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• O.S.H.A. and Environmental Compliance (a) Each Credit Party and each of its Subsidiaries has duly complied in all material respects with, and its facilities, business, assets, property, leaseholds, Real Property and equipment are in compliance in all material respects with and (the provisions of the Federal Occupational Safety and Health Act, the Environmental Protection Act, RCRA and all other Environmental Laws; there are no outstanding citations, notices or orders of non-compliance issued to any Credit Party or any of its Subsidiaries as of the Closing Date or relating to their business, assets, property, leaseholds, Real Property or equipment under any such laws, rules or regulations; (b) Each Credit Party and each of its Subsidiaries has all federal, state and local licenses, certificates or permits relating to all applicable Environmental Laws necessary to operate the business of the Credit Parties and their Subsidiaries; and (i) There are no signs of releases, spills, discharges, leaks or disposal (collectively referred to as “Releases”), of Hazardous Substances at, upon, under or within any Real Property owned or leased by any Credit Party or any of its Subsidiaries, (ii) there are no underground storage tanks or to the best of any Credit Party’s knowledge polychlorinated biphenyls on any Real Property owned or leased by any Credit Party or any of its Subsidiaries, (iii) no Real Property owned or leased by any Credit Party or any of its Subsidiaries has ever been used as a treatment, storage or disposal facility of Hazardous Waste; (iv) no Hazardous Substances or substances governed by an Environmental Law are present on any Real Property owned or leased by any Credit Party or any of its Subsidiaries excepting such quantities as are handled in compliance with all applicable manufacturer’s instructions and Environmental Laws and in proper storage containers and as are necessary for the operation of the commercial business of the Credit Parties, their respective Subsidiaries or of their respective tenants; and (v) all underground storage tanks on the Real Property are in good condition and are being maintained in compliance with all applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations, including all Environmental Laws.

• Environmental Health and Safety i. Environment, Health and Safety Performance. Seller acknowledges and accepts full and sole responsibility to maintain an environment, health and safety management system ("EMS") appropriate for its business throughout the performance of this Contract. Buyer expects that Seller’s EMS shall promote health and safety, environmental stewardship, and pollution prevention by appropriate source reduction strategies. Seller shall convey the requirement of this clause to its suppliers. Seller shall not deliver goods that contain asbestos mineral fibers.

• Environmental, Health and Safety Matters Except as set forth in Section 3.18 of the Sellers Disclosure Letter: (a) The Transferred Entities are in compliance in all material respects with all applicable Environmental Laws, including holding and complying in all material respects with all permits, certificates, licenses, approvals, registrations and authorizations required under Environmental Laws for their operations. (b) The Transferred Entities are not subject to any pending Action or written notice from a Governmental Entity alleging that the Transferred Entities are in violation of, or have liability under, any Environmental Law. (c) To the Knowledge of Sellers, there has been no Release of Hazardous Materials at any Business Real Property in an amount, manner or condition that would reasonably be expected to result in material liability to the Transferred Entities under applicable Environmental Laws. (d) Sellers have made available to Purchasers copies of all material written environmental assessments, audits, and reports in their possession and relating to the Business or any Business Real Property. (e) Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, none of the Transferred Entities have any outstanding material indemnification obligation, or any unresolved material enforcement action or liability, pursuant to any Environmental Law, including but not limited to, any investigation, cleanup, removal action, response action, remediation, or corrective action obligation, relating to the Business Real Property or, to the Knowledge of Sellers, to any (i) formerly owned or operated property, or (ii) offsite disposal location. (f) None of the Transferred Entities has treated, stored, disposed of, arranged for or permitted the disposal of, transported, handled, or released any Hazardous Material in material violation of any Environmental Laws, or in a manner that would reasonably be expected to result in material liability (including, but not limited to, any material obligation to conduct an investigation, cleanup, removal action, response action, remediation or corrective action) to any of the Transferred Entities under applicable Environmental Laws. (g) To the Knowledge of Sellers, neither this Agreement nor the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby will result in any obligations for site investigation or cleanup, or notification to or consent of any Governmental Entity or third parties, pursuant to any of the so-called “transaction-triggered” or “responsible property transfer” Environmental Laws.

