Exploration Period and Relinquishments Sample Clauses

Exploration Period and Relinquishments. 2.1. The Contractor is authorized under this Contract to conduct Hydrocarbons Exploration Operations within the Contract Area during an initial exploration period of ( ) Contract Years. 2.2. In the event the Contractor has fulfilled its exploration work obligations set forth in Article 3 with respect to the current term of the exploration period, the Contractor shall have the right to be granted two renewals of the exploration period for successive terms of ( ) Contract Years and ( ) Contract Years respectively. For each such renewal, the Contractor shall file through the Minister an application with the Council of Ministers, no later than two (2) months prior to the expiry of the current term of the exploration period. The renewal shall be granted in writing by the Council of Ministers. 2.3. If, upon expiry of the second renewal of the exploration period provided in Article 2.2, an appraisal work programme with respect to a Discovery, as set forth in Article 5, is actually under progress, the Contractor shall obtain, upon application with respect to the Appraisal Area related to said Discovery, the extension of the exploration period for the duration necessary to complete the appraisal work, which shall not, however, exceed six (6) months. In such a case, the Contractor shall file an application for the above-mentioned extension of the exploration period through the Minister with the Council of Ministers at least two (2) months prior to the expiry of the second renewal of the exploration period, and the Contractor shall have fulfilled all its exploration work obligations set forth in Article 3 with respect to that period. The extension shall be granted by the Council of Ministers. 2.4. The Contractor undertakes to relinquish to the Republic at least twenty-five percent (25%) of the initial area of the Contract Area upon each renewal of the exploration period so that it shall keep no more than seventy-five percent (75%) of the initial area of the Contract Area during the first renewal of the exploration period, and no more than fifty percent (50%) of the initial area of the Contract Area during the second renewal of the exploration period. 2.5. For purposes of Article 2.4. : (a) The area already relinquished under Article 2.6, the areas subject to Article 2.3 and the areas of natural gas discovery (Appraisal Areas) subject to Article 13.1(b), if any, and the Exploitation Areas shall be deducted from the areas to be relinquished; (b) The Contractor shall ha...
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  • MEAL PERIODS AND REST BREAKS 4.1 Except when required for urgent or emergency work and except as provided in 4.2 no employee shall be required to work for more than five hours continuously without being allowed a meal break of not less than half an hour. 4.2 An employee unable to be relieved from work for a meal break shall be allowed to have a meal on duty and this period shall be regarded as working time. 4.3 Except where provided for in 4.2 an employee unable to take a meal after five hours’ duty shall be paid at overtime rates from the expiry of five hours until the time when a meal can be taken. 4.4 During the meal break or rest breaks prescribed above, free tea, coffee, milk and sugar shall be supplied by the employer. Where it is impractical to supply tea, coffee, milk and sugar free of charge, an allowance of $1.48 per week in lieu shall be paid. This allowance shall continue during all periods of leave except leave without pay. 4.5 Rest breaks of 10 minutes each for morning tea, afternoon tea or supper, where these occur during duty, shall be allowed as time worked.

  • Period of Agreement This Agreement shall start on _, 20 (“Effective Date”), and end on , 20_ _, at 12:00 midnight (“Listing Period”), unless the expiration date is extended in writing.

