Common use of FOREIGN CORRUPT PRACTICES ACT PROHIBITIONS Clause in Contracts

FOREIGN CORRUPT PRACTICES ACT PROHIBITIONS. (FCPA). (Applicable to both U.S. and non-U.S. persons and U.S. and non-U.S. business concerns.) By accepting this subcontract/purchase order or by commencing work of any kind with respect to this subcontract/purchase order, the Seller certifies and represents that: it has not taken, and warrants that it will not take, any action(s) with respect to work hereunder that would cause it, the Buyer, and/or any other party to be in non-compliance with the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended (15 U.S.C. 78dd-1, et seq.) (“FCPA”); and it has not made or solicited and will not make or solicit any offer, payment, promise to pay, or authorization to pay any money, gift, or anything of value to any governmental official or any political party, party official, or candidate, either directly or through an intermediary, corruptly for the purpose of influencing any official act, omission, or exercise of influence by the recipient, to assist Xxxxx or Seller in obtaining or retaining business. The anti bribery provisions of the U.S. FCPA make it unlawful for a U.S. person, and certain foreign (i.e., non-U.S.) issuers of securities, to make a corrupt payment to a foreign official for the purpose of obtaining or retaining business for or with, or directing business to, any person. Since 1998, the anti-bribery provisions of the FCPA also apply to foreign firms and persons who cause, directly or through agents, an act in furtherance of such a corrupt payment to take place within the territory of the United States. In part, specifically, the anti-bribery provisions of the FCPA prohibit the willful use of the mails or any means of instrumentality of interstate commerce corruptly in furtherance of any offer, payment, promise to pay, or authorization of the payment of money or anything of value to any person, while knowing that all or a portion of such money or thing of value will be offered, given or promised, directly or indirectly, to a foreign official to influence the foreign official in his or her official capacity, induce the foreign official to do or to omit to do an act in violation of his or her lawful duty, or to secure any improper advantage in order to assist in obtaining or retaining business for or with, or directing business to, any person. (Source: U.S. Dept. of Justice Web Site xxxx://xxx.xxxxxxx.xxx/criminal/fraud/fcpa/) Severe penalties may result from failure to comply. Seller shall insure that the substance of this clause is included in all lower-tier subcontracts at any tier.

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Samples: Terms and Conditions, Terms And, Terms And

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FOREIGN CORRUPT PRACTICES ACT PROHIBITIONS. (FCPA). (Applicable to both U.S. and non-U.S. persons and U.S. and non-U.S. business concerns.) By accepting this subcontract/purchase order or by commencing work of any kind with respect to this subcontract/purchase order, the Seller certifies and represents that: it has not taken, and warrants that it will not take, any action(s) with respect to work hereunder that would cause it, the Buyer, and/or any other party to be in non-compliance with the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended (15 U.S.C. 78dd-1, et seq.) (“FCPA”); and it has not made or solicited and will not make or solicit any offer, payment, promise to pay, or authorization to pay any money, gift, or anything of value to any governmental official or any political party, party official, or candidate, either directly or through an intermediary, corruptly for the purpose of influencing any official act, omission, or exercise of influence by the recipient, to assist Xxxxx or Seller in obtaining or retaining business. The anti bribery provisions of the U.S. FCPA make it unlawful for a U.S. person, and certain foreign (i.e., non-U.S.) issuers of securities, to make a corrupt payment to a foreign official for the purpose of obtaining or retaining business for or with, or directing business to, any person. Since 1998, the anti-bribery provisions of the FCPA also apply to foreign firms and persons who cause, directly or through agents, an act in furtherance of such a corrupt payment to take place within the territory of the United States. In part, specifically, the anti-bribery provisions of the FCPA prohibit the willful use of the mails or any means of instrumentality of interstate commerce corruptly in furtherance of any offer, payment, promise to pay, or authorization of the payment of money or anything of value to any person, while knowing that all or a portion of such money or thing of value will be offered, given or promised, directly or indirectly, to a foreign official to influence the foreign official in his or her official capacity, induce the foreign official to do or to omit to do an act in violation of his or her lawful duty, or to secure any improper advantage in order to assist in obtaining or retaining business for or with, or directing business to, any person. (Source: U.S. Dept. of Justice Web Site xxxx://xxx.xxxxxxx.xxx/criminal/fraud/fcpa/) Severe penalties may result from failure to comply. Flow Down Requirement - Seller shall insure that the substance of this clause is included in all lower-tier subcontracts at any tier.

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Samples: Terms and Conditions

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FOREIGN CORRUPT PRACTICES ACT PROHIBITIONS. (FCPA). (Applicable to both U.S. and non-U.S. persons and U.S. and non-U.S. business concerns.) By accepting this subcontract/purchase order or by commencing work of any kind with respect to this subcontract/purchase order, the Seller certifies and represents that: it has not taken, and warrants that it will not take, any action(s) with respect to work hereunder that would cause it, the Buyer, and/or any other party to be in non-compliance with the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended (15 U.S.C. 78dd-1, et seq.) (“FCPA”); and it has not made or solicited and will not make or solicit any offer, payment, promise to pay, or authorization to pay any money, gift, or anything of value to any governmental official or any political party, party official, or candidate, either directly or through an intermediary, corruptly for the purpose of influencing any official act, omission, or exercise of influence by the recipient, to assist Xxxxx or Seller in obtaining or retaining business. The anti bribery provisions of the U.S. FCPA make it unlawful for a U.S. person, and certain foreign (i.e., non-U.S.) issuers of securities, to make a corrupt payment to a foreign official for the purpose of obtaining or retaining business for or with, or directing business to, any person. Since 1998, the anti-bribery provisions of the FCPA also apply to foreign firms and persons who cause, directly or through agents, an act in furtherance of such a corrupt payment to take place within the territory of the United States. In part, specifically, the anti-bribery provisions of the FCPA prohibit the willful use of the mails or any means of instrumentality of interstate commerce corruptly in furtherance of any offer, payment, promise to pay, or authorization of the payment of money or anything of value to any person, while knowing that all or a portion of such money or thing of value will be offered, given or promised, directly or indirectly, to a foreign official to influence the foreign official in his or her official capacity, induce the foreign official to do or to omit to do an act in violation of his or her lawful duty, or to secure any improper advantage in order to assist in obtaining or retaining business for or with, or directing business to, any person. (Source: U.S. Dept. of Justice Web Site xxxx://xxx.xxxxxxx.xxx/criminal/fraud/fcpa/) Severe penalties may result from failure to comply. Seller shall insure that the substance of this clause is included in all lower-tier subcontracts at any tier.

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Samples: Terms and Conditions

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