy policy.
17. Governing law, disputes and language
These Terms and all orders are governed by Moroccan law. After an attempt at amicable settlement, which is not a mandatory prerequisite, any dispute falls within the jurisdiction of the Commercial Court of Casablanca or, if it is outside that court's jurisdiction, of the competent courts of Casablanca, subject to mandatory jurisdiction rules and urgent proceedings.
These Terms are written in French; in the event of translation, only the French version is authoritative. The invalidity of one clause does not affect the others.
Version of 26/10/2026.
Updated: 27 October 2026