• HEALTH, SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENT In the performance of this Contract, Contractor and Operator shall conduct Petroleum Operations with due regard to health, safety and the protection of the environment (“HSE”) and the conservation of natural resources, and shall in particular:

• Environmental, Health and Safety Laws To the best of the Borrower’s knowledge, there does not exist any violation by the Borrower or any Domestic Subsidiary of any applicable federal, state or local law, rule or regulation or order of any government, governmental department, board, agency or other instrumentality relating to environmental, pollution, health or safety matters that has, will or threatens to impose any liability on the Borrower or any Domestic Subsidiary or that has required or would require any expenditure by the Borrower or any Domestic Subsidiary to cure. Neither the Borrower nor any Domestic Subsidiary has received any notice to the effect that any part of its operations or properties is not in material compliance with any such law, rule, regulation or order or notice that it or its property is the subject of any governmental investigation evaluating whether any remedial action is needed to respond to any release of any toxic or hazardous waste or substance into the environment, which non-compliance or remedial action could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Occurrence. Except as set out on Schedule 4.7, neither the Borrower nor any Domestic Subsidiary has knowledge that the Borrower or any Domestic Subsidiary or the property of the Borrower or any Domestic Subsidiary will become subject to environmental laws or regulations during the term of this Agreement, compliance with which could reasonably be expected to require Capital Expenditures that could constitute a Material Adverse Occurrence.

• Environmental and Safety Matters (a) Except as set forth in Section (i) of the ENVIRONMENTAL SCHEDULE, the Company has complied with and is currently in compliance in all material respects with all Environmental and Safety Requirements the non-compliance with which will or threatens to impose a material liability on the Company, and the Company has not received any oral or written notice, report or information regarding any liabilities (whether accrued, absolute, contingent, unliquidated or otherwise) or any corrective, investigatory or remedial obligations arising under Environmental and Safety Requirements which relate to the Company or any of its properties or facilities. (b) Except as set forth in Section (ii) of the ENVIRONMENTAL SCHEDULE, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company has obtained and complied with, and is currently in compliance in all material respects with, all material permits, licenses and other authorizations that are required pursuant to any Environmental and Safety Requirements for the occupancy of its properties or facilities or the operation of its businesses. (c) Except as set forth in Section (iii) of the ENVIRONMENTAL SCHEDULE, neither this Agreement nor the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall impose any obligations on the Company for site investigation or cleanup, or notification to or consent of any government agencies or third parties under any Environmental and Safety Requirements (including, without limitation, any so called "transaction-triggered" or "responsible property transfer" laws and regulations). (d) Except as set forth in Section (iv) of the ENVIRONMENTAL SCHEDULE, none of the following exists at any property or facility owned, occupied or operated by the Company: (1) underground storage tanks or surface impoundments; (2) asbestos-containing materials friable; or (3) materials or equipment containing friable polychlorinated biphenyls. (e) Except as set forth in Section (v) of the ENVIRONMENTAL SCHEDULE, the Company has not treated, stored, disposed of, arranged for or permitted the disposal of, transported, handled or Released any Hazardous Materials, or owned, occupied or operated any facility or property, so as to give rise to liabilities of the Company for response costs, natural resource damages or attorneys fees pursuant to CERCLA or any -38- other Environmental and Safety Requirements. (f) Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, to the knowledge of the Company, no facts, events or conditions relating to the past or present properties, facilities or operations of the Company shall prevent, hinder or limit in any material respect continued compliance with Environmental and Safety Requirements, give rise to any corrective, investigatory or remedial obligations pursuant to Environmental and Safety Requirements or give rise to any other liabilities (whether accrued, absolute, contingent, unliquidated or otherwise) pursuant to Environmental and Safety Requirements (including, without limitation, those liabilities relating to onsite or offsite Releases or threatened Releases of Hazardous Materials, substances or wastes, personal injury, property damage or natural resources damage). (g) Except as set forth in Section (vii) of the ENVIRONMENTAL SCHEDULE, the Company has not, either expressly or by operation of law, assumed or undertaken any liability or corrective, investigatory or remedial obligation of any other Person relating to any Environmental and Safety Requirements. (h) No Environmental Lien has attached to any property owned, leased or operated by the Company.

• COMPLIANCE WITH HEALTH, SAFETY, AND ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS The Contractor, it’s Subcontractors, and their respective employees, shall comply fully with all applicable federal, state, and local health, safety, and environmental laws, ordinances, rules and regulations in the performance of the services, including but not limited to those promulgated by the City and by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). In case of conflict, the most stringent safety requirement shall govern. The Contractor shall indemnify and hold the City harmless from and against all claims, demands, suits, actions, judgments, fines, penalties and liability of every kind arising from the breach of the Contractor’s obligations under this paragraph.

