Terms and conditions

FEES: All Delegate fees are inclusive of lunch, refreshments, conference documentation and attendance to the Opening Reception and Gala Dinner.

VAT: Under EU Customs and Excise Regulations Delegates are required to pay VAT on any conferences taking place within the EU. All fees are subject to Portuguese VAT at 23%. Delegates may be entitled to reclaim this cost. For further information please contact our VAT consultant BC&A: 46, rue de Provence 75009 Paris - France / Tel: +33.1.56.05.96.13 / www.bc-a.com

CANCELLATIONS: Any cancellation must be communicated in writing not less than 10 working days before the event and will be subject to an administration charge of €150 for the conference pass. We regret that no refunds will be made for invoices cancelled after this time and the full registration fee will be payable. Substitutions may be made at any time.

DATA PROTECTION: Fecc has contracted Interel to manage the Fecc 2012 Annual Congress event on its behalf. All the information collected for this purpose is confidential. The data will be held on a database and will be owned by Fecc and only shared with Interel for the purposes of running the Fecc Congress. Interel will not share this information with any third parties for either commercial or other reasons. Should your personal data need to be updated, you can access it upon request. Your details will not be made available to external companies for marketing purposes.

VISA AND ENTRY REQUIREMENTS: It is the delegate's responsibility to ensure any legal entry requirements are adhered to and that and relevant visas are obtained in advance.

FORCE MAJEURE: 'Force majeure' frees both parties, the delegate and the organiser, from the contractual responsibilities of this agreement. Force majeure includes: e.g. war, military occupation, riot, strike, total collapse of the provision of supplies, total suspension of air traffic (except in the case of adverse climatic conditions and strike).

TRAVEL INSURANCE: Delegates are advised to procure their own personal and travel insurance.