General Terms and Condtions Dynamics 365 For Finance and Operations Serbian Localization
General Terms and Condtions Dynamics 365 For Finance and Operations Serbian Localization
Regarding Use of Microsoft Dynamics 365 for Finance and Operations Serbian
Localization
This General Terms and Conditions (hereinafter "General Terms") have entered into force on the date
01.08.2020.
This General Terms shall refer exclusively to Serbian localization software in Microsoft Dynamics 365 for
Finance and Operations (further in this document referred to as D365FO) and shall define functional
characteristics of aforementioned localization software, as well as licensing terms by and between (i)
company BE-terna d.o.o. Beograd (hereinafter "BE-terna" or "Producer"), on one side, which had, in
agreement with authorized entity of Microsoft corporation, developed localization software with the
purpose of selling it as its own proprietary product, and (ii) You, as the end user, that is purchaser of
localization software with right to use it and update it (hereinafter "User"), on the other side.
Standard version User of D365FO acquires the right to use BE-terna localization software for
aforementioned program version by entering into agreement with BE-terna or any Microsoft Dynamics
partner (hereinafter "Partners" and ”User agreement”) whereby accepting licensing terms regarding BE-
terna's localization software for D365FO version as stipulated herein.
For the avoidance of doubt, term "User agreement" shall mean and include by the User signed and
delivered, and by the BE-terna issued offer, accepted purchase order or other substantially similar
document issued by the User, acceptance of which constitutes obligation of BE-terna towards the User in
terms of assigning the right to use respective Serbian localization.
2. Definitions
"Standard D365FO product version" (hereinafter ”Standard version”) shall mean version of program
solution Microsoft Dynamics 365 for Finance and Operations, including all functionalities, program code,
manuals and user documentation related to version of aforementioned program solution produced by
Microsoft corporation as developer of original product, as existing in the moment of entering into the
User agreement.
"New version of D365FO product" (hereinafter ”New version”) shall mean new version of program solution
Microsoft Dynamics 365 for Finance and Operations, or comparable Microsoft product of different
commercial name which may follow in time and shall functionally replace the Standard version (product
version), including all functionalities, program code, manuals and user documentation related to version of
aforementioned new program solution produced by Microsoft corporation as developer of original
product. For the avoidance of doubt, aforementioned definition shall not include D365FO, so called, product
releases available on the market after the Standard versions.
"Microsoft Dynamics Localization" (hereinafter ”Localization”) shall mean, within Standard version owned
by Microsoft corporation, integrated software add-on, i.e. integrated program code developed and owned
by BE-terna which provides Serbian locally relevant functionalities, language characteristics and user
manuals which are not included in the Standard version, as cited in this General Terms. For the purposes of
this General Terms initial version of the Localization shall represent one defined within the User agreement.
"Annual Localization Upgrade" shall mean BE-terna's annual Localization upgrade service pursuant to the
terms and conditions defined by Microsoft and BE-terna, which represents constituent part of Microsoft
Enhancement Plan applying to the Standard and/or New version.
3. Localization Specifications
Detailed specifications of functionalities and other features supported by the Localization is available in a
separate document.
BE-terna reserves the right to amend the functionalities and features supported by the Localization, on
which fact it shall notify the User in written form (email message), at the latest 30 days prior to enactment
of respective amendment. As exemption of aforementioned obligation, amendments which are not
detrimental to User's interest (e.g. reduction of the scope of individual obligation, removal of certain
functionality) BE-terna may apply instantaneously without further delay and notification delivery to the
User.
If document from first part of this Article does not state otherwise, Localization shall support following
features stated below:
A. Functionalities
A 1. Support for compliance with legal requirements for doing business in the Republic of Serbia referring
to value added tax, excluding financial sector market participants,
A 2. Support for keeping the accounting books in compliance with Serbian accounting standards referring
to majority of companies on territory of the Republic of Serbia, excluding organizations and other
budgetary users, as well as obligatories of budgetary accounting rules,
A 3. Support for payment transactions to companies outside the financial sector in business relations with
major business banks in Serbia (of market share above 7%).
B. Language Features
B 1. Serbian translation of more than 95% application labels of key functionalities visible on screen of the
Microsoft Dynamics Standard version, available to end users in form and settings of the screen
template and process execution foreseen in the Standard version.
B 2. English translation of Localization application labels.
C. Technical Features
C 1. Localization functionalities have been developed pursuant to standard practice and recommendations
of Microsoft. Installation requires manual merge of program code.
