Corrupt Practices Legislation. The Company and its Subsidiaries have been and are in full compliance with Anti-Corruption Laws and have implemented and maintain policies, procedures and controls designed to ensure compliance by them and their directors, officers, agents, employees and any others acting on their behalf, including measures for the detection, prevention and reporting of violations. In connection with this Agreement, neither the Company nor its Subsidiaries nor, to the knowledge of the Company, any director, officer, agent, employee or other Person acting on behalf of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, directly or indirectly, has (prior to or upon entering this Agreement), given, made, offered or received, or will (until completion or termination of this Agreement, as applicable) give, make, offer or receive anything of value, including any payment (including a facilitation payment), gift, contribution, expenditure or other actual or perceived advantage (i) in violation of any applicable Law, including any Anti-Corruption Law; or (ii) to a Public Official with the intention of: (A) improperly influencing any act, omission or decision of a Public Official; (B) inducing a Public Official to do or omit to do any act in violation of his lawful duty; or (C) securing any improper or unlawful advantage, in each case in order to obtain or retain business or obtain any business advantage (such as, for example, securing any concession, permit, authorization, contract, or other agreement with any party, including any Indigenous peoples). Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries are, have been, or are reasonably expected to become the subject of or a party to any proceeding, claim, action, or investigation, including internal investigation, related to any Anti-Corruption Laws and there are no circumstances likely to lead or give rise to any such proceeding, claim, action or investigation. For the purposes of this Section 3.1(bb), “Public Official” includes any (a) officer, employee, or agent employed by, representing or acting on behalf of a (i) Governmental Entity or public international organisation or any department, agency or instrumentality thereof, (ii) legislative, administrative or judicial office, or (iii) government owned or controlled enterprise; (b) political party or party official, or any candidate for any political office; (c) individual who holds or performs the duties of an appointment, office or position created by custom or convention, including (as applicable) any Indigenous leader; (d) immediate family member, such as a parent, spouse, sibling, or child of a person in anyone specified in (a), (b) or (c) above; or (e) person who holds themselves out to be an authorised representative or intermediary of anyone specified in (a), (b), (c) or (d) above.
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Samples: Arrangement Agreement (Turquoise Hill Resources Ltd.), Arrangement Agreement (Rio Tinto PLC)
Corrupt Practices Legislation. The Company and its Subsidiaries have been and are in full compliance with Anti-Corruption Laws and have implemented and maintain policies, procedures and controls designed to ensure compliance by them and their directors, officers, agents, employees and any others acting on their behalfbehalf with Anti-Corruption Laws, including measures for the detection, prevention and reporting of violations. In connection with this Agreement, neither the Company nor its Subsidiaries nor, to the knowledge of the Company, any director, officer, agent, employee or other Person acting on behalf of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, directly or indirectly, has (prior to or upon entering this Agreement), given, made, offered or received, or will (until completion or termination of this Agreement, as applicable) give, make, offer or receive anything of value, including any payment (including a facilitation payment), gift, contribution, expenditure or other actual or perceived advantage (i) in violation of any applicable Law, including any Anti-Corruption Law; or (ii) to a Public Official with the intention of: (A) improperly influencing any act, omission act or decision of a Public Official; (B) inducing a Public Official to do or omit to do any act in violation of his lawful duty; or (C) securing any improper or unlawful advantage, in each case in order to obtain or retain business or obtain any business advantage (such as, for example, securing any concession, permit, authorization, contract, or other agreement with any party, including any Indigenous peoplesGroups). Neither the The Company nor has not received notice that it or any of its Subsidiaries are, have been, is or are reasonably expected to become has been the subject of or a party to any proceeding, claim, action, or investigation, including internal investigation, related to any Anti-Corruption Laws and and, to the knowledge of the Company, there are no circumstances reasonably likely to lead or give rise to any such proceeding, claim, action or investigation. For the purposes of this Section 3.1(bb3.1(ee), “Public Official” includes any (a) officer, employee, or agent employed by, representing or acting on behalf of a (i) Governmental Entity or public international organisation or any department, agency or instrumentality thereof, (ii) legislative, administrative or judicial office, or (iii) government owned or controlled enterprise; (b) political party or party official, or any candidate for any political office; (c) individual who holds or performs the duties of an appointment, office or position created by custom or convention, including (as applicable) any Indigenous First Nations leader; (d) immediate family member, such as a parent, spouse, sibling, or child of a person in anyone specified in (a), (b) or (c) above; or (e) person who holds themselves out to be an authorised representative or intermediary of anyone specified in (a), (b), (c) or (d) above.
