Fraud and Corruption Prevention Sample Clauses

Fraud and Corruption Prevention. For the purposes of Paragraphs 41 – 47 below, the following definitions shall apply:
Sample 1Sample 2Sample 3See All (5)
Fraud and Corruption Prevention. In the event that the Government, the UN Agency, or the Bank becomes aware of information that indicates the need for further scrutiny of the implementation of the Technical Assistance or use of the funds provided by the Government pursuant to this Agreement (including non-frivolous allegations that indicate the possibility that corrupt, fraudulent, coercive, or collusive practices may have occurred), the entity that has become aware of such information will promptly notify the other two. This information will be brought promptly to the attention of the appropriate official or officials at the Government, the UN Agency and the Bank. Following consultation with the Government and the Bank, the UN Agency will, to the extent the information relates to actions within the authority or accountability of the UN Agency, take timely and appropriate action in accordance with its applicable regulations, rules, and administrative instructions, to investigate this information. The Parties agree and acknowledge that the UN Agency will have no authority to investigate information relating to possible corrupt, fraudulent, coercive or collusive practices by Government officials or by officials or consultants of the Bank. To the extent that such an investigation confirms corrupt, fraudulent, collusive or coercive practices have occurred and to the extent that remedial action is within the authority of the UN Agency, the UN Agency will take timely and appropriate action in response to the findings of such an investigation, in accordance with its accountability and oversight framework and established procedures, including its financial regulations and rules, where applicable. To the extent consistent with the UN Agency’s accountability and oversight framework and established procedures, the UN Agency will keep the Government and the Bank regularly informed by agreed means of actions taken, and the results of the implementation of such actions. For the purposes of this Agreement, the following definitions shall apply:
Sample 1

Related to Fraud and Corruption Prevention

  • Fraud and Corruption We hereby certify that we have taken steps to ensure that no person acting for us or on our behalf engages in any type of Fraud and Corruption.

  • Anticorruption (a) No Company Representative has in the past three years violated any Anticorruption Laws, nor has the Company, any Subsidiary of the Company nor any Company Representative offered, paid, promised to pay, or authorized the payment of any money, or offered, given, promised to give, or authorized the giving of anything of value, to any Government Official or to any Person under circumstances where the Company, any Subsidiary of the Company or the Company Representative knew or ought reasonably to have known (after due and proper inquiry) that all or a portion of such money or thing of value would be offered, given, or promised, directly or indirectly, to a Person: (1) for the purpose of: (i) influencing any act or decision of a Government Official in their official capacity; (ii) inducing a Government Official to do or omit to do any act in violation of their lawful duties; (iii) securing any improper advantage; (iv) inducing a Government Official to influence or affect any act or decision of any Governmental Entity; or (v) assisting the Company, any Subsidiary of the Company, or any Company Representative in obtaining or retaining business for or with, or directing business to, the Company, a Subsidiary of the Company, or any Company Representative; (2) in a manner which would constitute or have the purpose or effect of public or commercial bribery, acceptance of, or acquiescence in extortion, kickbacks, or other unlawful or improper means of obtaining business or any improper advantage. For the avoidance of doubt, any rebates or other incentives offered to business partners of the Company and paid to business partners by the Company when certain thresholds (such as, by way of example, total amounts of products purchased by such business partners in a given period) are achieved do not breach Anticorruption Laws, and all such payments have been properly recorded in the books and records, including the financial statements of the Company. (b) Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary of the Company has conducted or initiated any internal investigation or made a voluntary, directed, or involuntary disclosure to any Governmental Entity or similar agency with respect to any alleged act or omission arising under or relating to any noncompliance with any Anticorruption Law. None of the Company, any Subsidiary of the Company, or any Company Representative has received any notice, request, or citation for any actual or potential noncompliance with any of the foregoing. (c) No Officer or employee of the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company is a Government Official. (d) No Government Official or Governmental Entity presently owns a direct interest in the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company or has any legal or beneficial interest in the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company or to payments made to the Company by the Purchaser hereunder. (e) The Company and each Subsidiary of the Company have maintained complete and accurate books and records, including records of payments to any agents, consultants, representatives, third parties, and Government Officials in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles of Japan. (f) The Company is not, and has not been, in conflict with or in violation or breach of or in default under (i) the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, (ii) the UK Bribery Act or (iii) any internal policies or regulations relating thereto, and the Company has not received any Claims or notices alleging any such conflict, violation, breach or default. There are, and has been, no corruption issues relating to the Company, including facilitation payments, and, to the Knowledge of the Seller Group, no threats of the occurrence thereof. The Company does not conduct business in any of the following countries or areas: the Balkans, Belarus, Cote d’Ivoire, Cuba, Democratic Republic of Congo, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Liberia, Libya, Myanmar (Burma), North Korea, Somalia, the Republic of the Sudan, the Republic of South Sudan, Syria or Zimbabwe. The Company is not conducting, and has not conducted, business with any individuals on the Specially Designated Nations List, and having conducted reasonably sufficient due diligence, has no reason to believe that it is or could unknowingly be conducting business with any such individuals. The Company does not, and has not supported any boycott not sanctioned by the U.S. government.

