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| GSLA – Code of Ethics and Conducts |
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- Abidance to the following Code of Ethics and Conducts is obligatory to the professional, efficient and Honorable functioning of the association. Non-compliance or disregard to the following rules will result in disciplinary action:
- All accounts must be settled within 30 days from the date of invoice (unless otherwise agreed).
- In case of any dispute which does not reach mutual agreement within 45 days, all parties concerned should report to the Board, who will hear both parties and decide on a resolution which must be accepted by both parties.
- All new members are subject to a probationary period of 12 months membership in order for the Board to gauge their dedication to the GSLA network.
- All members of the association must be able to offer a full range of services including air and sea freight, customs clearance as well as logistics (unless agreed at the time of joining).
- All members of the association must attend a Members' Meeting within the 1st year of joining (unless exceptional circumstances prevail and subject to prior agreement by the Board). From the 2nd year of membership, one year’s grace will be granted as a special request submitted to the Board for approval at least 30 days prior to the annual meetings. However, failure to attend two successive Members' Meeting will result in expulsion from the network. Any fees paid in regards to the AGM will not be refunded in case of any cancellation.
- If a member is deemed to have defaulted on a payment to a fellow member, the Board reserve the right to notify all members' using the Associations mode of communications and other means of communication of Credit Status pages.
- In the event of an expulsion, due to non-compliance with the Code of Ethics and Conducts of the association, fees will not be refunded.
- Members are to agree to exchange only net/net charges and rates.
- Members may cancel their membership of the association at any time. Fees will not be refunded.
- Members must cease using all the official stationeries and logo of the association once membership is terminated. In case if the association finds out any such breach of the agreement, the Board with its absolute authorisation will take legal actions against such incidents without any notification.
- All Members must respect the nature of confidentiality involved in all client / business relationships.
- The association could not be held responsible and does not accept any financial liability for commercial and / or financial obligations that are not met by (a) GSLA member(s).
- The Board has got absolute right to extend the Code of Ethics and Conducts at any time. The members will receive notification of any changes by email.
- The members of the association are obliged to offer all new business to their fellow partners within 1 year of joining and must actively support their fellow members in all domains, to generate new business on behalf of each party.
- The members must respond to all sales lead requests and communications within 24 hours.
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| THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS |
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| The association will be accepting members as per the type of membership, which is applicable to each country. |
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| Members can be selected through recommendations from Existing members also. The Board appreciates such recommendations to ensure that good, trust worthy members are approved to reduce the risk of payment between members. Members will be selected only after scrutinizing all the facts through various credit checks by internationally approved agencies and based on their recommendations. |
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| Memberships are not transferable or assignable to a third party. |
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| OBLIGATIONS AND QUALIFICATION FOR THE MEMBERS |
The memberships requests are not approved based on the sizes of the candidates, but they must meet the following criteria:
The member must be an approved member of the local freight forwarder’s association.
The member must be in business of forwarding, logistics custom brokerage, international transportation & distribution - air / ocean.
The member must be aggressive in marketing the products and services of the network.
The member must maintain timely account settlement with other members of the network.
Quick responds to enquires and sales leads on a positive manner.
The member must endeavour to secure the best rates from the carriers for the betterment of the association.
The member must transparent and honest in all the dealings with members of the network.
The member must try their best to sort out all the issues and problems with all the other members of the network and the association.
The member must generate prospective sales leads and must be efficient in marketing the products of the association to its customers.
When a member is using the association's service contract, buying rate or hbl, the shipment must be consigned to members within the association. However, members can maintain their own existing agents for shipments when not using the association's service contract, buying rate or house bills of lading.