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Samples: Arrangement Agreement
Corrupt Practices Legislation. The Company and its Subsidiaries There have been and are in full compliance with no violations or breaches of Anti-Corruption Laws by the Purchaser and nor any of its current subsidiaries and the Purchaser and its current subsidiaries have implemented and maintain policies, procedures standards and controls designed to ensure compliance by them and their directors, officers, agents, employees and any others acting on their behalfbehalf with Anti-Corruption Laws, including measures for the detection, prevention and reporting of violations. In connection with this Agreement, neither the Company Purchaser nor its Subsidiaries current subsidiaries nor, to the knowledge of the CompanyPurchaser, any director, officer, agent, employee or other Person acting on behalf of the Company Purchaser or any of its Subsidiariescurrent subsidiaries, directly or indirectly, has (prior to or upon entering this Agreement), given, made, offered or received, or will (until completion or termination of this Agreement, as applicable) give, make, offer or receive anything of value, including any payment (including a facilitation payment), gift, contribution, expenditure or other actual or perceived advantage (i) in violation of any applicable Law, including any Anti-Corruption Law; or (ii) to a Public Official with the intention of: (A) improperly influencing any act, omission act or decision of a Public Official; (B) inducing a Public Official to do or omit to do any act in violation of his lawful duty; or (C) securing any improper or unlawful advantage, in each case in order to obtain or retain business or obtain any business advantage (such as, for example, securing any concession, permit, authorization, contract, or other agreement with any party, including any Indigenous indigenous peoples). Neither the Company Purchaser nor any of its Subsidiaries current subsidiaries are, have been, or are reasonably expected to become the subject of or a party to any proceeding, claim, action, or investigation, including internal regulatory investigation, related to any Anti-Corruption Laws and there are no circumstances likely to lead or give rise to any such proceeding, claim, action or regulatory investigation. For the purposes of this Section 3.1(bb), “Public Official” includes any (a) officer, employee, or agent employed by, representing or acting on behalf of a (i) Governmental Entity or public international organisation or any department, agency or instrumentality thereof, (ii) legislative, administrative or judicial office, or (iii) government owned or controlled enterprise; (b) political party or party official, or any candidate for any political office; (c) individual who holds or performs the duties of an appointment, office or position created by custom or convention, including (as applicable) any Indigenous leader; (d) immediate family member, such as a parent, spouse, sibling, or child of a person in anyone specified in (a), (b) or (c) above; or (e) person who holds themselves out to be an authorised representative or intermediary of anyone specified in (a), (b), (c) or (d) above.
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Corrupt Practices Legislation. The There have been no violations or breaches of Anti-Corruption Laws by the Company and its Subsidiaries and the Company and its Subsidiaries have been and are in full compliance with Anti-Corruption Laws and have implemented and maintain policies, standards, procedures and controls designed to ensure compliance by them and their directors, officers, agents, employees and any others acting on their behalfbehalf with Anti-Corruption Laws, including measures for the detection, prevention and reporting of violations. In connection with this Agreement, neither the Company nor its Subsidiaries nor, to the knowledge of the Company, any director, officer, agent, employee or other Person acting on behalf of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, directly or indirectly, has (prior to or upon entering this Agreement), given, made, offered or received, or will (until completion or termination of this Agreement, as applicable) give, make, offer or receive anything of value, including any payment (including a facilitation payment), gift, contribution, expenditure or other actual or perceived advantage (i) in violation of any applicable Law, including any Anti-Corruption Law; or (ii) to a Public Official with the intention of: (A) improperly influencing any act, omission act or decision of a Public Official; (B) inducing a Public Official to do or omit to do any act in violation of his lawful duty; or (C) securing any improper or unlawful advantage, in each case in order to obtain or retain business or obtain any business advantage (such as, for example, securing any concession, permit, authorization, contract, or other agreement with any party, including any Indigenous First Nations peoples). Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries are, have been, or are reasonably expected to become the subject of or a party to any proceeding, claim, action, or investigation, including internal investigation, regulatory investigation related to any Anti-Corruption Laws and there are no circumstances likely to lead or give rise to any such proceeding, claim, action or investigation. For the purposes of this Section 3.1(bb3.1(gg), “Public Official” includes any (a) officer, employee, or agent employed by, representing or acting on behalf of a (i) Governmental Entity or public international organisation or any department, agency or instrumentality thereof, (ii) legislative, administrative or judicial office, or (iii) government owned or controlled enterprise; (b) political party or party official, or any candidate for any political office; (c) individual who holds or performs the duties of an appointment, office or position created by custom or convention, including (as applicable) any Indigenous First Nations leader; (d) immediate family member, such as a parent, spouse, sibling, or child of a person in anyone specified in (a), (b) or (c) above; or (e) person who holds themselves out to be an authorised representative or intermediary of anyone specified in (a), (b), (c) or (d) above.. Confidential
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