  • Fraud Prevention A. To screen its employees and contractors to determine if they have been excluded from Medicare, Medicaid or any federal or state health care program. The Contractor agrees to search monthly the HHS-Office of Inspector General ("OIG") and Texas Health and Human Services Commission Office of Inspector General ("HHSC-OIG") List of Excluded Individuals/Entities ("LEIE") websites to capture exclusions and reinstatements that have occurred since the last search and to immediately report to HHSC-OIG any exclusion information the Contractor discovers. Exclusionary searches for prospective employees and contractors shall be performed prior to employment or contracting. B. That no Medicaid payments can be made for any items or services directed or prescribed by a physician or other authorized person who is excluded from Medicare, Medicaid or any federal or state health care program when the individual or entity furnishing the items or services either knew or should have known of the exclusion. This prohibition applies even when the Medicaid payment itself is made to another contractor, practitioner or supplier who is not excluded. C. That this contract is subject to all state and federal laws and regulations relating to fraud and abuse in health care and the Medicaid program. As required by 42 C.F.R. §431.107, the Contractor agrees to keep all records necessary to disclose the extent of services the Contractor furnishes to people in the Medicaid program and any information relating to payments claimed by the Contractor for furnishing Medicaid services. On request, the Contractor also agrees to furnish HHSC, AG-MFCU, or HHS any information maintained under 42 C.F.

  • Anti-Corruption The Recipient shall ensure that the Project is carried out in accordance with the provisions of the Anti-Corruption Guidelines.

  • Anti-Corruption Compliance (a) Neither the Company nor its Subsidiaries, nor to the knowledge of the Company, any of their directors or officers, any of the Company or its Subsidiaries’ respective, employees, agents, Representatives or other Persons acting for or on behalf of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has, in the past four (4) years: (i) made any bribe, influence payment, kickback, payoff, benefits or any other type of payment (whether tangible or intangible) that would be unlawful under any applicable anti-bribery or anticorruption (governmental or commercial) laws (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any guiding, detailing or implementing regulations), including Laws that prohibit the corrupt payment, offer, promise or authorization of the payment or transfer of anything of value (including gifts or entertainment), directly or indirectly, to any Government Official or commercial entity to obtain a business advantage such as Anti-Bribery Laws; (ii) been in violation of any Anti-Bribery Law, offered, paid, promised to pay, or authorized any payment or transfer of anything of value, directly or indirectly, to any person for the purpose of (A) influencing any act or decision of any Government Official in his official capacity, (B) inducing a Government Official to do or omit to do any act in relation to his lawful duty, (C) securing any improper advantage, (D) inducing a Government Official to influence or affect any act, decision or omission of any Governmental Authority, or (E) assisting the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or any agent or any other Person acting for or on behalf of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, in obtaining or retaining business for or with, or in directing business to, any Person; or (iii) accepted or received any contributions, payments, gifts, or expenditures that would be unlawful under any Anti-Bribery Law. (b) Each of the Company and its Subsidiaries has instituted and maintains policies and procedures reasonably designed to ensure compliance in all material respects with the Anti-Bribery Laws. (c) As of the date hereof, to the knowledge of the Company, there are no current or pending internal investigations, or third-party investigations (including by any Governmental Authority), or internal or external audits, that address any material allegations or information concerning possible material violations of the Anti-Bribery Laws related to the Company or any of the Company’s Subsidiaries.

  • Anti-Corruption Laws; Sanctions Conduct its business in compliance in all material respects with the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, the UK Bribery Act 2010 and other applicable anti-corruption legislation in other jurisdictions and with all applicable Sanctions, and maintain policies and procedures designed to promote and achieve compliance with such laws and Sanctions.

