Ethical Standards Sample Clauses

Ethical Standards. 7.8.1 Within 90 days after the Effective Date, DB Contractor shall adopt written policies establishing ethical standards of conduct applicable to all DB Contractor- Related Entities, including DB Contractor’s supervisory and management personnel, in dealing with: (a) TxDOT and the Program Manager and (b) employment relations. Such policy shall be subject to review and comment by TxDOT prior to adoption. Such policy shall include standards of ethical conduct concerning the following: (a) Restrictions on gifts and contributions to, and lobbying of, TxDOT, the Texas Transportation Commission, the Program Manager and any of their respective commissioners, directors, officers and employees; (b) Protection of employees from unethical practices in selection, use, hiring, compensation or other terms and conditions of employment, or in firing, promotion and termination of employees; (c) Protection of employees from retaliatory actions (including discharge, demotion, suspension, threat, harassment, pay reduction or other discrimination in the terms and conditions of employment) in response to reporting of illegal (including the making of a false claim), unethical or unsafe actions or failures to act by any DB Contractor-Related Entity; (d) Restrictions on directors, members, officers or supervisory or management personnel of any DB Contractor-Related Entity engaging in any transaction or activity, including receiving or offering a financial incentive, benefit, loan or other financial interest, that is, or to a reasonable person appears to be, in conflict with or incompatible with the proper discharge of duties or independence of judgment or action in the performance of duties, or adverse to the interests of the Project or employees; (e) Restrictions on use of office or job position for a purpose that is, or would to a reasonable person appear to be, primarily for the private benefit of a director, member, officer or supervisory or management person, rather than primarily for the benefit of DB Contractor or the Project, or primarily to achieve a private gain or an exemption from duty or responsibility for a director, member, officer or supervisory or management person; and (f) Restrictions on directors, members, officers or employees of any DB Contractor-Related Entity performing any of the Work if the performance of such services would be prohibited under TxDOT’s published conflict of interest rules and policies applicable to TxDOT’s comprehensive design-build agree...

Ethical Standards. (a) The Concessionaire has adopted and provided copies to the Department of its written policies establishing ethical standards of conduct for all its directors, officers and supervisory or management personnel in dealing with the Department and employment relations. Such policy including any amendments or modifications shall include standards of ethical conduct concerning the following: (i) Restrictions on gifts and contributions to, and lobbying of, the Department, the CTB and any of their respective commissioners, directors, officers and employees; (ii) Protection of employees from unethical practices in the selection, use, hiring, compensation or other terms and conditions of employment, or in firing, promotion and termination of employees; (iii) Protection of employees from retaliatory actions (including discharge, demotion, suspension, threat, harassment, pay reduction or other discrimination in the terms and conditions of employment) in response to reporting of illegal (including the making of a false claim), unethical or unsafe actions or failures to act by the Concessionaire or its personnel or any contractors; (iv) Restrictions on directors, members, officers or supervisory or management personnel of the Concessionaire engaging in any transaction or activity, including receiving or offering a financial incentive, benefit, loan or other financial interest, that is, or to a reasonable person appears to be, in conflict with or incompatible with the proper discharge of duties or independence of judgment or action in the performance of duties, or adverse to the interests of the Project or employees; (v) Restrictions on use of an office or job position for a purpose that is, or would to a reasonable person appear to be, primarily for the private benefit of a director, member, officer or supervisory or management person, rather than primarily for the benefit of the Concessionaire or the Project, or primarily to achieve a private gain or an exemption from duty or responsibility for a director, member, officer or supervisory or management person; and (vi) Adherence to the Department’s organizational conflict of interest rules and policies pertaining to the hiring of any Consultant which has assisted the Department in connection with the negotiation of this Agreement or the conduct of Oversight Services for the Project. (b) The Concessionaire shall cause its directors, members, officers and supervisory and management personnel, and require those of its con...

Ethical Standards a. Distributor and each of its sub-distributors will comply with the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and without derogating from the generality of the foregoing, will not have its directors, officers or employees, directly or indirectly, offer, promise or pay any bribes or other improper payments for the purposes of promoting and/or selling Products to any individual, corporation, government official or agency or other entity. No gift, benefit or contribution in any way related to MEC or the promotion and/or sale of Products will be made to political or public officials or candidates for public office or to political organizations, regardless of whether such contributions are permitted by local laws. b. MEC will comply with the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and without derogating from the generality of the foregoing, will not have its directors, officers or employees, directly or indirectly, offer, promise or pay any bribes or other improper payments for the purposes of promoting and/or selling Products to any individual, corporation, government official or agency or other entity. No gift, benefit or contribution in any way related to Distributor or the promotion and/or sale of Products will be made to political or public officials or candidates for public office or to political organizations, regardless of whether such contributions are permitted by local laws.