C 2. Serbian translation of application labels in Standard version respects language code designation
recommended by Microsoft. All rights for Localization use, besides license for the use of Standard
version, must be additionally obtained by the User during acquisition of usage rights pertaining to
aforementioned program version.
D 4. All reports to Customs service with Ministry of Finance related to customs warehouses and/or excise
duties.
D 5. Different forms of electronic data exchange between companies, e.g. EDI, e-invoice (separate
functional entity which requires acquisition of separate BE-terna license).
D 6. Calculation of salaries and personnel records required by local regulatory framework (separate
functional entity which requires acquisition of separate BE-terna license).
D 7. Interfaces with other applications and web services, excluding domestic payment transactions services
and other functionalities explicitly cited in Serbian language document with the detailed specification
of the localization functionalities.
D 8. Translation of Microsoft documentation and help files, unless BE-terna estimates it to be reasonable.
D 9. All other functionalities which are not explicitly cited in this General Terms or documents invoked by
this General Terms.
Localization Update
BE-terna undertakes towards the User to update the Localization, at the latest, 30 days as of publication or
enactment of from time-to-time amended legislature, with purpose of fully complying with amended legal
framework, subject to cumulative fulfillment of preconditions stated below:
a. amendments encompass scope cited in item 3.A. of this General Terms,
b. amendments are relevant to majority of Serbian business entities,
c. it is not possible to support respective amendments within a reasonable time frame with other work-
around tools and solutions (e.g. export to Excel and emergency data processing, manual input in
public web portal once a year), and
d. amendments are supported in majority of other comparable business-information tools.
In event of vague and doubtful interpretations of legal amendments, until such time unified interpretation
of amended legislature has been reached, BE-terna reserves the right to provide a support up to a certain
(incomplete) level, with obligation to provide full support and full functionality in a reasonable time frame
as of acceptance of unified interpretation of respective legal amendments.
Upon publication of the New version and within BE-terna localization update regime, BE-terna shall provide
localization for the New version in time frame and under the conditions cited in official BE-terna web page.
Although has no obligation, BE-terna may, according to its sole discretion, provide localization for
subsequently published release of any Standard or New version in time frame and under the conditions
cited in the document available on the web link specified in previous article.
The User is entitled to a new version of localization without any additional charges provided and during
time it is active licensee of, cumulatively, Standard version Microsoft license and user license for Localization,
including herein active update rights (Enhancement Plan and Annual Localization Upgrade).
As results of update process, new version of Localization shall be available to the User via Partner or BE-
terna (if BE-terna is User's registered Microsoft Dynamics partner), in a form of new object of program code.
Localization update right shall under no circumstance include any form of implementation or similar
services by BE-terna, as Localization producer, or Microsoft, as Standard version producer, nor adjustments
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of Localization undertaken by or under instruction of Partner and/or User, regardless of the purpose or
reason of adjustments.
BE-terna is exclusive owner of all intellectual property rights pertaining to functionalities, translations and
user manuals, as well as other components being part of Localization, including all updates cited in Art. 4
of this General Terms.
By entering into the User agreement with BE-terna or any Partner, as well as simultaneous application of
this General Terms, and taking over the program code as foreseen by the User agreement and this General
Terms, the User acquires nonexclusive, nontransferable and timewise unrestricted right to use the
Localization and, subject to fulfillment of herein define preconditions, the update right, for its own
commercial use, including and provided so agreed, the right to use the Localization in all affiliated entities
in which he/she holds more than 50% of the share interest, all for limited number of users defined in User
license agreement for the Standard version, under the terms of the licencing agreement of the Standard
version.
The User is entitled to perform Localization amendments and updates exclusively for its own use and under
its own risk exclusively in the program layer provided for user development, subject to obtaining respective
Microsoft licensing right for Standard version.
For the avoidance of doubt and regardless of previous paragraph of this Article, the User may use
Localization exclusively provided he/she has obtained license for the Standard version from Microsoft and
valid licence for the Localization from BE-terna.
The User represents and warrants that all its employees, as well as its external associates, that have or had
access to Microsoft Dynamics solution, are familiar with intellectual property rights referring to the
Localization. In event the User performs activities of internal software development or maintenance for
which reasons its employees or external associates had direct access to program code of the Localization,
the User bears responsibility that all such employees or external associates sign special statement which
represent integral part of this General Terms, by which they represent and warrant to be aware of
intellectual property rights with respect to the Localization and undertake to protect it under obligation of
compensation of damages. If aforementioned statement has not been signed and, simultaneously,
intellectual property rights infringement regarding the Localization occurred, the User shall be responsible
for entire caused damage jointly and severally with the injuror.