  • PREVENTION OF BRIBERY AND CORRUPTION ‌ 9.1 The Supplier shall not:‌ 9.1.1 offer or give, or agree to give, to any employee, agent, servant or representative of the Authority, or any other public body or person employed by or on behalf of the Authority, any gift or other consideration of any kind which could act as an inducement or a reward for any act or failure to act in relation to this Framework Agreement or any other contract with any Relevant Person ; 9.1.2 engage in and shall procure that all Supplier’s Staff, consultants, agents or Sub-contractors or any person acting on the Supplier's behalf shall not commit, in connection with this Contract, a Prohibited Act under the Bribery Act 2010, or any other relevant laws, statutes, regulations or codes in relation to bribery and anti- corruption; and 9.1.3 commit any offences under the Prevention of Corruption Acts 1889 to 1916. 9.2 The Supplier warrants, represents and undertakes to the Authority that it has not:‌ 9.2.1 in entering into this Framework Agreement it has not breached the undertakings in Clause 9.1. Each time a Call-Off Agreement is entered into this warranty shall be deemed to be repeated by the Supplier with reference to the circumstances existing at the time that the warranty is deemed to be repeated; and 9.2.2 paid commission or agreed to pay commission to the Customer or any other public body or any person employed by or on behalf of the Customer or a public body in connection with the Contract; and 9.2.3 entered into this Framework Agreement and the Call-Off Agreement with knowledge, that, in connection with it, any money has been, or will be, paid to any person working for or engaged by the Authority or any other public body or any person employed by or on behalf of the Authority in connection with this Framework Agreement, or that an agreement has been reached to that effect, unless details of any such arrangement have been disclosed in writing to the Customer and the Authority before execution of this Contract; 9.3 The Supplier shall: 9.3.1 in relation to this Framework Agreement, act in accordance with the Ministry of Justice Guidance pursuant to Section 9 of the Bribery Act 2010; 9.3.2 immediately notify the Customer and the Authority if it suspects or becomes aware of any breach of this clause 9; 9.3.3 respond promptly to any of the Authority’s enquiries regarding any breach, potential breach or suspected breach of this clause 9 and the Supplier shall co-operate with any investigation and allow the Authority to audit Supplier’s books, records and any other relevant documentation in connection with the breach. 9.4 If the Supplier, its Staff, consultants, agents or Sub-contractors or any person acting on the Supplier's behalf, in all cases whether or not acting with the Supplier's knowledge breaches: 9.4.1 this clause 9; or 9.4.2 the Bribery Act 2010 in relation to this Framework Agreement or any other contract with the Authority or any person employed by or on behalf of the Authority or any Relevant Person , the Authority shall be entitled to terminate this Framework Agreement and the Call-Off Agreement by written notice with immediate effect in accordance with Clause 26.1 (Termination on Corruption). 9.5 Without prejudice to its other rights and remedies under this Clause 9, the Authority shall be entitled to recover in full from the Supplier and the Supplier shall on demand indemnify the Authority in full from and against: 9.5.1 the amount of value of any such gift, consideration or commission; and 9.5.2 any other loss sustained by the Authority in consequence of any breach of this Clause 9. 9.6 For the avoidance of doubt, the Parties agree that the Management Charge payable in accordance with clause 16 does not constitute a payment of commission for the purposes of this clause 9.

  • Prevention of Corruption The Contractor shall not offer, give, or agree to give anything, to any person an inducement or reward for doing, refraining from doing, or for having done or refrained from doing, any act in relation to the obtaining or execution of the Contract or for showing or refraining from showing favour or disfavour to any person in relation to the Contract.

  • Fraud, Waste, and Abuse Contractor understands that HHS does not tolerate any type of fraud, waste, or abuse. Violations of law, agency policies, or standards of ethical conduct will be investigated, and appropriate actions will be taken. Pursuant to Texas Government Code, Section 321.022, if the administrative head of a department or entity that is subject to audit by the state auditor has reasonable cause to believe that money received from the state by the department or entity or by a client or contractor of the department or entity may have been lost, misappropriated, or misused, or that other fraudulent or unlawful conduct has occurred in relation to the operation of the department or entity, the administrative head shall report the reason and basis for the belief to the Texas State Auditor’s Office (SAO). All employees or contractors who have reasonable cause to believe that fraud, waste, or abuse has occurred (including misconduct by any HHS employee, Grantee officer, agent, employee, or subcontractor that would constitute fraud, waste, or abuse) are required to immediately report the questioned activity to the Health and Human Services Commission's Office of Inspector General. Contractor agrees to comply with all applicable laws, rules, regulations, and System Agency policies regarding fraud, waste, and abuse including, but not limited to, HHS Circular C-027. A report to the SAO must be made through one of the following avenues: ● SAO Toll Free Hotline: 1-800-TX-AUDIT ● SAO website: xxxx://xxx.xxxxx.xxxxx.xx.xx/ All reports made to the OIG must be made through one of the following avenues: ● OIG Toll Free Hotline 0-000-000-0000 ● OIG Website: XxxxxxXxxxxXxxxx.xxx ● Internal Affairs Email: XxxxxxxxXxxxxxxXxxxxxxx@xxxx.xxxxx.xx.xx ● OIG Hotline Email: XXXXxxxxXxxxxxx@xxxx.xxxxx.xx.xx. ● OIG Mailing Address: Office of Inspector General Attn: Fraud Hotline MC 1300 P.O. Box 85200 Austin, Texas 78708-5200

  • Corruption 24.1.3.1 The Purchaser prohibits all unlawful payments and practices and is fully committed to the elimination of corruption in its business transactions. In addition, the Purchaser prohibitsfacilitation payments. The Supplier shall complywith all applicable laws and regulations on corruption, bribery, unlawful business activities and extortion. The Supplier shall never make or approve an unlawful payment to anyone under any circumstances.