  • Restriction Period and Vesting (a) The Units shall vest and the restrictions shall lapse as follows: (i) 25% of the Units shall vest and restrictions shall lapse on each anniversary of the grant date (the “Vesting Dates”) until the Units are fully vested, or (ii) earlier pursuant to this Agreement or in accordance with Section 6.8 of the Plan (the “Restriction Period”). As used herein, the term “vest” shall mean no longer subject to a substantial risk of forfeiture. (b) If, prior to the end of the Restriction Period, the Holder’s employment with the Company terminates by reason of death or Disability, the Units that are then unvested shall vest in full, and restrictions shall lapse, as of the date of such termination. If, after twelve months of service have been rendered and prior to the end of the Restriction Period, the Holder’s employment with the Company terminates by reason of Retirement, the portion of the Award that is then unvested shall continue to vest after the date of such termination as if the Holder’s employment with the Company continued until the end of the Restriction Period. (c) If, prior to the end of the Restriction Period, the Holder’s employment with the Company terminates for any reason other than death or Disability, or Retirement, the Units that are then unvested as of the effective date of the Holder’s termination of employment shall be forfeited by the Holder and such portion shall be cancelled by the Company. (d) In the event of a Change in Control, as defined in the Plan, the Units shall immediately vest in full and the restrictions shall lapse as provided in Section 6.8 of the Plan; provided, however, that in the event that (i) the Units constitute the payment of nonqualified deferred compensation within the meaning of Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), and (ii) the Change in Control does not constitute a “change in control event’ within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code, the Units shall not immediately vest upon such Change in Control, but instead shall vest and be payable in accordance with the vesting schedule set forth in clause (i) of Section 1(a) hereof, or earlier pursuant to Section 1(b) hereof.

  • Retention periods Documentation which serves as evidence of orderly and proper data processing must be retained by ATOSS in accordance with the applicable statutory retention periods beyond the end of the contract. To relieve itself of this obligation, ATOSS may turn said documentation over to the Customer at the end of the contract.

  • Employment and Non-Competition Agreements The Employment and Non-Competition Agreements described in SECTION 6.2 hereof shall have been duly executed and delivered by all parties thereto and shall be in full force and effect.

  • Post-Employment Restrictions You remain legally bound by, and must comply with the terms, conditions and restrictions of, the non-competition, non-solicitation and confidentiality and other post-employment provisions set forth in Sections 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11 of the Employment Agreement, which survive the cessation of your employment and are hereby incorporated by reference.

  • ASSIGNMENT TERMINATES THIS CONTRACT; AMENDMENTS OF THIS CONTRACT This Contract shall automatically terminate without the payment of any penalty, in the event of its assignment; and this Contract shall not be amended with respect to any Allocated Sleeve unless such amendment be approved at a meeting by the vote, cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such approval, of a majority of the Trustees of the related Fund who are not interested persons of such Fund or of the Manager.

  • Probation Period It is understood and agreed that the first ninety days of employment shall constitute a probationary period during which period the Employer may, in its absolute discretion, terminate the Employee's employment, for any reason without notice or cause.

  • EFFECTIVE PERIOD AND TERMINATION OF THIS CONTRACT This Contract shall become effective upon its execution, and shall remain in full force and effect continuously thereafter (unless terminated automatically as set forth in Section 4) until terminated as follows: (a) Either party hereto may at any time terminate this Contract by not more than sixty days' written notice delivered or mailed by registered mail, postage prepaid, to the other party, or (b) If (i) the Trustees of the Trust or the shareholders by the affirmative vote of a majority of the outstanding shares of the Fund, and (ii) a majority of the Trustees of the Trust who are not interested persons of the Trust or of the Manager, by vote cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such approval, do not specifically approve at least annually the continuance of this Contract, then this Contract shall automatically terminate at the close of business on the second anniversary of its execution, or upon the expiration of one year from the effective date of the last such continuance, whichever is later; provided, however, that if the continuance of this Contract is submitted to the shareholders of the Fund for their approval and such shareholders fail to approve such continuance of this Contract as provided herein, the Manager may continue to serve hereunder in a manner consistent with the Investment Company Act of 1940 and the rules and regulations thereunder. Action by the Trust under (a) above may be taken either (i) by vote of a majority of its Trustees, or (ii) by the affirmative vote of a majority of the outstanding shares of the Fund. Termination of this Contract pursuant to this Section 5 shall be without the payment of any penalty.

  • Non-Competition Period The "non-competition period" shall begin on January 1, 2017 and shall end twelve (12) months after the Employee's termination of employment; provided, however, that the "non-competition period" shall end on the date Employee's employment ends in the event of Employee's termination for "good reason" (as defined in paragraph 6(d)), or Employee's termination without "cause" (as defined in paragraph 3(d)).

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