Ethical Standards. ‌ 7.8.1 Within ninety (90) days after the Effective Date, Developer shall adopt written policies establishing ethical standards of conduct for all Developer-Related Entities, including Developer’s supervisory and management personnel, in dealing with (a) IFA and the Department and (b) employment relations. Such policy shall be subject to review and comment by IFA prior to adoption. Such policy shall include standards of ethical conduct concerning the following: 7.8.1.1 Restrictions on gifts and contributions to, and lobbying of, IFA, the Department and any of their respective members, commissioners, directors, officers and employees, and elected State officials; 7.8.1.2 Protection of employees from unethical practices in selection, use, hiring, compensation or other terms and conditions of employment, or in firing, promotion and termination of employees; 7.8.1.3 Protection of employees from retaliatory actions (including discharge, demotion, suspension, threat, harassment, pay reduction or other discrimination in the terms and conditions of employment) in response to reporting of illegal (including the making of a false claim), unethical or unsafe actions or failures to act by any Developer-Related Entity; 7.8.1.4 Restrictions on directors, members, officers or supervisory or management personnel of any Developer-Related Entity engaging in any transaction or activity, including receiving or offering a financial incentive, benefit, loan or other financial interest, that is, or to a reasonable person appears to be, in conflict with or incompatible with the proper discharge of duties or independence of judgment or action in the performance of duties, or adverse to the interests of the Project or employees; 7.8.1.5 Restrictions on use of office or job position for a purpose that is, or would to a reasonable person appear to be, primarily for the private benefit of a director, member, officer or supervisory or management person, rather than primarily for the benefit of Developer or the Project, or primarily to achieve a private gain or an exemption from duty or responsibility for a director, member, officer or supervisory or management person; and 7.8.1.6 Restrictions on directors, members, officers or employees of any Developer-Related Entity performing any of the Work if the performance of such services would be prohibited under IFA’s conflict of interest rules and policies. 7.8.2 Developer shall cause its directors, members, officers and supervisory and mana...

Ethical Standards. 7.8.1 Within 90 days after the Effective Date, DB Contractor shall adopt written (a) Restrictions on gifts and contributions to, and lobbying of, TxDOT, the Texas Transportation Commission, the Program Manager and any of their respective commissioners, directors, officers and employees; (b) Protection of employees from unethical practices in selection, use, hiring, compensation or other terms and conditions of employment, or in firing, promotion and termination of employees; (c) Protection of employees from retaliatory actions (including discharge, demotion, suspension, threat, harassment, pay reduction or other discrimination in the terms and conditions of employment) in response to reporting of illegal (including the making of a false claim), unethical or unsafe actions or failures to act by any DB Contractor-Related Entity; (d) Restrictions on directors, members, officers or supervisory or management personnel of any DB Contractor-Related Entity engaging in any transaction or activity, including receiving or offering a financial incentive, benefit, loan or other financial interest, that is, or to a reasonable person appears to be, in conflict with or incompatible with the proper discharge of duties or independence of judgment or action in the performance of duties, or adverse to the interests of the Project or employees; (e) Restrictions on use of office or job position for a purpose that is, or would to a reasonable person appear to be, primarily for the private benefit of a director, member, officer or supervisory or management person, rather than primarily for the benefit of DB Contractor or the Project, or primarily to achieve a private gain or an exemption from duty or responsibility for a director, member, officer or supervisory or management person; and (f) Restrictions on directors, members, officers or employees of any DB Contractor-Related Entity performing any of the Work if the performance of such services would be prohibited under TxDOT’s published conflict of interest rules and policies applicable to TxDOT’s design-build agreement program, or would be prohibited under Section 572.054 of the Texas Government Code. 7.8.2 DB Contractor shall cause its directors, members, officers and supervisory

Ethical Standards. Contractor represents that it has not: (a) provided an illegal gift or payoff to any County officer or employee, or former County officer or employee, or to any relative or business entity of a County officer or employee, or relative or business entity of a former County officer or employee; (b) retained any person to solicit or secure this contract upon an agreement or understanding for a commission, percentage, brokerage or contingent fee, other than bona fide employees of bona fide commercial agencies established for the purpose of securing business;

Ethical Standards. With respect to this Agreement and any other contract the Company may have, or wish to enter into, with any government of Guam agency, Company represents that it has not knowingly influenced, and promises that it will not knowingly influence, any government employee to breach any of the ethical standards set forth in the Guam Procurement Law and in any of the Guam Procurement Regulations.

Ethical Standards. It is the policy of the Centre that the Work involving human subjects or animals be carried out in accordance with high ethical standards. The signature of the Recipient on the Agreement signifies that the Recipient fully complies with these standards. The Recipient shall immediately report to the Centre any difficulties it encounters in complying with the ethical standards described below. In the final technical report, the Recipient shall describe how it complied with the ethical standards in carrying out the Project.

Ethical Standards. 16.1 The parties agree that neither party shall: (i) offer or agree to give any person working for or engaged by the other party any gift or other consideration, which could act as an inducement or a reward for any act or omission to act in connection with this Agreement or any other agreement between the parties; (ii) enter into this Agreement or any other agreement with the other party if it has knowledge that, in connection with it, any money has been, or will be, paid to any person working for or engaged by the other party or that an agreement has been reached to that effect unless: (i) details of any such arrangement have been disclosed in writing to the other party prior to the execution of the relevant agreement and; (ii) approval of such arrangement by an authorised representative of the other party has been obtained; (iii) offer, pay or promise to pay either directly or indirectly, anything of value to a Public Official in connection with this Agreement. The parties further agree that in the performance of their respective obligations under this Agreement, the parties and their respective agents, sub- contractors and employees shall comply with all applicable laws, rules, regulations and orders of any applicable jurisdiction, including the OECD Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions. The one party shall notify the other party immediately in writing with full particulars in the event that the first party receives a request from any Public Official requesting illicit payments; or (iv) take any other action which results in a breach by either party of any applicable anti-corruption legislation. 16.2 If either party (including its sub-contractors or employees) breaches condition 16.1, the other party may terminate the Agreement by written notice with immediate effect. Any termination pursuant to this condition 16.2 shall be without prejudice to any right or remedy that has already accrued, or subsequently accrues, to either party.