Compliance with International Trade & Anti-Corruption Laws. (a) During the past 5 (five) years, and except where the failure to be, or to have been, in compliance with such Laws has not been or would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to be material to the Company taken as a whole, neither the Group Companies nor, to the Company’s knowledge, any of their Representatives, or any other Persons acting for or on behalf of any of the foregoing, is or has been (i) a Person named on any Israel, US, EU, or UN sanctions list; (ii) located, organized or resident in a country or territory which is itself the subject of or target of any Sanctions and Export Control Laws; (iii) an entity fifty-percent (50%) or more owned, directly or indirectly, by one or more Persons described in clause (i) or (ii); or (iv) otherwise engaged in dealings with or for the benefit of any Person described in clauses (i) through (iii). (b) Neither the Group Companies, their directors or officers, nor, to the Company’s knowledge, any of their employees, agents, or any other Persons acting for or on behalf of any of the Group Companies has, directly or knowingly indirectly (i) made, offered, promised, authorized, paid or received any unlawful bribes, kickbacks or other similar payments to or from any Person, (ii) made, offered, promised, authorized or paid any unlawful contributions to a domestic or foreign political party or candidate or (iii) otherwise made, offered, promised, authorized, paid or received any improper payment in violation of any Israel, US, EU, or other applicable Anti-Corruption Laws. The Group Companies have implemented and maintained policies and procedures reasonably designed to promote compliance with Anti-Corruption Laws. (c) To the knowledge of the Company, there is no current investigation, allegation, request for information, or other inquiry by any Governmental Entity regarding the actual or possible violation of the Anti-Corruption Laws or Sanctions and Export Control Laws by any Group Company and during the past 5 (five) years, no Group Company has received any written notice that there is any investigation, allegation, request for information, or other inquiry by any Governmental Entity regarding an actual or possible violation of the Anti-Corruption Laws or Sanctions and Export Control Laws. (d) No Group Company is, or is required to be, registered with the Israeli Ministry of Defense as a security exporter. Except as set forth in Section 3.21(d) of the Company Disclosure Schedules, the business of the Group Companies and Merger Sub does not involve the use or development of, or engagement in, encryption technology, or other technology whose development, commercialization, marketing or export is restricted under Israeli Law, and the business of the Group Companies does not require any Group Company to obtain a license from the Israeli Ministry of Economy or the Israeli Ministry of Defense or an authorized body thereof pursuant to Section 2(a) of the Israeli Control of Products and Services Declaration (Engagement in Encryption), 5734-1974 or other legislation regulating the development, commercialization, marketing or export of technology.
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Samples: Business Combination Agreement (Valens Semiconductor Ltd.), Business Combination Agreement (PTK Acquisition Corp.)
Compliance with International Trade & Anti-Corruption Laws. (a) During the past 5 (five) years, and except where the failure to be, or to have been, in compliance with such Laws has not been or would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to be material to the Company taken as a whole, neither the Group Companies nor, to the Company’s knowledge, any of their Representatives, or any other Persons acting for or on behalf of any of the foregoing, is or has been (i) a Person named on any Israel, US, UK, EU, or UN sanctions list; (ii) located, organized or resident in a country or territory which is itself the subject of or target of any Sanctions and Export Control Laws; (iii) an entity fifty-percent (50%) or more owned, or by any means solely or jointly controlled, directly or indirectly, by one or more Persons described in clause (i) or (ii); or (iv) otherwise engaged in dealings with or for the benefit of any Person described in clauses (i) through (iii).
(b) Neither the Group Companies, their directors or officers, nor, to the Company’s knowledge, any of their employees, agents, or any other Persons acting for or on behalf of any of the Group Companies has, directly or knowingly indirectly (i) made, offered, promised, authorized, paid or received any unlawful bribes, kickbacks or other similar payments to or from any Person, (ii) made, offered, promised, authorized or paid any unlawful contributions to a domestic or foreign political party or candidate or (iii) otherwise made, offered, promised, authorized, paid or received any improper payment in violation of any Israel, US, UK, EU, or other applicable Anti-Corruption Laws. The Group Companies have implemented and maintained policies and procedures reasonably designed to promote compliance with Anti-Corruption Laws.
