Common use of Assignment Rights Clause in Contracts

Assignment Rights. 35.1. Subject to the written consent of the Government, which shall not be unreasonably withheld, with the exception of the provisions of article 22.3.e), the rights and obligations arising out of this Agreement may be assigned by any of the entities comprising the Contractor, in whole or in part, to Third Parties with a well-established technical and financial reputation. The said Third Party assignees shall, together with the other entities that constitute the Contractor be jointly and severally liable for the obligations arising out of this Agreement. The conditions for all assignments and for joint and several ownership shall be approved in advance by the Government. If, within sixty (60) days following notification to the Government of a planned assignment, accompanied by all related information, and a draft of the assignment instrument, it has not notified its decision, this assignment shall be deemed to be approved by the Government. As of the date of approval of an assignment, the assignee shall be bound by the terms and conditions of this Agreement, and in the event of full assignment, the assignor will no longer be bound by the terms and conditions of this Agreement. Every assignment of rights or interests to Third Parties is subject to the payment of a transfer fee that is set in accordance with the law in force in the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire. The fees that are fixed for this purpose, in accordance with article 17.7, will be borne by the assignee who must pay them within thirty (30) days following the date on which the transfer was approved. 35.2. Save for the provisions in article 22.3.e), the joint and several rights and obligations arising out of this Agreement may be freely assigned at any time, in whole or in part, by any of the entities comprising the Contractor to one or more Affiliated Companies, or to the other entities comprising the Contractor. The Contractor shall notify the Government of said assignments before the effective date thereof and, if applicable, the provisions of article 34.2 shall be applicable. 35.3. The assignments made in violation of the provisions of this article are null and void.