Common use of Government Support to Obtain Government Authorizations Clause in Contracts

Government Support to Obtain Government Authorizations. (a) Subject to the Company’s timely submission of the reports required by Section 4.2, upon request of the Company, the GOB shall support and use all reasonable efforts to expedite the consideration of the Company’s applications for the Government Authorizations or reissuance thereof filed pursuant to and in accordance with Section 4.1, and the timely issuance thereof or reissuance of a Government Authorization subject to a Lapse of Consent by the Relevant Authorities. The GOB shall use all reasonable efforts under the circumstances to ensure that the Government Authorizations when issued by Relevant Authorities have an effective period of the Term or, if issuance of a Government Authorization for the Term is in contravention of the Laws of Bangladesh, for the maximum permissible period under the Laws of Bangladesh and that period is subsequently extended from time to time for the duration of the Term; provided, that the GOB shall have no obligations hereunder where the issuance of a Government Authorization for an effective period of less than the maximum permissible period is supported by the relevant facts and circumstances involved, including but not limited to the location of the Facility, its size and age, the technology used, the purposes and objectives that the Government Authorization is intended to achieve, and the practices of the Relevant Authority in connection with the issuance of similar consents to third parties. (b) Any request for support under this Section 4.3 shall be accompanied with copies of the application for the relevant Government Authorization, any notice that the issuance or reissuance of the Government Authorization was denied or deferred, and a statement of the Company’s efforts in obtaining the issuance or reissuance of the Government Authorization to date. (c) If the Company and the Contractors comply with all applicable Laws of Bangladesh, the GOB will ensure that the Relevant Authority expeditiously grants work permits, employment passes, visas, and other permits, as are necessary for individuals involved in the Project, following application therefore by the Company and the Contractors. Notwithstanding the foregoing, however, the GOB or the Relevant Authority may, in any individual case, decline to grant an application, or expel a person previously admitted, to protect the national security interests and public health and safety of Bangladesh, as determined by the GOB or the Relevant Authority.