(c) To the knowledge of the Company, there is no current investigation, allegation, request for information, or other inquiry by any Governmental Entity regarding the actual or possible violation of the Anti-Corruption Laws or Sanctions and Export Control Laws by any Group Company and during the past 5 five (five5) years, no Group Company has received any written notice that there is any investigation, allegation, request for information, or other inquiry by any Governmental Entity regarding an actual or possible violation of the Anti-Corruption Laws or Sanctions and Export Control Laws.
(d) No Group Company is, or is required to be, registered with the Israeli Ministry of Defense as a security exporter. Except as set forth in Section 3.21(d3.22(d) of the Company Disclosure Schedules, the business of the Group Companies and Merger Sub does not involve the use or development of, or engagement in, encryption technology, or other technology whose development, commercialization, marketing or export is restricted under Israeli Law, and the business of the Group Companies does not require any Group Company to obtain a license from the Israeli Ministry of Economy or the Israeli Ministry of Defense or an TABLE OF CONTENTS authorized body thereof pursuant to Section 2(a) of the Israeli Control of Products and Services Declaration (Engagement in Encryption), 5734-1974 1974, nor does it involve any product, software or technology that are included in the UK Strategic Export Control Lists which require a license from the UK Export Control Joint Unit (ECJU) except to the extent that any UK export licenses that are required have been granted by the ECJU, or any other legislation regulating the development, commercialization, marketing or export of technology.
(e) No Group Company, as of the date of this Agreement, produces, designs, tests, manufactures, fabricates or develops “critical technologies” as that term is defined in 31 C.F.R. § 800.215; performs the functions as set forth in column 2 of Appendix A to 31 C.F.R. part 800 with respect to covered investment “critical infrastructure”; or maintains or collects, directly or indirectly, “sensitive personal data” as that term is defined in 31 C.F.R. § 800.241; and, therefore, no Group Company is a “TID U.S. business” within the meaning of 31 C.F.R. § 800.248.
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Compliance with International Trade & Anti-Corruption Laws. (a) During the past 5 (five) years, and except where the failure to be, or to have been, in compliance with such Laws has not been or would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to be material to the Company taken as a whole, neither the Group Companies nor, to the Company’s knowledge, any of their Representatives, or any other Persons acting for or on behalf of any of the foregoing, is or has been (i) a Person named on any Israel, US, UK, EU, or UN sanctions list; (ii) located, organized or resident in a country or territory which is itself the subject of or target of any Sanctions and Export Control Laws; (iii) an entity fifty-percent (50%) or more owned, or by any means solely or jointly controlled, directly or indirectly, by one or more Persons described in clause (i) or (ii); or (iv) otherwise engaged in dealings with or for the benefit of any Person described in clauses (i) through (iii).
(b) Neither the Group Companies, their directors or officers, nor, to the Company’s knowledge, any of their employees, agents, or any other Persons acting for or on behalf of any of the Group Companies has, directly or knowingly indirectly (i) made, offered, promised, authorized, paid or received any unlawful bribes, kickbacks or other similar payments to or from any Person, (ii) made, offered, promised, authorized or paid any unlawful contributions to a domestic or foreign political party or candidate or (iii) otherwise made, offered, promised, authorized, paid or received any improper payment in violation of any Israel, US, UK, EU, or other applicable Anti-Corruption Laws. The Group Companies have implemented and maintained policies and procedures reasonably designed to promote compliance with Anti-Corruption Laws.
(c) To the knowledge of the Company, there is no current investigation, allegation, request for information, or other inquiry by any Governmental Entity regarding the actual or possible violation of the Anti-Corruption Laws or Sanctions and Export Control Laws by any Group Company and during the past 5 five (five5) years, no Group Company has received any written notice that there is any investigation, allegation, request for information, or other inquiry by any Governmental Entity regarding an actual or possible violation of the Anti-Corruption Laws or Sanctions and Export Control Laws.