• Cooperation on forestry matters and environmental protection 1. The aims of cooperation on forestry matters and environmental protection will be, but not limited to, as follows: (a) establishing bilateral cooperation relations in the forestry sector; (b) developing a training program and studies for sustainable management of forests; (c) improving the rehabilitation and sustainable management of forest with the aim of increasing carbon sinks and reduce the impact of climate change in the Asia-Pacific region; (d) cooperating on the execution of national projects, aimed at: improving the management of forest plantations for its transformation for industrial purposes and environmental protection; (e) elaborating studies on sustainable use of timber; (f) developing new technologies for the transformation and processing of timber and non-timber species; and (g) improving cooperation in agro-forestry technologies. 2. To achieve the objectives of the Article 149 (Objectives), the Parties may focus, as a means of cooperation and negotiations on concluding a bilateral agreement on forestry cooperation between the two Parties. Such collaboration will be as follows: (a) exchanges on science and technology as well as policies and laws relating the sustainable use of forest resources; (b) cooperation in training programs, internships, exchange of experts and projects advisory; (c) advice and technical assistance to public institutions and organizations of the Parties on sustainable use of forest resources and environmental protection; (d) facilitating forest policy dialogue and technical cooperation under the Network of Sustainable Forest Management and Forest Rehabilitation in Asia- Pacific Region, initiated at the 15th Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Meeting; (e) encouraging joint studies, working visits, exchange of experiences, among others; and (f) others activities mutually agreed.

• Environmental and Safety Laws To its knowledge, the Company is not in violation of any applicable statute, law or regulation relating to the environment or occupational health and safety, and to its knowledge, no material expenditures are or will be required in order to comply with any such existing statute, law or regulation.

• Environmental and Social Safeguards (a) The Borrower, through PMD, shall ensure that each Sub-Project is prepared, implemented and monitored in accordance with the Implementation Guidelines for Social and Environmental Safeguards, which form a supplement to the Operations Manual, and all guidelines and checklists set out therein, including those specifically provided for Indigenous Peoples and land donation, and the Negative List. (b) In the event of any conflict between the provisions of the Implementation Guidelines for Social and Environmental Safeguards and those of this Agreement, the latter shall prevail. 2. The Borrower, through PMD, shall apply the section of the Implementation Guidelines for Social and Environmental Safeguards in each Sub-Project that may affect Indigenous Peoples, in a manner to ensure that the Sub-Project shall: (a) avoid, and, if not possible, minimize cultural, social and economic adverse effects on Indigenous Peoples, caused or likely to be caused by the Project, by taking appropriate mitigating measures; and (b) through a process of free, prior and informed participation, involve concerned Indigenous Peoples in the design and implementation of Sub- projects in which such people reside or make their living and design and implement measures so as to ensure that the benefits received by the Indigenous Peoples under the Project are in harmony with their economic, social and cultural preferences, and likely to protect their customary user rights and reduce, mitigate and offset any adverse impacts of Sub-projects. 3. The Borrower, through PMD, shall ensure that the proceeds of Kecamatan Grants shall not be used to finance the acquisition of land or compensation for involuntary resettlement and that no Sub-Project shall require or permit the involuntary acquisition of land or involuntary resettlement. The Borrower, through PMD, shall ensure that in any Sub-Project involving land donation, the planning and verification procedures for land donation (voluntary donation and donation with compensation) set out in the Implementation Guidelines for Social and Environmental Safeguards shall have been followed and documented in a manner satisfactory to the Bank and PMD prior to the commencement of the Sub-Project. 4. The Borrower shall ensure that the proceeds of the Loan are not used to finance any activities or materials on the Negative List as set out in Section A.2 of Annex 1 to this Schedule 2. 5. Without limiting the obligations under Section II.A of this Schedule 2, the Borrower shall include in each Project Report: (a) information on the status of compliance with the Implementation Guidelines for Social and Environmental Safeguards; (b) details of measures taken for each Sub-Project in the implementation of such guidelines; (c) conditions, if any, in any Sub-Project which interfere or threaten to interfere with the implementation of such guidelines; and (d) remedial measures taken or required to be taken to address such conditions.