Article 17. Conversion
    1. If any provision of these General Terms and Conditions is invalidated,that provision will automatically (by operation of law) be replaced by a valid provision that corresponds as closely as possible to the purport of the invalidated provision. The parties must, if necessary, enter into reasonable consultations on the text of that new provision.
    2. In that case the other provisions of the General Terms and Conditions will remain fully valid in so far as possible.

Article 18. Settlement of Disputes
    1.Unless the parties have agreed on arbitration in consultation, all disputes will be settled by the civil court that is competent in first instance in the place where the Seller has its registered office, unless another court is competent pursuant to the applicable mandatory rules of the law applicable by virtue of Article 19.
    2. In the event of a dispute the parties will, however, first try to reach an amicable solution in consultation, or otherwise by means of mediation, before the parties submit the dispute to an arbitration tribunal or to the civil court.

Article 19. Applicable Law and Other Applicable Conditions
    1. All agreements between the Seller and the Buyer are governed by the law of People��s Republic of China in which the Seller has its registered office.
    2.The ��International Seed Federation Rules and Usage for the Trade in Seeds for Sowing Purposes�� apply to all agreements and/or offers for sale addressed to buyers located outside the Seller��s country, except in so far as otherwise provided in these General Terms and Conditions.
    3. If the Seller and the Buyer do not have their registered offices in the same country, the ��United Nations Convention on the International Sales of Goods�� (the Vienna Sales Convention) will also apply, in so far as it does not differ from these General Terms and Conditions and in so far as it does not conflict with the rules of mandatory law of the country in which the Seller is established.