Certification of Funds; Budget and Fiscal Provisions; Termination in the Event of Non-Appropriation This Agreement is subject to the budget and fiscal provisions of the City’s Charter. Charges will accrue only after prior written authorization certified by the Controller, and the amount of City’s obligation hereunder shall not at any time exceed the amount certified for the purpose and period stated in such advance authorization. This Agreement will terminate without penalty, liability or expense of any kind to City at the end of any fiscal year if funds are not appropriated for the next succeeding fiscal year. If funds are appropriated for a portion of the fiscal year, this Agreement will terminate, without penalty, liability or expense of any kind at the end of the term for which funds are appropriated. City has no obligation to make appropriations for this Agreement in lieu of appropriations for new or other agreements. City budget decisions are subject to the discretion of the Mayor and the Board of Supervisors. Contractor’s assumption of risk of possible non-appropriation is part of the consideration for this Agreement. THIS SECTION CONTROLS AGAINST ANY AND ALL OTHER PROVISIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT.
Certain General Provisions 30 5.1. Closing Fee..........................................................................30 5.2. Agent's Fee..........................................................................30 5.3.
GENERAL PROVISIONS AND RECITALS 12 1. The parties agree that the terms used, but not otherwise defined below in Paragraph B, shall 13 have the same meaning given to such terms under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act 14 of 1996, Public Law 104-191 (“HIPAA”), the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical 15 Health Act, Public Law 111-005 (“the HITECH Act”), and their implementing regulations at 45 CFR Parts 16 160 and 164 (“the HIPAA regulations”) as they may exist now or be hereafter amended. 17 2. The parties agree that a business associate relationship under HIPAA, the HITECH Act, and 18 the HIPAA regulations between CONTRACTOR and COUNTY arises to the extent that CONTRACTOR 19 performs, or delegates to subcontractors to perform, functionsor activities on behalf of COUNTY pursuant 20 to, and as set forth in, the Contract that are described in the definition of “Business Associate” in 45 CFR 21 § 160.103. 22 3. COUNTY wishes to disclose to CONTRACTOR certain information pursuant to the terms of 23 the Contract, some of which may constitute Protected Health Information (“PHI”), as defined below in 24 Subparagraph B.10, to be used or disclosed in the course of providing services and activities pursuant to, 25 and as set forth, in the Contract. 26 4. The parties intend to protect the privacy and provide for the security of PHI that may be 27 created, received, maintained, transmitted, used, or disclosed pursuant to the Contract in compliance with 28 the applicable standards, implementation specifications, and requirements of HIPAA, the HITECH Act, 29 and the HIPAA regulations as they may exist now or be hereafter amended. 30 5. The parties understand and acknowledge that HIPAA, the HITECH Act, and the HIPAA 31 regulations do not pre-empt any state statutes, rules, or regulations that are not otherwise pre-empted by 32 other Federal law(s) and impose more stringent requirements with respect to privacy of PHI. 33 6. The parties understand that the HIPAA Privacy and Security rules, as defined below in 34 Subparagraphs B.9. and B.14., apply to CONTRACTOR in the same manner as they apply to a covered 35 entity (COUNTY). XXXXXXXXXX agrees therefore to be in compliance at all times with the terms of 36 this Business Associate Contract, as it exists now or be hereafter updated with notice to CONTRACTOR, 37 and the applicable standards, implementation specifications, and requirements of the Privacy and the 1 Security rules, as they may exist now or be hereafter amended, with respect to PHI and electronic PHI 2 created, received, maintained, transmitted, used, or disclosed pursuant to the Contract.
Definitions and General Provisions The following words and terms as hereinafter used in this Agreement shall have the following meanings unless otherwise herein provided and unless the context or use clearly indicates an other or different meaning or intent.
