Covenant Not to Xxx by Anadarko. 4.3.1. Upon the payment required by Section 3.1, and effective on the Payment Date without further action by any Party, Anadarko covenants not to xxx the United States, any Beneficiary, or the Environmental and Tort Trusts for any offset or reduction of the recovery in the Adversary Proceeding, including but not limited to any claim pursuant to § 502(h) of the Bankruptcy Code, and covenants not to xxx and waives any claim for reimbursement of the Settlement Proceeds against the United States, any Beneficiary, or the Environmental and Tort Trusts. 4.3.2. Upon the payment required by Section 3.1, and effective on the Payment Date without further action by any Party, Anadarko covenants not to xxx or assert any civil claims or causes of action against the United States, any Beneficiary, or the Environmental and Tort Trusts with respect to the Covered Sites, including but not limited to any claims under the Bankruptcy Code, any direct or indirect claim for reimbursement from the Superfund (established pursuant to the Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C. § 9507), through XXXXXX Xxxxxxxx 000(x)(0), 000, 000, 000, 000, 00 X.X.X. §§ 9606(b), 9607, 9611, 9612, 9613, RCRA, or any other provision of law; any claims and causes of action against the United States, any Beneficiary, or the Environmental and Tort Trusts, including any of their, departments, agencies or instrumentalities pursuant to Section 107 or 113 of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. §§ 9607, 9613, or any claim for reimbursement of the Settlement Proceeds; any claims or causes of action arising out of the response activities at such Covered Sites; and any claims relating to (1) the Covered Sites, including Environmental Actions at the Covered Sites, (2) the United States’ Proofs of Claim, (3) the Bankruptcy Claims, (4) the Chapter 11 Cases, (5) the Adversary Proceeding or (6) the Trust Derivative Claims or claims, if any, which are duplicative of such Trust Derivative Claims, whether or not held or controlled by the Litigation Trust, or whether or not the Litigation Trust could have asserted such claims against any Anadarko Released Party. Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to constitute preauthorization of a claim within the meaning of Section 111 of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. § 9611 or 40 C.F.R. § 300.700(d). 4.3.3. Notwithstanding Sections 4.1.2.1, 4.1.2.2, 4.3.1, and 4.3.2, in the event that any Beneficiary (other than the United States) or any of the Environmental and Tort Trusts assert claims or causes of action against the Anadarko Covenant Parties or Anadarko Released Parties that have been enjoined by the Approval Order, the Anadarko Covenant Parties and Anadarko Released Parties retain all of their rights and defenses against such claims, including but not limited to any right of setoff and recoupment from such Beneficiary or Environmental and Tort Trust.
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Samples: Settlement Agreement (Anadarko Petroleum Corp), Settlement Agreement, Settlement Agreement