2.7 Specifications
All specifications and details regarding 2.1, 2.2 and 2.4 shall be set out in the Technical Annex.
The Parties shall conduct such tests as may be mutually defined from time to time to establish and monitor the adequacy of the standards, equipment, software, protocols, services or any of the relevant specifications for the purpose of this Agreement.
3. Handling of Messages
3.1 Acknowledgement
3.1.1 In addition to the acknowledgements included in the telecommunication protocols, the Parties may agree that the receiver of an EDI Message sends an acknowledgement of receipt of the message. Alternatively the Parties may define in the Technical Annex, the extent to which any messages sent and received will be subject to an acknowledgement of receipt. A message to be acknowledged must not be acted upon before complying with the request for an acknowledgement.
3.1.2 If Parties mutually agree upon an acknowledgement of receipt this acknowledgement of receipt of an EDI message shall be sent in such time as is defined in the Technical Annex. In the event that no specific time limits have been agreed or stated in the Technical Annex, the acknowledgement shall be sent within one working day following the day of receipt of the EDI message to be acknowledged.
3.1.3 If the sender does not receive the acknowledgement of receipt within the time limit, he may, upon giving notification to the receiver to that effect, treat the message as null and void as from the expiration of that time limit or initiate an alternative recovery procedure as specified in the Technical Annex, to ensure effective receipt of the acknowledgement.
In case of failure of recovery procedure, within the time limit, the message will definitely be treated as null and void, as from the expiration of that time limit, upon giving notification to the receiver.
4. Processing of EDI Messages
The Parties undertake to process or ensure their system processes the EDI messages within any time limits specified in the Technical Annex, or as agreed between the Parties, or in the absence of such, as soon as possible.