Limitation of Vendor Indemnification and Similar Clauses This is a requirement of the TIPS Contract and is non-negotiable TIPS, a department of Region 8 Education Service Center, a political subdivision, and local government entity of the State of Texas, is prohibited from indemnifying third-parties (pursuant to the Article 3, Section 52 of the Texas Constitution) except as otherwise specifically provided for by law or as ordered by a court of competent jurisdiction. Article 3, Section 52 of the Texas Constitution states that "no debt shall be created by or on behalf of the State … " and the Texas Attorney General has opined that a contractually imposed obligation of indemnity creates a "debt" in the constitutional sense. Tex. Att'y Gen. Op. No. MW-475 (1982). Thus, contract clauses which require TIPS to indemnify Vendor, pay liquidated damages, pay attorney's fees, waive Vendor's liability, or waive any applicable statute of limitations must be deleted or qualified with ''to the extent permitted by the Constitution and Laws of the State of Texas." Does Vendor agree? Yes, I Agree TIPS, a department of Region 8 Education Service Center, a political subdivision, and local government entity of the State of Texas, does not agree to binding arbitration as a remedy to dispute and no such provision shall be permitted in this Agreement with TIPS. Vendor agrees that any claim arising out of or related to this Agreement, except those specifically and expressly waived or negotiated within this Agreement, may be subject to non-binding mediation at the request of either party to be conducted by a mutually agreed upon mediator as prerequisite to the filing of any lawsuit arising out of or related to this Agreement. Mediation shall be held in either Camp or Titus County, Texas. Agreements reached in mediation will be subject to the approval by the Region 8 ESC's Board of Directors, authorized signature of the Parties if approved by the Board of Directors, and, once approved by the Board of Directors and properly signed, shall thereafter be enforceable as provided by the laws of the State of Texas. Does Vendor agree? Yes, Vendor agrees Does Vendor agree? Yes, Vendor agrees Vendor agrees that nothing in this Agreement shall be construed as a waiver of sovereign or government immunity; nor constitute or be construed as a waiver of any of the privileges, rights, defenses, remedies, or immunities available to Region 8 Education Service Center or its TIPS Department. The failure to enforce, or any delay in the enforcement, of any privileges, rights, defenses, remedies, or immunities available to Region 8 Education Service Center or its TIPS Department under this Agreement or under applicable law shall not constitute a waiver of such privileges, rights, defenses, remedies, or immunities or be considered as a basis for estoppel. Does Vendor agree? Yes, Vendor agrees Vendor agrees that TIPS and TIPS Members shall not be liable for interest or late-payment fees on past-due balances at a rate higher than permitted by the laws or regulations of the jurisdiction of the TIPS Member. Funding-Out Clause: Vendor agrees to abide by the applicable laws and regulations, including but not limited to Texas Local Government Code § 271.903, or any other statutory or regulatory limitation of the jurisdiction of any TIPS Member, which requires that contracts approved by TIPS or a TIPS Member are subject to the budgeting and appropriation of currently available funds by the entity or its governing body.
Termination of Obligations to Effect Closing; Effects (a) The obligations of the Company, on the one hand, and the Investors, on the other hand, to effect the Closing shall terminate as follows: (i) Upon the mutual written consent of the Company and the Investors; (ii) By the Company if any of the conditions set forth in Section 6.2 shall have become incapable of fulfillment, and shall not have been waived by the Company; (iii) By an Investor (with respect to itself only) if any of the conditions set forth in Section 6.1 shall have become incapable of fulfillment, and shall not have been waived by the Investor; or (iv) By either the Company or any Investor (with respect to itself only) if the Closing has not occurred on or prior to the earliest to occur of (i) the effective date of the Merger, (ii) the termination of the Merger Agreement or (iii) December 31, 2004; provided, however, that, except in the case of clause (i) above, the party seeking to terminate its obligation to effect the Closing shall not then be in breach of any of its representations, warranties, covenants or agreements contained in this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents if such breach has resulted in the circumstances giving rise to such party’s seeking to terminate its obligation to effect the Closing. (b) In the event of termination by the Company or any Investor of its obligations to effect the Closing pursuant to this Section 6.3, written notice thereof shall forthwith be given to the other Investors and the other Investors shall have the right to terminate their obligations to effect the Closing upon written notice to the Company and the other Investors. Nothing in this Section 6.3 shall be deemed to release any party from any liability for any breach by such party of the terms and provisions of this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents or to impair the right of any party to compel specific performance by any other party of its obligations under this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents.
Other Provisions applicable to Adjustments under this Section The following provisions shall be applicable to the making of adjustments of the number of shares of Common Stock for which this Warrant is exercisable and the Warrant Price then in effect provided for in this Section 4:
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Geographic Area and Sector Specific Allowances, Conditions and Exceptions The following allowances and conditions shall apply where relevant. Where the Employer does work which falls under the following headings, the Employer agrees to pay and observe the relevant respective conditions and/or exceptions set out below in each case.
Compliance with Consolidation Provisions The Company will not, while any of the Securities remain Outstanding, consolidate with or merge into any other Person, in either case where the Company is not the survivor of such transaction, or sell or convey all or substantially all of its property to any other Person unless the provisions of Article Ten hereof are complied with.