The member must attend the Association's annual general meeting with out fail |
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| LIABILITY OF MEMBERS. |
| The liability of the Members is limited to those services contracts entered into by the Association with those carriers to which a letter of undertaking has been provided by the Association. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Member will be solely responsible and must indemnify the Association if the Association enters into a service contract with a carrier at the request of the Member and the Member is subsequently unable to provide the volume of shipments guaranteed to such carrier. |
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| TRANSFER OF THE MEMBERSHIP |
| Unless, otherwise if the Board does not approve, memberships are not transferable or assignable. The Board may provide for the transfer of memberships, subject to such restrictions and limitations as the Board deems appropriate, including transfer upon the death, dissolution, liquidation, merger, bankruptcy or reorganization of a member. |
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| TERMINATION OF MEMBERSHIP. |
The Board may terminate or suspend a membership or expel or suspend a member for a non-payment of fees, periodic dues, or assessments, or for conduct which the Board shall deem inimical to the best interests of the Association, including, without limitation,
(i) material and serious violation of any provision of these Bylaws,
(ii) the material and serious violation of any Rule of Conduct or Ethics of the Association,
(iii) the occurrence of any event which renders the member ineligible for membership,
(iv) the failure to satisfy membership qualifications,
(v) the violation of any provision of law, or
(vi) non-payment or delays of payments other than the agreed terms and conditions of the payment to the fellow members of the association. |
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| The Board may in its absolute discretion determine whether the occurrence of any event, which would renders the member ineligible for membership, a member's action or a members's omission is a minor or serious violation. If the Board determines that a serious violation has occurred the Board may immediately terminate a member's membership and such member will have no right to claim reimbursement of its membership fees. If the Board determines that a minor violation has occurred the Board shall give the member who is the subject of the proposed action at least (30) days prior notice of the proposed expulsion, suspension, or termination and the reasons therefore. The member may submit a written statement to the Board regarding the proposed action not less than seven (7) days before the effective date of the proposed expulsion, suspension, or termination. Nothing contained herein shall relieve the terminated, suspended, or expelled member from any obligation for charges incurred, services or benefits actually rendered, dues, assessments or fees, or arising from contract, or otherwise, and this section shall not diminish any right of the Association to enforce any such obligation or obtain damages for its breach. A terminated, suspended or expelled member shall have no cause of action against the Board arising from such termination, suspension or expulsion. |
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| BLACK LISTING OF MEMBER |
The Board may black list a member and publish their name as black listed on the website of the association and also other websites those provide similar services such as dead freight collection for non-payment or delays of payments other than the agreed terms and conditions of the payment to the fellow members of the association. The Board has got absolute right to provide or share the information of such members with similar websites, associations, legal consultants or any such agencies, who are involved in collection of the freight in legal ways and norms.
The Board may in its absolute discretion determine whether the occurrence of any event as mentioned above, will terminate and black list the member without any notification the concerned. |
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| GOOD STANDING. |
| Any member who shall be in arrears in the payment of any instalment of fees, periodic dues, or assessments more than thirty (30) days after their due date shall not be in good standing and shall be subject to termination or suspension. |
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| PERSONAL LIABILITY OF MEMBERS. |
Members shall be personally liable for any and all claims and liabilities asserted against them or the Association arising directly or indirectly from service contracts entered into by the Association. Notwithstanding the foregoing, each member's personal liability shall be limited to those claims and liabilities related to such members's use of or shortfall under such service contracts.
Accordingly, the personal liability of any member for a volume shortfall under a service contract shall be limited to the portion of the total damages attributable to the shortfall, if any, under the member's own volume commitment, not the total shortfall under the service contract. To facilitate measurement of the member's own performance, each member shall furnish the Association with such member's own volume commitment promptly upon request of the Association. If no such commitment is furnished, such member's own volume commitment shall be deemed to be a pro rata amount based upon the total number of members existing at the time the service contract is signed, adjusted up or down by any volume commitments furnished by other members, so as to meet the total minimum volume of the service contract. Nothing in these Bylaws shall be deemed to create or authorize any claim or cause of action to be brought by a third party directly against any member, director, or officer of the Association
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