Fee for use of initial version of the Localization (license fee) and its update is payable immediately according
to, at that time, applicable BE-terna's tariff, except provided differently in the User agreement.
Fee for the Localization's initial year update right shall be invoiced immediately upon conclusion of the User
agreement between the User and BE-terna or Partner, and simultaneously with initial version Localization
annual license fee; whereby first year of update right commences as of Localization registration date within
license for the Standard version of D365FO solution. Localization update fee for existing year shall be
invoiced at its beginning.
At the latest 30 days prior to expiry of the first or any subsequent year, the User may by written request
from BE-terna or Partner, depending on the User agreement designated contracting party, demand
termination of further Localization update right, otherwise it shall be considered that Localization update
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right has been extended for another one-year period. If the User, that had renounced further Localization
update right, wishes to recommit itself to the Localization update regime on a later date, he/she shall have
the obligation to, upon recommitment to the update regime, applying the pro rata principle, settle
Localization update fee for entire period of absence from the update regime in the amount cited in, at that
time, applicable BE-terna's tariff.
At BE-terna's written request, the User undertakes to, furnish to BE-terna all information on amendments
of the license rights for the Standard version, on discrepancies between the User agreement with the
Partner and this General Terms, on all payments regarding the Localization use and update pursuant to the
User agreement with the Partner, on legally permissible commerce between Partners (as custodians), as
well as other questions which directly corelates to BE-terna 's rights under this General Terms.
7. Localization Services
Localization use and update rights pursuant to this General Terms under no circumstances imply, include
or provide to the User any right to request from BE-terna free of charge or against remuneration execution
of related services of implementation, e.g. program code combining, migration, adjustments, education,
support and other services, potentially necessary for the Localization use. Aforementioned services Partner
may provide to the User within its User agreement acquired rights granting Localization license for use and
update or by entering into separate agreement. Aforementioned services BE-terna may provide to the User
only subject to entering into separate agreement.
During the period of active user license for the Standard version and Localization, including herein Microsoft
Enhancement Plan and BE-terna's Annual Localization Upgrade in version supported pursuant to Art. 4
hereof, BE-terna undertakes to rectify all hidden imperfections of the Localization's program code within
reasonable time frame as of Partner, also contracting party of the User in the User agreement, or User
him/herself in event BE-terna being his/her registered Microsoft Dynamics partner, had notified BE-terna
on respective malfunction, and provided User has described the malfunction to the level possible to
provoke its reappearance on the Standard version with current Localization version installed.
Aforementioned malfunction shall be rectified by way of producing new version of Localization that shall
be made available to the User or Partner. The manufacturer is not obligated to rectify any malfunction
caused by User's or Partner's amendments introduced to the Localization or third-party software
installation.
The Producer shall assume no liability for monitoring or interpretation of legislative framework outside the
scope defined in item 3.A of this General Terms. Users included in update regime cited in Art. 4 of this
General Terms, in spirit of good cooperation, BE-terna may voluntarily and free of charge notify on
respective legislative amendments, although such notifications shall involve no liability on the part of BE-
terna whatsoever.
BE-terna shall assume no liability for proper and accurate functioning of Localization in terms of accuracy
of accounting and tax records produced, and other reports, as well as potential loss of data caused by or
linked to Localization use. The User undertakes to individually ensure all necessary steps to verify accuracy
and completeness of accounting and tax records produced, other reports produced by Localization use, as
well as to make backup (safety) copy of all relevant financial data and reports.
In part not defined otherwise by this General Terms and in parallel to this General Terms, BE-terna's General
Terms of Business shall be fully applicable to the User agreement. In event of discrepancies between BE-
terna's General Terms of Business and this General Terms with respect of Localization, the last mentioned
shall prevail.
Any and all disputes arising out of or in connection with this General Terms shall exclusively and finally be
settled by the competent court in Beograd.
Unless otherwise agreed, even if contractual obligations are fulfilled abroad, this General Terms shall be
governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Republic of Serbia. Application of United
Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (CISG) is explicitly excluded.
This Letter of Intent is drawn up and entered into in the English and Serbian language. In event of dispute,
the Serbian language version shall prevail