(d) No Group Company is, or is required to be, registered with the Israeli Ministry of Defense as a security exporter. Except as set forth in Section 3.21(d3.22(d) of the Company Disclosure Schedules, the business of the Group Companies and Merger Sub does not involve the use or development of, or engagement in, encryption technology, or other technology whose development, commercialization, marketing or export is restricted under Israeli Law, and the business of the Group Companies does not require any Group Company to obtain a license from the Israeli Ministry of Economy or the Israeli Ministry of Defense or an authorized body thereof pursuant to Section 2(a) of the Israeli Control of Products and Services Declaration (Engagement in Encryption), 5734-1974 1974, nor does it involve any product, software or technology that are included in the UK Strategic Export Control Lists which require a license from the UK Export Control Joint Unit (ECJU) except to the extent that any UK export licenses that are required have been granted by the ECJU, or any other legislation regulating the development, commercialization, marketing or export of technology.
(e) No Group Company, as of the date of this Agreement, produces, designs, tests, manufactures, fabricates or develops “critical technologies” as that term is defined in 31 C.F.R. § 800.215; performs the functions as set forth in column 2 of Appendix A to 31 C.F.R. part 800 with respect to covered investment “critical infrastructure”; or maintains or collects, directly or indirectly, “sensitive personal data” as that term is defined in 31 C.F.R. § 800.241; and, therefore, no Group Company is a “TID U.S. business” within the meaning of 31 C.F.R. § 800.248.
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Samples: Business Combination Agreement (Endurance Acquisition Corp.)
Compliance with International Trade & Anti-Corruption Laws. (a) During the past 5 (five) yearsSince January 1, 2016, and except where the failure to be, or to have been, in compliance with such Laws has not been or would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to be material to the Company taken as a whole, neither the Group Companies nor, to the Company’s knowledge, any of their Representatives, or any other Persons acting for or on behalf of any of the foregoing, is or has been (i) a Person named on any Israel, US, EU, or UN sanctions listSanctions and Export Control Laws-related list of designated Persons maintained by a Governmental Entity; (ii) located, organized or resident in a country or territory which is itself the subject of or target of any Sanctions and Export Control Laws; (iii) an entity fifty50-percent (50%) or more owned, directly or indirectly, by one or more Persons described in clause (i) or (ii); or (iv) otherwise engaged engaging in dealings with or for the benefit of any Person described in clauses (i) through (iii).
(b) Neither the Group Companies, their directors or officers, nor, to the Company’s knowledge, any of their employees, agents, or any other Persons acting for or on behalf of any of the Group Companies has, directly or knowingly indirectly (i) made, offered, promised, authorized, paid or received any unlawful bribes, kickbacks or other similar payments to or from any Person, (ii) made, offered, promised, authorized or paid any unlawful contributions to a domestic or foreign political party or candidate or (iii) otherwise made, offered, promised, authorized, paid or received any improper payment in violation of any Israel, US, EU, or other applicable Anti-Corruption Laws. The Group Companies have implemented and maintained policies and procedures reasonably designed to promote compliance with Anti-Corruption Laws.
(c) To the knowledge Knowledge of the Company, there is no current investigation, allegation, request for information, or other inquiry by any Governmental Entity regarding the actual or possible violation of the Anti-Corruption Laws or Sanctions and Export Control Laws by any Group Company and during the past 5 (five) yearssince January 1, 2016, no Group Company has received any written notice that there is any investigation, allegation, request for information, or other inquiry by any Governmental Entity regarding an actual or possible violation of the Anti-Corruption Laws or Sanctions and Export Control Laws.
(d) No Group Company is, or is required to be, registered with the Israeli Ministry of Defense as a security exporter. Except as set forth in Section 3.21(d) of the Company Disclosure Schedules, the business of the Group Companies and Merger Sub does not involve the use or development of, or engagement in, encryption technology, or other technology whose development, commercialization, marketing or export is restricted under Israeli Law, and the business of the Group Companies does not require any Group Company to obtain a license from the Israeli Ministry of Economy or and/or the Israeli Ministry of Defense or an authorized body thereof pursuant to Section 2(a) of the Israeli Control of Products and Services Declaration (Engagement in Encryption), 5734-1974 or other legislation regulating the development, commercialization, marketing or export of technology.
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Samples: Business Combination Agreement (Software Acquisition Group Inc. II)